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Mordecai BrownvsPaul Derringer

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

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Mordecai Brown

1903–1916 · 14 seasons

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Paul Derringer

1931–1945 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Mordecai Brown and Paul Derringer: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Mordecai Brown	Stat	Paul Derringer
14	Seasons	15
112.3	Career VAL	115.6
16.6 (1909)	Peak-season VAL	14.6 (1938)
Inducted 1949	Hall of Fame	—
—	All-Star Selections	6×

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 Mordecai Brown and Paul Derringer have
Mordecai Brown	Stat	Paul Derringer
Career
496	Games	579
Batting
235	Hits	220
2	Home runs	2
74	RBI	102
93	Runs	70
8	Stolen bases	0
44

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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.206	Batting avg	.175

.236	On-base %	.186

.248	Slugging %	.208

50	OPS+	13

Pitching
239	Wins	223
130	Losses	212
49	Saves	29
3172.1	Innings pitched	3645.0
1,375	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,507
2.06	ERA	3.46
1.07	WHIP	1.28
143	ERA+	113

Pitching

239

Wins

223

130

Losses

212

Saves

3172.1

Innings pitched

3645.0

1,375

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,507

2.06

ERA

3.46

1.07

WHIP

1.28

143

ERA+

113

Age	Mordecai Brown	Paul Derringer
24	—	4.7
25	—	0.9
26	2.2	7
27	7.9	7.6
28	8.5	10.5
29	13.7	10.2
30	9.8	6.5
31	13	14.6
32	16.6	12.3
33	11	13.8
34	9.7	5.8
35	2.6	7.3
36	7.5	3.3
37	0.7	5.8
38	8.4	5.3
39	0.7	—