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Frank ChancevsFrank Howard

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1B · VAL group BAT

Frank Chance

1898–1914 · 17 seasons

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LF · VAL group BAT

Frank Howard

1958–1973 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Frank Chance and Frank Howard: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Frank Chance	Stat	Frank Howard
17	Seasons	16
116.9	Career VAL	131.8
18.7 (1906)	Peak-season VAL	20.4 (1969)
Inducted 1946	Hall of Fame	—
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
—	All-Star Selections	4×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	10

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 Frank Chance and Frank Howard have
Frank Chance	Stat	Frank Howard
Career
1,290	Games	1,895
Batting
1,273	Hits	1,774
20	Home runs	382
596	RBI	1,119
797	Runs	864
401	Stolen bases	8
554

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	Frank Chance	Frank Howard
21	0.8	—
22	0.3	—
23	2.3	3.9
24	5.8	5
25	6.2	9.5
26	17.4	7.7
27	13.9	5.5
28	15.2	9.2
29	18.7	7
30	12	11.6
31	8.4	15
32	6.6	20.4
33	7.7	19.3
34	1.6	11.1
35	—	3.2
36	—	3.4