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Dale MurphyvsCarlos Delgado

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Dale Murphy

1976–1993 · 18 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Carlos Delgado

1993–2009 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Dale Murphy and Carlos Delgado: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Dale Murphy	Stat	Carlos Delgado
18	Seasons	17
144.9	Career VAL	137.9
20.2 (1987)	Peak-season VAL	21.0 (2000)
2×	MVP Awards	—
5×	Gold Gloves	—
4×	Silver Sluggers	3×
7×	All-Star Selections	2×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
13	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	9

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 Dale Murphy and Carlos Delgado have
Dale Murphy	Stat	Carlos Delgado
Career
2,180	Games	2,035
Batting
2,111	Hits	2,038
398	Home runs	473
1,266	RBI	1,512
1,197	Runs	1,241
161	Stolen bases	14
986

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	Dale Murphy	Carlos Delgado
22	3.5	0.7
23	6	—
24	11.3	5.9
25	3.1	6.5
26	15.2	12.6
27	18.7	10.1
28	17.4	21
29	18.1	12
30	10.1	11.5
31	20.2	16.3
32	7	8.5
33	3.8	11.7
34	5.7	8.1
35	4.8	3.3
36	—	8.5
37	—	1.2