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David OrtizvsWillie Keeler

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

DH · VAL group BAT

David Ortiz

1997–2016 · 20 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Willie Keeler

1892–1910 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

David Ortiz and Willie Keeler: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
David Ortiz	Stat	Willie Keeler
20	Seasons	19
163.3	Career VAL	136.6
14.8 (2007)	Peak-season VAL	15.4 (1900)
Inducted 2022	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1939
7×	Silver Sluggers	—
10×	All-Star Selections	—
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
14	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

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 David Ortiz and Willie Keeler have
David Ortiz	Stat	Willie Keeler
Career
2,408	Games	2,123
Batting
2,472	Hits	2,932
541	Home runs	33
1,768	RBI	810
1,419	Runs	1,719
17	Stolen bases	495
1,319

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	David Ortiz	Willie Keeler
21	—	0.8
22	3.1	6.2
23	—	7.6
24	2.7	9.8
25	2.8	10.6
26	4.7	3.9
27	9.2	5.5
28	13.8	15.4
29	14.4	14.3
30	13.9	12.2
31	14.8	8.7
32	6.9	14.1
33	4.3	10.4
34	8.5	10.6
35	10.7	0.1
36	8.8	3.2
37	11.6	3.2
38	9	—
39	9.9	—
40	14.2	—