Mark Teixeira vs Richie Sexson

Mark TeixeiraRichie Sexson

Mark Teixeira and Richie Sexson compared on their MLB careers: Mark Teixeira played 14 seasons, 2003 to 2016, Richie Sexson 12 seasons, 1997 to 2008. Mark Teixeira has .268 batting average to Richie Sexson's .261. Mark Teixeira won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mark Teixeira and Richie Sexson career totals
1,862GP1,367
6,936AB4,928
1,099R748
1,862H1,286
409HR306
1,298RBI943
26SB14
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.3
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Mark Teixeira and Richie Sexson postseason
40GP9
153AB14
21R1
34H1
3HR0
14RBI1
1SB0
0.2AVG0.1
0.3OBP0.2
0.3SLG0.1
0.7OPS0.3

Where each stands all time

Mark Teixeira and Richie Sexson all-time places
57th (409)Home runs159th (306)
104th (1,298)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

  • Mark Teixeira: 1 championship; AL Silver Slugger ×3, AL Gold Glove ×5
  • Richie Sexson: 0 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.

Mark Teixeira and Richie Sexson 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.
1st2003.25926841997.27300
2nd2004.281381121998.3101135
3rd2005.301431441999.25531116
4th2006.282331102000.2723091
5th2007.306301052001.27145125
6th2008.308331212002.27929102
7th2009.292391222003.27245124
8th2010.256331082004.233923
9th2011.248391112005.26339121
10th2012.25124842006.26434107
11th2013.1513122007.2052163
12th2014.21622622008.2211236
13th2015.2553179————
14th2016.2041544————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI