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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		Bob Shawkey						NY	4	R	25	SP			26	23	7	4	8					56.33	42	1	16	14	16	25	.431	2.24			8.6	.331	10.01	1		Bob Shawkey
2		Eddie Cicotte						CHI	2	R	32	SP			25	15	3	2	5					51.67	38	0	15	10	19	25	.439	1.74			6.9	.276	7.34	2		Eddie Cicotte
3		Dutch (H) Leonard						BOS	1	L	24	SP			14	13	2	0	6					30.00	27	1	10	8	7	16	.471	2.40			5.0	.357	6.05	3		Dutch (H) Leonard
4		Reb Russell						CHI	2	L	27	SP			30	15	5	1	3					65.33	51	0	22	18	10	28	.459	2.48			5.8	.193	5.16	4		Reb Russell
5		Jim Bagby					R	CLE	6	R	26	SP			21	19	5	6	5					51.33	48	0	21	15	13	17	.279	2.63			5.1	.243	5.09	5		Jim Bagby
6		Carl Mays						BOS	1	R	24	SP			20	13	6	3	3					47.67	40	1	15	13	14	15	.278	2.45			5.0	.250	5.06	6		Carl Mays
7		Hooks Dauss						DET	3	R	26	SP			10	9	4	0	4					21.33	20	0	9	8	8	8	.286	3.38			3.9	.390	4.93	7		Hooks Dauss
8		Stan Coveleski	Vet				R	CLE	6	R	26	SP			18	12	2	4	3					40.00	43	1	17	15	10	13	.245	3.38			4.6	.256	4.71	8		Stan Coveleski
9		Eddie Plank	Vet					STL	5	L	40	SP			11	8	3	3	3					25.00	22	0	8	6	7	9	.310	2.16			3.2	.291	3.49	9		Eddie Plank
10		Bob Groom						STL	5	R	31	SP			15	8	2	1	4					34.67	28	0	13	10	16	15	.341	2.60			3.4	.227	3.28	10		Bob Groom
11		Bernie Boland						DET	3	R	24				37	12	5	0	3					71.00	60	1	38	31	40	32	.320	3.93			4.5	.122	3.18	11		Bernie Boland
12		Allen Russell					R	NY	4	R	22	SP			16	14	1	0	6					36.67	30	2	18	13	16	22	.478	3.19			3.4	.213	3.17	12		Allen Russell
								League Average Age			26.7
									League Average per 50 Appearances						50	33.1	9.3	4.9	10.9
																League Average per 75 Innings								75.00	63.4	1.0	28.5	22.7	24.9	31.8	.360	2.73
																													League Average Win Shares/Game							.244
									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			22.6%			55	36	10	4	12					120.33	100	1	40	32	24	53	.427	2.39			14.0	.255	Throws Left
									Throws Right			77.4%			188	125	35	20	41					410.67	349	6	162	129	152	172	.343	2.83			45.4	.241	Throws Right
			Sources:						Age 24 & under			35.3%			87	52	14	3	18					185.33	157	5	81	65	77	85	.363	3.16			17.9	.206	Age 24 & under
									Age 25-29			43.8%			105	78	23	15	23					234.33	204	2	85	70	57	91	.349	2.69			28.0	.267	Age 25-29
			All-Time Major League Handbook						Age 30-34			16.3%			40	23	5	3	9					86.33	66	0	28	20	35	40	.396	2.08			10.3	.258	Age 30-34
			Win Shares Digital Update						Age 35 & over			4.6%			11	8	3	3	3					25.00	22	0	8	6	7	9	.310	2.16			3.2	.291	Age 35 & over
			baseball-reference.com						Rookie			23.5%			55	45	8	10	14					128.00	121	3	56	43	39	52	.325	3.02			13.1	.238	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			22.6%			50	32.7	9.1	3.6	10.9					75.00	62.3	0.6	24.9	19.9	15.0	33.0	.427	2.39			8.7	.255	Throws Left
									Throws Right			77.4%			50	33.2	9.3	5.3	10.9					75.00	63.7	1.1	29.6	23.6	27.8	31.4	.343	2.83			8.3	.241	Throws Right
									Age 24 & under			35.3%			50	29.9	8.0	1.7	10.3					75.00	63.5	2.0	32.8	26.3	31.2	34.4	.363	3.16			7.2	.206	Age 24 & under
									Age 25-29			43.8%			50	37.1	11.0	7.1	11.0					75.00	65.3	0.6	27.2	22.4	18.2	29.1	.349	2.69			9.0	.267	Age 25-29
									Age 30-34			16.3%			50	28.8	6.3	3.8	11.3					75.00	57.3	0.0	24.3	17.4	30.4	34.7	.396	2.08			8.9	.258	Age 30-34
									Age 35 & over			4.6%			50	36.4	13.6	13.6	13.6					75.00	66.0	0.0	24.0	18.0	21.0	27.0	.310	2.16			9.6	.291	Age 35 & over
									Rookie			23.5%			50	40.9	7.3	9.1	12.7					75.00	70.9	1.8	32.8	25.2	22.9	30.5	.325	3.02			7.7	.238	Rookie