Shohei Ohtani vs Yogi Berra

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Shohei Ohtani and Yogi Berra compared on their MLB careers: Shohei Ohtani played 9 seasons, 2018 to 2026, Yogi Berra 19 seasons, 1946 to 1965. Shohei Ohtani has .281 batting average to Yogi Berra's .285. Shohei Ohtani won 2 titles, Yogi Berra won 10 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Yogi Berra leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Shohei Ohtani in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Shohei Ohtani and Yogi Berra career totals

1,152	GP	2,120
4,250	AB	7,555
797	R	1,175, better
1,193	H	2,150, better
310	HR	358, better
750	RBI	1,430, better
176, better	SB	30
0.3	AVG	0.3, better
0.4, better	OBP	0.3
0.6, better	SLG	0.5
0.9, better	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Shohei Ohtani and Yogi Berra postseason

33	GP	75
129	AB	259
27	R	41, better
32	H	71, better
11	HR	12, better
24	RBI	39, better
1, better	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.3, better
0.4, better	OBP	0.4
0.6, better	SLG	0.5
0.9, better	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

Shohei Ohtani and Yogi Berra all-time places

152nd (310)	Home runs	95th (358), better
—	Hits	210th (2,150), better
—	RBI	57th (1,430), 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

Shohei Ohtani and Yogi Berra titles and awards

2	Championships	10, better
2	AL MVP	3, better
1, better	AL Rookie of the Year	—
2, better	AL Silver Slugger	—
3, better	Hank Aaron Award	—
2, better	NL MVP	—
2, better	NL Silver Slugger	—

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.

Shohei Ohtani and Yogi Berra season by season

1st	2018	.285	22, better	61, better	1946	.364, better	2	4
2nd	2019	.286, better	18, better	62, better	1947	.280	11	54
3rd	2020	.190	7	24	1948	.305, better	14, better	98, better
4th	2021	.257	46, better	100, better	1949	.277, better	20	91
5th	2022	.273	34, better	95	1950	.322, better	28	124, better
6th	2023	.304, better	44, better	95, better	1951	.294	27	88
7th	2024	.310, better	54, better	130, better	1952	.273	30	98
8th	2025	.282	55, better	102	1953	.296, better	27	108, better
9th	2026	.275	30, better	81	1954	.307, better	22	125, better
10th	—	—	—	—	1955	.272	27	108
11th	—	—	—	—	1956	.298	30	105
12th	—	—	—	—	1957	.251	24	82
13th	—	—	—	—	1958	.266	22	90
14th	—	—	—	—	1959	.284	19	69
15th	—	—	—	—	1960	.276	15	62
16th	—	—	—	—	1961	.271	22	61
17th	—	—	—	—	1962	.224	10	35
18th	—	—	—	—	1963	.293	8	28
19th	—	—	—	—	1965	.222	0	0

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI