Lou Gehrig vs Shohei Ohtani

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Lou Gehrig and Shohei Ohtani compared on their MLB careers: Lou Gehrig played 17 seasons, 1923 to 1939, Shohei Ohtani 9 seasons, 2018 to 2026. Lou Gehrig has .340 batting average to Shohei Ohtani's .281. Lou Gehrig won 8 titles, Shohei Ohtani won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Lou Gehrig leads in 8 of the 9 lines, Shohei Ohtani in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Lou Gehrig and Shohei Ohtani career totals

2,164	GP	1,152
8,001	AB	4,250
1,888, better	R	797
2,721, better	H	1,193
493, better	HR	310
1,995, better	RBI	750
102	SB	176, better
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.4, better	OBP	0.4
0.6, better	SLG	0.6
1.1, better	OPS	0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Lou Gehrig and Shohei Ohtani postseason

34	GP	33
119	AB	129
30, better	R	27
43, better	H	32
10	HR	11, better
35, better	RBI	24
0	SB	1, better
0.4, better	AVG	0.2
0.5, better	OBP	0.4
0.7, better	SLG	0.6
1.2, better	OPS	0.9

Where each stands all time

Lou Gehrig and Shohei Ohtani all-time places

29th (493), better	Home runs	152nd (310)
63rd (2,721), better	Hits	—
5th (1,995), better	RBI	—

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 Shohei Ohtani titles and awards

8, better	Championships	2
1	AL MVP	2, better
—	AL Rookie of the Year	1, better
—	AL Silver Slugger	2, better
—	Hank Aaron Award	3, better
—	NL MVP	2, better
—	NL Silver Slugger	2, 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 Shohei Ohtani season by season

1st	1923	.423, better	1	9	2018	.285	22, better	61, better
2nd	1924	.500, better	0	5	2019	.286	18, better	62, better
3rd	1925	.295, better	20, better	68, better	2020	.190	7	24
4th	1926	.313, better	16	112, better	2021	.257	46, better	100
5th	1927	.373, better	47, better	175, better	2022	.273	34	95
6th	1928	.374, better	27	142, better	2023	.304	44, better	95
7th	1929	.300	35	126	2024	.310, better	54, better	130, better
8th	1930	.379, better	41	174, better	2025	.282	55, better	102
9th	1931	.341, better	46, better	184, better	2026	.275	30	81
10th	1932	.349	34	151	—	—	—	—
11th	1933	.334	32	139	—	—	—	—
12th	1934	.363	49	165	—	—	—	—
13th	1935	.329	30	119	—	—	—	—
14th	1936	.354	49	152	—	—	—	—
15th	1937	.351	37	159	—	—	—	—
16th	1938	.295	29	114	—	—	—	—
17th	1939	.143	0	1	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI