Lou Gehrig vs Jimmie Foxx Comparison
Seasons
Info
Lou Gehrig | New York Yankees (1923-1939) |
Jimmie Foxx | Philadelphia Athletics (1925-1935), Boston Red Sox (1936-1942), Chicago Cubs (1942, 1944), Philadelphia Phillies (1945) |
Lou Gehrig | First Base |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman, Third Baseman, Catcher |
Lou Gehrig | 6'0" |
Jimmie Foxx | 6'0" |
Lou Gehrig | 200 |
Jimmie Foxx | 195 |
Lou Gehrig | Left |
Jimmie Foxx | Right |
Lou Gehrig | Left |
Jimmie Foxx | Right |
World Series And Playoff Appearances
Lou Gehrig | 6 (1927-1928, 1932, 1936–1938) | |
Jimmie Foxx | 2 (1929-1930) |
Lou Gehrig | 7 (1926-1928, 1932, 1936–1938) | |
Jimmie Foxx | 3 (1929-1931) |
Lou Gehrig | 7 (1926-1928, 1932, 1936–1938) | |
Jimmie Foxx | 3 (1929-1931) |
Awards And Honors
Lou Gehrig | Yes | 1939 in Special Election |
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Jimmie Foxx | Yes | 79.2% in 1951 |
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Lou Gehrig | Yes |
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Jimmie Foxx | No |
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Lou Gehrig | 2 (1927, 1936) | |
Jimmie Foxx | 3 (1932-1933, 1938) |
Lou Gehrig | 0 |
Jimmie Foxx | No *Award Wasn't Introduced until 1947 |
Lou Gehrig | 7 (1933–1939) | |
Jimmie Foxx | 9 (1933-1941) |
Lou Gehrig | 1 (1934) | |
Jimmie Foxx | 1 (1933) |
Lou Gehrig | 1 (1934) | |
Jimmie Foxx | 2 (1933, 1938) |
Lou Gehrig | 3 (1931,1934,1936) | |
Jimmie Foxx | 4 (1932-1933, 1935, 1939) |
Lou Gehrig | 5 (1927-1928, 1930-1931, 1934) | |
Jimmie Foxx | 3 (1932-1933, 1938) |
Lou Gehrig | 4 (1927,1930-1931,1934) | |
Jimmie Foxx | 3 (1932-1933, 1938) |
Lou Gehrig | 2 (1927-1928) | |
Jimmie Foxx | 0 |
Lou Gehrig | 4 (1931,1933,1935-1936) | |
Jimmie Foxx | 1 (1932) |
Lou Gehrig | 4 (1928,1934-1937) | |
Jimmie Foxx | 3 (1929, 1938-1939) |
Lou Gehrig | 2 (1934,1936) | |
Jimmie Foxx | 5 (1932-1933, 1935, 1938-1939) |
Hitting
Lou Gehrig | 2,164 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 2,317 |
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Lou Gehrig | 9,665 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 9,676 |
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Lou Gehrig | 8,001 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 8,134 |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.340 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 0.325 |
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Lou Gehrig | 2,721 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 2,646 |
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Lou Gehrig | 1,888 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 1,751 |
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Lou Gehrig | 493 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 534 |
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Lou Gehrig | 1,995 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 1,922 |
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Lou Gehrig | 534 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 458 |
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Lou Gehrig | 163 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 125 |
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Lou Gehrig | 1,508 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 1,452 |
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Lou Gehrig | 790 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 1,311 |
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Lou Gehrig | 102 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 87 |
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Lou Gehrig | 100 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 73 |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.447 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 0.428 |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.632 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 0.609 |
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Lou Gehrig | 1.080 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 1.038 |
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Lou Gehrig | 45 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 13 |
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Lou Gehrig | 5,060 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 4,956 |
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Lou Gehrig | 1,190 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 1,117 |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.332 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 0.336 |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.292 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 0.284 |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.481 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 0.464 |
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Lou Gehrig | 1.229 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 1.143 |
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Lou Gehrig | 169.0 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 149.6 |
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Lou Gehrig | 15.6% |
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Jimmie Foxx | 15.0% |
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Lou Gehrig | 8.2% |
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Jimmie Foxx | 13.5% |
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Lou Gehrig | 70% |
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Jimmie Foxx | 65% |
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Lou Gehrig | 16.2 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 15.2 |
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Lou Gehrig | 112.5 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 96.3 |
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Fielding
Lou Gehrig | 2,147 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 2,200 |
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Lou Gehrig | 2,134 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 2,143 |
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Lou Gehrig | 18,896 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 18,993 |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.991% |
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Jimmie Foxx | 0.990% |
