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Wilbur Cooper

1912–1926 · 15 seasons

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Red Lucas

1923–1938 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Wilbur Cooper and Red Lucas: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Wilbur Cooper	Stat	Red Lucas
15	Seasons	16
93.6	Career VAL	91.8
13.0 (1920)	Peak-season VAL	12.1 (1929)

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 Red Lucas have
Wilbur Cooper	Stat	Red Lucas
Career
521	Games	908
Batting
293	Hits	404
6	Home runs	3
106	RBI	190
111	Runs	155
12	Stolen bases	2
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	.281

.269	On-base %	.340

.309	Slugging %	.347

67	OPS+	88

Pitching
216	Wins	157
178	Losses	135
14	Saves	7
3480.0	Innings pitched	2542.0
1,252	Strikeouts (pitching)	602
2.89	ERA	3.72
1.23	WHIP	1.26
116	ERA+	109

Pitching

216

Wins

157

178

Losses

135

Saves

3480.0

Innings pitched

2542.0

1,252

Strikeouts (pitching)

602

2.89

ERA

3.72

1.23

WHIP

1.26

116

ERA+

109

Age	Wilbur Cooper	Red Lucas
20	1.3	—
21	3.2	—
22	7.4	1.9
23	1.7	—
24	7.2	9.1
25	7.3	10.9
26	6.1	5.4
27	6.2	12.1
28	13	3.4
29	9.4	8.6
30	9	10.2
31	7.9	7.3
32	10.2	2.9
33	3.7	4.5
34	0	9.2
35	—	2.8
36	—	3.5