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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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LF · VAL group BAT

Bobby Higginson

1995–2005 · 11 seasons

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At a glance

Bobby Avila and Bobby Higginson: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bobby Avila	Stat	Bobby Higginson
11	Seasons	11
57.9	Career VAL	61.1
12.7 (1954)	Peak-season VAL	12.5 (2000)
3×	All-Star Selections	—
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
6	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 Bobby Avila and Bobby Higginson have
Bobby Avila	Stat	Bobby Higginson
Career
1,300	Games	1,362
Batting
1,296	Hits	1,336
80	Home runs	187
467	RBI	709
725	Runs	736
78	Stolen bases	91
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	Bobby Higginson
24	—	1.5
25	—	11.9
26	2.9	10.8
27	9.6	8.4
28	10.1	1
29	4.4	12.5
30	12.7	7.3
31	8	3.7
32	2.6	1.3
33	2.6	2.7
34	3.6	—
35	1.4	—