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Johnny CallisonvsLee May

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

RF · VAL group BAT

Johnny Callison

1958–1973 · 16 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Lee May

1965–1982 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Johnny Callison and Lee May: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Johnny Callison	Stat	Lee May
16	Seasons	18
81.8	Career VAL	90.0
11.6 (1965)	Peak-season VAL	12.0 (1971)
3×	All-Star Selections	3×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
6	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	8

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 Callison and Lee May have
Johnny Callison	Stat	Lee May
Career
1,886	Games	2,071
Batting
1,757	Hits	2,031
226	Home runs	354
840	RBI	1,244
926	Runs	959
74	Stolen bases	39
650

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 Callison	Lee May
20	0	—
21	2.9	—
22	5.4	—
23	8.2	—
24	10.8	3.8
25	10.3	9.7
26	11.6	11.3
27	6.8	7
28	6.9	12
29	4.7	11.3
30	5.7	7.3
31	6.4	5.4
32	0	4.2
33	2.1	6.4
34	0	3.3
35	—	4.1
36	—	1.6
37	—	0.4
39	—	2.2