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Alex Rodriguez vs Wade Boggs Comparison

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Info

Teams

Alex Rodriguez Seattle Mariners (1994-2000), Texas Rangers (2001-2003), New York Yankees (2004-2013, 2015-2016)
Wade Boggs Boston Red Sox (1982-1992), New York Yankees (1993-1997), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998-1999)

Position

Alex Rodriguez Shortstop, Third Baseman
Wade Boggs Third Baseman

Height

Alex Rodriguez 6'3"
Wade Boggs 6'2"

Weight

Alex Rodriguez 230
Wade Boggs 190

Bats

Alex Rodriguez Right
Wade Boggs Left

Throws

Alex Rodriguez Right
Wade Boggs Right

Drafted/Signed

Alex Rodriguez By the Mariners in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1993 Draft
Wade Boggs By the Red Sox in the 7th Round (166th Overall) in the 1976 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Alex Rodriguez 1 (2009) Star
Wade Boggs 1 (1996) Star

World Series Appearances

Alex Rodriguez 1 (2009) Star
Wade Boggs 2 (1986, 1996) StarStar

Playoff Appearances

Alex Rodriguez 12 (1995, 1997, 2000, 2004-2007, 2009-2012, 2015) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Wade Boggs 6 (1986, 1988, 1990, 1995-1997) StarStarStarStarStarStar

World Series MVP

Alex Rodriguez 0
Wade Boggs 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Alex Rodriguez No
Wade Boggs Yes

Number Retired

Alex Rodriguez No
Wade Boggs Yes

MVP

Alex Rodriguez 3 (2003, 2005, 2007) StarStarStar
Wade Boggs 0

Gold Gloves

Alex Rodriguez 2 (2002-2003) StarStar
Wade Boggs 2 (1994-1995) StarStar

Rookie of the Year

Alex Rodriguez No
Wade Boggs No

All-Star Games

Alex Rodriguez 14 (1996-1998, 2000-2008, 2010-2011) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Wade Boggs 12 (1985-1996) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Silver Slugger Award

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

League Batting Champion

Alex Rodriguez 1 (1996) Star
Wade Boggs 5 (1983, 1985-1988) StarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Home Runs

Alex Rodriguez 5 (2001-2003, 2005, 2007) StarStarStarStarStar
Wade Boggs 0

League Leader in RBIs

Alex Rodriguez 2 (2002, 2007) StarStar
Wade Boggs 0

League Leader in Hits

Alex Rodriguez 1 (1998) Star
Wade Boggs 1 (1985) Star

League Leader in Total Bases

Alex Rodriguez 4 (1996, 2001-2002, 2007) StarStarStarStar
Wade Boggs 0

League Leader in Doubles

Alex Rodriguez 1 (1996) Star
Wade Boggs 2 (1988-1989) StarStar

League Leader in Triples

Alex Rodriguez 0
Wade Boggs 0

League Leader in Runs

Alex Rodriguez 5 (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007) StarStarStarStarStar
Wade Boggs 2 (1988-1989) StarStar

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Alex Rodriguez 0
Wade Boggs 6 (1983, 1985-1989) StarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Alex Rodriguez 4 (2003, 2005, 2007-2008) StarStarStarStar
Wade Boggs 0

Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 2,784
Wade Boggs 2,439

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez 12,207
Wade Boggs 10,740

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez 10,566
Wade Boggs 9,180

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.295
Wade Boggs 0.328

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez 3,115
Wade Boggs 3,010

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez 2,021
Wade Boggs 1,513

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez 696
Wade Boggs 118

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez 2,086
Wade Boggs 1,014

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez 548
Wade Boggs 578

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez 31
Wade Boggs 61

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez 1,338
Wade Boggs 1,412

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez 2,287
Wade Boggs 745

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez 329
Wade Boggs 24

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez 76
Wade Boggs 35

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.380
Wade Boggs 0.415

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez 0.550
Wade Boggs 0.443

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez 0.930
Wade Boggs 0.858

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez 176
Wade Boggs 23

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez 5,813
Wade Boggs 4,064

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez 1,275
Wade Boggs 757

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.314
Wade Boggs 0.344

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.255
Wade Boggs 0.115

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.406
Wade Boggs 0.267

Total Average (TotA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.973
Wade Boggs 0.852

