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Frank ChancevsJosé Bautista

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

1B · VAL group BAT

Frank Chance

1898–1914 · 17 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

José Bautista

2004–2018 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Frank Chance and José Bautista: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Frank Chance	Stat	José Bautista
17	Seasons	15
116.9	Career VAL	95.3
18.7 (1906)	Peak-season VAL	17.5 (2011)
Inducted 1946	Hall of Fame	—
—	Silver Sluggers	3×
—	All-Star Selections	6×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	2
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	11

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 José Bautista have
Frank Chance	Stat	José Bautista
Career
1,290	Games	1,798
Batting
1,273	Hits	1,496
20	Home runs	344
596	RBI	975
797	Runs	1,022
401	Stolen bases	70
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	José Bautista
21	0.8	—
22	0.3	—
23	2.3	—
24	5.8	—
25	6.2	1.7
26	17.4	2.6
27	13.9	1.5
28	15.2	2.3
29	18.7	15.7
30	12	17.5
31	8.4	7.1
32	6.6	8
33	7.7	14.4
34	1.6	12.8
35	—	6.7
36	—	2.4
37	—	2.6