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Jim BusbyvsBucky Dent

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Jim Busby

1950–1962 · 13 seasons

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SS · VAL group BAT

Bucky Dent

1973–1984 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Jim Busby and Bucky Dent: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jim Busby	Stat	Bucky Dent
13	Seasons	12
12.9	Career VAL	17.7
4.7 (1953)	Peak-season VAL	4.3 (1974)
1×	All-Star Selections	3×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
3	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

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 Jim Busby and Bucky Dent have
Jim Busby	Stat	Bucky Dent
Career
1,352	Games	1,392
Batting
1,113	Hits	1,114
48	Home runs	40
438	RBI	423
541	Runs	451
97	Stolen bases	17
310

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	Jim Busby	Bucky Dent
21	—	0.2
22	—	4.3
23	—	3.7
24	4.5	1.2
25	0	2.9
26	4.7	0.8
27	3.7	0
28	0	3.3
29	0	1.3
30	0	0
31	0	0
32	0	—
33	0	—

Age	Jim Busby	Bucky Dent
21	—	0.2
22	—	4.3
23	—	3.7
24	4.5	1.2
25	0	2.9
26	4.7	0.8
27	3.7	0
28	0	3.3
29	0	1.3
30	0	0
31	0	0
32	0	—
33	0	—

Age	Jim Busby	Bucky Dent
21	—	0.2
22	—	4.3
23	—	3.7
24	4.5	1.2
25	0	2.9
26	4.7	0.8
27	3.7	0
28	0	3.3
29	0	1.3
30	0	0
31	0	0
32	0	—
33	0	—

Age	Jim Busby	Bucky Dent
21	—	0.2
22	—	4.3
23	—	3.7
24	4.5	1.2
25	0	2.9
26	4.7	0.8
27	3.7	0
28	0	3.3
29	0	1.3
30	0	0
31	0	0
32	0	—
33	0	—