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Jose CardenalvsBob Watson

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Jose Cardenal

1963–1980 · 18 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Bob Watson

1966–1984 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Jose Cardenal and Bob Watson: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jose Cardenal	Stat	Bob Watson
18	Seasons	19
87.0	Career VAL	96.1
12.2 (1975)	Peak-season VAL	11.6 (1973)
—	All-Star Selections	2×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
6	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 Jose Cardenal and Bob Watson have
Jose Cardenal	Stat	Bob Watson
Career
2,017	Games	1,832
Batting
1,913	Hits	1,826
138	Home runs	184
775	RBI	989
936	Runs	802
329	Stolen bases	27
608

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	Jose Cardenal	Bob Watson
21	4.4	—
22	6.6	0.3
23	0.8	—
24	7.1	3.2
25	4.9	4.5
26	8.1	10.7
27	3.7	11.6
28	11.7	8.3
29	9.4	10
30	10.2	11.1
31	12.2	9.4
32	6	8.1
33	0.5	7.1
34	1.4	6.9
35	—	0.7
36	0	1.2
37	—	3