Starting Pitchers
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1885 1887 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 Dave Foutz   STL 1 R 29 RF   57 55 11 40 16 .702 1      497.00 412 5 213 116 142 279 .504  2.10    51.2 .898   65.97 1 Dave Foutz
2 Toad Ramsey   LOU 4 L 21   67 66 3 38 27 .567 2      588.67 447 3 297 160 207 499 .763  2.45    45.5 .679   50.98 2 Toad Ramsey
3 Bob Caruthers   STL 1 R 22 RF   43 42 2 29 14 .674 0      383.67 320 3 162 99 85 164 .405  2.32    38.5 .895   49.53 3 Bob Caruthers
4 Ed Morris   PIT 2 L 23   63 63 12 41 20 .651 2      552.00 452 5 243 150 117 324 .569  2.45    43.2 .686   48.64 4 Ed Morris
5   Pud Galvin Vet         PIT 2 R 29       50 49 2 29 21 .580 0        434.67 457 3 229 129 75 72 .135  2.67    29.4 .588   30.65 5   Pud Galvin
6 Matt Kilroy   R BAL 8 L 20   68 66 5 29 34 .426 5      583.00 476 10 350 218 182 513 .780  3.37    30.5 .449   27.77 6 Matt Kilroy
T7 Henry Porter   BRO 3 R 27   48 48 1 27 19 .563 2      424.00 439 8 277 161 120 163 .292  3.42    26.6 .554   26.92 T7 Henry Porter
T7 Guy Hecker   LOU 4 R 30 1B   48 45 2 25 23 .521 0      417.33 387 6 271 133 117 132 .262  2.87    26.6 .554   26.92 T7 Guy Hecker
9 Tony Mullane   CIN 5 R 27 CF   56 55 1 29 27 .518 0      505.00 478 10 300 208 158 238 .374  3.71    26.7 .477   25.07 9 Tony Mullane
10 Ed Cushman   NY 7 L 34   37 37 2 17 20 .459 0      322.33 275 6 178 112 98 165 .442  3.13    22.7 .614   24.17 10 Ed Cushman
                                 
11 Adonis Terry   BRO 3 R 21   34 32 5 18 16 .529 0      288.33 263 1 177 99 115 162 .429  3.09    19.9 .585   20.70 11 Adonis Terry
12 Nat Hudson   R STL 1 R 17   27 25 0 15 10 .556 2      227.67 218 3 119 77 60 97 .349  3.04    18.3 .678   20.48 12 Nat Hudson
13 Jack Lynch   NY 7 R 29   50 50 1 20 30 .400 0      429.33 481 10 305 189 115 192 .322  3.96    21.8 .436   19.57 13 Jack Lynch
14 Al Atkinson   PHI 6 R 25   45 44 1 25 17 .556 3      396.67 414 11 288 174 101 154 .299  3.95    20.4 .453   18.67 14 Al Atkinson
15   Al Mays           NY 7 U 21       41 39 1 11 28 .268 2        350.00 330 7 231 132 140 163 .347  3.39    19.4 .473   18.14 15   Al Mays
16 John Harkins   BRO 3 R 27   33 33 0 15 16 .455 2      289.00 283 6 201 116 113 117 .295  3.61    15.9 .482   15.01 16 John Harkins
17 Cyclone Miller   PHI 6 L 26   19 19 1 10 8 .526 1      169.67 158 6 109 56 59 99 .456  2.97    10.8 .568   11.07 17 Cyclone Miller
18 Jumbo McGinnis   STL/BAL 1/8 U 22   35 34 1 16 18 .457 1      293.67 338 8 214 117 74 99 .240  3.59    13.2 .377   11.02 18 Jumbo McGinnis
19 George Pechiney   CIN 5 R 24   40 35 2 15 21 .375 4      330.33 355 4 230 152 133 110 .225  4.14    13.7 .343   10.90 19 George Pechiney
20 Hardie Henderson   BAL/BRO 8/3 R 23   33 33 0 13 19 .394 1      295.33 300 2 229 128 117 137 .329  3.90    12.3 .373   10.21 20 Hardie Henderson
                                 
21 Bobby Mathews   PHI 6 R 34   24 22 0 13 9 .542 2      197.67 226 3 148 87 53 93 .333  3.96    10.0 .417    8.78 21 Bobby Mathews
