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RF · VAL group BAT

Tony Oliva

1962–1976 · 15 seasons

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CF · VAL group BAT

Earl Averill Sr.

1929–1941 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Tony Oliva and Earl Averill Sr.: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Tony Oliva	Stat	Earl Averill Sr.
15	Seasons	13
113.2	Career VAL	124.5
17.2 (1964)	Peak-season VAL	17.5 (1936)
Inducted 2022	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1975
1×	Rookie of the Year	—
1×	Gold Gloves	—
8×	All-Star Selections	6×
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
9	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 Tony Oliva and Earl Averill Sr. have
Tony Oliva	Stat	Earl Averill Sr.
Career
1,676	Games	1,669
Batting
1,917	Hits	2,019
220	Home runs	238
947	RBI	1,164
870	Runs	1,224
86	Stolen bases	70
448

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 Oliva	Earl Averill Sr.
25	17.2	—
26	13.7	—
27	12.6	13.8
28	10.4	12.6
29	10	16.4
30	12.1	14.2
31	12.6	7.1
32	11.6	15.1
33	—	6.4
34	5.4	17.5
35	4.7	8.3
36	2.9	10.5
37	0	2.6
38	—	0