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Kenny LoftonvsBrett Butler

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Kenny Lofton

1991–2007 · 17 seasons

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CF · VAL group BAT

Brett Butler

1981–1997 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Kenny Lofton and Brett Butler: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Kenny Lofton	Stat	Brett Butler
17	Seasons	17
120.9	Career VAL	116.8
12.6 (1996)	Peak-season VAL	12.3 (1988)
4×	Gold Gloves	—
6×	All-Star Selections	1×
3	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
12	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	11

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 Kenny Lofton and Brett Butler have
Kenny Lofton	Stat	Brett Butler
Career
2,103	Games	2,213
Batting
2,428	Hits	2,375
130	Home runs	54
781	RBI	578
1,528	Runs	1,359
622	Stolen bases	558
945

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	Kenny Lofton	Brett Butler
24	—	0.8
25	9	0
26	11.9	6.7
27	12.4	7.3
28	8.6	11.5
29	12.6	5.6
30	8.8	10.3
31	9.5	12.3
32	7.6	6.5
33	7.5	11.1
34	3.4	9.8
35	6	12.3
36	7.9	7.8
37	2.5	7.3
38	6.1	6.1
39	3.1	0
40	4	1.4