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Jesse BarnesvsJohn Burkett

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

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Jesse Barnes

1915–1927 · 13 seasons

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John Burkett

1987–2003 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Jesse Barnes and John Burkett: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jesse Barnes	Stat	John Burkett
13	Seasons	15
72.5	Career VAL	72.1
10.5 (1924)	Peak-season VAL	11.2 (2001)
—	All-Star Selections	2×
—	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 Jesse Barnes and John Burkett have
Jesse Barnes	Stat	John Burkett
Career
435	Games	446
Batting
195	Hits	50
1	Home runs	0
69	RBI	18
71	Runs	22
2	Stolen bases	0
24

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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.214	Batting avg	.093

.235	On-base %	.136

.240	Slugging %	.104

37	OPS+	-33

Pitching
152	Wins	166
150	Losses	136
13	Saves	1
2569.2	Innings pitched	2648.1
653	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,766
3.22	ERA	4.31
1.25	WHIP	1.35
109	ERA+	98

Pitching

152

Wins

166

150

Losses

136

Saves

2569.2

Innings pitched

2648.1

653

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,766

3.22

ERA

4.31

1.25

WHIP

1.35

109

ERA+

Age	Jesse Barnes	John Burkett
22	3	—
23	3.5	—
24	7.1	—
25	1.2	5
26	10.4	3.6
27	10.2	4.6
28	8	9.3
29	6.9	6.6
30	7.1	4.2
31	10.5	8.5
32	3.5	4.4
33	1.1	3.5
34	0	2.1
35	—	3.2
36	—	11.2
37	—	2.4
38	—	3.5