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Bill HoskinsvsSteve Balboni

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

X · VAL group BAT

Bill Hoskins

1937–1946 · 10 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Steve Balboni

1981–1993 · 11 seasons

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At a glance

Bill Hoskins and Steve Balboni: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bill Hoskins	Stat	Steve Balboni
10	Seasons	11
28.3	Career VAL	27.1
7.1 (1941)	Peak-season VAL	7.5 (1985)
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

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 Hoskins and Steve Balboni have
Bill Hoskins	Stat	Steve Balboni
Career
393	Games	960
Batting
453	Hits	714
37	Home runs	181
282	RBI	495
263	Runs	351
29	Stolen bases	1
135

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 Hoskins	Steve Balboni
25	2.5	0
26	5.7	—
27	7.1	6.7
28	2.6	7.5
29	0.2	3.4
30	4.5	1.2
31	3.8	3.7
32	1.9	3.3
33	—	1.3

Age	Bill Hoskins	Steve Balboni
25	2.5	0
26	5.7	—
27	7.1	6.7
28	2.6	7.5
29	0.2	3.4
30	4.5	1.2
31	3.8	3.7
32	1.9	3.3
33	—	1.3

Age	Bill Hoskins	Steve Balboni
25	2.5	0
26	5.7	—
27	7.1	6.7
28	2.6	7.5
29	0.2	3.4
30	4.5	1.2
31	3.8	3.7
32	1.9	3.3
33	—	1.3

Age	Bill Hoskins	Steve Balboni
25	2.5	0
26	5.7	—
27	7.1	6.7
28	2.6	7.5
29	0.2	3.4
30	4.5	1.2
31	3.8	3.7
32	1.9	3.3
33	—	1.3