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Frank SmithvsBen Sheets

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

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Frank Smith

1904–1915 · 11 seasons

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Ben Sheets

2001–2012 · 10 seasons

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At a glance

Frank Smith and Ben Sheets: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Frank Smith	Stat	Ben Sheets
11	Seasons	10
47.5	Career VAL	58.0
14.0 (1909)	Peak-season VAL	14.2 (2004)
—	All-Star Selections	4×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Frank Smith and Ben Sheets have
Frank Smith	Stat	Ben Sheets
Career
373	Games	250
Batting
156	Hits	34
2	Home runs	0
85	RBI	12
81	Runs	12
3	Stolen bases	0
64

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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Pitching
139	Wins	94
111	Losses	96
6	Saves	0
2273.0	Innings pitched	1596.2
1,051	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,325
2.59	ERA	3.78
1.17	WHIP	1.22
106	ERA+	112

Age	Frank Smith	Ben Sheets
22	—	2.4
23	—	5.4
24	6.3	6.1
25	8.7	14.2
26	0	6.6
27	2.9	5.9
28	7.7	5.4
29	14	10
30	4.3	—
31	1.8	0.6
33	—	1.4
34	0.7	—
35	1.1	—