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Joe CroninvsLarry Doby

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SS · VAL group BAT

Joe Cronin

1926–1945 · 20 seasons

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CF · VAL group BAT

Larry Doby

1942–1959 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Joe Cronin and Larry Doby: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Joe Cronin	Stat	Larry Doby
20	Seasons	17
123.3	Career VAL	122.9
15.2 (1930)	Peak-season VAL	15.4 (1950)
Inducted 1956	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1998
7×	All-Star Selections	7×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	6

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 Joe Cronin and Larry Doby have
Joe Cronin	Stat	Larry Doby
Career
2,124	Games	1,674
Batting
2,285	Hits	1,697
170	Home runs	273
1,424	RBI	1,093
1,232	Runs	1,080
87	Stolen bases	64
1,059

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	Joe Cronin	Larry Doby
19	—	3.6
21	0	—
22	7.9	8.2
23	15.2	4
24	12.1	6.7
25	10.6	10.2
26	10.4	15.4
27	5	13.6
28	4.8	14.2
29	0.3	9.3
30	9.6	9.3
31	11.7	9.4
32	10.5	9.2
33	10.9	6.2
34	12.3	3.6
35	—	0
37	2	—