Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Willie Mays | Stat | Alex Rodriguez |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Seasons | 22 |
| 328.7 | Career VAL | 269.2 |
| 23.1 (1955) | Peak-season VAL | 21.5 (1996) |
| Inducted 1979 | Hall of Fame | — |
| 2× | MVP Awards | 3× |
| 1× | Rookie of the Year | — |
| 12× | Gold Gloves | 2× |
| 20× | All-Star Selections | 14× |
| — | Silver Sluggers | 10× |
| 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.
| Willie Mays | Stat | Alex Rodriguez |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 3,005 | Games | 2,784 |
| Batting | ||
| 3,293 | Hits | 3,115 |
| 660 | Home runs | 696 |
| 1,909 | RBI | 2,086 |
| 2,068 | Runs | 2,021 |
| 339 | Stolen bases | 329 |
| 1,468 | ||
| Black ink (league-leading seasons) |
|---|
| 6 |
| 47 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 28 |
|---|
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,338 |
| .301 | Batting avg | .295 |
|---|
| .384 | On-base % | .380 |
|---|
| .557 | Slugging % | .550 |
|---|
| 165 | OPS+ | 142 |
|---|
| Age | Willie Mays | Alex Rodriguez |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | — | 0.6 |
| 20 | 8.4 | 21.5 |
| 21 | 1.5 | 10.3 |
| 22 | — | 18.5 |
| 23 | 20.7 | 12.5 |
| 24 | 23.1 | 19.7 |
| 25 | 16.8 | 20.9 |
| 26 | 22.8 | 21 |
| 27 | 20.7 | 19.5 |
| 28 | 19.4 | 14.5 |
| 29 | 15.5 | 20.8 |
| 30 | 18.1 | 12.1 |
| 31 | 18.9 | 19.8 |
| 32 | 18.4 | 13.2 |
| 33 | 22.8 | 10.7 |
| 34 | 22.4 | 9.5 |
| 35 | 15.6 | 5.9 |
| 36 | 8.7 | 6.2 |
| 37 | 13.9 | 2.3 |
| 38 | 7.1 | — |
| 39 | 13.4 | 9.7 |
| 40 | 14.4 | 0 |
| 41 | 5.7 | — |
| 42 | 0.4 | — |