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Lyman BostockvsDave Brain

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Lyman Bostock

1975–1978 · 4 seasons

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3B · VAL group BAT

Dave Brain

1901–1908 · 7 seasons

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At a glance

Lyman Bostock and Dave Brain: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Lyman Bostock	Stat	Dave Brain
4	Seasons	7
30.2	Career VAL	31.6
13.8 (1977)	Peak-season VAL	12.1 (1907)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
1	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

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 Lyman Bostock and Dave Brain have
Lyman Bostock	Stat	Dave Brain
Career
526	Games	679
Batting
624	Hits	641
23	Home runs	27
250	RBI	303
305	Runs	254
45	Stolen bases	73
171

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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VAL by age
Age	Lyman Bostock	Dave Brain
24	2	0.5
25	7.5	8.1
26	13.8	6.1
27	6.9	4.8
28	—	12.1