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Burleigh GrimesvsHerb Pennock

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Burleigh Grimes

1916–1934 · 19 seasons

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Herb Pennock

1912–1934 · 22 seasons

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At a glance

Burleigh Grimes and Herb Pennock: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Burleigh Grimes	Stat	Herb Pennock
19	Seasons	22
92.0	Career VAL	96.1
13.5 (1928)	Peak-season VAL	12.5 (1925)
Inducted 1964	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1948

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Burleigh Grimes and Herb Pennock have
Burleigh Grimes	Stat	Herb Pennock
Career
632	Games	621
Batting
380	Hits	232
2	Home runs	4
168	RBI	103
157	Runs	108
15	Stolen bases	1
69

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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.248	Batting avg	.191

.282	On-base %	.253

.306	Slugging %	.235

63	OPS+	33

Pitching
270	Wins	241
212	Losses	162
18	Saves	33
4179.2	Innings pitched	3571.2
1,512	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,227
3.53	ERA	3.60
1.37	WHIP	1.35
107	ERA+	109

Pitching

270

Wins

241

212

Losses

162

Saves

4179.2

Innings pitched

3571.2

1,512

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,227

3.53

ERA

3.60

1.37

WHIP

1.35

107

ERA+

109

Age	Burleigh Grimes	Herb Pennock
18	—	1
19	—	0
20	—	2.1
21	—	0
22	1.1	—
23	3.1	3.4
24	4.8	—
25	1.6	5.7
26	11.1	3.7
27	10	2.8
28	0	2.1
29	7.5	7.1
30	5.4	10.6
31	0	12.5
32	4.4	8.6
33	5.6	8.3
34	13.5	10.4
35	9.6	3.1
36	4.9	5.6
37	4.9	4
38	0	0
39	3.1	0.4
40	1.4	4.7