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Michael YoungvsJ.D. Martinez

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

SS · VAL group BAT

Michael Young

2000–2013 · 14 seasons

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DH · VAL group BAT

J.D. Martinez

2011–2024 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Michael Young and J.D. Martinez: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Michael Young	Stat	J.D. Martinez
14	Seasons	14
88.1	Career VAL	86.0
14.4 (2005)	Peak-season VAL	14.7 (2018)
1×	Gold Gloves	—
7×	All-Star Selections	3×
—	Silver Sluggers	1×
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
9	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	6

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 Michael Young and J.D. Martinez have
Michael Young	Stat	J.D. Martinez
Career
1,970	Games	1,642
Batting
2,375	Hits	1,741
185	Home runs	331
1,030	RBI	1,071
1,137	Runs	897
90	Stolen bases	26
575

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	Michael Young	J.D. Martinez
23	—	0.7
24	1.7	0
25	3.2	0
26	9.4	7.8
27	12.4	8.6
28	14.4	7.4
29	6.8	13.5
30	4.8	14.7
31	4.2	9.7
32	9.4	0
33	7	8.3
34	9.1	4.7
35	2.1	8.1
36	3.6	2.5