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Tom BurnsvsFreddie Patek

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

3B · VAL group BAT

Tom Burns

1880–1892 · 13 seasons

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SS · VAL group BAT

Freddie Patek

1968–1981 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Tom Burns and Freddie Patek: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Tom Burns	Stat	Freddie Patek
13	Seasons	14
48.2	Career VAL	48.4
8.0 (1883)	Peak-season VAL	8.8 (1971)
—	All-Star Selections	3×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	5

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 Tom Burns and Freddie Patek have
Tom Burns	Stat	Freddie Patek
Career
1,251	Games	1,650
Batting
1,307	Hits	1,340
39	Home runs	41
683	RBI	490
722	Runs	736
162	Stolen bases	385
270

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	Tom Burns	Freddie Patek
23	4.4	3.1
24	4.3	2.5
25	4.7	2.6
26	8	8.8
27	2.8	1.7
28	6.8	4.9
29	5.2	5
30	2.7	2.8
31	1.6	4.2
32	3.7	6.5
33	4	3.6
34	0	0.3
35	—	2.4

Age	Tom Burns	Freddie Patek
23	4.4	3.1
24	4.3	2.5
25	4.7	2.6
26	8	8.8
27	2.8	1.7
28	6.8	4.9
29	5.2	5
30	2.7	2.8
31	1.6	4.2
32	3.7	6.5
33	4	3.6
34	0	0.3
35	—	2.4

Age	Tom Burns	Freddie Patek
23	4.4	3.1
24	4.3	2.5
25	4.7	2.6
26	8	8.8
27	2.8	1.7
28	6.8	4.9
29	5.2	5
30	2.7	2.8
31	1.6	4.2
32	3.7	6.5
33	4	3.6
34	0	0.3
35	—	2.4

Age	Tom Burns	Freddie Patek
23	4.4	3.1
24	4.3	2.5
25	4.7	2.6
26	8	8.8
27	2.8	1.7
28	6.8	4.9
29	5.2	5
30	2.7	2.8
31	1.6	4.2
32	3.7	6.5
33	4	3.6
34	0	0.3
35	—	2.4