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Jorge PosadavsKing Kelly

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C · VAL group BAT

Jorge Posada

1995–2011 · 17 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

King Kelly

1878–1893 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Jorge Posada and King Kelly: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jorge Posada	Stat	King Kelly
17	Seasons	16
107.6	Career VAL	106.8
13.4 (2000)	Peak-season VAL	13.6 (1886)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1945
5×	Silver Sluggers	—
5×	All-Star Selections	—

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Jorge Posada and King Kelly have
Jorge Posada	Stat	King Kelly
Career
1,829	Games	1,455
Batting
1,664	Hits	1,813
275	Home runs	69
1,065	RBI	950
900	Runs	1,357
20	Stolen bases	368
936

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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View data (20 rows)

VAL by age
Age	Jorge Posada	King Kelly
20	—	0.2
21	—	6.9
22	—	4.9
23	—	6.5
24	—	8.6
25	1.7	6
26	6.1	11
27	2.4	8.3
28	13.4	13.6
29	8.5	11
30	9.4	9.3
31	12.6	9.7
32	10	6.2
33	6.5	3.9
34	7.5	0.7
35	11.9	—
36	1.7	—
37	7.4	—
38	5.9	—
39	2.6	—