Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Nap Lajoie | Stat | Mickey Mantle |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Seasons | 18 |
| 282.2 | Career VAL | 275.6 |
| 31.6 (1901) | Peak-season VAL | 26.1 (1956) |
| Inducted 1937 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 1974 |
| — | MVP Awards | 3× |
| — | Gold Gloves | 1× |
| — | All-Star Selections | 16× |
| — | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 8 |
| — | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 24 |
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.
| Nap Lajoie | Stat | Mickey Mantle |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,480 | Games | 2,401 |
| Batting | ||
| 3,252 | Hits | 2,415 |
| 82 | Home runs | 536 |
| 1,599 | RBI | 1,509 |
| 1,504 | Runs | 1,677 |
| 380 | Stolen bases | 153 |
| 516 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,733 |
| .339 | Batting avg | .298 |
|---|
| .381 | On-base % | .421 |
|---|
| .466 | Slugging % | .557 |
|---|
| 157 | OPS+ | 178 |
|---|
| Age | Nap Lajoie | Mickey Mantle |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | — | 5.5 |
| 20 | — | 14.2 |
| 21 | 4.1 | 9.8 |
| 22 | 13 | 13.8 |
| 23 | 11.7 | 19.5 |
| 24 | 7 | 26.1 |
| 25 | 14.5 | 26.1 |
| 26 | 31.6 | 20.3 |
| 27 | 16.9 | 16.1 |
| 28 | 18.4 | 15.6 |
| 29 | 25.9 | 25.2 |
| 30 | 8.4 | 17.1 |
| 31 | 22.2 | 7.5 |
| 32 | 14.5 | 19.5 |
| 33 | 10.9 | 8.1 |
| 34 | 13 | 9.9 |
| 35 | 27 | 11 |
| 36 | 8.7 | 10.3 |
| 37 | 12.6 | — |
| 38 | 10.4 | — |
| 39 | 2.5 | — |
| 40 | 6.3 | — |
| 41 | 2.6 | — |