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1939 1941 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 Johnny Murphy   NY 3 R 31   34 28 8 4 9      56.33 50 4 23 22 14 20 .313   3.52     8.2 .241    9.51 1 Johnny Murphy
2 Al Benton   DET 1 R 29   42 35 6 10 17      79.33 93 5 44 39 36 50 .388   4.42     7.8 .186    7.95 2 Al Benton
3 Clint Brown   CHI T4 R 36   37 36 4 6 10      66.00 75 5 30 27 16 23 .253   3.68     6.9 .186    7.03 3 Clint Brown
4 Harry Eisenstat   CLE 2 L 24   24 13 1 2 4      53.67 57 3 18 18 10 20 .299   3.02     5.0 .208    5.39 4 Harry Eisenstat
5   Johnny Allen           CLE 2 R 34 SP     15 12 3 1 5            31.00 27 1 12 11 16 15 .349   3.19       3.9 .260    4.70 5   Johnny Allen
6 Roxie Lawson   STL 6 R 34   28 16 5 1 4      68.33 67 4 35 31 49 18 .155   4.08     4.2 .150    3.84 6 Roxie Lawson
7 Jack Wilson   BOS T4 R 28 SP   25 15 4 4 5      53.67 57 7 40 32 34 28 .308   5.37     4.0 .160    3.78 7 Jack Wilson
8 Ed Heusser   PHI 8 R 31   35 26 4 9 5      73.67 94 6 48 37 28 30 .246   4.52     3.5 .100    2.62 8 Ed Heusser
9 Pete Appleton   CHI T4 R 36   25 16 4 0 5      57.67 54 8 39 36 28 21 .256   5.62     3.1 .124    2.58 9 Pete Appleton
10 Bob Feller BBW 1   a CLE 2 R 21 SP   6 5 1 1 4       6.33 4 0 2 2 5 5 .556   2.84     1.9 .317    2.53 10 Bob Feller
League Average Age 31.2
League Average per 50 Appearances 50 37.3 7.4 7.0 12.5
League Average per 75 Innings    75.00 79.4 5.9 40.0 35.0 32.4 31.6 .283   4.20
League Average Win Shares/Game .179
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   9.4%   24 13 1 2 4            53.67 57 3 18 18 10 20 .299   3.02     5.0 .208 Throws Left  
Throws Right   90.6%     247 189 39 36 64           492.33 521 40 273 237 226 210 .281   4.33     43.5 .176 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 11.0%   30 18 2 3 8      60.00 61 3 20 20 15 25 .329   3.00   6.9 .230 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 24.5%   67 50 10 14 22     133.00 150 12 84 71 70 78 .355   4.80   11.8 .176 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 41.7%   112 82 20 15 23     229.33 238 15 118 101 107 83 .241   3.96   19.8 .177 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   22.7%     62 52 8 6 15           123.67 129 13 69 63 44 44 .254   4.58     10.0 .161 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     0.0%                                                 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   9.4%   50 27.1 2.1 4.2 8.3            75.00 79.7 4.2 25.2 25.2 14.0 27.9 .299   3.02     7.0 .208 Throws Left  
Throws Right   90.6%     50 38.3 7.9 7.3 13.0            75.00 79.4 6.1 41.6 36.1 34.4 32.0 .281   4.33     6.6 .176 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 11.0%   50 30.0 3.3 5.0 13.3      75.00 76.3 3.8 25.0 25.0 18.8 31.3 .329   3.00   8.6 .230 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 24.5%   50 37.3 7.5 10.4 16.4      75.00 84.6 6.8 47.4 40.0 39.5 44.0 .355   4.80   6.7 .176 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 41.7%   50 36.6 8.9 6.7 10.3      75.00 77.8 4.9 38.6 33.0 35.0 27.1 .241   3.96   6.5 .177 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   22.7%     50 41.9 6.5 4.8 12.1            75.00 78.2 7.9 41.8 38.2 26.7 26.7 .254   4.58     6.1 .161 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     0.0%                                                 Rookie