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Johnny RayvsIan Desmond

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

2B · VAL group BAT

Johnny Ray

1981–1990 · 10 seasons

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SS · VAL group BAT

Ian Desmond

2009–2019 · 11 seasons

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At a glance

Johnny Ray and Ian Desmond: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Johnny Ray	Stat	Ian Desmond
10	Seasons	11
49.7	Career VAL	50.7
10.0 (1988)	Peak-season VAL	9.6 (2012)
1×	Silver Sluggers	3×
1×	All-Star Selections	2×

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Johnny Ray and Ian Desmond have
Johnny Ray	Stat	Ian Desmond
Career
1,353	Games	1,478
Batting
1,502	Hits	1,432
53	Home runs	181
594	RBI	711
604	Runs	724
80	Stolen bases	181
353

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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