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Ellis BurksvsJohn Olerud

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Ellis Burks

1987–2004 · 18 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

John Olerud

1989–2005 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Ellis Burks and John Olerud: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ellis Burks	Stat	John Olerud
18	Seasons	17
145.7	Career VAL	120.6
20.9 (1996)	Peak-season VAL	19.4 (1993)
1×	Gold Gloves	3×
2×	Silver Sluggers	—
2×	All-Star Selections	2×
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
2	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

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 Ellis Burks and John Olerud have
Ellis Burks	Stat	John Olerud
Career
2,000	Games	2,234
Batting
2,107	Hits	2,239
352	Home runs	255
1,206	RBI	1,230
1,253	Runs	1,139
181	Stolen bases	11
793

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	Ellis Burks	John Olerud
21	—	5.2
22	6.3	6.7
23	13	9
24	9.1	19.4
25	10.7	4.5
26	4.2	4.5
27	3	5.2
28	6.1	8
29	4.6	16
30	4.8	8.9
31	20.9	6.6
32	9.5	9.1
33	9.2	10.3
34	9.7	3.7
35	12.7	1.9
36	9.5	1.6
37	10.4	—
38	2	—