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Shin-Soo ChoovsIan Kinsler

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

RF · VAL group BAT

Shin-Soo Choo

2005–2020 · 16 seasons

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2B · VAL group BAT

Ian Kinsler

2006–2019 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Shin-Soo Choo and Ian Kinsler: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Shin-Soo Choo	Stat	Ian Kinsler
16	Seasons	14
77.8	Career VAL	84.8
10.4 (2013)	Peak-season VAL	11.4 (2011)
1×	All-Star Selections	4×
—	Gold Gloves	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
1	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	7

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 Shin-Soo Choo and Ian Kinsler have
Shin-Soo Choo	Stat	Ian Kinsler
Career
1,652	Games	1,888
Batting
1,671	Hits	1,999
218	Home runs	257
782	RBI	909
961	Runs	1,243
157	Stolen bases	243
868

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	Shin-Soo Choo	Ian Kinsler
23	1.3	—
24	—	4.8
25	6.3	6.1
26	8.7	9.7
27	9.2	8.6
28	2	4.9
29	7.3	11.4
30	10.4	7.1
31	3.5	5.6
32	7.5	6.1
33	1.7	4.8
34	5.9	8.1
35	6.6	4.8
36	7	2.6
37	0.4	0.2