Corey Seager vs Joey Votto: Career Stats Comparison

Joey Votto has the better career line of the two, leading 14 of the 14 scored categories on this page (1 further counting total is shown but not scored). Corey Seager has played 2015–present as a hitter; Joey Votto played 2007–2023 as a hitter.

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

Corey Seager (2015–present) and Joey Votto (2007–2023) — they broke in during the 2010s and the 2000s respectively, which makes the side-by-side worth doing carefully. Corey Seager has 1,341 hits and 241 home runs through October 12, 2026; Joey Votto finished with 2,135 hits and 356 home runs. Below is the full career table, PIV adjustment, peak seasons, and a verdict.

Quick answer

  • Who hit more home runs? Joey Votto, with 356 to Corey Seager's 241.
  • Who had the higher OPS? Joey Votto, with .920 to Corey Seager's .860.
  • Who had the higher batting average? Joey Votto, with .294 to Corey Seager's .284.
  • Who had more hits? Joey Votto, with 2,135 to Corey Seager's 1,341.
  • Who drove in more runs? Joey Votto, with 1,144 to Corey Seager's 718.
  • Who has the higher career PIV? Joey Votto, with 43,852 career PIV to Corey Seager's 16,429.
  • Who won more championships? Corey Seager, with 2 World Series titles to Joey Votto's 0.
Leads Joey Votto 14 of 14 scored categories
PIV edge Joey Votto +27,423
Read the verdict ↓

Corey Seager

Hitter · 2015–present
Games
1,233
Hits
1,341
Home Runs
241
RBI
718
Avg
.284
OPS
.860
View Corey Seager's full profile →

Joey Votto

Hitter · 2007–2023
Games
2,056
Hits
2,135
Home Runs
356
RBI
1,144
Avg
.294
OPS
.920
View Joey Votto's full profile →

Career Stats Side-by-Side

Every cell below is a career total or career rate for Corey Seager and Joey Votto. Cells highlighted in green mark the category leader. 14 of the 15 lines below are scored; the other one is a counting total on which fewer is not an achievement, so no one is awarded it. Counting stats reward longevity, and strikeouts are left unmarked because a longer career accumulates more of them. Rate stats are not era-adjusted, and the 2010s and the 2000s were different run environments, so read them against their eras, or use the PIV card below, which is adjusted.

Corey Seager is still active — his totals below are current through October 12, 2026.

Corey Seager vs Joey Votto: Career Stats Comparison — Career Stats Side-by-Side
Statistic Corey Seager Joey Votto
Games 1,233 Leads: 2,056
At-Bats 4,728 Leads: 7,252
Runs 759 Leads: 1,171
Hits 1,341 Leads: 2,135
Doubles 286 Leads: 459
Triples 13 Leads: 22
Home Runs 241 Leads: 356
RBI 718 Leads: 1,144
Walks 518 Leads: 1,365
Strikeouts not scored 978 1,640
Stolen Bases 23 Leads: 80
Batting Avg .284 Leads: .294
On-Base % .358 Leads: .409
Slugging % .503 Leads: .511
OPS .860 Leads: .920

PIV Comparison through 2025

By PIV (Player Impact Value), Joey Votto outpaces Corey Seager 43,852 to 16,429 — driven by both sides of the ledger: 2,580 PIV per season to 1,494, across 17 seasons to 11. PIV adjusts each season to league baselines, so it's the cleanest way to compare careers across eras.

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.

Corey Seager
16,429
Career PIV · 1,494 per season (11 seasons)
Joey Votto
43,852
Career PIV · 2,580 per season (17 seasons)

How PIV is calculated →

Peak Seasons

The best single seasons each player produced, ranked by OPS among qualified workloads (300+ at-bats).

Corey Seager — top 3 seasons by OPS

20231.013 OPS33 HR, 96 RBI, .327 avg
2021.915 OPS16 HR, 57 RBI, .306 avg
2016.877 OPS26 HR, 72 RBI, .308 avg

Joey Votto — top 3 seasons by OPS

20121.041 OPS14 HR, 56 RBI, .337 avg
20171.032 OPS36 HR, 100 RBI, .320 avg
20101.024 OPS37 HR, 113 RBI, .324 avg

Verdict

On the head-to-head card, Joey Votto leads in hits, home runs, RBI, and runs, while Corey Seager owns no headline categories. That doesn't settle the era debate, but on the raw scoreboard the edge goes to Joey Votto. PIV agrees: Joey Votto grades out higher across their careers. Click through to each profile for the full season-by-season breakdown.

Related Matchups

How the Corey Seager and Joey Votto careers compare

The careers of Corey Seager (2015–present) and Joey Votto (2007–2023) overlapped from 2015 to 2023, so for those seasons they faced the same league conditions. The table compares 1,233 games of Corey Seager with 2,056 of Joey Votto across 11 and 17 PIV seasons; totals favor the longer career by default. Every scored category on the table goes to Joey Votto. Corey Seager struck out more than walked (978 to 518); Joey Votto struck out more than walked (1,640 to 1,365). Joey Votto's slugging percentage of .511 tops Corey Seager's .503. Because Corey Seager is still playing, the totals above will keep moving through the season.

Corey Seager vs Joey Votto: Frequently Asked Questions

Who was better, Corey Seager or Joey Votto?
By the career statistics compared on this page, Joey Votto leads Corey Seager in 14 of the 14 scored categories.
Did Corey Seager or Joey Votto hit more home runs?
Joey Votto, with 356 to Corey Seager's 241.
Who had the higher OPS?
Joey Votto, with .920 to Corey Seager's .860.
Who had the higher batting average?
Joey Votto, with .294 to Corey Seager's .284.
Who had more hits?
Joey Votto, with 2,135 to Corey Seager's 1,341.

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