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Frank SmithvsDennis Leonard

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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Dennis Leonard

1974–1986 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Frank Smith and Dennis Leonard: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Frank Smith	Stat	Dennis Leonard
11	Seasons	12
47.5	Career VAL	50.3
14.0 (1909)	Peak-season VAL	13.5 (1977)
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	8

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 Dennis Leonard have
Frank Smith	Stat	Dennis Leonard
Career
373	Games	313
Batting
156	Hits	0
2	Home runs	0
85	RBI	0
81	Runs	0
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	144
111	Losses	106
6	Saves	1
2273.0	Innings pitched	2187.0
1,051	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,323
2.59	ERA	3.70
1.17	WHIP	1.26
106	ERA+	105

Age	Frank Smith	Dennis Leonard
24	6.3	2.4
25	8.7	5.7
26	0	13.5
27	2.9	7
28	7.7	4.4
29	14	5.9
30	4.3	6.2
31	1.8	0
32	—	1.8
34	0.7	—
35	1.1	3.4