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						All-						Other			Closer Game Stats									Closer Share of Pitching Results										Win Shares
Rank		Name	HOF	MVP	CY	Star	Rookie	Team	Stdg	Throws	Age	Pos			RA	GF	W	L	Svs	B Svs	Sv%			Innings	Hits	HR	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/WH	ERA			WS	WS/G	WSQ	Rank		Name
1		Dutch (H) Leonard		T16				BOS	2	L	22	SP			11	9	4	0	3					29.67	18	0	4	3	8	23	.885	0.91			5.2	.473	7.45	1		Dutch (H) Leonard
2		Red Faber	Vet				R	CHI	T6	R	25	SP			21	17	2	2	4					51.67	44	1	22	15	18	25	.403	2.61			5.3	.252	5.55	2		Red Faber
3		George Baumgardner						STL	5	R	22	SP			27	23	6	5	3					65.67	54	1	26	20	30	33	.393	2.74			5.6	.207	5.32	3		George Baumgardner
4		Hooks Dauss						DET	4	R	24	SP			10	8	1	2	4					27.67	26	0	12	9	8	14	.412	2.93			3.9	.390	5.08	4		Hooks Dauss
5		Eddie Cicotte		T27				CHI	T6	R	30	SP			15	11	1	0	3					42.33	35	0	15	10	11	19	.413	2.13			4.2	.280	4.63	5		Eddie Cicotte
6		Jim Shaw					R	WAS	3	R	20	SP			17	14	2	3	4					43.67	34	1	17	13	23	28	.491	2.68			4.0	.235	4.05	6		Jim Shaw
7		Alex Main					R	DET	4	R	30				20	7	1	1	3					54.33	51	1	20	16	23	22	.297	2.65			4.2	.210	4.01	7		Alex Main
8		Joe Bush						PHI	1	R	21	SP			15	10	4	2	3					38.67	35	0	16	13	15	20	.400	3.03			3.8	.253	3.99	8		Joe Bush
9		Jack Bentley					R	WAS	3	L	19				19	14	0	1	4					52.33	46	1	20	14	22	23	.338	2.41			4.1	.216	3.97	9		Jack Bentley
10		Eddie Plank	Vet	T18				PHI	1	L	38	SP			11	9	4	1	3					28.33	27	0	10	9	6	17	.515	2.86			3.4	.309	3.94	10		Eddie Plank
11		Herb Pennock	BBW					PHI	1	L	20				14	10	2	2	3					40.33	36	0	15	13	17	24	.453	2.90			3.5	.250	3.65	11		Herb Pennock
12		Doc Ayers					R	WAS	3	R	24	SP			17	10	3	2	3					48.33	40	1	19	14	10	27	.540	2.61			3.6	.212	3.45	12		Doc Ayers
13		Joe Engel						WAS	3	L	21	SP			20	11	2	1	3					47.33	41	1	20	16	29	16	.229	3.04			3.4	.170	2.92	13		Joe Engel
14		Roy Mitchell						STL	5	R	29				19	13	2	0	4					46.00	60	0	34	22	17	17	.221	4.30			-	.000	-	14		Roy Mitchell
								League Average Age			24.3
									League Average per 50 Appearances						50	35.2	7.2	4.7	10.0
																League Average per 75 Innings								75.00	66.6	0.9	30.4	22.8	28.8	37.5	.393	2.73
																													League Average Win Shares/Game							.230
									Aggregate Splits															Aggregate Splits
												Pct of Total
												Playing Time			RA	GF	W	L	Svs	B Svs	Sv%			Innings	Hits	HR	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/WH	ERA			WS	WS/G
			Copyright © 2009-10 by Andre Lower						Throws Left			32.0%			75	53	12	5	16					198.00	168	2	69	55	82	103	.412	2.50			19.6	.261	Throws Left
									Throws Right			68.0%			161	113	22	17	31					418.33	379	5	181	132	155	205	.384	2.84			34.6	.215	Throws Right
			Sources:						Age 24 & under			63.8%			150	109	24	18	30					393.67	330	5	149	115	162	208	.423	2.63			37.1	.247	Age 24 & under
									Age 25-29			16.2%			40	30	4	2	8					97.67	104	1	56	37	35	42	.302	3.41			5.3	.133	Age 25-29
			All-Time Major League Handbook						Age 30-34			15.4%			35	18	2	1	6					96.67	86	1	35	26	34	41	.342	2.42			8.4	.240	Age 30-34
			Win Shares Digital Update						Age 35 & over			4.6%			11	9	4	1	3					28.33	27	0	10	9	6	17	.515	2.86			3.4	.309	Age 35 & over
			baseball-reference.com						Rookie			40.3%			94	62	8	9	18					250.33	215	5	98	72	96	125	.402	2.59			21.2	.226	Rookie
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									Splits per 50 Relief Appearances / 75 Innings															Splits per 50 Relief Appearances / 75 Innings
												Pct of Total
												Playing Time			RA	GF	W	L	Svs	B Svs	Sv%			Innings	Hits	HR	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/WH	ERA			WS	WS/G
									Throws Left			32.0%			50	35.3	8.0	3.3	10.7					75.00	63.6	0.8	26.1	20.8	31.1	39.0	.412	2.50			7.4	.261	Throws Left
									Throws Right			68.0%			50	35.1	6.8	5.3	9.6					75.00	67.9	0.9	32.4	23.7	27.8	36.8	.384	2.84			6.2	.215	Throws Right
									Age 24 & under			63.8%			50	36.3	8.0	6.0	10.0					75.00	62.9	1.0	28.4	21.9	30.9	39.6	.423	2.63			7.1	.247	Age 24 & under
									Age 25-29			16.2%			50	37.5	5.0	2.5	10.0					75.00	79.9	0.8	43.0	28.4	26.9	32.3	.302	3.41			4.1	.133	Age 25-29
									Age 30-34			15.4%			50	25.7	2.9	1.4	8.6					75.00	66.7	0.8	27.2	20.2	26.4	31.8	.342	2.42			6.5	.240	Age 30-34
									Age 35 & over			4.6%			50	40.9	18.2	4.5	13.6					75.00	71.5	0.0	26.5	23.8	15.9	45.0	.515	2.86			9.0	.309	Age 35 & over
									Rookie			40.3%			50	33.0	4.3	4.8	9.6					75.00	64.4	1.5	29.4	21.6	28.8	37.5	.402	2.59			6.4	.226	Rookie