Pete Rose vs Wade Boggs

Pete Rose Wade Boggs

Pete Rose and Wade Boggs compared on their MLB careers: Pete Rose played 24 seasons, 1963 to 1986, Wade Boggs 18 seasons, 1982 to 1999. Pete Rose has .303 batting average to Wade Boggs's .328. Pete Rose won 3 titles, Wade Boggs won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Pete Rose and Wade Boggs career totals

3,562	GP	2,440
14,053	AB	9,180
2,165	R	1,513
4,256	H	3,010
160	HR	118
1,314	RBI	1,014
198	SB	24
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Pete Rose and Wade Boggs postseason

67	GP	39
268	AB	154
30	R	15
86	H	42
5	HR	2
22	RBI	16
2	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.7

Where each stands all time

Pete Rose and Wade Boggs all-time places

1st (4,256)	Hits	30th (3,010)
92nd (1,314)	RBI	259th (1,014)

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

Pete Rose: 3 championships; NL Rookie of the Year, NL Gold Glove ×2, NL MVP, World Series MVP, NL Silver Slugger
Wade Boggs: 1 championship; AL Silver Slugger ×8, AL Gold Glove ×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.

Pete Rose and Wade Boggs season by season

1st	1963	.273	6	41	1982	.349	5	44
2nd	1964	.269	4	34	1983	.361	5	74
3rd	1965	.312	11	81	1984	.325	6	55
4th	1966	.313	16	70	1985	.368	8	78
5th	1967	.301	12	76	1986	.357	8	71
6th	1968	.335	10	49	1987	.363	24	89
7th	1969	.348	16	82	1988	.366	5	58
8th	1970	.316	15	52	1989	.330	3	54
9th	1971	.304	13	44	1990	.302	6	63
10th	1972	.307	6	57	1991	.332	8	51
11th	1973	.338	5	64	1992	.259	7	50
12th	1974	.284	3	51	1993	.302	2	59
13th	1975	.317	7	74	1994	.342	11	55
14th	1976	.323	10	63	1995	.324	5	63
15th	1977	.311	9	64	1996	.311	2	41
16th	1978	.302	7	52	1997	.292	4	28
17th	1979	.331	4	59	1998	.280	7	52
18th	1980	.282	1	64	1999	.301	2	29
19th	1981	.325	0	33	—	—	—	—
20th	1982	.271	3	54	—	—	—	—
21st	1983	.245	0	45	—	—	—	—
22nd	1984	.286	0	34	—	—	—	—
23rd	1985	.264	2	46	—	—	—	—
24th	1986	.219	0	25	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


67	GP	39
268	AB	154
30	R	15
86	H	42
5	HR	2
22	RBI	16
2	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.7


67	GP	39
268	AB	154
30	R	15
86	H	42
5	HR	2
22	RBI	16
2	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.7


67	GP	39
268	AB	154
30	R	15
86	H	42
5	HR	2
22	RBI	16
2	SB	0
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.8	OPS	0.7