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Paul MolitorvsZack Wheat

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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LF · VAL group BAT

Zack Wheat

1909–1927 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Paul Molitor and Zack Wheat: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Paul Molitor	Stat	Zack Wheat
21	Seasons	19
152.2	Career VAL	155.4
14.8 (1987)	Peak-season VAL	15.1 (1916)
Inducted 2004	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1959
4×	Silver Sluggers	—
7×	All-Star Selections	—
4	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
16	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

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 Zack Wheat have
Paul Molitor	Stat	Zack Wheat
Career
2,683	Games	2,410
Batting
3,319	Hits	2,884
234	Home runs	132
1,307	RBI	1,248
1,782	Runs	1,289
504	Stolen bases	205
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	Zack Wheat
21	2.7	2.1
22	10	10.8
23	7.8	5.1
24	0.7	7.8
25	10.4	10.1
26	5.8	13.3
27	—	6.3
28	6.7	15.1
29	4.2	8.2
30	14.8	7.7
31	13.3	10.3
32	11.7	9.7
33	5.5	8
34	13.2	9.3
35	11.3	6.9
36	12.3	12
37	6.6	11.5
38	2.2	0
39	7.8	1.2
40	3	—
41	2.2	—