Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Elston Howard | Stat | Steve Sax |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Seasons | 14 |
| 66.3 | Career VAL | 66.1 |
| 12.0 (1961) | Peak-season VAL | 12.3 (1986) |
| 1× | MVP Awards | — |
| 2× | Gold Gloves | — |
| 9× | All-Star Selections | 5× |
| — | Rookie of the Year | 1× |
| — | Silver Sluggers | 1× |
| 0 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 0 |
| 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.
| Elston Howard | Stat | Steve Sax |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 1,625 | Games | 1,769 |
| Batting | ||
| 1,491 | Hits | 1,949 |
| 168 | Home runs | 54 |
| 775 | RBI | 550 |
| 635 | Runs | 913 |
| 10 | Stolen bases | 444 |
| 376 | ||
| Gray ink (top-10 finishes) |
|---|
| 9 |
| Walks |
|---|
| 556 |
| .274 | Batting avg | .281 |
|---|
| .321 | On-base % | .335 |
|---|
| .427 | Slugging % | .358 |
|---|
| 113 | OPS+ | 97 |
|---|
| Age | Elston Howard | Steve Sax |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | — | 0.6 |
| 22 | — | 6 |
| 23 | — | 6.7 |
| 24 | — | 0.7 |
| 25 | — | 3.8 |
| 26 | 4.4 | 12.3 |
| 27 | 0.7 | 5.4 |
| 28 | 1.2 | 7 |
| 29 | 5.9 | 10.4 |
| 30 | 6.5 | 2.7 |
| 31 | 0.9 | 9.5 |
| 32 | 12 | 1 |
| 33 | 6 | 0 |
| 34 | 10.8 | — |
| 35 | 12 | — |
| 36 | 1.1 | — |
| 37 | 2.8 | — |
| 38 | 0 | — |
| 39 | 2 | — |