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Cool Papa BellvsEnos Slaughter

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OF · VAL group BAT

Cool Papa Bell

1922–1946 · 21 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Enos Slaughter

1938–1959 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Cool Papa Bell and Enos Slaughter: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Cool Papa Bell	Stat	Enos Slaughter
21	Seasons	19
98.7	Career VAL	111.8
13.1 (1925)	Peak-season VAL	13.5 (1942)
Inducted 1974	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1985
—	All-Star Selections	10×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

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 Cool Papa Bell and Enos Slaughter have
Cool Papa Bell	Stat	Enos Slaughter
Career
1,246	Games	2,380
Batting
1,576	Hits	2,383
61	Home runs	169
593	RBI	1,304
1,173	Runs	1,247
310	Stolen bases	71
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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Age	Cool Papa Bell	Enos Slaughter
19	0.8	—
20	1.1	—
21	2.3	—
22	13.1	0.3
23	12.3	4.2
24	6.1	7.7
25	7.2	8
26	10	13.5
27	9	—
28	3.2	—
29	2.5	—
30	4.2	9.6
31	4.3	5
32	4.7	8.3
33	0.3	13.2
34	—	6.6
35	—	6.4
36	—	10.2
37	—	6.5
38	—	1.1
39	2.5	4.8
40	6.2	2.2
41	2.7	2
42	2.5	2.2
43	3.7	0