Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Mark McGwire | Stat | Ron Santo |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Seasons | 15 |
| 179.5 | Career VAL | 168.6 |
| 25.2 (1998) | Peak-season VAL | 20.1 (1964) |
| — | Hall of Fame | Inducted 2012 |
| 1× | Rookie of the Year | — |
| 1× | Gold Gloves | 5× |
| 3× | Silver Sluggers | — |
| 12× | All-Star Selections | 9× |
| 4 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 0 |
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.
| Mark McGwire | Stat | Ron Santo |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 1,874 | Games | 2,243 |
| Batting | ||
| 1,626 | Hits | 2,254 |
| 583 | Home runs | 342 |
| 1,414 | RBI | 1,331 |
| 1,167 | Runs | 1,138 |
| 12 | Stolen bases | 35 |
| 1,317 | ||
| 16 |
| Gray ink (top-10 finishes) |
|---|
| 11 |
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,109 |
| .263 | Batting avg | .277 |
|---|
| .394 | On-base % | .362 |
|---|
| .588 | Slugging % | .464 |
|---|
| 164 | OPS+ | 139 |
|---|
| Age | Mark McGwire | Ron Santo |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | — | 1.4 |
| 21 | — | 11.1 |
| 22 | — | 0.3 |
| 23 | 16.9 | 11.3 |
| 24 | 11 | 20.1 |
| 25 | 8.8 | 16 |
| 26 | 11.6 | 18.1 |
| 27 | 4.4 | 18.5 |
| 28 | 16.3 | 12 |
| 29 | 3.9 | 16.1 |
| 30 | 2.1 | 12.7 |
| 31 | 12 | 9.6 |
| 32 | 19.2 | 13.4 |
| 33 | 15.4 | 8 |
| 34 | 25.2 | 0 |
| 35 | 18.5 | — |
| 36 | 11.5 | — |
| 37 | 2.7 | — |