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Heavy JohnsonvsJim Gentile

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

X · VAL group BAT

Heavy Johnson

1920–1932 · 11 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Jim Gentile

1957–1966 · 9 seasons

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At a glance

Heavy Johnson and Jim Gentile: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Heavy Johnson	Stat	Jim Gentile
11	Seasons	9
55.9	Career VAL	54.4
18.6 (1923)	Peak-season VAL	17.9 (1961)
—	All-Star Selections	3×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	3

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 Heavy Johnson and Jim Gentile have
Heavy Johnson	Stat	Jim Gentile
Career
502	Games	936
Batting
650	Hits	759
57	Home runs	179
422	RBI	549
327	Runs	434
48	Stolen bases	3
159

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	Heavy Johnson	Jim Gentile
26	—	7.7
27	10.8	17.9
28	18.6	6.5
29	6.6	6.8
30	4.6	9.9
31	5	4.3
32	6.5	1.3
33	3.8	—