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Jeff BlauservsAl Smith

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

SS · VAL group BAT

Jeff Blauser

1987–1999 · 13 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Al Smith

1946–1964 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Jeff Blauser and Al Smith: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jeff Blauser	Stat	Al Smith
13	Seasons	15
55.9	Career VAL	62.3
11.8 (1993)	Peak-season VAL	12.7 (1955)
1×	Silver Sluggers	—
2×	All-Star Selections	2×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	3

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 Jeff Blauser and Al Smith have
Jeff Blauser	Stat	Al Smith
Career
1,407	Games	1,557
Batting
1,187	Hits	1,500
122	Home runs	168
513	RBI	701
691	Runs	866
65	Stolen bases	70
569

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	Jeff Blauser	Al Smith
21	1.1	—
23	6.4	—
24	4.9	—
25	6.4	0.2
26	7.7	8.2
27	11.8	12.7
28	1.1	7.7
29	1	4.6
30	3.3	1.7
31	10.2	2.8
32	0.5	7
33	1.5	8.4
34	—	5.5
35	—	3.5
36	—	0