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Jay BellvsBen Oglivie

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

SS · VAL group BAT

Jay Bell

1986–2003 · 18 seasons

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LF · VAL group BAT

Ben Oglivie

1971–1986 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Jay Bell and Ben Oglivie: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jay Bell	Stat	Ben Oglivie
18	Seasons	16
88.9	Career VAL	78.3
13.5 (1999)	Peak-season VAL	14.8 (1980)
1×	Gold Gloves	—
1×	Silver Sluggers	1×
2×	All-Star Selections	3×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
2	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 Jay Bell and Ben Oglivie have
Jay Bell	Stat	Ben Oglivie
Career
2,063	Games	1,754
Batting
1,963	Hits	1,615
195	Home runs	235
860	RBI	901
1,123	Runs	784
91	Stolen bases	87
853

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	Jay Bell	Ben Oglivie
21	0	—
22	0	—
23	1.8	1.5
24	5.4	0
25	9.2	3.7
26	7.1	3.2
27	11.5	5.1
28	4.1	5.3
29	4.8	10.7
30	3.6	10
31	9.4	14.8
32	7.3	1.1
33	13.5	7.3
34	7.4	6.3
35	3.8	2.7
36	—	5
37	0	1.6