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1941 1943 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 Joe Haynes   CHI 6 R 24   39 35 8 4 6      95.00 78 4 31 27 42 34 .283   2.56    10.8 .277   12.23 1 Joe Haynes
2 George Caster   STL 3 R 34   39 24 8 2 5      80.00 62 3 30 25 39 34 .337   2.81     8.7 .223    8.84 2 George Caster
3 Tex Hughson 6   a BOS 2 R 26 SP   8 5 0 0 4      20.00 18 0 6 4 8 9 .346   1.80     4.5 .563    7.27 3 Tex Hughson
4 Mace Brown   BOS 2 R 33   34 23 9 3 6      60.33 56 4 27 23 28 20 .238   3.43     6.1 .179    5.55 4 Mace Brown
5   Hal Newhouser Vet     a   DET 5 L 21 SP     15 14 0 2 5            21.67 12 1 8 3 16 13 .464   1.25       4.6 .307    5.48 5   Hal Newhouser
6 Al Hollingsworth   STL 3 L 34 SP   15 12 1 2 4      30.33 28 0 12 8 14 10 .238   2.37     4.4 .293    5.12 6 Al Hollingsworth
7 Alex Carrasquel   WAS 7 R 29 SP   20 13 1 2 4      46.33 45 2 17 13 15 10 .167   2.53     4.3 .215    4.29 7 Alex Carrasquel
8 Johnny Murphy   NY 1 R 33   31 26 4 10 11      58.00 66 2 27 22 23 24 .270   3.41     3.8 .123    2.87 8 Johnny Murphy
9 Johnny Gorsica   DET 5 R 27   28 19 3 2 4      53.00 63 2 31 28 26 19 .213   4.75     2.3 .082    1.42 9 Johnny Gorsica
League Average Age 29.6
League Average per 50 Appearances 50 37.3 7.4 5.9 10.7
League Average per 75 Innings    75.00 69.1 2.9 30.5 24.7 34.1 27.9 .271   2.96
League Average Win Shares/Game .216
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   12.0%   30 26 1 4 9            52.00 40 1 20 11 30 23 .329   1.90     9.0 .300 Throws Left  
Throws Right   88.0%     199 145 33 23 40           412.67 388 17 169 142 181 150 .264   3.10     40.5 .204 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 24.5%   54 49 8 6 11     116.67 90 5 39 30 58 47 .318   2.31   15.4 .285 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 25.2%   56 37 4 4 12     119.33 126 4 54 45 49 38 .217   3.39   11.1 .198 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 50.4%   119 85 22 17 26     228.67 212 9 96 78 104 88 .278   3.07   23.0 .193 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   0.0%                                                 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   12.0%   50 43.3 1.7 6.7 15.0            75.00 57.7 1.4 28.8 15.9 43.3 33.2 .329   1.90     13.0 .300 Throws Left  
Throws Right   88.0%     50 36.4 8.3 5.8 10.1            75.00 70.5 3.1 30.7 25.8 32.9 27.3 .264   3.10     7.4 .204 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 24.5%   50 45.4 7.4 5.6 10.2      75.00 57.9 3.2 25.1 19.3 37.3 30.2 .318   2.31   9.9 .285 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 25.2%   50 33.0 3.6 3.6 10.7      75.00 79.2 2.5 33.9 28.3 30.8 23.9 .217   3.39   7.0 .198 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 50.4%   50 35.7 9.2 7.1 10.9      75.00 69.5 3.0 31.5 25.6 34.1 28.9 .278   3.07   7.5 .193 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                                 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     0.0%                                                 Rookie