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Paul GoldschmidtvsKeith Hernandez

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

1B · VAL group BAT

Paul Goldschmidt

2011–2026 · 16 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Keith Hernandez

1974–1990 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Paul Goldschmidt and Keith Hernandez: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Paul Goldschmidt	Stat	Keith Hernandez
16	Seasons	17
137.8	Career VAL	121.9
15.2 (2015)	Peak-season VAL	14.9 (1979)
3×	Gold Gloves	11×
3×	Silver Sluggers	2×
6×	All-Star Selections	5×
—	MVP Awards	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
14	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	5

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 Paul Goldschmidt and Keith Hernandez have
Paul Goldschmidt	Stat	Keith Hernandez
Career
2,179	Games	2,088
Batting
2,277	Hits	2,182
390	Home runs	162
1,284	RBI	1,071
1,324	Runs	1,124
175	Stolen bases	98
1,115

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	Paul Goldschmidt	Keith Hernandez
21	—	0.4
22	—	6
23	1.9	9.1
24	8.3	6.8
25	14.2	14.9
26	10	13.6
27	15.2	7.5
28	11.6	9.8
29	13.3	9.8
30	11.6	11.8
31	7.2	9.6
32	2	10.4
33	10.2	7.9
34	14.5	4.1
35	8	0.2
36	4.4	0
37	2.6	—
38	2.8	—