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Max CareyvsCarlos Beltrán

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

CF · VAL group BAT

Max Carey

1910–1929 · 20 seasons

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CF · VAL group BAT

Carlos Beltrán

1998–2017 · 20 seasons

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At a glance

Max Carey and Carlos Beltrán: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Max Carey	Stat	Carlos Beltrán
20	Seasons	20
152.0	Career VAL	154.0
15.8 (1922)	Peak-season VAL	14.9 (2004)
Inducted 1961	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2026
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
—	Gold Gloves	3×
—	Silver Sluggers	2×
—	All-Star Selections	9×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
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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 Max Carey and Carlos Beltrán have
Max Carey	Stat	Carlos Beltrán
Career
2,476	Games	2,586
Batting
2,665	Hits	2,725
70	Home runs	435
800	RBI	1,587
1,545	Runs	1,582
738	Stolen bases	312
1,040

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	Max Carey	Carlos Beltrán
21	3.2	—
22	8.6	7.4
23	9.7	0.8
24	4.1	12.5
25	6.6	11.2
26	10.7	14.1
27	13.5	14.9
28	8.6	4.8
29	5.6	14.3
30	9.7	10.3
31	10.7	11
32	15.8	5.9
33	14.1	2.1
34	9.8	9.8
35	14.6	9.4
36	0	7.5
37	4.5	3
38	2.2	5.5
39	—	8.4
40	—	1.1