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Jim ThomevsGary Sheffield

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

Gary Sheffield

1988–2009 · 22 seasons

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At a glance

Jim Thome and Gary Sheffield: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jim Thome	Stat	Gary Sheffield
22	Seasons	22
194.0	Career VAL	195.5
19.2 (2002)	Peak-season VAL	20.0 (1996)
Inducted 2018	Hall of Fame	—
1×	Silver Sluggers	5×
5×	All-Star Selections	9×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
10	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	8

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 Gary Sheffield have
Jim Thome	Stat	Gary Sheffield
Career
2,543	Games	2,576
Batting
2,328	Hits	2,689
612	Home runs	509
1,699	RBI	1,676
1,583	Runs	1,636
19	Stolen bases	253
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	Gary Sheffield
20	0.1	0.3
21	0	6.3
22	2.5	0
23	4.1	17.4
24	12.1	8
25	17	6.8
26	13.5	8.1
27	11.9	20
28	11	7.2
29	11.3	11.7
30	15.7	10.7
31	19.2	17.6
32	14	14.3
33	13.2	10.6
34	0.4	18.2
35	12.1	13.3
36	9.8	11.4
37	7.8	1.4
38	4.6	6.8
39	8.2	2.5
40	3.8	2.9
41	1.7	—