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Bill RussellvsRick Ferrell

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SS · VAL group BAT

Bill Russell

1969–1986 · 18 seasons

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Rick Ferrell

1929–1947 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Bill Russell and Rick Ferrell: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bill Russell	Stat	Rick Ferrell
18	Seasons	18
47.0	Career VAL	41.3
7.0 (1974)	Peak-season VAL	6.3 (1932)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1984
3×	All-Star Selections	8×

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Bill Russell and Rick Ferrell have
Bill Russell	Stat	Rick Ferrell
Career
2,181	Games	1,884
Batting
1,926	Hits	1,692
46	Home runs	28
627	RBI	734
796	Runs	687
167	Stolen bases	29
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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View data (21 rows)

VAL by age
Age	Bill Russell	Rick Ferrell
20	1.5	—
21	2.4	—
22	0.7	—
23	6.3	0.6
24	4.5	1.4
25	7	5.5
26	0	6.3
27	3.5	4.6
28	4.2	4
29	5.5	2.8
30	2.9	5.1
31	1.2	0
32	0	2.5
33	4.7	0.4
34	0	0.7
35	1.7	3.3
36	0.9	0
37	0	0
38	—	1.9
39	—	1.1
41	—	1.1