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Rafael PalmeirovsDwight Evans

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

1B · VAL group BAT

Rafael Palmeiro

1986–2005 · 20 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Dwight Evans

1972–1991 · 20 seasons

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At a glance

Rafael Palmeiro and Dwight Evans: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Rafael Palmeiro	Stat	Dwight Evans
20	Seasons	20
191.1	Career VAL	170.1
16.5 (1999)	Peak-season VAL	17.4 (1987)
3×	Gold Gloves	8×
2×	Silver Sluggers	2×
4×	All-Star Selections	3×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
11	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	10

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 Rafael Palmeiro and Dwight Evans have
Rafael Palmeiro	Stat	Dwight Evans
Career
2,831	Games	2,606
Batting
3,020	Hits	2,446
569	Home runs	385
1,834	RBI	1,384
1,663	Runs	1,470
97	Stolen bases	78
1,353

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	Rafael Palmeiro	Dwight Evans
21	—	1.7
22	4.2	5.7
23	8.1	6.1
24	4.6	5.5
25	9.1	4.9
26	16.4	7.3
27	9	7.5
28	13.5	7.2
29	8.1	11.3
30	12.5	16.6
31	13.1	6.2
32	5.7	17
33	14	11.9
34	16.5	9.8
35	12.9	17.4
36	12.4	13.3
37	13	12.3
38	9.2	4.2
39	5.6	4.2
40	3.2	—