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Jim WhitneyvsJack Chesbro

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Jim Whitney

1881–1890 · 10 seasons

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Jack Chesbro

1899–1909 · 11 seasons

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At a glance

Jim Whitney and Jack Chesbro: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jim Whitney	Stat	Jack Chesbro
10	Seasons	11
91.9	Career VAL	79.9
22.1 (1883)	Peak-season VAL	17.8 (1904)
—	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 Jack Chesbro have
Jim Whitney	Stat	Jack Chesbro
Career
550	Games	393
Batting
559	Hits	217
18	Home runs	5
280	RBI	82
316	Runs	85
20	Stolen bases	5
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	.197

.313	On-base %	.216

.375	Slugging %	.267

116	OPS+	52

Pitching
191	Wins	198
204	Losses	132
2	Saves	5
3496.1	Innings pitched	2896.2
1,571	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,265
2.97	ERA	2.68
1.15	WHIP	1.15
106	ERA+	106

Pitching

191

Wins

198

204

Losses

132

Saves

3496.1

Innings pitched

2896.2

1,571

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,265

2.97

ERA

2.68

1.15

WHIP

1.15

106

ERA+

106

Age	Jim Whitney	Jack Chesbro
23	13.4	—
24	8.7	—
25	22.1	1.6
26	10.6	4.8
27	8.3	14.6
28	4.4	13.7
29	17.5	8.8
30	6.7	17.8
31	0	8.6
32	0.2	5
33	—	4.5
34	—	0.5
35	—	0