Starting Pitchers
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1886 1888 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 Elmer Smith   CIN 2 L 19   52 49 3 34 17 .654 1      447.33 400 5 224 146 126 176 .335  2.94    51.5 .990   69.68 1 Elmer Smith
2 Tony Mullane   CIN 2 R 28   48 47 6 31 17 .646 0      416.33 414 11 234 150 121 97 .181  3.24    44.4 .925   58.06 2 Tony Mullane
3 Matt Kilroy   BAL 3 L 21   69 66 6 46 19 .667 4      589.33 585 9 326 201 157 217 .292  3.07    47.2 .684   53.07 3 Matt Kilroy
4 Toad Ramsey   LOU 4 L 22   64 61 0 36 27 .563 1      558.00 541 9 356 213 166 353 .499  3.44    45.0 .703   51.30 4 Toad Ramsey
5   Bob Caruthers           STL 1 R 23 RF     39 39 2 29 9 .744 1        341.00 337 6 185 125 61 74 .186  3.30    33.9 .869   42.97 5   Bob Caruthers
6 Silver King   R STL 1 R 19   44 43 2 31 12 .705 1      384.33 395 4 228 162 107 126 .251  3.79    34.4 .782   41.35 6 Silver King
7 Ed Seward   R PHI 5 R 20   52 52 3 24 25 .462 3      462.00 437 7 288 212 137 152 .265  4.13    31.3 .602   33.02 7 Ed Seward
8 Dave Foutz   STL 1 R 30 RF   38 36 1 25 12 .658 1      333.33 362 7 240 143 88 92 .204  3.86    26.3 .692   29.75 8 Dave Foutz
9 Gus Weyhing   R PHI 5 R 20   55 53 2 26 28 .473 1      466.33 465 12 342 221 167 193 .305  4.27    27.4 .498   26.29 9 Gus Weyhing
10 Phenomenal Smith   BAL 3 L 22   55 54 1 25 28 .455 2      482.67 517 7 362 203 173 202 .293  3.79    27.3 .496   26.15 10 Phenomenal Smith
                                 
11 Icebox Chamberlain   R LOU 4 R 19   36 35 1 18 16 .500 2      309.00 340 8 226 130 117 118 .258  3.79    22.0 .611   23.38 11 Icebox Chamberlain
12 Guy Hecker   LOU 4 R 31 1B   32 32 2 18 12 .563 2      279.67 319 9 210 129 49 57 .155  4.15    19.0 .594   19.90 12 Guy Hecker
13 Adonis Terry   BRO 6 R 22 RF   35 35 1 16 16 .457 3      303.67 316 10 220 136 95 132 .321  4.03    17.0 .486   16.11 13 Adonis Terry
14 Henry Porter   BRO 6 R 28   40 38 1 15 24 .375 1      339.67 416 7 264 159 96 74 .145  4.21    17.5 .438   15.74 14 Henry Porter
15   Billy Serad           CIN 2 R 24       21 20 2 10 11 .476 0        184.33 198 7 137 84 79 33 .119  4.10    13.7 .652   15.04 15   Billy Serad
16 Steve Toole   BRO 6 L 28   24 22 1 14 10 .583 0      194.00 186 1 133 93 106 48 .164  4.31    11.8 .492   11.25 16 Steve Toole
17 Al Mays   NY 7 U 22   52 50 0 17 34 .327 1      441.33 551 11 359 232 136 124 .180  4.73    12.6 .242    8.43 17 Al Mays
18 Billy Crowell   R CLE 8 R 21   45 45 1 14 31 .311 0      389.33 541 9 350 211 138 72 .106  4.88    10.9 .242    7.29 18 Billy Crowell
19 Hardie Henderson   BRO 6 R 24   12 12 0 4 8 .333 0      108.67 124 3 83 48 61 27 .146  3.98     5.5 .458    5.06 19 Hardie Henderson
20 Bob Gilks   R CLE 8 R 22   13 12 1 7 5 .538 1      108.00 104 1 66 37 42 28 .192  3.08     5.6 .431    5.00 20 Bob Gilks
                                 
21 John Harkins   BRO 6 R 28   24 22 0 10 14 .417 0      199.00 262 6 184 133 77 36 .106  6.02     6.2 .258    4.28 21 John Harkins
22 Mike Morrison   R CLE 8 R 20   40 35 0 12 25 .300 3      316.67 385 13 341 173 205 158 .268  4.92     7.2 .180    4.15 22 Mike Morrison
23 One Arm Daily   CLE 8 R 30   16 16 0 4 12 .250 0      139.67 181 1 108 57 44 30 .133  3.67     4.9 .306    3.69 23 One Arm Daily
