Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Ryne Sandberg | Stat | Brian Giles |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Seasons | 15 |
| 148.1 | Career VAL | 126.8 |
| 18.0 (1990) | Peak-season VAL | 18.2 (2002) |
| Inducted 2005 | Hall of Fame | — |
| 1× | MVP Awards | — |
| 9× | Gold Gloves | — |
| 7× | Silver Sluggers | — |
| 10× | All-Star Selections | 2× |
| 0 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | — |
| 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.
| Ryne Sandberg | Stat | Brian Giles |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,164 | Games | 1,847 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,386 | Hits | 1,897 |
| 282 | Home runs | 287 |
| 1,061 | RBI | 1,078 |
| 1,318 | Runs | 1,121 |
| 344 | Stolen bases | 109 |
| 761 | ||
| Gray ink (top-10 finishes) |
|---|
| — |
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,183 |
| .285 | Batting avg | .291 |
|---|
| .344 | On-base % | .400 |
|---|
| .452 | Slugging % | .502 |
|---|
| 125 | OPS+ | 138 |
|---|
| Age | Ryne Sandberg | Brian Giles |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 4.1 | — |
| 23 | 4 | — |
| 24 | 17 | — |
| 25 | 16.5 | 3.9 |
| 26 | 7.2 | 5.1 |
| 27 | 10 | 6 |
| 28 | 10.6 | 13.9 |
| 29 | 14.5 | 16.6 |
| 30 | 18 | 15.1 |
| 31 | 15.7 | 18.2 |
| 32 | 16.8 | 11.8 |
| 33 | 5.8 | 10.4 |
| 34 | 0.1 | 12.3 |
| 35 | — | 4.1 |
| 36 | 5.8 | 2.7 |
| 37 | 2 | 6.7 |
| 38 | — | 0 |