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Jim RicevsVladimir Guerrero

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

LF · VAL group BAT

Jim Rice

1974–1989 · 16 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Vladimir Guerrero

1996–2011 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Jim Rice and Vladimir Guerrero: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jim Rice	Stat	Vladimir Guerrero
16	Seasons	16
154.7	Career VAL	165.7
21.6 (1978)	Peak-season VAL	19.5 (2002)
Inducted 2009	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2018
1×	MVP Awards	1×
2×	Silver Sluggers	8×
8×	All-Star Selections	9×
3	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
19	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 Jim Rice and Vladimir Guerrero have
Jim Rice	Stat	Vladimir Guerrero
Career
2,089	Games	2,147
Batting
2,452	Hits	2,590
382	Home runs	449
1,451	RBI	1,496
1,249	Runs	1,328
58	Stolen bases	181
670

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	Jim Rice	Vladimir Guerrero
22	10.7	3.2
23	9.1	14.6
24	18	12.8
25	21.6	18.7
26	18	13.4
27	8	19.5
28	4.2	12.1
29	11.1	17.5
30	14.6	13.2
31	8.7	10.9
32	10.3	10.3
33	11.3	8.2
34	3.7	2.6
35	5.4	6.7
36	0	2