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John ClarksonvsEd Walsh

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

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John Clarkson

1882–1894 · 12 seasons

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Ed Walsh

1904–1917 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

John Clarkson and Ed Walsh: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
John Clarkson	Stat	Ed Walsh
12	Seasons	14
141.7	Career VAL	126.9
23.5 (1889)	Peak-season VAL	20.2 (1910)
Inducted 1963	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 John Clarkson and Ed Walsh have
John Clarkson	Stat	Ed Walsh
Career
546	Games	463
Batting
432	Hits	210
24	Home runs	3
232	RBI	68
254	Runs	92
31	Stolen bases	14
81

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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.219	Batting avg	.194

.250	On-base %	.231

.319	Slugging %	.255

72	OPS+	53

Pitching
328	Wins	195
178	Losses	126
5	Saves	35
4536.1	Innings pitched	2964.1
1,978	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,736
2.81	ERA	1.82
1.21	WHIP	1.00
127	ERA+	152

Pitching

328

Wins

195

178

Losses

126

Saves

4536.1

Innings pitched

2964.1

1,978

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,736

2.81

ERA

1.82

1.21

WHIP

1.00

127

ERA+

152

Age	John Clarkson	Ed Walsh
22	1.6	—
23	20.7	7.5
24	14.2	4.9
25	21.4	10.7
26	6.5	15.3
27	23.5	19.9
28	11.4	10
29	14.8	20.2
30	11.6	18.5
31	8.8	17.2
32	7.2	1.8
33	—	0.9