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Bill DickeyvsSteve Garvey

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

C · VAL group BAT

Bill Dickey

1928–1946 · 17 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Steve Garvey

1969–1987 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Bill Dickey and Steve Garvey: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bill Dickey	Stat	Steve Garvey
17	Seasons	19
106.9	Career VAL	100.0
13.4 (1937)	Peak-season VAL	13.5 (1978)
Inducted 1954	Hall of Fame	—
11×	All-Star Selections	10×
—	MVP Awards	1×
—	Gold Gloves	4×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	12

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 Dickey and Steve Garvey have
Bill Dickey	Stat	Steve Garvey
Career
1,789	Games	2,332
Batting
1,969	Hits	2,599
202	Home runs	272
1,209	RBI	1,308
930	Runs	1,143
36	Stolen bases	83
678

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 Dickey	Steve Garvey
22	6.8	0.7
23	6.3	2.9
24	7.3	3.3
25	6.4	11
26	8.9	10.8
27	6.9	11
28	1.8	10.3
29	11.9	13.5
30	13.4	10.2
31	11.2	8.4
32	10.3	2.2
33	0.6	3
34	5.3	5.1
35	2.4	1.2
36	6.6	5.3
37	—	1.1
39	0.8	—