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John BriggsvsDoug Rader

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

LF · VAL group BAT

John Briggs

1964–1975 · 12 seasons

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3B · VAL group BAT

Doug Rader

1967–1977 · 11 seasons

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At a glance

John Briggs and Doug Rader: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
John Briggs	Stat	Doug Rader
12	Seasons	11
64.7	Career VAL	55.2
8.4 (1971)	Peak-season VAL	8.0 (1972)
—	Gold Gloves	5×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

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 John Briggs and Doug Rader have
John Briggs	Stat	Doug Rader
Career
1,366	Games	1,465
Batting
1,041	Hits	1,302
139	Home runs	155
507	RBI	722
601	Runs	631
64	Stolen bases	37
663

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	John Briggs	Doug Rader
21	2.4	—
22	6	3.4
23	3.2	4.6
24	5.2	4.1
25	5.1	7.5
26	4.4	3
27	8.4	8
28	7.9	5
29	8.3	7.6
30	8.3	1.2
31	5.5	4.6
32	—	6.2

Age	John Briggs	Doug Rader
21	2.4	—
22	6	3.4
23	3.2	4.6
24	5.2	4.1
25	5.1	7.5
26	4.4	3
27	8.4	8
28	7.9	5
29	8.3	7.6
30	8.3	1.2
31	5.5	4.6
32	—	6.2

Age	John Briggs	Doug Rader
21	2.4	—
22	6	3.4
23	3.2	4.6
24	5.2	4.1
25	5.1	7.5
26	4.4	3
27	8.4	8
28	7.9	5
29	8.3	7.6
30	8.3	1.2
31	5.5	4.6
32	—	6.2

Age	John Briggs	Doug Rader
21	2.4	—
22	6	3.4
23	3.2	4.6
24	5.2	4.1
25	5.1	7.5
26	4.4	3
27	8.4	8
28	7.9	5
29	8.3	7.6
30	8.3	1.2
31	5.5	4.6
32	—	6.2