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Rickey HendersonvsAlbert Pujols

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

LF · VAL group BAT

Rickey Henderson

1979–2003 · 25 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Albert Pujols

2001–2022 · 22 seasons

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At a glance

Rickey Henderson and Albert Pujols: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Rickey Henderson	Stat	Albert Pujols
25	Seasons	22
240.2	Career VAL	220.3
20.3 (1990)	Peak-season VAL	21.4 (2003)
Inducted 2009	Hall of Fame	—
1×	MVP Awards	3×
1×	Gold Gloves	2×
3×	Silver Sluggers	6×
10×	All-Star Selections	10×
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
11

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 Rickey Henderson and Albert Pujols have
Rickey Henderson	Stat	Albert Pujols
Career
3,081	Games	3,080
Batting
3,055	Hits	3,384
297	Home runs	703
1,115	RBI	2,218
2,295	Runs	1,914
1,406	Stolen bases	117
2,190

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	Rickey Henderson	Albert Pujols
20	1.6	—
21	14	15.2
22	9.6	13.3
23	13.3	21.4
24	14.3	19.6
25	13.2	18.3
26	19.6	16.3
27	13	12.5
28	11.2	17.2
29	13.6	18.3
30	14.3	15.9
31	20.3	10.5
32	12	9.6
33	13.2	3.2
34	13.9	7.6
35	3.1	5.6
36	7.7	5.2
37	5.8	0.1
38	5.1	1.4
39	6.5	2.7
40	9	0
41	2.2	1.3
42	2.5	5.1
43	1.2	—