Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Jim Bottomley | Stat | Ruben Sierra |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Seasons | 20 |
| 95.5 | Career VAL | 80.7 |
| 16.5 (1928) | Peak-season VAL | 15.1 (1989) |
| Inducted 1974 | Hall of Fame | — |
| 1× | MVP Awards | — |
| — | Silver Sluggers | 1× |
| — | All-Star Selections | 4× |
| — | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 0 |
| — | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 6 |
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.
| Jim Bottomley | Stat | Ruben Sierra |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 1,991 | Games | 2,186 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,313 | Hits | 2,152 |
| 219 | Home runs | 306 |
| 1,422 | RBI | 1,322 |
| 1,177 | Runs | 1,084 |
| 58 | Stolen bases | 142 |
| 664 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 610 |
| .310 | Batting avg | .268 |
|---|
| .369 | On-base % | .315 |
|---|
| .500 | Slugging % | .450 |
|---|
| 133 | OPS+ | 107 |
|---|
| Age | Jim Bottomley | Ruben Sierra |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | — | 4.2 |
| 21 | — | 6.8 |
| 22 | 2.6 | 6.7 |
| 23 | 11.6 | 15.1 |
| 24 | 6.7 | 6 |
| 25 | 14.6 | 14.2 |
| 26 | 7.5 | 8 |
| 27 | 10.4 | 2 |
| 28 | 16.5 | 2.2 |
| 29 | 12.1 | 3 |
| 30 | 4.5 | 0.8 |
| 31 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 32 | 2.3 | — |
| 33 | 0 | — |
| 34 | 0.1 | — |
| 35 | 0 | 5.3 |
| 36 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| 37 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 38 | — | 2.4 |
| 39 | — | 0 |