Jose Altuve vs Ryan Pressly: Career Stats Comparison

Jose Altuve and Ryan Pressly played different roles, so their careers are compared side by side rather than scored against each other. Jose Altuve has played 2011–present as a hitter; Ryan Pressly played 2013–2025 as a pitcher.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

Jose Altuve (2011–present) and Ryan Pressly (2013–2025) played opposite sides of the ball, so there is no honest category-by-category scoreboard for this matchup. Ryan Pressly pitched, totalling 37 wins and 721 strikeouts; Jose Altuve hit, totalling 2,519 hits and 271 home runs. Each career is shown below in its own discipline, with PIV as the one measure that spans both roles.

Quick answer

  • Who has the higher career PIV? Jose Altuve, with 22,947 career PIV to Ryan Pressly's 15,571.
  • Who won more championships? Jose Altuve, with 2 World Series titles to Ryan Pressly's 1.

Jose Altuve

Hitter · 2011–present
Games
2,110
Hits
2,519
Home Runs
271
RBI
939
Avg
.300
OPS
.818
View Jose Altuve's full profile →

Ryan Pressly

Pitcher · 2013–2025
Wins
37
Losses
39
Strikeouts
721
ERA
3.33
WHIP
1.18
IP
691.1
View Ryan Pressly's full profile →

Career Stats, Each in His Own Role

Ryan Pressly is shown on pitching lines and Jose Altuve on batting lines. Nothing is marked as a category winner, because these two cards measure different jobs — reading them cell against cell would tell you nothing.

Jose Altuve — Hitter

Jose Altuve vs Ryan Pressly: Career Stats Comparison — Jose Altuve — Hitter
Statistic Jose Altuve
Games 2,110
At-Bats 8,405
Runs 1,306
Hits 2,519
Doubles 479
Triples 34
Home Runs 271
RBI 939
Walks 696
Strikeouts 1,253
Stolen Bases 330
Batting Avg .300
On-Base % .357
Slugging % .462
OPS .818

Ryan Pressly — Pitcher

Jose Altuve vs Ryan Pressly: Career Stats Comparison — Ryan Pressly — Pitcher
Statistic Ryan Pressly
Wins 37
Losses 39
Games 667
Games Started 0
Complete Games 0
Shutouts 0
Saves 117
Strikeouts 721
Walks 207
Hits Allowed 611
Home Runs Allowed 66
Innings Pitched 691.1
ERA 3.33
WHIP 1.18
K/9 9.39
BB/9 2.69

PIV Comparison through 2025

Jose Altuve carries a career batting PIV of 22,947; Ryan Pressly carries a career pitching PIV of 15,571. Jose Altuve is the higher of the two at 22,947 to 15,571. Both figures adjust each season to league baselines, but batting PIV and pitching PIV are calibrated separately — so read this as a directional comparison of career impact, not a settled verdict.

PIV is computed through the 2025 season. The career totals on this page include 2026 to date, so PIV does not yet reflect the 2026 season.

Jose Altuve
22,947
Career PIV · 1,530 per season (15 seasons)
Ryan Pressly
15,571
Career Pitcher PIV · 1,112 per season (14 seasons)

How PIV is calculated →

Peak Seasons

The best single seasons each player produced, ranked within his own role — ERA for the pitcher (120+ innings), OPS for the hitter (300+ at-bats).

Jose Altuve — top 3 seasons by OPS

2017.957 OPS24 HR, 81 RBI, .346 avg
2016.928 OPS24 HR, 96 RBI, .338 avg
2022.921 OPS28 HR, 57 RBI, .300 avg

Ryan Pressly

No seasons meet the qualifying workload, so there is no peak-season list to show.

Verdict

There is no head-to-head scoreboard for Ryan Pressly and Jose Altuve: one pitched and one hit, and no counting stat means the same thing on both cards. On PIV — the one metric that scores both roles against league baselines — Jose Altuve grades higher, 22,947 to 15,571. Because the batting and pitching versions of PIV are calibrated separately, that gap is a directional signal about career impact rather than a ruling on who was the better ballplayer. Click through to each profile for the full season-by-season breakdown.

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How the Jose Altuve and Ryan Pressly careers compare

From 2013 through 2025, Jose Altuve and Ryan Pressly were in the majors together. As a hitter, Jose Altuve collected 2,519 hits and 271 home runs with a .818 OPS. Ryan Pressly's pitching card shows 37 wins, a 3.33 ERA and 721 strikeouts. Because one is a pitcher and the other a hitter, the page keeps their statistics in separate tables and uses PIV as the shared yardstick. Only Jose Altuve has a season on the peak list; Ryan Pressly never reached the qualifying workload. Jose Altuve's numbers are live and update with each game, so the comparison is a snapshot.

Jose Altuve vs Ryan Pressly: Frequently Asked Questions

Who has the higher career PIV?
Jose Altuve, with 22,947 career PIV to Ryan Pressly's 15,571.
Who won more championships?
Jose Altuve, with 2 World Series titles to Ryan Pressly's 1.
How do Jose Altuve and Ryan Pressly compare?
Jose Altuve played 2011–present and Ryan Pressly played 2013–2025; this page sets their career totals side by side in every category both accumulated.