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Don BlasingamevsTony Batista

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

Tony Batista

1996–2007 · 11 seasons

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At a glance

Don Blasingame and Tony Batista: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Don Blasingame	Stat	Tony Batista
12	Seasons	11
32.7	Career VAL	33.8
7.8 (1959)	Peak-season VAL	7.9 (2000)
1×	All-Star Selections	2×
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 Tony Batista have
Don Blasingame	Stat	Tony Batista
Career
1,444	Games	1,309
Batting
1,366	Hits	1,146
21	Home runs	221
308	RBI	718
731	Runs	625
105	Stolen bases	47
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	Tony Batista
22	—	2.8
23	—	0
24	3.1	4.4
25	6.9	6.8
26	5.4	7.9
27	7.8	2.3
28	0	5.3
29	0	0.8
30	3.5	3.5
31	1.7	—
32	4.1	0
33	0.2	0
34	0	—

Age	Don Blasingame	Tony Batista
22	—	2.8
23	—	0
24	3.1	4.4
25	6.9	6.8
26	5.4	7.9
27	7.8	2.3
28	0	5.3
29	0	0.8
30	3.5	3.5
31	1.7	—
32	4.1	0
33	0.2	0
34	0	—

Age	Don Blasingame	Tony Batista
22	—	2.8
23	—	0
24	3.1	4.4
25	6.9	6.8
26	5.4	7.9
27	7.8	2.3
28	0	5.3
29	0	0.8
30	3.5	3.5
31	1.7	—
32	4.1	0
33	0.2	0
34	0	—

Age	Don Blasingame	Tony Batista
22	—	2.8
23	—	0
24	3.1	4.4
25	6.9	6.8
26	5.4	7.9
27	7.8	2.3
28	0	5.3
29	0	0.8
30	3.5	3.5
31	1.7	—
32	4.1	0
33	0.2	0
34	0	—