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Bill RussellvsPlacido Polanco

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

SS · VAL group BAT

Bill Russell

1969–1986 · 18 seasons

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2B · VAL group BAT

Placido Polanco

1998–2013 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Bill Russell and Placido Polanco: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bill Russell	Stat	Placido Polanco
18	Seasons	16
47.0	Career VAL	47.3
7.0 (1974)	Peak-season VAL	7.7 (2005)
3×	All-Star Selections	2×
—	Gold Gloves	3×
—	Silver Sluggers	1×
—	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 Russell and Placido Polanco have
Bill Russell	Stat	Placido Polanco
Career
2,181	Games	1,927
Batting
1,926	Hits	2,142
46	Home runs	104
627	RBI	723
796	Runs	1,009
167	Stolen bases	81
483

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 Russell	Placido Polanco
20	1.5	—
21	2.4	—
22	0.7	0
23	6.3	0.2
24	4.5	3.6
25	7	3.9
26	0	4.1
27	3.5	7
28	4.2	6.2
29	5.5	7.7
30	2.9	0
31	1.2	6
32	0	3.6
33	4.7	1.9
34	0	2.2
35	1.7	0.9
36	0.9	0
37	0	0

Age	Bill Russell	Placido Polanco
20	1.5	—
21	2.4	—
22	0.7	0
23	6.3	0.2
24	4.5	3.6
25	7	3.9
26	0	4.1
27	3.5	7
28	4.2	6.2
29	5.5	7.7
30	2.9	0
31	1.2	6
32	0	3.6
33	4.7	1.9
34	0	2.2
35	1.7	0.9
36	0.9	0
37	0	0

Age	Bill Russell	Placido Polanco
20	1.5	—
21	2.4	—
22	0.7	0
23	6.3	0.2
24	4.5	3.6
25	7	3.9
26	0	4.1
27	3.5	7
28	4.2	6.2
29	5.5	7.7
30	2.9	0
31	1.2	6
32	0	3.6
33	4.7	1.9
34	0	2.2
35	1.7	0.9
36	0.9	0
37	0	0

Age	Bill Russell	Placido Polanco
20	1.5	—
21	2.4	—
22	0.7	0
23	6.3	0.2
24	4.5	3.6
25	7	3.9
26	0	4.1
27	3.5	7
28	4.2	6.2
29	5.5	7.7
30	2.9	0
31	1.2	6
32	0	3.6
33	4.7	1.9
34	0	2.2
35	1.7	0.9
36	0.9	0
37	0	0