Starting Pitchers
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1883 1885 Chronology Home SP Index Guide
All- Other Starter Game Stats Starter Share of Pitching Results  Win Shares 
Rank Name HOF MVP CY Star Rookie Team Stdg Throws Age Pos GS CG Sho W L W/S% ND  Innings  Hits HR R ER BB SO SO/WH  ERA   WS  WS/G WSQ Rank Name
1 Guy Hecker   LOU 3 R 28   73 72 6 51 19 .699 3      664.67 521 4 228 133 55 382 .663  1.80    61.5 .842   78.36 1 Guy Hecker
2 Tony Mullane   TOL 8 R 25   65 64 7 36 25 .554 4      561.33 476 5 273 157 88 322 .571  2.52    46.3 .712   54.24 2 Tony Mullane
3 Ed Morris   R COL 2 L 21   52 47 3 34 13 .654 5      429.67 335 3 159 104 51 302 .782  2.18    42.9 .825   54.09 3 Ed Morris
4 Tim Keefe Vet   NY 1 R 27   57 56 4 37 17 .649 3      482.67 378 5 195 121 75 317 .700  2.26    40.6 .712   47.56 4 Tim Keefe
5   Jack Lynch           NY 1 R 27       54 54 5 37 14 .685 3        493.00 417 10 225 146 42 290 .632  2.67    36.1 .669   40.97 5   Jack Lynch
6 Frank Mountain   COL 2 R 24   41 40 5 23 17 .561 1      358.00 287 7 162 97 77 155 .426  2.44    30.2 .737   35.98 6 Frank Mountain
7 Will White   CIN 5 R 29   52 52 7 34 18 .654 0      456.00 479 16 224 168 74 118 .213  3.32    32.0 .615   34.84 7 Will White
8 Bobby Mathews   PHI 7 R 32   49 48 3 30 18 .612 1      430.67 401 10 238 159 49 286 .636  3.32    30.8 .629   33.90 8 Bobby Mathews
9 Bob Emslie   BAL 6 R 25   50 50 4 32 17 .640 1      455.33 419 5 241 139 88 264 .521  2.75    30.8 .616   33.56 9 Bob Emslie
10 Hardie Henderson   BAL 6 R 21   52 50 4 27 23 .519 2      439.33 382 9 235 128 116 346 .695  2.62    29.4 .565   30.69 10 Hardie Henderson
                                 
11 Jumbo McGinnis   STL 4 U 20   40 39 5 24 16 .600 0      354.33 331 4 196 112 35 141 .385  2.84    25.6 .640   28.43 11 Jumbo McGinnis
12 Adonis Terry   R BRO 9 R 19   56 55 3 20 35 .357 1      482.33 484 10 306 187 75 232 .415  3.49    25.6 .457   24.03 12 Adonis Terry
13 Billy Mountjoy   R CIN 5 R 25   33 32 3 19 12 .576 2      289.00 274 5 148 94 43 96 .303  2.93    20.4 .618   22.26 13 Billy Mountjoy
14 Dave Foutz   R STL 4 R 27   25 19 2 15 6 .600 4      206.67 167 7 100 50 36 95 .468  2.18    17.7 .708   20.67 14 Dave Foutz
15   Billy Taylor           PHI 7 R 29       30 30 1 18 12 .600 0        260.00 232 3 118 73 44 130 .471  2.53    18.2 .607   19.68 15   Billy Taylor
16 Sam Kimber   R BRO 9 R 31   40 40 3 17 20 .425 3      352.33 363 6 240 153 69 119 .275  3.91    16.4 .410   14.58 16 Sam Kimber
17 Daisy Davis   R STL 4 R 25   24 20 1 10 12 .417 2      195.67 193 1 111 63 35 141 .618  2.90    12.9 .538   13.13 17 Daisy Davis
18 Larry McKeon   R IND 12 U 18   60 59 2 18 41 .300 1      509.33 485 20 348 198 94 306 .528  3.50    16.8 .280   12.34 18 Larry McKeon
19 Jack Neagle   PIT 11 R 26   38 37 2 11 26 .289 1      326.00 354 6 219 135 70 85 .200  3.73    14.4 .379   12.30 19 Jack Neagle
20 Fleury Sullivan   R PIT 11 U 22   51 51 2 16 35 .314 0      441.00 496 15 328 206 96 189 .319  4.20    15.6 .306   11.98 20 Fleury Sullivan
                                 
