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Pop SmithvsJulio Cruz

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

2B · VAL group BAT

Pop Smith

1880–1891 · 12 seasons

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2B · VAL group BAT

Julio Cruz

1977–1986 · 10 seasons

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At a glance

Pop Smith and Julio Cruz: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Pop Smith	Stat	Julio Cruz
12	Seasons	10
21.6	Career VAL	20.6
4.9 (1883)	Peak-season VAL	5.2 (1979)
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	5

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 Pop Smith and Julio Cruz have
Pop Smith	Stat	Julio Cruz
Career
1,112	Games	1,156
Batting
941	Hits	916
24	Home runs	23
358	RBI	279
643	Runs	557
169	Stolen bases	343
325

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	Pop Smith	Julio Cruz
22	—	1.2
23	0.9	3.4
24	—	5.2
25	—	0.3
26	4.9	2.7
27	3.8	3.8
28	3.4	3.5
29	2.6	0.5
30	0	0
31	0.4	0
32	3.1	—
33	2.5	—
34	0	—

Age	Pop Smith	Julio Cruz
22	—	1.2
23	0.9	3.4
24	—	5.2
25	—	0.3
26	4.9	2.7
27	3.8	3.8
28	3.4	3.5
29	2.6	0.5
30	0	0
31	0.4	0
32	3.1	—
33	2.5	—
34	0	—

Age	Pop Smith	Julio Cruz
22	—	1.2
23	0.9	3.4
24	—	5.2
25	—	0.3
26	4.9	2.7
27	3.8	3.8
28	3.4	3.5
29	2.6	0.5
30	0	0
31	0.4	0
32	3.1	—
33	2.5	—
34	0	—

Age	Pop Smith	Julio Cruz
22	—	1.2
23	0.9	3.4
24	—	5.2
25	—	0.3
26	4.9	2.7
27	3.8	3.8
28	3.4	3.5
29	2.6	0.5
30	0	0
31	0.4	0
32	3.1	—
33	2.5	—
34	0	—