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Elston HowardvsBen Zobrist

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

C · VAL group BAT

Elston Howard

1948–1968 · 15 seasons

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2B · VAL group BAT

Ben Zobrist

2006–2019 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Elston Howard and Ben Zobrist: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Elston Howard	Stat	Ben Zobrist
15	Seasons	14
66.3	Career VAL	74.1
12.0 (1961)	Peak-season VAL	11.9 (2009)
1×	MVP Awards	—
2×	Gold Gloves	—
9×	All-Star Selections	3×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
1	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

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 Elston Howard and Ben Zobrist have
Elston Howard	Stat	Ben Zobrist
Career
1,625	Games	1,651
Batting
1,491	Hits	1,566
168	Home runs	167
775	RBI	768
635	Runs	884
10	Stolen bases	116
376

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	Elston Howard	Ben Zobrist
25	—	0
26	4.4	—
27	0.7	3.2
28	1.2	11.9
29	5.9	4.3
30	6.5	9.4
31	0.9	10.8
32	12	6.1
33	6	6.7
34	10.8	5.8
35	12	7.8
36	1.1	2.3
37	2.8	5.6
38	0	0.2
39	2	—