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Joe CroninvsRichie Ashburn

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SS · VAL group BAT

Joe Cronin

1926–1945 · 20 seasons

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CF · VAL group BAT

Richie Ashburn

1948–1962 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Joe Cronin and Richie Ashburn: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Joe Cronin	Stat	Richie Ashburn
20	Seasons	15
123.3	Career VAL	107.0
15.2 (1930)	Peak-season VAL	14.7 (1958)
Inducted 1956	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1995
7×	All-Star Selections	5×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	2
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	15

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 Richie Ashburn have
Joe Cronin	Stat	Richie Ashburn
Career
2,124	Games	2,189
Batting
2,285	Hits	2,574
170	Home runs	29
1,424	RBI	586
1,232	Runs	1,322
87	Stolen bases	234
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	Richie Ashburn
21	0	7.1
22	7.9	1.6
23	15.2	6.1
24	12.1	12.3
25	10.6	5.6
26	10.4	7.2
27	5	9.4
28	4.8	13.1
29	0.3	6
30	9.6	6.2
31	11.7	14.7
32	10.5	2.9
33	10.9	6.3
34	12.3	1.6
35	—	6.9
37	2	—