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Max CareyvsDavid Ortiz

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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DH · VAL group BAT

David Ortiz

1997–2016 · 20 seasons

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At a glance

Max Carey and David Ortiz: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Max Carey	Stat	David Ortiz
20	Seasons	20
152.0	Career VAL	163.3
15.8 (1922)	Peak-season VAL	14.8 (2007)
Inducted 1961	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2022
—	Silver Sluggers	7×
—	All-Star Selections	10×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
—	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 Max Carey and David Ortiz have
Max Carey	Stat	David Ortiz
Career
2,476	Games	2,408
Batting
2,665	Hits	2,472
70	Home runs	541
800	RBI	1,768
1,545	Runs	1,419
738	Stolen bases	17
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	David Ortiz
21	3.2	—
22	8.6	3.1
23	9.7	—
24	4.1	2.7
25	6.6	2.8
26	10.7	4.7
27	13.5	9.2
28	8.6	13.8
29	5.6	14.4
30	9.7	13.9
31	10.7	14.8
32	15.8	6.9
33	14.1	4.3
34	9.8	8.5
35	14.6	10.7
36	0	8.8
37	4.5	11.6
38	2.2	9
39	—	9.9
40	—	14.2