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Bid McPheevsBill Buckner

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2B · VAL group BAT

Bid McPhee

1882–1899 · 18 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Bill Buckner

1969–1990 · 22 seasons

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At a glance

Bid McPhee and Bill Buckner: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bid McPhee	Stat	Bill Buckner
18	Seasons	22
68.1	Career VAL	69.0
7.5 (1892)	Peak-season VAL	8.1 (1974)
Inducted 2000	Hall of Fame	—
—	All-Star Selections	1×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	8

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 Bid McPhee and Bill Buckner have
Bid McPhee	Stat	Bill Buckner
Career
2,135	Games	2,517
Batting
2,250	Hits	2,715
53	Home runs	174
1,067	RBI	1,208
1,678	Runs	1,077
568	Stolen bases	183
981

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	Bid McPhee	Bill Buckner
21	—	0.7
22	2.2	4.7
23	1.7	0.1
24	2.7	8.1
25	2.6	0.1
26	7	5.4
27	6.1	2.7
28	3.2	5.5
29	5.4	4.1
30	5.5	6.8
31	3.9	5.7
32	7.5	7.5
33	1.9	4.6
34	1.5	1.9
35	4.6	7.6
36	4.1	3.4
37	2.1	0.1
38	3.9	0
39	2.2	0

Age	Bid McPhee	Bill Buckner
21	—	0.7
22	2.2	4.7
23	1.7	0.1
24	2.7	8.1
25	2.6	0.1
26	7	5.4
27	6.1	2.7
28	3.2	5.5
29	5.4	4.1
30	5.5	6.8
31	3.9	5.7
32	7.5	7.5
33	1.9	4.6
34	1.5	1.9
35	4.6	7.6
36	4.1	3.4
37	2.1	0.1
38	3.9	0
39	2.2	0

Age	Bid McPhee	Bill Buckner
21	—	0.7
22	2.2	4.7
23	1.7	0.1
24	2.7	8.1
25	2.6	0.1
26	7	5.4
27	6.1	2.7
28	3.2	5.5
29	5.4	4.1
30	5.5	6.8
31	3.9	5.7
32	7.5	7.5
33	1.9	4.6
34	1.5	1.9
35	4.6	7.6
36	4.1	3.4
37	2.1	0.1
38	3.9	0
39	2.2	0

Age	Bid McPhee	Bill Buckner
21	—	0.7
22	2.2	4.7
23	1.7	0.1
24	2.7	8.1
25	2.6	0.1
26	7	5.4
27	6.1	2.7
28	3.2	5.5
29	5.4	4.1
30	5.5	6.8
31	3.9	5.7
32	7.5	7.5
33	1.9	4.6
34	1.5	1.9
35	4.6	7.6
36	4.1	3.4
37	2.1	0.1
38	3.9	0
39	2.2	0