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Bill BucknervsYadier Molina

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

Yadier Molina

2004–2022 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Bill Buckner and Yadier Molina: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bill Buckner	Stat	Yadier Molina
22	Seasons	19
69.0	Career VAL	54.4
8.1 (1974)	Peak-season VAL	9.3 (2012)
1×	All-Star Selections	9×
—	Gold Gloves	8×
—	Silver Sluggers	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 Yadier Molina have
Bill Buckner	Stat	Yadier Molina
Career
2,517	Games	2,226
Batting
2,715	Hits	2,168
174	Home runs	176
1,208	RBI	1,022
1,077	Runs	777
183	Stolen bases	71
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	Yadier Molina
21	0.7	0.8
22	4.7	0.9
23	0.1	0
24	8.1	1.4
25	0.1	2.5
26	5.4	3.1
27	2.7	1.3
28	5.5	6.1
29	4.1	9.3
30	6.8	7.1
31	5.7	2.9
32	7.5	0.7
33	4.6	5.2
34	1.9	4.9
35	7.6	4.6
36	3.4	2.2
37	0.1	0
38	0	1.4
39	0	0

Age	Bill Buckner	Yadier Molina
21	0.7	0.8
22	4.7	0.9
23	0.1	0
24	8.1	1.4
25	0.1	2.5
26	5.4	3.1
27	2.7	1.3
28	5.5	6.1
29	4.1	9.3
30	6.8	7.1
31	5.7	2.9
32	7.5	0.7
33	4.6	5.2
34	1.9	4.9
35	7.6	4.6
36	3.4	2.2
37	0.1	0
38	0	1.4
39	0	0

Age	Bill Buckner	Yadier Molina
21	0.7	0.8
22	4.7	0.9
23	0.1	0
24	8.1	1.4
25	0.1	2.5
26	5.4	3.1
27	2.7	1.3
28	5.5	6.1
29	4.1	9.3
30	6.8	7.1
31	5.7	2.9
32	7.5	0.7
33	4.6	5.2
34	1.9	4.9
35	7.6	4.6
36	3.4	2.2
37	0.1	0
38	0	1.4
39	0	0

Age	Bill Buckner	Yadier Molina
21	0.7	0.8
22	4.7	0.9
23	0.1	0
24	8.1	1.4
25	0.1	2.5
26	5.4	3.1
27	2.7	1.3
28	5.5	6.1
29	4.1	9.3
30	6.8	7.1
31	5.7	2.9
32	7.5	0.7
33	4.6	5.2
34	1.9	4.9
35	7.6	4.6
36	3.4	2.2
37	0.1	0
38	0	1.4
39	0	0