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Steve BalbonivsRon Northey

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

Ron Northey

1942–1957 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Steve Balboni and Ron Northey: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Steve Balboni	Stat	Ron Northey
11	Seasons	12
27.1	Career VAL	28.8
7.5 (1985)	Peak-season VAL	7.7 (1944)
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 Ron Northey have
Steve Balboni	Stat	Ron Northey
Career
960	Games	1,084
Batting
714	Hits	874
181	Home runs	108
495	RBI	513
351	Runs	385
1	Stolen bases	7
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	Ron Northey
22	—	0
23	—	3.5
24	—	7.7
25	0	—
26	—	2.3
27	6.7	5.3
28	7.5	5
29	3.4	1.8
30	1.2	3.2
31	3.7	—
32	3.3	—
33	1.3	—

Age	Steve Balboni	Ron Northey
22	—	0
23	—	3.5
24	—	7.7
25	0	—
26	—	2.3
27	6.7	5.3
28	7.5	5
29	3.4	1.8
30	1.2	3.2
31	3.7	—
32	3.3	—
33	1.3	—

Age	Steve Balboni	Ron Northey
22	—	0
23	—	3.5
24	—	7.7
25	0	—
26	—	2.3
27	6.7	5.3
28	7.5	5
29	3.4	1.8
30	1.2	3.2
31	3.7	—
32	3.3	—
33	1.3	—

Age	Steve Balboni	Ron Northey
22	—	0
23	—	3.5
24	—	7.7
25	0	—
26	—	2.3
27	6.7	5.3
28	7.5	5
29	3.4	1.8
30	1.2	3.2
31	3.7	—
32	3.3	—
33	1.3	—