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Jake BeckleyvsLuke Appling

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

1B · VAL group BAT

Jake Beckley

1888–1907 · 20 seasons

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SS · VAL group BAT

Luke Appling

1930–1950 · 20 seasons

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At a glance

Jake Beckley and Luke Appling: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jake Beckley	Stat	Luke Appling
20	Seasons	20
143.8	Career VAL	124.5
12.9 (1904)	Peak-season VAL	14.0 (1936)
Inducted 1971	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1964
—	All-Star Selections	7×

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 Jake Beckley and Luke Appling have
Jake Beckley	Stat	Luke Appling
Career
2,386	Games	2,422
Batting
2,930	Hits	2,749
87	Home runs	45
1,575	RBI	1,116
1,600	Runs	1,319
315	Stolen bases	179
616

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 (24 rows)

VAL by age
Age	Jake Beckley	Luke Appling
20	3.5	—
21	5.3	—
22	11.9	—
23	4.9	—
24	6.3	0
25	6	2.4
26	6.2	9.4
27	7.2	4.7
28	4.4	7.6
29	5.3	14
30	4.8	9.6
31	6.8	0.8
32	12.8	8.6
33	11.1	9.8
34	12.7	9.5
35	11.9	3.5
36	12.9	13.7
37	8.3	—
38	1.5	—
39	0	6.7
40	—	6.2
41	—	6.7
42	—	11.3
43	—	0