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Britt BurnsvsJunior Thompson

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

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Britt Burns

1978–1985 · 8 seasons

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Junior Thompson

1939–1947 · 6 seasons

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At a glance

Britt Burns and Junior Thompson: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Britt Burns	Stat	Junior Thompson
8	Seasons	6
26.1	Career VAL	22.5
9.7 (1980)	Peak-season VAL	10.1 (1939)
1×	All-Star Selections	—
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
2	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 Britt Burns and Junior Thompson have
Britt Burns	Stat	Junior Thompson
Career
193	Games	185
Pitching
70	Wins	47
60	Losses	35
3	Saves	7
1094.1	Innings pitched	686.2
734	Strikeouts (pitching)	315
3.66

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	Britt Burns	Junior Thompson
21	9.7	—
22	4.2	10.1
23	3.4	6.3
24	4.6	0
25	0.6	2.5
26	3.6	—
29	—	3.3
30	—	0.3