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Steve BalbonivsGene Hermanski

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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RF · VAL group BAT

Gene Hermanski

1943–1953 · 9 seasons

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At a glance

Steve Balboni and Gene Hermanski: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Steve Balboni	Stat	Gene Hermanski
11	Seasons	9
27.1	Career VAL	24.4
7.5 (1985)	Peak-season VAL	7.4 (1948)
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 Gene Hermanski have
Steve Balboni	Stat	Gene Hermanski
Career
960	Games	739
Batting
714	Hits	533
181	Home runs	46
495	RBI	259
351	Runs	276
1	Stolen bases	43
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	Gene Hermanski
25	0	—
26	—	0
27	6.7	2.1
28	7.5	7.4
29	3.4	6.3
30	1.2	4.6
31	3.7	3.3
32	3.3	0.7
33	1.3	0

Age	Steve Balboni	Gene Hermanski
25	0	—
26	—	0
27	6.7	2.1
28	7.5	7.4
29	3.4	6.3
30	1.2	4.6
31	3.7	3.3
32	3.3	0.7
33	1.3	0

Age	Steve Balboni	Gene Hermanski
25	0	—
26	—	0
27	6.7	2.1
28	7.5	7.4
29	3.4	6.3
30	1.2	4.6
31	3.7	3.3
32	3.3	0.7
33	1.3	0

Age	Steve Balboni	Gene Hermanski
25	0	—
26	—	0
27	6.7	2.1
28	7.5	7.4
29	3.4	6.3
30	1.2	4.6
31	3.7	3.3
32	3.3	0.7
33	1.3	0