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Lou Gehrig | 196 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 192 |
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Lou Gehrig | 20,808 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 19,551 |
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Lou Gehrig | 19,525 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 17,797 |
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Lou Gehrig | 1,087 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 1,562 |
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Lou Gehrig | 1,575 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 1,553 |
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Lou Gehrig | 9.60 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 8.80 |
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Lou Gehrig | 9.82 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 9.17 |
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Playoff Hitting
Lou Gehrig | 34 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 18 |
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Lou Gehrig | 150 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 73 |
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Lou Gehrig | 119 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 64 |
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Lou Gehrig | .361 |
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Jimmie Foxx | .344 |
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Lou Gehrig | 43 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 22 |
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Lou Gehrig | 30 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 11 |
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Lou Gehrig | 10 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 4 |
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Lou Gehrig | 35 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 11 |
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Lou Gehrig | 8 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 3 |
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Lou Gehrig | 3 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 1 |
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Lou Gehrig | 26 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 9 |
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Lou Gehrig | 17 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 10 |
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Lou Gehrig | 0 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 0 |
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Lou Gehrig | 1 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 0 |
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Lou Gehrig | 2 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 0 |
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Lou Gehrig | 87 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 39 |
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Lou Gehrig | .483 |
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Jimmie Foxx | .425 |
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Lou Gehrig | .731 |
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Jimmie Foxx | .609 |
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Lou Gehrig | 1.214 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 1.034 |
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Lou Gehrig | .359 |
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Jimmie Foxx | .360 |
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Lou Gehrig | 11.3% |
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Jimmie Foxx | 13.7% |
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Lou Gehrig | 17.3% |
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Jimmie Foxx | 12.3% |
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Lou Gehrig | .370 |
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Jimmie Foxx | .266 |
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Lou Gehrig | .580 |
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Jimmie Foxx | .406 |
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Lou Gehrig | 21 |
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Jimmie Foxx | 8 |
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Best Hitting
Lou Gehrig | 157 (1938) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 155 (1936) |
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Lou Gehrig | 619 (1931) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 585 (1936) |
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Lou Gehrig | 738 (1931) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 702 (1932) |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.500 (1924) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 0.667 (1925) |
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Lou Gehrig | 220 (1930) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 213 (1932) |
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Lou Gehrig | 167 (1936) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 151 (1932) |
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Lou Gehrig | 49 (1936) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 58 (1932) |
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Lou Gehrig | 185 (1931) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 175 (1938) |
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Lou Gehrig | 52 (1927) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 37 (1933) |
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Lou Gehrig | 20 (1926) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 13 (1930) |
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Lou Gehrig | 132 (1935) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 119 (1938) |
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Lou Gehrig | 1 (1939) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 1 (1925) |
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Lou Gehrig | 17 (1931) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 13 (1936) |
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Lou Gehrig | 0 (1939) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 0 (1945) |
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Lou Gehrig | 7 (1936) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 2 (1942) |
