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Steve BalbonivsDámaso García

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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2B · VAL group BAT

Dámaso García

1978–1989 · 11 seasons

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At a glance

Steve Balboni and Dámaso García: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Steve Balboni	Stat	Dámaso García
11	Seasons	11
27.1	Career VAL	26.8
7.5 (1985)	Peak-season VAL	7.5 (1982)
—	Silver Sluggers	1×
—	All-Star Selections	2×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
1	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

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 Dámaso García have
Steve Balboni	Stat	Dámaso García
Career
960	Games	1,032
Batting
714	Hits	1,108
181	Home runs	36
495	RBI	323
351	Runs	490
1	Stolen bases	203
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	Dámaso García
23	—	2.4
24	—	0
25	0	7.5
26	—	5.9
27	6.7	4.6
28	7.5	3.6
29	3.4	1.2
30	1.2	—
31	3.7	—
32	3.3	1.6
33	1.3	—

Age	Steve Balboni	Dámaso García
23	—	2.4
24	—	0
25	0	7.5
26	—	5.9
27	6.7	4.6
28	7.5	3.6
29	3.4	1.2
30	1.2	—
31	3.7	—
32	3.3	1.6
33	1.3	—

Age	Steve Balboni	Dámaso García
23	—	2.4
24	—	0
25	0	7.5
26	—	5.9
27	6.7	4.6
28	7.5	3.6
29	3.4	1.2
30	1.2	—
31	3.7	—
32	3.3	1.6
33	1.3	—

Age	Steve Balboni	Dámaso García
23	—	2.4
24	—	0
25	0	7.5
26	—	5.9
27	6.7	4.6
28	7.5	3.6
29	3.4	1.2
30	1.2	—
31	3.7	—
32	3.3	1.6
33	1.3	—