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Bob BoonevsLarry Bowa

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

C · VAL group BAT

Bob Boone

1972–1990 · 19 seasons

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SS · VAL group BAT

Larry Bowa

1970–1985 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Bob Boone and Larry Bowa: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bob Boone	Stat	Larry Bowa
19	Seasons	16
40.9	Career VAL	42.0
7.3 (1978)	Peak-season VAL	8.1 (1975)
7×	Gold Gloves	2×
4×	All-Star Selections	5×
—	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 Bob Boone and Larry Bowa have
Bob Boone	Stat	Larry Bowa
Career
2,264	Games	2,247
Batting
1,838	Hits	2,191
105	Home runs	15
826	RBI	525
679	Runs	987
38	Stolen bases	317
663

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 Boone	Larry Bowa
24	—	1
25	3.6	1.9
26	0.9	4
27	1.1	0
28	4.5	5.6
29	5.9	8.1
30	7.3	1.4
31	6	4.8
32	0.3	6.7
33	0	2.7
34	0.9	1.3
35	1	2.5
36	0	0
37	0.3	2
38	0	0
39	0.1	0
40	5	—
41	3.9	—
42	0.1	—

Age	Bob Boone	Larry Bowa
24	—	1
25	3.6	1.9
26	0.9	4
27	1.1	0
28	4.5	5.6
29	5.9	8.1
30	7.3	1.4
31	6	4.8
32	0.3	6.7
33	0	2.7
34	0.9	1.3
35	1	2.5
36	0	0
37	0.3	2
38	0	0
39	0.1	0
40	5	—
41	3.9	—
42	0.1	—

Age	Bob Boone	Larry Bowa
24	—	1
25	3.6	1.9
26	0.9	4
27	1.1	0
28	4.5	5.6
29	5.9	8.1
30	7.3	1.4
31	6	4.8
32	0.3	6.7
33	0	2.7
34	0.9	1.3
35	1	2.5
36	0	0
37	0.3	2
38	0	0
39	0.1	0
40	5	—
41	3.9	—
42	0.1	—

Age	Bob Boone	Larry Bowa
24	—	1
25	3.6	1.9
26	0.9	4
27	1.1	0
28	4.5	5.6
29	5.9	8.1
30	7.3	1.4
31	6	4.8
32	0.3	6.7
33	0	2.7
34	0.9	1.3
35	1	2.5
36	0	0
37	0.3	2
38	0	0
39	0.1	0
40	5	—
41	3.9	—
42	0.1	—