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Jimmie Foxx vs Alex Rodriguez Comparison

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Jimmie Foxx

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Alex Rodriguez

 

Info

Teams

Jimmie Foxx Philadelphia Athletics (1925-1935), Boston Red Sox (1936-1942), Chicago Cubs (1942, 1944), Philadelphia Phillies (1945)
Alex Rodriguez Seattle Mariners (1994-2000), Texas Rangers (2001-2003), New York Yankees (2004-2013, 2015-2016)

Position

Jimmie Foxx First Baseman, Third Baseman, Catcher
Alex Rodriguez Shortstop, Third Baseman

Height

Jimmie Foxx 6'0"
Alex Rodriguez 6'3"

Weight

Jimmie Foxx 195
Alex Rodriguez 230

Bats

Jimmie Foxx Right
Alex Rodriguez Right

Throws

Jimmie Foxx Right
Alex Rodriguez Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Jimmie Foxx 2 (1929-1930) StarStar
Alex Rodriguez 1 (2009) Star

World Series Appearances

Jimmie Foxx 3 (1929-1931) StarStarStar
Alex Rodriguez 1 (2009) Star

Playoff Appearances

Jimmie Foxx 3 (1929-1931) StarStarStar
Alex Rodriguez 12 (1995, 1997, 2000, 2004-2007, 2009-2012, 2015) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Jimmie Foxx Yes
Alex Rodriguez No

Number Retired

Jimmie Foxx No
Alex Rodriguez No

MVP

Jimmie Foxx 3 (1932-1933, 1938) StarStarStar
Alex Rodriguez 3 (2003, 2005, 2007) StarStarStar

Rookie of the Year

Jimmie Foxx No *Award Wasn't Introduced until 1947
Alex Rodriguez No

All-Star Games

Jimmie Foxx 9 (1933-1941) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Alex Rodriguez 14 (1996-1998, 2000-2008, 2010-2011) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Batting Champion

Jimmie Foxx 2 (1933, 1938) StarStar
Alex Rodriguez 1 (1996) Star

League Leader in Home Runs

Jimmie Foxx 4 (1932-1933, 1935, 1939) StarStarStarStar
Alex Rodriguez 5 (2001-2003, 2005, 2007) StarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in RBIs

Jimmie Foxx 3 (1932-1933, 1938) StarStarStar
Alex Rodriguez 2 (2002, 2007) StarStar

League Leader in Hits

Jimmie Foxx 0
Alex Rodriguez 1 (1998) Star

League Leader in Total Bases

Jimmie Foxx 3 (1932-1933, 1938) StarStarStar
Alex Rodriguez 4 (1996, 2001-2002, 2007) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in Doubles

Jimmie Foxx 0
Alex Rodriguez 1 (1996) Star

League Leader in Runs

Jimmie Foxx 1 (1932) Star
Alex Rodriguez 5 (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007) StarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Jimmie Foxx 3 (1929, 1938-1939) StarStarStar
Alex Rodriguez 0

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Jimmie Foxx 5 (1932-1933, 1935, 1938-1939) StarStarStarStarStar
Alex Rodriguez 4 (2003, 2005, 2007-2008) StarStarStarStar

Hitting

Games (G)

Jimmie Foxx 2,317
Alex Rodriguez 2,784

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jimmie Foxx 9,676
Alex Rodriguez 12,207

At Bats (AB)

Jimmie Foxx 8,134
Alex Rodriguez 10,566

Batting Average (BA)

Jimmie Foxx 0.325
Alex Rodriguez 0.295

Hits (H)

Jimmie Foxx 2,646
Alex Rodriguez 3,115

Runs (R)

Jimmie Foxx 1,751
Alex Rodriguez 2,021

Home Runs (HR)

Jimmie Foxx 534
Alex Rodriguez 696

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jimmie Foxx 1,922
Alex Rodriguez 2,086

Doubles (2B)

Jimmie Foxx 458
Alex Rodriguez 548

Triples (3B)

Jimmie Foxx 125
Alex Rodriguez 31

Walks (BB)

Jimmie Foxx 1,452
Alex Rodriguez 1,338

Strikeouts (SO)

Jimmie Foxx 1,311
Alex Rodriguez 2,287

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jimmie Foxx 87
Alex Rodriguez 329

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jimmie Foxx 73
Alex Rodriguez 76

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jimmie Foxx 0.428
Alex Rodriguez 0.380

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jimmie Foxx 0.609
Alex Rodriguez 0.550

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jimmie Foxx 1.038
Alex Rodriguez 0.930

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jimmie Foxx 13
Alex Rodriguez 176

Total Bases (TB)

Jimmie Foxx 4,956
Alex Rodriguez 5,813

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jimmie Foxx 1,117
Alex Rodriguez 1,275

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jimmie Foxx 0.336
Alex Rodriguez 0.314

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jimmie Foxx 0.284
Alex Rodriguez 0.255

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jimmie Foxx 0.464
Alex Rodriguez 0.406

Total Average (TotA)

Jimmie Foxx 1.143
Alex Rodriguez 0.973

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Jimmie Foxx 149.6
Alex Rodriguez 446.8

