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Hank AaronvsTristram Speaker

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

RF · VAL group BAT

Hank Aaron

1954–1976 · 23 seasons

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CF · VAL group BAT

Tristram Speaker

1907–1928 · 22 seasons

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At a glance

Hank Aaron and Tristram Speaker: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Hank Aaron	Stat	Tristram Speaker
23	Seasons	22
336.8	Career VAL	299.9
21.9 (1963)	Peak-season VAL	25.1 (1912)
Inducted 1982	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1937
1×	MVP Awards	1×
3×	Gold Gloves	—
21×	All-Star Selections	—
9	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
53	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

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 Hank Aaron and Tristram Speaker have
Hank Aaron	Stat	Tristram Speaker
Career
3,298	Games	2,792
Batting
3,771	Hits	3,515
755	Home runs	117
2,297	RBI	1,529
2,174	Runs	1,881
240	Stolen bases	432
1,403

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	Hank Aaron	Tristram Speaker
20	4.1	0
21	12.3	15
22	13.4	18.8
23	17.4	14
24	13.6	25.1
25	21.8	21.6
26	14	20.5
27	17.6	15.4
28	17.3	23.9
29	21.9	20.4
30	16.5	11.7
31	17.8	11.3
32	16.5	19.6
33	19.7	11.5
34	15.9	14
35	19.7	19
36	15.8	9.9
37	20.9	13
38	14	8
39	15.7	6.2
40	6.9	1
41	2.3	—
42	1.7	—