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Luke ApplingvsAndres Galarraga

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

SS · VAL group BAT

Luke Appling

1930–1950 · 20 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Andres Galarraga

1985–2004 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

Luke Appling and Andres Galarraga: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Luke Appling	Stat	Andres Galarraga
20	Seasons	19
124.5	Career VAL	116.0
14.0 (1936)	Peak-season VAL	14.4 (1988)
Inducted 1964	Hall of Fame	—
7×	All-Star Selections	5×
—	Gold Gloves	2×
—	Silver Sluggers	2×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	10

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 Luke Appling and Andres Galarraga have
Luke Appling	Stat	Andres Galarraga
Career
2,422	Games	2,257
Batting
2,749	Hits	2,333
45	Home runs	399
1,116	RBI	1,425
1,319	Runs	1,195
179	Stolen bases	128
1,302

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	Luke Appling	Andres Galarraga
24	0	—
25	2.4	2.4
26	9.4	6.7
27	4.7	14.4
28	7.6	6.1
29	14	3.2
30	9.6	0
31	0.8	0.9
32	8.6	12.9
33	9.8	7.7
34	9.5	6.3
35	3.5	13.8
36	13.7	13.7
37	—	13.9
39	6.7	7.5
40	6.2	1.8
41	6.7	1.1
42	11.3	3.6
43	0	—