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Paul MolitorvsTed Simmons

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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C · VAL group BAT

Ted Simmons

1968–1988 · 21 seasons

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At a glance

Paul Molitor and Ted Simmons: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Paul Molitor	Stat	Ted Simmons
21	Seasons	21
152.2	Career VAL	142.7
14.8 (1987)	Peak-season VAL	15.2 (1975)
Inducted 2004	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2020
4×	Silver Sluggers	1×
7×	All-Star Selections	8×
4	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
16	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	7

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 Ted Simmons have
Paul Molitor	Stat	Ted Simmons
Career
2,683	Games	2,456
Batting
3,319	Hits	2,472
234	Home runs	248
1,307	RBI	1,389
1,782	Runs	1,074
504	Stolen bases	21
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	Ted Simmons
20	—	1.4
21	2.7	7.5
22	10	11.4
23	7.8	11.6
24	0.7	9.9
25	10.4	15.2
26	5.8	9.1
27	—	13.8
28	6.7	14.2
29	4.2	10.9
30	14.8	11.7
31	13.3	0
32	11.7	6.3
33	5.5	9.6
34	13.2	0
35	11.3	6.5
36	12.3	0.9
37	6.6	2.4
38	2.2	0.3
39	7.8	—
40	3	—
41	2.2	—