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Al SmithvsJeff Blauser

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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SS · VAL group BAT

Jeff Blauser

1987–1999 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Al Smith and Jeff Blauser: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Al Smith	Stat	Jeff Blauser
15	Seasons	13
62.3	Career VAL	55.9
12.7 (1955)	Peak-season VAL	11.8 (1993)
2×	All-Star Selections	2×
—	Silver Sluggers	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
3	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 Smith and Jeff Blauser have
Al Smith	Stat	Jeff Blauser
Career
1,557	Games	1,407
Batting
1,500	Hits	1,187
168	Home runs	122
701	RBI	513
866	Runs	691
70	Stolen bases	65
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	Jeff Blauser
21	—	1.1
23	—	6.4
24	—	4.9
25	0.2	6.4
26	8.2	7.7
27	12.7	11.8
28	7.7	1.1
29	4.6	1
30	1.7	3.3
31	2.8	10.2
32	7	0.5
33	8.4	1.5
34	5.5	—
35	3.5	—
36	0	—