Starting Pitchers
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1884 1886 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 Ed Morris   PIT 3 L 22   63 63 7 39 24 .619 0      581.00 459 5 245 152 101 298 .532  2.35    56.0 .889   71.72 1 Ed Morris
2 Bob Caruthers   STL 1 R 21   53 53 6 40 13 .755 0      482.33 430 3 196 111 57 190 .390  2.07    44.7 .843   55.76 2 Bob Caruthers
3 Guy Hecker   LOU T5 R 29   53 51 2 30 23 .566 0      480.00 454 6 252 116 54 209 .411  2.18    37.1 .700   42.16 3 Guy Hecker
4 Henry Porter   BRO T5 R 26   54 53 2 33 21 .611 0      481.67 427 11 261 149 107 197 .369  2.78    34.8 .644   37.95 4 Henry Porter
5   Dave Foutz           STL 1 R 28       46 46 2 32 14 .696 0        404.33 348 8 198 118 91 146 .333  2.63    31.3 .680   35.07 5   Dave Foutz
6 Hardie Henderson   BAL 8 R 22   61 59 0 25 35 .410 1      539.33 539 7 311 191 117 263 .401  3.19    34.1 .559   34.63 6 Hardie Henderson
7 Bobby Mathews   PHI 4 R 33   48 46 2 30 17 .625 1      422.33 394 3 229 114 57 286 .634  2.43    26.1 .544   26.14 7 Bobby Mathews
8 Larry McKeon   CIN 2 U 19   33 32 2 20 13 .606 0      290.00 273 5 143 92 50 117 .362  2.86    21.7 .658   23.90 8 Larry McKeon
9 Will White   CIN 2 R 30   34 33 2 18 15 .529 1      293.33 295 9 169 115 64 80 .223  3.53    18.4 .541   18.39 9 Will White
10 Billy Mountjoy   CIN/BAL 2/8 R 26   23 23 2 12 11 .522 0      206.67 221 6 136 86 65 65 .227  3.75    11.7 .509   11.33 10 Billy Mountjoy
                                 
11 Norm Baker   R LOU T5 U 22   24 24 1 12 12 .500 0      213.67 207 3 140 81 68 78 .284  3.41    11.6 .483   10.95 11 Norm Baker
12 John Harkins   BRO T5 R 26   34 33 1 14 20 .412 0      293.00 303 7 224 122 56 141 .393  3.75    13.0 .382   10.92 12 John Harkins
13 Pete Meegan   PIT 3 U 21   16 14 1 6 8 .375 2      139.33 139 1 86 52 36 55 .314  3.36     9.1 .569    9.32 13 Pete Meegan
14 Al Mays   R LOU T5 U 20   17 17 0 6 11 .353 0      150.00 129 3 102 46 43 61 .355  2.76     8.4 .494    8.02 14 Al Mays
15   Jack Lynch           NY 7 R 28       43 43 1 22 21 .512 0        375.67 406 17 241 151 42 175 .391  3.62    10.5 .244    7.05 15   Jack Lynch
16 Ed Cushman   PHI/NY 4/7 L 33   32 32 0 11 21 .344 0      278.00 259 3 182 93 50 170 .550  3.01     9.0 .281    6.48 16 Ed Cushman
17 Jumbo McGinnis   STL 1 U 21   13 12 3 6 6 .462 1      112.00 98 1 65 42 19 41 .350  3.38     6.1 .469    5.68 17 Jumbo McGinnis
18 Tom Lovett   R PHI 4 U 21   16 15 1 7 8 .438 1      138.67 130 3 96 57 38 56 .333  3.70     6.0 .375    4.99 18 Tom Lovett
19 Adonis Terry   BRO T5 R 20 LF   23 23 0 6 17 .261 0      202.67 207 9 143 96 41 93 .375  4.26     6.6 .287    4.80 19 Adonis Terry
20 Hank O'Day   PIT 3 R 22   12 10 0 5 7 .417 0      103.00 110 4 77 42 16 36 .286  3.67     5.2 .433    4.65 20 Hank O'Day
                                 
21 Ed Knouff   R PHI 4 R 17   13 12 0 7 6 .538 0      103.00 100 0 74 42 43 42 .294  3.67     4.1 .315    3.13 21 Ed Knouff
22 Bob Emslie   BAL/PHI 8/4 R 26   17 14 0 3 14 .176 0      135.67 168 1 117 71 36 36 .176  4.71     3.7 .218    2.34 22 Bob Emslie
23 Doug Crothers   R NY 7 R 25   18 18 1 7 11 .389 0      154.00 192 4 135 87 49 40 .166  5.08     1.7 .094    0.71 23 Doug Crothers
24 Ed Begley   NY 7 U 22   14 10 0 4 9 .286 1      111.67 127 5 99 61 47 43 .247  4.92     1.0 .071    0.36 24 Ed Begley
League Average Age  25.0
League Average per 30 Starts 30 29.1 1.4 15.6 14.1 .520 0.3
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 191.7 3.7 117.2 68.4 40.3 87.2 .376  3.08
League Average Win Shares per Game .542
Average Win Shares per Team  51.49
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   12.7%   95 95 7 50 45 .526 0        859.00 718 8 427 245 151 468 .539  2.57   65.0 .684 Throws Left  
Throws Right 69.9%   532 517 21 284 245 .534 3    4,677.00 4594 95 2763 1611 895 1999 .364  3.10   283.0 .532 Throws Right  
Sources: Throws Unknown   17.4%     133 124 8 61 67 .459 5      1,155.33 1103 21 731 431 301 451 .321  3.36   63.9 .480 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 47.2%   358 344 21 183 169 .511 6    3,166.67 2948 49 1777 1065 676 1373 .379  3.03   214.6 .599 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 37.9%   288 281 11 153 135 .531 0    2,531.00 2519 60 1564 900 500 1009 .334  3.20   143.8 .499 Age 25-29  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 14.9%   114 111 4 59 53 .518 2      993.67 948 15 580 322 171 536 .479  2.92   53.5 .469 Age 30-34  
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     11.4%     88 86 3 39 48 .443 1        759.33 758 13 547 313 241 277 .277  3.71   31.8 .361 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   12.7%   30 30.0 2.2 15.8 14.2 .526 .0        200.00 167.2 1.9 99.4 57.0 35.2 109.0 .539  2.57   15.1 .684 Throws Left  
Throws Right 69.9%   30 29.2 1.2 16.0 13.8 .534 .2      200.00 196.5 4.1 118.2 68.9 38.3 85.5 .364  3.10   12.1 .532 Throws Right  
Throws Unknown   17.4%     30 28.0 1.8 13.8 15.1 .459 1.1        200.00 190.9 3.6 126.5 74.6 52.1 78.1 .321  3.36   11.1 .480 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 47.2%   30 28.8 1.8 15.3 14.2 .511 .5      200.00 186.2 3.1 112.2 67.3 42.7 86.7 .379  3.03   13.6 .599 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 37.9%   30 29.3 1.1 15.9 14.1 .531 .0      200.00 199.1 4.7 123.6 71.1 39.5 79.7 .334  3.20   11.4 .499 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 14.9%   30 29.2 1.1 15.5 13.9 .518 .5      200.00 190.8 3.0 116.7 64.8 34.4 107.9 .479  2.92   10.8 .469 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
Rookie     11.4%     30 29.3 1.0 13.3 16.4 .443 .3        200.00 199.6 3.4 144.1 82.4 63.5 73.0 .277  3.71   8.4 .361 Rookie