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Frank ThomasvsHarmon Killebrew

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DH · VAL group BAT

Frank Thomas

1990–2008 · 19 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Harmon Killebrew

1954–1975 · 22 seasons

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At a glance

Frank Thomas and Harmon Killebrew: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Frank Thomas	Stat	Harmon Killebrew
19	Seasons	22
193.6	Career VAL	196.9
18.9 (1991)	Peak-season VAL	21.3 (1969)
Inducted 2014	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1984
2×	MVP Awards	1×
4×	Silver Sluggers	—
5×	All-Star Selections	11×
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	4
19	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	20

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 Harmon Killebrew have
Frank Thomas	Stat	Harmon Killebrew
Career
2,322	Games	2,435
Batting
2,468	Hits	2,086
521	Home runs	573
1,704	RBI	1,584
1,494	Runs	1,283
32	Stolen bases	19
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	Harmon Killebrew
20	—	0.2
22	6	—
23	18.9	11.7
24	17.3	9.3
25	16.1	17.5
26	15.4	11.7
27	15.4	12.6
28	16.8	16.9
29	15.9	9.7
30	9.7	15.7
31	6.6	19.9
32	16.9	6.1
33	—	21.3
34	6.3	17.4
35	11	12.2
36	6.3	9.2
37	1.6	1.5
38	6.9	2.2
39	5.6	1.8
40	0.9	—