Manny Machado vs. Albert Pujols — Career Comparison

Manny Machado
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueThird BasemanPlatinum GloveGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Albert Pujols
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Albert Pujols comes out clearly ahead of Manny Machado across most offensive categories. Albert Pujols led in home run production (HR/PA+ 234 vs 161), contact rate (K%+ 198 vs 129), and walk rate (BB%+ 156 vs 111). Albert Pujols was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Manny Machado and Albert Pujols

Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
1894
138.67
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3080
141.71
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
8195
600
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13041
600
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7424
543.55
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11421
525.47
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.835
0.835
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.921
0.921
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
2069
151.48
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3384
155.69
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1286
94.15
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1979
91.05
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
396
28.99
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
686
31.56
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
1.32
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 600 PA
16
0.74
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
369
27.02
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
703
32.34
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
783
57.33
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1405
64.64
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
1194.06
87.42
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2265.33
104.23
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
3608
264.16
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6211
285.76
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
2762
202.22
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4880
224.52
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.824
0.824
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.918
0.918
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
1082
79.22
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1914
88.06
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
1144
83.76
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2218
102.05
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
1857
135.96
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3429
157.76
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
1192.15
87.28
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2207.2
101.55
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.2
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
5.66
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
663
48.54
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1373
63.17
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
72
5.27
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316
14.54
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
1433
104.92
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1404
64.6
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
5.72
5.72
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.29
9.29
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
0.98
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.03
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.05
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
64
4.69
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
5.66
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
16.4
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 600 PA
426
19.6
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
8.27
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
5.38
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
3
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
1.98
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
11.28
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
7.36
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.38
73.38
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 600 PA
73.13
73.13

Fielding Stats for Manny Machado and Albert Pujols

Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1770
1.03
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2448
1.09
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1762
1.03
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2326
1.03
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
46194
27
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60728
27
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
15398
9
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20242.2
9
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
0.86
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17617
7.83
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3434
2.01
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
1844
0.82
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.09
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.07
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
5060
2.96
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19608
8.72
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
4902
2.87
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19461
8.65
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.55
99.55
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
0.26
Albert Pujols
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1729
0.77
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Pujols
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0