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Al SmithvsHank Sauer

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

RF · VAL group BAT

Al Smith

1946–1964 · 15 seasons

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LF · VAL group BAT

Hank Sauer

1941–1959 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Al Smith and Hank Sauer: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Al Smith	Stat	Hank Sauer
15	Seasons	15
62.3	Career VAL	66.9
12.7 (1955)	Peak-season VAL	12.7 (1954)
2×	All-Star Selections	2×
—	MVP Awards	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	2
3	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	5

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 Smith and Hank Sauer have
Al Smith	Stat	Hank Sauer
Career
1,557	Games	1,399
Batting
1,500	Hits	1,278
168	Home runs	288
701	RBI	876
866	Runs	709
70	Stolen bases	11
687

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 Smith	Hank Sauer
25	0.2	—
26	8.2	—
27	12.7	—
28	7.7	1.1
29	4.6	—
30	1.7	—
31	2.8	5.4
32	7	7.1
33	8.4	7.8
34	5.5	6.2
35	3.5	11.7
36	0	4.2
37	—	12.7
38	—	0.1
39	—	2.2
40	—	6.2
41	—	2.2