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Johnny BatesvsLeon Durham

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Johnny Bates

1906–1914 · 9 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Leon Durham

1980–1989 · 10 seasons

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At a glance

Johnny Bates and Leon Durham: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Johnny Bates	Stat	Leon Durham
9	Seasons	10
62.6	Career VAL	63.7
13.3 (1910)	Peak-season VAL	13.8 (1982)
—	Silver Sluggers	1×
—	All-Star Selections	2×
—	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 Johnny Bates and Leon Durham have
Johnny Bates	Stat	Leon Durham
Career
1,158	Games	1,067
Batting
1,087	Hits	992
25	Home runs	147
417	RBI	530
565	Runs	522
187	Stolen bases	106
503

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	Johnny Bates	Leon Durham
22	—	2
23	4.7	5.1
24	6.7	13.8
25	5.7	7
26	10.8	10.9
27	13.3	9.2
28	8.5	7
29	2.8	8
30	5.4	0.7
31	4.7	—