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Chris ChamblissvsBenito Santiago

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

1B · VAL group BAT

Chris Chambliss

1971–1988 · 17 seasons

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C · VAL group BAT

Benito Santiago

1986–2005 · 20 seasons

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At a glance

Chris Chambliss and Benito Santiago: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Chris Chambliss	Stat	Benito Santiago
17	Seasons	20
67.7	Career VAL	60.4
8.4 (1983)	Peak-season VAL	9.1 (1987)
1×	Rookie of the Year	1×
1×	Gold Gloves	3×
1×	All-Star Selections	5×
—	Silver Sluggers	4×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
2	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 Chris Chambliss and Benito Santiago have
Chris Chambliss	Stat	Benito Santiago
Career
2,175	Games	1,978
Batting
2,109	Hits	1,830
185	Home runs	217
972	RBI	920
912	Runs	755
40	Stolen bases	91
632

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	Chris Chambliss	Benito Santiago
22	4.2	9.1
23	3.8	3.2
24	4.4	3.8
25	0.7	4.5
26	5.6	5.9
27	6.9	2.7
28	6.1	1.5
29	4.1	2.1
30	4.1	4.1
31	5.8	8.1
32	2.9	0.2
33	6.2	—
34	8.4	0.6
35	2.9	1.7
36	0	1.3
37	1.6	5.9
38	—	4.1
39	—	1.6

Age	Chris Chambliss	Benito Santiago
22	4.2	9.1
23	3.8	3.2
24	4.4	3.8
25	0.7	4.5
26	5.6	5.9
27	6.9	2.7
28	6.1	1.5
29	4.1	2.1
30	4.1	4.1
31	5.8	8.1
32	2.9	0.2
33	6.2	—
34	8.4	0.6
35	2.9	1.7
36	0	1.3
37	1.6	5.9
38	—	4.1
39	—	1.6

Age	Chris Chambliss	Benito Santiago
22	4.2	9.1
23	3.8	3.2
24	4.4	3.8
25	0.7	4.5
26	5.6	5.9
27	6.9	2.7
28	6.1	1.5
29	4.1	2.1
30	4.1	4.1
31	5.8	8.1
32	2.9	0.2
33	6.2	—
34	8.4	0.6
35	2.9	1.7
36	0	1.3
37	1.6	5.9
38	—	4.1
39	—	1.6

Age	Chris Chambliss	Benito Santiago
22	4.2	9.1
23	3.8	3.2
24	4.4	3.8
25	0.7	4.5
26	5.6	5.9
27	6.9	2.7
28	6.1	1.5
29	4.1	2.1
30	4.1	4.1
31	5.8	8.1
32	2.9	0.2
33	6.2	—
34	8.4	0.6
35	2.9	1.7
36	0	1.3
37	1.6	5.9
38	—	4.1
39	—	1.6