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Ellis BurksvsLuis Gonzalez

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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LF · VAL group BAT

Luis Gonzalez

1990–2008 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Ellis Burks and Luis Gonzalez: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ellis Burks	Stat	Luis Gonzalez
18	Seasons	19
145.7	Career VAL	132.0
20.9 (1996)	Peak-season VAL	22.4 (2001)
1×	Gold Gloves	—
2×	Silver Sluggers	1×
2×	All-Star Selections	5×
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
2	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 Ellis Burks and Luis Gonzalez have
Ellis Burks	Stat	Luis Gonzalez
Career
2,000	Games	2,591
Batting
2,107	Hits	2,591
352	Home runs	354
1,206	RBI	1,439
1,253	Runs	1,412
181	Stolen bases	128
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	Luis Gonzalez
22	6.3	—
23	13	4.8
24	9.1	1.8
25	10.7	7.7
26	4.2	2.7
27	3	5.1
28	6.1	5.2
29	4.6	2.3
30	4.8	6.7
31	20.9	12.8
32	9.5	13.3
33	9.2	22.4
34	9.7	11.2
35	12.7	13.2
36	9.5	6.1
37	10.4	7.1
38	2	4
39	—	3.6
40	—	2