Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Frank Thomas | Stat | Rod Carew |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Seasons | 19 |
| 193.6 | Career VAL | 171.1 |
| 18.9 (1991) | Peak-season VAL | 21.0 (1977) |
| Inducted 2014 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 1991 |
| 2× | MVP Awards | 1× |
| 4× | Silver Sluggers | — |
| 5× | All-Star Selections | 18× |
| — | Rookie of the Year | 1× |
| 1 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 3 |
| 19 |
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.
| Frank Thomas | Stat | Rod Carew |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,322 | Games | 2,469 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,468 | Hits | 3,053 |
| 521 | Home runs | 92 |
| 1,704 | RBI | 1,015 |
| 1,494 | Runs | 1,424 |
| 32 | Stolen bases | 353 |
| 1,667 | ||
| Gray ink (top-10 finishes) |
|---|
| 11 |
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,018 |
| .301 | Batting avg | .328 |
|---|
| .419 | On-base % | .393 |
|---|
| .555 | Slugging % | .429 |
|---|
| 156 | OPS+ | 136 |
|---|
| Age | Frank Thomas | Rod Carew |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | — | 6.4 |
| 22 | 6 | 3 |
| 23 | 18.9 | 8.5 |
| 24 | 17.3 | 4.7 |
| 25 | 16.1 | 5.4 |
| 26 | 15.4 | 6.3 |
| 27 | 15.4 | 14.5 |
| 28 | 16.8 | 16.4 |
| 29 | 15.9 | 15.8 |
| 30 | 9.7 | 14.9 |
| 31 | 6.6 | 21 |
| 32 | 16.9 | 13.8 |
| 33 | — | 6.8 |
| 34 | 6.3 | 8.9 |
| 35 | 11 | 3.7 |
| 36 | 6.3 | 7.4 |
| 37 | 1.6 | 7.5 |
| 38 | 6.9 | 2.7 |
| 39 | 5.6 | 3.4 |
| 40 | 0.9 | — |