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1928 1930 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 Bill Shores   R PHI 1 R 25   26 19 6 2 7      71.67 58 5 26 21 28 21 .244   2.64    10.2 .392   12.70 1 Bill Shores
2 Wes Ferrell   R CLE 3 R 21 SP   18 12 5 2 5      46.33 45 2 22 17 25 19 .271   3.30     7.3 .406    9.25 2 Wes Ferrell
3 Eddie Rommell   PHI 1 R 31   26 15 7 2 4      68.67 80 8 35 23 26 17 .160   3.01     7.1 .273    7.38 3 Eddie Rommell
4 General Crowder   STL 4 R 30 SP   6 5 1 0 4      11.33 11 0 2 2 5 2 .125   1.59     4.0 .667    6.49 4 General Crowder
5   Rube Walberg           PHI 1 L 32 SP     7 6 1 1 4            20.33 21 0 7 7 5 7 .269   3.10       3.7 .529    5.35 5   Rube Walberg
6 Fred Heimach   NY 2 L 28   25 14 7 1 4      71.67 74 2 39 31 12 16 .186   3.89     5.6 .224    5.27 6 Fred Heimach
7 Firpo Marberry   WAS 5 R 30 SP   23 21 3 4 9      43.00 44 0 21 21 16 31 .517   4.40     4.9 .213    4.50 7 Firpo Marberry
8 Lefty Grove BBW   PHI 1 L 29 SP   5 5 0 0 4       6.67 3 0 0 0 3 9 1.500    -       2.9 .580    4.39 8 Lefty Grove
9 Wilcy Moore   NY 2 R 32   41 28 6 4 9      61.00 64 4 36 28 21 21 .247   4.13     4.7 .115    3.17 9 Wilcy Moore
10 Garland Braxton   WAS 5 L 29 SP   17 11 4 2 4      40.67 56 1 29 24 16 18 .250   5.31     2.0 .118    1.37 10 Garland Braxton
                       
11 Lil Stoner   DET 6 R 30   21 10 3 2 4      36.33 34 2 22 17 17 7 .137   4.21     2.1 .100    1.32 11 Lil Stoner
League Average Age 28.9
League Average per 50 Appearances 50 34.0 10.0 4.7 13.5
League Average per 75 Innings    75.00 76.9 3.8 37.5 30.0 27.3 26.4 .253   3.60
League Average Win Shares/Game .253
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   27.5%   54 36 12 4 16           139.33 154 3 75 62 36 50 .263   4.00     14.2 .263 Throws Left  
Throws Right   72.5%     161 110 31 16 42           338.33 336 21 164 129 138 118 .249   3.43     40.3 .250 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 9.2%   18 12 5 2 5      46.33 45 2 22 17 25 19 .271   3.30   7.3 .406 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 37.5%   73 49 17 5 19     190.67 191 8 94 76 59 64 .256   3.59   20.7 .284 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 53.3%   124 85 21 13 34     240.67 254 14 123 98 90 85 .247   3.66   26.5 .214 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   0.0%                                                 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     23.0%     44 31 11 4 12           118.00 103 7 48 38 53 40 .256   2.90     17.5 .398 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   27.5%   50 33.3 11.1 3.7 14.8            75.00 82.9 1.6 40.4 33.4 19.4 26.9 .263   4.00     7.6 .263 Throws Left  
Throws Right   72.5%     50 34.2 9.6 5.0 13.0            75.00 74.5 4.7 36.4 28.6 30.6 26.2 .249   3.43     8.9 .250 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 9.2%   50 33.3 13.9 5.6 13.9      75.00 72.8 3.2 35.6 27.5 40.5 30.8 .271   3.30   11.8 .406 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 37.5%   50 33.6 11.6 3.4 13.0      75.00 75.1 3.1 37.0 29.9 23.2 25.2 .256   3.59   8.1 .284 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 53.3%   50 34.3 8.5 5.2 13.7      75.00 79.2 4.4 38.3 30.5 28.0 26.5 .247   3.66   8.3 .214 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                                 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     23.0%     50 35.2 12.5 4.5 13.6            75.00 65.5 4.4 30.5 24.2 33.7 25.4 .256   2.90     11.1 .398 Rookie