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Frank ThomasvsWillie Stargell

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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LF · VAL group BAT

Willie Stargell

1962–1982 · 21 seasons

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At a glance

Frank Thomas and Willie Stargell: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Frank Thomas	Stat	Willie Stargell
19	Seasons	21
193.6	Career VAL	188.9
18.9 (1991)	Peak-season VAL	19.9 (1973)
Inducted 2014	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1988
2×	MVP Awards	1×
4×	Silver Sluggers	—
5×	All-Star Selections	7×
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	3
19	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	12

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 Willie Stargell have
Frank Thomas	Stat	Willie Stargell
Career
2,322	Games	2,360
Batting
2,468	Hits	2,232
521	Home runs	475
1,704	RBI	1,540
1,494	Runs	1,195
32	Stolen bases	17
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	Willie Stargell
22	6	—
23	18.9	2
24	17.3	6.8
25	16.1	8.6
26	15.4	14
27	15.4	10.2
28	16.8	6.5
29	15.9	14.7
30	9.7	8.6
31	6.6	19.5
32	16.9	15.1
33	—	19.9
34	6.3	16.1
35	11	10.8
36	6.3	6.9
37	1.6	4.7
38	6.9	11.7
39	5.6	9.6
40	0.9	3.2