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Pct. of Starter Game Statistics Starter Inning Statistics   Win Shares
Year  Rank  WSQ Leader Tm  Age  WSQ Total GS CG SHO W L W/S% ND  Innings  Hits HR R ER BB SO SO/WH  ERA    WS WS/G
1901    6 Nixey Callahan CHI 27    20.31 44.9%   444 373 19 193 220 .435 31     3,614.33 3958 102 2215 1469 986 1035 .209   3.66     201.6 .454
1902    2 Rube Waddell PHI 25    38.96 57.0%   537 483 28 259 255 .482 23     4,562.67 4734 123 2278 1683 1161 1333 .226   3.32     304.2 .566
1903    2 Eddie Plank PHI 27    31.27 50.8%   507 442 40 243 243 .479 21     4,235.33 4031 84 1840 1335 956 1934 .388   2.84     261.7 .516
1904    3 Rube Waddell PHI 27    37.44 57.3%   673 590 76 304 328 .452 41     5,658.33 5189 92 2256 1600 1347 2601 .398   2.55     308.9 .459
1905    1 Rube Waddell PHI 28    38.58 60.8%   668 567 71 311 304 .466 53     5,639.00 4841 71 2128 1549 1477 2637 .417   2.47     356.3 .533
1906    2 Doc White CHI 27    29.59 55.3%   611 491 86 292 268 .478 51     4,981.67 4523 62 1915 1354 1281 2069 .356   2.45     299.8 .491
1907    1 Ed Walsh CHI 26    39.89 45.9%   482 368 53 225 221 .467 36     3,909.67 3494 30 1497 1041 1009 1615 .359   2.40     219.3 .455
1908    1 Ed Walsh CHI 27    50.82 49.3%   506 349 51 236 223 .466 47     4,090.00 3489 49 1532 1031 1078 1873 .410   2.27     232.0 .458
1909    1 Frank Smith CHI 29    31.99 51.9%   508 351 71 248 201 .488 59     3,981.33 3333 41 1378 985 1003 1817 .419   2.23     253.3 .499
                                 
1910    1 Jack Coombs PHI 27    45.66 49.6%   501 375 63 252 197 .503 52     4,108.33 3463 67 1500 1063 1181 1964 .423   2.33     262.5 .524
1911    2 Vean Gregg CLE 26    37.07 34.9%   347 217 19 168 131 .484 48     2,660.67 2701 51 1314 928 827 1244 .353   3.14     165.6 .477
1912    6 Vean Gregg CLE 27    23.29 35.3%   353 236 18 161 153 .456 39     2,701.00 2635 45 1280 935 830 1219 .352   3.12     154.0 .436
1913    1 Walter Johnson WAS 25    73.35 45.1%   466 278 50 228 183 .489 55     3,569.33 3219 56 1338 990 1080 1616 .376   2.50     253.0 .543
1914    1 Walter Johnson WAS 26    43.75 50.2%   521 294 53 213 234 .409 74     3,833.00 3428 60 1498 1115 1170 1661 .361   2.62     226.1 .434
1915    1 Walter Johnson WAS 27    49.56 55.6%   508 316 51 260 180 .512 68     3,890.33 3361 50 1435 1054 1177 1711 .377   2.44     280.0 .551
1916    1 Walter Johnson WAS 28    44.99 52.5%   545 283 38 222 228 .407 95     4,063.33 3679 50 1576 1238 1269 1616 .327   2.74     223.3 .410
1917    2 Carl Mays BOS 25    38.84 60.6%   633 375 73 283 246 .447 104     4,868.33 4285 62 1764 1290 1437 1781 .311   2.39     307.0 .485
1918    2 Stan Coveleski CLE 28    37.10 64.0%   513 334 51 243 217 .474 53     4,097.33 3763 38 1558 1210 1374 1335 .260   2.66     235.5 .459
1919    3 Stan Coveleski CLE 29    26.75 71.2%   649 411 57 296 279 .456 74     5,059.67 4882 117 2122 1668 1574 1838 .285   2.97     312.8 .482
                                 
