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Alvin DarkvsBen Zobrist

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

SS · VAL group BAT

Alvin Dark

1946–1960 · 14 seasons

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2B · VAL group BAT

Ben Zobrist

2006–2019 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Alvin Dark and Ben Zobrist: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Alvin Dark	Stat	Ben Zobrist
14	Seasons	14
71.7	Career VAL	74.1
11.4 (1951)	Peak-season VAL	11.9 (2009)
1×	Rookie of the Year	—
3×	All-Star Selections	3×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
6	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 Alvin Dark and Ben Zobrist have
Alvin Dark	Stat	Ben Zobrist
Career
1,828	Games	1,651
Batting
2,089	Hits	1,566
126	Home runs	167
757	RBI	768
1,064	Runs	884
59	Stolen bases	116
430

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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Pitching
1.0	Innings pitched	1.0
0	Strikeouts (pitching)	1
18.00	ERA	0.00
2.00	WHIP	2.00

Age	Alvin Dark	Ben Zobrist
25	—	0
26	4.6	—
27	1.3	3.2
28	6.7	11.9
29	11.4	4.3
30	9.2	9.4
31	8.9	10.8
32	7.7	6.1
33	3.9	6.7
34	3.2	5.8
35	4.5	7.8
36	3.8	2.3
37	5.6	5.6
38	0.9	0.2