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Ryan HowardvsTim Salmon

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

1B · VAL group BAT

Ryan Howard

2004–2016 · 13 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Tim Salmon

1992–2006 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Ryan Howard and Tim Salmon: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ryan Howard	Stat	Tim Salmon
13	Seasons	14
81.3	Career VAL	101.5
16.9 (2006)	Peak-season VAL	15.5 (1995)
1×	MVP Awards	—
1×	Rookie of the Year	1×
1×	Silver Sluggers	1×
3×	All-Star Selections	—
4	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
10	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	3

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 Ryan Howard and Tim Salmon have
Ryan Howard	Stat	Tim Salmon
Career
1,572	Games	1,672
Batting
1,475	Hits	1,674
382	Home runs	299
1,194	RBI	1,016
848	Runs	986
12	Stolen bases	48
709

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	Ryan Howard	Tim Salmon
24	—	11.4
25	5.9	5.7
26	16.9	15.5
27	12.5	10.6
28	9.8	11.3
29	11.1	10.9
30	7	4.1
31	7.3	12.3
32	1.6	2.4
33	2.5	8.4
34	2.9	7.1
35	1.7	0
36	2.1	—
37	—	1.8