1920    3 Bob Shawkey NY 29    30.52 57.1%   581 343 37 252 266 .434 63     4,379.33 4569 162 2177 1723 1523 1564 .257   3.54     259.7 .447
1921    3 Carl Mays NY 29    33.92 51.1%   495 262 29 213 209 .430 73     3,606.67 4050 146 1918 1606 1145 1142 .220   4.01     214.5 .433
1922    5 Herm Pillette DET 26    22.55 51.3%   523 272 30 219 217 .419 87     3,741.00 3987 179 1897 1613 1215 1141 .219   3.88     197.3 .377
1923    1 Herb Pennock NY 29    26.74 42.2%   453 213 15 172 201 .380 80     3,151.33 3426 127 1653 1321 1117 964 .212   3.77     176.5 .390
1924    4 Eddie Rommell PHI 26    23.85 33.4%   316 156 10 130 127 .411 59     2,210.67 2469 79 1203 989 808 573 .175   4.03     128.6 .407
1925    7 Slim Harriss PHI 28    22.37 48.1%   536 239 23 210 215 .392 111     3,698.00 4199 174 2139 1821 1389 1071 .192   4.43     184.4 .344
1926    1 George Uhle CLE 27    43.13 54.8%   532 254 29 215 222 .404 95     3,646.67 3822 136 1843 1535 1324 1236 .240   3.79     215.8 .406
1927    1 Ted Lyons CHI 26    35.55 53.7%   575 297 34 248 235 .431 92     4,132.67 4366 163 2146 1808 1433 1305 .225   3.94     235.7 .410
1928    1 Lefty Grove PHI 28    36.52 47.8%   480 275 29 237 192 .494 51     3,580.33 3784 140 1801 1499 1183 1356 .273   3.77     219.0 .456
1929    1 Lefty Grove PHI 29    31.93 43.0%   442 228 24 187 188 .423 67     3,228.67 3478 180 1763 1472 1185 1213 .260   4.10     185.7 .420
                                 
1930    3 Lefty Stewart STL 29    32.58 32.1%   339 169 14 144 132 .425 63     2,411.00 2705 136 1342 1137 757 854 .247   4.24     156.0 .460
1931    5 Lloyd Brown WAS 26    21.08 36.5%   367 160 11 147 159 .401 61     2,515.33 2794 129 1465 1247 921 874 .235   4.46     131.2 .357
1932    4 Red Ruffing NY 28    28.66 42.0%   456 209 18 190 186 .417 80     3,209.33 3471 216 1858 1571 1290 1251 .263   4.41     172.4 .378
1933    2 Tommy Bridges DET 26    26.00 50.4%   499 228 23 194 221 .389 84     3,536.00 3595 193 1861 1584 1452 1296 .257   4.03     202.8 .406
1934    1 Lefty Gomez NY 25    44.96 46.0%   456 206 24 188 176 .412 92     3,190.67 3334 169 1656 1435 1348 1224 .261   4.05     211.0 .463
1935    1 Wes Ferrell BOS 27    40.19 62.0%   617 308 40 260 245 .421 112     4,467.33 4742 244 2350 2039 1699 1696 .263   4.11     280.1 .454
1936    2 Tommy Bridges DET 29    31.31 60.6%   599 298 30 265 238 .442 96     4,177.67 4649 248 2486 2182 1778 1594 .248   4.70     254.7 .425
1937    1 Lefty Gomez NY 28    41.76 48.8%   496 234 25 202 202 .407 92     3,485.33 3777 236 1964 1729 1509 1474 .279   4.46     200.1 .403
1938    3 Lefty Gomez NY 29    22.54 32.1%   295 152 18 135 120 .458 40     2,099.33 2256 155 1152 1001 800 820 .268   4.29     136.6 .463
1939    9 Mel Harder CLE 29    21.38 32.5%   330 117 10 126 139 .382 65     2,208.67 2438 165 1313 1147 938 828 .245   4.67     109.0 .330
                                 
