Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Carl Yastrzemski | Stat | Alex Rodriguez |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Seasons | 22 |
| 247.1 | Career VAL | 269.2 |
| 24.8 (1967) | Peak-season VAL | 21.5 (1996) |
| Inducted 1989 | Hall of Fame | — |
| 1× | MVP Awards | 3× |
| 7× | Gold Gloves | 2× |
| 18× | All-Star Selections | 14× |
| — | Silver Sluggers | 10× |
| 2 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 6 |
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.
| Carl Yastrzemski | Stat | Alex Rodriguez |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 3,308 | Games | 2,784 |
| Batting | ||
| 3,419 | Hits | 3,115 |
| 452 | Home runs | 696 |
| 1,844 | RBI | 2,086 |
| 1,816 | Runs | 2,021 |
| 168 | Stolen bases | 329 |
| 1,845 | ||
| 12 |
| Gray ink (top-10 finishes) |
|---|
| 28 |
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,338 |
| .285 | Batting avg | .295 |
|---|
| .379 | On-base % | .380 |
|---|
| .462 | Slugging % | .550 |
|---|
| 142 | OPS+ | 142 |
|---|
| Age | Carl Yastrzemski | Alex Rodriguez |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | — | 0.6 |
| 20 | — | 21.5 |
| 21 | 3.9 | 10.3 |
| 22 | 8.6 | 18.5 |
| 23 | 14.7 | 12.5 |
| 24 | 11.9 | 19.7 |
| 25 | 13.9 | 20.9 |
| 26 | 9.7 | 21 |
| 27 | 24.8 | 19.5 |
| 28 | 18.8 | 14.5 |
| 29 | 14.9 | 20.8 |
| 30 | 24.2 | 12.1 |
| 31 | 8.2 | 19.8 |
| 32 | 6.5 | 13.2 |
| 33 | 13.7 | 10.7 |
| 34 | 13.9 | 9.5 |
| 35 | 7.8 | 5.9 |
| 36 | 9.3 | 6.2 |
| 37 | 12.1 | 2.3 |
| 38 | 8.4 | — |
| 39 | 6.4 | 9.7 |
| 40 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 41 | 0.8 | — |
| 42 | 5.8 | — |
| 43 | 3.9 | — |