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Al CowensvsTom Herr

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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2B · VAL group BAT

Tom Herr

1979–1991 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Al Cowens and Tom Herr: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Al Cowens	Stat	Tom Herr
13	Seasons	13
39.4	Career VAL	47.2
11.6 (1977)	Peak-season VAL	11.5 (1985)
1×	Gold Gloves	—
—	All-Star Selections	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
1	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

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 Tom Herr have
Al Cowens	Stat	Tom Herr
Career
1,584	Games	1,514
Batting
1,494	Hits	1,450
108	Home runs	28
717	RBI	574
704	Runs	676
120	Stolen bases	188
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	Tom Herr
22	0	—
23	3.1	—
24	0.7	0.7
25	11.6	2.6
26	3	3
27	4.4	6.2
28	0.8	3.8
29	0	11.5
30	7	2.4
31	0	3.5
32	4.7	4.3
33	4.1	5.7
34	—	2.5
35	—	1