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Gus BellvsPinky Higgins

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Gus Bell

1950–1964 · 15 seasons

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3B · VAL group BAT

Pinky Higgins

1930–1946 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Gus Bell and Pinky Higgins: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Gus Bell	Stat	Pinky Higgins
15	Seasons	14
59.6	Career VAL	63.2
11.2 (1955)	Peak-season VAL	10.7 (1934)
4×	All-Star Selections	3×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
3	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

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 Gus Bell and Pinky Higgins have
Gus Bell	Stat	Pinky Higgins
Career
1,741	Games	1,802
Batting
1,823	Hits	1,941
206	Home runs	140
942	RBI	1,075
865	Runs	930
30	Stolen bases	61
470

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	Gus Bell	Pinky Higgins
21	3.3	—
22	6.3	—
23	3	—
24	9.5	10
25	6.9	10.7
26	11.2	5.6
27	9.2	2.7
28	3	4.4
29	0.7	3.7
30	6.5	1
31	0	2.2
32	0	6.7
33	0	5
34	—	3.2
35	—	7.4
37	—	0.6