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Frank ThomasvsFred McGriff

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

DH · VAL group BAT

Frank Thomas

1990–2008 · 19 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Fred McGriff

1986–2004 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Frank Thomas and Fred McGriff: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Frank Thomas	Stat	Fred McGriff
19	Seasons	19
193.6	Career VAL	174.0
18.9 (1991)	Peak-season VAL	17.5 (1992)
Inducted 2014	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2023
2×	MVP Awards	—
4×	Silver Sluggers	3×
5×	All-Star Selections	5×
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
19	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	9

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 Frank Thomas and Fred McGriff have
Frank Thomas	Stat	Fred McGriff
Career
2,322	Games	2,460
Batting
2,468	Hits	2,490
521	Home runs	493
1,704	RBI	1,550
1,494	Runs	1,349
32	Stolen bases	72
1,667

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	Frank Thomas	Fred McGriff
22	6	—
23	18.9	6.4
24	17.3	15.7
25	16.1	16.5
26	15.4	15.7
27	15.4	14.4
28	16.8	17.5
29	15.9	12.2
30	9.7	10.5
31	6.6	6.8
32	16.9	9.1
33	—	4.8
34	6.3	6.8
35	11	11
36	6.3	7.1
37	1.6	10.3
38	6.9	7.6
39	5.6	1.6
40	0.9	—