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George FostervsJosé Canseco

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

LF · VAL group BAT

George Foster

1969–1986 · 18 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

José Canseco

1985–2001 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

George Foster and José Canseco: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
George Foster	Stat	José Canseco
18	Seasons	17
111.2	Career VAL	131.5
20.4 (1977)	Peak-season VAL	21.4 (1988)
1×	MVP Awards	1×
1×	Silver Sluggers	4×
5×	All-Star Selections	6×
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
3	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	2
12	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	14

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 George Foster and José Canseco have
George Foster	Stat	José Canseco
Career
1,977	Games	1,887
Batting
1,925	Hits	1,877
348	Home runs	462
1,239	RBI	1,407
986	Runs	1,186
51	Stolen bases	200
666

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	George Foster	José Canseco
21	—	6.7
22	1.5	7.2
23	0	21.4
24	—	5.6
25	3.3	13.6
26	10.2	16.4
27	14.9	7.7
28	20.4	1.5
29	15.7	8.3
30	11.9	7.8
31	8.8	9.4
32	8.6	2.9
33	0.9	8.3
34	2.8	7.3
35	5	3.8
36	6.2	3.6
37	1	—