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Larry DobyvsMinnie Minoso

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Larry Doby

1942–1959 · 17 seasons

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LF · VAL group BAT

Minnie Minoso

1946–1980 · 20 seasons

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At a glance

Larry Doby and Minnie Minoso: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Larry Doby	Stat	Minnie Minoso
17	Seasons	20
122.9	Career VAL	125.2
15.4 (1950)	Peak-season VAL	15.3 (1954)
Inducted 1998	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2022
7×	All-Star Selections	7×
—	Gold Gloves	3×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
6	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	17

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 Larry Doby and Minnie Minoso have
Larry Doby	Stat	Minnie Minoso
Career
1,674	Games	1,950
Batting
1,697	Hits	2,113
273	Home runs	195
1,093	RBI	1,089
1,080	Runs	1,228
64	Stolen bases	216
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	Larry Doby	Minnie Minoso
19	3.6	—
20	—	0
21	—	3.1
22	8.2	2.9
23	4	—
24	6.7	—
25	10.2	14.1
26	15.4	8.5
27	13.6	10.5
28	14.2	15.3
29	9.3	8.6
30	9.3	14.2
31	9.4	10.6
32	9.2	9.4
33	6.2	10.2
34	3.6	10.2
35	0	7.3
36	—	0
37	—	0.3