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SS · VAL group BAT

Rico Petrocelli

1963–1976 · 13 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Babe Herman

1926–1945 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Rico Petrocelli and Babe Herman: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Rico Petrocelli	Stat	Babe Herman
13	Seasons	13
98.5	Career VAL	88.3
22.2 (1969)	Peak-season VAL	21.5 (1930)
2×	All-Star Selections	—
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
1	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 Rico Petrocelli and Babe Herman have
Rico Petrocelli	Stat	Babe Herman
Career
1,553	Games	1,553
Batting
1,352	Hits	1,818
210	Home runs	181
773	RBI	997
653	Runs	882
10	Stolen bases	94
661

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	Rico Petrocelli	Babe Herman
22	4.2	—
23	4.3	5.8
24	9	3
25	4.4	5.8
26	22.2	17.8
27	13.3	21.5
28	14.4	9.6
29	8.7	9.9
30	6	6.6
31	8.4	4.1
32	2.9	3.5
33	0.7	0.7