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Matty AlouvsDean Palmer

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CF · VAL group BAT

Matty Alou

1960–1974 · 15 seasons

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3B · VAL group BAT

Dean Palmer

1989–2003 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Matty Alou and Dean Palmer: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Matty Alou	Stat	Dean Palmer
15	Seasons	14
63.9	Career VAL	61.2
10.1 (1969)	Peak-season VAL	10.5 (1996)
2×	All-Star Selections	1×
—	Silver Sluggers	2×
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
7	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 Matty Alou and Dean Palmer have
Matty Alou	Stat	Dean Palmer
Career
1,667	Games	1,357
Batting
1,777	Hits	1,229
31	Home runs	275
427	RBI	849
780	Runs	734
156	Stolen bases	48
311

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	Matty Alou	Dean Palmer
22	2.8	1.5
23	0.9	7.1
24	—	7.4
25	0.3	1.8
26	0	4.1
27	9.5	10.5
28	9.4	3.3
29	9.3	9.6
30	10.1	7.7
31	3.6	6.8
32	8.9	1.4
33	6.5	—
34	2.6	—