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Tristram SpeakervsCarl Yastrzemski

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CF · VAL group BAT

Tristram Speaker

1907–1928 · 22 seasons

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LF · VAL group BAT

Carl Yastrzemski

1961–1983 · 23 seasons

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At a glance

Tristram Speaker and Carl Yastrzemski: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Tristram Speaker	Stat	Carl Yastrzemski
22	Seasons	23
299.9	Career VAL	247.1
25.1 (1912)	Peak-season VAL	24.8 (1967)
Inducted 1937	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1989
1×	MVP Awards	1×
—	Gold Gloves	7×
—	All-Star Selections	18×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	2
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	12

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 Tristram Speaker and Carl Yastrzemski have
Tristram Speaker	Stat	Carl Yastrzemski
Career
2,792	Games	3,308
Batting
3,515	Hits	3,419
117	Home runs	452
1,529	RBI	1,844
1,881	Runs	1,816
432	Stolen bases	168
1,381

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	Tristram Speaker	Carl Yastrzemski
20	0	—
21	15	3.9
22	18.8	8.6
23	14	14.7
24	25.1	11.9
25	21.6	13.9
26	20.5	9.7
27	15.4	24.8
28	23.9	18.8
29	20.4	14.9
30	11.7	24.2
31	11.3	8.2
32	19.6	6.5
33	11.5	13.7
34	14	13.9
35	19	7.8
36	9.9	9.3
37	13	12.1
38	8	8.4
39	6.2	6.4
40	1	4.9
41	—	0.8
42	—	5.8
43	—	3.9