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Phil RizzutovsTom Herr

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

SS · VAL group BAT

Phil Rizzuto

1941–1956 · 13 seasons

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2B · VAL group BAT

Tom Herr

1979–1991 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Phil Rizzuto and Tom Herr: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Phil Rizzuto	Stat	Tom Herr
13	Seasons	13
50.6	Career VAL	47.2
13.5 (1950)	Peak-season VAL	11.5 (1985)
Inducted 1994	Hall of Fame	—
1×	MVP Awards	—
5×	All-Star Selections	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
5	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

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 Phil Rizzuto and Tom Herr have
Phil Rizzuto	Stat	Tom Herr
Career
1,661	Games	1,514
Batting
1,588	Hits	1,450
38	Home runs	28
563	RBI	574
878	Runs	676
149	Stolen bases	188
651

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	Phil Rizzuto	Tom Herr
23	5.7	—
24	5.7	0.7
25	—	2.6
26	—	3
27	—	6.2
28	0.3	3.8
29	2.4	11.5
30	0.5	2.4
31	5.7	3.5
32	13.5	4.3
33	5.9	5.7
34	5	2.5
35	4	1
36	0	—
37	1.9	—