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Harold BainesvsBill Dahlen

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

DH · VAL group BAT

Harold Baines

1980–2001 · 22 seasons

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SS · VAL group BAT

Bill Dahlen

1891–1911 · 21 seasons

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At a glance

Harold Baines and Bill Dahlen: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Harold Baines	Stat	Bill Dahlen
22	Seasons	21
125.3	Career VAL	112.2
11.7 (1984)	Peak-season VAL	12.0 (1896)
Inducted 2019	Hall of Fame	—
1×	Silver Sluggers	—
6×	All-Star Selections	—
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
2	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 Harold Baines and Bill Dahlen have
Harold Baines	Stat	Bill Dahlen
Career
2,830	Games	2,445
Batting
2,866	Hits	2,458
384	Home runs	84
1,628	RBI	1,233
1,299	Runs	1,589
34	Stolen bases	547
1,062

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	Harold Baines	Bill Dahlen
21	1.1	4.9
22	3.7	10.3
23	6.6	5.4
24	5.9	8.8
25	11.7	1.9
26	9.5	12
27	6.5	3.8
28	5.9	6.3
29	6.9	3.7
30	11.2	4.8
31	6.4	6.4
32	8.4	6.8
33	2.5	7.3
34	7.2	9.7
35	1.6	9.1
36	7.5	5.4
37	7.3	1.3
38	3.9	3
39	3.6	1.3
40	7.3	—
41	0.6	—