Magglio Ordonez vs Miguel Cabrera

Magglio Ordonez and Miguel Cabrera compared on their MLB careers: Magglio Ordonez played 15 seasons, 1997 to 2011, Miguel Cabrera 21 seasons, 2003 to 2023. Magglio Ordonez has .309 batting average to Miguel Cabrera's .306. Miguel Cabrera won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Magglio Ordonez and Miguel Cabrera career totals

1,848	GP	2,798
6,978	AB	10,356
1,076	R	1,551
2,156	H	3,174
294	HR	511
1,236	RBI	1,881
94	SB	40
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.9	OPS	0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Magglio Ordonez and Miguel Cabrera postseason

21	GP	55
75	AB	205
9	R	29
17	H	57
3	HR	13
9	RBI	38
1	SB	3
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.5
0.7	OPS	0.9

Where each stands all time

Magglio Ordonez and Miguel Cabrera all-time places

177th (294)	Home runs	25th (511)
206th (2,156)	Hits	16th (3,174)
126th (1,236)	RBI	11th (1,881)

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

Magglio Ordonez: 0 championships; AL Silver Slugger ×3
Miguel Cabrera: 1 championship; NL Silver Slugger ×2, AL Silver Slugger ×5, AL MVP ×2, Hank Aaron Award ×2

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.

Magglio Ordonez and Miguel Cabrera season by season

1st	1997	.319	4	11	2003	.268	12	62
2nd	1998	.282	14	65	2004	.294	33	112
3rd	1999	.301	30	117	2005	.323	33	116
4th	2000	.315	32	126	2006	.339	26	114
5th	2001	.305	31	113	2007	.320	34	119
6th	2002	.320	38	135	2008	.292	37	127
7th	2003	.317	29	99	2009	.324	34	103
8th	2004	.292	9	37	2010	.328	38	126
9th	2005	.302	8	46	2011	.344	30	105
10th	2006	.298	24	104	2012	.330	44	139
11th	2007	.363	28	139	2013	.348	44	137
12th	2008	.317	21	103	2014	.313	25	109
13th	2009	.310	9	50	2015	.338	18	76
14th	2010	.303	12	59	2016	.316	38	108
15th	2011	.255	5	32	2017	.249	16	60
16th	—	—	—	—	2018	.299	3	22
17th	—	—	—	—	2019	.282	12	59
18th	—	—	—	—	2020	.250	10	35
19th	—	—	—	—	2021	.256	15	75
20th	—	—	—	—	2022	.254	5	43
21st	—	—	—	—	2023	.257	4	34

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


21	GP	55
75	AB	205
9	R	29
17	H	57
3	HR	13
9	RBI	38
1	SB	3
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.5
0.7	OPS	0.9


21	GP	55
75	AB	205
9	R	29
17	H	57
3	HR	13
9	RBI	38
1	SB	3
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.5
0.7	OPS	0.9


21	GP	55
75	AB	205
9	R	29
17	H	57
3	HR	13
9	RBI	38
1	SB	3
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.5
0.7	OPS	0.9