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Eddie BurkevsBill Sample

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

LF · VAL group BAT

Eddie Burke

1890–1897 · 8 seasons

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LF · VAL group BAT

Bill Sample

1978–1986 · 9 seasons

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At a glance

Eddie Burke and Bill Sample: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Eddie Burke	Stat	Bill Sample
8	Seasons	9
15.4	Career VAL	14.4
5.2 (1896)	Peak-season VAL	5.3 (1983)
—	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 Eddie Burke and Bill Sample have
Eddie Burke	Stat	Bill Sample
Career
853	Games	826
Batting
979	Hits	684
30	Home runs	46
410	RBI	230
744	Runs	371
291	Stolen bases	98
317

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	Eddie Burke	Bill Sample
23	3.5	—
24	0.7	3.5
25	3.4	0.6
26	2.6	0.9
27	0	2
28	0	5.3
29	5.2	0
30	0	0.4
31	—	1.7

Age	Eddie Burke	Bill Sample
23	3.5	—
24	0.7	3.5
25	3.4	0.6
26	2.6	0.9
27	0	2
28	0	5.3
29	5.2	0
30	0	0.4
31	—	1.7

Age	Eddie Burke	Bill Sample
23	3.5	—
24	0.7	3.5
25	3.4	0.6
26	2.6	0.9
27	0	2
28	0	5.3
29	5.2	0
30	0	0.4
31	—	1.7

Age	Eddie Burke	Bill Sample
23	3.5	—
24	0.7	3.5
25	3.4	0.6
26	2.6	0.9
27	0	2
28	0	5.3
29	5.2	0
30	0	0.4
31	—	1.7