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Jim WhitneyvsEd Walsh

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Jim Whitney

1881–1890 · 10 seasons

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Ed Walsh

1904–1917 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Jim Whitney and Ed Walsh: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jim Whitney	Stat	Ed Walsh
10	Seasons	14
91.9	Career VAL	126.9
22.1 (1883)	Peak-season VAL	20.2 (1910)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1946

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 Jim Whitney and Ed Walsh have
Jim Whitney	Stat	Ed Walsh
Career
550	Games	463
Batting
559	Hits	210
18	Home runs	3
280	RBI	68
316	Runs	92
20	Stolen bases	14
161

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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.261	Batting avg	.194

.313	On-base %	.231

.375	Slugging %	.255

116	OPS+	53

Pitching
191	Wins	195
204	Losses	126
2	Saves	35
3496.1	Innings pitched	2964.1
1,571	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,736
2.97	ERA	1.82
1.15	WHIP	1.00
106	ERA+	152

Pitching

191

Wins

195

204

Losses

126

Saves

3496.1

Innings pitched

2964.1

1,571

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,736

2.97

ERA

1.82

1.15

WHIP

1.00

106

ERA+

152

Age	Jim Whitney	Ed Walsh
23	13.4	7.5
24	8.7	4.9
25	22.1	10.7
26	10.6	15.3
27	8.3	19.9
28	4.4	10
29	17.5	20.2
30	6.7	18.5
31	0	17.2
32	0.2	1.8
33	—	0.9