Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Larry Walker | Stat | Sammy Sosa |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Seasons | 18 |
| 176.3 | Career VAL | 156.0 |
| 23.8 (1997) | Peak-season VAL | 24.1 (2001) |
| Inducted 2020 | Hall of Fame | — |
| 1× | MVP Awards | 1× |
| 7× | Gold Gloves | — |
| 3× | Silver Sluggers | 6× |
| 5× | All-Star Selections | 7× |
| 0 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 5 |
| 5 |
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.
| Larry Walker | Stat | Sammy Sosa |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 1,988 | Games | 2,354 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,160 | Hits | 2,408 |
| 383 | Home runs | 609 |
| 1,311 | RBI | 1,667 |
| 1,355 | Runs | 1,475 |
| 230 | Stolen bases | 234 |
| 913 | ||
| Gray ink (top-10 finishes) |
|---|
| 15 |
| Walks |
|---|
| 929 |
| .313 | Batting avg | .273 |
|---|
| .400 | On-base % | .344 |
|---|
| .565 | Slugging % | .534 |
|---|
| 160 | OPS+ | 134 |
|---|
| Age | Larry Walker | Sammy Sosa |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | — | 0.7 |
| 21 | — | 2.6 |
| 22 | — | 0 |
| 23 | 5.2 | 2.5 |
| 24 | 8 | 7.8 |
| 25 | 11.7 | 6.5 |
| 26 | 8.9 | 8.4 |
| 27 | 8.4 | 9 |
| 28 | 12.1 | 4.8 |
| 29 | 5.3 | 19.9 |
| 30 | 23.8 | 14.7 |
| 31 | 15.5 | 18.5 |
| 32 | 16.8 | 24.1 |
| 33 | 5.9 | 15.7 |
| 34 | 18.2 | 10.4 |
| 35 | 14 | 7.5 |
| 36 | 9.2 | 0 |
| 37 | 7.9 | — |
| 38 | 5.4 | 2.9 |