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Roger BresnahanvsJohn Olerud

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

C · VAL group BAT

Roger Bresnahan

1897–1915 · 17 seasons

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1B · VAL group BAT

John Olerud

1989–2005 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Roger Bresnahan and John Olerud: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Roger Bresnahan	Stat	John Olerud
17	Seasons	17
116.0	Career VAL	120.6
18.4 (1903)	Peak-season VAL	19.4 (1993)
Inducted 1945	Hall of Fame	—
—	Gold Gloves	3×
—	All-Star Selections	2×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

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 Roger Bresnahan and John Olerud have
Roger Bresnahan	Stat	John Olerud
Career
1,448	Games	2,234
Batting
1,252	Hits	2,239
26	Home runs	255
530	RBI	1,230
682	Runs	1,139
212	Stolen bases	11
714

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	Roger Bresnahan	John Olerud
18	1.1	—
21	—	5.2
22	4.6	6.7
23	9.4	9
24	18.4	19.4
25	10.6	4.5
26	10.5	4.5
27	12.5	5.2
28	9	8
29	12.1	16
30	3.4	8.9
31	7.4	6.6
32	5.2	9.1
33	3.3	10.3
34	1	3.7
35	5.6	1.9
36	1.9	1.6