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Tony GwynnvsBarry Larkin

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

RF · VAL group BAT

Tony Gwynn

1982–2001 · 20 seasons

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SS · VAL group BAT

Barry Larkin

1986–2004 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Tony Gwynn and Barry Larkin: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Tony Gwynn	Stat	Barry Larkin
20	Seasons	19
163.3	Career VAL	152.4
18.7 (1987)	Peak-season VAL	17.3 (1996)
Inducted 2007	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2012
5×	Gold Gloves	3×
7×	Silver Sluggers	9×
15×	All-Star Selections	12×
—	MVP Awards	1×
4	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0

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 Tony Gwynn and Barry Larkin have
Tony Gwynn	Stat	Barry Larkin
Career
2,440	Games	2,180
Batting
3,141	Hits	2,340
135	Home runs	198
1,138	RBI	960
1,383	Runs	1,329
319	Stolen bases	379
790

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	Tony Gwynn	Barry Larkin
22	1.2	1.9
23	2.5	3.2
24	13.3	11.6
25	7.1	7.4
26	12	9.6
27	18.7	13.7
28	9.3	13.1
29	11.8	8.1
30	6.8	5.9
31	7.3	13.5
32	7.5	17.3
33	10.2	5.9
34	10.9	14
35	9.9	9
36	7	8.7
37	13.5	1.4
38	7.2	1.8
39	4.8	2
40	1.1	4.3
41	1.2	—