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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	5	Ed Siever	DET	24	22.13	25.0%			249	213	16	124	108	.498	17			2,006.33	2250	48	1268	855	569	627	.222	3.84		113.1	.454
1902	2	Rube Waddell	PHI	25	38.96	21.1%			200	173	8	94	88	.470	18			1,679.00	1820	43	905	654	419	601	.268	3.51		102.3	.512
1903	2	Eddie Plank	PHI	27	31.27	28.7%			288	246	19	127	149	.441	12			2,385.33	2361	53	1074	750	483	1125	.396	2.83		144.1	.500
1904	3	Rube Waddell	PHI	27	37.44	30.0%			353	305	45	163	167	.462	23			2,947.67	2747	40	1144	803	660	1381	.405	2.45		158.7	.450
1905	1	Rube Waddell	PHI	28	38.58	28.4%			316	262	41	159	123	.503	34			2,602.00	2235	27	951	701	665	1220	.421	2.42		182.8	.578
1906	2	Doc White	CHI	27	29.59	27.0%			299	234	43	153	123	.512	23			2,422.00	2208	31	898	654	586	1030	.369	2.43		147.9	.495
1907	2	Eddie Plank	PHI	31	33.48	24.1%			256	183	32	129	107	.504	20			2,038.33	1899	22	779	542	447	876	.373	2.39		127.0	.496
1908	11	Eddie Plank	PHI	32	19.54	15.4%			162	105	16	75	66	.463	21			1,252.00	1074	12	447	326	315	637	.459	2.34		72.3	.446
1909	4	Eddie Plank	PHI	33	24.40	17.1%			165	112	25	78	71	.473	16			1,325.33	1135	10	404	281	331	659	.450	1.91		91.9	.557
1910	7	Hippo Vaughn	NY	22	19.11	19.9%			208	131	19	80	90	.385	38			1,595.00	1426	16	636	440	450	752	.401	2.48		83.3	.400
1911	2	Vean Gregg	CLE	26	37.07	20.1%			203	124	18	87	85	.429	31			1,508.33	1443	18	657	492	449	691	.365	2.94		98.9	.487
1912	4	Eddie Plank	PHI	36	25.15	16.6%			166	110	13	79	64	.476	23			1,269.00	1179	13	531	398	418	662	.415	2.82		88.2	.531
1913	2	Reb Russell	CHI	24	34.31	32.0%			329	196	40	146	140	.444	43			2,544.67	2243	27	980	712	845	1197	.388	2.52		170.5	.518
1914	2	Dutch (H) Leonard	BOS	22	35.50	31.6%			330	167	38	145	125	.439	60			2,401.33	2110	32	921	695	815	1115	.381	2.60		144.7	.438
1915	9	Harry Coveleski	DET	29	20.76	26.8%			252	121	15	107	102	.425	43			1,830.33	1609	25	786	576	667	866	.380	2.83		106.4	.422
1916	2	Babe Ruth	BOS	21	40.89	37.2%			388	188	39	169	139	.436	80			2,857.33	2497	38	1000	759	836	1212	.364	2.39		192.7	.497
1917	3	Babe Ruth	BOS	22	38.37	22.1%			241	125	29	106	91	.440	44			1,708.67	1525	20	643	485	520	655	.320	2.55		101.2	.420
1918	7	Harry Harper	WAS	23	15.89	21.0%			171	106	14	82	63	.480	26			1,321.33	1174	16	483	383	472	418	.254	2.61		75.3	.440
1919	6	Lefty Williams	CHI	26	24.67	25.9%			240	142	23	109	97	.454	34			1,805.00	1737	44	744	576	568	680	.295	2.87		115.3	.480
1920	8	Dickie Kerr	CHI	26	19.82	26.5%			276	149	17	114	128	.413	34			1,995.00	2148	71	1051	863	628	612	.220	3.89		98.2	.356
1921	5	George Mogridge	WAS	32	30.54	26.8%			259	130	14	108	104	.417	47			1,894.33	2145	79	1003	850	636	637	.229	4.04		111.0	.429
1922	15	Tom Zachary	WAS	26	17.03	15.0%			156	77	7	61	70	.391	25			1,077.67	1266	49	577	490	319	292	.184	4.09		49.2	.315
