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3B · VAL group BAT

Ken Boyer

1955–1969 · 15 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Bobby Bonds

1968–1981 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Ken Boyer and Bobby Bonds: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ken Boyer	Stat	Bobby Bonds
15	Seasons	14
129.3	Career VAL	142.9
16.4 (1961)	Peak-season VAL	17.3 (1973)
1×	MVP Awards	—
5×	Gold Gloves	3×
7×	All-Star Selections	3×
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
10	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	21

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 Ken Boyer and Bobby Bonds have
Ken Boyer	Stat	Bobby Bonds
Career
2,034	Games	1,849
Batting
2,143	Hits	1,886
282	Home runs	332
1,141	RBI	1,024
1,104	Runs	1,258
105	Stolen bases	461
713

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	Ken Boyer	Bobby Bonds
22	—	5.5
23	—	12.6
24	6.1	16.1
25	10.6	13.6
26	5.5	10.8
27	11.7	17.3
28	14.4	11.9
29	13.7	14.1
30	16.4	4.8
31	10.9	12.7
32	10.8	13.1
33	14.5	9.8
34	5	0
35	4.3	0.6
36	3	—
37	2.4	—