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Henry LarkinvsBill Melton

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

1B · VAL group BAT

Henry Larkin

1884–1893 · 10 seasons

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3B · VAL group BAT

Bill Melton

1968–1977 · 10 seasons

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At a glance

Henry Larkin and Bill Melton: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Henry Larkin	Stat	Bill Melton
10	Seasons	10
62.4	Career VAL	55.7
11.2 (1885)	Peak-season VAL	11.9 (1971)
—	All-Star Selections	1×
—	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 Henry Larkin and Bill Melton have
Henry Larkin	Stat	Bill Melton
Career
1,184	Games	1,144
Batting
1,429	Hits	1,004
53	Home runs	160
836	RBI	591
925	Runs	496
129	Stolen bases	23
484

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	Henry Larkin	Bill Melton
22	—	1.5
23	—	8.1
24	4.7	10.5
25	11.2	11.9
26	9.3	2.3
27	3.5	9.7
28	5.7	6.4
29	5	4.7
30	8.8	0.6
31	6.4	0
32	4.9	—
33	2.9	—