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Bobby AbreuvsErnie Banks

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

RF · VAL group BAT

Bobby Abreu

1996–2014 · 18 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Ernie Banks

1953–1971 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Bobby Abreu and Ernie Banks: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bobby Abreu	Stat	Ernie Banks
18	Seasons	19
153.4	Career VAL	144.7
17.7 (2004)	Peak-season VAL	17.1 (1959)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1977
1×	Gold Gloves	1×
1×	Silver Sluggers	—
2×	All-Star Selections	11×
—	MVP Awards	2×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	4
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 Bobby Abreu and Ernie Banks have
Bobby Abreu	Stat	Ernie Banks
Career
2,425	Games	2,528
Batting
2,470	Hits	2,583
288	Home runs	512
1,363	RBI	1,636
1,453	Runs	1,305
400	Stolen bases	50
1,476

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	Bobby Abreu	Ernie Banks
23	0.2	4.3
24	10.9	14.5
25	14.2	11.1
26	15.1	15
27	13.7	16.4
28	14	17.1
29	11.9	11.4
30	17.7	8
31	12.4	6.1
32	9.9	1.8
33	6.1	6.9
34	8	7.9
35	7.4	4
36	6.6	7.2
37	3.5	7
38	1	3.3
39	—	2.7
40	0.8	—