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Dave ParkervsTony Gwynn

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

RF · VAL group BAT

Dave Parker

1973–1991 · 19 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Tony Gwynn

1982–2001 · 20 seasons

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At a glance

Dave Parker and Tony Gwynn: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Dave Parker	Stat	Tony Gwynn
19	Seasons	20
136.7	Career VAL	163.3
19.1 (1978)	Peak-season VAL	18.7 (1987)
Inducted 2025	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2007
1×	MVP Awards	—
3×	Gold Gloves	5×
3×	Silver Sluggers	7×
7×	All-Star Selections	15×
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 Dave Parker and Tony Gwynn have
Dave Parker	Stat	Tony Gwynn
Career
2,466	Games	2,440
Batting
2,712	Hits	3,141
339	Home runs	135
1,493	RBI	1,138
1,272	Runs	1,383
154	Stolen bases	319
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	Tony Gwynn
22	1.1	1.2
23	1.9	2.5
24	12.6	13.3
25	9.8	7.1
26	14.7	12
27	19.1	18.7
28	14	9.3
29	5.4	11.8
30	1.4	6.8
31	2.6	7.3
32	3.9	7.5
33	5.6	10.2
34	15.4	10.9
35	8.4	9.9
36	4.1	7
37	3.5	13.5
38	5.4	7.2
39	7.4	4.8
40	0.4	1.1
41	—	1.2