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Zack WheatvsPaul Molitor

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

LF · VAL group BAT

Zack Wheat

1909–1927 · 19 seasons

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DH · VAL group BAT

Paul Molitor

1978–1998 · 21 seasons

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At a glance

Zack Wheat and Paul Molitor: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Zack Wheat	Stat	Paul Molitor
19	Seasons	21
155.4	Career VAL	152.2
15.1 (1916)	Peak-season VAL	14.8 (1987)
Inducted 1959	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2004
—	Silver Sluggers	4×
—	All-Star Selections	7×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	4
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	16

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 Zack Wheat and Paul Molitor have
Zack Wheat	Stat	Paul Molitor
Career
2,410	Games	2,683
Batting
2,884	Hits	3,319
132	Home runs	234
1,248	RBI	1,307
1,289	Runs	1,782
205	Stolen bases	504
650

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	Zack Wheat	Paul Molitor
21	2.1	2.7
22	10.8	10
23	5.1	7.8
24	7.8	0.7
25	10.1	10.4
26	13.3	5.8
27	6.3	—
28	15.1	6.7
29	8.2	4.2
30	7.7	14.8
31	10.3	13.3
32	9.7	11.7
33	8	5.5
34	9.3	13.2
35	6.9	11.3
36	12	12.3
37	11.5	6.6
38	0	2.2
39	1.2	7.8
40	—	3
41	—	2.2