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Al CowensvsDickie Thon

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

RF · VAL group BAT

Al Cowens

1974–1986 · 13 seasons

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SS · VAL group BAT

Dickie Thon

1979–1993 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Al Cowens and Dickie Thon: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Al Cowens	Stat	Dickie Thon
13	Seasons	15
39.4	Career VAL	41.3
11.6 (1977)	Peak-season VAL	12.4 (1983)
1×	Gold Gloves	—
—	Silver Sluggers	1×
—	All-Star Selections	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
1	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

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 Al Cowens and Dickie Thon have
Al Cowens	Stat	Dickie Thon
Career
1,584	Games	1,387
Batting
1,494	Hits	1,176
108	Home runs	71
717	RBI	435
704	Runs	496
120	Stolen bases	167
389

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	Al Cowens	Dickie Thon
22	0	0
23	3.1	0.7
24	0.7	6.2
25	11.6	12.4
26	3	—
27	4.4	1.7
28	0.8	1.1
29	0	—
30	7	3.4
31	0	7.1
32	4.7	3
33	4.1	2.2
34	—	2.4
35	—	1.1