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Carl YastrzemskivsStan Musial

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LF · VAL group BAT

Carl Yastrzemski

1961–1983 · 23 seasons

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OF · VAL group BAT

Stan Musial

1941–1963 · 22 seasons

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At a glance

Carl Yastrzemski and Stan Musial: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Carl Yastrzemski	Stat	Stan Musial
23	Seasons	22
247.1	Career VAL	295.8
24.8 (1967)	Peak-season VAL	23.6 (1948)
Inducted 1989	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1969
1×	MVP Awards	3×
7×	Gold Gloves	—
18×	All-Star Selections	20×
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
12	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	20

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.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Carl Yastrzemski and Stan Musial have
Carl Yastrzemski	Stat	Stan Musial
Career
3,308	Games	3,026
Batting
3,419	Hits	3,630
452	Home runs	475
1,844	RBI	1,951
1,816	Runs	1,949
168	Stolen bases	78
1,845

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Carl Yastrzemski	Stan Musial
21	3.9	8.6
22	8.6	16.9
23	14.7	15.6
24	11.9	—
25	13.9	18.3
26	9.7	9.7
27	24.8	23.6
28	18.8	21.1
29	14.9	17.2
30	24.2	21.4
31	8.2	17.1
32	6.5	19
33	13.7	20
34	13.9	16.1
35	7.8	12.6
36	9.3	16.3
37	12.1	11.4
38	8.4	5.4
39	6.4	5
40	4.9	7.4
41	0.8	10
42	5.8	3.1
43	3.9	—