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Frank RobinsonvsEddie Collins Sr.

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

RF · VAL group BAT

Frank Robinson

1956–1976 · 21 seasons

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2B · VAL group BAT

Eddie Collins Sr.

1906–1930 · 25 seasons

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At a glance

Frank Robinson and Eddie Collins Sr.: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Frank Robinson	Stat	Eddie Collins Sr.
21	Seasons	25
269.0	Career VAL	302.7
22.3 (1966)	Peak-season VAL	25.1 (1909)
Inducted 1982	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1939
2×	MVP Awards	1×
1×	Rookie of the Year	—
1×	Gold Gloves	—
12×	All-Star Selections	—
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
34

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 Robinson and Eddie Collins Sr. have
Frank Robinson	Stat	Eddie Collins Sr.
Career
2,808	Games	2,827
Batting
2,943	Hits	3,314
586	Home runs	47
1,812	RBI	1,300
1,829	Runs	1,821
204	Stolen bases	745
1,420

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 Robinson	Eddie Collins Sr.
20	13.7	—
21	13.3	5
22	9.2	25.1
23	17.5	22.4
24	14.6	16.9
25	18.4	18.5
26	19.4	19.9
27	10.1	22.4
28	18.4	21.6
29	15.9	16.4
30	22.3	17
31	16.7	6.7
32	9.7	16.4
33	16.7	18.4
34	12.1	9.1
35	11.2	8.9
36	6.7	17.4
37	10.6	15.5
38	9.3	11.4
39	3.2	8.3
40	—	5.4