Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Luis Aparicio | Stat | Nelson Cruz |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Seasons | 19 |
| 101.6 | Career VAL | 103.7 |
| 10.9 (1964) | Peak-season VAL | 11.2 (2019) |
| Inducted 1984 | Hall of Fame | — |
| 1× | Rookie of the Year | — |
| 9× | Gold Gloves | — |
| 10× | All-Star Selections | 6× |
| — | Silver Sluggers | 2× |
| 5 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 1 |
| 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.
| Luis Aparicio | Stat | Nelson Cruz |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,601 | Games | 2,055 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,677 | Hits | 2,053 |
| 83 | Home runs | 464 |
| 791 | RBI | 1,325 |
| 1,335 | Runs | 1,090 |
| 506 | Stolen bases | 84 |
| 736 | ||
| Gray ink (top-10 finishes) |
|---|
| 8 |
| Walks |
|---|
| 738 |
| .262 | Batting avg | .274 |
|---|
| .311 | On-base % | .343 |
|---|
| .343 | Slugging % | .513 |
|---|
| 89 | OPS+ | 130 |
|---|
| Age | Luis Aparicio | Nelson Cruz |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 3.7 | — |
| 23 | 4.8 | — |
| 24 | 4.5 | — |
| 25 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 26 | 6.2 | 0 |
| 27 | 7.8 | 3.1 |
| 28 | 1.1 | 6.8 |
| 29 | 5.2 | 8.1 |
| 30 | 10.9 | 5.7 |
| 31 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 32 | 7.2 | 5.7 |
| 33 | 3.1 | 9.4 |
| 34 | 6.5 | 10.8 |
| 35 | 8.6 | 10.6 |
| 36 | 10.8 | 10.2 |
| 37 | 0.9 | 6.6 |
| 38 | 3.8 | 11.2 |
| 39 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 40 | — | 7 |
| 41 | — | 0 |
| 42 | — | 0.2 |