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1942 1944 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 Gordon Maltzberger T27   R CHI 4 R 30   37 33 7 4 14      98.67 86 8 29 27 24 48 .436   2.46    13.0 .351   15.40 1 Gordon Maltzberger
2 Dizzy Trout 11   DET 5 R 28 SP   14 14 3 1 6      24.33 15 1 4 1 9 13 .542   0.37     7.7 .550   11.42 2 Dizzy Trout
3 Mace Brown   BOS 7 R 34   49 41 6 6 9      93.33 71 2 26 22 51 40 .328   2.12    11.1 .227   10.58 3 Mace Brown
4 Johnny Murphy T33   NY 1 R 34   37 32 12 4 8      68.00 44 2 22 19 30 31 .419   2.51     9.4 .254    9.47 4 Johnny Murphy
5   George Caster           STL 6 R 35       35 32 6 8 8            76.33 69 4 22 18 41 43 .391   2.12       8.1 .231    7.79 5   George Caster
6 Mickey Haefner   R WAS 2 L 30 SP   23 17 3 1 6      62.33 49 0 19 18 23 30 .417   2.60     6.0 .261    6.13 6 Mickey Haefner
7 Alex Carrasquel   WAS 2 R 30   26 22 5 3 5      58.67 63 0 28 23 19 24 .293   3.53     5.1 .196    4.52 7 Alex Carrasquel
8 Johnny Gorsica   DET 5 R 28   31 18 4 3 5      74.67 69 1 31 27 34 40 .388   3.25     5.4 .174    4.51 8 Johnny Gorsica
9 Joe Heving   CLE 3 R 42   29 18 1 1 9      67.33 52 1 21 20 28 34 .425   2.67     5.2 .179    4.40 9 Joe Heving
10 Roger Wolff T25   PHI 8 R 32 SP   15 14 2 2 6      27.33 31 0 14 14 13 9 .205   4.61     3.0 .200    2.68 10 Roger Wolff
League Average Age 32.7
League Average per 50 Appearances 50 40.7 8.3 5.6 12.8
League Average per 75 Innings    75.00 63.2 2.2 24.9 21.8 31.3 35.9 .380   2.61
League Average Win Shares/Game .250
Average WS/Team   9.25
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   8.8%   23 17 3 1 6            62.33 49 0 19 18 23 30 .417   2.60     6.0 .261 Throws Left  
Throws Right   91.2%     273 224 46 32 70           588.67 500 19 197 171 249 282 .377   2.61     68.0 .249 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 0.0%                         Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 15.2%   45 32 7 4 11      99.00 84 2 35 28 43 53 .417   2.55   13.1 .291 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 62.9%   187 159 35 20 48     408.33 344 12 138 123 160 182 .361   2.71   47.6 .255 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   21.9%     64 50 7 9 17           143.67 121 5 43 38 69 77 .405   2.38     13.3 .208 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     22.9%     60 50 10 5 20           161.00 135 8 48 45 47 78 .429   2.52     19.0 .317 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   8.8%   50 37.0 6.5 2.2 13.0            75.00 59.0 0.0 22.9 21.7 27.7 36.1 .417   2.60     7.2 .261 Throws Left  
Throws Right   91.2%     50 41.0 8.4 5.9 12.8            75.00 63.7 2.4 25.1 21.8 31.7 35.9 .377   2.61     8.7 .249 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 0.0%                         Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 15.2%   50 35.6 7.8 4.4 12.2      75.00 63.6 1.5 26.5 21.2 32.6 40.2 .417   2.55   9.9 .291 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 62.9%   50 42.5 9.4 5.3 12.8      75.00 63.2 2.2 25.3 22.6 29.4 33.4 .361   2.71   8.7 .255 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   21.9%     50 39.1 5.5 7.0 13.3            75.00 63.2 2.6 22.4 19.8 36.0 40.2 .405   2.38     6.9 .208 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     22.9%     50 41.7 8.3 4.2 16.7            75.00 62.9 3.7 22.4 21.0 21.9 36.3 .429   2.52     8.9 .317 Rookie