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Dave ParkervsBarry Larkin

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RF · VAL group BAT

Dave Parker

1973–1991 · 19 seasons

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SS · VAL group BAT

Barry Larkin

1986–2004 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Dave Parker and Barry Larkin: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Dave Parker	Stat	Barry Larkin
19	Seasons	19
136.7	Career VAL	152.4
19.1 (1978)	Peak-season VAL	17.3 (1996)
Inducted 2025	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2012
1×	MVP Awards	1×
3×	Gold Gloves	3×
3×	Silver Sluggers	9×
7×	All-Star Selections	12×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
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.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Dave Parker and Barry Larkin have
Dave Parker	Stat	Barry Larkin
Career
2,466	Games	2,180
Batting
2,712	Hits	2,340
339	Home runs	198
1,493	RBI	960
1,272	Runs	1,329
154	Stolen bases	379
683

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	Dave Parker	Barry Larkin
22	1.1	1.9
23	1.9	3.2
24	12.6	11.6
25	9.8	7.4
26	14.7	9.6
27	19.1	13.7
28	14	13.1
29	5.4	8.1
30	1.4	5.9
31	2.6	13.5
32	3.9	17.3
33	5.6	5.9
34	15.4	14
35	8.4	9
36	4.1	8.7
37	3.5	1.4
38	5.4	1.8
39	7.4	2
40	0.4	4.3