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Tommy LeachvsJohn Ward

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Tommy Leach

1898–1918 · 19 seasons

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SS · VAL group BAT

John Ward

1878–1894 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Tommy Leach and John Ward: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Tommy Leach	Stat	John Ward
19	Seasons	17
101.5	Career VAL	101.8
16.6 (1907)	Peak-season VAL	16.4 (1880)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1964

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Tommy Leach and John Ward have
Tommy Leach	Stat	John Ward
Career
2,156	Games	1,825
Batting
2,143	Hits	2,104
63	Home runs	26
810	RBI	867
1,355	Runs	1,408
361	Stolen bases	540
820

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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View data (20 rows)

VAL by age
Age	Tommy Leach	John Ward
18	—	8.4
19	—	13.5
20	—	16.4
21	1.2	10.3
22	0	7.6
23	7.3	11.2
24	8.7	1.7
25	9.6	1
26	5.3	4
27	6.2	4.7
28	7.9	2.2
29	16.6	2.9
30	9.2	7.6
31	8.1	2.1
32	6.3	4.1
33	0	4.1
34	1	0
35	7.7	—
36	5.1	—
37	1.3	—