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Cool Papa BellvsBobby Wallace

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OF · VAL group BAT

Cool Papa Bell

1922–1946 · 21 seasons

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SS · VAL group BAT

Bobby Wallace

1894–1918 · 25 seasons

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At a glance

Cool Papa Bell and Bobby Wallace: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Cool Papa Bell	Stat	Bobby Wallace
21	Seasons	25
98.7	Career VAL	107.8
13.1 (1925)	Peak-season VAL	14.3 (1901)
Inducted 1974	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1953

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Cool Papa Bell and Bobby Wallace have
Cool Papa Bell	Stat	Bobby Wallace
Career
1,246	Games	2,383
Batting
1,576	Hits	2,309
61	Home runs	34
593	RBI	1,121
1,173	Runs	1,057
310	Stolen bases	201
564

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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View data (26 rows)

VAL by age
Age	Cool Papa Bell	Bobby Wallace
19	0.8	—
20	1.1	—
21	2.3	6.5
22	13.1	5.1
23	12.3	7.9
24	6.1	4
25	7.2	7.1
26	10	3.4
27	9	14.3
28	3.2	9.9
29	2.5	3.4
30	4.2	8
31	4.3	9.1
32	4.7	8.8
33	0.3	8.3
34	—	4.7
35	—	1.3
36	—	5.8
37	—	0
38	—	0.2
39	2.5	0
40	6.2	—
41	2.7	—
42	2.5	—
43	3.7	—
44	—	0