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Eddie MathewsvsMike Schmidt

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3B · VAL group BAT

Eddie Mathews

1952–1968 · 17 seasons

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3B · VAL group BAT

Mike Schmidt

1972–1989 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Eddie Mathews and Mike Schmidt: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Eddie Mathews	Stat	Mike Schmidt
17	Seasons	18
209.6	Career VAL	235.6
19.3 (1959)	Peak-season VAL	20.4 (1974)
Inducted 1978	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1995
9×	All-Star Selections	12×
—	MVP Awards	3×
—	Gold Gloves	10×
—	Silver Sluggers	6×
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	7
22

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 Mike Schmidt have
Eddie Mathews	Stat	Mike Schmidt
Career
2,391	Games	2,404
Batting
2,315	Hits	2,234
512	Home runs	548
1,453	RBI	1,595
1,509	Runs	1,506
68	Stolen bases	174
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	Mike Schmidt
20	7.2	—
21	18	—
22	17.7	—
23	18.7	3.1
24	13.8	20.4
25	15.8	16
26	9.2	17
27	19.3	17.6
28	16.1	10.4
29	17.7	17.3
30	11.7	19.9
31	13.6	15.3
32	8	16.4
33	10.3	16.2
34	6.2	15.8
35	6.3	14.3
36	—	15.1
37	—	14.8
38	—	5.1
39	—	0.9