Joe DiMaggio vs Mickey Mantle

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Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle compared on their MLB careers: Joe DiMaggio played 13 seasons, 1936 to 1951, Mickey Mantle 18 seasons, 1951 to 1968. Joe DiMaggio has .325 batting average to Mickey Mantle's .298. Joe DiMaggio won 9 titles, Mickey Mantle won 7 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mickey Mantle leads in 5 of the 8 lines, Joe DiMaggio in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle career totals

1,736	GP	2,401
6,821	AB	8,102
1,390	R	1,677, better
2,214	H	2,415, better
361	HR	536, better
1,537, better	RBI	1,509
30	SB	153, better
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4, better
0.6, better	SLG	0.6
1.0	OPS	1.0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle postseason

51	GP	65
199	AB	230
27	R	42, better
54	H	59, better
8	HR	18, better
30	RBI	40, better
0	SB	3, better
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4, better
0.4	SLG	0.5, better
0.8	OPS	0.9, better

Where each stands all time

Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle all-time places

92nd (361)	Home runs	18th (536), better
185th (2,214)	Hits	123rd (2,415), better
43rd (1,537), better	RBI	47th (1,509)

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 Mickey Mantle titles and awards

9, better	Championships	7
3	AL MVP	3
—	AL Gold Glove	1, 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.

Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle season by season

1st	1936	.323, better	29, better	125, better	1951	.267	13	65
2nd	1937	.346, better	46, better	167, better	1952	.311	23	87
3rd	1938	.324, better	32, better	140, better	1953	.295	21	92
4th	1939	.381, better	30, better	126, better	1954	.300	27	102
5th	1940	.352, better	31	133, better	1955	.306	37, better	99
6th	1941	.357, better	30	125	1956	.353	52, better	130, better
7th	1942	.305	21	114, better	1957	.365, better	34, better	94
8th	1946	.290	25	95	1958	.304, better	42, better	97, better
9th	1947	.315, better	20	97, better	1959	.285	31, better	75
10th	1948	.320, better	39	155, better	1960	.275	40, better	94
11th	1949	.346, better	14	67	1961	.317	54, better	128, better
12th	1950	.301	32, better	122, better	1962	.321, better	30	89
13th	1951	.263	12	71, better	1963	.314, better	15, better	35
14th	—	—	—	—	1964	.303	35	111
15th	—	—	—	—	1965	.255	19	46
16th	—	—	—	—	1966	.288	23	56
17th	—	—	—	—	1967	.245	22	55
18th	—	—	—	—	1968	.237	18	54

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI