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Lance ParrishvsMatt Williams

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C · VAL group BAT

Lance Parrish

1977–1995 · 19 seasons

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3B · VAL group BAT

Matt Williams

1987–2003 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Lance Parrish and Matt Williams: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Lance Parrish	Stat	Matt Williams
19	Seasons	17
93.9	Career VAL	93.2
11.2 (1982)	Peak-season VAL	11.2 (1993)
3×	Gold Gloves	4×
6×	Silver Sluggers	4×
8×	All-Star Selections	5×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
2	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	7

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 Lance Parrish and Matt Williams have
Lance Parrish	Stat	Matt Williams
Career
1,988	Games	1,866
Batting
1,782	Hits	1,878
324	Home runs	378
1,070	RBI	1,218
856	Runs	997
28	Stolen bases	53
612

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	Lance Parrish	Matt Williams
21	—	0
22	1.7	0.7
23	8	2
24	9.6	9.8
25	2.3	10.1
26	11.2	3.4
27	9.7	11.2
28	7.1	8.3
29	9.7	9.2
30	6.3	7.5
31	4.7	5.9
32	3.5	5
33	4.8	10.2
34	8	2.4
35	3.2	3.6
36	3.2	3
37	—	0.9
38	0.9	—
39	0	—