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Paul BlairvsJoe Rudi

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Paul Blair

1964–1980 · 17 seasons

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LF · VAL group BAT

Joe Rudi

1967–1982 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Paul Blair and Joe Rudi: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Paul Blair	Stat	Joe Rudi
17	Seasons	16
52.4	Career VAL	53.7
11.0 (1969)	Peak-season VAL	11.4 (1972)
8×	Gold Gloves	3×
2×	All-Star Selections	3×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
1	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

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 Paul Blair and Joe Rudi have
Paul Blair	Stat	Joe Rudi
Career
1,947	Games	1,547
Batting
1,513	Hits	1,468
134	Home runs	179
620	RBI	810
776	Runs	684
171	Stolen bases	25
449

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	Paul Blair	Joe Rudi
21	0.8	0
22	2.8	0
23	10.3	5.1
24	0.4	2.2
25	11	11.4
26	8	3.5
27	4.4	10.4
28	1.2	8.1
29	5.7	5.4
30	7	3.5
31	0	3.2
32	0	0.5
33	0.8	0.4
34	0	0
35	0	0