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1945 1947 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 Earl Caldwell 14   CHI 5 R 41   39 37 13 4 8      90.67 60 2 28 21 29 42 .472   2.08    13.5 .346   17.41 1 Earl Caldwell
2 Bob Klinger   BOS 1 R 38   27 20 3 2 9      51.00 41 1 14 13 23 14 .219   2.29     7.5 .278    8.67 2 Bob Klinger
3 Tom Ferrick   CLE/STL 6/7 R 31   33 22 4 0 6      48.00 47 3 20 16 7 20 .370   3.00     4.8 .145    4.01 3 Tom Ferrick
4 Steve Gromek   CLE 6 R 26 SP   8 6 0 2 4      15.67 14 0 4 3 5 9 .474   1.72     2.6 .325    3.25 4 Steve Gromek
5   Johnny Murphy           NY 3 R 37       27 24 4 2 7            45.00 40 4 22 17 19 19 .322   3.40       3.8 .141    3.13 5   Johnny Murphy
6 Bob Feller BBW 6   A CLE 6 R 27 SP   6 5 0 0 4      12.33 6 0 6 6 5 15 1.364   4.38     1.5 .250    1.64 6 Bob Feller
7 George Caster   DET 2 R 38   26 19 2 1 5      41.33 42 1 26 26 24 19 .288   5.66     0.8 .031    0.31 7 George Caster
League Average Age 36.2
League Average per 50 Appearances 50 40.1 7.8 3.3 13.0
League Average per 75 Innings    75.00 61.7 2.7 29.6 25.2 27.6 34.0 .381   3.02
League Average Win Shares/Game .208
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%     166 133 26 11 43           304.00 250 11 120 102 112 138 .381   3.02     34.5 .208 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 0.0%                         Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 8.9%   14 11 0 2 8      28.00 20 0 10 9 10 24 .800   2.89   4.1 .293 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 17.6%   33 22 4 0 6      48.00 47 3 20 16 7 20 .370   3.00   4.8 .145 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   73.5%     119 100 22 9 29           228.00 183 8 90 77 95 94 .338   3.04     25.6 .215 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   0.0%                                               Throws Left  
Throws Right   100.0%     50 40.1 7.8 3.3 13.0            75.00 61.7 2.7 29.6 25.2 27.6 34.0 .381   3.02     8.5 .208 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 0.0%                         Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 8.9%   50 39.3 0.0 7.1 28.6      75.00 53.6 0.0 26.8 24.1 26.8 64.3 .800   2.89   11.0 .293 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 17.6%   50 33.3 6.1 0.0 9.1      75.00 73.4 4.7 31.3 25.0 10.9 31.3 .370   3.00   7.5 .145 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   73.5%     50 42.0 9.2 3.8 12.2            75.00 60.2 2.6 29.6 25.3 31.3 30.9 .338   3.04     8.4 .215 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     0.0%                                                 Rookie