Tommy Sampson vs Steve Hovley — MLB career head-to-head | StatVault

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Tommy SampsonvsSteve Hovley

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Tommy Sampson

1940–1948 · 9 seasons

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Steve Hovley

1969–1973 · 5 seasons

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At a glance

Tommy Sampson and Steve Hovley: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Tommy Sampson	Stat	Steve Hovley
9	Seasons	5
6.0	Career VAL	4.9
2.1 (1942)	Peak-season VAL	2.1 (1969)

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 Sampson and Steve Hovley have
Tommy Sampson	Stat	Steve Hovley
Career
196	Games	436
Batting
225	Hits	263
2	Home runs	8
87	RBI	88
120	Runs	122
17	Stolen bases	29
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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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