1940    3 Johnny Rigney CHI 25    26.72 37.8%   370 188 15 161 144 .435 65     2,705.00 2738 201 1368 1159 1032 1165 .309   3.86     173.8 .470
1941    3 Eddie Smith CHI 27    24.16 37.4%   376 178 25 144 171 .383 61     2,711.00 2720 180 1358 1180 1126 1079 .281   3.92     145.9 .388
1942    2 Tex Hughson BOS 26    33.31 44.5%   442 239 37 195 180 .441 67     3,329.00 3219 174 1462 1264 1141 1139 .261   3.42     180.2 .408
1943    2 Ernie Bonham NY 29    26.37 44.6%   457 227 41 197 192 .431 68     3,484.67 3212 161 1372 1191 1163 1398 .320   3.08     191.5 .419
1944    1 Dizzy Trout DET 29    52.75 48.1%   497 241 36 216 204 .435 77     3,647.67 3579 129 1552 1334 1197 1396 .292   3.29     208.7 .420
Pct. of Starter Game Statistics Starter Inning Statistics   Win Shares
Year  Rank  WSQ Leader Tm  Age  WSQ Total GS CG SHO W L W/S% ND  Innings  Hits HR R ER BB SO SO/WH  ERA    WS WS/G
1945    3 Steve Gromek CLE 25    29.86 37.0%   354 189 25 157 148 .444 49     2,559.33 2570 118 1184 1050 969 905 .256   3.69     102.3 .289
1946    1 Hal Newhouser DET 25    49.08 52.8%   488 251 40 215 194 .441 79     3,582.67 3339 223 1446 1225 1285 1938 .419   3.08     218.5 .448
1947    1 Hal Newhouser DET 26    28.49 55.4%   555 259 45 244 225 .440 86     4,056.00 3827 219 1686 1492 1591 1627 .300   3.31     261.3 .471
1948    1 Hal Newhouser DET 27    35.66 50.7%   503 214 41 223 204 .443 76     3,487.00 3394 219 1682 1516 1545 1391 .282   3.91     207.2 .412
1949    1 Mel Parnell BOS 27    47.67 41.2%   416 195 31 195 143 .469 78     2,960.67 2861 179 1388 1253 1451 1228 .285   3.81     202.0 .486
                                 
1950    3 Bob Lemon CLE 29    24.85 37.9%   384 165 17 146 165 .380 73     2,617.00 2682 240 1446 1275 1235 1093 .279   4.38     145.1 .378
1951    2 Mel Parnell BOS 29    27.53 34.2%   338 147 21 144 138 .426 56     2,346.67 2364 172 1164 1036 966 915 .275   3.97     138.6 .410
1952    1 Bobby Shantz PHI 26    49.87 38.0%   351 162 33 163 132 .464 56     2,578.33 2433 176 1063 957 870 1205 .365   3.34     172.6 .492
1953    3 Mickey McDermott BOS 25    26.16 45.1%   426 167 35 169 183 .397 74     2,951.67 2963 245 1493 1354 1130 1358 .332   4.13     145.4 .341
1954    5 Ned Garver DET 28    22.74 31.1%   329 120 26 127 134 .386 68     2,205.00 2129 169 1057 912 921 1033 .339   3.72     113.0 .343
1955    1 Whitey Ford NY 26    30.67 41.4%   385 149 32 152 154 .395 79     2,609.33 2465 218 1213 1067 1125 1301 .362   3.68     148.5 .386
1956    4 Whitey Ford NY 27    27.34 45.4%   412 174 23 179 144 .434 89     2,874.33 2732 257 1327 1185 1195 1669 .425   3.71     182.8 .444
1957    1 Frank Sullivan BOS 27    33.35 54.6%   549 185 31 223 200 .406 126     3,699.00 3528 355 1654 1481 1305 1995 .413   3.60     209.7 .382
1958    2 Frank Lary DET 28    26.01 52.4%   493 176 38 210 179 .426 104     3,278.67 3061 310 1478 1333 1164 1842 .436   3.66     176.8 .359
1959    1 Camilo Pascual WAS 25    31.78 47.3%   486 157 36 200 185 .412 101     3,211.00 3093 328 1535 1385 1139 1797 .425   3.88     164.1 .337
                                 
1960    1 Jim Bunning DET 28    24.68 39.0%   385 103 19 128 144 .332 113     2,443.67 2421 241 1181 1034 874 1296 .393   3.81     111.7 .290
1961    7 Jim Bunning DET 29    21.25 45.4%   591 170 37 221 229 .374 141     3,958.33 3921 418 1987 1718 1424 2233 .418   3.91     208.1 .352
1962    1 Camilo Pascual MIN 28    27.27 49.9%   661 161 41 247 246 .374 168     4,242.67 3996 473 2066 1842 1675 2564 .452   3.91     217.1 .328
1963    1 Gary Peters CHI 26    32.26 53.6%   732 217 55 304 275 .415 153     4,907.33 4453 501 2038 1835 1522 3074 .514   3.37     290.0 .396
1964    3 Gary Peters CHI 27    30.33 51.6%   654 149 39 243 245 .372 166     4,205.33 3987 485 1909 1707 1272 2743 .522   3.65     185.5 .283
1965    4 Pete Richert WAS 25    20.25 42.6%   614 115 35 222 221 .362 171     3,803.00 3564 407 1674 1451 1119 2236 .477   3.43     179.1 .292
1966    1 Jim Kaat MIN 27    36.13 49.4%   612 145 37 225 234 .368 153     3,936.00 3470 381 1672 1454 1227 2559 .545   3.33     197.9 .323
1967    1 Joe Horlen CHI 29    32.50 43.1%   547 147 48 214 196 .391 137     3,542.00 3085 279 1421 1249 1150 2512 .593   3.17     191.9 .351
1968    2 Luis Tiant CLE 27    43.60 50.4%   703 187 61 286 253 .407 164     4,604.33 3868 334 1701 1489 1459 3112 .584   2.91     246.6 .351
1969    1 Denny McLain DET 25    41.05 50.3%   812 218 51 304 287 .374 221     5,292.33 4840 476 2348 2086 1963 3170 .466   3.55     278.7 .343
                                 
