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Mickey MantlevsEddie Collins Sr.

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Mickey Mantle

1951–1968 · 18 seasons

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2B · VAL group BAT

Eddie Collins Sr.

1906–1930 · 25 seasons

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At a glance

Mickey Mantle and Eddie Collins Sr.: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Mickey Mantle	Stat	Eddie Collins Sr.
18	Seasons	25
275.6	Career VAL	302.7
26.1 (1956)	Peak-season VAL	25.1 (1909)
Inducted 1974	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1939
3×	MVP Awards	1×
1×	Gold Gloves	—
16×	All-Star Selections	—
8	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
24	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

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 Mickey Mantle and Eddie Collins Sr. have
Mickey Mantle	Stat	Eddie Collins Sr.
Career
2,401	Games	2,827
Batting
2,415	Hits	3,314
536	Home runs	47
1,509	RBI	1,300
1,677	Runs	1,821
153	Stolen bases	745
1,733

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	Mickey Mantle	Eddie Collins Sr.
19	5.5	—
20	14.2	—
21	9.8	5
22	13.8	25.1
23	19.5	22.4
24	26.1	16.9
25	26.1	18.5
26	20.3	19.9
27	16.1	22.4
28	15.6	21.6
29	25.2	16.4
30	17.1	17
31	7.5	6.7
32	19.5	16.4
33	8.1	18.4
34	9.9	9.1
35	11	8.9
36	10.3	17.4
37	—	15.5
38	—	11.4
39	—	8.3
40	—	5.4