Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Stan Musial | Stat | Willie Mays |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Seasons | 23 |
| 295.8 | Career VAL | 328.7 |
| 23.6 (1948) | Peak-season VAL | 23.1 (1955) |
| Inducted 1969 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 1979 |
| 3× | MVP Awards | 2× |
| 20× | All-Star Selections | 20× |
| — | Rookie of the Year | 1× |
| — | Gold Gloves | 12× |
| 1 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 7 |
| 20 |
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.
| Stan Musial | Stat | Willie Mays |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 3,026 | Games | 3,005 |
| Batting | ||
| 3,630 | Hits | 3,293 |
| 475 | Home runs | 660 |
| 1,951 | RBI | 1,909 |
| 1,949 | Runs | 2,068 |
| 78 | Stolen bases | 339 |
| 1,599 | ||
| Gray ink (top-10 finishes) |
|---|
| 47 |
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,468 |
| .331 | Batting avg | .301 |
|---|
| .417 | On-base % | .384 |
|---|
| .559 | Slugging % | .557 |
|---|
| 171 | OPS+ | 165 |
|---|
| Age | Stan Musial | Willie Mays |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | — | 8.4 |
| 21 | 8.6 | 1.5 |
| 22 | 16.9 | — |
| 23 | 15.6 | 20.7 |
| 24 | — | 23.1 |
| 25 | 18.3 | 16.8 |
| 26 | 9.7 | 22.8 |
| 27 | 23.6 | 20.7 |
| 28 | 21.1 | 19.4 |
| 29 | 17.2 | 15.5 |
| 30 | 21.4 | 18.1 |
| 31 | 17.1 | 18.9 |
| 32 | 19 | 18.4 |
| 33 | 20 | 22.8 |
| 34 | 16.1 | 22.4 |
| 35 | 12.6 | 15.6 |
| 36 | 16.3 | 8.7 |
| 37 | 11.4 | 13.9 |
| 38 | 5.4 | 7.1 |
| 39 | 5 | 13.4 |
| 40 | 7.4 | 14.4 |
| 41 | 10 | 5.7 |
| 42 | 3.1 | 0.4 |