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José BautistavsHoward Johnson

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

RF · VAL group BAT

José Bautista

2004–2018 · 15 seasons

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3B · VAL group BAT

Howard Johnson

1982–1995 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

José Bautista and Howard Johnson: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
José Bautista	Stat	Howard Johnson
15	Seasons	14
95.3	Career VAL	83.9
17.5 (2011)	Peak-season VAL	18.9 (1989)
3×	Silver Sluggers	2×
6×	All-Star Selections	2×
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
11	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	7

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 Bautista and Howard Johnson have
José Bautista	Stat	Howard Johnson
Career
1,798	Games	1,531
Batting
1,496	Hits	1,229
344	Home runs	228
975	RBI	760
1,022	Runs	760
70	Stolen bases	231
1,032

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 Bautista	Howard Johnson
21	—	2.6
23	—	3.6
24	—	2.1
25	1.7	3
26	2.6	13.3
27	1.5	9.5
28	2.3	18.9
29	15.7	8.3
30	17.5	15.5
31	7.1	3.3
32	8	2.3
33	14.4	1.1
34	12.8	0.4
35	6.7	—
36	2.4	—
37	2.6	—