Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Dale Murphy | Stat | Frank Howard |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Seasons | 16 |
| 144.9 | Career VAL | 131.8 |
| 20.2 (1987) | Peak-season VAL | 20.4 (1969) |
| 2× | MVP Awards | — |
| 5× | Gold Gloves | — |
| 4× | Silver Sluggers | — |
| 7× | All-Star Selections | 4× |
| — | Rookie of the Year | 1× |
| 0 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 1 |
| 13 |
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.
| Dale Murphy | Stat | Frank Howard |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,180 | Games | 1,895 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,111 | Hits | 1,774 |
| 398 | Home runs | 382 |
| 1,266 | RBI | 1,119 |
| 1,197 | Runs | 864 |
| 161 | Stolen bases | 8 |
| 986 | ||
| Gray ink (top-10 finishes) |
|---|
| 10 |
| Walks |
|---|
| 782 |
| .265 | Batting avg | .273 |
|---|
| .346 | On-base % | .352 |
|---|
| .469 | Slugging % | .499 |
|---|
| 132 | OPS+ | 147 |
|---|
| Age | Dale Murphy | Frank Howard |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 3.5 | — |
| 23 | 6 | 3.9 |
| 24 | 11.3 | 5 |
| 25 | 3.1 | 9.5 |
| 26 | 15.2 | 7.7 |
| 27 | 18.7 | 5.5 |
| 28 | 17.4 | 9.2 |
| 29 | 18.1 | 7 |
| 30 | 10.1 | 11.6 |
| 31 | 20.2 | 15 |
| 32 | 7 | 20.4 |
| 33 | 3.8 | 19.3 |
| 34 | 5.7 | 11.1 |
| 35 | 4.8 | 3.2 |
| 36 | — | 3.4 |