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Walker BuehlervsCliff Melton

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

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Walker Buehler

2017–2026 · 9 seasons

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Cliff Melton

1937–1944 · 8 seasons

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At a glance

Walker Buehler and Cliff Melton: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Walker Buehler	Stat	Cliff Melton
9	Seasons	8
32.8	Career VAL	37.0
12.5 (2021)	Peak-season VAL	12.3 (1937)
1×	All-Star Selections	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
2	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

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 Walker Buehler and Cliff Melton have
Walker Buehler	Stat	Cliff Melton
Career
190	Games	272
Batting
19	Hits	77
1	Home runs	0
6	RBI	32
11	Runs	28
11	Walks	20
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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
66	Wins	86
35	Losses	80
0	Saves	16
993.1	Innings pitched	1453.2
977	Strikeouts (pitching)	660
3.69	ERA	3.42
1.18	WHIP	1.29
114	ERA+	111

Age	Walker Buehler	Cliff Melton
23	7.1	—
24	9.5	—
25	0.8	12.3
26	12.5	6.7
27	1.4	4.8
28	—	0.3
29	0	4.4
30	0	5.3
31	1.5	3.2
32	—	0