1970    1 Sam McDowell CLE 27    46.56 56.0%   930 211 40 335 353 .360 242     6,055.00 5635 586 2750 2432 2234 3709 .471   3.62     310.0 .333
1971    1 Wilbur Wood CHI 29    47.28 53.0%   861 264 66 353 329 .410 179     5,893.33 5451 525 2463 2189 1928 3270 .443   3.34     309.9 .360
1972    4 Jim Palmer BAL 26    32.80 45.0%   711 209 66 299 269 .421 143     4,827.33 4085 345 1733 1552 1567 3172 .561   2.89     275.3 .387
1973    2 Nolan Ryan CAL 26    38.23 44.4%   711 262 53 303 274 .426 134     4,974.00 4768 419 2248 1994 1822 2859 .434   3.61     286.4 .403
1974    3 Catfish Hunter OAK 28    35.94 43.0%   730 223 39 287 292 .393 151     4,869.33 4818 418 2319 2020 1771 2523 .383   3.73     229.0 .314
1975    1 Jim Palmer BAL 29    45.97 49.7%   813 295 60 358 322 .440 133     5,631.33 5405 477 2603 2293 2039 2895 .389   3.67     320.6 .394
1976    4 Vida Blue OAK 26    33.65 39.4%   620 205 54 246 235 .397 139     4,312.67 4165 261 1859 1631 1372 2286 .413   3.40     226.6 .365
1977    2 Dennis Leonard KC 26    29.87 46.0%   820 248 33 328 319 .400 173     5,501.67 5540 526 2707 2415 1811 2926 .398   3.95     302.5 .369
1978    1 Ron Guidry NY 27    48.09 38.5%   738 247 55 303 294 .411 141     4,951.33 4845 432 2238 2018 1617 2505 .388   3.67     284.1 .385
1979    3 Mike Flanagan BAL 27    28.80 38.3%   716 199 36 290 259 .405 167     4,659.33 4698 468 2451 2150 1624 2242 .355   4.15     250.4 .350
                                 
1980    1 Mike Norris OAK 25    37.44 46.6%   856 234 37 329 351 .384 176     5,626.67 5738 559 2839 2581 1872 2812 .370   4.13     266.3 .311
1981    1 Steve McCatty OAK 27    28.37 49.1%   547 169 38 236 200 .431 111     3,640.33 3559 293 1687 1531 1222 1864 .390   3.79     178.7 .327
1982    2 Rick Sutcliffe CLE 26    28.09 45.6%   856 197 34 316 328 .369 212     5,577.33 5676 596 2813 2574 1942 2908 .382   4.15     275.9 .322
1983    1 Dave Stieb TOR 25    34.46 55.7%   1074 240 47 426 394 .397 254     6,961.33 6980 658 3421 3064 2202 3702 .403   3.96     381.5 .355
1984    1 Dave Stieb TOR 26    36.78 51.1%   976 179 27 364 372 .373 240     6,326.33 6424 637 3136 2828 2118 3493 .409   4.02     324.8 .333
1985    2 Dave Stieb TOR 27    34.86 44.2%   816 161 33 309 324 .379 183     5,300.67 5275 535 2687 2393 1849 2978 .418   4.06     277.8 .341
1986    2 Ted Higuera MIL 27    36.59 47.8%   907 188 38 360 322 .397 225     5,925.33 5889 688 2997 2708 2118 3825 .478   4.11     320.9 .354
1987    2 Frank Viola MIN 27    33.25 43.7%   787 169 30 308 281 .391 198     5,079.33 5031 668 2684 2395 1814 3285 .480   4.24     293.1 .372
1988    1 Frank Viola MIN 28    36.02 45.5%   876 145 42 356 321 .406 199     5,756.00 5617 528 2715 2488 1925 3454 .458   3.89     304.0 .347
Pct. of Starter Game Statistics Starter Inning Statistics   Win Shares
Year  Rank  WSQ Leader Tm  Age  WSQ Total GS CG SHO W L W/S% ND  Innings  Hits HR R ER BB SO SO/WH  ERA    WS WS/G
1989    1 Bret Saberhagen KC 25    44.38 49.8%   883 125 37 357 307 .404 219     5,556.00 5586 465 2632 2323 1793 3290 .446   3.76     299.3 .339
                                 
