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Rafael PalmeirovsMel Ott

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

Mel Ott

1926–1947 · 22 seasons

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At a glance

Rafael Palmeiro and Mel Ott: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Rafael Palmeiro	Stat	Mel Ott
20	Seasons	22
191.1	Career VAL	206.0
16.5 (1999)	Peak-season VAL	18.1 (1929)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1951
3×	Gold Gloves	—
2×	Silver Sluggers	—
4×	All-Star Selections	12×
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 Mel Ott have
Rafael Palmeiro	Stat	Mel Ott
Career
2,831	Games	2,730
Batting
3,020	Hits	2,876
569	Home runs	511
1,834	RBI	1,860
1,663	Runs	1,859
97	Stolen bases	89
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	Mel Ott
18	—	0
19	—	7
20	—	18.1
21	—	14.1
22	4.2	10.8
23	8.1	15.6
24	4.6	6
25	9.1	15.3
26	16.4	11.6
27	9	13.8
28	13.5	9.6
29	8.1	14.4
30	12.5	11.7
31	13.1	7.7
32	5.7	11.1
33	14	13.7
34	16.5	6.3
35	12.9	11
36	12.4	8.2
37	13	—
38	9.2	—
39	5.6	—
40	3.2	—