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C · VAL group BAT

Ernie Lombardi

1931–1947 · 17 seasons

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C · VAL group BAT

Benito Santiago

1986–2005 · 20 seasons

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At a glance

Ernie Lombardi and Benito Santiago: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ernie Lombardi	Stat	Benito Santiago
17	Seasons	20
67.9	Career VAL	60.4
7.8 (1938)	Peak-season VAL	9.1 (1987)
Inducted 1986	Hall of Fame	—
1×	MVP Awards	—
8×	All-Star Selections	5×
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
—	Gold Gloves	3×
—	Silver Sluggers	4×

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Ernie Lombardi and Benito Santiago have
Ernie Lombardi	Stat	Benito Santiago
Career
1,853	Games	1,978
Batting
1,792	Hits	1,830
190	Home runs	217
990	RBI	920
601	Runs	755
8	Stolen bases	91
430

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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View data (18 rows)

VAL by age
Age	Ernie Lombardi	Benito Santiago
22	—	9.1
23	1.6	3.2
24	6	3.8
25	0.4	4.5
26	3	5.9
27	4.6	2.7
28	4.2	1.5
29	3.4	2.1
30	7.8	4.1
31	4.4	8.1
32	5.6	0.2
33	2.8	—
34	7.2	0.6
35	3.4	1.7
36	1.5	1.3
37	7.5	5.9
38	3.7	4.1
39	0.8	1.6