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Ed WalshvsJim Whitney

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Ed Walsh

1904–1917 · 14 seasons

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Jim Whitney

1881–1890 · 10 seasons

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At a glance

Ed Walsh and Jim Whitney: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ed Walsh	Stat	Jim Whitney
14	Seasons	10
126.9	Career VAL	91.9
20.2 (1910)	Peak-season VAL	22.1 (1883)
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 Jim Whitney have
Ed Walsh	Stat	Jim Whitney
Career
463	Games	550
Batting
210	Hits	559
3	Home runs	18
68	RBI	280
92	Runs	316
14	Stolen bases	20
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	.261

.231	On-base %	.313

.255	Slugging %	.375

53	OPS+	116

Pitching
195	Wins	191
126	Losses	204
35	Saves	2
2964.1	Innings pitched	3496.1
1,736	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,571
1.82	ERA	2.97
1.00	WHIP	1.15
152	ERA+	106

Pitching

195

Wins

191

126

Losses

204

Saves

2964.1

Innings pitched

3496.1

1,736

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,571

1.82

ERA

2.97

1.00

WHIP

1.15

152

ERA+

106

Age	Ed Walsh	Jim Whitney
23	7.5	13.4
24	4.9	8.7
25	10.7	22.1
26	15.3	10.6
27	19.9	8.3
28	10	4.4
29	20.2	17.5
30	18.5	6.7
31	17.2	0
32	1.8	0.2
33	0.9	—