Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Gary Sheffield | Stat | Rod Carew |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Seasons | 19 |
| 195.5 | Career VAL | 171.1 |
| 20.0 (1996) | Peak-season VAL | 21.0 (1977) |
| — | Hall of Fame | Inducted 1991 |
| 5× | Silver Sluggers | — |
| 9× | All-Star Selections | 18× |
| — | MVP Awards | 1× |
| — | Rookie of the Year | 1× |
| 0 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 3 |
| 8 |
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 | Rod Carew |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,576 | Games | 2,469 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,689 | Hits | 3,053 |
| 509 | Home runs | 92 |
| 1,676 | RBI | 1,015 |
| 1,636 | Runs | 1,424 |
| 253 | Stolen bases | 353 |
| 1,475 | ||
| Gray ink (top-10 finishes) |
|---|
| 11 |
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,018 |
| .292 | Batting avg | .328 |
|---|
| .393 | On-base % | .393 |
|---|
| .514 | Slugging % | .429 |
|---|
| 143 | OPS+ | 136 |
|---|
| Age | Gary Sheffield | Rod Carew |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 0.3 | — |
| 21 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | 17.4 | 8.5 |
| 24 | 8 | 4.7 |
| 25 | 6.8 | 5.4 |
| 26 | 8.1 | 6.3 |
| 27 | 20 | 14.5 |
| 28 | 7.2 | 16.4 |
| 29 | 11.7 | 15.8 |
| 30 | 10.7 | 14.9 |
| 31 | 17.6 | 21 |
| 32 | 14.3 | 13.8 |
| 33 | 10.6 | 6.8 |
| 34 | 18.2 | 8.9 |
| 35 | 13.3 | 3.7 |
| 36 | 11.4 | 7.4 |
| 37 | 1.4 | 7.5 |
| 38 | 6.8 | 2.7 |
| 39 | 2.5 | 3.4 |
| 40 | 2.9 | — |