Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Rogers Hornsby | Stat | Mickey Mantle |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Seasons | 18 |
| 275.1 | Career VAL | 275.6 |
| 28.9 (1922) | Peak-season VAL | 26.1 (1956) |
| Inducted 1942 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 1974 |
| 2× | MVP Awards | 3× |
| — | Gold Gloves | 1× |
| — | All-Star Selections | 16× |
| — | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 8 |
| — | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 24 |
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.
| Rogers Hornsby | Stat | Mickey Mantle |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,259 | Games | 2,401 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,930 | Hits | 2,415 |
| 301 | Home runs | 536 |
| 1,584 | RBI | 1,509 |
| 1,579 | Runs | 1,677 |
| 135 | Stolen bases | 153 |
| 1,038 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,733 |
| .358 | Batting avg | .298 |
|---|
| .434 | On-base % | .421 |
|---|
| .577 | Slugging % | .557 |
|---|
| 182 | OPS+ | 178 |
|---|
| Age | Rogers Hornsby | Mickey Mantle |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | — | 5.5 |
| 20 | 13.7 | 14.2 |
| 21 | 18.5 | 9.8 |
| 22 | 7.6 | 13.8 |
| 23 | 14.6 | 19.5 |
| 24 | 19.4 | 26.1 |
| 25 | 22.6 | 26.1 |
| 26 | 28.9 | 20.3 |
| 27 | 14.9 | 16.1 |
| 28 | 24.3 | 15.6 |
| 29 | 26.1 | 25.2 |
| 30 | 7.4 | 17.1 |
| 31 | 19.1 | 7.5 |
| 32 | 20.9 | 19.5 |
| 33 | 24.6 | 8.1 |
| 34 | 1.1 | 9.9 |
| 35 | 9.4 | 11 |
| 36 | — | 10.3 |
| 37 | 2 | — |