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Jim WhitneyvsSilver King

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Jim Whitney

1881–1890 · 10 seasons

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Silver King

1886–1897 · 10 seasons

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At a glance

Jim Whitney and Silver King: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jim Whitney	Stat	Silver King
10	Seasons	10
91.9	Career VAL	92.8
22.1 (1883)	Peak-season VAL	25.1 (1888)

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 Silver King have
Jim Whitney	Stat	Silver King
Career
550	Games	419
Batting
559	Hits	259
18	Home runs	4
280	RBI	135
316	Runs	182
20	Stolen bases	24
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	.198

.313	On-base %	.290

.375	Slugging %	.267

116	OPS+	65

Pitching
191	Wins	203
204	Losses	153
2	Saves	6
3496.1	Innings pitched	3181.2
1,571	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,222
2.97	ERA	3.18
1.15	WHIP	1.28
106	ERA+	121

Pitching

191

Wins

203

204

Losses

153

Saves

3496.1

Innings pitched

3181.2

1,571

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,222

2.97

ERA

3.18

1.15

WHIP

1.28

106

ERA+

121

Age	Jim Whitney	Silver King
18	—	0
19	—	12.1
20	—	25.1
21	—	16.4
22	—	19
23	13.4	9.9
24	8.7	4.6
25	22.1	0
26	10.6	—
27	8.3	—
28	4.4	3.7
29	17.5	2
30	6.7	—
31	0	—
32	0.2	—