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Duke FarrellvsPlacido Polanco

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

C · VAL group BAT

Duke Farrell

1888–1905 · 18 seasons

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2B · VAL group BAT

Placido Polanco

1998–2013 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Duke Farrell and Placido Polanco: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Duke Farrell	Stat	Placido Polanco
18	Seasons	16
47.7	Career VAL	47.3
7.8 (1891)	Peak-season VAL	7.7 (2005)
—	Gold Gloves	3×
—	Silver Sluggers	1×
—	All-Star Selections	2×
—	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 Duke Farrell and Placido Polanco have
Duke Farrell	Stat	Placido Polanco
Career
1,563	Games	1,927
Batting
1,570	Hits	2,142
51	Home runs	104
912	RBI	723
826	Runs	1,009
150	Stolen bases	81
477

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	Duke Farrell	Placido Polanco
21	1.1	—
22	5.3	0
23	5.7	0.2
24	7.8	3.6
25	2.9	3.9
26	1.1	4.1
27	1.8	7
28	2.7	6.2
29	3	7.7
30	1.9	0
31	3.2	6
32	2.6	3.6
33	2.1	1.9
34	5.5	2.2
35	1	0.9
36	—	0
37	0	0

Age	Duke Farrell	Placido Polanco
21	1.1	—
22	5.3	0
23	5.7	0.2
24	7.8	3.6
25	2.9	3.9
26	1.1	4.1
27	1.8	7
28	2.7	6.2
29	3	7.7
30	1.9	0
31	3.2	6
32	2.6	3.6
33	2.1	1.9
34	5.5	2.2
35	1	0.9
36	—	0
37	0	0

Age	Duke Farrell	Placido Polanco
21	1.1	—
22	5.3	0
23	5.7	0.2
24	7.8	3.6
25	2.9	3.9
26	1.1	4.1
27	1.8	7
28	2.7	6.2
29	3	7.7
30	1.9	0
31	3.2	6
32	2.6	3.6
33	2.1	1.9
34	5.5	2.2
35	1	0.9
36	—	0
37	0	0

Age	Duke Farrell	Placido Polanco
21	1.1	—
22	5.3	0
23	5.7	0.2
24	7.8	3.6
25	2.9	3.9
26	1.1	4.1
27	1.8	7
28	2.7	6.2
29	3	7.7
30	1.9	0
31	3.2	6
32	2.6	3.6
33	2.1	1.9
34	5.5	2.2
35	1	0.9
36	—	0
37	0	0