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Carl YastrzemskivsWillie Mays

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LF · VAL group BAT

Carl Yastrzemski

1961–1983 · 23 seasons

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CF · VAL group BAT

Willie Mays

1948–1973 · 23 seasons

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At a glance

Carl Yastrzemski and Willie Mays: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Carl Yastrzemski	Stat	Willie Mays
23	Seasons	23
247.1	Career VAL	328.7
24.8 (1967)	Peak-season VAL	23.1 (1955)
Inducted 1989	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1979
1×	MVP Awards	2×
7×	Gold Gloves	12×
18×	All-Star Selections	20×
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	7

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 Willie Mays have
Carl Yastrzemski	Stat	Willie Mays
Career
3,308	Games	3,005
Batting
3,419	Hits	3,293
452	Home runs	660
1,844	RBI	1,909
1,816	Runs	2,068
168	Stolen bases	339
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	Willie Mays
20	—	8.4
21	3.9	1.5
22	8.6	—
23	14.7	20.7
24	11.9	23.1
25	13.9	16.8
26	9.7	22.8
27	24.8	20.7
28	18.8	19.4
29	14.9	15.5
30	24.2	18.1
31	8.2	18.9
32	6.5	18.4
33	13.7	22.8
34	13.9	22.4
35	7.8	15.6
36	9.3	8.7
37	12.1	13.9
38	8.4	7.1
39	6.4	13.4
40	4.9	14.4
41	0.8	5.7
42	5.8	0.4
43	3.9	—