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Charlie GehringervsReggie Smith

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2B · VAL group BAT

Charlie Gehringer

1924–1942 · 19 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Reggie Smith

1966–1982 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Charlie Gehringer and Reggie Smith: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Charlie Gehringer	Stat	Reggie Smith
19	Seasons	17
170.1	Career VAL	152.7
16.9 (1929)	Peak-season VAL	16.5 (1977)
Inducted 1949	Hall of Fame	—
1×	MVP Awards	—
6×	All-Star Selections	7×
—	Gold Gloves	1×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	4

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 Charlie Gehringer and Reggie Smith have
Charlie Gehringer	Stat	Reggie Smith
Career
2,323	Games	1,987
Batting
2,839	Hits	2,020
184	Home runs	314
1,427	RBI	1,092
1,775	Runs	1,123
181	Stolen bases	137
1,186

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	Charlie Gehringer	Reggie Smith
22	—	6.5
23	2.1	10.1
24	7.8	13.2
25	10.6	11.1
26	16.9	11.4
27	14.9	10.7
28	4.9	11.1
29	10.4	14.9
30	10.2	10.6
31	16.8	4.9
32	11.4	16.5
33	13.8	14
34	15.5	3.7
35	12.4	7.5
36	10.1	—
37	10.4	6.5
38	1.9	—