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Tony OlivavsRico Carty

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

RF · VAL group BAT

Tony Oliva

1962–1976 · 15 seasons

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LF · VAL group BAT

Rico Carty

1963–1979 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Tony Oliva and Rico Carty: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Tony Oliva	Stat	Rico Carty
15	Seasons	15
113.2	Career VAL	104.9
17.2 (1964)	Peak-season VAL	18.3 (1970)
Inducted 2022	Hall of Fame	—
1×	Rookie of the Year	—
1×	Gold Gloves	—
8×	All-Star Selections	1×
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
9	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

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 Oliva and Rico Carty have
Tony Oliva	Stat	Rico Carty
Career
1,676	Games	1,651
Batting
1,917	Hits	1,677
220	Home runs	204
947	RBI	890
870	Runs	712
86	Stolen bases	21
448

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 Oliva	Rico Carty
24	—	13.4
25	17.2	4.8
26	13.7	11.2
27	12.6	5.7
28	10.4	—
29	10	9.1
30	12.1	18.3
31	12.6	—
32	11.6	4.5
33	—	0
34	5.4	—
35	4.7	9.1
36	2.9	10.3
37	0	5.4
38	—	11.2
39	—	1.9