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Ryan BraunvsSal Bando

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

LF · VAL group BAT

Ryan Braun

2007–2020 · 14 seasons

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3B · VAL group BAT

Sal Bando

1966–1981 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Ryan Braun and Sal Bando: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ryan Braun	Stat	Sal Bando
14	Seasons	16
120.5	Career VAL	106.8
16.3 (2012)	Peak-season VAL	17.1 (1969)
1×	MVP Awards	—
1×	Rookie of the Year	—
4×	Silver Sluggers	—
5×	All-Star Selections	4×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
12	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	5

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 Ryan Braun and Sal Bando have
Ryan Braun	Stat	Sal Bando
Career
1,766	Games	2,019
Batting
1,963	Hits	1,790
352	Home runs	242
1,154	RBI	1,039
1,080	Runs	982
216	Stolen bases	75
586

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	Ryan Braun	Sal Bando
23	10.9	0
24	10.2	5.9
25	11.3	17.1
26	9.6	12.2
27	15.4	11.6
28	16.3	6.7
29	4	14.2
30	6.4	9.3
31	8.7	4.3
32	10.4	9.2
33	5.7	4.6
34	4.7	10.3
35	6.3	1.4
36	0.6	0