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Jimmie Foxx 15.0%
Alex Rodriguez 11.0%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jimmie Foxx 13.5%
Alex Rodriguez 18.7%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Jimmie Foxx 65%
Alex Rodriguez 63%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Jimmie Foxx 15.2
Alex Rodriguez 15.2

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Jimmie Foxx 96.3
Alex Rodriguez 117.9

Fielding

Games (G)

Jimmie Foxx 2,200
Alex Rodriguez 2,468

Games Started (GS)

Jimmie Foxx 2,143
Alex Rodriguez 2,438

Innings (Inn)

Jimmie Foxx 18,993
Alex Rodriguez 21,183.2

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Jimmie Foxx 0.990%
Alex Rodriguez 0.973%

Errors (E)

Jimmie Foxx 192
Alex Rodriguez 235

Chances (CH)

Jimmie Foxx 19,551
Alex Rodriguez 8,697

Putouts (PO)

Jimmie Foxx 17,797
Alex Rodriguez 2,781

Assists (A)

Jimmie Foxx 1,562
Alex Rodriguez 5,681

Double Play (DP)

Jimmie Foxx 1,553
Alex Rodriguez 1,060

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Jimmie Foxx 8.80
Alex Rodriguez 3.43

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Jimmie Foxx 9.17
Alex Rodriguez 3.60

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Jimmie Foxx 18
Alex Rodriguez 76

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jimmie Foxx 73
Alex Rodriguez 320

At Bats (AB)

Jimmie Foxx 64
Alex Rodriguez 278

Batting Average (BA)

Jimmie Foxx .344
Alex Rodriguez .259

Hits (H)

Jimmie Foxx 22
Alex Rodriguez 72

Runs (R)

Jimmie Foxx 11
Alex Rodriguez 43

Home Runs (HR)

Jimmie Foxx 4
Alex Rodriguez 13

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jimmie Foxx 11
Alex Rodriguez 41

Doubles (2B)

Jimmie Foxx 3
Alex Rodriguez 16

Triples (3B)

Jimmie Foxx 1
Alex Rodriguez 0

Walks (BB)

Jimmie Foxx 9
Alex Rodriguez 39

Strikeouts (SO)

Jimmie Foxx 10
Alex Rodriguez 77

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jimmie Foxx 0
Alex Rodriguez 8

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jimmie Foxx 0
Alex Rodriguez 3

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jimmie Foxx 0
Alex Rodriguez 9

Total Bases (TB)

Jimmie Foxx 39
Alex Rodriguez 127

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jimmie Foxx .425
Alex Rodriguez .365

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jimmie Foxx .609
Alex Rodriguez .457

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jimmie Foxx 1.034
Alex Rodriguez 0.822

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jimmie Foxx .360
Alex Rodriguez .309

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jimmie Foxx 13.7%
Alex Rodriguez 24.1%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Jimmie Foxx 12.3%
Alex Rodriguez 12.2%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jimmie Foxx .266
Alex Rodriguez .198

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jimmie Foxx .406
Alex Rodriguez .356

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jimmie Foxx 8
Alex Rodriguez 29

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Jimmie Foxx 155 (1936)
Alex Rodriguez 162 (2005)

At Bats (AB)

Jimmie Foxx 585 (1936)
Alex Rodriguez 686 (1998)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jimmie Foxx 702 (1932)
Alex Rodriguez 748 (1998)

Batting Average (BA)

Jimmie Foxx 0.667 (1925)
Alex Rodriguez 0.358 (1996)

Hits (H)

Jimmie Foxx 213 (1932)
Alex Rodriguez 215 (1996)

Runs (R)

Jimmie Foxx 151 (1932)
Alex Rodriguez 143 (2007)

Home Runs (HR)

Jimmie Foxx 58 (1932)
Alex Rodriguez 57 (2002)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jimmie Foxx 175 (1938)
Alex Rodriguez 156 (2007)

Doubles (2B)

Jimmie Foxx 37 (1933)
Alex Rodriguez 54 (1996)

Triples (3B)

Jimmie Foxx 13 (1930)
Alex Rodriguez 6 (2003)

Walks (BB)

Jimmie Foxx 119 (1938)
Alex Rodriguez 100 (2000)

Strikeouts (SO)

Jimmie Foxx 1 (1925)
Alex Rodriguez 20 (1994)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jimmie Foxx 13 (1936)
Alex Rodriguez 46 (1998)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jimmie Foxx 0 (1945)
Alex Rodriguez 0 (2016)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jimmie Foxx 2 (1942)
Alex Rodriguez 21 (2007)

Total Bases (TB)

Jimmie Foxx 438 (1932)
Alex Rodriguez 393 (2001)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jimmie Foxx 0.667 (1925)
Alex Rodriguez 0.422 (2007)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jimmie Foxx 0.778 (1925)
Alex Rodriguez 0.645 (2007)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jimmie Foxx 1.444 (1925)
Alex Rodriguez 1.067 (2007)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Jimmie Foxx 10.5 (1932)
Alex Rodriguez 10.4 (2000)

Runs Created (RC)

