Jorge Posada vs Yogi Berra

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Jorge Posada and Yogi Berra compared on their MLB careers: Jorge Posada played 16 seasons, 1996 to 2011, Yogi Berra 19 seasons, 1946 to 1965. Jorge Posada has .273 batting average to Yogi Berra's .285. Jorge Posada won 5 titles, Yogi Berra won 10 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Yogi Berra leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Jorge Posada in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Jorge Posada and Yogi Berra career totals

1,829	GP	2,120
6,092	AB	7,555
900	R	1,175, better
1,664	H	2,150, better
275	HR	358, better
1,065	RBI	1,430, better
20	SB	30, better
0.3	AVG	0.3, better
0.4, better	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.5, better
0.8, better	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jorge Posada and Yogi Berra postseason

125	GP	75
416	AB	259
53, better	R	41
103, better	H	71
11	HR	12, better
42, better	RBI	39
3, better	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.3, better
0.4, better	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.5, better
0.7	OPS	0.8, better

Where each stands all time

Jorge Posada and Yogi Berra all-time places

209th (275)	Home runs	95th (358), better
221st (1,065)	RBI	57th (1,430), better
—	Hits	210th (2,150), 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

Jorge Posada and Yogi Berra titles and awards

5	Championships	10, better
—	AL MVP	3, better
5, better	AL Silver Slugger	—

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.

Jorge Posada and Yogi Berra season by season

1st	1996	.071	0	0	1946	.364, better	2, better	4, better
2nd	1997	.250	6	25	1947	.280, better	11, better	54, better
3rd	1998	.268	17, better	63	1948	.305, better	14	98, better
4th	1999	.245	12	57	1949	.277, better	20, better	91, better
5th	2000	.287	28	86	1950	.322, better	28	124, better
6th	2001	.277	22	95, better	1951	.294, better	27, better	88
7th	2002	.268	20	99, better	1952	.273, better	30, better	98
8th	2003	.281	30, better	101	1953	.296, better	27	108, better
9th	2004	.272	21	81	1954	.307, better	22, better	125, better
10th	2005	.262	19	71	1955	.272, better	27, better	108, better
11th	2006	.277	23	93	1956	.298, better	30, better	105, better
12th	2007	.338, better	20	90, better	1957	.251	24, better	82
13th	2008	.268, better	3	22	1958	.266	22, better	90, better
14th	2009	.285, better	22, better	81, better	1959	.284	19	69
15th	2010	.248	18, better	57	1960	.276, better	15	62, better
16th	2011	.235	14	44	1961	.271, better	22, better	61, better
17th	—	—	—	—	1962	.224	10	35
18th	—	—	—	—	1963	.293	8	28
19th	—	—	—	—	1965	.222	0	0

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI