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Al BentonvsNathan Eovaldi

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

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Al Benton

1934–1952 · 14 seasons

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Nathan Eovaldi

2011–2026 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Al Benton and Nathan Eovaldi: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Al Benton	Stat	Nathan Eovaldi
14	Seasons	15
46.5	Career VAL	53.9
9.5 (1949)	Peak-season VAL	9.5 (2025)
2×	All-Star Selections	—
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
1	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 Al Benton and Nathan Eovaldi have
Al Benton	Stat	Nathan Eovaldi
Career
455	Games	344
Batting
50	Hits	12
14	RBI	2
22	Runs	9
7	Walks	7
.098	Batting avg	.078
.112

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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.111	Slugging %	.078

-39	OPS+	-43

Pitching
98	Wins	113
88	Losses	94
66	Saves	0
1688.1	Innings pitched	1848.0
697	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,631
3.66	ERA	3.92
1.42	WHIP	1.25
109	ERA+	104

Pitching

Wins

113

Losses

Saves

1688.1

Innings pitched

1848.0

697

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,631

3.66

ERA

3.92

1.42

WHIP

1.25

109

ERA+

104

Age	Al Benton	Nathan Eovaldi
21	—	0.7
22	—	2.1
23	0	3.4
24	0	4.5
25	—	3.6
26	—	1
27	2.2	—
28	4.2	3.8
29	2	0
30	7	1.3
31	5.2	8.5
32	—	1.5
33	—	6
34	7.2	5.3
35	0.9	9.5
36	3.6	2.7
37	0	—
38	9.5	—
39	3.1	—
41	1.6	—

Age	Al Benton	Nathan Eovaldi
21	—	0.7
22	—	2.1
23	0	3.4
24	0	4.5
25	—	3.6
26	—	1
27	2.2	—
28	4.2	3.8
29	2	0
30	7	1.3
31	5.2	8.5
32	—	1.5
33	—	6
34	7.2	5.3
35	0.9	9.5
36	3.6	2.7
37	0	—
38	9.5	—
39	3.1	—
41	1.6	—

Age	Al Benton	Nathan Eovaldi
21	—	0.7
22	—	2.1
23	0	3.4
24	0	4.5
25	—	3.6
26	—	1
27	2.2	—
28	4.2	3.8
29	2	0
30	7	1.3
31	5.2	8.5
32	—	1.5
33	—	6
34	7.2	5.3
35	0.9	9.5
36	3.6	2.7
37	0	—
38	9.5	—
39	3.1	—
41	1.6	—

Age	Al Benton	Nathan Eovaldi
21	—	0.7
22	—	2.1
23	0	3.4
24	0	4.5
25	—	3.6
26	—	1
27	2.2	—
28	4.2	3.8
29	2	0
30	7	1.3
31	5.2	8.5
32	—	1.5
33	—	6
34	7.2	5.3
35	0.9	9.5
36	3.6	2.7
37	0	—
38	9.5	—
39	3.1	—
41	1.6	—