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Ryan HowardvsJeff Burroughs

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

1B · VAL group BAT

Ryan Howard

2004–2016 · 13 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Jeff Burroughs

1970–1985 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Ryan Howard and Jeff Burroughs: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ryan Howard	Stat	Jeff Burroughs
13	Seasons	16
81.3	Career VAL	82.7
16.9 (2006)	Peak-season VAL	16.4 (1978)
1×	MVP Awards	1×
1×	Rookie of the Year	—
1×	Silver Sluggers	—
3×	All-Star Selections	2×
4	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
10	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 Howard and Jeff Burroughs have
Ryan Howard	Stat	Jeff Burroughs
Career
1,572	Games	1,689
Batting
1,475	Hits	1,443
382	Home runs	240
1,194	RBI	882
848	Runs	720
12	Stolen bases	16
709

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 Howard	Jeff Burroughs
20	—	0.6
22	—	10.3
23	—	15.3
24	—	5.1
25	5.9	3.2
26	16.9	12.3
27	12.5	16.4
28	9.8	1.6
29	11.1	3.5
30	7	1.9
31	7.3	6.2
32	1.6	3.4
33	2.5	—
34	2.9	2.9
35	1.7	—
36	2.1	—