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Lou GehrigvsMickey Mantle

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

1B · VAL group BAT

Lou Gehrig

1923–1939 · 17 seasons

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CF · VAL group BAT

Mickey Mantle

1951–1968 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Lou Gehrig and Mickey Mantle: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Lou Gehrig	Stat	Mickey Mantle
17	Seasons	18
262.0	Career VAL	275.6
29.3 (1927)	Peak-season VAL	26.1 (1956)
Inducted 1939	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1974
2×	MVP Awards	3×
7×	All-Star Selections	16×
—	Gold Gloves	1×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	8
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	24

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 Lou Gehrig and Mickey Mantle have
Lou Gehrig	Stat	Mickey Mantle
Career
2,164	Games	2,401
Batting
2,721	Hits	2,415
493	Home runs	536
1,995	RBI	1,509
1,888	Runs	1,677
102	Stolen bases	153
1,508

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	Lou Gehrig	Mickey Mantle
19	—	5.5
20	—	14.2
21	—	9.8
22	7.8	13.8
23	13.3	19.5
24	29.3	26.1
25	19.9	26.1
26	15.9	20.3
27	25.4	16.1
28	25.2	15.6
29	18.7	25.2
30	18.3	17.1
31	24	7.5
32	15.8	19.5
33	20.7	8.1
34	19	9.9
35	8.7	11
36	—	10.3