Jimmie Foxx vs Lou Gehrig

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Jimmie Foxx and Lou Gehrig compared on their MLB careers: Jimmie Foxx played 20 seasons, 1925 to 1945, Lou Gehrig 17 seasons, 1923 to 1939. Jimmie Foxx has .325 batting average to Lou Gehrig's .340. Jimmie Foxx won 2 titles, Lou Gehrig won 8 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Jimmie Foxx and Lou Gehrig career totals

2,317	GP	2,164
8,134	AB	8,001
1,751	R	1,888, better
2,646	H	2,721, better
534, better	HR	493
1,922	RBI	1,995, better
87	SB	102, better
0.3	AVG	0.3, better
0.4	OBP	0.4, better
0.6	SLG	0.6, better
1.0	OPS	1.1, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jimmie Foxx and Lou Gehrig postseason

18	GP	34
64	AB	119
11	R	30, better
22	H	43, better
4	HR	10, better
11	RBI	35, better
0	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.4, better
0.4	OBP	0.5, better
0.6	SLG	0.7, better
1.0	OPS	1.2, better

Where each stands all time

Jimmie Foxx and Lou Gehrig all-time places

19th (534), better	Home runs	29th (493)
77th (2,646)	Hits	63rd (2,721), better
8th (1,922)	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

Jimmie Foxx and Lou Gehrig titles and awards

2	Championships	8, better
3, better	AL MVP	1

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.

Jimmie Foxx and Lou Gehrig season by season

1st	1925	.667, better	0	0	1923	.423	1, better	9, better
2nd	1926	.313	0	5	1924	.500, better	0	5
3rd	1927	.323, better	3	20	1925	.295	20, better	68, better
4th	1928	.328, better	13	79	1926	.313	16, better	112, better
5th	1929	.354	33	118	1927	.373, better	47, better	175, better
6th	1930	.335	37, better	156, better	1928	.374, better	27	142
7th	1931	.291	30	120	1929	.300, better	35, better	126, better
8th	1932	.364	58, better	169	1930	.379, better	41	174, better
9th	1933	.356, better	48, better	163	1931	.341	46	184, better
10th	1934	.334	44, better	130	1932	.349, better	34	151, better
11th	1935	.346, better	36, better	115	1933	.334	32	139, better
12th	1936	.338	41	143	1934	.363, better	49, better	165, better
13th	1937	.285	36, better	127, better	1935	.329, better	30	119
14th	1938	.349	50, better	175, better	1936	.354, better	49	152
15th	1939	.360, better	35	105	1937	.351	37, better	159, better
16th	1940	.297, better	36, better	119, better	1938	.295	29	114
17th	1941	.300, better	19, better	105, better	1939	.143	0	1
18th	1942	.226	8	33	—	—	—	—
19th	1944	.050	0	2	—	—	—	—
20th	1945	.268	7	38	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI