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Grover AlexandervsChristy Mathewson

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Grover Alexander

1911–1930 · 20 seasons

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Christy Mathewson

1900–1916 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Grover Alexander and Christy Mathewson: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Grover Alexander	Stat	Christy Mathewson
20	Seasons	17
198.5	Career VAL	172.7
22.2 (1915)	Peak-season VAL	16.6 (1905)
Inducted 1938	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1936

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 Grover Alexander and Christy Mathewson have
Grover Alexander	Stat	Christy Mathewson
Career
703	Games	647
Batting
378	Hits	362
11	Home runs	7
163	RBI	165
154	Runs	151
3	Stolen bases	20
77

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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.209	Batting avg	.215

.242	On-base %	.272

.275	Slugging %	.271

50	OPS+	67

Pitching
373	Wins	373
208	Losses	188
32	Saves	29
5190.0	Innings pitched	4780.2
2,198	Strikeouts (pitching)	2,502
2.56	ERA	2.13
1.12	WHIP	1.06
135	ERA+	136

Pitching

373

Wins

373

208

Losses

188

Saves

5190.0

Innings pitched

4780.2

2,198

Strikeouts (pitching)

2,502

2.56

ERA

2.13

1.12

WHIP

1.06

135

ERA+

136

Age	Grover Alexander	Christy Mathewson
19	—	1.2
20	—	15.3
21	—	11.3
22	—	13.1
23	—	10.3
24	13.5	16.6
25	5.3	2.2
26	6.2	9.9
27	10.1	16
28	22.2	14.2
29	17.3	11.1
30	14.4	16.2
31	—	14.9
32	11.8	13.3
33	14.3	5.5
34	8	1
35	8.8	0.6
36	13.2	—
37	6.9	—
38	9.9	—
39	9	—
40	14.3	—
41	8.5	—
42	4.8	—