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Bob LemonvsMike Cuellar

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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Mike Cuellar

1959–1977 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Bob Lemon and Mike Cuellar: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bob Lemon	Stat	Mike Cuellar
15	Seasons	15
78.0	Career VAL	72.5
12.7 (1952)	Peak-season VAL	12.7 (1969)
Inducted 1976	Hall of Fame	—
7×	All-Star Selections	4×
—	Cy Young Awards	1×
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
8	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 Bob Lemon and Mike Cuellar have
Bob Lemon	Stat	Mike Cuellar
Career
615	Games	456
Batting
274	Hits	76
37	Home runs	7
147	RBI	33
148	Runs	37
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	185
128	Losses	130
22	Saves	11
2850.0	Innings pitched	2808.0
1,277	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,632
3.23	ERA	3.14
1.34	WHIP	1.20
106	ERA+	112

Age	Bob Lemon	Mike Cuellar
25	3.5	—
26	6.8	—
27	9.9	0
28	8.9	1.3
29	2	9.8
30	3.6	3.7
31	12.7	3.2
32	7.9	12.7
33	9.7	9.2
34	4.8	6.9
35	8.2	5.5
36	0	5.4
37	—	7.7
38	—	7.1
39	—	0