Keith Hernandez vs Pete Rose

Keith Hernandez Pete Rose

Keith Hernandez and Pete Rose compared on their MLB careers: Keith Hernandez played 17 seasons, 1974 to 1990, Pete Rose 24 seasons, 1963 to 1986. Keith Hernandez has .296 batting average to Pete Rose's .303. Keith Hernandez won 2 titles, Pete Rose won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Keith Hernandez and Pete Rose career totals

2,088	GP	3,562
7,370	AB	14,053
1,124	R	2,165
2,182	H	4,256
162	HR	160
1,071	RBI	1,314
98	SB	198
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Keith Hernandez and Pete Rose postseason

30	GP	67
117	AB	268
13	R	30
31	H	86
2	HR	5
21	RBI	22
1	SB	2
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.7	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

Keith Hernandez and Pete Rose all-time places

197th (2,182)	Hits	1st (4,256)
214th (1,071)	RBI	92nd (1,314)

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

Keith Hernandez: 2 championships; NL Gold Glove ×11, NL MVP, NL Silver Slugger ×2
Pete Rose: 3 championships; NL Rookie of the Year, NL Gold Glove ×2, NL MVP, World Series MVP, NL 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.

Keith Hernandez and Pete Rose season by season

1st	1974	.294	0	2	1963	.273	6	41
2nd	1975	.250	3	20	1964	.269	4	34
3rd	1976	.289	7	46	1965	.312	11	81
4th	1977	.291	15	91	1966	.313	16	70
5th	1978	.255	11	64	1967	.301	12	76
6th	1979	.344	11	105	1968	.335	10	49
7th	1980	.321	16	99	1969	.348	16	82
8th	1981	.306	8	48	1970	.316	15	52
9th	1982	.299	7	94	1971	.304	13	44
10th	1983	.297	12	63	1972	.307	6	57
11th	1984	.311	15	94	1973	.338	5	64
12th	1985	.309	10	91	1974	.284	3	51
13th	1986	.310	13	83	1975	.317	7	74
14th	1987	.290	18	89	1976	.323	10	63
15th	1988	.276	11	55	1977	.311	9	64
16th	1989	.233	4	19	1978	.302	7	52
17th	1990	.200	1	8	1979	.331	4	59
18th	—	—	—	—	1980	.282	1	64
19th	—	—	—	—	1981	.325	0	33
20th	—	—	—	—	1982	.271	3	54
21st	—	—	—	—	1983	.245	0	45
22nd	—	—	—	—	1984	.286	0	34
23rd	—	—	—	—	1985	.264	2	46
24th	—	—	—	—	1986	.219	0	25

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


30	GP	67
117	AB	268
13	R	30
31	H	86
2	HR	5
21	RBI	22
1	SB	2
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.7	OPS	0.8


30	GP	67
117	AB	268
13	R	30
31	H	86
2	HR	5
21	RBI	22
1	SB	2
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.7	OPS	0.8


30	GP	67
117	AB	268
13	R	30
31	H	86
2	HR	5
21	RBI	22
1	SB	2
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.7	OPS	0.8