Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Sammy Sosa | Stat | Luis Gonzalez |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Seasons | 19 |
| 156.0 | Career VAL | 132.0 |
| 24.1 (2001) | Peak-season VAL | 22.4 (2001) |
| 1× | MVP Awards | — |
| 6× | Silver Sluggers | 1× |
| 7× | All-Star Selections | 5× |
| 5 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 0 |
| 15 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 5 |
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.
| Sammy Sosa | Stat | Luis Gonzalez |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,354 | Games | 2,591 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,408 | Hits | 2,591 |
| 609 | Home runs | 354 |
| 1,667 | RBI | 1,439 |
| 1,475 | Runs | 1,412 |
| 234 | Stolen bases | 128 |
| 929 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,155 |
| .273 | Batting avg | .283 |
|---|
| .344 | On-base % | .367 |
|---|
| .534 | Slugging % | .479 |
|---|
| 134 | OPS+ | 124 |
|---|
| Age | Sammy Sosa | Luis Gonzalez |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 0.7 | — |
| 21 | 2.6 | — |
| 22 | 0 | — |
| 23 | 2.5 | 4.8 |
| 24 | 7.8 | 1.8 |
| 25 | 6.5 | 7.7 |
| 26 | 8.4 | 2.7 |
| 27 | 9 | 5.1 |
| 28 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 29 | 19.9 | 2.3 |
| 30 | 14.7 | 6.7 |
| 31 | 18.5 | 12.8 |
| 32 | 24.1 | 13.3 |
| 33 | 15.7 | 22.4 |
| 34 | 10.4 | 11.2 |
| 35 | 7.5 | 13.2 |
| 36 | 0 | 6.1 |
| 37 | — | 7.1 |
| 38 | 2.9 | 4 |
| 39 | — | 3.6 |
| 40 | — | 2 |