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Deacon McGuirevsBill Buckner

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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1B · VAL group BAT

Bill Buckner

1969–1990 · 22 seasons

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At a glance

Deacon McGuire and Bill Buckner: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Deacon McGuire	Stat	Bill Buckner
26	Seasons	22
58.4	Career VAL	69.0
7.9 (1895)	Peak-season VAL	8.1 (1974)
—	All-Star Selections	1×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	8

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 Bill Buckner have
Deacon McGuire	Stat	Bill Buckner
Career
1,783	Games	2,517
Batting
1,748	Hits	2,715
45	Home runs	174
840	RBI	1,208
770	Runs	1,077
117	Stolen bases	183
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	Bill Buckner
20	0.3	—
21	0.3	0.7
22	0.9	4.7
23	2.3	0.1
24	1.6	8.1
25	—	0.1
26	4.5	5.4
27	5.6	2.7
28	3.5	5.5
29	0.8	4.1
30	1.4	6.8
31	7.9	5.7
32	5.5	7.5
33	4.9	4.6
34	1.5	1.9
35	2	7.6
36	2.9	3.4
37	5.7	0.1
38	1.2	0
39	1.2	0
40	0	—
41	1.2	—
42	3.2	—

Age	Deacon McGuire	Bill Buckner
20	0.3	—
21	0.3	0.7
22	0.9	4.7
23	2.3	0.1
24	1.6	8.1
25	—	0.1
26	4.5	5.4
27	5.6	2.7
28	3.5	5.5
29	0.8	4.1
30	1.4	6.8
31	7.9	5.7
32	5.5	7.5
33	4.9	4.6
34	1.5	1.9
35	2	7.6
36	2.9	3.4
37	5.7	0.1
38	1.2	0
39	1.2	0
40	0	—
41	1.2	—
42	3.2	—

Age	Deacon McGuire	Bill Buckner
20	0.3	—
21	0.3	0.7
22	0.9	4.7
23	2.3	0.1
24	1.6	8.1
25	—	0.1
26	4.5	5.4
27	5.6	2.7
28	3.5	5.5
29	0.8	4.1
30	1.4	6.8
31	7.9	5.7
32	5.5	7.5
33	4.9	4.6
34	1.5	1.9
35	2	7.6
36	2.9	3.4
37	5.7	0.1
38	1.2	0
39	1.2	0
40	0	—
41	1.2	—
42	3.2	—

Age	Deacon McGuire	Bill Buckner
20	0.3	—
21	0.3	0.7
22	0.9	4.7
23	2.3	0.1
24	1.6	8.1
25	—	0.1
26	4.5	5.4
27	5.6	2.7
28	3.5	5.5
29	0.8	4.1
30	1.4	6.8
31	7.9	5.7
32	5.5	7.5
33	4.9	4.6
34	1.5	1.9
35	2	7.6
36	2.9	3.4
37	5.7	0.1
38	1.2	0
39	1.2	0
40	0	—
41	1.2	—
42	3.2	—