I did some research on Albert's full career up until this point and the more I look up his career, the more I'm confused as to why he isn't regularly brought up during convos which involve the greatest players to ever play the game. His stats and accolades throughout his career are actually insane and was easily the GOAT player of his generation (2000s).
His accolades include being a: 2x WS champ, 3x MVP, 10x All Star, ROY, NLCS MVP, 6x Silver Slugger, 2x Gold Glover, and 2x Hank Aaron Award Winner.
Statistically throughout Pujols' career he's got: .301 AVG, 3158 Hits (17th), 1812 Runs (19th), 650 HRs (6th), 2044 RBIs (5th), 653 2Bs (8th), 1306/1256 BB/K(45th), .380 OBP, .551 SLG (24th), .931 OPS (35th), 311 IBB (2nd) and a 100 WAR (31st)
In terms of seperating himself from his peers, Albert has led the league in virtually every main stat category at some point in his career: He's led the league in runs 5 times, hits once, HRs twice, RBIs once, batting average once, doubles once, OBP once, SLG three times, OPS four times, total bases four times and WAR five times in a row.
In terms of domination, consistency, and longevity Pujols hit at least .310 AVG, 30 HR, and 100 RBI for 10 seasons in a row between 2001-2010 and only finished outside the top 4 MVP race once. At his peak, he won 3 MVPs in a 5 year span between 2005-2009, led the league in WAR for 5 years straight and has four runner-up finishes in the MVP race. Additionally, he's hit over 30 HRs in 14 seasons, had over 100 RBIs in 15 seasons, hit over .300 for 11 seasons, and walked more than striking out every year from 2002-2011 (his BB total nearly doubled his K total in a few seasons too).
Finally, team success (every fans favourite stat), Albert's won 2 WS rings and played in 3 WS overall, won an NLCS MVP and had several signature games/moments in the postseason. His postseason stats were also very elite and are arguably better than his RS stats which is even more remarkable given how some stars' numbers tend to drop off a bit in the playoffs. Overall, he's surely gotta be top 10-15 all time given how he's won practically everything a baseball player can win and was very elite all-around for an extended period of time which can't be matched by most ppl in history.
His accolades include being a: 2x WS champ, 3x MVP, 10x All Star, ROY, NLCS MVP, 6x Silver Slugger, 2x Gold Glover, and 2x Hank Aaron Award Winner.
Statistically throughout Pujols' career he's got: .301 AVG, 3158 Hits (17th), 1812 Runs (19th), 650 HRs (6th), 2044 RBIs (5th), 653 2Bs (8th), 1306/1256 BB/K(45th), .380 OBP, .551 SLG (24th), .931 OPS (35th), 311 IBB (2nd) and a 100 WAR (31st)
In terms of seperating himself from his peers, Albert has led the league in virtually every main stat category at some point in his career: He's led the league in runs 5 times, hits once, HRs twice, RBIs once, batting average once, doubles once, OBP once, SLG three times, OPS four times, total bases four times and WAR five times in a row.
In terms of domination, consistency, and longevity Pujols hit at least .310 AVG, 30 HR, and 100 RBI for 10 seasons in a row between 2001-2010 and only finished outside the top 4 MVP race once. At his peak, he won 3 MVPs in a 5 year span between 2005-2009, led the league in WAR for 5 years straight and has four runner-up finishes in the MVP race. Additionally, he's hit over 30 HRs in 14 seasons, had over 100 RBIs in 15 seasons, hit over .300 for 11 seasons, and walked more than striking out every year from 2002-2011 (his BB total nearly doubled his K total in a few seasons too).
Finally, team success (every fans favourite stat), Albert's won 2 WS rings and played in 3 WS overall, won an NLCS MVP and had several signature games/moments in the postseason. His postseason stats were also very elite and are arguably better than his RS stats which is even more remarkable given how some stars' numbers tend to drop off a bit in the playoffs. Overall, he's surely gotta be top 10-15 all time given how he's won practically everything a baseball player can win and was very elite all-around for an extended period of time which can't be matched by most ppl in history.
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