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Deacon McGuirevsB.J. Surhoff

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

C · VAL group BAT

Deacon McGuire

1884–1912 · 26 seasons

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LF · VAL group BAT

B.J. Surhoff

1987–2005 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Deacon McGuire and B.J. Surhoff: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Deacon McGuire	Stat	B.J. Surhoff
26	Seasons	19
58.4	Career VAL	60.9
7.9 (1895)	Peak-season VAL	7.6 (1999)
—	All-Star Selections	1×
—	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 Deacon McGuire and B.J. Surhoff have
Deacon McGuire	Stat	B.J. Surhoff
Career
1,783	Games	2,313
Batting
1,748	Hits	2,326
45	Home runs	188
840	RBI	1,153
770	Runs	1,062
117	Stolen bases	141
515

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	Deacon McGuire	B.J. Surhoff
20	0.3	—
21	0.3	—
22	0.9	4.3
23	2.3	0
24	1.6	0.2
25	—	3
26	4.5	2.6
27	5.6	1.3
28	3.5	2.2
29	0.8	1
30	1.4	6.9
31	7.9	7
32	5.5	5.4
33	4.9	6.2
34	1.5	7.6
35	2	5.1
36	2.9	2
37	5.7	—
38	1.2	2.4
39	1.2	3.7
40	0	0
41	1.2	—
42	3.2	—

Age	Deacon McGuire	B.J. Surhoff
20	0.3	—
21	0.3	—
22	0.9	4.3
23	2.3	0
24	1.6	0.2
25	—	3
26	4.5	2.6
27	5.6	1.3
28	3.5	2.2
29	0.8	1
30	1.4	6.9
31	7.9	7
32	5.5	5.4
33	4.9	6.2
34	1.5	7.6
35	2	5.1
36	2.9	2
37	5.7	—
38	1.2	2.4
39	1.2	3.7
40	0	0
41	1.2	—
42	3.2	—

Age	Deacon McGuire	B.J. Surhoff
20	0.3	—
21	0.3	—
22	0.9	4.3
23	2.3	0
24	1.6	0.2
25	—	3
26	4.5	2.6
27	5.6	1.3
28	3.5	2.2
29	0.8	1
30	1.4	6.9
31	7.9	7
32	5.5	5.4
33	4.9	6.2
34	1.5	7.6
35	2	5.1
36	2.9	2
37	5.7	—
38	1.2	2.4
39	1.2	3.7
40	0	0
41	1.2	—
42	3.2	—

Age	Deacon McGuire	B.J. Surhoff
20	0.3	—
21	0.3	—
22	0.9	4.3
23	2.3	0
24	1.6	0.2
25	—	3
26	4.5	2.6
27	5.6	1.3
28	3.5	2.2
29	0.8	1
30	1.4	6.9
31	7.9	7
32	5.5	5.4
33	4.9	6.2
34	1.5	7.6
35	2	5.1
36	2.9	2
37	5.7	—
38	1.2	2.4
39	1.2	3.7
40	0	0
41	1.2	—
42	3.2	—