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José RamírezvsSam Thompson

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

3B · VAL group BAT

José Ramírez

2013–2026 · 14 seasons

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OF · VAL group BAT

Sam Thompson

1885–1906 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

José Ramírez and Sam Thompson: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
José Ramírez	Stat	Sam Thompson
14	Seasons	15
112.7	Career VAL	104.3
14.8 (2018)	Peak-season VAL	15.6 (1895)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1974
1×	Silver Sluggers	—
2×	All-Star Selections	—
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
14	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

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 José Ramírez and Sam Thompson have
José Ramírez	Stat	Sam Thompson
Career
1,734	Games	1,407
Batting
1,779	Hits	1,979
297	Home runs	126
1,002	RBI	1,299
1,072	Runs	1,256
324	Stolen bases	229
726

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	José Ramírez	Sam Thompson
21	0.7	—
22	0	—
23	6.9	—
24	13.2	—
25	14.8	5.3
26	6.6	7.8
27	5.1	11.7
28	12.2	3.9
29	11.6	9.7
30	10.2	9
31	14.6	4.9
32	12.8	10.1
33	4	9.5
34	—	11
35	—	15.6
36	—	5.8