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Bob LemonvsGerrit Cole

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

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Bob Lemon

1941–1958 · 15 seasons

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Gerrit Cole

2013–2026 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Bob Lemon and Gerrit Cole: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bob Lemon	Stat	Gerrit Cole
15	Seasons	13
78.0	Career VAL	84.4
12.7 (1952)	Peak-season VAL	12.7 (2023)
Inducted 1976	Hall of Fame	—
7×	All-Star Selections	3×
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	2
8	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	11

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 Bob Lemon and Gerrit Cole have
Bob Lemon	Stat	Gerrit Cole
Career
615	Games	342
Batting
274	Hits	41
37	Home runs	3
147	RBI	15
148	Runs	17
2	Stolen bases	0
93

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
207	Wins	163
128	Losses	89
22	Saves	0
2850.0	Innings pitched	2081.0
1,277	Strikeouts (pitching)	2,382
3.23	ERA	3.20
1.34	WHIP	1.09
106	ERA+	129

Age	Bob Lemon	Gerrit Cole
22	—	5.2
23	—	3.5
24	—	11.3
25	3.5	4.3
26	6.8	5.7
27	9.9	8.5
28	8.9	11.7
29	2	2.2
30	3.6	7.7
31	12.7	4.8
32	7.9	12.7
33	9.7	3.3
34	4.8	—
35	8.2	3.5
36	0	—