24 Jack Lynch   NY 7 R 30   21 21 0 7 14 .333 0      187.00 245 8 158 106 36 45 .160  5.10     4.7 .224    3.02 24 Jack Lynch
T25   Al Atkinson           PHI 5 R 26       15 11 0 6 8 .400 1        124.67 156 2 121 82 54 34 .162  5.92     3.8 .253    2.60 T25   Al Atkinson
T25 Ed Knouff   BAL/STL 3/1 R 19   15 12 1 6 8 .400 1      113.00 119 0 113 78 77 45 .230  6.21     3.8 .253    2.60 T25 Ed Knouff
27 Ed Cushman   NY 7 L 35   26 25 0 10 15 .385 1      220.00 310 9 232 146 83 64 .163  5.97     3.3 .127    1.60 27 Ed Cushman
28 John Shaffer   NY 7 R 23   13 13 0 2 11 .154 0      112.00 148 3 119 77 53 22 .109  6.19     1.1 .085    0.44 28 John Shaffer
League Average Age  23.4
League Average per 30 Starts 30 28.8 1.1 15.0 14.1 .499 0.9
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 218.8 4.3 145.2 90.9 66.7 66.2 .232  4.09
League Average Win Shares per Game .541
Average Win Shares per Team  67.41
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   29.1%   290 277 11 165 116 .569 9      2,491.33 2539 40 1633 1002 811 1060 .316  3.62   186.1 .642 Throws Left  
Throws Right 65.7%   654 629 26 315 318 .482 21    5,617.67 6264 134 4217 2653 1904 1645 .201  4.25   340.6 .521 Throws Right  
Sources: Throws Unknown   5.2%     52 50 0 17 34 .327 1        441.33 551 11 359 232 136 124 .180  4.73   12.6 .242 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 71.5%   712 686 26 357 330 .501 25    6,117.00 6503 124 4325 2689 2097 2252 .262  3.96   397.4 .558 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 15.0%   151 140 8 76 73 .503 2    1,273.67 1434 27 936 617 454 289 .153  4.36   83.7 .554 Age 25-29  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 10.9%   107 105 3 54 50 .505 3      939.67 1107 25 716 435 217 224 .169  4.17   54.9 .513 Age 30-34  
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   2.6%     26 25 0 10 15 .385 1        220.00 310 9 232 146 83 64 .163  5.97   3.3 .127 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     28.5%     285 275 10 132 142 .463 11      2,435.67 2667 54 1841 1146 913 847 .237  4.23   138.8 .487 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   29.1%   30 28.7 1.1 17.1 12.0 .569 .9        200.00 203.8 3.2 131.1 80.4 65.1 85.1 .316  3.62   14.9 .642 Throws Left  
Throws Right 65.7%   30 28.9 1.2 14.4 14.6 .482 1.0      200.00 223.0 4.8 150.1 94.5 67.8 58.6 .201  4.25   12.1 .521 Throws Right  
Throws Unknown   5.2%     30 28.8 0.0 9.8 19.6 .327 .6        200.00 249.7 5.0 162.7 105.1 61.6 56.2 .180  4.73   5.7 .242 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 71.5%   30 28.9 1.1 15.0 13.9 .501 1.1      200.00 212.6 4.1 141.4 87.9 68.6 73.6 .262  3.96   13.0 .558 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 15.0%   30 27.8 1.6 15.1 14.5 .503 .4      200.00 225.2 4.2 147.0 96.9 71.3 45.4 .153  4.36   13.1 .554 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 10.9%   30 29.4 0.8 15.1 14.0 .505 .8      200.00 235.6 5.3 152.4 92.6 46.2 47.7 .169  4.17   11.7 .513 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   2.6%     30 28.8 0.0 11.5 17.3 .385 1.2        200.00 281.8 8.2 210.9 132.7 75.5 58.2 .163  5.97   3.0 .127 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     28.5%     30 28.9 1.1 13.9 14.9 .463 1.2        200.00 219.0 4.4 151.2 94.1 75.0 69.5 .237  4.23   11.4 .487 Rookie