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Ray BurrisvsFritz Ostermueller

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

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Ray Burris

1973–1987 · 15 seasons

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Fritz Ostermueller

1934–1948 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Ray Burris and Fritz Ostermueller: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ray Burris	Stat	Fritz Ostermueller
15	Seasons	15
26.9	Career VAL	29.9
5.7 (1984)	Peak-season VAL	5.6 (1946)

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 Burris and Fritz Ostermueller have
Ray Burris	Stat	Fritz Ostermueller
Career
490	Games	399
Batting
76	Hits	175
1	Home runs	0
27	RBI	62
30	Runs	60
0	Stolen bases	1
31

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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.151	Batting avg	.234

.201	On-base %	.270

.191	Slugging %	.274

12	OPS+	48

Pitching
108	Wins	114
134	Losses	115
4	Saves	15
2188.2	Innings pitched	2066.2
1,065	Strikeouts (pitching)	774
4.17	ERA	3.99
1.40	WHIP	1.45
88	ERA+	106

Pitching

108

Wins

114

134

Losses

115

Saves

2188.2

Innings pitched

2066.2

1,065

Strikeouts (pitching)

774

4.17

ERA

3.99

1.40

WHIP

1.45

ERA+

106

Age	Ray Burris	Fritz Ostermueller
22	2.6	—
23	0	—
24	2.6	—
25	4.8	—
26	1	3.1
27	0.3	2.3
28	0	0.4
29	2	2.3
30	4.1	2.7
31	0	1.8
32	3.7	0
33	5.7	0.8
34	0.1	0.6
35	0	1.1
36	—	5.5
37	—	0
38	—	5.6
39	—	2.3
40	—	1.4

Age	Ray Burris	Fritz Ostermueller
22	2.6	—
23	0	—
24	2.6	—
25	4.8	—
26	1	3.1
27	0.3	2.3
28	0	0.4
29	2	2.3
30	4.1	2.7
31	0	1.8
32	3.7	0
33	5.7	0.8
34	0.1	0.6
35	0	1.1
36	—	5.5
37	—	0
38	—	5.6
39	—	2.3
40	—	1.4

Age	Ray Burris	Fritz Ostermueller
22	2.6	—
23	0	—
24	2.6	—
25	4.8	—
26	1	3.1
27	0.3	2.3
28	0	0.4
29	2	2.3
30	4.1	2.7
31	0	1.8
32	3.7	0
33	5.7	0.8
34	0.1	0.6
35	0	1.1
36	—	5.5
37	—	0
38	—	5.6
39	—	2.3
40	—	1.4

Age	Ray Burris	Fritz Ostermueller
22	2.6	—
23	0	—
24	2.6	—
25	4.8	—
26	1	3.1
27	0.3	2.3
28	0	0.4
29	2	2.3
30	4.1	2.7
31	0	1.8
32	3.7	0
33	5.7	0.8
34	0.1	0.6
35	0	1.1
36	—	5.5
37	—	0
38	—	5.6
39	—	2.3
40	—	1.4