Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Elmer Dessens | Stat | Bob Shirley |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Seasons | 11 |
| 27.9 | Career VAL | 27.4 |
| 6.4 (2002) | Peak-season VAL | 7.0 (1979) |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).
| Elmer Dessens | Stat | Bob Shirley |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 445 | Games | 434 |
| Batting | ||
| 39 | Hits | 29 |
| 16 | RBI | 8 |
| 14 | Runs | 15 |
| 22 | Walks | 13 |
| .163 | Batting avg | .110 |
| .233 | ||
| On-base % |
|---|
| .152 |
| .188 | Slugging % | .122 |
|---|
| 16 | OPS+ | -22 |
|---|
| Pitching | ||
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Wins | 67 |
| 64 | Losses | 94 |
| 5 | Saves | 18 |
| 1174.1 | Innings pitched | 1432.0 |
| 693 | Strikeouts (pitching) | 790 |
| 4.44 | ERA | 3.82 |
| 1.40 | WHIP | 1.38 |
| 98 | ERA+ | 100 |
| Age | Elmer Dessens | Bob Shirley |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | — | 2.9 |
| 24 | — | 4.2 |
| 25 | — | 7 |
| 26 | — | 2 |
| 27 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 28 | — | 0.6 |
| 29 | 6.1 | 0.5 |
| 30 | 4.3 | 3.1 |
| 31 | 6.4 | 5.9 |
| 32 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| 33 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 34 | 2.3 | — |
| 35 | 2.1 | — |
| 36 | 0 | — |
| 38 | 1.1 | — |
| 39 | 2.2 | — |