1923	1	Herb Pennock	NY	29	26.74	20.0%			213	111	6	97	84	.455	32			1,511.00	1589	54	714	601	496	501	.240	3.58		97.1	.456
1924	2	Herb Pennock	NY	30	30.94	32.9%			309	163	15	144	120	.466	45			2,191.67	2399	70	1069	896	659	520	.170	3.68		152.5	.494
1925	2	Herb Pennock	NY	31	28.35	29.3%			323	162	12	131	127	.406	65			2,285.00	2562	110	1274	1091	826	692	.204	4.30		123.4	.382
1926	3	Lefty Grove	PHI	26	26.38	35.7%			347	156	18	138	136	.398	73			2,371.33	2552	93	1231	1024	857	754	.221	3.89		134.6	.388
1927	5	Lefty Grove	PHI	27	19.98	28.8%			311	155	12	129	131	.415	51			2,198.67	2416	76	1166	956	710	697	.223	3.91		126.6	.407
1928	1	Lefty Grove	PHI	28	36.52	22.7%			231	129	18	110	95	.476	26			1,682.67	1797	69	857	694	464	642	.284	3.71		105.7	.457
1929	1	Lefty Grove	PHI	29	31.93	25.7%			267	125	14	117	94	.438	56			1,911.00	2050	110	1000	845	637	710	.264	3.98		120.9	.453
1930	1	Lefty Grove	PHI	30	40.30	22.7%			242	118	8	111	88	.459	43			1,694.33	1890	87	947	782	492	710	.298	4.15		115.0	.475
1931	1	Lefty Grove	PHI	31	62.59	27.9%			270	150	10	133	101	.493	36			2,003.67	2097	110	1017	858	674	777	.280	3.85		138.4	.513
1932	1	Lefty Grove	PHI	32	37.26	27.6%			296	152	18	139	109	.470	48			2,132.67	2363	143	1220	1062	764	851	.272	4.48		116.3	.393
1933	1	Earl Whitehill	WAS	33	26.97	27.3%			266	125	14	116	93	.436	57			1,940.33	1993	106	978	830	730	776	.285	3.85		114.8	.431
1934	1	Lefty Gomez	NY	25	44.96	15.8%			154	72	9	65	55	.422	34			1,112.00	1147	48	519	450	420	420	.268	3.64		82.5	.536
1935	2	Lefty Grove	BOS	35	37.16	19.2%			187	92	12	74	79	.396	34			1,415.33	1448	64	681	601	532	611	.309	3.82		91.7	.490
1936	1	Lefty Grove	BOS	36	35.67	15.8%			156	75	8	71	63	.455	22			1,088.67	1216	70	600	536	448	448	.269	4.43		74.5	.478
1937	1	Lefty Gomez	NY	28	41.76	20.2%			205	97	15	80	90	.390	35			1,448.00	1534	98	769	677	597	706	.331	4.21		91.7	.447
1938	3	Lefty Gomez	NY	29	22.54	18.9%			172	86	8	80	60	.465	32			1,252.33	1319	74	688	599	561	568	.302	4.30		79.5	.462
1939	2	Lefty Grove	BOS	39	36.61	21.2%			206	100	10	90	83	.437	33			1,502.33	1522	83	730	653	642	632	.292	3.91		103.7	.503
1940	5	Ken Chase	WAS	26	23.30	26.4%			261	131	9	113	102	.433	46			1,874.67	1926	146	961	812	759	810	.302	3.90		120.8	.463
1941	1	Thornton Lee	CHI	34	48.11	28.8%			289	136	15	117	128	.405	44			2,097.67	2075	107	1037	889	976	938	.307	3.81		123.0	.425
1942	16	Hal Newhouser	DET	21	13.97	14.8%			153	70	7	51	76	.333	26			1,071.00	1036	44	540	447	486	399	.262	3.76		39.9	.261
1943	13	Al Smith	CLE	35	15.08	15.8%			167	78	13	70	70	.419	27			1,204.00	1114	37	519	434	479	472	.296	3.24		61.6	.369
1944	2	Hal Newhouser	DET	23	38.46	16.7%			171	84	14	73	70	.427	28			1,285.00	1265	38	541	445	397	520	.313	3.12		77.5	.453
						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	1	Hal Newhouser	DET	24	57.77	19.4%			179	116	15	87	76	.486	16			1,390.00	1343	45	549	466	446	582	.325	3.02		84.2	.470
