Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Buck Ewing | Stat | Shin-Soo Choo |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Seasons | 16 |
| 92.7 | Career VAL | 77.8 |
| 9.5 (1890) | Peak-season VAL | 10.4 (2013) |
| Inducted 1939 | Hall of Fame | — |
| — | All-Star Selections | 1× |
| — | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 0 |
| — | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 1 |
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.
| Buck Ewing | Stat | Shin-Soo Choo |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 1,315 | Games | 1,652 |
| Batting | ||
| 1,625 | Hits | 1,671 |
| 71 | Home runs | 218 |
| 883 | RBI | 782 |
| 1,129 | Runs | 961 |
| 354 | Stolen bases | 157 |
| 392 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 868 |
| .303 | Batting avg | .275 |
|---|
| .351 | On-base % | .377 |
|---|
| .456 | Slugging % | .447 |
|---|
| 138 | OPS+ | 124 |
|---|
| Age | Buck Ewing | Shin-Soo Choo |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 2.3 | — |
| 22 | 5.3 | — |
| 23 | 6.8 | 1.3 |
| 24 | 7 | — |
| 25 | 7.3 | 6.3 |
| 26 | 5.1 | 8.7 |
| 27 | 6.5 | 9.2 |
| 28 | 8.8 | 2 |
| 29 | 8.2 | 7.3 |
| 30 | 9.5 | 10.4 |
| 31 | — | 3.5 |
| 32 | 8.1 | 7.5 |
| 33 | 8.1 | 1.7 |
| 34 | 0.4 | 5.9 |
| 35 | 6.3 | 6.6 |
| 36 | 3 | 7 |
| 37 | — | 0.4 |