Lou Gehrig and Albert Pujols Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Lou Gehrig or Albert Pujols? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

If you are less interested in a Lou Gehrig vs. Albert Pujols comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

Lou Gehrig Albert Pujols
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Right
Position First Base First Base
Generation The Greatest Generation Gen X
Hall of Fame Yes No

Hitting Stats for Lou Gehrig and Albert Pujols

Career
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2164
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3080
162
Career
162 Game Avg.verified
9660
723
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13041
686
Career
162 Game Avg.
8001
599
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
11421
601
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.340
0.340
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.296
0.296
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.053
1.053
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.921
0.921
Career
162 Game Avg.verified
2721
204
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3384
178
Career
162 Game Avg.verified
1531
115
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1979
104
Career
162 Game Avg.verified
534
40
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
686
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
163
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
493
37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
703
37
Career
162 Game Avg.verified
1190
89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1405
74
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.062
0.062
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.062
0.062
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.181
0.181
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.208
0.208
Career
162 Game Avg.verified
2222.787
166.401
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2265.330
119.151
Career
162 Game Avg.verified
5060
379
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6211
327
Career
162 Game Avg.verified
4274
320
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4880
257
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.442
0.442
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.374
0.374
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.632
0.632
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.544
0.544
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.075
1.075
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.918
0.918
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.292
0.292
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.248
0.248
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.357
0.357
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.304
0.304
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.247
1.247
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.920
0.920
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.332
0.332
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.284
0.284
Career
162 Game Avg.verified
1888
141
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1914
101
Career
162 Game Avg.verified
1995
149
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2218
117
Career
162 Game Avg.verified
3390
254
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3429
180
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2207.872
165.284
Career
162 Game Avg.
2207.200
116.093
Career
162 Game Avg.
45
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
123
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1508
113
Career
162 Game Avg.
1373
72
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
316
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
790
59
Career
162 Game Avg.
1404
74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
12.228
12.228
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.288
9.288
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.909
1.909
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.978
0.978
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
106
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
123
6
Career
162 Game Avg.verified
102
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
117
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
101
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
43
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
203
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
160
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.502
0.502
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.731
0.731

Fielding Stats for Lou Gehrig and Albert Pujols

Career
162 Game Avg.
17
1.283
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
21
1.403
Career
162 Game Avg.
2147
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2425
162
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2306
154.050
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
60237
4024.080
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
20079
1341.360
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
19525
1473.240
Career
162 Game Avg.
17460
1166.400
Career
162 Game Avg.
1087
82.019
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1830
122.252
Career
162 Game Avg.
196
14.789
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
147
9.820
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
20808
1570.050
Career
162 Game Avg.
19437
1298.470
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
20612
1555.260
Career
162 Game Avg.
19290
1288.650
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.991
0.991
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.992
0.992
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9.600
9.600
Career
162 Game Avg.
7.955
7.955
Career
162 Game Avg.verified
1575
118.840
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1710
114.235
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Pitching Stats for Lou Gehrig and Albert Pujols

Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0