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Home Run BakervsDale Murphy

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3B · VAL group BAT

Home Run Baker

1908–1922 · 13 seasons

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CF · VAL group BAT

Dale Murphy

1976–1993 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Home Run Baker and Dale Murphy: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Home Run Baker	Stat	Dale Murphy
13	Seasons	18
145.3	Career VAL	144.9
20.5 (1912)	Peak-season VAL	20.2 (1987)
Inducted 1955	Hall of Fame	—
—	MVP Awards	2×
—	Gold Gloves	5×
—	Silver Sluggers	4×
—	All-Star Selections	7×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
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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 Home Run Baker and Dale Murphy have
Home Run Baker	Stat	Dale Murphy
Career
1,575	Games	2,180
Batting
1,838	Hits	2,111
96	Home runs	398
987	RBI	1,266
887	Runs	1,197
235	Stolen bases	161
473

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	Home Run Baker	Dale Murphy
22	—	3.5
23	14.5	6
24	11.4	11.3
25	18.9	3.1
26	20.5	15.2
27	19.3	18.7
28	14.8	17.4
29	—	18.1
30	8.1	10.1
31	10.7	20.2
32	9.3	7
33	11.5	3.8
34	—	5.7
35	4.3	4.8
36	2	—