1946	1	Hal Newhouser	DET	25	49.08	21.1%			194	105	16	99	68	.510	27			1,440.33	1328	84	554	458	475	766	.425	2.86		105.5	.544
1947	1	Hal Newhouser	DET	26	28.49	17.3%			174	85	18	75	77	.431	22			1,261.00	1205	53	499	441	472	519	.309	3.15		94.3	.542
1948	1	Hal Newhouser	DET	27	35.66	26.1%			260	98	15	114	100	.438	46			1,787.67	1785	86	870	759	810	718	.277	3.82		107.2	.412
1949	1	Mel Parnell	BOS	27	47.67	38.6%			391	182	23	174	144	.445	73			2,764.00	2660	175	1308	1175	1398	1170	.288	3.83		179.7	.461
1950	4	Mel Parnell	BOS	28	23.38	39.0%			392	170	19	152	167	.388	73			2,713.33	2739	237	1469	1306	1353	1182	.289	4.33		155.1	.396
1951	2	Mel Parnell	BOS	29	27.53	32.9%			327	134	21	141	132	.431	54			2,245.33	2207	156	1076	944	956	955	.302	3.78		141.1	.432
1952	1	Bobby Shantz	PHI	26	49.87	34.5%			323	143	24	133	134	.412	56			2,310.33	2151	175	1028	924	925	1141	.371	3.60		128.2	.397
1953	2	Mel Parnell	BOS	31	28.59	32.3%			305	109	24	141	119	.462	45			2,112.67	2017	171	964	850	809	1079	.382	3.62		136.3	.447
1954	7	Jack Harshman	CHI	26	19.37	28.2%			298	112	26	112	124	.376	62			2,007.33	2006	129	949	825	807	996	.354	3.70		93.8	.315
1955	1	Whitey Ford	NY	26	30.67	36.0%			336	126	34	141	125	.420	70			2,268.67	2049	193	972	862	1048	1273	.411	3.42		140.6	.418
1956	2	Herb Score	CLE	23	31.91	32.3%			298	126	19	135	102	.453	61			2,011.67	1949	164	936	825	883	1244	.439	3.69		135.5	.455
1957	4	Billy Pierce	CHI	30	21.71	23.9%			248	66	10	89	95	.359	64			1,565.67	1535	152	741	670	567	866	.412	3.85		70.4	.284
1958	1	Billy Pierce	CHI	31	28.63	15.1%			136	69	16	63	50	.463	23			991.67	869	89	365	318	275	631	.552	2.89		73.1	.538
1959	4	Don Mossi	DET	30	23.12	18.3%			186	68	13	82	67	.441	37			1,252.67	1140	134	548	491	453	716	.449	3.53		78.9	.424
1960	8	Whitey Ford	NY	31	15.78	23.7%			236	68	14	83	79	.352	74			1,471.00	1387	139	673	603	589	763	.386	3.69		77.1	.327
1961	2	Whitey Ford	NY	32	27.80	27.0%			354	105	24	143	125	.404	86			2,333.33	2292	212	1115	980	828	1462	.469	3.78		133.9	.379
1962	4	Hank Aguirre	DET	31	25.82	26.2%			345	94	19	135	122	.391	88			2,247.00	2136	214	1020	906	759	1374	.475	3.63		127.4	.369
1963	1	Gary Peters	CHI	26	32.26	30.3%			408	127	29	181	147	.444	80			2,805.00	2627	265	1137	1005	826	1845	.534	3.22		160.4	.393
1964	2	Whitey Ford	NY	35	32.65	37.2%			470	121	34	186	155	.396	129			3,040.00	2756	266	1251	1118	1055	2139	.561	3.31		173.5	.369
1965	2	Sam McDowell	CLE	22	29.78	37.9%			541	112	27	207	186	.383	148			3,404.00	3060	276	1386	1207	1195	2350	.552	3.19		188.7	.349
1966	1	Jim Kaat	MIN	27	36.13	34.9%			427	109	32	169	151	.396	107			2,814.33	2429	260	1147	1003	860	1994	.606	3.21		156.8	.367
1967	2	Gary Peters	CHI	30	25.60	34.1%			438	113	41	155	179	.354	104			2,765.67	2406	213	1116	980	905	2018	.609	3.19		138.2	.315
1968	3	Dave McNally	BAL	25	36.64	26.7%			368	96	26	145	136	.394	87			2,478.33	2080	180	914	780	707	1728	.620	2.83		136.4	.371
