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Luis GonzalezvsJeff Kent

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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2B · VAL group BAT

Jeff Kent

1992–2008 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Luis Gonzalez and Jeff Kent: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Luis Gonzalez	Stat	Jeff Kent
19	Seasons	17
132.0	Career VAL	141.5
22.4 (2001)	Peak-season VAL	19.4 (2000)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2026
1×	Silver Sluggers	4×
5×	All-Star Selections	5×
—	MVP Awards	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
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 Jeff Kent have
Luis Gonzalez	Stat	Jeff Kent
Career
2,591	Games	2,298
Batting
2,591	Hits	2,461
354	Home runs	377
1,439	RBI	1,518
1,412	Runs	1,320
128	Stolen bases	94
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	Jeff Kent
23	4.8	—
24	1.8	3.4
25	7.7	4.7
26	2.7	3.6
27	5.1	5
28	5.2	4.8
29	2.3	5.7
30	6.7	12.1
31	12.8	8.8
32	13.3	19.4
33	22.4	11.3
34	11.2	15.5
35	13.2	9.3
36	6.1	10.8
37	7.1	11.4
38	4	5.7
39	3.6	7.7
40	2	2.3