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Johnny EversvsBob Watson

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

2B · VAL group BAT

Johnny Evers

1902–1929 · 18 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Bob Watson

1966–1984 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Johnny Evers and Bob Watson: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Johnny Evers	Stat	Bob Watson
18	Seasons	19
94.7	Career VAL	96.1
12.4 (1908)	Peak-season VAL	11.6 (1973)
Inducted 1946	Hall of Fame	—
1×	MVP Awards	—
—	All-Star Selections	2×
—	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 Evers and Bob Watson have
Johnny Evers	Stat	Bob Watson
Career
1,784	Games	1,832
Batting
1,659	Hits	1,826
12	Home runs	184
538	RBI	989
919	Runs	802
324	Stolen bases	27
778

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 Evers	Bob Watson
21	8.2	—
22	5.3	0.3
23	6.9	—
24	9	3.2
25	10	4.5
26	12.4	10.7
27	8	11.6
28	8	8.3
29	0	10
30	11	11.1
31	5.2	9.4
32	6.8	8.1
33	3	7.1
34	0	6.9
35	0.9	0.7
36	—	1.2
37	—	3