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Bill DrakevsFrank Taveras

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

X · VAL group BAT

Bill Drake

1920–1930 · 9 seasons

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SS · VAL group BAT

Frank Taveras

1971–1982 · 11 seasons

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At a glance

Bill Drake and Frank Taveras: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bill Drake	Stat	Frank Taveras
9	Seasons	11
20.5	Career VAL	21.7
5.8 (1925)	Peak-season VAL	6.0 (1978)
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	5

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 Drake and Frank Taveras have
Bill Drake	Stat	Frank Taveras
Career
194	Games	1,150
Batting
94	Hits	1,029
6	Home runs	2
50	RBI	214
49	Runs	503
5	Stolen bases	300
33

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 Drake	Frank Taveras
24	—	0.9
25	0.9	0
26	4.7	4.4
27	0	4.9
28	3.5	6
29	3.7	3.2
30	5.8	2.3
31	1.9	0
32	0	—

Age	Bill Drake	Frank Taveras
24	—	0.9
25	0.9	0
26	4.7	4.4
27	0	4.9
28	3.5	6
29	3.7	3.2
30	5.8	2.3
31	1.9	0
32	0	—

Age	Bill Drake	Frank Taveras
24	—	0.9
25	0.9	0
26	4.7	4.4
27	0	4.9
28	3.5	6
29	3.7	3.2
30	5.8	2.3
31	1.9	0
32	0	—

Age	Bill Drake	Frank Taveras
24	—	0.9
25	0.9	0
26	4.7	4.4
27	0	4.9
28	3.5	6
29	3.7	3.2
30	5.8	2.3
31	1.9	0
32	0	—