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Germany SmithvsDave Philley

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

SS · VAL group BAT

Germany Smith

1884–1898 · 15 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Dave Philley

1941–1962 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Germany Smith and Dave Philley: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Germany Smith	Stat	Dave Philley
15	Seasons	18
33.0	Career VAL	30.1
5.2 (1885)	Peak-season VAL	5.7 (1953)
—	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 Germany Smith and Dave Philley have
Germany Smith	Stat	Dave Philley
Career
1,710	Games	1,904
Batting
1,594	Hits	1,700
47	Home runs	84
797	RBI	729
907	Runs	790
235	Stolen bases	101
408

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	Germany Smith	Dave Philley
21	4.7	—
22	5.2	—
23	3.2	—
24	5.1	—
25	1.2	—
26	2.2	—
27	0	0
28	0	1.3
29	4.1	1.8
30	0	0.7
31	0.5	4.9
32	2.9	3.9
33	3.9	5.7
34	0	0.5
35	0	4.6
36	—	0.7
37	—	0.9
38	—	2.1
39	—	3
40	—	0
41	—	0

Age	Germany Smith	Dave Philley
21	4.7	—
22	5.2	—
23	3.2	—
24	5.1	—
25	1.2	—
26	2.2	—
27	0	0
28	0	1.3
29	4.1	1.8
30	0	0.7
31	0.5	4.9
32	2.9	3.9
33	3.9	5.7
34	0	0.5
35	0	4.6
36	—	0.7
37	—	0.9
38	—	2.1
39	—	3
40	—	0
41	—	0

Age	Germany Smith	Dave Philley
21	4.7	—
22	5.2	—
23	3.2	—
24	5.1	—
25	1.2	—
26	2.2	—
27	0	0
28	0	1.3
29	4.1	1.8
30	0	0.7
31	0.5	4.9
32	2.9	3.9
33	3.9	5.7
34	0	0.5
35	0	4.6
36	—	0.7
37	—	0.9
38	—	2.1
39	—	3
40	—	0
41	—	0

Age	Germany Smith	Dave Philley
21	4.7	—
22	5.2	—
23	3.2	—
24	5.1	—
25	1.2	—
26	2.2	—
27	0	0
28	0	1.3
29	4.1	1.8
30	0	0.7
31	0.5	4.9
32	2.9	3.9
33	3.9	5.7
34	0	0.5
35	0	4.6
36	—	0.7
37	—	0.9
38	—	2.1
39	—	3
40	—	0
41	—	0