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Bill HenryvsJohnny Vander Meer

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

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Bill Henry

1952–1969 · 16 seasons

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Johnny Vander Meer

1937–1951 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Bill Henry and Johnny Vander Meer: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bill Henry	Stat	Johnny Vander Meer
16	Seasons	13
29.6	Career VAL	29.8
7.4 (1959)	Peak-season VAL	7.4 (1938)
1×	All-Star Selections	4×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
3	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 Bill Henry and Johnny Vander Meer have
Bill Henry	Stat	Johnny Vander Meer
Career
531	Games	384
Batting
36	Hits	104
0	Home runs	1
18	RBI	26
13	Runs	58
0	Stolen bases	1
8

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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Pitching
46	Wins	119
50	Losses	121
90	Saves	2
913.0	Innings pitched	2104.2
621	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,294
3.26	ERA	3.44
1.25	WHIP	1.39
112	ERA+	116

Age	Bill Henry	Johnny Vander Meer
22	—	0.2
23	—	7.4
24	0.3	0
25	2.3	0
26	0	2.8
27	2.3	6.7
28	—	3.3
30	4.5	—
31	7.4	3.6
32	2.5	0.9
33	2.7	3.2
34	0	0
35	1.4	1.7
36	4.2	—
37	2	—

Age	Bill Henry	Johnny Vander Meer
22	—	0.2
23	—	7.4
24	0.3	0
25	2.3	0
26	0	2.8
27	2.3	6.7
28	—	3.3
30	4.5	—
31	7.4	3.6
32	2.5	0.9
33	2.7	3.2
34	0	0
35	1.4	1.7
36	4.2	—
37	2	—

Age	Bill Henry	Johnny Vander Meer
22	—	0.2
23	—	7.4
24	0.3	0
25	2.3	0
26	0	2.8
27	2.3	6.7
28	—	3.3
30	4.5	—
31	7.4	3.6
32	2.5	0.9
33	2.7	3.2
34	0	0
35	1.4	1.7
36	4.2	—
37	2	—

Age	Bill Henry	Johnny Vander Meer
22	—	0.2
23	—	7.4
24	0.3	0
25	2.3	0
26	0	2.8
27	2.3	6.7
28	—	3.3
30	4.5	—
31	7.4	3.6
32	2.5	0.9
33	2.7	3.2
34	0	0
35	1.4	1.7
36	4.2	—
37	2	—