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Willie McCoveyvsCarl Yastrzemski

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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LF · VAL group BAT

Carl Yastrzemski

1961–1983 · 23 seasons

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At a glance

Willie McCovey and Carl Yastrzemski: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Willie McCovey	Stat	Carl Yastrzemski
22	Seasons	23
199.2	Career VAL	247.1
22.9 (1969)	Peak-season VAL	24.8 (1967)
Inducted 1986	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1989
1×	MVP Awards	1×
1×	Rookie of the Year	—
6×	All-Star Selections	18×
—	Gold Gloves	7×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	2
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 Willie McCovey and Carl Yastrzemski have
Willie McCovey	Stat	Carl Yastrzemski
Career
2,588	Games	3,308
Batting
2,211	Hits	3,419
521	Home runs	452
1,555	RBI	1,844
1,229	Runs	1,816
26	Stolen bases	168
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	Carl Yastrzemski
21	7.6	3.9
22	3.3	8.6
23	4.8	14.7
24	5.9	11.9
25	13.2	13.9
26	5	9.7
27	14.5	24.8
28	15.6	18.8
29	13.2	14.9
30	16.3	24.2
31	22.9	8.2
32	20.7	6.5
33	8.2	13.7
34	2.6	13.9
35	13.6	7.8
36	11.4	9.3
37	6.6	12.1
38	0	8.4
39	9.7	6.4
40	2.3	4.9
41	1.8	0.8
42	0	5.8
43	—	3.9