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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 Bobby Shantz NY 3 L 33   29 14 5 1 3 0 1.000      65.33 40 2 23 18 22 49 .790   2.48     6.1 .210    9.53 1 Bobby Shantz
2 Chuck Stobbs WAS 8 L 29   34 19 0 3 7 0 1.000      52.00 38 7 13 12 11 32 .653   2.08     6.1 .179    8.80 2 Chuck Stobbs
3 Jim Perry R-2 CLE 2 R 23 SP   31 18 5 4 4 5 .444      51.67 38 6 20 17 19 38 .667   2.96     5.1 .165    7.06 3 Jim Perry
4 Jim Coates R NY 3 R 26   33 17 4 1 3 0 1.000      68.67 64 6 29 23 28 48 .522   3.01     5.2 .158    7.05 4 Jim Coates
5   Tex Clevenger           WAS 8 R 26       43 21 5 2 8 1 .889        68.67 71 8 36 36 35 44 .415   4.72       4.0 .093    4.16 5   Tex Clevenger
6 Hal Woodeshick WAS 8 L 26   28 9 2 1 0 0 ---      53.00 43 2 26 18 32 26 .347   3.06     3.4 .121    4.03 6 Hal Woodeshick
7 Pete Burnside DET 4 L 28   30 11 1 3 1 0 1.000      62.00 55 7 31 26 25 49 .613   3.77     3.4 .113    3.90 7 Pete Burnside
8 Tom Sturdivant NY/KC 3/7 R 29   37 17 2 5 5 3 .625      70.33 58 6 36 28 36 55 .585   3.58     2.3 .062    1.95 8 Tom Sturdivant
9 Rudy Arias R CHI 1 L 28   34 13 2 0 2 0 1.000      44.00 49 7 23 20 20 28 .406   4.09     2.1 .062    1.78 9 Rudy Arias
10 Ernie Johnson BAL 6 R 35   30 16 4 1 1 1 .500      49.33 55 6 30 23 18 29 .397   4.20     1.7 .057    1.38 10 Ernie Johnson
                               
11 Bob Grim KC 7 R 29   31 16 2 6 4 1 .800      65.00 61 7 40 35 35 38 .396   4.85     1.6 .052    1.24 11 Bob Grim
12 Dick Hyde WAS 8 R 30   37 20 2 5 4 4 .500      54.33 56 5 34 30 27 29 .349   4.97     1.7 .046    1.24 12 Dick Hyde
13 Murray Dickson KC 7 R 42   38 12 2 1 0 1 .000      71.00 85 9 46 39 27 36 .321   4.94     1.6 .042    1.12 13 Murray Dickson
14 Hal Griggs WAS 8 R 30   27 13 0 2 2 0 1.000      45.67 46 2 26 24 25 21 .296   4.73     1.2 .044    0.86 14 Hal Griggs
15   Al Cicotte           CLE 2 R 29       25 12 3 1 1 0 1.000        41.33 42 4 25 22 22 21 .328   4.79       0.8 .032    0.49 15   Al Cicotte
16 Murray Wall BOS/WAS 5/8 R 32   27 19 2 5 3 0 1.000      50.33 60 8 33 31 26 14 .163   5.54     0.7 .026    0.38 16 Murray Wall
17 Ray Narleski DET 4 R 30   32 21 2 7 5 3 .625      53.00 50 13 40 35 28 40 .513   5.94     -   .000     -   17 Ray Narleski
League Average Age 29.7
League Average per 50 Appearances 50 24.5 3.9 4.4 4.9 1.7 .736
League Average per 75 Innings    75.00 70.8 8.2 39.7 33.9 33.9 46.4 .443   4.07
League Average Win Shares/Game .086
Average WS/Team   5.88
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   28.5%   155 66 10 8 13   1.000       276.33 225 25 116 94 110 184 .549   3.06     21.1 .136 Throws Left  
Throws Right   71.5%     391 202 33 40 40 19 .678       689.33 686 80 395 343 326 413 .408   4.48     25.9 .067 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 5.5%   31 18 5 4 4 5 .444      51.67 38 6 20 17 19 38 .667   2.96   5.1 .165 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 54.2%   295 135 21 22 31 5 .861     525.00 481 54 259 220 244 341 .470   3.77   28.9 .098 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 27.8%   152 87 11 20 17 7 .708     268.67 252 30 156 138 128 153 .403   4.62   9.7 .064 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   12.5%     68 28 6 2 1 2 .333       120.33 140 15 76 62 45 65 .351   4.64     3.3 .049 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     19.9%     98 48 11 5 9 5 .643       164.33 151 19 72 60 67 114 .523   3.29     12.4 .127 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   28.5%   50 21.3 3.2 2.6 4.2 .0 1.000        75.00 61.1 6.8 31.5 25.5 29.9 49.9 .549   3.06     5.7 .136 Throws Left  
Throws Right   71.5%     50 25.8 4.2 5.1 5.1 2.4 .678        75.00 74.6 8.7 43.0 37.3 35.5 44.9 .408   4.48     2.8 .067 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 5.5%   50 29.0 8.1 6.5 6.5 8.1 .444      75.00 55.2 8.7 29.0 24.7 27.6 55.2 .667   2.96   7.4 .165 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 54.2%   50 22.9 3.6 3.7 5.3 .8 .861      75.00 68.7 7.7 37.0 31.4 34.9 48.7 .470   3.77   4.1 .098 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 27.8%   50 28.6 3.6 6.6 5.6 2.3 .708      75.00 70.3 8.4 43.5 38.5 35.7 42.7 .403   4.62   2.7 .064 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   12.5%     50 20.6 4.4 1.5 0.7 1.5 .333        75.00 87.3 9.3 47.4 38.6 28.0 40.5 .351   4.64     2.1 .049 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     19.9%     50 24.5 5.6 2.6 4.6 2.6 .643        75.00 68.9 8.7 32.9 27.4 30.6 52.0 .523   3.29     5.7 .127 Rookie