Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Jim Thome | Stat | Al Kaline |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Seasons | 22 |
| 194.0 | Career VAL | 201.9 |
| 19.2 (2002) | Peak-season VAL | 16.7 (1955) |
| Inducted 2018 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 1980 |
| 1× | Silver Sluggers | — |
| 5× | All-Star Selections | 15× |
| — | Gold Gloves | 10× |
| 0 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 1 |
| 10 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 10 |
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 Thome | Stat | Al Kaline |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,543 | Games | 2,834 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,328 | Hits | 3,007 |
| 612 | Home runs | 399 |
| 1,699 | RBI | 1,583 |
| 1,583 | Runs | 1,622 |
| 19 | Stolen bases | 137 |
| 1,747 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,277 |
| .276 | Batting avg | .297 |
|---|
| .402 | On-base % | .376 |
|---|
| .554 | Slugging % | .480 |
|---|
| 143 | OPS+ | 144 |
|---|
| Age | Jim Thome | Al Kaline |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | — | 0.1 |
| 20 | 0.1 | 16.7 |
| 21 | 0 | 14.3 |
| 22 | 2.5 | 8.9 |
| 23 | 4.1 | 9.3 |
| 24 | 12.1 | 14.8 |
| 25 | 17 | 6.4 |
| 26 | 13.5 | 13 |
| 27 | 11.9 | 9.8 |
| 28 | 11 | 12.2 |
| 29 | 11.3 | 11.3 |
| 30 | 15.7 | 9.6 |
| 31 | 19.2 | 13.5 |
| 32 | 14 | 16.1 |
| 33 | 13.2 | 7.4 |
| 34 | 0.4 | 6.9 |
| 35 | 12.1 | 8.3 |
| 36 | 9.8 | 9.7 |
| 37 | 7.8 | 6.2 |
| 38 | 4.6 | 1.9 |
| 39 | 8.2 | 5.5 |
| 40 | 3.8 | — |
| 41 | 1.7 | — |