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Alex Rodriguez vs Thurman Munson Comparison

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Alex Rodriguez

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Thurman Munson

 

Info

Teams

Alex Rodriguez Seattle Mariners (1994-2000), Texas Rangers (2001-2003), New York Yankees (2004-2013, 2015-2016)
Thurman Munson New York Yankees (1969-1979)

Position

Alex Rodriguez Shortstop, Third Baseman
Thurman Munson Catcher

Height

Alex Rodriguez 6'3"
Thurman Munson 5'11"

Weight

Alex Rodriguez 230
Thurman Munson 190

Bats

Alex Rodriguez Right
Thurman Munson Right

Throws

Alex Rodriguez Right
Thurman Munson Right

Drafted/Signed

Alex Rodriguez By the Mariners in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1993 Draft
Thurman Munson By the Yankees in the 1st Round (4th Overall) in the 1968 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Alex Rodriguez 1 (2009) Star
Thurman Munson 2 (1977-1978) StarStar

World Series Appearances

Alex Rodriguez 1 (2009) Star
Thurman Munson 3 (1976-1978) StarStarStar

Playoff Appearances

Alex Rodriguez 12 (1995, 1997, 2000, 2004-2007, 2009-2012, 2015) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Thurman Munson 3 (1976-1978) StarStarStar

World Series MVP

Alex Rodriguez 0
Thurman Munson 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Alex Rodriguez No
Thurman Munson No

Number Retired

Alex Rodriguez No
Thurman Munson Yes

MVP

Alex Rodriguez 3 (2003, 2005, 2007) StarStarStar
Thurman Munson 1 (1976) Star

Gold Gloves

Alex Rodriguez 2 (2002-2003) StarStar
Thurman Munson 3 (1973-1975) StarStarStar

Rookie of the Year

Alex Rodriguez No
Thurman Munson Yes (1970)

All-Star Games

Alex Rodriguez 14 (1996-1998, 2000-2008, 2010-2011) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Thurman Munson 7 (1971, 1973-1978) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Silver Slugger Award

Alex Rodriguez 10 (1996, 1998-2003, 2005, 2007-2008) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Thurman Munson 0

League Batting Champion

Alex Rodriguez 1 (1996) Star
Thurman Munson 0

League Leader in Home Runs

Alex Rodriguez 5 (2001-2003, 2005, 2007) StarStarStarStarStar
Thurman Munson 0

League Leader in RBIs

Alex Rodriguez 2 (2002, 2007) StarStar
Thurman Munson 0

League Leader in Hits

Alex Rodriguez 1 (1998) Star
Thurman Munson 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Alex Rodriguez 4 (1996, 2001-2002, 2007) StarStarStarStar
Thurman Munson 0

League Leader in Doubles

Alex Rodriguez 1 (1996) Star
Thurman Munson 0

League Leader in Runs

Alex Rodriguez 5 (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007) StarStarStarStarStar
Thurman Munson 0

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Alex Rodriguez 0
Thurman Munson 0

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Alex Rodriguez 4 (2003, 2005, 2007-2008) StarStarStarStar
Thurman Munson 0

Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 2,784
Thurman Munson 1,423

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez 12,207
Thurman Munson 5,905

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez 10,566
Thurman Munson 5,344

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.295
Thurman Munson 0.292

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez 3,115
Thurman Munson 1,558

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez 2,021
Thurman Munson 696

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez 696
Thurman Munson 113

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez 2,086
Thurman Munson 701

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez 548
Thurman Munson 229

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez 31
Thurman Munson 32

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez 1,338
Thurman Munson 438

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez 2,287
Thurman Munson 571

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez 329
Thurman Munson 48

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez 76
Thurman Munson 50

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.380
Thurman Munson 0.346

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez 0.550
Thurman Munson 0.410

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez 0.930
Thurman Munson 0.756

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez 176
Thurman Munson 42

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez 5,813
Thurman Munson 2,190

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez 1,275
Thurman Munson 374

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.314
Thurman Munson 0.306

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.255
Thurman Munson 0.118

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.406
Thurman Munson 0.200

Total Average (TotA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.973
Thurman Munson 0.668

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Alex Rodriguez 446.8
Thurman Munson 67.4

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Alex Rodriguez 11.0%
Thurman Munson 7.4%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Alex Rodriguez 18.7%
Thurman Munson 9.7%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Alex Rodriguez 63%
Thurman Munson 80%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Alex Rodriguez 15.2
Thurman Munson 47.3

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Alex Rodriguez 117.9
Thurman Munson 46.1

Fielding

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 2,468
Thurman Munson 1,311

Games Started (GS)

Alex Rodriguez 2,438
Thurman Munson 1,293

Innings (Inn)

Alex Rodriguez 21,183.2
Thurman Munson 11,367

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Alex Rodriguez 0.973%
Thurman Munson 0.982%

Errors (E)

Alex Rodriguez 235
Thurman Munson 130

Chances (CH)

Alex Rodriguez 8,697
Thurman Munson 7,214

Putouts (PO)

Alex Rodriguez 2,781
Thurman Munson 6,342

Assists (A)

Alex Rodriguez 5,681
Thurman Munson 742

Double Play (DP)

Alex Rodriguez 1,060
Thurman Munson 85

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Alex Rodriguez 3.43
Thurman Munson 5.40

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Alex Rodriguez 3.60
Thurman Munson 5.61