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Lou Gehrig | 447 (1927) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 438 (1932) |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.769 (1923) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 0.778 (1925) |
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Lou Gehrig | 11.8 (1927) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 10.5 (1932) |
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Lou Gehrig | 208 (1927) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 202 (1932) |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.392 (1927) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 0.385 (1932) |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.582 (1927) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 0.576 (1932) |
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Lou Gehrig | 3.0% (1939) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 7.5% (1927) |
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Lou Gehrig | 19.6% (1935) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 17.6% (1935) |
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Lou Gehrig | 0.0 (1939) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 0.0 (1944) |
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Lou Gehrig | 117 (1927) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 100 (1932) |
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Lou Gehrig | 0 (1939) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 0 (1945) |
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Best Fielding
Lou Gehrig | 157 (1938) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 156 (1936) |
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Lou Gehrig | 157 (1938) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 155 (1936) |
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Lou Gehrig | 1408.00 (1931) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 1380.0 (1932) |
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Lou Gehrig | 1.000% (1924) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 1.000% (1942) |
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Lou Gehrig | 0 (1924) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 0 (1944) |
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Lou Gehrig | 1765 (1927) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 1511 (1933) |
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Lou Gehrig | 1662 (1927) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 1402 (1933) |
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Lou Gehrig | 100 (1938) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 155 (1928) |
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Lou Gehrig | 157 (1938) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 153 (1938) |
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Lou Gehrig | 11.29 (1927) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 10.00 (1934) |
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Lou Gehrig | 11.36 (1927) |
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Jimmie Foxx | 10.40 (1942) |
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Seasons
Info
Lou Gehrig | New York Yankees (1923-1939) |
Jimmie Foxx | Philadelphia Athletics (1925-1935), Boston Red Sox (1936-1942), Chicago Cubs (1942, 1944), Philadelphia Phillies (1945) |
Lou Gehrig | First Base |
Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman, Third Baseman, Catcher |
Lou Gehrig | 6'0" |
Jimmie Foxx | 6'0" |
Weight
Lou Gehrig | Left |
Jimmie Foxx | Right |
Lou Gehrig | Left |
Jimmie Foxx | Right |
World Series And Playoff Appearances
Lou Gehrig | 6 (1927-1928, 1932, 1936–1938) |
Jimmie Foxx | 2 (1929-1930) |
Lou Gehrig | 7 (1926-1928, 1932, 1936–1938) |
Jimmie Foxx | 3 (1929-1931) |
Lou Gehrig | 7 (1926-1928, 1932, 1936–1938) |
Jimmie Foxx | 3 (1929-1931) |
Awards And Honors
Lou Gehrig | Yes | 1939 in Special Election |
Jimmie Foxx | Yes | 79.2% in 1951 |
Lou Gehrig | Yes | |
Jimmie Foxx | No |
Lou Gehrig | 2 (1927, 1936) |
Jimmie Foxx | 3 (1932-1933, 1938) |
Rookie of the Year
Lou Gehrig | 7 (1933–1939) |
Jimmie Foxx | 9 (1933-1941) |
Lou Gehrig | 1 (1934) |
Jimmie Foxx | 1 (1933) |
Lou Gehrig | 1 (1934) |
Jimmie Foxx | 2 (1933, 1938) |
Lou Gehrig | 3 (1931,1934,1936) |
Jimmie Foxx | 4 (1932-1933, 1935, 1939) |
Lou Gehrig | 5 (1927-1928, 1930-1931, 1934) |
Jimmie Foxx | 3 (1932-1933, 1938) |
Lou Gehrig | 4 (1927,1930-1931,1934) |
Jimmie Foxx | 3 (1932-1933, 1938) |
League Leader in Doubles
Lou Gehrig | 4 (1931,1933,1935-1936) |
Jimmie Foxx | 1 (1932) |
Lou Gehrig | 4 (1928,1934-1937) |
Jimmie Foxx | 3 (1929, 1938-1939) |
Lou Gehrig | 2 (1934,1936) |
Jimmie Foxx | 5 (1932-1933, 1935, 1938-1939) |
Hitting
Games (G)
Plate Appearances (PA)
At Bats (AB)
Batting Average (BA)
Hits (H)
Runs (R)
Home Runs (HR)
Runs Batted In (RBI)
Doubles (2B)
Triples (3B)
Walks (BB)
Strikeouts (SO)
Stolen Bases (SB)
Caught Stealing (CS)
On Base Percentage (OBP)
Slugging Percentage (SLG)
On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)
Hit by Pitch (HBP)
Total Bases (TB)
Extra Base Hit (XBH)
Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)
Isolated Power (ISOP)
Secondary Average (SECA)
Total Average (TotA)
Power-Speed (PwrSpd)
Walk Percentage (BB%)
Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)
Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)
At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)
Wins Above Replacement (WAR)
Fielding
Games (G)
Games Started (GS)
Innings (Inn)
Fielding Percentage (FLD%)
Errors (E)
Chances (CH)
Putouts (PO)
Assists (A)
Double Play (DP)
Range Factor per Game (RF/G)
Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)
Playoff Hitting
Games (G)
Plate Appearances (PA)
At Bats (AB)
Batting Average (BA)
Hits (H)
Runs (R)
Home Runs (HR)
Runs Batted In (RBI)
Doubles (2B)
Triples (3B)
Walks (BB)
Strikeouts (SO)
Stolen Bases (SB)
Caught Stealing (CS)
Hit by Pitch (HBP)
Total Bases (TB)
On Base Percentage (OBP)
Slugging Percentage (SLG)
On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)
Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)
Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)
Walk Percentage (BBP)
Isolated Power (ISOP)
Secondary Average (SECA)
Extra Base Hit (XBH)