Lou Gehrig vs Mickey Mantle

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Lou Gehrig and Mickey Mantle compared on their MLB careers: Lou Gehrig played 17 seasons, 1923 to 1939, Mickey Mantle 18 seasons, 1951 to 1968. Lou Gehrig has .340 batting average to Mickey Mantle's .298. Lou Gehrig won 8 titles, Mickey Mantle won 7 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Lou Gehrig leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Mickey Mantle in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Lou Gehrig and Mickey Mantle career totals

2,164	GP	2,401
8,001	AB	8,102
1,888, better	R	1,677
2,721, better	H	2,415
493	HR	536, better
1,995, better	RBI	1,509
102	SB	153, better
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.4, better	OBP	0.4
0.6, better	SLG	0.6
1.1, better	OPS	1.0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Lou Gehrig and Mickey Mantle postseason

34	GP	65
119	AB	230
30	R	42, better
43	H	59, better
10	HR	18, better
35	RBI	40, better
0	SB	3, better
0.4, better	AVG	0.3
0.5, better	OBP	0.4
0.7, better	SLG	0.5
1.2, better	OPS	0.9

Where each stands all time

Lou Gehrig and Mickey Mantle all-time places

29th (493)	Home runs	18th (536), better
63rd (2,721), better	Hits	123rd (2,415)
5th (1,995), better	RBI	47th (1,509)

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

Lou Gehrig and Mickey Mantle titles and awards

8, better	Championships	7
1	AL MVP	3, better
—	AL Gold Glove	1, better

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.

Lou Gehrig and Mickey Mantle season by season

1st	1923	.423, better	1	9	1951	.267	13, better	65, better
2nd	1924	.500, better	0	5	1952	.311	23, better	87, better
3rd	1925	.295	20	68	1953	.295	21, better	92, better
4th	1926	.313, better	16	112, better	1954	.300	27, better	102
5th	1927	.373, better	47, better	175, better	1955	.306	37	99
6th	1928	.374, better	27	142, better	1956	.353	52, better	130
7th	1929	.300	35, better	126, better	1957	.365, better	34	94
8th	1930	.379, better	41	174, better	1958	.304	42, better	97
9th	1931	.341, better	46, better	184, better	1959	.285	31	75
10th	1932	.349, better	34	151, better	1960	.275	40, better	94
11th	1933	.334, better	32	139, better	1961	.317	54, better	128
12th	1934	.363, better	49, better	165, better	1962	.321	30	89
13th	1935	.329, better	30, better	119, better	1963	.314	15	35
14th	1936	.354, better	49, better	152, better	1964	.303	35	111
15th	1937	.351, better	37, better	159, better	1965	.255	19	46
16th	1938	.295, better	29, better	114, better	1966	.288	23	56
17th	1939	.143	0	1	1967	.245, better	22, better	55, better
18th	—	—	—	—	1968	.237	18	54

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI