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Bob AllisonvsSam Thompson

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

RF · VAL group BAT

Bob Allison

1958–1970 · 13 seasons

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OF · VAL group BAT

Sam Thompson

1885–1906 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Bob Allison and Sam Thompson: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bob Allison	Stat	Sam Thompson
13	Seasons	15
94.1	Career VAL	104.3
16.4 (1964)	Peak-season VAL	15.6 (1895)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1974
1×	Rookie of the Year	—
3×	All-Star Selections	—
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
3	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 Bob Allison and Sam Thompson have
Bob Allison	Stat	Sam Thompson
Career
1,542	Games	1,407
Batting
1,281	Hits	1,979
256	Home runs	126
796	RBI	1,299
811	Runs	1,256
84	Stolen bases	229
795

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	Bob Allison	Sam Thompson
24	9.7	—
25	5.9	5.3
26	7.7	7.8
27	9.1	11.7
28	13.7	3.9
29	16.4	9.7
30	7.8	9
31	2.6	4.9
32	10.9	10.1
33	8.2	9.5
34	2.1	11
35	—	15.6
36	—	5.8