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Juan GonzalezvsRyan Braun

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

RF · VAL group BAT

Juan Gonzalez

1989–2005 · 17 seasons

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LF · VAL group BAT

Ryan Braun

2007–2020 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Juan Gonzalez and Ryan Braun: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Juan Gonzalez	Stat	Ryan Braun
17	Seasons	14
120.5	Career VAL	120.5
15.4 (1998)	Peak-season VAL	16.3 (2012)
2×	MVP Awards	1×
6×	Silver Sluggers	4×
3×	All-Star Selections	5×
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
12	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	12

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 Juan Gonzalez and Ryan Braun have
Juan Gonzalez	Stat	Ryan Braun
Career
1,689	Games	1,766
Batting
1,936	Hits	1,963
434	Home runs	352
1,404	RBI	1,154
1,061	Runs	1,080
26	Stolen bases	216
457

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	Juan Gonzalez	Ryan Braun
21	8	—
22	11	—
23	14.4	10.9
24	2.5	10.2
25	6.4	11.3
26	14.7	9.6
27	10	15.4
28	15.4	16.3
29	11.9	4
30	5.4	6.4
31	11.8	8.7
32	2	10.4
33	5.9	5.7
34	1.1	4.7
35	—	6.3
36	—	0.6