Ruben Sierra vs Vernon Wells

Ruben Sierra and Vernon Wells compared on their MLB careers: Ruben Sierra played 20 seasons, 1986 to 2006, Vernon Wells 15 seasons, 1999 to 2013. Ruben Sierra has .268 batting average to Vernon Wells's .270. Ruben Sierra won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ruben Sierra and Vernon Wells career totals

2,186	GP	1,731
8,044	AB	6,642
1,084	R	930
2,152	H	1,794
306	HR	270
1,322	RBI	958
142	SB	109
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

Ruben Sierra and Vernon Wells all-time places

159th (306)	Home runs	221st (270)
209th (2,152)	Hits	—
90th (1,322)	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

Ruben Sierra: 1 championship; AL Silver Slugger
Vernon Wells: 0 championships; AL Silver Slugger, AL Gold Glove ×3

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.

Ruben Sierra and Vernon Wells season by season

1st	1986	.264	16	55	1999	.261	1	8
2nd	1987	.263	30	109	2000	.000	0	0
3rd	1988	.254	23	91	2001	.313	1	6
4th	1989	.306	29	119	2002	.275	23	100
5th	1990	.280	16	96	2003	.317	33	117
6th	1991	.307	25	116	2004	.272	23	67
7th	1992	.278	17	87	2005	.269	28	97
8th	1993	.233	22	101	2006	.303	32	106
9th	1994	.268	23	92	2007	.245	16	80
10th	1995	.263	19	86	2008	.300	20	78
11th	1996	.247	12	72	2009	.260	15	66
12th	1997	.232	3	12	2010	.273	31	88
13th	1998	.216	4	11	2011	.218	25	66
14th	2000	.233	1	7	2012	.230	11	29
15th	2001	.291	23	67	2013	.233	11	50
16th	2002	.270	13	60	—	—	—	—
17th	2003	.270	9	43	—	—	—	—
18th	2004	.244	17	65	—	—	—	—
19th	2005	.229	4	29	—	—	—	—
20th	2006	.179	0	4	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI