Jose Canseco vs. Alex Rodriguez — Career Comparison

Jose Canseco
Baby BoomersCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Alex Rodriguez
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Alex Rodriguez comes out clearly ahead of Jose Canseco across most offensive categories. Alex Rodriguez led in contact rate (K%+ 94 vs 71), batting average (AVG+ 119 vs 109), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 122 vs 113). Jose Canseco held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 258 vs 247). Alex Rodriguez was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jose Canseco and Alex Rodriguez

Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1887
139.28
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2784
136.84
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
8129
600
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12207
600
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7057
520.88
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10566
519.34
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.878
0.878
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.941
0.941
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
1877
138.54
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3115
153.11
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
1061
78.31
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1840
90.44
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
340
25.1
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
26.94
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.03
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
1.52
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
462
34.1
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
696
34.21
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
816
60.23
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1275
62.67
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Alex Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Alex Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Alex Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
1301.91
96.09
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2203.85
108.32
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
3631
268
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5813
285.72
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
2867
211.61
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4629
227.53
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.867
0.867
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
0.93
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.885
0.885
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.983
0.983
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
1186
87.54
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2021
99.34
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1407
103.85
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2086
102.53
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
2131
157.29
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3411
167.66
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
1261.85
93.14
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2184.89
107.39
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
84
6.2
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
8.65
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
906
66.87
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1338
65.77
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
63
4.65
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
4.77
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1942
143.34
Alex Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2287
112.41
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
4.19
4.19
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.34
5.34
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.07
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
0.79
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
5.98
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
5.46
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
13.14
Alex Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
12.83
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
200
14.76
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
16.17
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
6.5
Alex Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
76
3.74
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
288
21.26
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
19.91
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
69.44
69.44
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.23
81.23

Fielding Stats for Jose Canseco and Alex Rodriguez

Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
1.06
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2468
1.05
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
1.05
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2438
1.04
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
25677
27
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63551
27
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
8559
9
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21183.2
9
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2003
2.11
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2781
1.18
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.07
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5681
2.41
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.07
Alex Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
0.1
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
2128
2.24
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8697
3.69
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
2066
2.17
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8462
3.6
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.09
97.09
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.042
2.042
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.32
98.32
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.02
Alex Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1060
0.45
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0