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Luis GonzalezvsNorm Cash

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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1B · VAL group BAT

Norm Cash

1958–1974 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Luis Gonzalez and Norm Cash: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Luis Gonzalez	Stat	Norm Cash
19	Seasons	17
132.0	Career VAL	143.4
22.4 (2001)	Peak-season VAL	25.4 (1961)
1×	Silver Sluggers	—
5×	All-Star Selections	4×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
5	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	7

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 Norm Cash have
Luis Gonzalez	Stat	Norm Cash
Career
2,591	Games	2,089
Batting
2,591	Hits	1,820
354	Home runs	377
1,439	RBI	1,103
1,412	Runs	1,046
128	Stolen bases	43
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	Norm Cash
23	4.8	—
24	1.8	1.1
25	7.7	7.5
26	2.7	25.4
27	5.1	10.3
28	5.2	10.5
29	2.3	9
30	6.7	11.5
31	12.8	10.3
32	13.3	8.6
33	22.4	8
34	11.2	8.2
35	13.2	6.5
36	6.1	11.9
37	7.1	6.7
38	4	6.1
39	3.6	1.8
40	2	—