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George ShafervsDave May

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

RF · VAL group BAT

George Shafer

1877–1890 · 11 seasons

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CF · VAL group BAT

Dave May

1967–1978 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

George Shafer and Dave May: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
George Shafer	Stat	Dave May
11	Seasons	12
32.7	Career VAL	28.8
11.9 (1884)	Peak-season VAL	11.4 (1973)
—	All-Star Selections	1×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

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 George Shafer and Dave May have
George Shafer	Stat	Dave May
Career
842	Games	1,252
Batting
974	Hits	920
10	Home runs	96
308	RBI	422
584	Runs	462
32	Stolen bases	60
227

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	George Shafer	Dave May
24	—	0
25	1.7	0.4
26	4.5	1.7
27	1.8	8
28	3.3	2.5
29	2.1	11.4
30	2	0
31	2.2	4.4
32	11.9	0
33	0.6	0.4
38	2.6	—