Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Gary Sheffield | Stat | Cal Ripken Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Seasons | 21 |
| 195.5 | Career VAL | 184.5 |
| 20.0 (1996) | Peak-season VAL | 20.7 (1991) |
| — | Hall of Fame | Inducted 2007 |
| 5× | Silver Sluggers | 8× |
| 9× | All-Star Selections | 19× |
| — | MVP Awards | 2× |
| — | Rookie of the Year | 1× |
| — | Gold Gloves | 2× |
| 0 |
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.
| Gary Sheffield | Stat | Cal Ripken Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,576 | Games | 3,001 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,689 | Hits | 3,184 |
| 509 | Home runs | 431 |
| 1,676 | RBI | 1,695 |
| 1,636 | Runs | 1,647 |
| 253 | Stolen bases | 36 |
| 1,475 | ||
| Black ink (league-leading seasons) |
|---|
| 1 |
| 8 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 8 |
|---|
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,129 |
| .292 | Batting avg | .276 |
|---|
| .393 | On-base % | .340 |
|---|
| .514 | Slugging % | .447 |
|---|
| 143 | OPS+ | 112 |
|---|
| Age | Gary Sheffield | Cal Ripken Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 0.3 | — |
| 21 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 22 | 0 | 16.9 |
| 23 | 17.4 | 18.1 |
| 24 | 8 | 13.4 |
| 25 | 6.8 | 11.8 |
| 26 | 8.1 | 9.8 |
| 27 | 20 | 13.6 |
| 28 | 7.2 | 8 |
| 29 | 11.7 | 9.4 |
| 30 | 10.7 | 20.7 |
| 31 | 17.6 | 6.4 |
| 32 | 14.3 | 6.7 |
| 33 | 10.6 | 6 |
| 34 | 18.2 | 5.3 |
| 35 | 13.3 | 9.1 |
| 36 | 11.4 | 4.2 |
| 37 | 1.4 | 4.6 |
| 38 | 6.8 | 7.5 |
| 39 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 40 | 2.9 | 0 |