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Solly HofmanvsJohn Valentin

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Solly Hofman

1903–1916 · 14 seasons

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SS · VAL group BAT

John Valentin

1992–2002 · 11 seasons

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At a glance

Solly Hofman and John Valentin: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Solly Hofman	Stat	John Valentin
14	Seasons	11
52.4	Career VAL	57.8
15.7 (1910)	Peak-season VAL	14.3 (1995)
—	Silver Sluggers	1×
—	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 Solly Hofman and John Valentin have
Solly Hofman	Stat	John Valentin
Career
1,195	Games	1,105
Batting
1,095	Hits	1,093
19	Home runs	124
495	RBI	558
554	Runs	614
208	Stolen bases	47
421

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	Solly Hofman	John Valentin
22	3	—
23	2.8	—
24	7.7	—
25	3.2	3.3
26	7.8	6.3
27	15.7	6.1
28	0.8	14.3
29	0.9	8.6
30	—	10.4
31	9.9	7
32	0.6	1.3
35	—	0.5