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Johnny DamonvsLuke Appling

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Johnny Damon

1995–2012 · 18 seasons

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SS · VAL group BAT

Luke Appling

1930–1950 · 20 seasons

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At a glance

Johnny Damon and Luke Appling: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Johnny Damon	Stat	Luke Appling
18	Seasons	20
112.3	Career VAL	124.5
14.0 (2000)	Peak-season VAL	14.0 (1936)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1964
2×	All-Star Selections	7×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
9	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

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 Damon and Luke Appling have
Johnny Damon	Stat	Luke Appling
Career
2,490	Games	2,422
Batting
2,769	Hits	2,749
235	Home runs	45
1,139	RBI	1,116
1,668	Runs	1,319
408	Stolen bases	179
1,003

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 Damon	Luke Appling
21	1.7	—
22	1.8	—
23	2.7	—
24	7.6	0
25	10	2.4
26	14	9.4
27	2.3	4.7
28	8.6	7.6
29	6.3	14
30	11.8	9.6
31	8.9	0.8
32	8.4	8.6
33	4	9.8
34	7.6	9.5
35	8.4	3.5
36	4.1	13.7
37	4.1	—
38	0	—
39	—	6.7
40	—	6.2
41	—	6.7
42	—	11.3
43	—	0