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Mel OttvsRafael Palmeiro

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

RF · VAL group BAT

Mel Ott

1926–1947 · 22 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Rafael Palmeiro

1986–2005 · 20 seasons

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At a glance

Mel Ott and Rafael Palmeiro: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Mel Ott	Stat	Rafael Palmeiro
22	Seasons	20
206.0	Career VAL	191.1
18.1 (1929)	Peak-season VAL	16.5 (1999)
Inducted 1951	Hall of Fame	—
12×	All-Star Selections	4×
—	Gold Gloves	3×
—	Silver Sluggers	2×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	11

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 Mel Ott and Rafael Palmeiro have
Mel Ott	Stat	Rafael Palmeiro
Career
2,730	Games	2,831
Batting
2,876	Hits	3,020
511	Home runs	569
1,860	RBI	1,834
1,859	Runs	1,663
89	Stolen bases	97
1,708

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	Mel Ott	Rafael Palmeiro
18	0	—
19	7	—
20	18.1	—
21	14.1	—
22	10.8	4.2
23	15.6	8.1
24	6	4.6
25	15.3	9.1
26	11.6	16.4
27	13.8	9
28	9.6	13.5
29	14.4	8.1
30	11.7	12.5
31	7.7	13.1
32	11.1	5.7
33	13.7	14
34	6.3	16.5
35	11	12.9
36	8.2	12.4
37	—	13
38	—	9.2
39	—	5.6
40	—	3.2