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Rick BurlesonvsWillie Montanez

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

SS · VAL group BAT

Rick Burleson

1974–1987 · 13 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

Willie Montanez

1966–1982 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Rick Burleson and Willie Montanez: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Rick Burleson	Stat	Willie Montanez
13	Seasons	14
48.0	Career VAL	48.1
9.1 (1976)	Peak-season VAL	9.6 (1971)
1×	Gold Gloves	—
1×	Silver Sluggers	—
4×	All-Star Selections	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
1	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

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 Rick Burleson and Willie Montanez have
Rick Burleson	Stat	Willie Montanez
Career
1,346	Games	1,632
Batting
1,401	Hits	1,604
50	Home runs	139
449	RBI	802
656	Runs	645
72	Stolen bases	32
420

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	Rick Burleson	Willie Montanez
23	4.2	9.6
24	3.6	4.5
25	9.1	2.3
26	7.9	5.9
27	2.6	6.7
28	4.6	7.7
29	6.7	5.7
30	4.9	5.4
31	—	0
32	0.9	0.3
33	—	0
35	3.5	—
36	0	—

Age	Rick Burleson	Willie Montanez
23	4.2	9.6
24	3.6	4.5
25	9.1	2.3
26	7.9	5.9
27	2.6	6.7
28	4.6	7.7
29	6.7	5.7
30	4.9	5.4
31	—	0
32	0.9	0.3
33	—	0
35	3.5	—
36	0	—

Age	Rick Burleson	Willie Montanez
23	4.2	9.6
24	3.6	4.5
25	9.1	2.3
26	7.9	5.9
27	2.6	6.7
28	4.6	7.7
29	6.7	5.7
30	4.9	5.4
31	—	0
32	0.9	0.3
33	—	0
35	3.5	—
36	0	—

Age	Rick Burleson	Willie Montanez
23	4.2	9.6
24	3.6	4.5
25	9.1	2.3
26	7.9	5.9
27	2.6	6.7
28	4.6	7.7
29	6.7	5.7
30	4.9	5.4
31	—	0
32	0.9	0.3
33	—	0
35	3.5	—
36	0	—