1990    1 Roger Clemens BOS 27    46.86 45.1%   830 98 28 320 291 .386 219     5,213.00 5162 438 2436 2213 1732 3240 .470   3.82     293.2 .353
1991    1 Roger Clemens BOS 28    38.07 47.9%   842 100 28 320 310 .380 212     5,295.33 5241 493 2633 2400 1815 3291 .466   4.08     256.0 .304
1992    1 Roger Clemens BOS 29    39.46 46.2%   794 118 28 306 296 .385 192     5,265.67 5141 437 2455 2212 1764 3344 .484   3.78     283.0 .356
1993    1 Kevin Appier KC 25    40.10 39.6%   692 98 22 282 242 .408 168     4,521.33 4523 407 2244 2056 1586 3023 .495   4.09     262.3 .379
1994    2 Mike Mussina BAL 25    25.83 39.2%   455 61 12 191 154 .420 110     3,036.67 3113 332 1588 1460 1097 2020 .480   4.33     195.8 .430
1995    3 Mike Mussina BAL 26    27.13 41.5%   597 68 17 228 211 .382 158     3,744.00 3836 397 2023 1844 1500 2425 .454   4.43     213.0 .357
1996    1 Pat Hentgen TOR 27    34.24 50.1%   895 86 18 316 316 .353 263     5,500.67 6029 724 3266 2995 2086 3645 .449   4.90     288.5 .322
1997    4 Andy Pettitte NY 25    26.87 40.7%   738 47 18 248 279 .336 211     4,504.67 4678 544 2477 2261 1659 3026 .478   4.52     228.9 .310
1998    2 Pedro Martinez BOS 26    29.00 37.4%   706 54 18 277 261 .392 168     4,344.67 4606 529 2415 2206 1579 2967 .480   4.57     235.6 .334
1999    1 Pedro Martinez BOS 27    44.95 28.1%   539 27 10 223 187 .414 129     3,268.33 3520 407 1804 1672 1200 2318 .491   4.60     195.2 .362
                                 
2000    1 Pedro Martinez BOS 28    50.70 40.3%   700 44 16 271 241 .387 188     4,283.00 4585 590 2428 2227 1577 2829 .459   4.68     242.3 .346
2001    1 Joe Mays MIN 25    32.59 41.9%   772 40 10 276 276 .358 220     4,754.67 5017 592 2595 2352 1537 3206 .489   4.45     238.9 .309
2002    2 Tim Hudson OAK 26    30.72 36.7%   642 43 15 252 221 .393 169     4,068.33 4042 482 2048 1924 1217 2632 .500   4.26     235.2 .366
2003    2 Roy Halladay TOR 26    34.37 38.6%   722 46 12 251 272 .348 199     4,356.33 4507 537 2392 2219 1449 2702 .454   4.58     215.4 .298
2004    1 Johan Santana MIN 25    38.78 47.8%   899 41 18 340 292 .378 267     5,520.67 5743 679 2939 2731 1813 3838 .508   4.45     309.0 .344
2005    1 Johan Santana MIN 26    32.43 47.7%   913 36 12 341 308 .373 264     5,574.33 5817 657 2921 2671 1598 3447 .465   4.31     284.8 .312
2006    1 Johan Santana MIN 27    34.32 48.5%   866 34 12 352 298 .406 216     5,311.00 5667 653 2877 2647 1704 3591 .487   4.49     286.0 .330
2007    1 CC Sabathia CLE 26    33.13 50.4%   924 31 12 358 317 .387 249     5,673.33 5804 624 2873 2659 1748 4066 .538   4.22     324.2 .351
2008    1 Cliff Lee CLE 29    35.25 48.3%   843 28 8 342 257 .406 244     5,188.33 5265 597 2583 2375 1557 3652 .535   4.12     303.1 .360
2009    2 Zack Greinke KC 25    37.71 49.0%   855 37 17 334 287 .391 234     5,185.33 5276 623 2706 2533 1685 3974 .571   4.40     281.7 .329
                                 
2010    2 CC Sabathia NY 29    25.75 57.5%   1135 50 14 427 415 .376 293     6,948.33 6899 742 3519 3268 2354 5298 .573   4.23     340.5 .300
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Sources:
All-Time Major League Handbook
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