Pop Smith vs Michael LaValliere — MLB career head-to-head | StatVault

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Pop SmithvsMichael LaValliere

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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C · VAL group BAT

Michael LaValliere

1984–1995 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Pop Smith and Michael LaValliere: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Pop Smith	Stat	Michael LaValliere
12	Seasons	12
21.6	Career VAL	22.4
4.9 (1883)	Peak-season VAL	4.3 (1987)
—	Gold Gloves	1×

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Pop Smith and Michael LaValliere have
Pop Smith	Stat	Michael LaValliere
Career
1,112	Games	879
Batting
941	Hits	663
24	Home runs	18
358	RBI	294
643	Runs	185
169	Stolen bases	5
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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