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Al SimmonsvsJohnny Bench

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

LF · VAL group BAT

Al Simmons

1924–1944 · 20 seasons

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C · VAL group BAT

Johnny Bench

1967–1983 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Al Simmons and Johnny Bench: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Al Simmons	Stat	Johnny Bench
20	Seasons	17
149.5	Career VAL	162.9
20.3 (1930)	Peak-season VAL	19.4 (1972)
Inducted 1953	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1989
3×	All-Star Selections	14×
—	MVP Awards	2×
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
—	Gold Gloves	10×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	5
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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 Simmons and Johnny Bench have
Al Simmons	Stat	Johnny Bench
Career
2,215	Games	2,158
Batting
2,927	Hits	2,048
307	Home runs	389
1,827	RBI	1,376
1,507	Runs	1,091
88	Stolen bases	68
615

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 Simmons	Johnny Bench
20	—	8.8
21	—	12.8
22	3.9	18.8
23	17.1	6.7
24	11.7	19.4
25	13.9	10.2
26	9.1	17
27	15.9	14
28	20.3	7.9
29	16.8	11.8
30	11.8	8.9
31	8	9.4
32	10.6	6.7
33	0	3.7
34	5.1	3.4
35	0.5	3.4
36	4.8	—
37	0	—
41	0	—