Jackie Robinson vs Lou Gehrig

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Jackie Robinson and Lou Gehrig compared on their MLB careers: Jackie Robinson played 10 seasons, 1947 to 1956, Lou Gehrig 17 seasons, 1923 to 1939. Jackie Robinson has .311 batting average to Lou Gehrig's .340. Jackie Robinson won 1 title, Lou Gehrig won 8 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Lou Gehrig leads in 8 of the 9 lines, Jackie Robinson in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Jackie Robinson and Lou Gehrig career totals

1,382	GP	2,164
4,877	AB	8,001
947	R	1,888, better
1,518	H	2,721, better
137	HR	493, better
734	RBI	1,995, better
197, better	SB	102
0.3	AVG	0.3, better
0.4	OBP	0.4, better
0.5	SLG	0.6, better
0.9	OPS	1.1, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jackie Robinson and Lou Gehrig postseason

38	GP	34
137	AB	119
22	R	30, better
32	H	43, better
2	HR	10, better
12	RBI	35, better
6, better	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.4, better
0.3	OBP	0.5, better
0.3	SLG	0.7, better
0.7	OPS	1.2, better

Where each stands all time

Jackie Robinson and Lou Gehrig all-time places

—	Home runs	29th (493), better
—	Hits	63rd (2,721), better
—	RBI	5th (1,995), better

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Jackie Robinson and Lou Gehrig titles and awards

1	Championships	8, better
—	AL MVP	1, better
1, better	Rookie of the Year	—
1, better	NL MVP	—

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jackie Robinson and Lou Gehrig season by season

1st	1947	.297	12, better	48, better	1923	.423, better	1	9
2nd	1948	.296	12, better	85, better	1924	.500, better	0	5
3rd	1949	.342, better	16	124, better	1925	.295	20, better	68
4th	1950	.328, better	14	81	1926	.313	16, better	112, better
5th	1951	.338	19	88	1927	.373, better	47, better	175, better
6th	1952	.308	19	75	1928	.374, better	27, better	142, better
7th	1953	.329, better	12	95	1929	.300	35, better	126, better
8th	1954	.311	15	59	1930	.379, better	41, better	174, better
9th	1955	.256	8	36	1931	.341, better	46, better	184, better
10th	1956	.275	10	43	1932	.349, better	34, better	151, better
11th	—	—	—	—	1933	.334	32	139
12th	—	—	—	—	1934	.363	49	165
13th	—	—	—	—	1935	.329	30	119
14th	—	—	—	—	1936	.354	49	152
15th	—	—	—	—	1937	.351	37	159
16th	—	—	—	—	1938	.295	29	114
17th	—	—	—	—	1939	.143	0	1

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI