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Bobby AvilavsBill Melton

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

2B · VAL group BAT

Bobby Avila

1949–1959 · 11 seasons

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3B · VAL group BAT

Bill Melton

1968–1977 · 10 seasons

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At a glance

Bobby Avila and Bill Melton: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bobby Avila	Stat	Bill Melton
11	Seasons	10
57.9	Career VAL	55.7
12.7 (1954)	Peak-season VAL	11.9 (1971)
3×	All-Star Selections	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
6	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

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 Avila and Bill Melton have
Bobby Avila	Stat	Bill Melton
Career
1,300	Games	1,144
Batting
1,296	Hits	1,004
80	Home runs	160
467	RBI	591
725	Runs	496
78	Stolen bases	23
561

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 Avila	Bill Melton
22	—	1.5
23	—	8.1
24	—	10.5
25	—	11.9
26	2.9	2.3
27	9.6	9.7
28	10.1	6.4
29	4.4	4.7
30	12.7	0.6
31	8	0
32	2.6	—
33	2.6	—
34	3.6	—
35	1.4	—