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Alex Rodriguez vs Cal Ripken Comparison

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Alex Rodriguez

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Cal Ripken

 

Info

Teams

Alex Rodriguez Seattle Mariners (1994-2000), Texas Rangers (2001-2003), New York Yankees (2004-2013, 2015-2016)
Cal Ripken Baltimore Orioles (1981-2001)

Position

Alex Rodriguez Shortstop, Third Baseman
Cal Ripken Shortstop

Height

Alex Rodriguez 6'3"
Cal Ripken 6'4"

Weight

Alex Rodriguez 230
Cal Ripken 200

Bats

Alex Rodriguez Right
Cal Ripken Right

Throws

Alex Rodriguez Right
Cal Ripken Right

Drafted/Signed

Alex Rodriguez By the Mariners in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1993 Draft
Cal Ripken By the Orioles in the 2nd Round (48th Overall) in the 1978 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Alex Rodriguez 1 (2009) Star
Cal Ripken 1 (1983) Star

World Series Appearances

Alex Rodriguez 1 (2009) Star
Cal Ripken 1 (1983) Star

Playoff Appearances

Alex Rodriguez 12 (1995, 1997, 2000, 2004-2007, 2009-2012, 2015) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Cal Ripken 3 (1983, 1996-1997) StarStarStar

World Series MVP

Alex Rodriguez 0
Cal Ripken 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Alex Rodriguez No
Cal Ripken Yes

Number Retired

Alex Rodriguez No
Cal Ripken Yes

MVP

Alex Rodriguez 3 (2003, 2005, 2007) StarStarStar
Cal Ripken 2 (1983, 1991) StarStar

Gold Gloves

Alex Rodriguez 2 (2002-2003) StarStar
Cal Ripken 2 (1991-1992) StarStar

Rookie of the Year

Alex Rodriguez No
Cal Ripken Yes (1982)

All-Star Games

Alex Rodriguez 14 (1996-1998, 2000-2008, 2010-2011) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Cal Ripken 19 (1983-2001) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Silver Slugger Award

Alex Rodriguez 10 (1996, 1998-2003, 2005, 2007-2008) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Cal Ripken 8 (1983-1986, 1989, 1991, 1993-1994) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Batting Champion

Alex Rodriguez 1 (1996) Star
Cal Ripken 0

League Leader in Home Runs

Alex Rodriguez 5 (2001-2003, 2005, 2007) StarStarStarStarStar
Cal Ripken 0

League Leader in RBIs

Alex Rodriguez 2 (2002, 2007) StarStar
Cal Ripken 0

League Leader in Hits

Alex Rodriguez 1 (1998) Star
Cal Ripken 1 (1983) Star

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Alex Rodriguez 0
Cal Ripken 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Alex Rodriguez 4 (1996, 2001-2002, 2007) StarStarStarStar
Cal Ripken 1 (1991) Star

League Leader in Doubles

Alex Rodriguez 1 (1996) Star
Cal Ripken 1 (1983) Star

League Leader in Triples

Alex Rodriguez 0
Cal Ripken 0

League Leader in Runs

Alex Rodriguez 5 (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007) StarStarStarStarStar
Cal Ripken 1 (1983) Star

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Alex Rodriguez 0
Cal Ripken 0

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Alex Rodriguez 4 (2003, 2005, 2007-2008) StarStarStarStar
Cal Ripken 0

Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 2,784
Cal Ripken 3,001

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez 12,207
Cal Ripken 12,993

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez 10,566
Cal Ripken 11,551

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.295
Cal Ripken 0.276

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez 3,115
Cal Ripken 3,184

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez 2,021
Cal Ripken 1,647

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez 696
Cal Ripken 431

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez 2,086
Cal Ripken 1,695

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez 548
Cal Ripken 603

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez 31
Cal Ripken 44

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez 1,338
Cal Ripken 1,129

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez 2,287
Cal Ripken 1,305

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez 329
Cal Ripken 36

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez 76
Cal Ripken 39

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.380
Cal Ripken 0.340

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez 0.550
Cal Ripken 0.447

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez 0.930
Cal Ripken 0.788

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez 176
Cal Ripken 66

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez 5,813
Cal Ripken 5,168

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez 1,275
Cal Ripken 1,078

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.314
Cal Ripken 0.277

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.255
Cal Ripken 0.172

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.406
Cal Ripken 0.269

Total Average (TotA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.973
Cal Ripken 0.726

