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Wilbur CoopervsBob Friend

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Wilbur Cooper

1912–1926 · 15 seasons

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Bob Friend

1951–1966 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Wilbur Cooper and Bob Friend: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Wilbur Cooper	Stat	Bob Friend
15	Seasons	16
93.6	Career VAL	93.2
13.0 (1920)	Peak-season VAL	11.9 (1963)
—	All-Star Selections	3×
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	4

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 Wilbur Cooper and Bob Friend have
Wilbur Cooper	Stat	Bob Friend
Career
521	Games	602
Batting
293	Hits	138
6	Home runs	2
106	RBI	60
111	Runs	56
12	Stolen bases	0
47

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
216	Wins	197
178	Losses	230
14	Saves	11
3480.0	Innings pitched	3611.0
1,252	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,734
2.89	ERA	3.58
1.23	WHIP	1.29
116	ERA+	108

Age	Wilbur Cooper	Bob Friend
20	1.3	0
21	3.2	0.4
22	7.4	0.5
23	1.7	0
24	7.2	11
25	7.3	9.7
26	6.1	6.9
27	6.2	6.8
28	13	4.8
29	9.4	11.5
30	9	7.3
31	7.9	9.5
32	10.2	11.9
33	3.7	7.5
34	0	5.1
35	—	0.3