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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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CF · VAL group BAT

Burt Shotton

1909–1923 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Bobby Avila and Burt Shotton: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bobby Avila	Stat	Burt Shotton
11	Seasons	14
57.9	Career VAL	52.5
12.7 (1954)	Peak-season VAL	12.7 (1915)
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 Burt Shotton have
Bobby Avila	Stat	Burt Shotton
Career
1,300	Games	1,390
Batting
1,296	Hits	1,338
80	Home runs	9
467	RBI	290
725	Runs	746
78	Stolen bases	293
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	Burt Shotton
26	2.9	0
27	9.6	4.9
28	10.1	10.4
29	4.4	6.3
30	12.7	12.7
31	8	10.2
32	2.6	0.1
33	2.6	2.9
34	3.6	5
35	1.4	0