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Don BlasingamevsGrady Hatton

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

2B · VAL group BAT

Don Blasingame

1955–1966 · 12 seasons

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3B · VAL group BAT

Grady Hatton

1946–1960 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Don Blasingame and Grady Hatton: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Don Blasingame	Stat	Grady Hatton
12	Seasons	12
32.7	Career VAL	32.0
7.8 (1959)	Peak-season VAL	7.2 (1947)
1×	All-Star Selections	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
5	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

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 Don Blasingame and Grady Hatton have
Don Blasingame	Stat	Grady Hatton
Career
1,444	Games	1,312
Batting
1,366	Hits	1,068
21	Home runs	91
308	RBI	533
731	Runs	562
105	Stolen bases	42
552

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	Don Blasingame	Grady Hatton
23	—	6.6
24	3.1	7.2
25	6.9	0.2
26	5.4	4.6
27	7.8	3.8
28	0	1.3
29	0	1.1
30	3.5	1
31	1.7	3.3
32	4.1	2.9
33	0.2	0
34	0	—

Age	Don Blasingame	Grady Hatton
23	—	6.6
24	3.1	7.2
25	6.9	0.2
26	5.4	4.6
27	7.8	3.8
28	0	1.3
29	0	1.1
30	3.5	1
31	1.7	3.3
32	4.1	2.9
33	0.2	0
34	0	—

Age	Don Blasingame	Grady Hatton
23	—	6.6
24	3.1	7.2
25	6.9	0.2
26	5.4	4.6
27	7.8	3.8
28	0	1.3
29	0	1.1
30	3.5	1
31	1.7	3.3
32	4.1	2.9
33	0.2	0
34	0	—

Age	Don Blasingame	Grady Hatton
23	—	6.6
24	3.1	7.2
25	6.9	0.2
26	5.4	4.6
27	7.8	3.8
28	0	1.3
29	0	1.1
30	3.5	1
31	1.7	3.3
32	4.1	2.9
33	0.2	0
34	0	—