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

1B · VAL group BAT

Steve Balboni

1981–1993 · 11 seasons

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Bill Hoskins

1937–1946 · 10 seasons

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At a glance

Steve Balboni and Bill Hoskins: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Steve Balboni	Stat	Bill Hoskins
11	Seasons	10
27.1	Career VAL	28.3
7.5 (1985)	Peak-season VAL	7.1 (1941)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
1	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

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 Steve Balboni and Bill Hoskins have
Steve Balboni	Stat	Bill Hoskins
Career
960	Games	393
Batting
714	Hits	453
181	Home runs	37
495	RBI	282
351	Runs	263
1	Stolen bases	29
273

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	Steve Balboni	Bill Hoskins
25	0	2.5
26	—	5.7
27	6.7	7.1
28	7.5	2.6
29	3.4	0.2
30	1.2	4.5
31	3.7	3.8
32	3.3	1.9
33	1.3	—

Age	Steve Balboni	Bill Hoskins
25	0	2.5
26	—	5.7
27	6.7	7.1
28	7.5	2.6
29	3.4	0.2
30	1.2	4.5
31	3.7	3.8
32	3.3	1.9
33	1.3	—

Age	Steve Balboni	Bill Hoskins
25	0	2.5
26	—	5.7
27	6.7	7.1
28	7.5	2.6
29	3.4	0.2
30	1.2	4.5
31	3.7	3.8
32	3.3	1.9
33	1.3	—

Age	Steve Balboni	Bill Hoskins
25	0	2.5
26	—	5.7
27	6.7	7.1
28	7.5	2.6
29	3.4	0.2
30	1.2	4.5
31	3.7	3.8
32	3.3	1.9
33	1.3	—