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

C · VAL group BAT

Joe Mauer

2004–2018 · 15 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Cecil Cooper

1971–1987 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Joe Mauer and Cecil Cooper: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Joe Mauer	Stat	Cecil Cooper
15	Seasons	17
98.4	Career VAL	98.4
14.7 (2009)	Peak-season VAL	15.3 (1980)
Inducted 2024	Hall of Fame	—
1×	MVP Awards	—
3×	Gold Gloves	2×
5×	Silver Sluggers	3×
6×	All-Star Selections	5×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	2
1

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 Joe Mauer and Cecil Cooper have
Joe Mauer	Stat	Cecil Cooper
Career
1,858	Games	1,896
Batting
2,123	Hits	2,192
143	Home runs	241
923	RBI	1,125
1,018	Runs	1,012
52	Stolen bases	89
939

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	Joe Mauer	Cecil Cooper
21	2.9	—
22	7.5	—
23	10.3	0
24	4.9	3.7
25	8.4	6.9
26	14.7	5.2
27	8.5	7.4
28	1.7	7.9
29	9.2	11.3
30	8.1	15.3
31	4.2	6.8
32	3.8	12.4
33	4.7	11.5
34	6.1	2.1
35	3.4	7.3
36	—	0.6
37	—	0