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Jay JohnstonevsMark McLemore

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

RF · VAL group BAT

Jay Johnstone

1966–1985 · 20 seasons

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2B · VAL group BAT

Mark McLemore

1986–2004 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Jay Johnstone and Mark McLemore: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jay Johnstone	Stat	Mark McLemore
20	Seasons	19
40.5	Career VAL	45.1
7.7 (1976)	Peak-season VAL	8.2 (1996)
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

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 Johnstone and Mark McLemore have
Jay Johnstone	Stat	Mark McLemore
Career
1,748	Games	1,832
Batting
1,254	Hits	1,602
102	Home runs	53
531	RBI	614
578	Runs	943
50	Stolen bases	272
429

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 Johnstone	Mark McLemore
20	0.7	—
21	0	—
22	0.2	0.7
23	2.7	2
24	1.2	0
25	4.3	—
26	0	—
27	—	0.4
28	4.4	5.3
29	7.1	0.7
30	7.7	3
31	5.3	8.2
32	0	0.6
33	0	3.3
34	2.4	4
35	—	2.8
36	2.5	7.5
37	2	5.4
38	—	0.1
39	—	1.1

Age	Jay Johnstone	Mark McLemore
20	0.7	—
21	0	—
22	0.2	0.7
23	2.7	2
24	1.2	0
25	4.3	—
26	0	—
27	—	0.4
28	4.4	5.3
29	7.1	0.7
30	7.7	3
31	5.3	8.2
32	0	0.6
33	0	3.3
34	2.4	4
35	—	2.8
36	2.5	7.5
37	2	5.4
38	—	0.1
39	—	1.1

Age	Jay Johnstone	Mark McLemore
20	0.7	—
21	0	—
22	0.2	0.7
23	2.7	2
24	1.2	0
25	4.3	—
26	0	—
27	—	0.4
28	4.4	5.3
29	7.1	0.7
30	7.7	3
31	5.3	8.2
32	0	0.6
33	0	3.3
34	2.4	4
35	—	2.8
36	2.5	7.5
37	2	5.4
38	—	0.1
39	—	1.1

Age	Jay Johnstone	Mark McLemore
20	0.7	—
21	0	—
22	0.2	0.7
23	2.7	2
24	1.2	0
25	4.3	—
26	0	—
27	—	0.4
28	4.4	5.3
29	7.1	0.7
30	7.7	3
31	5.3	8.2
32	0	0.6
33	0	3.3
34	2.4	4
35	—	2.8
36	2.5	7.5
37	2	5.4
38	—	0.1
39	—	1.1