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Wilbur CoopervsCarl Mays

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Wilbur Cooper

1912–1926 · 15 seasons

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Carl Mays

1915–1929 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Wilbur Cooper and Carl Mays: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Wilbur Cooper	Stat	Carl Mays
15	Seasons	15
93.6	Career VAL	103.3
13.0 (1920)	Peak-season VAL	12.4 (1921)

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 Wilbur Cooper and Carl Mays have
Wilbur Cooper	Stat	Carl Mays
Career
521	Games	502
Batting
293	Hits	291
6	Home runs	5
106	RBI	110
111	Runs	113
12	Stolen bases	1
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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.239	Batting avg	.268

.269	On-base %	.313

.309	Slugging %	.350

67	OPS+	87

Pitching
216	Wins	208
178	Losses	126
14	Saves	31
3480.0	Innings pitched	3021.1
1,252	Strikeouts (pitching)	862
2.89	ERA	2.92
1.23	WHIP	1.21
116	ERA+	123

Pitching

216

Wins

208

178

Losses

126

Saves

3480.0

Innings pitched

3021.1

1,252

Strikeouts (pitching)

862

2.89

ERA

2.92

1.23

WHIP

1.21

116

ERA+

123

Age	Wilbur Cooper	Carl Mays
20	1.3	—
21	3.2	—
22	7.4	—
23	1.7	8.5
24	7.2	5.3
25	7.3	10
26	6.1	5.6
27	6.2	8
28	13	6.1
29	9.4	12.4
30	9	7.6
31	7.9	0
32	10.2	10.1
33	3.7	3.8
34	0	12.4
35	—	3.7
36	—	3.1
37	—	6.7