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Jeimer CandelariovsDavey Nelson

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

3B · VAL group BAT

Jeimer Candelario

2016–2026 · 11 seasons

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2B · VAL group BAT

Davey Nelson

1968–1977 · 10 seasons

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At a glance

Jeimer Candelario and Davey Nelson: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jeimer Candelario	Stat	Davey Nelson
11	Seasons	10
21.3	Career VAL	20.9
6.8 (2023)	Peak-season VAL	7.2 (1973)
—	All-Star Selections	1×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

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 Jeimer Candelario and Davey Nelson have
Jeimer Candelario	Stat	Davey Nelson
Career
887	Games	813
Batting
759	Hits	630
110	Home runs	20
384	RBI	211
413	Runs	340
19	Stolen bases	187
327

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	Jeimer Candelario	Davey Nelson
23	1	—
24	2.4	3.2
25	0	0
26	1.7	0
27	5.9	4
28	0	4.5
29	6.8	7.2
30	3.5	1.1
32	—	0.9

Age	Jeimer Candelario	Davey Nelson
23	1	—
24	2.4	3.2
25	0	0
26	1.7	0
27	5.9	4
28	0	4.5
29	6.8	7.2
30	3.5	1.1
32	—	0.9

Age	Jeimer Candelario	Davey Nelson
23	1	—
24	2.4	3.2
25	0	0
26	1.7	0
27	5.9	4
28	0	4.5
29	6.8	7.2
30	3.5	1.1
32	—	0.9