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José AbreuvsAl Smith

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

1B · VAL group BAT

José Abreu

2014–2024 · 11 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Al Smith

1946–1964 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

José Abreu and Al Smith: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
José Abreu	Stat	Al Smith
11	Seasons	15
65.7	Career VAL	62.3
13.3 (2014)	Peak-season VAL	12.7 (1955)
1×	Rookie of the Year	—
1×	Silver Sluggers	—
3×	All-Star Selections	2×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
6	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	3

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 José Abreu and Al Smith have
José Abreu	Stat	Al Smith
Career
1,446	Games	1,557
Batting
1,587	Hits	1,500
263	Home runs	168
960	RBI	701
769	Runs	866
11	Stolen bases	70
432

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	José Abreu	Al Smith
25	—	0.2
26	—	8.2
27	13.3	12.7
28	6.4	7.7
29	5.8	4.6
30	9.5	1.7
31	4.7	2.8
32	7	7
33	4.4	8.4
34	6.8	5.5
35	6.6	3.5
36	1.2	0
37	0	—