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Reggie SmithvsOrlando Cepeda

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

RF · VAL group BAT

Reggie Smith

1966–1982 · 17 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Orlando Cepeda

1958–1974 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Reggie Smith and Orlando Cepeda: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Reggie Smith	Stat	Orlando Cepeda
17	Seasons	17
152.7	Career VAL	144.5
16.5 (1977)	Peak-season VAL	16.3 (1967)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1999
1×	Gold Gloves	—
7×	All-Star Selections	7×
—	MVP Awards	1×
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
4

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 Reggie Smith and Orlando Cepeda have
Reggie Smith	Stat	Orlando Cepeda
Career
1,987	Games	2,124
Batting
2,020	Hits	2,351
314	Home runs	379
1,092	RBI	1,365
1,123	Runs	1,131
137	Stolen bases	142
890

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	Reggie Smith	Orlando Cepeda
20	—	9.7
21	—	13.6
22	6.5	7.9
23	10.1	15.4
24	13.2	9.7
25	11.1	14.4
26	11.4	13.7
27	10.7	—
28	11.1	8.5
29	14.9	16.3
30	10.6	4.6
31	4.9	5.3
32	16.5	13.3
33	14	4.6
34	3.7	—
35	7.5	7.5
36	—	0
37	6.5	—