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Ben GrievevsRon Kittle

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

RF · VAL group BAT

Ben Grieve

1997–2005 · 9 seasons

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LF · VAL group BAT

Ron Kittle

1982–1991 · 10 seasons

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At a glance

Ben Grieve and Ron Kittle: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ben Grieve	Stat	Ron Kittle
9	Seasons	10
31.3	Career VAL	32.7
7.7 (1998)	Peak-season VAL	7.9 (1983)
1×	Rookie of the Year	1×
1×	All-Star Selections	1×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

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 Ben Grieve and Ron Kittle have
Ben Grieve	Stat	Ron Kittle
Career
976	Games	843
Batting
864	Hits	648
118	Home runs	176
492	RBI	460
471	Runs	356
24	Stolen bases	16
466

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	Ben Grieve	Ron Kittle
21	1.4	—
22	7.7	—
23	4.3	—
24	7.5	—
25	3.1	7.9
26	4.2	4.5
27	0.5	4.2
28	2.6	1.5
29	—	2.8
30	—	4.7
31	—	5
32	—	2.1

Age	Ben Grieve	Ron Kittle
21	1.4	—
22	7.7	—
23	4.3	—
24	7.5	—
25	3.1	7.9
26	4.2	4.5
27	0.5	4.2
28	2.6	1.5
29	—	2.8
30	—	4.7
31	—	5
32	—	2.1

Age	Ben Grieve	Ron Kittle
21	1.4	—
22	7.7	—
23	4.3	—
24	7.5	—
25	3.1	7.9
26	4.2	4.5
27	0.5	4.2
28	2.6	1.5
29	—	2.8
30	—	4.7
31	—	5
32	—	2.1

Age	Ben Grieve	Ron Kittle
21	1.4	—
22	7.7	—
23	4.3	—
24	7.5	—
25	3.1	7.9
26	4.2	4.5
27	0.5	4.2
28	2.6	1.5
29	—	2.8
30	—	4.7
31	—	5
32	—	2.1