Josh Hamilton vs Ryan Braun

Josh HamiltonRyan Braun

Josh Hamilton and Ryan Braun compared on their MLB careers: Josh Hamilton played 9 seasons, 2007 to 2015, Ryan Braun 14 seasons, 2007 to 2020. Josh Hamilton has .290 batting average to Ryan Braun's .296.

Who has the better career numbers?

Josh Hamilton and Ryan Braun career totals
1,027GP1,766
3,909AB6,622
609R1,080
1,134H1,963
200HR352
701RBI1,154
50SB216
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.4
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Josh Hamilton and Ryan Braun postseason
42GP27
163AB106
18R9
33H35
6HR2
23RBI16
4SB3
0.2AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.4
0.4SLG0.5
0.6OPS0.9

Where each stands all time

Josh Hamilton and Ryan Braun all-time places
—Home runs102nd (352)
—RBI169th (1,154)

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

  • Josh Hamilton: 0 championships; AL Silver Slugger ×3, AL MVP
  • Ryan Braun: 0 championships; NL Silver Slugger ×4, NL MVP

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.

Josh Hamilton and Ryan Braun 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.
1st2007.29219472007.3243497
2nd2008.304321302008.28537106
3rd2009.26810542009.32032114
4th2010.359321002010.30425103
5th2011.29825942011.33233111
6th2012.285431282012.31941112
7th2013.25021792013.298938
8th2014.26310442014.2661981
9th2015.2538252015.2852584
10th————2016.3053091
11th————2017.2681752
12th————2018.2542064
13th————2019.2852275
14th————2020.233826

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI