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Miguel CabreravsTim Raines Sr.

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1B · VAL group BAT

Miguel Cabrera

2003–2023 · 21 seasons

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LF · VAL group BAT

Tim Raines Sr.

1979–2002 · 23 seasons

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At a glance

Miguel Cabrera and Tim Raines Sr.: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Miguel Cabrera	Stat	Tim Raines Sr.
21	Seasons	23
172.4	Career VAL	167.7
17.4 (2013)	Peak-season VAL	16.9 (1987)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2017
2×	MVP Awards	—
7×	Silver Sluggers	1×
11×	All-Star Selections	7×
3	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	4
24	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	18

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 Miguel Cabrera and Tim Raines Sr. have
Miguel Cabrera	Stat	Tim Raines Sr.
Career
2,797	Games	2,502
Batting
3,174	Hits	2,605
511	Home runs	170
1,881	RBI	980
1,551	Runs	1,571
40	Stolen bases	808
1,258

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	Miguel Cabrera	Tim Raines Sr.
20	2.6	—
21	10.4	7.9
22	13.1	7.2
23	11.6	14.1
24	11.4	13.9
25	9	16.1
26	10.2	14.9
27	15.4	16.9
28	15.4	8.1
29	16	11.4
30	17.4	7.9
31	11.5	6.4
32	8.9	11.2
33	12.5	9.2
34	1.9	2.9
35	1.7	5.7
36	1.8	3.7
37	0.2	4.8
38	1.1	3.9
39	0	0
40	0.3	—
41	—	1.5
42	—	0