Spare a thought for Ryan Giggs

[Hilts]

Excluding Internationals, when he retired at 31 Giggs had played 672 'league matches'.
At 31 Bales has played 377.

Those stats represent 15yr periods for both players, so Giggs has played on average nearly 20 more games a season than Bale.

Giggs retired at 40. Your 20 games a season more is way off.