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Ed WalshvsJohn Clarkson

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

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Ed Walsh

1904–1917 · 14 seasons

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John Clarkson

1882–1894 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Ed Walsh and John Clarkson: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ed Walsh	Stat	John Clarkson
14	Seasons	12
126.9	Career VAL	141.7
20.2 (1910)	Peak-season VAL	23.5 (1889)
Inducted 1946	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1963

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 John Clarkson have
Ed Walsh	Stat	John Clarkson
Career
463	Games	546
Batting
210	Hits	432
3	Home runs	24
68	RBI	232
92	Runs	254
14	Stolen bases	31
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	.219

.231	On-base %	.250

.255	Slugging %	.319

53	OPS+	72

Pitching
195	Wins	328
126	Losses	178
35	Saves	5
2964.1	Innings pitched	4536.1
1,736	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,978
1.82	ERA	2.81
1.00	WHIP	1.21
152	ERA+	127

Pitching

195

Wins

328

126

Losses

178

Saves

2964.1

Innings pitched

4536.1

1,736

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,978

1.82

ERA

2.81

1.00

WHIP

1.21

152

ERA+

127

Age	Ed Walsh	John Clarkson
22	—	1.6
23	7.5	20.7
24	4.9	14.2
25	10.7	21.4
26	15.3	6.5
27	19.9	23.5
28	10	11.4
29	20.2	14.8
30	18.5	11.6
31	17.2	8.8
32	1.8	7.2
33	0.9	—