Joe DiMaggio vs Stan Musial

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Joe DiMaggio and Stan Musial compared on their MLB careers: Joe DiMaggio played 13 seasons, 1936 to 1951, Stan Musial 22 seasons, 1941 to 1963. Joe DiMaggio has .325 batting average to Stan Musial's .331. Joe DiMaggio won 9 titles, Stan Musial won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Stan Musial leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Joe DiMaggio in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Joe DiMaggio and Stan Musial career totals

1,736	GP	3,026
6,821	AB	10,972
1,390	R	1,949, better
2,214	H	3,630, better
361	HR	475, better
1,537	RBI	1,951, better
30	SB	78, better
0.3	AVG	0.3, better
0.4	OBP	0.4, better
0.6, better	SLG	0.6
1.0, better	OPS	1.0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Joe DiMaggio and Stan Musial postseason

51	GP	23
199	AB	86
27, better	R	9
54, better	H	22
8, better	HR	1
30, better	RBI	8
0	SB	1, better
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3, better
0.4, better	SLG	0.4
0.8, better	OPS	0.7

Where each stands all time

Joe DiMaggio and Stan Musial all-time places

92nd (361)	Home runs	32nd (475), better
185th (2,214)	Hits	4th (3,630), better
43rd (1,537)	RBI	7th (1,951), 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 Stan Musial titles and awards

9, better	Championships	3
3, better	AL MVP	—
—	NL MVP	3, 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 Stan Musial season by season

1st	1936	.323	29, better	125, better	1941	.426, better	1	7
2nd	1937	.346, better	46, better	167, better	1942	.315	10	72
3rd	1938	.324	32, better	140, better	1943	.357, better	13	81
4th	1939	.381, better	30, better	126, better	1944	.347	12	94
5th	1940	.352	31, better	133, better	1946	.365, better	16	103
6th	1941	.357, better	30, better	125, better	1947	.312	19	95
7th	1942	.305	21	114	1948	.376, better	39, better	131, better
8th	1946	.290	25	95	1949	.338, better	36, better	123, better
9th	1947	.315	20	97	1950	.346, better	28, better	109, better
10th	1948	.320	39, better	155, better	1951	.355, better	32	108
11th	1949	.346, better	14	67	1952	.336	21, better	91, better
12th	1950	.301	32, better	122, better	1953	.337, better	30	113
13th	1951	.263	12	71	1954	.330, better	35, better	126, better
14th	—	—	—	—	1955	.319	33	108
15th	—	—	—	—	1956	.310	27	109
16th	—	—	—	—	1957	.351	29	102
17th	—	—	—	—	1958	.337	17	62
18th	—	—	—	—	1959	.255	14	44
19th	—	—	—	—	1960	.275	17	63
20th	—	—	—	—	1961	.288	15	70
21st	—	—	—	—	1962	.330	19	82
22nd	—	—	—	—	1963	.255	12	58

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI