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Richie AshburnvsJoe Cronin

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Richie Ashburn

1948–1962 · 15 seasons

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SS · VAL group BAT

Joe Cronin

1926–1945 · 20 seasons

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At a glance

Richie Ashburn and Joe Cronin: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Richie Ashburn	Stat	Joe Cronin
15	Seasons	20
107.0	Career VAL	123.3
14.7 (1958)	Peak-season VAL	15.2 (1930)
Inducted 1995	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1956
5×	All-Star Selections	7×
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
15	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

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 Richie Ashburn and Joe Cronin have
Richie Ashburn	Stat	Joe Cronin
Career
2,189	Games	2,124
Batting
2,574	Hits	2,285
29	Home runs	170
586	RBI	1,424
1,322	Runs	1,232
234	Stolen bases	87
1,198

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	Richie Ashburn	Joe Cronin
21	7.1	0
22	1.6	7.9
23	6.1	15.2
24	12.3	12.1
25	5.6	10.6
26	7.2	10.4
27	9.4	5
28	13.1	4.8
29	6	0.3
30	6.2	9.6
31	14.7	11.7
32	2.9	10.5
33	6.3	10.9
34	1.6	12.3
35	6.9	—
37	—	2