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Johnny BatesvsRusty Greer

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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LF · VAL group BAT

Rusty Greer

1994–2002 · 9 seasons

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At a glance

Johnny Bates and Rusty Greer: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Johnny Bates	Stat	Rusty Greer
9	Seasons	9
62.6	Career VAL	61.1
13.3 (1910)	Peak-season VAL	13.6 (1997)
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

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 Rusty Greer have
Johnny Bates	Stat	Rusty Greer
Career
1,158	Games	1,027
Batting
1,087	Hits	1,166
25	Home runs	119
417	RBI	614
565	Runs	643
187	Stolen bases	31
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	Rusty Greer
23	4.7	—
24	6.7	—
25	5.7	4.7
26	10.8	3.7
27	13.3	12
28	8.5	13.6
29	2.8	9.4
30	5.4	9.1
31	4.7	5.3
32	—	2.1
33	—	1.2