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Denny LyonsvsAl Smith

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

3B · VAL group BAT

Denny Lyons

1885–1897 · 13 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Al Smith

1946–1964 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Denny Lyons and Al Smith: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Denny Lyons	Stat	Al Smith
13	Seasons	15
66.1	Career VAL	62.3
12.8 (1887)	Peak-season VAL	12.7 (1955)
—	All-Star Selections	2×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	3

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 Denny Lyons and Al Smith have
Denny Lyons	Stat	Al Smith
Career
1,121	Games	1,557
Batting
1,333	Hits	1,500
62	Home runs	168
755	RBI	701
932	Runs	866
224	Stolen bases	70
621

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	Denny Lyons	Al Smith
20	0	—
21	12.8	—
22	6.8	—
23	9.8	—
24	9.5	—
25	7.6	0.2
26	6.1	8.2
27	4.2	12.7
28	2	7.7
29	0.7	4.6
30	6.2	1.7
31	0.4	2.8
32	—	7
33	—	8.4
34	—	5.5
35	—	3.5
36	—	0