Lou Piniella vs Manny Sanguillen

Lou PiniellaManny Sanguillen

Lou Piniella and Manny Sanguillen compared on their MLB careers: Lou Piniella played 18 seasons, 1964 to 1984, Manny Sanguillen 13 seasons, 1967 to 1980. Lou Piniella has .291 batting average to Manny Sanguillen's .296. Lou Piniella won 2 titles, Manny Sanguillen won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Lou Piniella and Manny Sanguillen career totals
1,747GP1,448
5,867AB5,062
651R566
1,705H1,500
102HR65
766RBI585
32SB35
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.4
0.7OPS0.7

How do they compare in the postseason?

Lou Piniella and Manny Sanguillen postseason
44GP29
141AB103
15R8
43H29
3HR1
19RBI4
2SB3
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.3
0.7OPS0.6

Titles and awards

  • Lou Piniella: 2 championships; AL Rookie of the Year, AL Manager of the Year ×2, NL Manager of the Year
  • Manny Sanguillen: 2 championships; 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.

Lou Piniella and Manny Sanguillen 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.
1st1964.000001967.27108
2nd1968.000011969.303557
3rd1969.28211681970.325761
4th1970.30111881971.319781
5th1971.2793511972.298771
6th1972.31211721973.2821265
7th1973.2509691974.287768
8th1974.3059701975.328958
9th1975.1960221976.290236
10th1976.2813381977.275658
11th1977.33012451978.264316
12th1978.3146691979.23004
13th1979.29711691980.25002
14th1980.287227————
15th1981.277518————
16th1982.307637————
17th1983.291216————
18th1984.30216————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI