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Kirby PuckettvsMookie Betts

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Kirby Puckett

1984–1995 · 12 seasons

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SS · VAL group BAT

Mookie Betts

2014–2026 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Kirby Puckett and Mookie Betts: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Kirby Puckett	Stat	Mookie Betts
12	Seasons	13
125.8	Career VAL	124.8
18.2 (1988)	Peak-season VAL	18.0 (2018)
Inducted 2001	Hall of Fame	—
6×	Gold Gloves	2×
6×	Silver Sluggers	1×
10×	All-Star Selections	4×
3	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
13	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 Kirby Puckett and Mookie Betts have
Kirby Puckett	Stat	Mookie Betts
Career
1,783	Games	1,654
Batting
2,304	Hits	1,890
207	Home runs	314
1,085	RBI	982
1,071	Runs	1,237
134	Stolen bases	198
450

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	Kirby Puckett	Mookie Betts
21	—	3.1
22	—	8.7
23	—	13.1
24	1	9.7
25	5.2	18
26	15.4	12.6
27	13.9	4
28	18.2	8.4
29	13.2	11.5
30	8.4	16.8
31	10.3	8.5
32	14.4	4.9
33	8.5	5.5
34	7	—
35	10.3	—