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CF · VAL group BAT

Joe DiMaggio

1936–1951 · 13 seasons

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LF · VAL group BAT

Frank Howard

1958–1973 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Joe DiMaggio and Frank Howard: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Joe DiMaggio	Stat	Frank Howard
13	Seasons	16
165.6	Career VAL	131.8
19.4 (1941)	Peak-season VAL	20.4 (1969)
Inducted 1955	Hall of Fame	—
3×	MVP Awards	—
13×	All-Star Selections	4×
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
3	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	10

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 DiMaggio and Frank Howard have
Joe DiMaggio	Stat	Frank Howard
Career
1,736	Games	1,895
Batting
2,214	Hits	1,774
361	Home runs	382
1,537	RBI	1,119
1,390	Runs	864
30	Stolen bases	8
790

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 DiMaggio	Frank Howard
21	9.2	—
22	19.3	—
23	12.6	3.9
24	15.9	5
25	14.9	9.5
26	19.4	7.7
27	11.3	5.5
28	—	9.2
29	—	7
30	—	11.6
31	9.3	15
32	9.8	20.4
33	14.4	19.3
34	9.8	11.1
35	14.3	3.2
36	5.4	3.4