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Ed BaileyvsJim Northrup

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

C · VAL group BAT

Ed Bailey

1953–1966 · 14 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Jim Northrup

1964–1975 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Ed Bailey and Jim Northrup: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ed Bailey	Stat	Jim Northrup
14	Seasons	12
58.3	Career VAL	58.8
10.7 (1956)	Peak-season VAL	11.2 (1969)
5×	All-Star Selections	—
—	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 Ed Bailey and Jim Northrup have
Ed Bailey	Stat	Jim Northrup
Career
1,212	Games	1,392
Batting
915	Hits	1,254
155	Home runs	153
540	RBI	610
432	Runs	603
17	Stolen bases	39
545

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	Ed Bailey	Jim Northrup
23	1.8	—
25	10.7	0
26	9.1	5.5
27	3.6	5.6
28	6.4	8.4
29	5.1	11.2
30	3.3	7.1
31	4.2	6.7
32	7.6	2.7
33	3.6	7
34	2.9	2.6
35	—	2