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Rogers HornsbyvsJimmie Foxx

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2B · VAL group BAT

Rogers Hornsby

1915–1937 · 23 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Jimmie Foxx

1925–1945 · 20 seasons

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At a glance

Rogers Hornsby and Jimmie Foxx: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Rogers Hornsby	Stat	Jimmie Foxx
23	Seasons	20
275.1	Career VAL	237.5
28.9 (1922)	Peak-season VAL	27.2 (1932)
Inducted 1942	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1951
2×	MVP Awards	3×
—	All-Star Selections	9×

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Rogers Hornsby and Jimmie Foxx have
Rogers Hornsby	Stat	Jimmie Foxx
Career
2,259	Games	2,317
Batting
2,930	Hits	2,646
301	Home runs	534
1,584	RBI	1,922
1,579	Runs	1,751
135	Stolen bases	87
1,038

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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View data (18 rows)

VAL by age
Age	Rogers Hornsby	Jimmie Foxx
19	—	2.5
20	13.7	8.7
21	18.5	19.6
22	7.6	17.6
23	14.6	10.7
24	19.4	27.2
25	22.6	23.7
26	28.9	20
27	14.9	17.3
28	24.3	16.7
29	26.1	10.1
30	7.4	21.3
31	19.1	17.5
32	20.9	12.3
33	24.6	10.1
34	1.1	0
35	9.4	—
37	2	2.2