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Bobby BondsvsOrlando Cepeda

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

RF · VAL group BAT

Bobby Bonds

1968–1981 · 14 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Orlando Cepeda

1958–1974 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Bobby Bonds and Orlando Cepeda: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bobby Bonds	Stat	Orlando Cepeda
14	Seasons	17
142.9	Career VAL	144.5
17.3 (1973)	Peak-season VAL	16.3 (1967)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1999
3×	Gold Gloves	—
3×	All-Star Selections	7×
—	MVP Awards	1×
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
21

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 Bonds and Orlando Cepeda have
Bobby Bonds	Stat	Orlando Cepeda
Career
1,849	Games	2,124
Batting
1,886	Hits	2,351
332	Home runs	379
1,024	RBI	1,365
1,258	Runs	1,131
461	Stolen bases	142
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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 Bonds	Orlando Cepeda
20	—	9.7
21	—	13.6
22	5.5	7.9
23	12.6	15.4
24	16.1	9.7
25	13.6	14.4
26	10.8	13.7
27	17.3	—
28	11.9	8.5
29	14.1	16.3
30	4.8	4.6
31	12.7	5.3
32	13.1	13.3
33	9.8	4.6
34	0	—
35	0.6	7.5
36	—	0