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Tony GonzalezvsAl Smith

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Tony Gonzalez

1960–1971 · 12 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Al Smith

1946–1964 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Tony Gonzalez and Al Smith: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Tony Gonzalez	Stat	Al Smith
12	Seasons	15
64.3	Career VAL	62.3
12.9 (1967)	Peak-season VAL	12.7 (1955)
—	All-Star Selections	2×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	3

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 Tony Gonzalez and Al Smith have
Tony Gonzalez	Stat	Al Smith
Career
1,559	Games	1,557
Batting
1,485	Hits	1,500
103	Home runs	168
615	RBI	701
690	Runs	866
79	Stolen bases	70
467

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	Tony Gonzalez	Al Smith
23	1.8	—
24	6.2	—
25	8	0.2
26	9.2	8.2
27	4.6	12.7
28	6	7.7
29	3.7	4.6
30	12.9	1.7
31	3.5	2.8
32	4.6	7
33	3.5	8.4
34	0.3	5.5
35	—	3.5
36	—	0