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Eric DavisvsJohn Olerud

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Eric Davis

1984–2001 · 17 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

John Olerud

1989–2005 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Eric Davis and John Olerud: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Eric Davis	Stat	John Olerud
17	Seasons	17
115.6	Career VAL	120.6
18.1 (1987)	Peak-season VAL	19.4 (1993)
3×	Gold Gloves	3×
2×	Silver Sluggers	—
2×	All-Star Selections	2×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
5	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 Eric Davis and John Olerud have
Eric Davis	Stat	John Olerud
Career
1,626	Games	2,234
Batting
1,430	Hits	2,239
282	Home runs	255
934	RBI	1,230
938	Runs	1,139
349	Stolen bases	11
740

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	Eric Davis	John Olerud
21	—	5.2
22	3	6.7
23	2.7	9
24	13.9	19.4
25	18.1	4.5
26	12.9	4.5
27	15.2	5.2
28	9.3	8
29	3.9	16
30	1.6	8.9
31	4.6	6.6
32	0	9.1
33	—	10.3
34	10.2	3.7
35	3	1.9
36	12.2	1.6
37	1.5	—
38	3.5	—
39	0	—