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Carlos BeltránvsPaul Molitor

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

CF · VAL group BAT

Carlos Beltrán

1998–2017 · 20 seasons

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DH · VAL group BAT

Paul Molitor

1978–1998 · 21 seasons

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At a glance

Carlos Beltrán and Paul Molitor: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Carlos Beltrán	Stat	Paul Molitor
20	Seasons	21
154.0	Career VAL	152.2
14.9 (2004)	Peak-season VAL	14.8 (1987)
Inducted 2026	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2004
1×	Rookie of the Year	—
3×	Gold Gloves	—
2×	Silver Sluggers	4×
9×	All-Star Selections	7×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	4

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 Carlos Beltrán and Paul Molitor have
Carlos Beltrán	Stat	Paul Molitor
Career
2,586	Games	2,683
Batting
2,725	Hits	3,319
435	Home runs	234
1,587	RBI	1,307
1,582	Runs	1,782
312	Stolen bases	504
1,084

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	Carlos Beltrán	Paul Molitor
21	—	2.7
22	7.4	10
23	0.8	7.8
24	12.5	0.7
25	11.2	10.4
26	14.1	5.8
27	14.9	—
28	4.8	6.7
29	14.3	4.2
30	10.3	14.8
31	11	13.3
32	5.9	11.7
33	2.1	5.5
34	9.8	13.2
35	9.4	11.3
36	7.5	12.3
37	3	6.6
38	5.5	2.2
39	8.4	7.8
40	1.1	3
41	—	2.2