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Barry LarkinvsTony Gwynn

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

SS · VAL group BAT

Barry Larkin

1986–2004 · 19 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Tony Gwynn

1982–2001 · 20 seasons

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At a glance

Barry Larkin and Tony Gwynn: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Barry Larkin	Stat	Tony Gwynn
19	Seasons	20
152.4	Career VAL	163.3
17.3 (1996)	Peak-season VAL	18.7 (1987)
Inducted 2012	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2007
1×	MVP Awards	—
3×	Gold Gloves	5×
9×	Silver Sluggers	7×
12×	All-Star Selections	15×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	4

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 Barry Larkin and Tony Gwynn have
Barry Larkin	Stat	Tony Gwynn
Career
2,180	Games	2,440
Batting
2,340	Hits	3,141
198	Home runs	135
960	RBI	1,138
1,329	Runs	1,383
379	Stolen bases	319
939

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	Barry Larkin	Tony Gwynn
22	1.9	1.2
23	3.2	2.5
24	11.6	13.3
25	7.4	7.1
26	9.6	12
27	13.7	18.7
28	13.1	9.3
29	8.1	11.8
30	5.9	6.8
31	13.5	7.3
32	17.3	7.5
33	5.9	10.2
34	14	10.9
35	9	9.9
36	8.7	7
37	1.4	13.5
38	1.8	7.2
39	2	4.8
40	4.3	1.1
41	—	1.2