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Harold BainesvsCool Papa Bell

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DH · VAL group BAT

Harold Baines

1980–2001 · 22 seasons

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OF · VAL group BAT

Cool Papa Bell

1922–1946 · 21 seasons

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At a glance

Harold Baines and Cool Papa Bell: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Harold Baines	Stat	Cool Papa Bell
22	Seasons	21
125.3	Career VAL	98.7
11.7 (1984)	Peak-season VAL	13.1 (1925)
Inducted 2019	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1974
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 Cool Papa Bell have
Harold Baines	Stat	Cool Papa Bell
Career
2,830	Games	1,246
Batting
2,866	Hits	1,576
384	Home runs	61
1,628	RBI	593
1,299	Runs	1,173
34	Stolen bases	310
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	Cool Papa Bell
19	—	0.8
20	—	1.1
21	1.1	2.3
22	3.7	13.1
23	6.6	12.3
24	5.9	6.1
25	11.7	7.2
26	9.5	10
27	6.5	9
28	5.9	3.2
29	6.9	2.5
30	11.2	4.2
31	6.4	4.3
32	8.4	4.7
33	2.5	0.3
34	7.2	—
35	1.6	—
36	7.5	—
37	7.3	—
38	3.9	—
39	3.6	2.5
40	7.3	6.2
41	0.6	2.7
42	—	2.5
43	—	3.7