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Bill VirdonvsDanny Cater

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Bill Virdon

1955–1968 · 12 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Danny Cater

1964–1975 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Bill Virdon and Danny Cater: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bill Virdon	Stat	Danny Cater
12	Seasons	12
24.5	Career VAL	22.3
6.6 (1956)	Peak-season VAL	6.1 (1968)
1×	Rookie of the Year	—
1×	Gold Gloves	—
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
1	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

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 Virdon and Danny Cater have
Bill Virdon	Stat	Danny Cater
Career
1,583	Games	1,289
Batting
1,596	Hits	1,229
91	Home runs	66
502	RBI	519
735	Runs	491
47	Stolen bases	26
442

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 Virdon	Danny Cater
24	4.1	1.2
25	6.6	3.6
26	0	2
27	1.9	2.1
28	2.7	6.1
29	2.4	0
30	1.3	4
31	0	0.9
32	2.8	0.1
33	0	1.3
34	2.7	1

Age	Bill Virdon	Danny Cater
24	4.1	1.2
25	6.6	3.6
26	0	2
27	1.9	2.1
28	2.7	6.1
29	2.4	0
30	1.3	4
31	0	0.9
32	2.8	0.1
33	0	1.3
34	2.7	1

Age	Bill Virdon	Danny Cater
24	4.1	1.2
25	6.6	3.6
26	0	2
27	1.9	2.1
28	2.7	6.1
29	2.4	0
30	1.3	4
31	0	0.9
32	2.8	0.1
33	0	1.3
34	2.7	1

Age	Bill Virdon	Danny Cater
24	4.1	1.2
25	6.6	3.6
26	0	2
27	1.9	2.1
28	2.7	6.1
29	2.4	0
30	1.3	4
31	0	0.9
32	2.8	0.1
33	0	1.3
34	2.7	1