Jimmie Foxx 202 (1932)
Alex Rodriguez 166 (2007)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jimmie Foxx 0.750 (1925)
Alex Rodriguez 0.382 (1996)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jimmie Foxx 0.385 (1932)
Alex Rodriguez 0.331 (2007)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jimmie Foxx 0.576 (1932)
Alex Rodriguez 0.528 (2007)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Jimmie Foxx 7.5% (1927)
Alex Rodriguez 15.4% (1996)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Jimmie Foxx 17.6% (1935)
Alex Rodriguez 15.0% (2009)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Jimmie Foxx 0.0 (1944)
Alex Rodriguez 0.0 (1994)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jimmie Foxx 100 (1932)
Alex Rodriguez 91 (1996)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Jimmie Foxx 0 (1945)
Alex Rodriguez 11 (2010)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Jimmie Foxx 156 (1936)
Alex Rodriguez 164 (2005)

Games Started (GS)

Jimmie Foxx 155 (1936)
Alex Rodriguez 161 (2005)

Innings (Inn)

Jimmie Foxx 1380.0 (1932)
Alex Rodriguez 1395.1 (2001)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Jimmie Foxx 1.000% (1942)
Alex Rodriguez 0.989% (2003)

Errors (E)

Jimmie Foxx 0 (1944)
Alex Rodriguez 0 (2016)

Chances (CH)

Jimmie Foxx 1511 (1933)
Alex Rodriguez 749 (2001)

Putouts (PO)

Jimmie Foxx 1402 (1933)
Alex Rodriguez 279 (2001)

Assists (A)

Jimmie Foxx 155 (1928)
Alex Rodriguez 472 (2002)

Double Play (DP)

Jimmie Foxx 153 (1938)
Alex Rodriguez 123 (2000)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Jimmie Foxx 10.00 (1934)
Alex Rodriguez 4.61 (1999)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Jimmie Foxx 10.40 (1942)
Alex Rodriguez 6.48 (2015)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Jimmie Foxx Philadelphia Athletics (1925-1935), Boston Red Sox (1936-1942), Chicago Cubs (1942, 1944), Philadelphia Phillies (1945)
Alex Rodriguez Seattle Mariners (1994-2000), Texas Rangers (2001-2003), New York Yankees (2004-2013, 2015-2016)

Position

Jimmie Foxx First Baseman, Third Baseman, Catcher
Alex Rodriguez Shortstop, Third Baseman

Height

Jimmie Foxx 6'0"
Alex Rodriguez 6'3"

Weight

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Bats

Jimmie Foxx Right
Alex Rodriguez Right

Throws

Jimmie Foxx Right
Alex Rodriguez Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Jimmie Foxx 2 (1929-1930)
Alex Rodriguez 1 (2009)

World Series Appearances

Jimmie Foxx 3 (1929-1931)
Alex Rodriguez 1 (2009)

Playoff Appearances

Jimmie Foxx 3 (1929-1931)
Alex Rodriguez 12 (1995, 1997, 2000, 2004-2007, 2009-2012, 2015)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Jimmie Foxx Yes
Alex Rodriguez No

Number Retired

Jimmie Foxx No
Alex Rodriguez No

MVP

Jimmie Foxx 3 (1932-1933, 1938)
Alex Rodriguez 3 (2003, 2005, 2007)

Rookie of the Year

Jimmie Foxx No *Award Wasn't Introduced until 1947
Alex Rodriguez No

All-Star Games

Jimmie Foxx 9 (1933-1941)
Alex Rodriguez 14 (1996-1998, 2000-2008, 2010-2011)

League Batting Champion

Jimmie Foxx 2 (1933, 1938)
Alex Rodriguez 1 (1996)

League Leader in Home Runs

Jimmie Foxx 4 (1932-1933, 1935, 1939)
Alex Rodriguez 5 (2001-2003, 2005, 2007)

League Leader in RBIs

Jimmie Foxx 3 (1932-1933, 1938)
Alex Rodriguez 2 (2002, 2007)

League Leader in Hits

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

League Leader in Total Bases

Jimmie Foxx 3 (1932-1933, 1938)
Alex Rodriguez 4 (1996, 2001-2002, 2007)

League Leader in Doubles

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

League Leader in Runs

Jimmie Foxx 1 (1932)
Alex Rodriguez 5 (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Jimmie Foxx 5 (1932-1933, 1935, 1938-1939)
Alex Rodriguez 4 (2003, 2005, 2007-2008)

Hitting

Games (G)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

At Bats (AB)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Batting Average (BA)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Hits (H)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Runs (R)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Home Runs (HR)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Doubles (2B)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Triples (3B)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Walks (BB)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Strikeouts (SO)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Total Bases (TB)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Total Average (TotA)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Fielding

Games (G)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Games Started (GS)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Innings (Inn)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Errors (E)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Chances (CH)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Putouts (PO)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Assists (A)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Double Play (DP)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

At Bats (AB)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Batting Average (BA)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Hits (H)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Runs (R)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Home Runs (HR)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Doubles (2B)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Triples (3B)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Walks (BB)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Strikeouts (SO)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Total Bases (TB)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jimmie Foxx Alex Rodriguez

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