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Rollie FingersvsSparky Lyle

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

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Rollie Fingers

1968–1985 · 17 seasons

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Sparky Lyle

1967–1982 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Rollie Fingers and Sparky Lyle: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Rollie Fingers	Stat	Sparky Lyle
17	Seasons	16
67.7	Career VAL	49.6
7.8 (1973)	Peak-season VAL	7.8 (1977)
Inducted 1992	Hall of Fame	—
1×	MVP Awards	—
1×	Cy Young Awards	1×
7×	All-Star Selections	3×
3	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
11	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	6

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 Rollie Fingers and Sparky Lyle have
Rollie Fingers	Stat	Sparky Lyle
Career
945	Games	899
Batting
31	Hits	15
2	Home runs	0
9	RBI	4
10	Runs	8
0	Stolen bases	1
3

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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Pitching
114	Wins	99
118	Losses	76
341	Saves	238
1701.1	Innings pitched	1390.1
1,299	Strikeouts (pitching)	873
2.91	ERA	2.88
1.16	WHIP	1.28
123	ERA+	127

Age	Rollie Fingers	Sparky Lyle
22	3.2	1.5
23	5.1	1.6
24	4.4	3.7
25	4.6	1.4
26	7.8	1.2
27	6.1	6.2
28	4.7	5.1
29	5.8	5.9
30	5	3.1
31	5.8	3.9
32	0.5	7.8
33	4.1	3.8
34	5.5	3.6
35	3.2	0.5
36	—	0.3
37	1.9	0
38	0	—

Age	Rollie Fingers	Sparky Lyle
22	3.2	1.5
23	5.1	1.6
24	4.4	3.7
25	4.6	1.4
26	7.8	1.2
27	6.1	6.2
28	4.7	5.1
29	5.8	5.9
30	5	3.1
31	5.8	3.9
32	0.5	7.8
33	4.1	3.8
34	5.5	3.6
35	3.2	0.5
36	—	0.3
37	1.9	0
38	0	—

Age	Rollie Fingers	Sparky Lyle
22	3.2	1.5
23	5.1	1.6
24	4.4	3.7
25	4.6	1.4
26	7.8	1.2
27	6.1	6.2
28	4.7	5.1
29	5.8	5.9
30	5	3.1
31	5.8	3.9
32	0.5	7.8
33	4.1	3.8
34	5.5	3.6
35	3.2	0.5
36	—	0.3
37	1.9	0
38	0	—

Age	Rollie Fingers	Sparky Lyle
22	3.2	1.5
23	5.1	1.6
24	4.4	3.7
25	4.6	1.4
26	7.8	1.2
27	6.1	6.2
28	4.7	5.1
29	5.8	5.9
30	5	3.1
31	5.8	3.9
32	0.5	7.8
33	4.1	3.8
34	5.5	3.6
35	3.2	0.5
36	—	0.3
37	1.9	0
38	0	—