Roberto Clemente vs Vladimir Guerrero

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Roberto Clemente and Vladimir Guerrero compared on their MLB careers: Roberto Clemente played 18 seasons, 1955 to 1972, Vladimir Guerrero 16 seasons, 1996 to 2011. Roberto Clemente has .317 batting average to Vladimir Guerrero's .318. Roberto Clemente won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Vladimir Guerrero leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Roberto Clemente in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Roberto Clemente and Vladimir Guerrero career totals

2,433	GP	2,147
9,454	AB	8,155
1,416, better	R	1,328
3,000, better	H	2,590
240	HR	449, better
1,305	RBI	1,496, better
83	SB	181, better
0.3	AVG	0.3, better
0.4	OBP	0.4, better
0.5	SLG	0.6, better
0.8	OPS	0.9, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Roberto Clemente and Vladimir Guerrero postseason

26	GP	44
107	AB	171
8	R	17, better
34	H	45, better
3, better	HR	2
14	RBI	20, better
0	SB	2, better
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.4, better	OBP	0.3
0.4, better	SLG	0.3
0.8, better	OPS	0.7

Where each stands all time

Roberto Clemente and Vladimir Guerrero all-time places

289th (240)	Home runs	42nd (449), better
32nd (3,000), better	Hits	86th (2,590)
101st (1,305)	RBI	48th (1,496), 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 Vladimir Guerrero titles and awards

2, better	Championships	—
12, better	NL Gold Glove	—
1, better	NL MVP	—
1, better	World Series MVP	—
—	NL Silver Slugger	3, better
—	AL MVP	1, better
—	AL Silver Slugger	5, 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 Vladimir Guerrero season by season

1st	1955	.255, better	5, better	47, better	1996	.185	1	1
2nd	1956	.311, better	7	60, better	1997	.302	11, better	40
3rd	1957	.253	4	30	1998	.324, better	38, better	109, better
4th	1958	.289	6	50	1999	.316, better	42, better	131, better
5th	1959	.296	4	50	2000	.345, better	44, better	123, better
6th	1960	.314, better	16	94	2001	.307	34, better	108, better
7th	1961	.351, better	23	89	2002	.336	39, better	111, better
8th	1962	.312	10	74	2003	.330, better	25, better	79, better
9th	1963	.320	17	76	2004	.337, better	39, better	126, better
10th	1964	.339, better	12	87	2005	.317	32, better	108, better
11th	1965	.329	10	65	2006	.329	33, better	116, better
12th	1966	.317	29, better	119	2007	.324, better	27	125, better
13th	1967	.357, better	23	110, better	2008	.303	27, better	91
14th	1968	.291	18, better	57, better	2009	.295, better	15	50
15th	1969	.345, better	19	91	2010	.300	29, better	115, better
16th	1970	.352, better	14, better	60	2011	.290	13	63, better
17th	1971	.341	13	86	—	—	—	—
18th	1972	.312	10	60	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI