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Kenny LoftonvsGary Matthews Sr.

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Kenny Lofton

1991–2007 · 17 seasons

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LF · VAL group BAT

Gary Matthews Sr.

1972–1987 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Kenny Lofton and Gary Matthews Sr.: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Kenny Lofton	Stat	Gary Matthews Sr.
17	Seasons	16
120.9	Career VAL	113.2
12.6 (1996)	Peak-season VAL	12.3 (1979)
4×	Gold Gloves	—
6×	All-Star Selections	1×
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
3	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
12	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	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 Kenny Lofton and Gary Matthews Sr. have
Kenny Lofton	Stat	Gary Matthews Sr.
Career
2,103	Games	2,033
Batting
2,428	Hits	2,011
130	Home runs	234
781	RBI	978
1,528	Runs	1,083
622	Stolen bases	183
945

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	Kenny Lofton	Gary Matthews Sr.
22	—	9.7
23	—	10.9
24	—	7.6
25	9	10.5
26	11.9	7.9
27	12.4	9.3
28	8.6	12.3
29	12.6	4.6
30	8.8	6.8
31	9.5	7.8
32	7.6	4.2
33	7.5	10.9
34	3.4	4.2
35	6	6.5
36	7.9	0
37	2.5	—
38	6.1	—
39	3.1	—
40	4	—