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1947 1949 Chronology Home MR Index Guide
All- Other Middle Reliever Game Stats Middle Reliever 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 Dave Thompson   R WAS 7 L 30   39 24 5 5 4      85.33 79 3 41 29 32 25 .225   3.06     8.5 .218   13.01 1 Dave Thompson
2 Tommy Byrne   R NY 3 L 28   20 11 2 1 2      54.00 26 2 22 17 37 41 .651   2.83     5.5 .275    9.46 2 Tommy Byrne
3 Boo Ferriss   BOS 2 R 26   22 13 5 1 3      68.33 63 5 31 31 31 20 .213   4.08     5.5 .250    9.02 3 Boo Ferriss
4 Randy Gumpert   NY/CHI 3/8 R 30   20 12 1 0 0      36.67 38 1 16 12 8 17 .370   2.95     5.3 .265    8.95 4 Randy Gumpert
5   Eddie Klieman           CLE 1 R 30       44 18 3 2 4            79.67 62 3 26 23 46 18 .167   2.60       6.8 .155    8.78 5   Eddie Klieman
6 Al Widmar   R STL 6 R 23   49 21 2 6 2      82.67 88 4 42 41 48 34 .250   4.46     5.1 .104    5.39 6 Al Widmar
7 Steve Gromek   CLE 1 R 28   29 10 3 1 2      65.67 63 6 34 28 27 29 .322   3.84     3.4 .117    3.81 7 Steve Gromek
8 Milo Candini   WAS 7 R 30   31 14 2 1 3      71.00 72 1 43 41 52 20 .161   5.20     3.1 .100    3.21 8 Milo Candini
9 Earl Harrist   CHI/WAS 8/7 R 29   29 15 4 3 0      63.67 62 3 28 25 28 27 .300   3.53     2.8 .097    2.86 9 Earl Harrist
10 Ike Pearson   CHI 8 R 31   21 14 1 2 1      42.33 49 7 24 20 20 8 .116   4.25     2.2 .105    2.34 10 Ike Pearson
                           
11 Karl Drews   NY/STL 3/6 R 28   35 15 4 2 3      59.33 58 4 37 35 49 13 .121   5.31     1.7 .063    1.40 11 Karl Drews
12 Frank Biscan   R STL 6 L 28   43 22 6 5 2      82.67 103 5 56 47 59 40 .247   5.12     1.8 .042    1.21 12 Frank Biscan
13 Bryan Stephens   STL 6 R 27   31 14 2 1 3      62.67 66 7 46 39 40 18 .170   5.60     1.4 .045    0.97 13 Bryan Stephens
14 Dick Welteroth   R WAS 7 R 20   31 14 1 1 1      53.33 59 2 36 33 36 13 .137   5.57     0.8 .026    0.42 14 Dick Welteroth
15   Earl Caldwell           CHI/BOS 8/2 R 43       32 18 2 5 3            47.67 59 5 34 32 32 15 .165   6.04       0.8 .025    0.41 15   Earl Caldwell
16 Hal White   DET 5 R 29   27 11 2 1 1      42.67 46 2 31 29 26 17 .236   6.12     0.7 .026    0.37 16 Hal White
17 Stubby Overmire   DET 5 L 29   33 16 3 3 3      57.67 68 3 31 30 27 13 .137   4.68     0.7 .021    0.33 17 Stubby Overmire
18 Al Benton   DET 5 R 37   30 11 2 2 3      44.33 45 4 34 28 36 18 .222   5.68     0.6 .020    0.28 18 Al Benton
T19 Glen Moulder   CHI 8 R 30   24 11 1 2 2      43.00 50 2 35 31 22 14 .194   6.49     -   .000     -   T19 Glen Moulder
T19 Orval Grove   CHI 8 R 28   21 13 1 2 1      33.33 36 2 22 20 19 6 .109   5.40     -   .000     -   T19 Orval Grove
League Average Age 29.1
League Average per 50 Appearances 50 24.3 4.3 3.8 3.5
League Average per 75 Innings    75.00 76.0 4.5 42.7 37.7 43.0 25.9 .217   4.52
League Average Win Shares/Game .093
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   23.0%   135 73 16 14 11           279.67 276 13 150 123 155 119 .276   3.96     16.5 .122 Throws Left  
Throws Right   77.0%     476 224 36 32 32           896.33 916 58 519 468 520 287 .200   4.70     40.2 .084 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 12.2%   80 35 3 7 3     136.00 147 6 78 74 84 47 .203   4.90   5.9 .074 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 49.0%   290 140 32 20 20     590.00 591 39 338 301 343 224 .240   4.59   23.5 .081 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 29.9%   179 93 13 12 14     358.00 350 17 185 156 180 102 .192   3.92   25.9 .144 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   8.8%     62 29 4 7 6            92.00 104 9 68 60 68 33 .192   5.87     1.4 .022 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     30.2%     182 92 16 18 11           358.00 355 16 197 167 212 153 .270   4.20     21.7 .119 Rookie    
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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   23.0%   50 27.0 5.9 5.2 4.1            75.00 74.0 3.5 40.2 33.0 41.6 31.9 .276   3.96     4.4 .122 Throws Left  
Throws Right   77.0%     50 23.5 3.8 3.4 3.4            75.00 76.6 4.9 43.4 39.2 43.5 24.0 .200   4.70     3.4 .084 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 12.2%   50 21.9 1.9 4.4 1.9      75.00 91.9 3.8 48.8 46.3 52.5 29.4 .203   4.90   3.7 .074 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 49.0%   50 24.1 5.5 3.4 3.4      75.00 101.9 6.7 58.3 51.9 59.1 38.6 .240   4.59   4.0 .081 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 29.9%   50 26.0 3.6 3.4 3.9      75.00 97.8 4.7 51.7 43.6 50.3 28.5 .192   3.92   7.3 .144 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   8.8%     50 23.4 3.2 5.6 4.8            75.00 83.9 7.3 54.8 48.4 54.8 26.6 .192   5.87     1.1 .022 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     30.2%     50 25.3 4.4 4.9 3.0            75.00 74.4 3.4 41.3 35.0 44.4 32.1 .270   4.20     4.5 .119 Rookie