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RF · VAL group BAT

Paul Waner

1926–1945 · 20 seasons

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C · VAL group BAT

Ted Simmons

1968–1988 · 21 seasons

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At a glance

Paul Waner and Ted Simmons: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Paul Waner	Stat	Ted Simmons
20	Seasons	21
123.3	Career VAL	142.7
14.3 (1934)	Peak-season VAL	15.2 (1975)
Inducted 1952	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2020
1×	MVP Awards	—
4×	All-Star Selections	8×
—	Silver Sluggers	1×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	7

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 Waner and Ted Simmons have
Paul Waner	Stat	Ted Simmons
Career
2,550	Games	2,456
Batting
3,152	Hits	2,472
113	Home runs	248
1,309	RBI	1,389
1,627	Runs	1,074
104	Stolen bases	21
1,091

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 Waner	Ted Simmons
20	—	1.4
21	—	7.5
22	—	11.4
23	10.2	11.6
24	13.8	9.9
25	13	15.2
26	13.2	9.1
27	11.7	13.8
28	6.1	14.2
29	8.5	10.9
30	6.1	11.7
31	14.3	0
32	5.1	6.3
33	9.1	9.6
34	5.3	0
35	0	6.5
36	2.1	0.9
37	0	2.4
38	1	0.3
39	1.1	—
40	1.9	—
41	0.8	—