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Joe CunninghamvsBobby Avila

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

1B · VAL group BAT

Joe Cunningham

1954–1966 · 12 seasons

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2B · VAL group BAT

Bobby Avila

1949–1959 · 11 seasons

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At a glance

Joe Cunningham and Bobby Avila: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Joe Cunningham	Stat	Bobby Avila
12	Seasons	11
51.5	Career VAL	57.9
12.8 (1959)	Peak-season VAL	12.7 (1954)
1×	All-Star Selections	3×
—	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 Cunningham and Bobby Avila have
Joe Cunningham	Stat	Bobby Avila
Career
1,141	Games	1,300
Batting
980	Hits	1,296
64	Home runs	80
436	RBI	467
525	Runs	725
16	Stolen bases	78
599

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 Cunningham	Bobby Avila
22	4.4	—
25	6.8	—
26	9.3	2.9
27	12.8	9.6
28	2.4	10.1
29	3.6	4.4
30	7.8	12.7
31	2.3	8
32	0.3	2.6
33	1.8	2.6
34	—	3.6
35	—	1.4