Roberto Clemente vs Tony Gwynn

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Roberto Clemente and Tony Gwynn compared on their MLB careers: Roberto Clemente played 18 seasons, 1955 to 1972, Tony Gwynn 20 seasons, 1982 to 2001. Roberto Clemente has .317 batting average to Tony Gwynn's .338. Roberto Clemente won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Tony Gwynn leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Roberto Clemente in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Roberto Clemente and Tony Gwynn career totals

2,433	GP	2,440
9,454	AB	9,288
1,416, better	R	1,383
3,000	H	3,141, better
240, better	HR	135
1,305, better	RBI	1,138
83	SB	319, better
0.3	AVG	0.3, better
0.4	OBP	0.4, better
0.5, better	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Roberto Clemente and Tony Gwynn postseason

26	GP	27
107	AB	108
8	R	11, better
34, better	H	33
3, better	HR	1
14, better	RBI	11
0	SB	2, better
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.4, better	OBP	0.3
0.4, better	SLG	0.4
0.8, better	OPS	0.7

Where each stands all time

Roberto Clemente and Tony Gwynn all-time places

289th (240), better	Home runs	—
32nd (3,000)	Hits	21st (3,141), better
101st (1,305), better	RBI	179th (1,138)
—	Stolen bases	151st (319), better

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

Roberto Clemente and Tony Gwynn titles and awards

2, better	Championships	—
12, better	NL Gold Glove	5
1, better	NL MVP	—
1, better	World Series MVP	—
—	NL Silver Slugger	7, better

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.

Roberto Clemente and Tony Gwynn season by season

1st	1955	.255	5, better	47, better	1982	.289, better	1	17
2nd	1956	.311, better	7, better	60, better	1983	.309	1	37
3rd	1957	.253	4	30	1984	.351, better	5, better	71, better
4th	1958	.289	6	50, better	1985	.317, better	6	46
5th	1959	.296	4	50	1986	.329, better	14, better	59, better
6th	1960	.314	16, better	94, better	1987	.370, better	7	54
7th	1961	.351, better	23, better	89, better	1988	.313	7	70
8th	1962	.312	10, better	74, better	1989	.336, better	4	62
9th	1963	.320, better	17, better	76, better	1990	.309	4	72
10th	1964	.339, better	12, better	87, better	1991	.317	4	62
11th	1965	.329, better	10, better	65, better	1992	.317	6	41
12th	1966	.317	29, better	119, better	1993	.358, better	7	59
13th	1967	.357	23, better	110, better	1994	.394, better	12	64
14th	1968	.291	18, better	57	1995	.368, better	9	90, better
15th	1969	.345	19, better	91, better	1996	.353, better	3	50
16th	1970	.352	14	60	1997	.372, better	17, better	119, better
17th	1971	.341, better	13	86, better	1998	.321	16, better	69
18th	1972	.312	10	60	1999	.338, better	10	62, better
19th	—	—	—	—	2000	.323	1	17
20th	—	—	—	—	2001	.324	1	17

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI