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Rafael PalmeirovsMax Carey

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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CF · VAL group BAT

Max Carey

1910–1929 · 20 seasons

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At a glance

Rafael Palmeiro and Max Carey: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Rafael Palmeiro	Stat	Max Carey
20	Seasons	20
191.1	Career VAL	152.0
16.5 (1999)	Peak-season VAL	15.8 (1922)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1961
3×	Gold Gloves	—
2×	Silver Sluggers	—
4×	All-Star Selections	—
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
11	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 Rafael Palmeiro and Max Carey have
Rafael Palmeiro	Stat	Max Carey
Career
2,831	Games	2,476
Batting
3,020	Hits	2,665
569	Home runs	70
1,834	RBI	800
1,663	Runs	1,545
97	Stolen bases	738
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	Max Carey
21	—	3.2
22	4.2	8.6
23	8.1	9.7
24	4.6	4.1
25	9.1	6.6
26	16.4	10.7
27	9	13.5
28	13.5	8.6
29	8.1	5.6
30	12.5	9.7
31	13.1	10.7
32	5.7	15.8
33	14	14.1
34	16.5	9.8
35	12.9	14.6
36	12.4	0
37	13	4.5
38	9.2	2.2
39	5.6	—
40	3.2	—