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Mel OttvsWillie Stargell

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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LF · VAL group BAT

Willie Stargell

1962–1982 · 21 seasons

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At a glance

Mel Ott and Willie Stargell: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Mel Ott	Stat	Willie Stargell
22	Seasons	21
206.0	Career VAL	188.9
18.1 (1929)	Peak-season VAL	19.9 (1973)
Inducted 1951	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1988
12×	All-Star Selections	7×
—	MVP Awards	1×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	3
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	12

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 Willie Stargell have
Mel Ott	Stat	Willie Stargell
Career
2,730	Games	2,360
Batting
2,876	Hits	2,232
511	Home runs	475
1,860	RBI	1,540
1,859	Runs	1,195
89	Stolen bases	17
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	Willie Stargell
18	0	—
19	7	—
20	18.1	—
21	14.1	—
22	10.8	—
23	15.6	2
24	6	6.8
25	15.3	8.6
26	11.6	14
27	13.8	10.2
28	9.6	6.5
29	14.4	14.7
30	11.7	8.6
31	7.7	19.5
32	11.1	15.1
33	13.7	19.9
34	6.3	16.1
35	11	10.8
36	8.2	6.9
37	—	4.7
38	—	11.7
39	—	9.6
40	—	3.2