John Kruk vs Wade Boggs

John Kruk Wade Boggs

John Kruk and Wade Boggs compared on their MLB careers: John Kruk played 10 seasons, 1986 to 1995, Wade Boggs 18 seasons, 1982 to 1999. John Kruk has .300 batting average to Wade Boggs's .328. Wade Boggs won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

John Kruk and Wade Boggs career totals

1,200	GP	2,440
3,897	AB	9,180
582	R	1,513
1,170	H	3,010
100	HR	118
592	RBI	1,014
58	SB	24
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

John Kruk and Wade Boggs postseason

12	GP	39
47	AB	154
8	R	15
14	H	42
1	HR	2
9	RBI	16
0	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.4
0.9	OPS	0.7

Where each stands all time

John Kruk and Wade Boggs all-time places

—	Hits	30th (3,010)
—	RBI	259th (1,014)

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

John Kruk: 0 championships; none on file
Wade Boggs: 1 championship; AL Silver Slugger ×8, AL Gold Glove ×2

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.

John Kruk and Wade Boggs season by season

1st	1986	.309	4	38	1982	.349	5	44
2nd	1987	.313	20	91	1983	.361	5	74
3rd	1988	.241	9	44	1984	.325	6	55
4th	1989	.300	8	44	1985	.368	8	78
5th	1990	.291	7	67	1986	.357	8	71
6th	1991	.294	21	92	1987	.363	24	89
7th	1992	.323	10	70	1988	.366	5	58
8th	1993	.316	14	85	1989	.330	3	54
9th	1994	.302	5	38	1990	.302	6	63
10th	1995	.308	2	23	1991	.332	8	51
11th	—	—	—	—	1992	.259	7	50
12th	—	—	—	—	1993	.302	2	59
13th	—	—	—	—	1994	.342	11	55
14th	—	—	—	—	1995	.324	5	63
15th	—	—	—	—	1996	.311	2	41
16th	—	—	—	—	1997	.292	4	28
17th	—	—	—	—	1998	.280	7	52
18th	—	—	—	—	1999	.301	2	29

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


12	GP	39
47	AB	154
8	R	15
14	H	42
1	HR	2
9	RBI	16
0	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.4
0.9	OPS	0.7


12	GP	39
47	AB	154
8	R	15
14	H	42
1	HR	2
9	RBI	16
0	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.4
0.9	OPS	0.7


12	GP	39
47	AB	154
8	R	15
14	H	42
1	HR	2
9	RBI	16
0	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.4
0.9	OPS	0.7