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King KellyvsJorge Posada

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RF · VAL group BAT

King Kelly

1878–1893 · 16 seasons

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C · VAL group BAT

Jorge Posada

1995–2011 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

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

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 King Kelly and Jorge Posada have
King Kelly	Stat	Jorge Posada
Career
1,455	Games	1,829
Batting
1,813	Hits	1,664
69	Home runs	275
950	RBI	1,065
1,357	Runs	900
368	Stolen bases	20
549

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