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Eddie MathewsvsBilly Williams

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

3B · VAL group BAT

Eddie Mathews

1952–1968 · 17 seasons

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OF · VAL group BAT

Billy Williams

1959–1976 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Eddie Mathews and Billy Williams: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Eddie Mathews	Stat	Billy Williams
17	Seasons	18
209.6	Career VAL	198.0
19.3 (1959)	Peak-season VAL	21.1 (1972)
Inducted 1978	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1987
9×	All-Star Selections	6×
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	2
22	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	25

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 Eddie Mathews and Billy Williams have
Eddie Mathews	Stat	Billy Williams
Career
2,391	Games	2,488
Batting
2,315	Hits	2,711
512	Home runs	426
1,453	RBI	1,475
1,509	Runs	1,410
68	Stolen bases	90
1,444

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	Eddie Mathews	Billy Williams
20	7.2	—
21	18	—
22	17.7	—
23	18.7	8.4
24	13.8	9.3
25	15.8	12.6
26	9.2	17.5
27	19.3	17.6
28	16.1	10.7
29	17.7	13.9
30	11.7	13.5
31	13.6	11.2
32	8	20.2
33	10.3	14.6
34	6.2	21.1
35	6.3	10
36	—	9.1
37	—	6.5
38	—	1.8