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Donn ClendenonvsHank Sauer

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

1B · VAL group BAT

Donn Clendenon

1961–1972 · 12 seasons

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LF · VAL group BAT

Hank Sauer

1941–1959 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Donn Clendenon and Hank Sauer: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Donn Clendenon	Stat	Hank Sauer
12	Seasons	15
63.5	Career VAL	66.9
12.6 (1966)	Peak-season VAL	12.7 (1954)
—	MVP Awards	1×
—	All-Star Selections	2×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	2
3	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	5

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 Donn Clendenon and Hank Sauer have
Donn Clendenon	Stat	Hank Sauer
Career
1,362	Games	1,399
Batting
1,273	Hits	1,278
159	Home runs	288
682	RBI	876
594	Runs	709
90	Stolen bases	11
379

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	Donn Clendenon	Hank Sauer
26	4.7	—
27	7.1	—
28	6.8	1.1
29	10.4	—
30	12.6	—
31	2.6	5.4
32	6.7	7.1
33	2.5	7.8
34	8.2	6.2
35	1.9	11.7
36	0	4.2
37	—	12.7
38	—	0.1
39	—	2.2
40	—	6.2
41	—	2.2