Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Alex Rodriguez | Stat | Stan Musial |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Seasons | 22 |
| 269.2 | Career VAL | 295.8 |
| 21.5 (1996) | Peak-season VAL | 23.6 (1948) |
| — | Hall of Fame | Inducted 1969 |
| 3× | MVP Awards | 3× |
| 2× | Gold Gloves | — |
| 10× | Silver Sluggers | — |
| 14× | All-Star Selections | 20× |
| 6 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 1 |
| 28 |
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.
| Alex Rodriguez | Stat | Stan Musial |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,784 | Games | 3,026 |
| Batting | ||
| 3,115 | Hits | 3,630 |
| 696 | Home runs | 475 |
| 2,086 | RBI | 1,951 |
| 2,021 | Runs | 1,949 |
| 329 | Stolen bases | 78 |
| 1,338 | ||
| Gray ink (top-10 finishes) |
|---|
| 20 |
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,599 |
| .295 | Batting avg | .331 |
|---|
| .380 | On-base % | .417 |
|---|
| .550 | Slugging % | .559 |
|---|
| 142 | OPS+ | 171 |
|---|
| Age | Alex Rodriguez | Stan Musial |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 0.6 | — |
| 20 | 21.5 | — |
| 21 | 10.3 | 8.6 |
| 22 | 18.5 | 16.9 |
| 23 | 12.5 | 15.6 |
| 24 | 19.7 | — |
| 25 | 20.9 | 18.3 |
| 26 | 21 | 9.7 |
| 27 | 19.5 | 23.6 |
| 28 | 14.5 | 21.1 |
| 29 | 20.8 | 17.2 |
| 30 | 12.1 | 21.4 |
| 31 | 19.8 | 17.1 |
| 32 | 13.2 | 19 |
| 33 | 10.7 | 20 |
| 34 | 9.5 | 16.1 |
| 35 | 5.9 | 12.6 |
| 36 | 6.2 | 16.3 |
| 37 | 2.3 | 11.4 |
| 38 | — | 5.4 |
| 39 | 9.7 | 5 |
| 40 | 0 | 7.4 |
| 41 | — | 10 |
| 42 | — | 3.1 |