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Jim ThomevsReggie Jackson

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

Reggie Jackson

1967–1987 · 21 seasons

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At a glance

Jim Thome and Reggie Jackson: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jim Thome	Stat	Reggie Jackson
22	Seasons	21
194.0	Career VAL	199.2
19.2 (2002)	Peak-season VAL	20.6 (1969)
Inducted 2018	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1993
1×	Silver Sluggers	2×
5×	All-Star Selections	14×
—	MVP Awards	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
10	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	16

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 Reggie Jackson have
Jim Thome	Stat	Reggie Jackson
Career
2,543	Games	2,820
Batting
2,328	Hits	2,584
612	Home runs	563
1,699	RBI	1,702
1,583	Runs	1,551
19	Stolen bases	228
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	Reggie Jackson
20	0.1	—
21	0	0
22	2.5	9.1
23	4.1	20.6
24	12.1	8
25	17	11.9
26	13.5	9.8
27	11.9	14.6
28	11	15.4
29	11.3	11.3
30	15.7	11.5
31	19.2	12.9
32	14	10
33	13.2	12
34	0.4	16.6
35	12.1	2.7
36	9.8	13.4
37	7.8	0
38	4.6	3.5
39	8.2	9.1
40	3.8	5.9
41	1.7	0.9