Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Cal Ripken Jr. | Stat | Jim Thome |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Seasons | 22 |
| 184.5 | Career VAL | 194.0 |
| 20.7 (1991) | Peak-season VAL | 19.2 (2002) |
| Inducted 2007 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 2018 |
| 2× | MVP Awards | — |
| 1× | Rookie of the Year | — |
| 2× | Gold Gloves | — |
| 8× | Silver Sluggers | 1× |
| 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 | Jim Thome |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 3,001 | Games | 2,543 |
| Batting | ||
| 3,184 | Hits | 2,328 |
| 431 | Home runs | 612 |
| 1,695 | RBI | 1,699 |
| 1,647 | Runs | 1,583 |
| 36 | Stolen bases | 19 |
| 1,129 | ||
| Black ink (league-leading seasons) |
|---|
| 0 |
| 8 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 10 |
|---|
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,747 |
| .276 | Batting avg | .276 |
|---|
| .340 | On-base % | .402 |
|---|
| .447 | Slugging % | .554 |
|---|
| 112 | OPS+ | 143 |
|---|
| Age | Cal Ripken Jr. | Jim Thome |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | — | 0.1 |
| 21 | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | 16.9 | 2.5 |
| 23 | 18.1 | 4.1 |
| 24 | 13.4 | 12.1 |
| 25 | 11.8 | 17 |
| 26 | 9.8 | 13.5 |
| 27 | 13.6 | 11.9 |
| 28 | 8 | 11 |
| 29 | 9.4 | 11.3 |
| 30 | 20.7 | 15.7 |
| 31 | 6.4 | 19.2 |
| 32 | 6.7 | 14 |
| 33 | 6 | 13.2 |
| 34 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
| 35 | 9.1 | 12.1 |
| 36 | 4.2 | 9.8 |
| 37 | 4.6 | 7.8 |
| 38 | 7.5 | 4.6 |
| 39 | 3 | 8.2 |
| 40 | 0 | 3.8 |
| 41 | — | 1.7 |