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Earl Averill Sr.vsTony Oliva

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CF · VAL group BAT

Earl Averill Sr.

1929–1941 · 13 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Tony Oliva

1962–1976 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Earl Averill Sr. and Tony Oliva: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Earl Averill Sr.	Stat	Tony Oliva
13	Seasons	15
124.5	Career VAL	113.2
17.5 (1936)	Peak-season VAL	17.2 (1964)
Inducted 1975	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2022
6×	All-Star Selections	8×
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
—	Gold Gloves	1×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	9

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 Earl Averill Sr. and Tony Oliva have
Earl Averill Sr.	Stat	Tony Oliva
Career
1,669	Games	1,676
Batting
2,019	Hits	1,917
238	Home runs	220
1,164	RBI	947
1,224	Runs	870
70	Stolen bases	86
774

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	Earl Averill Sr.	Tony Oliva
25	—	17.2
26	—	13.7
27	13.8	12.6
28	12.6	10.4
29	16.4	10
30	14.2	12.1
31	7.1	12.6
32	15.1	11.6
33	6.4	—
34	17.5	5.4
35	8.3	4.7
36	10.5	2.9
37	2.6	0
38	0	—