Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Willie McCovey | Stat | Albert Pujols |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Seasons | 22 |
| 199.2 | Career VAL | 220.3 |
| 22.9 (1969) | Peak-season VAL | 21.4 (2003) |
| Inducted 1986 | Hall of Fame | — |
| 1× | MVP Awards | 3× |
| 1× | Rookie of the Year | 1× |
| 6× | All-Star Selections | 10× |
| — | Gold Gloves | 2× |
| — | Silver Sluggers | 6× |
| 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.
| Willie McCovey | Stat | Albert Pujols |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,588 | Games | 3,080 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,211 | Hits | 3,384 |
| 521 | Home runs | 703 |
| 1,555 | RBI | 2,218 |
| 1,229 | Runs | 1,914 |
| 26 | Stolen bases | 117 |
| 1,345 | ||
| Black ink (league-leading seasons) |
|---|
| 6 |
| 12 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 33 |
|---|
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,373 |
| .270 | Batting avg | .296 |
|---|
| .374 | On-base % | .374 |
|---|
| .515 | Slugging % | .544 |
|---|
| 154 | OPS+ | 147 |
|---|
| Age | Willie McCovey | Albert Pujols |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 7.6 | 15.2 |
| 22 | 3.3 | 13.3 |
| 23 | 4.8 | 21.4 |
| 24 | 5.9 | 19.6 |
| 25 | 13.2 | 18.3 |
| 26 | 5 | 16.3 |
| 27 | 14.5 | 12.5 |
| 28 | 15.6 | 17.2 |
| 29 | 13.2 | 18.3 |
| 30 | 16.3 | 15.9 |
| 31 | 22.9 | 10.5 |
| 32 | 20.7 | 9.6 |
| 33 | 8.2 | 3.2 |
| 34 | 2.6 | 7.6 |
| 35 | 13.6 | 5.6 |
| 36 | 11.4 | 5.2 |
| 37 | 6.6 | 0.1 |
| 38 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 39 | 9.7 | 2.7 |
| 40 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 41 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| 42 | 0 | 5.1 |