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1937 1939 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 Harry Eisenstat   DET 4 L 22   23 17 6 2 4      56.00 51 1 19 13 16 25 .373   2.09    10.1 .439   14.96 1 Harry Eisenstat
2 Johnny Murphy   a-rep NY 1 R 29   30 26 8 1 11      77.33 74 2 37 35 35 36 .330   4.07     8.6 .287   10.30 2 Johnny Murphy
3 Pete Appleton   WAS 5 R 34   33 23 3 4 5      93.67 99 8 60 48 33 42 .318   4.61     6.1 .185    5.87 3 Pete Appleton
4 John Humphries   R CLE 3 R 23   39 25 8 3 6      81.67 68 2 31 28 48 44 .379   3.09     6.0 .154    5.26 4 John Humphries
5   Archie McKain           BOS 2 L 27       32 16 3 3 6            72.00 82 4 41 36 28 18 .164   4.50       5.4 .169    4.96 5   Archie McKain
6 Mel Harder 16   CLE 3 R 28 SP   9 6 1 0 4      13.67 12 0 3 2 3 4 .267   1.32     3.5 .389    4.88 6 Mel Harder
7 Eddie Smith   PHI 8 L 24   36 27 3 5 4      99.67 106 7 65 56 56 63 .389   5.06     4.0 .111    2.98 7 Eddie Smith
8 Nels Potter   R PHI 8 R 26   26 20 1 5 5      48.67 54 6 37 27 23 18 .234   4.99     1.9 .073    1.15 8 Nels Potter
League Average Age 26.5
League Average per 50 Appearances 50 35.1 7.2 5.0 9.9
League Average per 75 Innings    75.00 75.5 4.1 40.5 33.9 33.4 34.6 .317   4.06
League Average Win Shares/Game .200
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   41.2%   91 60 12 10 14           227.67 239 12 125 105 100 106 .313   4.15     19.5 .214 Throws Left  
Throws Right   58.8%     137 100 21 13 31           315.00 307 18 168 140 142 144 .321   4.00     26.1 .191 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 43.4%   98 69 17 10 14     237.33 225 10 115 97 120 132 .383   3.68   20.1 .205 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 40.4%   97 68 13 9 26     211.67 222 12 118 100 89 76 .244   4.25   19.4 .200 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 16.2%   33 23 3 4 5      93.67 99 8 60 48 33 42 .318   4.61   6.1 .185 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   0.0%                                                 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     25.8%     65 45 9 8 11           130.33 122 8 68 55 71 62 .321   3.80     7.9 .122 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   41.2%   50 33.0 6.6 5.5 7.7            75.00 78.7 4.0 41.2 34.6 32.9 34.9 .313   4.15     6.4 .214 Throws Left  
Throws Right   58.8%     50 36.5 7.7 4.7 11.3            75.00 73.1 4.3 40.0 33.3 33.8 34.3 .321   4.00     6.2 .191 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 43.4%   50 35.2 8.7 5.1 7.1      75.00 71.1 3.2 36.3 30.7 37.9 41.7 .383   3.68   6.4 .205 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 40.4%   50 35.1 6.7 4.6 13.4      75.00 78.7 4.3 41.8 35.4 31.5 26.9 .244   4.25   6.9 .200 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 16.2%   50 34.8 4.5 6.1 7.6      75.00 79.3 6.4 48.0 38.4 26.4 33.6 .318   4.61   4.9 .185 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                                 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     25.8%     50 34.6 6.9 6.2 8.5            75.00 70.2 4.6 39.1 31.7 40.9 35.7 .321   3.80     4.5 .122 Rookie