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Tim SalmonvsPie Traynor

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

RF · VAL group BAT

Tim Salmon

1992–2006 · 14 seasons

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3B · VAL group BAT

Pie Traynor

1920–1937 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Tim Salmon and Pie Traynor: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Tim Salmon	Stat	Pie Traynor
14	Seasons	17
101.5	Career VAL	96.8
15.5 (1995)	Peak-season VAL	15.2 (1923)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1948
1×	Rookie of the Year	—
1×	Silver Sluggers	—
—	All-Star Selections	2×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
3	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 Tim Salmon and Pie Traynor have
Tim Salmon	Stat	Pie Traynor
Career
1,672	Games	1,941
Batting
1,674	Hits	2,416
299	Home runs	58
1,016	RBI	1,273
986	Runs	1,183
48	Stolen bases	158
970

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	Tim Salmon	Pie Traynor
22	—	3.5
23	—	15.2
24	11.4	6.7
25	5.7	9.7
26	15.5	6.6
27	10.6	8.3
28	11.3	8.4
29	10.9	10.3
30	4.1	11.7
31	12.3	5.9
32	2.4	5.9
33	8.4	2.6
34	7.1	2
35	0	0
37	1.8	—