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Sam ThompsonvsBob Allison

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

OF · VAL group BAT

Sam Thompson

1885–1906 · 15 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Bob Allison

1958–1970 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Sam Thompson and Bob Allison: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Sam Thompson	Stat	Bob Allison
15	Seasons	13
104.3	Career VAL	94.1
15.6 (1895)	Peak-season VAL	16.4 (1964)
Inducted 1974	Hall of Fame	—
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
—	All-Star Selections	3×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	3

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 Sam Thompson and Bob Allison have
Sam Thompson	Stat	Bob Allison
Career
1,407	Games	1,542
Batting
1,979	Hits	1,281
126	Home runs	256
1,299	RBI	796
1,256	Runs	811
229	Stolen bases	84
450

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	Sam Thompson	Bob Allison
24	—	9.7
25	5.3	5.9
26	7.8	7.7
27	11.7	9.1
28	3.9	13.7
29	9.7	16.4
30	9	7.8
31	4.9	2.6
32	10.1	10.9
33	9.5	8.2
34	11	2.1
35	15.6	—
36	5.8	—