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Luis GonzalezvsJosé Canseco

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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RF · VAL group BAT

José Canseco

1985–2001 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Luis Gonzalez and José Canseco: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Luis Gonzalez	Stat	José Canseco
19	Seasons	17
132.0	Career VAL	131.5
22.4 (2001)	Peak-season VAL	21.4 (1988)
1×	Silver Sluggers	4×
5×	All-Star Selections	6×
—	MVP Awards	1×
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	2
5	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	14

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 José Canseco have
Luis Gonzalez	Stat	José Canseco
Career
2,591	Games	1,887
Batting
2,591	Hits	1,877
354	Home runs	462
1,439	RBI	1,407
1,412	Runs	1,186
128	Stolen bases	200
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	José Canseco
21	—	6.7
22	—	7.2
23	4.8	21.4
24	1.8	5.6
25	7.7	13.6
26	2.7	16.4
27	5.1	7.7
28	5.2	1.5
29	2.3	8.3
30	6.7	7.8
31	12.8	9.4
32	13.3	2.9
33	22.4	8.3
34	11.2	7.3
35	13.2	3.8
36	6.1	3.6
37	7.1	—
38	4	—
39	3.6	—
40	2	—