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Willie DavisvsBuddy Bell

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

CF · VAL group BAT

Willie Davis

1960–1979 · 18 seasons

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3B · VAL group BAT

Buddy Bell

1972–1989 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Willie Davis and Buddy Bell: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Willie Davis	Stat	Buddy Bell
18	Seasons	18
100.1	Career VAL	94.8
10.2 (1964)	Peak-season VAL	10.9 (1984)
3×	Gold Gloves	6×
2×	All-Star Selections	5×
—	Silver Sluggers	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
8	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

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 Willie Davis and Buddy Bell have
Willie Davis	Stat	Buddy Bell
Career
2,429	Games	2,405
Batting
2,561	Hits	2,514
182	Home runs	201
1,053	RBI	1,106
1,217	Runs	1,151
398	Stolen bases	55
418

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	Willie Davis	Buddy Bell
20	—	3.6
21	3.7	5.2
22	8	2.7
23	2.4	4.6
24	10.2	4.4
25	0.5	5.5
26	5.4	4.9
27	4.2	7.2
28	5.6	10.2
29	9.3	4.7
30	9.1	8.1
31	9.3	5
32	9.6	10.9
33	7.5	1
34	8.3	8
35	5	7.6
36	2	1.2