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Alex Rodriguez 446.8
Wade Boggs 39.9

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Alex Rodriguez 11.0%
Wade Boggs 13.1%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Alex Rodriguez 18.7%
Wade Boggs 6.9%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Alex Rodriguez 63%
Wade Boggs 78%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Alex Rodriguez 15.2
Wade Boggs 77.8

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Alex Rodriguez 117.9
Wade Boggs 91.4

Runs Created (RC)

Alex Rodriguez 2,274
Wade Boggs 1,750

Fielding

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 2,468
Wade Boggs 2,285

Games Started (GS)

Alex Rodriguez 2,438
Wade Boggs 2,220

Innings (Inn)

Alex Rodriguez 21,183.2
Wade Boggs 19,467.1

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Alex Rodriguez 0.973%
Wade Boggs 0.965%

Errors (E)

Alex Rodriguez 235
Wade Boggs 232

Chances (CH)

Alex Rodriguez 8,697
Wade Boggs 6,651

Putouts (PO)

Alex Rodriguez 2,781
Wade Boggs 2,115

Assists (A)

Alex Rodriguez 5,681
Wade Boggs 4,304

Double Play (DP)

Alex Rodriguez 1,060
Wade Boggs 472

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Alex Rodriguez 3.43
Wade Boggs 2.81

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Alex Rodriguez 3.60
Wade Boggs 2.97

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 76
Wade Boggs 39

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez 320
Wade Boggs 174

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez 278
Wade Boggs 154

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez .259
Wade Boggs .273

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez 72
Wade Boggs 42

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez 43
Wade Boggs 15

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez 13
Wade Boggs 2

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez 41
Wade Boggs 16

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez 16
Wade Boggs 9

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez 0
Wade Boggs 1

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez 39
Wade Boggs 16

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez 77
Wade Boggs 20

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez 8
Wade Boggs 0

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez 3
Wade Boggs 0

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez 9
Wade Boggs 0

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez 127
Wade Boggs 59

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez .365
Wade Boggs .337

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez .457
Wade Boggs .383

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez 0.822
Wade Boggs 0.720

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez .309
Wade Boggs .299

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Alex Rodriguez 24.1%
Wade Boggs 11.5%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Alex Rodriguez 12.2%
Wade Boggs 9.2%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez .198
Wade Boggs .110

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez .356
Wade Boggs .214

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez 29
Wade Boggs 12

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 162 (2005)
Wade Boggs 161 (1985)

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez 686 (1998)
Wade Boggs 653 (1985)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez 748 (1998)
Wade Boggs 758 (1985)

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.358 (1996)
Wade Boggs 0.368 (1985)

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez 215 (1996)
Wade Boggs 240 (1985)

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez 143 (2007)
Wade Boggs 128 (1988)

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez 57 (2002)
Wade Boggs 24 (1987)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez 156 (2007)
Wade Boggs 89 (1987)

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez 54 (1996)
Wade Boggs 51 (1989)

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez 6 (2003)
Wade Boggs 7 (1989)

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez 100 (2000)
Wade Boggs 125 (1988)

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez 20 (1994)
Wade Boggs 21 (1982)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez 46 (1998)
Wade Boggs 3 (1998)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez 0 (2016)
Wade Boggs 0 (1999)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez 21 (2007)
Wade Boggs 7 (1989)

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez 393 (2001)
Wade Boggs 324 (1987)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.422 (2007)
Wade Boggs 0.476 (1988)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez 0.645 (2007)
Wade Boggs 0.588 (1987)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez 1.067 (2007)
Wade Boggs 1.049 (1987)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Alex Rodriguez 10.4 (2000)
Wade Boggs 9.1 (1985)

Runs Created (RC)

