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Lou BoudreauvsTommy Harper

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

SS · VAL group BAT

Lou Boudreau

1938–1952 · 15 seasons

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LF · VAL group BAT

Tommy Harper

1962–1976 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Lou Boudreau and Tommy Harper: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Lou Boudreau	Stat	Tommy Harper
15	Seasons	15
78.9	Career VAL	77.6
16.7 (1948)	Peak-season VAL	16.0 (1970)
Inducted 1970	Hall of Fame	—
1×	MVP Awards	—
8×	All-Star Selections	1×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	2
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	9

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 Lou Boudreau and Tommy Harper have
Lou Boudreau	Stat	Tommy Harper
Career
1,646	Games	1,810
Batting
1,779	Hits	1,609
68	Home runs	146
789	RBI	567
861	Runs	972
51	Stolen bases	408
796

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	Lou Boudreau	Tommy Harper
21	0	—
22	7.3	4
23	6.6	3.4
24	5.9	9.1
25	7.1	6.5
26	11.9	4.1
27	3.2	2.4
28	4.8	5.7
29	6.1	16
30	16.7	5.5
31	4.7	6.7
32	1.4	9.8
33	3.2	1.8
34	—	2.6