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Ray BrownvsBob Shawkey

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

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Ray Brown

1931–1945 · 14 seasons

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Bob Shawkey

1913–1927 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Ray Brown and Bob Shawkey: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ray Brown	Stat	Bob Shawkey
14	Seasons	15
50.3	Career VAL	53.4
9.7 (1940)	Peak-season VAL	8.7 (1922)

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 Ray Brown and Bob Shawkey have
Ray Brown	Stat	Bob Shawkey
Career
469	Games	488
Batting
347	Hits	225
28	Home runs	3
206	RBI	94
203	Runs	90
10	Stolen bases	0
127

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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.269	Batting avg	.214

.335	On-base %	.241

.426	Slugging %	.259

111	OPS+	41

Pitching
124	Wins	195
45	Losses	150
14	Saves	28
1505.1	Innings pitched	2937.0
721	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,360
3.14	ERA	3.10
1.23	WHIP	1.27
144	ERA+	114

Pitching

124

Wins

195

Losses

150

Saves

1505.1

Innings pitched

2937.0

721

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,360

3.14

ERA

3.10

1.23

WHIP

1.27

144

ERA+

114

Age	Ray Brown	Bob Shawkey
22	—	2
23	4.9	4.2
24	1.3	0
25	3.8	7.6
26	—	4.2
27	4	—
28	3	4
29	4.9	5.7
30	6.7	1.9
31	1.1	8.7
32	9.7	4.4
33	3	1.8
34	2.5	2.7
35	0.9	4
36	3.6	2.2
37	0.9	—

Age	Ray Brown	Bob Shawkey
22	—	2
23	4.9	4.2
24	1.3	0
25	3.8	7.6
26	—	4.2
27	4	—
28	3	4
29	4.9	5.7
30	6.7	1.9
31	1.1	8.7
32	9.7	4.4
33	3	1.8
34	2.5	2.7
35	0.9	4
36	3.6	2.2
37	0.9	—

Age	Ray Brown	Bob Shawkey
22	—	2
23	4.9	4.2
24	1.3	0
25	3.8	7.6
26	—	4.2
27	4	—
28	3	4
29	4.9	5.7
30	6.7	1.9
31	1.1	8.7
32	9.7	4.4
33	3	1.8
34	2.5	2.7
35	0.9	4
36	3.6	2.2
37	0.9	—