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Rafael PalmeirovsRoberto Alomar

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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2B · VAL group BAT

Roberto Alomar

1988–2004 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Rafael Palmeiro and Roberto Alomar: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Rafael Palmeiro	Stat	Roberto Alomar
20	Seasons	17
191.1	Career VAL	164.6
16.5 (1999)	Peak-season VAL	16.9 (2001)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2011
3×	Gold Gloves	10×
2×	Silver Sluggers	4×
4×	All-Star Selections	12×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
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 Roberto Alomar have
Rafael Palmeiro	Stat	Roberto Alomar
Career
2,831	Games	2,379
Batting
3,020	Hits	2,724
569	Home runs	210
1,834	RBI	1,134
1,663	Runs	1,508
97	Stolen bases	474
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	Roberto Alomar
20	—	7.3
21	—	8.5
22	4.2	6.1
23	8.1	12.3
24	4.6	14.8
25	9.1	15.9
26	16.4	5.7
27	9	8.1
28	13.5	16.7
29	8.1	8.8
30	12.5	7.1
31	13.1	15.7
32	5.7	12.4
33	14	16.9
34	16.5	4.6
35	12.9	2.7
36	12.4	1
37	13	—
38	9.2	—
39	5.6	—
40	3.2	—