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Luis GonzalezvsEllis Burks

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

LF · VAL group BAT

Luis Gonzalez

1990–2008 · 19 seasons

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CF · VAL group BAT

Ellis Burks

1987–2004 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Luis Gonzalez and Ellis Burks: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Luis Gonzalez	Stat	Ellis Burks
19	Seasons	18
132.0	Career VAL	145.7
22.4 (2001)	Peak-season VAL	20.9 (1996)
1×	Silver Sluggers	2×
5×	All-Star Selections	2×
—	Gold Gloves	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
5	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

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 Luis Gonzalez and Ellis Burks have
Luis Gonzalez	Stat	Ellis Burks
Career
2,591	Games	2,000
Batting
2,591	Hits	2,107
354	Home runs	352
1,439	RBI	1,206
1,412	Runs	1,253
128	Stolen bases	181
1,155

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	Luis Gonzalez	Ellis Burks
22	—	6.3
23	4.8	13
24	1.8	9.1
25	7.7	10.7
26	2.7	4.2
27	5.1	3
28	5.2	6.1
29	2.3	4.6
30	6.7	4.8
31	12.8	20.9
32	13.3	9.5
33	22.4	9.2
34	11.2	9.7
35	13.2	12.7
36	6.1	9.5
37	7.1	10.4
38	4	2
39	3.6	—
40	2	—