Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Cal Ripken Jr. | Stat | Gary Sheffield |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Seasons | 22 |
| 184.5 | Career VAL | 195.5 |
| 20.7 (1991) | Peak-season VAL | 20.0 (1996) |
| Inducted 2007 | Hall of Fame | — |
| 2× | MVP Awards | — |
| 1× | Rookie of the Year | — |
| 2× | Gold Gloves | — |
| 8× | Silver Sluggers | 5× |
| 19× | All-Star Selections | 9× |
| 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 | Gary Sheffield |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 3,001 | Games | 2,576 |
| Batting | ||
| 3,184 | Hits | 2,689 |
| 431 | Home runs | 509 |
| 1,695 | RBI | 1,676 |
| 1,647 | Runs | 1,636 |
| 36 | Stolen bases | 253 |
| 1,129 | ||
| Black ink (league-leading seasons) |
|---|
| 0 |
| 8 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 8 |
|---|
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,475 |
| .276 | Batting avg | .292 |
|---|
| .340 | On-base % | .393 |
|---|
| .447 | Slugging % | .514 |
|---|
| 112 | OPS+ | 143 |
|---|
| Age | Cal Ripken Jr. | Gary Sheffield |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | — | 0.3 |
| 21 | 10 | 6.3 |
| 22 | 16.9 | 0 |
| 23 | 18.1 | 17.4 |
| 24 | 13.4 | 8 |
| 25 | 11.8 | 6.8 |
| 26 | 9.8 | 8.1 |
| 27 | 13.6 | 20 |
| 28 | 8 | 7.2 |
| 29 | 9.4 | 11.7 |
| 30 | 20.7 | 10.7 |
| 31 | 6.4 | 17.6 |
| 32 | 6.7 | 14.3 |
| 33 | 6 | 10.6 |
| 34 | 5.3 | 18.2 |
| 35 | 9.1 | 13.3 |
| 36 | 4.2 | 11.4 |
| 37 | 4.6 | 1.4 |
| 38 | 7.5 | 6.8 |
| 39 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 40 | 0 | 2.9 |