21 Hank O'Day   R TOL 8 R 21   40 35 2 9 28 .225 3      324.00 332 6 239 135 65 162 .408  3.75    13.1 .328   10.41 21 Hank O'Day
22 Tip O'Neill   STL 4 R 26 LF   14 14 0 10 4 .714 0      132.00 117 3 89 39 48 34 .206  2.66     8.8 .629    9.68 22 Tip O'Neill
23 Gus Shallix   R CIN 5 R 26   23 23 0 11 10 .478 2      199.67 163 6 113 82 53 78 .361  3.70     9.9 .430    9.02 23 Gus Shallix
24 Ren Deagle   CIN/LOU 5/3 R 26   16 12 1 7 7 .438 2      121.33 119 0 69 44 22 35 .248  3.26     5.6 .350    4.60 24 Ren Deagle
25   Pete Meegan         R RIC 10 U 20       22 22 1 7 12 .318 3        179.00 177 7 130 86 29 106 .515  4.32     4.9 .223    3.21 25   Pete Meegan
26 Bob Barr   WAS/IND 13/12 R 28   48 47 2 12 34 .250 2      413.00 471 11 327 181 50 207 .397  3.94     5.8 .121    2.80 26 Bob Barr
27 Denny Driscoll   LOU 3 L 28   13 10 0 6 6 .462 1      102.00 110 3 69 39 7 16 .137  3.44     3.7 .285    2.74 27 Denny Driscoll
28 Ed Dugan   R RIC 10 R 20   20 20 0 5 14 .250 1      166.33 196 5 137 83 15 60 .284  4.49     3.3 .165    1.86 28 Ed Dugan
29 Jim Conway   R BRO 9 R 25   13 10 0 3 9 .231 1      105.33 132 4 84 52 15 25 .170  4.44     2.5 .192    1.52 29 Jim Conway
30 Jake Aydelott   R IND 12 R 22   12 11 0 5 7 .417 0      106.00 129 0 100 58 29 30 .190  4.92     1.5 .125    0.74 30 Jake Aydelott
                                 
31 John Hamill   R WAS 13 R 23   19 18 1 2 17 .105 0      156.67 197 8 158 78 43 50 .208  4.48     0.9 .047    0.27 31 John Hamill
32 Al Atkinson   R PHI 7 R 23   22 20 1 11 11 .500 0      184.00 186 3 130 86 21 93 .449  4.21     0.3 .014    0.05 32 Al Atkinson
League Average Age  24.7
League Average per 30 Starts 30 28.8 2.0 14.9 13.8 .496 1.3
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 188.9 4.0 114.5 69.1 32.9 100.5 .453  3.11
League Average Win Shares per Game .519
Average Win Shares per Team  52.04
Aggregate Splits Aggregate Splits
Pct of Total
Playing Time GS CG Sho W L W/S% ND  Innings  Hits HR R ER BB SO SO/WH  ERA  WS WS/G
Copyright © 2009-10 by Andre Lower Throws Left   5.2%   65 57 3 40 19 .615 6        531.67 445 6 228 143 58 318 .632  2.42   46.6 .717 Throws Left  
Throws Right 80.4%   966 929 67 492 432 .509 42    8,361.33 7869 155 4709 2841 1397 4152 .448  3.06   515.0 .533 Throws Right  
Sources: Throws Unknown   14.3%     173 171 10 65 104 .376 4      1,483.67 1489 46 1002 602 254 742 .426  3.65   62.9 .364 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 40.1%   487 467 29 201 269 .413 17    4,130.00 4017 97 2628 1558 746 2172 .456  3.40   210.1 .431 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 52.4%   628 602 45 349 248 .556 31    5,463.67 5022 94 2833 1716 845 2635 .449  2.83   367.2 .585 Age 25-29  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 7.5%   89 88 6 47 38 .528 4      783.00 764 16 478 312 118 405 .459  3.59   47.2 .530 Age 30-34  
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     42.1%     512 482 24 202 282 .395 28      4,327.00 4309 106 2831 1715 769 2084 .410  3.57   204.7 .400 Rookie    
Splits per 30 Starts / 200 Innings Splits per 30 Starts / 200 Innings
Pct of Total
Playing Time GS CG Sho W L W/S% ND  Innings  Hits HR R ER BB SO SO/WH  ERA  WS WS/G
Throws Left   5.2%   30 26.3 1.4 18.5 8.8 .615 2.8        200.00 167.4 2.3 85.8 53.8 21.8 119.6 .632  2.42   17.5 .717 Throws Left  
Throws Right 80.4%   30 28.9 2.1 15.3 13.4 .509 1.3      200.00 188.2 3.7 112.6 68.0 33.4 99.3 .448  3.06   12.3 .533 Throws Right  
Throws Unknown   14.3%     30 29.7 1.7 11.3 18.0 .376 .7        200.00 200.7 6.2 135.1 81.2 34.2 100.0 .426  3.65   8.5 .364 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 40.1%   30 28.8 1.8 12.4 16.6 .413 1.0      200.00 194.5 4.7 127.3 75.4 36.1 105.2 .456  3.40   10.2 .431 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 52.4%   30 28.8 2.1 16.7 11.8 .556 1.5      200.00 183.8 3.4 103.7 62.8 30.9 96.5 .449  2.83   13.4 .585 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 7.5%   30 29.7 2.0 15.8 12.8 .528 1.3      200.00 195.1 4.1 122.1 79.7 30.1 103.4 .459  3.59   12.1 .530 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
Rookie     42.1%     30 28.2 1.4 11.8 16.5 .395 1.6        200.00 199.2 4.9 130.9 79.3 35.5 96.3 .410  3.57   9.5 .400 Rookie