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Dick BartellvsPlacido Polanco

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

SS · VAL group BAT

Dick Bartell

1927–1946 · 18 seasons

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2B · VAL group BAT

Placido Polanco

1998–2013 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Dick Bartell and Placido Polanco: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Dick Bartell	Stat	Placido Polanco
18	Seasons	16
48.7	Career VAL	47.3
7.1 (1930)	Peak-season VAL	7.7 (2005)
2×	All-Star Selections	2×
—	Gold Gloves	3×
—	Silver Sluggers	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 Dick Bartell and Placido Polanco have
Dick Bartell	Stat	Placido Polanco
Career
2,016	Games	1,927
Batting
2,165	Hits	2,142
79	Home runs	104
710	RBI	723
1,131	Runs	1,009
109	Stolen bases	81
748

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	Dick Bartell	Placido Polanco
20	2.6	—
21	6.3	—
22	7.1	0
23	1.5	0.2
24	6	3.6
25	1.5	3.9
26	5.5	4.1
27	0	7
28	2	6.2
29	5.3	7.7
30	0	0
31	0	6
32	0.9	3.6
33	5.3	1.9
34	1.6	2.2
35	3.1	0.9
36	—	0
37	—	0

Age	Dick Bartell	Placido Polanco
20	2.6	—
21	6.3	—
22	7.1	0
23	1.5	0.2
24	6	3.6
25	1.5	3.9
26	5.5	4.1
27	0	7
28	2	6.2
29	5.3	7.7
30	0	0
31	0	6
32	0.9	3.6
33	5.3	1.9
34	1.6	2.2
35	3.1	0.9
36	—	0
37	—	0

Age	Dick Bartell	Placido Polanco
20	2.6	—
21	6.3	—
22	7.1	0
23	1.5	0.2
24	6	3.6
25	1.5	3.9
26	5.5	4.1
27	0	7
28	2	6.2
29	5.3	7.7
30	0	0
31	0	6
32	0.9	3.6
33	5.3	1.9
34	1.6	2.2
35	3.1	0.9
36	—	0
37	—	0

Age	Dick Bartell	Placido Polanco
20	2.6	—
21	6.3	—
22	7.1	0
23	1.5	0.2
24	6	3.6
25	1.5	3.9
26	5.5	4.1
27	0	7
28	2	6.2
29	5.3	7.7
30	0	0
31	0	6
32	0.9	3.6
33	5.3	1.9
34	1.6	2.2
35	3.1	0.9
36	—	0
37	—	0