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1896 1898 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 Kid Nichols Vet   BOS 1 R 27 SP   6 6 2 0 3      20.67 20 1 9 6 4 7 .292   2.61     3.3 .550    4.09 1 Kid Nichols
2 Red Ehret   CIN 4 R 28 SP   15 11 2 1 2      49.00 68 1 36 26 12 11 .138   4.78     4.3 .287    3.85 2 Red Ehret
3 Mike Sullivan   NY 3 R 30 SP   7 7 2 1 2      24.00 30 1 18 14 11 6 .146   5.25     2.0 .286    1.79 3 Mike Sullivan
4 Win Mercer   WAS T6 R 23 SP   3 3 0 1 2       9.67 12 0 6 3 3 3 .200   2.79     1.5 .500    1.77 4 Win Mercer
5   Jim Sullivan           BOS 1 R 28       4 4 0 1 2            13.67 14 0 9 6 4 3 .167   3.95       1.6 .400    1.69 5   Jim Sullivan
6 Jack B. Taylor   PHI 10 R 24 SP   3 3 0 1 2      10.00 12 0 6 5 2 3 .214   4.50     1.3 .433    1.43 6 Jack B. Taylor
7 Doc McJames   WAS T6 R 23 SP   5 5 2 1 2      16.33 18 0 11 7 7 8 .320   3.86     1.4 .280    1.24 7 Doc McJames
League Average Age  27.0
League Average per 50 Appearances 50 45.3 9.3 7.0 17.4
League Average per 75 Innings    75.00 91.0 1.6 49.7 35.1 22.5 21.5 .189   4.21
League Average Win Shares/Game .358
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%     43 39 8 6 15           143.33 174 3 95 67 43 41 .189   4.21     15.4 .358 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 25.2%   11 11 2 3 6      36.00 42 0 23 15 12 14 .259   3.75   4.2 .382 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 57.4%   25 21 4 2 7      83.33 102 2 54 38 20 21 .172   4.10   9.2 .368 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 17.4%   7 7 2 1 2      24.00 30 1 18 14 11 6 .146   5.25   2.0 .286 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   0.0%                                               Throws Left  
Throws Right   100.0%     50 45.3 9.3 7.0 17.4            75.00 91.0 1.6 49.7 35.1 22.5 21.5 .189   4.21     8.1 .358 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 25.2%   50 50.0 9.1 13.6 27.3      75.00 87.5 0.0 47.9 31.3 25.0 29.2 .259   3.75   8.8 .382 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 57.4%   50 42.0 8.0 4.0 14.0      75.00 91.8 1.8 48.6 34.2 18.0 18.9 .172   4.10   8.3 .368 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 17.4%   50 50.0 14.3 7.1 14.3      75.00 93.8 3.1 56.3 43.8 34.4 18.8 .146   5.25   6.3 .286 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                                 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     0.0%                                                 Rookie