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John Franco

1984–2005 · 21 seasons

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Earl Whitehill

1923–1939 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

John Franco and Earl Whitehill: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
John Franco	Stat	Earl Whitehill
21	Seasons	17
50.0	Career VAL	40.8
5.3 (1988)	Peak-season VAL	5.0 (1930)
4×	All-Star Selections	—
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
8	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

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 John Franco and Earl Whitehill have
John Franco	Stat	Earl Whitehill
Career
1,119	Games	548
Batting
3	Hits	264
0	Home runs	4
1	RBI	98
2	Runs	107
0	Stolen bases	3
0

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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Pitching
90	Wins	218
87	Losses	185
424	Saves	11
1245.2	Innings pitched	3564.2
975	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,350
2.89	ERA	4.36
1.33	WHIP	1.50
139	ERA+	101

Age	John Franco	Earl Whitehill
23	2.7	1.9
24	4.9	4.3
25	3.4	2.8
26	4.4	4.6
27	5.3	4.9
28	1.9	1.2
29	2.8	3.3
30	2.1	5
31	1.9	1.6
32	0	0
33	2.7	4.9
34	2.8	1.4
35	3.4	3.5
36	3.7	0.6
37	1.8	0
38	2.2	0
39	2.2	0.8
40	0.7	—
42	1	—
43	0.1	—

Age	John Franco	Earl Whitehill
23	2.7	1.9
24	4.9	4.3
25	3.4	2.8
26	4.4	4.6
27	5.3	4.9
28	1.9	1.2
29	2.8	3.3
30	2.1	5
31	1.9	1.6
32	0	0
33	2.7	4.9
34	2.8	1.4
35	3.4	3.5
36	3.7	0.6
37	1.8	0
38	2.2	0
39	2.2	0.8
40	0.7	—
42	1	—
43	0.1	—

Age	John Franco	Earl Whitehill
23	2.7	1.9
24	4.9	4.3
25	3.4	2.8
26	4.4	4.6
27	5.3	4.9
28	1.9	1.2
29	2.8	3.3
30	2.1	5
31	1.9	1.6
32	0	0
33	2.7	4.9
34	2.8	1.4
35	3.4	3.5
36	3.7	0.6
37	1.8	0
38	2.2	0
39	2.2	0.8
40	0.7	—
42	1	—
43	0.1	—

Age	John Franco	Earl Whitehill
23	2.7	1.9
24	4.9	4.3
25	3.4	2.8
26	4.4	4.6
27	5.3	4.9
28	1.9	1.2
29	2.8	3.3
30	2.1	5
31	1.9	1.6
32	0	0
33	2.7	4.9
34	2.8	1.4
35	3.4	3.5
36	3.7	0.6
37	1.8	0
38	2.2	0
39	2.2	0.8
40	0.7	—
42	1	—
43	0.1	—