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 76
Thurman Munson 30

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez 320
Thurman Munson 135

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez 278
Thurman Munson 129

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez .259
Thurman Munson .357

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez 72
Thurman Munson 46

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez 43
Thurman Munson 19

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez 13
Thurman Munson 3

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez 41
Thurman Munson 22

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez 16
Thurman Munson 9

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez 0
Thurman Munson 0

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez 39
Thurman Munson 5

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez 77
Thurman Munson 19

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez 8
Thurman Munson 1

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez 3
Thurman Munson 1

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez 9
Thurman Munson 0

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez 127
Thurman Munson 64

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez .365
Thurman Munson .378

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez .457
Thurman Munson .496

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez 0.822
Thurman Munson 0.874

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez .309
Thurman Munson .398

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Alex Rodriguez 24.1%
Thurman Munson 14.1%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Alex Rodriguez 12.2%
Thurman Munson 3.7%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez .198
Thurman Munson .140

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez .356
Thurman Munson .178

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez 29
Thurman Munson 12

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 162 (2005)
Thurman Munson 157 (1975)

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez 686 (1998)
Thurman Munson 617 (1978)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez 748 (1998)
Thurman Munson 667 (1978)

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.358 (1996)
Thurman Munson 0.318 (1975)

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez 215 (1996)
Thurman Munson 190 (1975)

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez 143 (2007)
Thurman Munson 85 (1977)

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez 57 (2002)
Thurman Munson 20 (1973)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez 156 (2007)
Thurman Munson 105 (1976)

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez 54 (1996)
Thurman Munson 29 (1973)

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez 6 (2003)
Thurman Munson 5 (1977)

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez 100 (2000)
Thurman Munson 57 (1970)

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez 20 (1994)
Thurman Munson 10 (1969)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez 46 (1998)
Thurman Munson 14 (1976)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez 0 (2016)
Thurman Munson 0 (1974)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez 21 (2007)
Thurman Munson 9 (1976)

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez 393 (2001)
Thurman Munson 275 (1977)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.422 (2007)
Thurman Munson 0.386 (1970)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez 0.645 (2007)
Thurman Munson 0.487 (1973)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez 1.067 (2007)
Thurman Munson 0.849 (1973)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Alex Rodriguez 10.4 (2000)
Thurman Munson 7.2 (1973)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.382 (1996)
Thurman Munson 0.332 (1970)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.331 (2007)
Thurman Munson 0.187 (1973)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.528 (2007)
Thurman Munson 0.276 (1973)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Alex Rodriguez 15.4% (1996)
Thurman Munson 5.7% (1976)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Alex Rodriguez 15.0% (2009)
Thurman Munson 10.8% (1970)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Alex Rodriguez 0.0 (1994)
Thurman Munson 25.9 (1973)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez 91 (1996)
Thurman Munson 53 (1973)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Alex Rodriguez 11 (2010)
Thurman Munson 10 (1978)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 164 (2005)
Thurman Munson 142 (1973)

Games Started (GS)

Alex Rodriguez 161 (2005)
Thurman Munson 142 (1973)

Innings (Inn)

Alex Rodriguez 1395.1 (2001)
Thurman Munson 1246.0 (1973)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.989% (2003)
Thurman Munson 0.998% (1971)

Errors (E)

Alex Rodriguez 0 (2016)
Thurman Munson 1 (1971)

Chances (CH)

Alex Rodriguez 749 (2001)
Thurman Munson 843 (1975)

Putouts (PO)

Alex Rodriguez 279 (2001)
Thurman Munson 743 (1974)

Assists (A)

Alex Rodriguez 472 (2002)
Thurman Munson 95 (1975)

Double Play (DP)

Alex Rodriguez 123 (2000)
Thurman Munson 15 (1975)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Alex Rodriguez 4.61 (1999)
Thurman Munson 6.07 (1975)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Alex Rodriguez 6.48 (2015)
Thurman Munson 6.31 (1975)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Alex Rodriguez Seattle Mariners (1994-2000), Texas Rangers (2001-2003), New York Yankees (2004-2013, 2015-2016)
Thurman Munson New York Yankees (1969-1979)

Position

Alex Rodriguez Shortstop, Third Baseman
Thurman Munson Catcher

Height

Alex Rodriguez 6'3"
Thurman Munson 5'11"

Weight

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Bats

Alex Rodriguez Right
Thurman Munson Right

Throws

Alex Rodriguez Right
Thurman Munson Right

Drafted/Signed

Alex Rodriguez By the Mariners in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1993 Draft
Thurman Munson By the Yankees in the 1st Round (4th Overall) in the 1968 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Alex Rodriguez 1 (2009)
Thurman Munson 2 (1977-1978)

World Series Appearances

Alex Rodriguez 1 (2009)
Thurman Munson 3 (1976-1978)

Playoff Appearances

Alex Rodriguez 12 (1995, 1997, 2000, 2004-2007, 2009-2012, 2015)
Thurman Munson 3 (1976-1978)

World Series MVP

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Alex Rodriguez No
Thurman Munson No

Number Retired

Alex Rodriguez No
Thurman Munson Yes

MVP

Alex Rodriguez 3 (2003, 2005, 2007)
Thurman Munson 1 (1976)

Gold Gloves

Alex Rodriguez 2 (2002-2003)
Thurman Munson 3 (1973-1975)

Rookie of the Year

Alex Rodriguez No
Thurman Munson Yes (1970)

All-Star Games

Alex Rodriguez 14 (1996-1998, 2000-2008, 2010-2011)
Thurman Munson 7 (1971, 1973-1978)

Silver Slugger Award

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

League Batting Champion

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

League Leader in Home Runs

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

League Leader in RBIs

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

League Leader in Hits

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

League Leader in Total Bases

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

League Leader in Doubles

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

League Leader in Runs

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Total Average (TotA)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Fielding

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Games Started (GS)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Innings (Inn)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Errors (E)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Chances (CH)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Putouts (PO)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Assists (A)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Double Play (DP)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez Thurman Munson

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