Alex Rodriguez 166 (2007)
Wade Boggs 154 (1987)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.382 (1996)
Wade Boggs 0.396 (1985)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.331 (2007)
Wade Boggs 0.225 (1987)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.528 (2007)
Wade Boggs 0.412 (1987)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Alex Rodriguez 15.4% (1996)
Wade Boggs 4.7% (1988)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Alex Rodriguez 15.0% (2009)
Wade Boggs 17.4% (1988)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Alex Rodriguez 0.0 (1994)
Wade Boggs 23.0 (1987)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez 91 (1996)
Wade Boggs 70 (1987)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Alex Rodriguez 11 (2010)
Wade Boggs 9 (1993)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 164 (2005)
Wade Boggs 161 (1985)

Games Started (GS)

Alex Rodriguez 161 (2005)
Wade Boggs 159 (1985)

Innings (Inn)

Alex Rodriguez 1395.1 (2001)
Wade Boggs 1417.1 (1985)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.989% (2003)
Wade Boggs 0.988% (1982)

Errors (E)

Alex Rodriguez 0 (2016)
Wade Boggs 4 (1997)

Chances (CH)

Alex Rodriguez 749 (2001)
Wade Boggs 665 (1982)

Putouts (PO)

Alex Rodriguez 279 (2001)
Wade Boggs 489 (1982)

Assists (A)

Alex Rodriguez 472 (2002)
Wade Boggs 368 (1983)

Double Play (DP)

Alex Rodriguez 123 (2000)
Wade Boggs 51 (1982)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Alex Rodriguez 4.61 (1999)
Wade Boggs 6.99 (1982)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Alex Rodriguez 6.48 (2015)
Wade Boggs 7.59 (1982)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Alex Rodriguez Seattle Mariners (1994-2000), Texas Rangers (2001-2003), New York Yankees (2004-2013, 2015-2016)
Wade Boggs Boston Red Sox (1982-1992), New York Yankees (1993-1997), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998-1999)

Position

Alex Rodriguez Shortstop, Third Baseman
Wade Boggs Third Baseman

Height

Alex Rodriguez 6'3"
Wade Boggs 6'2"

Weight

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Bats

Alex Rodriguez Right
Wade Boggs Left

Throws

Alex Rodriguez Right
Wade Boggs Right

Drafted/Signed

Alex Rodriguez By the Mariners in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1993 Draft
Wade Boggs By the Red Sox in the 7th Round (166th Overall) in the 1976 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Alex Rodriguez 1 (2009)
Wade Boggs 1 (1996)

World Series Appearances

Alex Rodriguez 1 (2009)
Wade Boggs 2 (1986, 1996)

Playoff Appearances

Alex Rodriguez 12 (1995, 1997, 2000, 2004-2007, 2009-2012, 2015)
Wade Boggs 6 (1986, 1988, 1990, 1995-1997)

World Series MVP

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Alex Rodriguez No
Wade Boggs Yes

Number Retired

Alex Rodriguez No
Wade Boggs Yes

MVP

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Gold Gloves

Alex Rodriguez 2 (2002-2003)
Wade Boggs 2 (1994-1995)

Rookie of the Year

Alex Rodriguez No
Wade Boggs No

All-Star Games

Alex Rodriguez 14 (1996-1998, 2000-2008, 2010-2011)
Wade Boggs 12 (1985-1996)

Silver Slugger Award

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

League Batting Champion

Alex Rodriguez 1 (1996)
Wade Boggs 5 (1983, 1985-1988)

League Leader in Home Runs

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

League Leader in RBIs

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

League Leader in Hits

Alex Rodriguez 1 (1998)
Wade Boggs 1 (1985)

League Leader in Total Bases

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

League Leader in Doubles

Alex Rodriguez 1 (1996)
Wade Boggs 2 (1988-1989)

League Leader in Triples

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

League Leader in Runs

Alex Rodriguez 5 (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
Wade Boggs 2 (1988-1989)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Total Average (TotA)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Runs Created (RC)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Fielding

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Games Started (GS)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Innings (Inn)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Errors (E)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Chances (CH)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Putouts (PO)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Assists (A)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Double Play (DP)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez Wade Boggs

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