Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Sammy Sosa | Stat | Mark McGwire |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Seasons | 16 |
| 156.0 | Career VAL | 179.5 |
| 24.1 (2001) | Peak-season VAL | 25.2 (1998) |
| 1× | MVP Awards | — |
| 6× | Silver Sluggers | 3× |
| 7× | All-Star Selections | 12× |
| — | Rookie of the Year | 1× |
| — | Gold Gloves | 1× |
| 5 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 4 |
| 15 |
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 | Mark McGwire |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,354 | Games | 1,874 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,408 | Hits | 1,626 |
| 609 | Home runs | 583 |
| 1,667 | RBI | 1,414 |
| 1,475 | Runs | 1,167 |
| 234 | Stolen bases | 12 |
| 929 | ||
| Gray ink (top-10 finishes) |
|---|
| 16 |
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,317 |
| .273 | Batting avg | .263 |
|---|
| .344 | On-base % | .394 |
|---|
| .534 | Slugging % | .588 |
|---|
| 134 | OPS+ | 164 |
|---|
| Age | Sammy Sosa | Mark McGwire |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 0.7 | — |
| 21 | 2.6 | — |
| 22 | 0 | — |
| 23 | 2.5 | 16.9 |
| 24 | 7.8 | 11 |
| 25 | 6.5 | 8.8 |
| 26 | 8.4 | 11.6 |
| 27 | 9 | 4.4 |
| 28 | 4.8 | 16.3 |
| 29 | 19.9 | 3.9 |
| 30 | 14.7 | 2.1 |
| 31 | 18.5 | 12 |
| 32 | 24.1 | 19.2 |
| 33 | 15.7 | 15.4 |
| 34 | 10.4 | 25.2 |
| 35 | 7.5 | 18.5 |
| 36 | 0 | 11.5 |
| 37 | — | 2.7 |
| 38 | 2.9 | — |