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Ed WalshvsCharlie Buffinton

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Ed Walsh

1904–1917 · 14 seasons

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Charlie Buffinton

1882–1892 · 11 seasons

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At a glance

Ed Walsh and Charlie Buffinton: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ed Walsh	Stat	Charlie Buffinton
14	Seasons	11
126.9	Career VAL	82.9
20.2 (1910)	Peak-season VAL	19.5 (1884)
Inducted 1946	Hall of Fame	—

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 Ed Walsh and Charlie Buffinton have
Ed Walsh	Stat	Charlie Buffinton
Career
463	Games	586
Batting
210	Hits	543
3	Home runs	7
68	RBI	255
92	Runs	245
14	Stolen bases	14
46

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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.194	Batting avg	.245

.231	On-base %	.276

.255	Slugging %	.299

53	OPS+	78

Pitching
195	Wins	233
126	Losses	152
35	Saves	3
2964.1	Innings pitched	3404.0
1,736	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,700
1.82	ERA	2.96
1.00	WHIP	1.23
152	ERA+	115

Pitching

195

Wins

233

126

Losses

152

Saves

2964.1

Innings pitched

3404.0

1,736

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,700

1.82

ERA

2.96

1.00

WHIP

1.23

152

ERA+

115

Age	Ed Walsh	Charlie Buffinton
21	—	0
22	—	4.8
23	7.5	19.5
24	4.9	5.8
25	10.7	0
26	15.3	7.8
27	19.9	14.1
28	10	12.1
29	20.2	4.6
30	18.5	14.2
31	17.2	0
32	1.8	—
33	0.9	—