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Albert PujolsvsRickey Henderson

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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LF · VAL group BAT

Rickey Henderson

1979–2003 · 25 seasons

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At a glance

Albert Pujols and Rickey Henderson: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Albert Pujols	Stat	Rickey Henderson
22	Seasons	25
220.3	Career VAL	240.2
21.4 (2003)	Peak-season VAL	20.3 (1990)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2009
3×	MVP Awards	1×
1×	Rookie of the Year	—
2×	Gold Gloves	1×
6×	Silver Sluggers	3×
10×	All-Star Selections	10×
6

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 Rickey Henderson have
Albert Pujols	Stat	Rickey Henderson
Career
3,080	Games	3,081
Batting
3,384	Hits	3,055
703	Home runs	297
2,218	RBI	1,115
1,914	Runs	2,295
117	Stolen bases	1,406
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	Rickey Henderson
20	—	1.6
21	15.2	14
22	13.3	9.6
23	21.4	13.3
24	19.6	14.3
25	18.3	13.2
26	16.3	19.6
27	12.5	13
28	17.2	11.2
29	18.3	13.6
30	15.9	14.3
31	10.5	20.3
32	9.6	12
33	3.2	13.2
34	7.6	13.9
35	5.6	3.1
36	5.2	7.7
37	0.1	5.8
38	1.4	5.1
39	2.7	6.5
40	0	9
41	1.3	2.2
42	5.1	2.5
43	—	1.2