Mike Trout vs Shohei Ohtani

Mike TroutShohei Ohtani

Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani compared on their MLB careers: Mike Trout played 16 seasons, 2011 to 2026, Shohei Ohtani 9 seasons, 2018 to 2026. Mike Trout has .290 batting average to Shohei Ohtani's .281. Shohei Ohtani won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani career totals
1,786GP1,148
6,465AB4,232
1,280R797
1,876H1,189
425HR310
1,071RBI749
225SB176
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.6SLG0.6
1.0OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani postseason
3GP33
12AB129
1R27
1H32
1HR11
1RBI24
0SB1
0.1AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.4
0.3SLG0.6
0.6OPS0.9

Where each stands all time

Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani all-time places
53rd (425)Home runs152nd (310)
214th (1,071)RBI—
291st (225)Stolen bases—

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

  • Mike Trout: 0 championships; AL Rookie of the Year, AL Silver Slugger ×9, Hank Aaron Award ×2, AL MVP ×3
  • Shohei Ohtani: 2 championships; AL Rookie of the Year, AL MVP ×2, AL Silver Slugger ×2, Hank Aaron Award ×3, NL MVP ×2, NL Silver Slugger ×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.

Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani 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.
1st2011.2205162018.2852261
2nd2012.32630832019.2861862
3rd2013.32327972020.190724
4th2014.287361112021.25746100
5th2015.29941902022.2733495
6th2016.315291002023.3044495
7th2017.30633722024.31054130
8th2018.31239792025.28255102
9th2019.291451042026.2773080
10th2020.2811746————
11th2021.333818————
12th2022.2834080————
13th2023.2631844————
14th2024.2201014————
15th2025.2322664————
16th2026.2452153————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI