Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Mark McGwire | Stat | Sammy Sosa |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Seasons | 18 |
| 179.5 | Career VAL | 156.0 |
| 25.2 (1998) | Peak-season VAL | 24.1 (2001) |
| 1× | Rookie of the Year | — |
| 1× | Gold Gloves | — |
| 3× | Silver Sluggers | 6× |
| 12× | All-Star Selections | 7× |
| — | MVP Awards | 1× |
| 4 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 5 |
| 16 |
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 | Sammy Sosa |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 1,874 | Games | 2,354 |
| Batting | ||
| 1,626 | Hits | 2,408 |
| 583 | Home runs | 609 |
| 1,414 | RBI | 1,667 |
| 1,167 | Runs | 1,475 |
| 12 | Stolen bases | 234 |
| 1,317 | ||
| Gray ink (top-10 finishes) |
|---|
| 15 |
| Walks |
|---|
| 929 |
| .263 | Batting avg | .273 |
|---|
| .394 | On-base % | .344 |
|---|
| .588 | Slugging % | .534 |
|---|
| 164 | OPS+ | 134 |
|---|
| Age | Mark McGwire | Sammy Sosa |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | — | 0.7 |
| 21 | — | 2.6 |
| 22 | — | 0 |
| 23 | 16.9 | 2.5 |
| 24 | 11 | 7.8 |
| 25 | 8.8 | 6.5 |
| 26 | 11.6 | 8.4 |
| 27 | 4.4 | 9 |
| 28 | 16.3 | 4.8 |
| 29 | 3.9 | 19.9 |
| 30 | 2.1 | 14.7 |
| 31 | 12 | 18.5 |
| 32 | 19.2 | 24.1 |
| 33 | 15.4 | 15.7 |
| 34 | 25.2 | 10.4 |
| 35 | 18.5 | 7.5 |
| 36 | 11.5 | 0 |
| 37 | 2.7 | — |
| 38 | — | 2.9 |