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Paul MolitorvsCarlos Beltrán

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

DH · VAL group BAT

Paul Molitor

1978–1998 · 21 seasons

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CF · VAL group BAT

Carlos Beltrán

1998–2017 · 20 seasons

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At a glance

Paul Molitor and Carlos Beltrán: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Paul Molitor	Stat	Carlos Beltrán
21	Seasons	20
152.2	Career VAL	154.0
14.8 (1987)	Peak-season VAL	14.9 (2004)
Inducted 2004	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2026
4×	Silver Sluggers	2×
7×	All-Star Selections	9×
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
—	Gold Gloves	3×
4	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0

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 Molitor and Carlos Beltrán have
Paul Molitor	Stat	Carlos Beltrán
Career
2,683	Games	2,586
Batting
3,319	Hits	2,725
234	Home runs	435
1,307	RBI	1,587
1,782	Runs	1,582
504	Stolen bases	312
1,094

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 Molitor	Carlos Beltrán
21	2.7	—
22	10	7.4
23	7.8	0.8
24	0.7	12.5
25	10.4	11.2
26	5.8	14.1
27	—	14.9
28	6.7	4.8
29	4.2	14.3
30	14.8	10.3
31	13.3	11
32	11.7	5.9
33	5.5	2.1
34	13.2	9.8
35	11.3	9.4
36	12.3	7.5
37	6.6	3
38	2.2	5.5
39	7.8	8.4
40	3	1.1
41	2.2	—