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Bill DahlenvsHarold Baines

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SS · VAL group BAT

Bill Dahlen

1891–1911 · 21 seasons

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DH · VAL group BAT

Harold Baines

1980–2001 · 22 seasons

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At a glance

Bill Dahlen and Harold Baines: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bill Dahlen	Stat	Harold Baines
21	Seasons	22
112.2	Career VAL	125.3
12.0 (1896)	Peak-season VAL	11.7 (1984)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2019
—	Silver Sluggers	1×
—	All-Star Selections	6×
—	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 Bill Dahlen and Harold Baines have
Bill Dahlen	Stat	Harold Baines
Career
2,445	Games	2,830
Batting
2,458	Hits	2,866
84	Home runs	384
1,233	RBI	1,628
1,589	Runs	1,299
547	Stolen bases	34
1,064

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 Dahlen	Harold Baines
21	4.9	1.1
22	10.3	3.7
23	5.4	6.6
24	8.8	5.9
25	1.9	11.7
26	12	9.5
27	3.8	6.5
28	6.3	5.9
29	3.7	6.9
30	4.8	11.2
31	6.4	6.4
32	6.8	8.4
33	7.3	2.5
34	9.7	7.2
35	9.1	1.6
36	5.4	7.5
37	1.3	7.3
38	3	3.9
39	1.3	3.6
40	—	7.3
41	—	0.6