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C.J. CronvsClarence Smith

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

1B · VAL group BAT

C.J. Cron

2014–2023 · 10 seasons

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X · VAL group BAT

Clarence Smith

1921–1933 · 10 seasons

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At a glance

C.J. Cron and Clarence Smith: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
C.J. Cron	Stat	Clarence Smith
10	Seasons	10
33.1	Career VAL	33.3
8.5 (2021)	Peak-season VAL	8.7 (1925)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
1	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 C.J. Cron and Clarence Smith have
C.J. Cron	Stat	Clarence Smith
Career
1,049	Games	589
Batting
953	Hits	686
187	Home runs	29
604	RBI	379
470	Runs	375
10	Stolen bases	90
268

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	C.J. Cron	Clarence Smith
24	1.9	1.2
25	1.4	5.6
26	3.2	2.2
27	1.7	1.9
28	5.5	8.7
29	3.5	—
30	—	3.2
31	8.5	—
32	5.7	6.8
33	1.7	3.7

Age	C.J. Cron	Clarence Smith
24	1.9	1.2
25	1.4	5.6
26	3.2	2.2
27	1.7	1.9
28	5.5	8.7
29	3.5	—
30	—	3.2
31	8.5	—
32	5.7	6.8
33	1.7	3.7

Age	C.J. Cron	Clarence Smith
24	1.9	1.2
25	1.4	5.6
26	3.2	2.2
27	1.7	1.9
28	5.5	8.7
29	3.5	—
30	—	3.2
31	8.5	—
32	5.7	6.8
33	1.7	3.7

Age	C.J. Cron	Clarence Smith
24	1.9	1.2
25	1.4	5.6
26	3.2	2.2
27	1.7	1.9
28	5.5	8.7
29	3.5	—
30	—	3.2
31	8.5	—
32	5.7	6.8
33	1.7	3.7