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Fred PfeffervsDon Kessinger

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

2B · VAL group BAT

Fred Pfeffer

1882–1897 · 16 seasons

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SS · VAL group BAT

Don Kessinger

1964–1979 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Fred Pfeffer and Don Kessinger: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Fred Pfeffer	Stat	Don Kessinger
16	Seasons	16
56.4	Career VAL	50.3
8.8 (1884)	Peak-season VAL	8.3 (1972)
—	Gold Gloves	2×
—	All-Star Selections	6×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

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 Fred Pfeffer and Don Kessinger have
Fred Pfeffer	Stat	Don Kessinger
Career
1,670	Games	2,078
Batting
1,678	Hits	1,931
94	Home runs	14
1,019	RBI	527
1,094	Runs	899
382	Stolen bases	100
527

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	Fred Pfeffer	Don Kessinger
22	1.1	0
23	2.8	2.2
24	8.8	0.3
25	4.7	2.4
26	4.8	7.2
27	6.7	7.3
28	6.2	4.5
29	2.4	8.3
30	4.1	4.3
31	2.8	5.2
32	5.1	4.1
33	3	2.8
34	2.3	0.2
35	—	1.5
36	1.6	0
37	0	—

Age	Fred Pfeffer	Don Kessinger
22	1.1	0
23	2.8	2.2
24	8.8	0.3
25	4.7	2.4
26	4.8	7.2
27	6.7	7.3
28	6.2	4.5
29	2.4	8.3
30	4.1	4.3
31	2.8	5.2
32	5.1	4.1
33	3	2.8
34	2.3	0.2
35	—	1.5
36	1.6	0
37	0	—

Age	Fred Pfeffer	Don Kessinger
22	1.1	0
23	2.8	2.2
24	8.8	0.3
25	4.7	2.4
26	4.8	7.2
27	6.7	7.3
28	6.2	4.5
29	2.4	8.3
30	4.1	4.3
31	2.8	5.2
32	5.1	4.1
33	3	2.8
34	2.3	0.2
35	—	1.5
36	1.6	0
37	0	—

Age	Fred Pfeffer	Don Kessinger
22	1.1	0
23	2.8	2.2
24	8.8	0.3
25	4.7	2.4
26	4.8	7.2
27	6.7	7.3
28	6.2	4.5
29	2.4	8.3
30	4.1	4.3
31	2.8	5.2
32	5.1	4.1
33	3	2.8
34	2.3	0.2
35	—	1.5
36	1.6	0
37	0	—