Jackie Robinson vs Shohei Ohtani

Jackie Robinson

5of 9 lines

Shohei Ohtani

4of 9 lines

Jackie Robinson and Shohei Ohtani compared on their MLB careers: Jackie Robinson played 10 seasons, 1947 to 1956, Shohei Ohtani 9 seasons, 2018 to 2026. Jackie Robinson has .311 batting average to Shohei Ohtani's .281. Jackie Robinson won 1 title, Shohei Ohtani won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jackie Robinson leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Shohei Ohtani in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Jackie Robinson and Shohei Ohtani career totals
1,382GP1,152
4,877AB4,250
947, betterR797
1,518, betterH1,193
137HR310, better
734RBI750, better
197, betterSB176
0.3, betterAVG0.3
0.4, betterOBP0.4
0.5SLG0.6, better
0.9OPS0.9, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jackie Robinson and Shohei Ohtani postseason
38GP33
137AB129
22R27, better
32H32
2HR11, better
12RBI24, better
6, betterSB1
0.2AVG0.2, better
0.3OBP0.4, better
0.3SLG0.6, better
0.7OPS0.9, better

Where each stands all time

Jackie Robinson and Shohei Ohtani all-time places
Jackie RobinsonAll-time rankShohei Ohtani
—Home runs152nd (310), 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 Shohei Ohtani titles and awards
1Championships2, better
1, betterRookie of the Year—
1NL MVP2, better
—AL Rookie of the Year1, better
—AL MVP2, better
—AL Silver Slugger2, better
—Hank Aaron Award3, better
—NL Silver Slugger2, better

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 Shohei Ohtani season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1947.297, better12482018.28522, better61, better
2nd1948.296, better1285, better2019.28618, better62
3rd1949.342, better16, better124, better2020.190724
4th1950.328, better14812021.25746, better100, better
5th1951.338, better19882022.27334, better95, better
6th1952.308, better19752023.30444, better95, better
7th1953.329, better12952024.31054, better130, better
8th1954.311, better15592025.28255, better102, better
9th1955.2568362026.275, better30, better81, better
10th1956.2751043————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI