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Jim BottomleyvsJohn Ward

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

1B · VAL group BAT

Jim Bottomley

1922–1937 · 16 seasons

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SS · VAL group BAT

John Ward

1878–1894 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Jim Bottomley and John Ward: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jim Bottomley	Stat	John Ward
16	Seasons	17
95.5	Career VAL	101.8
16.5 (1928)	Peak-season VAL	16.4 (1880)
Inducted 1974	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1964
1×	MVP Awards	—

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Jim Bottomley and John Ward have
Jim Bottomley	Stat	John Ward
Career
1,991	Games	1,825
Batting
2,313	Hits	2,104
219	Home runs	26
1,422	RBI	867
1,177	Runs	1,408
58	Stolen bases	540
664

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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VAL by age
Age	Jim Bottomley	John Ward
18	—	8.4
19	—	13.5
20	—	16.4
21	—	10.3
22	2.6	7.6
23	11.6	11.2
24	6.7	1.7
25	14.6	1
26	7.5	4
27	10.4	4.7
28	16.5	2.2
29	12.1	2.9
30	4.5	7.6
31	6.5	2.1
32	2.3	4.1
33	0	4.1
34	0.1	0
35	0	—
36	0.1	—
37	0	—