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Bill BucknervsErnie Lombardi

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

1B · VAL group BAT

Bill Buckner

1969–1990 · 22 seasons

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C · VAL group BAT

Ernie Lombardi

1931–1947 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Bill Buckner and Ernie Lombardi: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bill Buckner	Stat	Ernie Lombardi
22	Seasons	17
69.0	Career VAL	67.9
8.1 (1974)	Peak-season VAL	7.8 (1938)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1986
1×	All-Star Selections	8×
—	MVP Awards	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
8	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 Bill Buckner and Ernie Lombardi have
Bill Buckner	Stat	Ernie Lombardi
Career
2,517	Games	1,853
Batting
2,715	Hits	1,792
174	Home runs	190
1,208	RBI	990
1,077	Runs	601
183	Stolen bases	8
450

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	Bill Buckner	Ernie Lombardi
21	0.7	—
22	4.7	—
23	0.1	1.6
24	8.1	6
25	0.1	0.4
26	5.4	3
27	2.7	4.6
28	5.5	4.2
29	4.1	3.4
30	6.8	7.8
31	5.7	4.4
32	7.5	5.6
33	4.6	2.8
34	1.9	7.2
35	7.6	3.4
36	3.4	1.5
37	0.1	7.5
38	0	3.7
39	0	0.8

Age	Bill Buckner	Ernie Lombardi
21	0.7	—
22	4.7	—
23	0.1	1.6
24	8.1	6
25	0.1	0.4
26	5.4	3
27	2.7	4.6
28	5.5	4.2
29	4.1	3.4
30	6.8	7.8
31	5.7	4.4
32	7.5	5.6
33	4.6	2.8
34	1.9	7.2
35	7.6	3.4
36	3.4	1.5
37	0.1	7.5
38	0	3.7
39	0	0.8

Age	Bill Buckner	Ernie Lombardi
21	0.7	—
22	4.7	—
23	0.1	1.6
24	8.1	6
25	0.1	0.4
26	5.4	3
27	2.7	4.6
28	5.5	4.2
29	4.1	3.4
30	6.8	7.8
31	5.7	4.4
32	7.5	5.6
33	4.6	2.8
34	1.9	7.2
35	7.6	3.4
36	3.4	1.5
37	0.1	7.5
38	0	3.7
39	0	0.8

Age	Bill Buckner	Ernie Lombardi
21	0.7	—
22	4.7	—
23	0.1	1.6
24	8.1	6
25	0.1	0.4
26	5.4	3
27	2.7	4.6
28	5.5	4.2
29	4.1	3.4
30	6.8	7.8
31	5.7	4.4
32	7.5	5.6
33	4.6	2.8
34	1.9	7.2
35	7.6	3.4
36	3.4	1.5
37	0.1	7.5
38	0	3.7
39	0	0.8