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Max FriedvsBryn Smith

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

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Max Fried

2017–2026 · 10 seasons

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Bryn Smith

1981–1993 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Max Fried and Bryn Smith: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Max Fried	Stat	Bryn Smith
10	Seasons	13
57.9	Career VAL	60.9
10.9 (2022)	Peak-season VAL	11.4 (1985)
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
3	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

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 Max Fried and Bryn Smith have
Max Fried	Stat	Bryn Smith
Career
232	Games	365
Batting
27	Hits	76
0	Home runs	3
9	RBI	37
20	Runs	34
0	Stolen bases	1
10

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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.214	Batting avg	.153

.272	On-base %	.199

.270	Slugging %	.196

48	OPS+	15

Pitching
97	Wins	108
46	Losses	94
0	Saves	6
1192.1	Innings pitched	1791.1
1,156	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,028
3.01	ERA	3.53
1.14	WHIP	1.20
135	ERA+	105

Pitching

Wins

108

Losses

Saves

1192.1

Innings pitched

1791.1

1,156

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,028

3.01

ERA

3.53

1.14

WHIP

1.20

135

ERA+

105

Age	Max Fried	Bryn Smith
24	0.9	—
25	5	—
26	3.4	1.3
27	8.7	6.5
28	10.9	5.2
29	4.5	11.4
30	7.4	5.1
31	10.2	4.8
32	6.9	8
33	—	8.9
34	—	3.3
35	—	6.4