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Alex Rodriguez 446.8
Cal Ripken 66.5

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Alex Rodriguez 11.0%
Cal Ripken 8.7%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Alex Rodriguez 18.7%
Cal Ripken 10.0%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Alex Rodriguez 63%
Cal Ripken 77%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Alex Rodriguez 15.2
Cal Ripken 26.8

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Alex Rodriguez 117.9
Cal Ripken 89.9

Runs Created (RC)

Alex Rodriguez 2,274
Cal Ripken 1,729

Fielding

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 2,468
Cal Ripken 2,977

Games Started (GS)

Alex Rodriguez 2,438
Cal Ripken 2,958

Innings (Inn)

Alex Rodriguez 21,183.2
Cal Ripken 25,958.2

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Alex Rodriguez 0.973%
Cal Ripken 0.977%

Errors (E)

Alex Rodriguez 235
Cal Ripken 294

Chances (CH)

Alex Rodriguez 8,697
Cal Ripken 12,620

Putouts (PO)

Alex Rodriguez 2,781
Cal Ripken 4,112

Assists (A)

Alex Rodriguez 5,681
Cal Ripken 8,214

Double Play (DP)

Alex Rodriguez 1,060
Cal Ripken 1,682

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Alex Rodriguez 3.43
Cal Ripken 4.14

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Alex Rodriguez 3.60
Cal Ripken 4.27

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 76
Cal Ripken 28

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez 320
Cal Ripken 124

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez 278
Cal Ripken 110

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez .259
Cal Ripken .336

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez 72
Cal Ripken 37

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez 43
Cal Ripken 14

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez 13
Cal Ripken 1

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez 41
Cal Ripken 8

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez 16
Cal Ripken 10

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez 0
Cal Ripken 0

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez 39
Cal Ripken 12

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez 77
Cal Ripken 22

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez 8
Cal Ripken 0

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez 3
Cal Ripken 0

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez 9
Cal Ripken 2

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez 127
Cal Ripken 50

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez .365
Cal Ripken .411

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez .457
Cal Ripken .455

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez 0.822
Cal Ripken 0.866

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez .309
Cal Ripken .414

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Alex Rodriguez 24.1%
Cal Ripken 17.7%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Alex Rodriguez 12.2%
Cal Ripken 9.7%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez .198
Cal Ripken .118

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez .356
Cal Ripken .227

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez 29
Cal Ripken 11

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 162 (2005)
Cal Ripken 163 (1996)

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez 686 (1998)
Cal Ripken 663 (1983)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez 748 (1998)
Cal Ripken 726 (1983)

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.358 (1996)
Cal Ripken 0.340 (1999)

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez 215 (1996)
Cal Ripken 211 (1983)

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez 143 (2007)
Cal Ripken 121 (1983)

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez 57 (2002)
Cal Ripken 34 (1991)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez 156 (2007)
Cal Ripken 114 (1991)

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez 54 (1996)
Cal Ripken 47 (1983)

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez 6 (2003)
Cal Ripken 7 (1984)

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez 100 (2000)
Cal Ripken 102 (1988)

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez 20 (1994)
Cal Ripken 8 (1981)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez 46 (1998)
Cal Ripken 6 (1991)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez 0 (2016)
Cal Ripken 0 (2000)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez 21 (2007)
Cal Ripken 7 (1992)

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez 393 (2001)
Cal Ripken 368 (1991)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.422 (2007)
Cal Ripken 0.374 (1991)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez 0.645 (2007)
Cal Ripken 0.584 (1999)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez 1.067 (2007)
Cal Ripken 0.952 (1999)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Alex Rodriguez 10.4 (2000)
Cal Ripken 11.5 (1990)

Runs Created (RC)

