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Steve BuechelevsJorge Polanco

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

3B · VAL group BAT

Steve Buechele

1985–1995 · 11 seasons

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DH · VAL group BAT

Jorge Polanco

2014–2026 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Steve Buechele and Jorge Polanco: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Steve Buechele	Stat	Jorge Polanco
11	Seasons	13
30.2	Career VAL	31.7
7.0 (1991)	Peak-season VAL	8.0 (2021)
—	All-Star Selections	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 Steve Buechele and Jorge Polanco have
Steve Buechele	Stat	Jorge Polanco
Career
1,334	Games	1,125
Batting
1,046	Hits	1,083
137	Home runs	156
547	RBI	576
501	Runs	557
17	Stolen bases	61
408

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 Buechele	Jorge Polanco
22	—	0.9
23	0	1.8
24	2.2	1.6
25	1.2	5.3
26	6.8	0
27	2.5	8
28	0	3.5
29	7	3.4
30	4.7	0.7
31	5	6.5
32	0.8	0
33	0	—

Age	Steve Buechele	Jorge Polanco
22	—	0.9
23	0	1.8
24	2.2	1.6
25	1.2	5.3
26	6.8	0
27	2.5	8
28	0	3.5
29	7	3.4
30	4.7	0.7
31	5	6.5
32	0.8	0
33	0	—

Age	Steve Buechele	Jorge Polanco
22	—	0.9
23	0	1.8
24	2.2	1.6
25	1.2	5.3
26	6.8	0
27	2.5	8
28	0	3.5
29	7	3.4
30	4.7	0.7
31	5	6.5
32	0.8	0
33	0	—

Age	Steve Buechele	Jorge Polanco
22	—	0.9
23	0	1.8
24	2.2	1.6
25	1.2	5.3
26	6.8	0
27	2.5	8
28	0	3.5
29	7	3.4
30	4.7	0.7
31	5	6.5
32	0.8	0
33	0	—