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1926 1928 Chronology Home CL Index Guide
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 Wilcy Moore   R NY 1 R 30   38 30 13 3 13     119.67 89 1 33 26 42 48 .366   1.96    16.0 .421   20.17 1 Wilcy Moore
2 Garland Braxton   WAS 3 L 27   56 31 10 7 13     146.00 120 4 48 39 33 88 .575   2.40    17.0 .304   18.21 2 Garland Braxton
3 Lefty Grove BBW   PHI 2 L 27 SP   23 18 3 5 9      47.00 42 1 21 15 17 33 .559   2.87     7.4 .322    8.16 3 Lefty Grove
4 Sarge Connally   CHI 5 R 28 SP   25 19 6 3 5      51.33 60 1 32 26 19 16 .203   4.56     7.3 .292    7.66 4 Sarge Connally
5   Rube Walberg           PHI 2 L 30 SP     13 12 2 2 4            33.33 28 2 12 11 7 24 .686   2.97       5.5 .423    6.95 5   Rube Walberg
6 Firpo Marberry   WAS 3 R 28   46 30 8 2 8      85.67 83 1 40 35 41 44 .355   3.68     7.8 .170    6.25 6 Firpo Marberry
7 Lil Stoner   DET 4 R 28 SP   14 12 1 3 5      26.67 29 1 14 10 15 9 .205   3.37     3.8 .271    3.84 7 Lil Stoner
8 Bob Shawkey   NY 1 R 36   17 11 2 2 4      37.67 33 1 11 7 13 20 .435   1.67     3.7 .218    3.36 8 Bob Shawkey
9 Ken Holloway   DET 4 R 29 SP   13 10 2 2 6      20.33 22 1 12 10 4 5 .192   4.43     2.9 .223    2.66 9 Ken Holloway
10 Joe Pate   PHI 2 L 35   32 19 0 3 6      53.67 67 3 36 31 21 14 .159   5.20     2.0 .063    0.98 10 Joe Pate
League Average Age 29.4
League Average per 50 Appearances 50 34.7 8.5 5.8 13.2
League Average per 75 Innings    75.00 69.2 1.9 31.3 25.3 25.6 36.3 .383   3.04
League Average Win Shares/Game .265
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   44.9%   124 80 15 17 32           280.00 257 10 117 96 78 159 .475   3.09     31.9 .257 Throws Left  
Throws Right   55.1%     153 112 32 15 41           341.33 316 6 142 114 134 142 .316   3.01     41.5 .271 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 0.0%                         Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 62.0%   177 120 30 22 46     377.00 356 9 167 135 129 195 .402   3.22   46.2 .261 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 22.1%   51 42 15 5 17     153.00 117 3 45 37 49 72 .434   2.18   21.5 .422 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   15.9%     49 30 2 5 10            91.33 100 4 47 38 34 34 .254   3.74     5.7 .116 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     17.0%     38 30 13 3 13           119.67 89 1 33 26 42 48 .366   1.96     16.0 .421 Rookie    
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia
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   44.9%   50 32.3 6.0 6.9 12.9            75.00 68.8 2.7 31.3 25.7 20.9 42.6 .475   3.09     8.5 .257 Throws Left  
Throws Right   55.1%     50 36.6 10.5 4.9 13.4            75.00 69.4 1.3 31.2 25.0 29.4 31.2 .316   3.01     9.1 .271 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 0.0%                         Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 62.0%   50 33.9 8.5 6.2 13.0      75.00 70.8 1.8 33.2 26.9 25.7 38.8 .402   3.22   9.2 .261 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 22.1%   50 41.2 14.7 4.9 16.7      75.00 57.4 1.5 22.1 18.1 24.0 35.3 .434   2.18   10.5 .422 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   15.9%     50 30.6 2.0 5.1 10.2            75.00 82.1 3.3 38.6 31.2 27.9 27.9 .254   3.74     4.7 .116 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     17.0%     50 39.5 17.1 3.9 17.1            75.00 55.8 0.6 20.7 16.3 26.3 30.1 .366   1.96     10.0 .421 Rookie