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Billy HamiltonvsJay Buhner

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Billy Hamilton

1888–1901 · 14 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Jay Buhner

1987–2001 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Billy Hamilton and Jay Buhner: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Billy Hamilton	Stat	Jay Buhner
14	Seasons	15
85.2	Career VAL	78.2
11.9 (1900)	Peak-season VAL	11.5 (1996)
Inducted 1961	Hall of Fame	—
—	Gold Gloves	1×
—	All-Star Selections	1×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	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 Billy Hamilton and Jay Buhner have
Billy Hamilton	Stat	Jay Buhner
Career
1,591	Games	1,472
Batting
2,159	Hits	1,273
40	Home runs	310
739	RBI	965
1,691	Runs	797
912	Stolen bases	6
1,187

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	Billy Hamilton	Jay Buhner
22	1	—
23	5.8	2.3
24	5.4	3.5
25	7.2	2.6
26	8.9	7.9
27	6.9	6.9
28	6.1	9.9
29	7.2	6.1
30	8.7	8.3
31	3.3	11.5
32	6.3	9
33	0.4	2.7
34	11.9	1.8
35	6.1	5.7