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Pud Galvin

1879–1892 · 14 seasons

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Kid Nichols

1890–1906 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Pud Galvin and Kid Nichols: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Pud Galvin	Stat	Kid Nichols
14	Seasons	15
144.1	Career VAL	198.0
20.2 (1884)	Peak-season VAL	21.2 (1890)
Inducted 1965	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1949

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 Pud Galvin and Kid Nichols have
Pud Galvin	Stat	Kid Nichols
Career
718	Games	649
Batting
546	Hits	472
5	Home runs	16
218	RBI	278
270	Runs	273
20	Stolen bases	19
38

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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.202	Batting avg	.226

.214	On-base %	.278

.261	Slugging %	.300

50	OPS+	65

Pitching
361	Wins	361
308	Losses	208
1	Saves	17
5941.1	Innings pitched	5056.1
1,799	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,873
2.87	ERA	2.95
1.19	WHIP	1.22
108	ERA+	131

Pitching

361

Wins

361

308

Losses

208

Saves

5941.1

Innings pitched

5056.1

1,799

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,873

2.87

ERA

2.95

1.19

WHIP

1.22

108

ERA+

131

Age	Pud Galvin	Kid Nichols
20	—	21.2
21	—	16.3
22	13	13.1
23	3.4	20.9
24	10.1	16.1
25	5.3	17.4
26	17	16.1
27	20.2	19.2
28	1.9	17.4
29	16.1	11.9
30	18.7	5.9
31	11.5	8.6
32	8.1	—
33	5.6	—
34	8.8	11.3
35	4.4	2.6