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Bobby DoerrvsManny Machado

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

2B · VAL group BAT

Bobby Doerr

1937–1951 · 14 seasons

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3B · VAL group BAT

Manny Machado

2012–2026 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Bobby Doerr and Manny Machado: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bobby Doerr	Stat	Manny Machado
14	Seasons	15
105.6	Career VAL	109.8
12.8 (1950)	Peak-season VAL	12.2 (2018)
Inducted 1986	Hall of Fame	—
9×	All-Star Selections	4×
—	Gold Gloves	2×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
1	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	10

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 Doerr and Manny Machado have
Bobby Doerr	Stat	Manny Machado
Career
1,865	Games	2,052
Batting
2,042	Hits	2,197
223	Home runs	399
1,247	RBI	1,235
1,094	Runs	1,164
54	Stolen bases	118
809

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 Doerr	Manny Machado
19	0	1.3
20	2.3	4.8
21	4.4	3.3
22	9.4	10.9
23	6.2	10.4
24	8.9	6.8
25	6.1	12.2
26	12.4	6.1
27	—	4.2
28	8.3	9
29	4.4	11.9
30	10.5	6.6
31	11.9	8.8
32	12.8	8.7
33	8	4.8