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Ray BrownvsBud Black

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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Bud Black

1981–1995 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Ray Brown and Bud Black: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ray Brown	Stat	Bud Black
14	Seasons	15
50.3	Career VAL	47.6
9.7 (1940)	Peak-season VAL	9.5 (1984)
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	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 Ray Brown and Bud Black have
Ray Brown	Stat	Bud Black
Career
469	Games	400
Batting
347	Hits	26
28	Home runs	0
206	RBI	12
203	Runs	6
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	.145

.335	On-base %	.164

.426	Slugging %	.168

111	OPS+	-5

Pitching
124	Wins	121
45	Losses	116
14	Saves	11
1505.1	Innings pitched	2053.1
721	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,039
3.14	ERA	3.84
1.23	WHIP	1.27
144	ERA+	102

Pitching

124

Wins

121

Losses

116

Saves

1505.1

Innings pitched

2053.1

721

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,039

3.14

ERA

3.84

1.23

WHIP

1.27

144

ERA+

102

Age	Ray Brown	Bud Black
23	4.9	—
24	1.3	—
25	3.8	0.7
26	—	3.5
27	4	9.5
28	3	3.9
29	4.9	3.9
30	6.7	3.9
31	1.1	0
32	9.7	8.1
33	3	6.2
34	2.5	3.7
35	0.9	1.1
36	3.6	1.9
37	0.9	1.2
38	—	0

Age	Ray Brown	Bud Black
23	4.9	—
24	1.3	—
25	3.8	0.7
26	—	3.5
27	4	9.5
28	3	3.9
29	4.9	3.9
30	6.7	3.9
31	1.1	0
32	9.7	8.1
33	3	6.2
34	2.5	3.7
35	0.9	1.1
36	3.6	1.9
37	0.9	1.2
38	—	0

Age	Ray Brown	Bud Black
23	4.9	—
24	1.3	—
25	3.8	0.7
26	—	3.5
27	4	9.5
28	3	3.9
29	4.9	3.9
30	6.7	3.9
31	1.1	0
32	9.7	8.1
33	3	6.2
34	2.5	3.7
35	0.9	1.1
36	3.6	1.9
37	0.9	1.2
38	—	0

Age	Ray Brown	Bud Black
23	4.9	—
24	1.3	—
25	3.8	0.7
26	—	3.5
27	4	9.5
28	3	3.9
29	4.9	3.9
30	6.7	3.9
31	1.1	0
32	9.7	8.1
33	3	6.2
34	2.5	3.7
35	0.9	1.1
36	3.6	1.9
37	0.9	1.2
38	—	0