Joe DiMaggio vs Lou Gehrig

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Joe DiMaggio and Lou Gehrig compared on their MLB careers: Joe DiMaggio played 13 seasons, 1936 to 1951, Lou Gehrig 17 seasons, 1923 to 1939. Joe DiMaggio has .325 batting average to Lou Gehrig's .340. Joe DiMaggio won 9 titles, Lou Gehrig won 8 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Lou Gehrig leads in 9 of the 9 lines, Joe DiMaggio in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Joe DiMaggio and Lou Gehrig career totals

1,736	GP	2,164
6,821	AB	8,001
1,390	R	1,888, better
2,214	H	2,721, better
361	HR	493, better
1,537	RBI	1,995, better
30	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?

Joe DiMaggio and Lou Gehrig postseason

51	GP	34
199	AB	119
27	R	30, better
54, better	H	43
8	HR	10, better
30	RBI	35, better
0	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.4, better
0.3	OBP	0.5, better
0.4	SLG	0.7, better
0.8	OPS	1.2, better

Where each stands all time

Joe DiMaggio and Lou Gehrig all-time places

92nd (361)	Home runs	29th (493), better
185th (2,214)	Hits	63rd (2,721), better
43rd (1,537)	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

Joe DiMaggio and Lou Gehrig titles and awards

9, better	Championships	8
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.

Joe DiMaggio and Lou Gehrig season by season

1st	1936	.323	29, better	125, better	1923	.423, better	1	9
2nd	1937	.346	46, better	167, better	1924	.500, better	0	5
3rd	1938	.324, better	32, better	140, better	1925	.295	20	68
4th	1939	.381, better	30, better	126, better	1926	.313	16	112
5th	1940	.352	31	133	1927	.373, better	47, better	175, better
6th	1941	.357	30, better	125	1928	.374, better	27	142, better
7th	1942	.305, better	21	114	1929	.300	35, better	126, better
8th	1946	.290	25	95	1930	.379, better	41, better	174, better
9th	1947	.315	20	97	1931	.341, better	46, better	184, better
10th	1948	.320	39, better	155, better	1932	.349, better	34	151
11th	1949	.346, better	14	67	1933	.334	32, better	139, better
12th	1950	.301	32	122	1934	.363, better	49, better	165, better
13th	1951	.263	12	71	1935	.329, better	30, better	119, better
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