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Grover Alexander

1911–1930 · 20 seasons

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Walter Johnson

1907–1927 · 21 seasons

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At a glance

Grover Alexander and Walter Johnson: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Grover Alexander	Stat	Walter Johnson
20	Seasons	21
198.5	Career VAL	238.1
22.2 (1915)	Peak-season VAL	23.9 (1912)
Inducted 1938	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1936
—	MVP Awards	2×

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 Walter Johnson have
Grover Alexander	Stat	Walter Johnson
Career
703	Games	937
Batting
378	Hits	547
11	Home runs	24
163	RBI	255
154	Runs	241
3	Stolen bases	13
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	.235

.242	On-base %	.274

.275	Slugging %	.342

50	OPS+	80

Pitching
373	Wins	417
208	Losses	279
32	Saves	34
5190.0	Innings pitched	5914.1
2,198	Strikeouts (pitching)	3,508
2.56	ERA	2.17
1.12	WHIP	1.06
135	ERA+	152

Pitching

373

Wins

417

208

Losses

279

Saves

5190.0

Innings pitched

5914.1

2,198

Strikeouts (pitching)

3,508

2.56

ERA

2.17

1.12

WHIP

1.06

135

ERA+

152

Age	Grover Alexander	Walter Johnson
19	—	3.4
20	—	8.8
21	—	6.9
22	—	19.5
23	—	14.9
24	13.5	23.9
25	5.3	21.3
26	6.2	18.1
27	10.1	18.1
28	22.2	15.1
29	17.3	10.4
30	14.4	12
31	—	16.1
32	11.8	3.4
33	14.3	4.7
34	8	8.1
35	8.8	6.7
36	13.2	11.1
37	6.9	8.5
38	9.9	6
39	9	1.1
40	14.3	—
41	8.5	—
42	4.8	—