Alex Rodriguez 166 (2007)
Cal Ripken 134 (1991)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.382 (1996)
Cal Ripken 0.338 (1983)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.331 (2007)
Cal Ripken 0.244 (1999)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.528 (2007)
Cal Ripken 0.344 (1988)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Alex Rodriguez 15.4% (1996)
Cal Ripken 6.4% (1991)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Alex Rodriguez 15.0% (2009)
Cal Ripken 14.8% (1988)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Alex Rodriguez 0.0 (1994)
Cal Ripken 0.0 (1981)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez 91 (1996)
Cal Ripken 85 (1991)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Alex Rodriguez 11 (2010)
Cal Ripken 11 (1987)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 164 (2005)
Cal Ripken 165 (1997)

Games Started (GS)

Alex Rodriguez 161 (2005)
Cal Ripken 163 (1996)

Innings (Inn)

Alex Rodriguez 1395.1 (2001)
Cal Ripken 1452.1 (1983)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.989% (2003)
Cal Ripken 0.996% (1990)

Errors (E)

Alex Rodriguez 0 (2016)
Cal Ripken 3 (1990)

Chances (CH)

Alex Rodriguez 749 (2001)
Cal Ripken 906 (1984)

Putouts (PO)

Alex Rodriguez 279 (2001)
Cal Ripken 297 (1984)

Assists (A)

Alex Rodriguez 472 (2002)
Cal Ripken 583 (1984)

Double Play (DP)

Alex Rodriguez 123 (2000)
Cal Ripken 123 (1985)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Alex Rodriguez 4.61 (1999)
Cal Ripken 5.43 (1984)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Alex Rodriguez 6.48 (2015)
Cal Ripken 5.50 (1984)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Alex Rodriguez Seattle Mariners (1994-2000), Texas Rangers (2001-2003), New York Yankees (2004-2013, 2015-2016)
Cal Ripken Baltimore Orioles (1981-2001)

Position

Alex Rodriguez Shortstop, Third Baseman
Cal Ripken Shortstop

Height

Alex Rodriguez 6'3"
Cal Ripken 6'4"

Weight

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Bats

Alex Rodriguez Right
Cal Ripken Right

Throws

Alex Rodriguez Right
Cal Ripken Right

Drafted/Signed

Alex Rodriguez By the Mariners in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1993 Draft
Cal Ripken By the Orioles in the 2nd Round (48th Overall) in the 1978 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Alex Rodriguez 1 (2009)
Cal Ripken 1 (1983)

World Series Appearances

Alex Rodriguez 1 (2009)
Cal Ripken 1 (1983)

Playoff Appearances

Alex Rodriguez 12 (1995, 1997, 2000, 2004-2007, 2009-2012, 2015)
Cal Ripken 3 (1983, 1996-1997)

World Series MVP

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Alex Rodriguez No
Cal Ripken Yes

Number Retired

Alex Rodriguez No
Cal Ripken Yes

MVP

Alex Rodriguez 3 (2003, 2005, 2007)
Cal Ripken 2 (1983, 1991)

Gold Gloves

Alex Rodriguez 2 (2002-2003)
Cal Ripken 2 (1991-1992)

Rookie of the Year

Alex Rodriguez No
Cal Ripken Yes (1982)

All-Star Games

Alex Rodriguez 14 (1996-1998, 2000-2008, 2010-2011)
Cal Ripken 19 (1983-2001)

Silver Slugger Award

Alex Rodriguez 10 (1996, 1998-2003, 2005, 2007-2008)
Cal Ripken 8 (1983-1986, 1989, 1991, 1993-1994)

League Batting Champion

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

League Leader in Home Runs

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

League Leader in RBIs

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

League Leader in Hits

Alex Rodriguez 1 (1998)
Cal Ripken 1 (1983)

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

League Leader in Total Bases

Alex Rodriguez 4 (1996, 2001-2002, 2007)
Cal Ripken 1 (1991)

League Leader in Doubles

Alex Rodriguez 1 (1996)
Cal Ripken 1 (1983)

League Leader in Triples

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

League Leader in Runs

Alex Rodriguez 5 (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
Cal Ripken 1 (1983)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Total Average (TotA)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Runs Created (RC)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Fielding

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Games Started (GS)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Innings (Inn)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Errors (E)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Chances (CH)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Putouts (PO)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Assists (A)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Double Play (DP)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez Cal Ripken

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