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Jason BayvsLenny Dykstra

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

LF · VAL group BAT

Jason Bay

2003–2013 · 11 seasons

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CF · VAL group BAT

Lenny Dykstra

1985–1996 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Jason Bay and Lenny Dykstra: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jason Bay	Stat	Lenny Dykstra
11	Seasons	12
66.4	Career VAL	73.6
15.6 (2005)	Peak-season VAL	15.9 (1993)
1×	Rookie of the Year	—
1×	Silver Sluggers	1×
3×	All-Star Selections	3×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
3	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	4

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 Jason Bay and Lenny Dykstra have
Jason Bay	Stat	Lenny Dykstra
Career
1,278	Games	1,278
Batting
1,200	Hits	1,298
222	Home runs	81
754	RBI	404
737	Runs	802
95	Stolen bases	285
636

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	Jason Bay	Lenny Dykstra
22	—	1.5
23	—	8
24	2.2	6.3
25	7.7	4.8
26	15.6	4.2
27	11	13.7
28	2.7	5.5
29	10.3	6.5
30	10.6	15.9
31	2.3	4.2
32	2.5	1.2
33	0	1.8
34	1.5	—