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1943 1945 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 Berry   R PHI T5 R 39   53 47 10 8 12     111.33 78 4 32 24 23 44 .436   1.94    17.7 .334   20.92 1 Joe Berry
2 Gordon Maltzberger   CHI 7 R 31   46 41 10 5 12      91.33 81 2 31 30 19 49 .490   2.96    13.0 .283   14.15 2 Gordon Maltzberger
3 Joe Heving   CLE T5 R 43   62 38 8 2 10     113.67 101 2 38 22 37 42 .304   1.74    13.1 .211   12.31 3 Joe Heving
4 Eddie Klieman   R CLE T5 R 26 SP   28 14 5 3 5      52.33 45 1 15 14 24 12 .174   2.41     7.9 .282    8.58 4 Eddie Klieman
5   George Caster           STL 1 R 36       42 34 6 6 12            81.00 91 5 37 22 33 46 .371   2.44       7.8 .186    6.88 5   George Caster
6 Tex Hughson 12   a BOS 4 R 28 SP   5 5 0 0 5       8.33 6 0 0 0 2 7 .875    -       3.7 .740    6.51 6 Tex Hughson
7 Johnny Gorsica   DET 2 R 29 SP   15 8 1 2 4      37.33 42 1 14 12 13 11 .200   2.89     5.2 .347    6.27 7 Johnny Gorsica
8 Frank Barrett   R BOS 4 R 30   36 26 7 6 8      76.67 75 4 37 30 37 37 .330   3.52     5.2 .144    4.04 8 Frank Barrett
9 Jim Turner   NY 3 R 40   35 28 4 4 7      41.67 42 3 23 16 22 13 .203   3.46     3.3 .094    2.07 9 Jim Turner
League Average Age 35.6
League Average per 50 Appearances 50 37.4 7.9 5.6 11.6
League Average per 75 Innings    75.00 68.9 2.7 27.7 20.8 25.7 31.9 .339   2.49
League Average Win Shares/Game .239
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   0.0%                                               Throws Left  
Throws Right   100.0%     322 241 51 36 75           613.67 561 22 227 170 210 261 .339   2.49     76.9 .239 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 0.0%                         Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 15.5%   48 27 6 5 14      98.00 93 2 29 26 39 30 .227   2.39   16.8 .350 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 26.5%   82 67 17 11 20     168.00 156 6 68 60 56 86 .406   3.21   18.2 .222 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   58.0%     192 147 28 20 41           347.67 312 14 130 84 115 145 .340   2.17     41.9 .218 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     37.9%     117 87 22 17 25           240.33 198 9 84 68 84 93 .330   2.55     30.8 .263 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   0.0%                                               Throws Left  
Throws Right   100.0%     50 37.4 7.9 5.6 11.6            75.00 68.6 2.7 27.7 20.8 25.7 31.9 .339   2.49     9.4 .239 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 0.0%                         Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 15.5%   50 28.1 6.3 5.2 14.6      75.00 71.2 1.5 22.2 19.9 29.8 23.0 .227   2.39   12.9 .350 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 26.5%   50 40.9 10.4 6.7 12.2      75.00 69.6 2.7 30.4 26.8 25.0 38.4 .406   3.21   8.1 .222 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   58.0%     50 38.3 7.3 5.2 10.7            75.00 67.3 3.0 28.0 18.1 24.8 31.3 .340   2.17     9.0 .218 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     37.9%     50 37.2 9.4 7.3 10.7            75.00 61.8 2.8 26.2 21.2 26.2 29.0 .330   2.55     9.6 .263 Rookie