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Albert PujolsvsAlex Rodriguez

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

1B · VAL group BAT

Albert Pujols

2001–2022 · 22 seasons

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SS · VAL group BAT

Alex Rodriguez

1994–2016 · 22 seasons

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At a glance

Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Albert Pujols	Stat	Alex Rodriguez
22	Seasons	22
220.3	Career VAL	269.2
21.4 (2003)	Peak-season VAL	21.5 (1996)
3×	MVP Awards	3×
1×	Rookie of the Year	—
2×	Gold Gloves	2×
6×	Silver Sluggers	10×
10×	All-Star Selections	14×
6	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	6
33

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez have
Albert Pujols	Stat	Alex Rodriguez
Career
3,080	Games	2,784
Batting
3,384	Hits	3,115
703	Home runs	696
2,218	RBI	2,086
1,914	Runs	2,021
117	Stolen bases	329
1,373

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Albert Pujols	Alex Rodriguez
19	—	0.6
20	—	21.5
21	15.2	10.3
22	13.3	18.5
23	21.4	12.5
24	19.6	19.7
25	18.3	20.9
26	16.3	21
27	12.5	19.5
28	17.2	14.5
29	18.3	20.8
30	15.9	12.1
31	10.5	19.8
32	9.6	13.2
33	3.2	10.7
34	7.6	9.5
35	5.6	5.9
36	5.2	6.2
37	0.1	2.3
38	1.4	—
39	2.7	9.7
40	0	0
41	1.3	—
42	5.1	—