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Wally BergervsJesse Barfield

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CF · VAL group BAT

Wally Berger

1930–1940 · 11 seasons

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RF · VAL group BAT

Jesse Barfield

1981–1992 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Wally Berger and Jesse Barfield: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Wally Berger	Stat	Jesse Barfield
11	Seasons	12
71.2	Career VAL	74.0
14.9 (1930)	Peak-season VAL	14.6 (1986)
4×	All-Star Selections	1×
—	Gold Gloves	2×
—	Silver Sluggers	1×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
—	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 Wally Berger and Jesse Barfield have
Wally Berger	Stat	Jesse Barfield
Career
1,350	Games	1,428
Batting
1,550	Hits	1,219
242	Home runs	241
898	RBI	716
809	Runs	715
36	Stolen bases	66
435

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	Wally Berger	Jesse Barfield
22	—	3.3
23	—	5.8
24	14.9	5.8
25	11.1	13.7
26	4.9	14.6
27	10.6	6.9
28	10.2	5
29	7.4	7.1
30	4.3	8.2
31	3.8	3.6
32	2.9	0
33	1.1	—