1969	3	Mike Cuellar	BAL	32	32.52	31.5%			506	145	38	195	181	.385	130			3,332.33	3014	273	1478	1285	1209	2229	.528	3.47		176.7	.349
1970	1	Sam McDowell	CLE	27	46.56	33.4%			553	131	28	218	194	.394	141			3,622.67	3400	337	1644	1443	1376	2367	.496	3.58		201.9	.365
1971	1	Wilbur Wood	CHI	29	47.28	32.6%			520	197	47	233	185	.448	102			3,701.67	3273	297	1421	1254	1124	2307	.525	3.05		234.3	.451
1972	2	Wilbur Wood	CHI	30	36.76	31.3%			492	167	46	216	181	.439	95			3,378.33	3030	238	1222	1081	930	1932	.488	2.88		196.4	.399
1973	6	Bill Lee	BOS	26	28.58	36.1%			588	198	41	238	234	.405	116			3,988.67	4047	382	1872	1648	1250	2034	.384	3.72		208.3	.355
1974	7	Jim Kaat	CHI	35	26.17	38.6%			652	233	40	257	272	.394	123			4,410.67	4369	388	1988	1754	1366	2196	.383	3.58		224.8	.345
1975	3	Frank Tanana	CAL	21	29.78	33.3%			554	183	31	221	216	.399	117			3,704.33	3655	300	1724	1523	1278	1907	.387	3.70		200.4	.362
1976	2	Frank Tanana	CAL	22	38.77	26.2%			419	149	32	166	169	.396	84			2,817.00	2749	171	1220	1079	896	1330	.365	3.45		147.8	.353
1977	5	Frank Tanana	CAL	23	27.62	30.8%			553	160	31	221	201	.400	131			3,651.00	3728	333	1800	1617	1215	1846	.373	3.99		195.1	.353
1978	1	Ron Guidry	NY	27	48.09	34.7%			661	211	47	275	247	.416	139			4,469.33	4363	376	2020	1794	1423	2212	.382	3.61		256.1	.387
1979	2	Tommy John	NY	36	30.18	33.9%			623	181	37	278	219	.446	126			4,216.00	4147	418	2032	1790	1386	2098	.379	3.82		270.3	.434
1980	2	Larry Gura	KC	32	30.24	38.9%			711	184	41	286	263	.402	162			4,730.67	4869	418	2245	2000	1352	2311	.371	3.80		270.7	.381
1981	5	Larry Gura	KC	33	17.47	35.0%			400	87	18	159	154	.398	87			2,525.33	2520	219	1158	1045	733	1263	.388	3.72		109.2	.273
1982	2	Rick Sutcliffe	CLE	26	28.09	37.8%			719	138	29	272	260	.378	187			4,552.00	4623	476	2302	2076	1530	2382	.387	4.10		218.1	.303
1983	3	Scott McGregor	BAL	29	26.72	41.3%			790	177	38	317	280	.401	193			5,199.67	5354	501	2569	2289	1657	2632	.375	3.96		275.5	.349
1984	3	Frank Viola	MIN	24	30.44	36.5%			701	118	30	269	269	.384	163			4,505.33	4692	439	2321	2074	1552	2388	.382	4.14		207.2	.296
1985	3	Charlie Leibrandt	KC	28	34.42	35.2%			658	103	23	251	253	.381	154			4,152.67	4249	458	2181	1949	1448	2415	.424	4.22		202.3	.307
1986	2	Ted Higuera	MIL	27	36.59	29.0%			555	100	26	219	192	.395	144			3,544.67	3522	402	1740	1553	1207	2364	.500	3.94		207.6	.374
1987	2	Frank Viola	MIN	27	33.25	36.6%			663	128	27	264	218	.398	181			4,234.00	4232	553	2174	1946	1416	2851	.505	4.14		260.6	.393
1988	1	Frank Viola	MIN	28	36.02	32.2%			624	90	27	277	216	.444	131			4,055.00	3961	382	1809	1634	1184	2370	.461	3.63		247.7	.397
						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	3	Chuck Finley	CAL	26	26.38	32.3%			580	71	20	205	215	.353	160			3,550.00	3717	299	1747	1541	1113	1825	.378	3.91		169.0	.291
