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Herman LongvsMatt Stairs

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SS · VAL group BAT

Herman Long

1889–1904 · 16 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Matt Stairs

1992–2011 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Herman Long and Matt Stairs: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Herman Long	Stat	Matt Stairs
16	Seasons	19
66.7	Career VAL	63.8
9.6 (1892)	Peak-season VAL	8.8 (1998)

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Herman Long and Matt Stairs have
Herman Long	Stat	Matt Stairs
Career
1,874	Games	1,895
Batting
2,128	Hits	1,366
91	Home runs	265
1,055	RBI	899
1,456	Runs	770
536	Stolen bases	30
612

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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View data (20 rows)

VAL by age
Age	Herman Long	Matt Stairs
23	6.7	—
24	3.6	—
25	7	—
26	9.6	—
27	1.9	—
28	5.5	2.8
29	5.7	8.2
30	7.9	8.8
31	5.1	7.5
32	3.3	2.3
33	3.5	3.2
34	5.5	3
35	0	7
36	1.4	4.8
37	0	4.8
38	—	1.6
39	—	6.2
40	—	1.8
41	—	0.7
42	—	1.1