Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Cal Ripken Jr. | Stat | Frank Thomas |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Seasons | 19 |
| 184.5 | Career VAL | 193.6 |
| 20.7 (1991) | Peak-season VAL | 18.9 (1991) |
| Inducted 2007 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 2014 |
| 2× | MVP Awards | 2× |
| 1× | Rookie of the Year | — |
| 2× | Gold Gloves | — |
| 8× | Silver Sluggers | 4× |
| 19× | All-Star Selections | 5× |
| 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.
| Cal Ripken Jr. | Stat | Frank Thomas |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 3,001 | Games | 2,322 |
| Batting | ||
| 3,184 | Hits | 2,468 |
| 431 | Home runs | 521 |
| 1,695 | RBI | 1,704 |
| 1,647 | Runs | 1,494 |
| 36 | Stolen bases | 32 |
| 1,129 | ||
| Black ink (league-leading seasons) |
|---|
| 1 |
| 8 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 19 |
|---|
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,667 |
| .276 | Batting avg | .301 |
|---|
| .340 | On-base % | .419 |
|---|
| .447 | Slugging % | .555 |
|---|
| 112 | OPS+ | 156 |
|---|
| Age | Cal Ripken Jr. | Frank Thomas |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 10 | — |
| 22 | 16.9 | 6 |
| 23 | 18.1 | 18.9 |
| 24 | 13.4 | 17.3 |
| 25 | 11.8 | 16.1 |
| 26 | 9.8 | 15.4 |
| 27 | 13.6 | 15.4 |
| 28 | 8 | 16.8 |
| 29 | 9.4 | 15.9 |
| 30 | 20.7 | 9.7 |
| 31 | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| 32 | 6.7 | 16.9 |
| 33 | 6 | — |
| 34 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| 35 | 9.1 | 11 |
| 36 | 4.2 | 6.3 |
| 37 | 4.6 | 1.6 |
| 38 | 7.5 | 6.9 |
| 39 | 3 | 5.6 |
| 40 | 0 | 0.9 |