1990	2	Chuck Finley	CAL	27	33.26	32.3%			597	61	13	204	221	.342	172			3,714.00	3737	360	1807	1653	1273	2291	.457	4.01		181.1	.303
1991	T3	Mark Langston	CAL	30	27.02	25.6%			450	41	8	183	162	.407	105			2,835.67	2799	292	1377	1232	979	1750	.463	3.91		154.9	.344
1992	6	Jim Abbott	CAL	24	23.48	26.5%			461	62	19	170	167	.369	124			2,981.33	2900	261	1401	1278	1082	1818	.457	3.86		167.0	.362
1993	2	Randy Johnson	SEA	29	28.49	29.9%			529	63	15	216	173	.408	140			3,382.00	3316	342	1643	1509	1218	2187	.482	4.02		206.2	.390
1994	4	Randy Johnson	SEA	30	20.40	29.0%			346	39	11	135	119	.390	92			2,191.00	2297	288	1239	1143	820	1568	.503	4.70		120.9	.349
1995	1	Randy Johnson	SEA	31	31.63	26.1%			375	34	9	161	115	.429	99			2,368.00	2334	250	1192	1083	903	1706	.527	4.12		152.2	.406
1996	9	Andy Pettitte	NY	24	21.82	28.0%			502	30	9	184	178	.367	140			3,062.00	3323	385	1817	1670	1145	1920	.430	4.91		164.0	.327
1997	2	Randy Johnson	SEA	33	34.91	28.7%			513	36	10	211	162	.411	140			3,222.67	3266	378	1635	1493	1122	2277	.519	4.17		193.2	.377
1998	3	David Wells	NY	35	24.11	26.9%			503	56	14	182	187	.362	134			3,163.00	3270	373	1713	1545	1139	2320	.526	4.40		169.5	.337
1999	2	Jamie Moyer	SEA	36	23.56	20.1%			381	30	5	131	137	.344	113			2,377.67	2526	303	1330	1203	863	1631	.481	4.55		134.7	.354
2000	2	David Wells	TOR	37	22.67	25.4%			446	21	4	183	148	.410	115			2,662.67	2981	327	1579	1430	916	1713	.440	4.83		141.0	.316
2001	4	Mark Buehrle	CHI	22	24.94	26.2%			486	24	9	205	142	.422	139			2,949.67	3049	337	1558	1430	932	2040	.512	4.36		163.7	.337
2002	1	Barry Zito	OAK	24	35.89	26.7%			464	37	12	202	145	.435	117			2,974.33	2876	307	1408	1288	873	1928	.514	3.90		200.1	.431
2003	6	Mark Mulder	OAK	25	23.55	29.8%			553	33	10	226	190	.409	137			3,401.00	3622	421	1801	1640	931	2068	.454	4.34		192.0	.348
2004	1	Johan Santana	MIN	25	38.78	31.4%			592	30	10	220	205	.372	167			3,622.33	3844	510	2035	1871	1192	2437	.484	4.65		186.3	.315
2005	1	Johan Santana	MIN	26	32.43	31.7%			603	21	5	239	182	.396	182			3,725.67	3750	426	1841	1686	1115	2594	.533	4.07		213.7	.354
2006	1	Johan Santana	MIN	27	34.32	30.5%			548	17	5	231	178	.422	139			3,330.33	3352	415	1712	1562	1122	2415	.540	4.22		197.5	.360
2007	1	CC Sabathia	CLE	26	33.13	24.3%			452	12	6	168	159	.372	125			2,688.33	2843	312	1415	1311	910	2007	.535	4.39		145.7	.322
2008	1	Cliff Lee	CLE	29	35.25	29.8%			527	16	7	203	176	.385	148			3,152.33	3345	344	1617	1508	1043	2118	.483	4.31		169.5	.322
2009	5	Jon Lester	BOS	25	22.51	33.5%			589	13	7	227	200	.385	162			3,519.33	3624	411	1832	1712	1227	2554	.526	4.38		183.0	.311
2010	2	CC Sabathia	NY	29	25.75	29.9%			586	33	8	249	198	.425	139			3,653.00	3484	334	1682	1556	1223	2760	.586	3.83		224.5	.383
		Copyright © 2009-10 by Andre Lower
		Sources:
		All-Time Major League Handbook
		Win Shares Digital Update
		baseball-reference.com
		ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia