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Jim ThomevsDave Winfield

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

1B · VAL group BAT

Jim Thome

1991–2012 · 22 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Dave Winfield

1973–1995 · 22 seasons

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At a glance

Jim Thome and Dave Winfield: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jim Thome	Stat	Dave Winfield
22	Seasons	22
194.0	Career VAL	191.8
19.2 (2002)	Peak-season VAL	17.1 (1979)
Inducted 2018	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2001
1×	Silver Sluggers	6×
5×	All-Star Selections	12×
—	Gold Gloves	7×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
10	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	13

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 Thome and Dave Winfield have
Jim Thome	Stat	Dave Winfield
Career
2,543	Games	2,973
Batting
2,328	Hits	3,110
612	Home runs	465
1,699	RBI	1,833
1,583	Runs	1,669
19	Stolen bases	223
1,747

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 Thome	Dave Winfield
20	0.1	—
21	0	0.9
22	2.5	6.6
23	4.1	6.7
24	12.1	8.9
25	17	7.8
26	13.5	13.2
27	11.9	17.1
28	11	9
29	11.3	5.9
30	15.7	12
31	19.2	12.6
32	14	14.1
33	13.2	9.4
34	0.4	8.1
35	12.1	8.9
36	9.8	16.5
37	7.8	—
38	4.6	6.4
39	8.2	9.1
40	3.8	13.5
41	1.7	4.8
42	—	0.3
43	—	0