Joe DiMaggio vs Shohei Ohtani

Joe DiMaggio

8of 9 lines

Shohei Ohtani

1of 9 lines

Joe DiMaggio and Shohei Ohtani compared on their MLB careers: Joe DiMaggio played 13 seasons, 1936 to 1951, Shohei Ohtani 9 seasons, 2018 to 2026. Joe DiMaggio has .325 batting average to Shohei Ohtani's .281. Joe DiMaggio won 9 titles, Shohei Ohtani won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Joe DiMaggio leads in 8 of the 9 lines, Shohei Ohtani in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Joe DiMaggio and Shohei Ohtani career totals
1,736GP1,152
6,821AB4,250
1,390, betterR797
2,214, betterH1,193
361, betterHR310
1,537, betterRBI750
30SB176, better
0.3, betterAVG0.3
0.4, betterOBP0.4
0.6, betterSLG0.6
1.0, betterOPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Joe DiMaggio and Shohei Ohtani postseason
51GP33
199AB129
27R27
54, betterH32
8HR11, better
30, betterRBI24
0SB1, better
0.3, betterAVG0.2
0.3OBP0.4, better
0.4SLG0.6, better
0.8OPS0.9, better

Where each stands all time

Joe DiMaggio and Shohei Ohtani all-time places
92nd (361), betterHome runs152nd (310)
185th (2,214), betterHits—
43rd (1,537), betterRBI—

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 Shohei Ohtani titles and awards
9, betterChampionships2
3, betterAL MVP2
—AL Rookie of the Year1, better
—AL Silver Slugger2, better
—Hank Aaron Award3, better
—NL MVP2, 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.

Joe DiMaggio 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.
1st1936.323, better29, better125, better2018.2852261
2nd1937.346, better46, better167, better2019.2861862
3rd1938.324, better32, better140, better2020.190724
4th1939.381, better30126, better2021.25746, better100
5th1940.352, better31133, better2022.27334, better95
6th1941.357, better30125, better2023.30444, better95
7th1942.305211142024.310, better54, better130, better
8th1946.290, better25952025.28255, better102, better
9th1947.315, better2097, better2026.27530, better81
10th1948.32039155————
11th1949.3461467————
12th1950.30132122————
13th1951.2631271————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI