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Willie McCoveyvsCal Ripken Jr.

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

1B · VAL group BAT

Willie McCovey

1959–1980 · 22 seasons

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SS · VAL group BAT

Cal Ripken Jr.

1981–2001 · 21 seasons

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At a glance

Willie McCovey and Cal Ripken Jr.: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Willie McCovey	Stat	Cal Ripken Jr.
22	Seasons	21
199.2	Career VAL	184.5
22.9 (1969)	Peak-season VAL	20.7 (1991)
Inducted 1986	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2007
1×	MVP Awards	2×
1×	Rookie of the Year	1×
6×	All-Star Selections	19×
—	Gold Gloves	2×
—	Silver Sluggers	8×
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 Willie McCovey and Cal Ripken Jr. have
Willie McCovey	Stat	Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
2,588	Games	3,001
Batting
2,211	Hits	3,184
521	Home runs	431
1,555	RBI	1,695
1,229	Runs	1,647
26	Stolen bases	36
1,345

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	Willie McCovey	Cal Ripken Jr.
21	7.6	10
22	3.3	16.9
23	4.8	18.1
24	5.9	13.4
25	13.2	11.8
26	5	9.8
27	14.5	13.6
28	15.6	8
29	13.2	9.4
30	16.3	20.7
31	22.9	6.4
32	20.7	6.7
33	8.2	6
34	2.6	5.3
35	13.6	9.1
36	11.4	4.2
37	6.6	4.6
38	0	7.5
39	9.7	3
40	2.3	0
41	1.8	—
42	0	—