22 Bill Hart   R PHI 6 R 20   22 22 2 9 13 .409 0      186.00 183 7 144 66 66 78 .313  3.19     9.1 .414    7.96 22 Bill Hart
23 Jim Handiboe   R PIT 2 R 19   14 12 1 7 7 .500 0      114.00 82 1 65 42 33 83 .722  3.32     6.3 .450    5.75 23 Jim Handiboe
24 Ted Kennedy   PHI/LOU 6/4 R 21   23 23 0 5 18 .217 0      201.33 245 5 183 104 80 81 .249  4.65     5.1 .222    3.27 24 Ted Kennedy
25   Larry McKeon           CIN 5 U 20       19 16 0 8 8 .421 3        156.00 174 6 118 88 54 46 .202  5.08     4.4 .232    2.88 25   Larry McKeon
26 Steve Toole   R BRO 3 L 27   12 11 0 6 6 .500 0      100.67 97 0 89 49 62 46 .289  4.38     3.5 .292    2.57 26 Steve Toole
League Average Age  24.8
League Average per 30 Starts 30 29.0 1.7 15.2 13.8 .506 1.0
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 189.8 3.2 123.0 72.4 61.3 98.6 .393  3.26
League Average Win Shares per Game .541
Average Win Shares per Team  68.13
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   26.5%   266 262 23 141 115 .530 10      2,316.33 1905 30 1266 745 725 1646 .626  2.89   156.2 .587 Throws Left  
Throws Right 64.3%   647 625 31 334 296 .516 17    5,617.33 5543 88 3541 2080 1683 2352 .325  3.33   351.8 .543 Throws Right  
Sources: Throws Unknown   9.3%     95 89 2 35 54 .368 6        799.67 842 21 563 337 268 308 .277  3.79   37.0 .390 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 52.3%   529 508 34 254 253 .480 22    4,550.00 4183 65 2762 1632 1463 2556 .453  3.23   279.4 .528 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 37.0%   370 364 18 201 160 .543 9    3,246.00 3219 59 2011 1198 945 1360 .327  3.32   206.3 .558 Age 25-29  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 10.8%   109 104 4 55 52 .505 2      937.33 888 15 597 332 268 390 .337  3.19   59.3 .544 Age 30-34  
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     14.0%     143 136 8 66 70 .462 7      1,211.33 1056 21 767 452 403 817 .560  3.36   67.7 .473 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   26.5%   30 29.5 2.6 15.9 13.0 .530 1.1        200.00 164.5 2.6 109.3 64.3 62.6 142.1 .626  2.89   13.5 .587 Throws Left  
Throws Right 64.3%   30 29.0 1.4 15.5 13.7 .516 .8      200.00 197.4 3.1 126.1 74.1 59.9 83.7 .325  3.33   12.5 .543 Throws Right  
Throws Unknown   9.3%     30 28.1 0.6 11.1 17.1 .368 1.9        200.00 210.6 5.3 140.8 84.3 67.0 77.0 .277  3.79   9.3 .390 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 52.3%   30 28.8 1.9 14.4 14.3 .480 1.2      200.00 183.9 2.9 121.4 71.7 64.3 112.4 .453  3.23   12.3 .528 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 37.0%   30 29.5 1.5 16.3 13.0 .543 .7      200.00 198.3 3.6 123.9 73.8 58.2 83.8 .327  3.32   12.7 .558 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 10.8%   30 28.6 1.1 15.1 14.3 .505 .6      200.00 189.5 3.2 127.4 70.8 57.2 83.2 .337  3.19   12.7 .544 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
Rookie     14.0%     30 28.5 1.7 13.8 14.7 .462 1.5        200.00 174.4 3.5 126.6 74.6 66.5 134.9 .560  3.36   11.2 .473 Rookie