Justin Morneau vs Paul Konerko

Justin Morneau and Paul Konerko compared on their MLB careers: Justin Morneau played 14 seasons, 2003 to 2016, Paul Konerko 18 seasons, 1997 to 2014. Justin Morneau has .281 batting average to Paul Konerko's .279. Paul Konerko won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Justin Morneau and Paul Konerko career totals

1,545	GP	2,349
5,699	AB	8,393
772	R	1,162
1,603	H	2,340
247	HR	439
985	RBI	1,412
5	SB	9
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Justin Morneau and Paul Konerko postseason

13	GP	19
53	AB	74
8	R	10
16	H	18
2	HR	7
4	RBI	17
0	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.6
0.8	OPS	0.9

Where each stands all time

Justin Morneau and Paul Konerko all-time places

263rd (247)	Home runs	46th (439)
279th (985)	RBI	64th (1,412)
—	Hits	141st (2,340)

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

Justin Morneau: 0 championships; AL MVP, AL Silver Slugger ×2
Paul Konerko: 1 championship; none on file

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.

Justin Morneau and Paul Konerko season by season

1st	2003	.226	4	16	1997	.143	0	0
2nd	2004	.271	19	58	1998	.217	7	29
3rd	2005	.239	22	79	1999	.294	24	81
4th	2006	.321	34	130	2000	.298	21	97
5th	2007	.271	31	111	2001	.282	32	99
6th	2008	.300	23	129	2002	.304	27	104
7th	2009	.274	30	100	2003	.234	18	65
8th	2010	.345	18	56	2004	.277	41	117
9th	2011	.227	4	30	2005	.283	40	100
10th	2012	.267	19	77	2006	.313	35	113
11th	2013	.259	17	77	2007	.259	31	90
12th	2014	.319	17	82	2008	.240	22	62
13th	2015	.310	3	15	2009	.277	28	88
14th	2016	.261	6	25	2010	.312	39	111
15th	—	—	—	—	2011	.300	31	105
16th	—	—	—	—	2012	.298	26	75
17th	—	—	—	—	2013	.244	12	54
18th	—	—	—	—	2014	.207	5	22

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


13	GP	19
53	AB	74
8	R	10
16	H	18
2	HR	7
4	RBI	17
0	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.6
0.8	OPS	0.9


13	GP	19
53	AB	74
8	R	10
16	H	18
2	HR	7
4	RBI	17
0	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.6
0.8	OPS	0.9


13	GP	19
53	AB	74
8	R	10
16	H	18
2	HR	7
4	RBI	17
0	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.6
0.8	OPS	0.9