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Don BaylorvsKen Griffey Sr.

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DH · VAL group BAT

Don Baylor

1970–1988 · 19 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Ken Griffey Sr.

1973–1991 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Don Baylor and Ken Griffey Sr.: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Don Baylor	Stat	Ken Griffey Sr.
19	Seasons	19
90.6	Career VAL	95.2
14.0 (1979)	Peak-season VAL	13.0 (1976)
1×	MVP Awards	—
3×	Silver Sluggers	—
1×	All-Star Selections	3×
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
8	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	5

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 Don Baylor and Ken Griffey Sr. have
Don Baylor	Stat	Ken Griffey Sr.
Career
2,292	Games	2,097
Batting
2,135	Hits	2,143
338	Home runs	152
1,276	RBI	859
1,236	Runs	1,129
285	Stolen bases	200
805

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	Don Baylor	Ken Griffey Sr.
23	4	—
24	6.6	1.8
25	4.6	7.5
26	9.6	13
27	5.3	10.3
28	5	7.5
29	10.2	6.4
30	14	8.6
31	0	4.2
32	3.3	3.6
33	4.5	6.1
34	9	2
35	5.2	4.4
36	3.7	8.6
37	4.3	5.7
38	1	0.5
39	0.3	3.3
40	—	1.7