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Jim BusbyvsKen Boswell

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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2B · VAL group BAT

Ken Boswell

1967–1977 · 11 seasons

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At a glance

Jim Busby and Ken Boswell: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jim Busby	Stat	Ken Boswell
13	Seasons	11
12.9	Career VAL	18.9
4.7 (1953)	Peak-season VAL	5.0 (1969)
1×	All-Star Selections	—
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 Ken Boswell have
Jim Busby	Stat	Ken Boswell
Career
1,352	Games	930
Batting
1,113	Hits	625
48	Home runs	31
438	RBI	244
541	Runs	266
97	Stolen bases	27
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	Ken Boswell
22	—	2.8
23	—	5
24	4.5	3.8
25	0	4
26	4.7	1.3
27	3.7	0.3
28	0	0
29	0	1.2
30	0	0.5
31	0	0
32	0	—
33	0	—

Age	Jim Busby	Ken Boswell
22	—	2.8
23	—	5
24	4.5	3.8
25	0	4
26	4.7	1.3
27	3.7	0.3
28	0	0
29	0	1.2
30	0	0.5
31	0	0
32	0	—
33	0	—

Age	Jim Busby	Ken Boswell
22	—	2.8
23	—	5
24	4.5	3.8
25	0	4
26	4.7	1.3
27	3.7	0.3
28	0	0
29	0	1.2
30	0	0.5
31	0	0
32	0	—
33	0	—

Age	Jim Busby	Ken Boswell
22	—	2.8
23	—	5
24	4.5	3.8
25	0	4
26	4.7	1.3
27	3.7	0.3
28	0	0
29	0	1.2
30	0	0.5
31	0	0
32	0	—
33	0	—