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Jake BeckleyvsPaul Molitor

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

1B · VAL group BAT

Jake Beckley

1888–1907 · 20 seasons

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DH · VAL group BAT

Paul Molitor

1978–1998 · 21 seasons

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At a glance

Jake Beckley and Paul Molitor: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jake Beckley	Stat	Paul Molitor
20	Seasons	21
143.8	Career VAL	152.2
12.9 (1904)	Peak-season VAL	14.8 (1987)
Inducted 1971	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2004
—	Silver Sluggers	4×
—	All-Star Selections	7×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	4
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	16

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 Jake Beckley and Paul Molitor have
Jake Beckley	Stat	Paul Molitor
Career
2,386	Games	2,683
Batting
2,930	Hits	3,319
87	Home runs	234
1,575	RBI	1,307
1,600	Runs	1,782
315	Stolen bases	504
616

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	Jake Beckley	Paul Molitor
20	3.5	—
21	5.3	2.7
22	11.9	10
23	4.9	7.8
24	6.3	0.7
25	6	10.4
26	6.2	5.8
27	7.2	—
28	4.4	6.7
29	5.3	4.2
30	4.8	14.8
31	6.8	13.3
32	12.8	11.7
33	11.1	5.5
34	12.7	13.2
35	11.9	11.3
36	12.9	12.3
37	8.3	6.6
38	1.5	2.2
39	0	7.8
40	—	3
41	—	2.2