Starting Pitchers
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1887 1889 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 Silver King   STL 1 R 20   65 64 6 44 21 .677 0      582.67 435 6 204 106 76 257 .503  1.64    66.1 1.017   90.46 1 Silver King
2 Ed Seward   PHI 3 R 21   57 57 6 35 19 .614 3      518.67 388 4 203 116 127 272 .528  2.01    41.4 .726   47.87 2 Ed Seward
3 Bob Caruthers   BRO 2 R 24 RF   43 42 4 28 15 .651 0      388.67 334 4 175 103 53 139 .359  2.39    35.4 .823   43.58 3 Bob Caruthers
4 Mickey Hughes   R BRO 2 R 21   40 40 2 25 13 .625 2      363.00 281 5 163 86 98 159 .420  2.13    32.9 .823   40.50 4 Mickey Hughes
5   Nat Hudson           STL 1 R 19       37 36 5 24 10 .649 3        327.33 278 8 152 92 58 128 .381  2.53    29.9 .808   36.47 5   Nat Hudson
6 Lee Viau   R CIN 4 R 21   42 42 1 27 14 .643 1      387.67 331 7 192 114 110 164 .372  2.65    29.9 .712   34.24 6 Lee Viau
7 Tony Mullane   CIN 4 R 29   42 41 4 25 16 .595 1      374.67 336 9 191 118 74 183 .446  2.83    28.8 .686   32.37 7 Tony Mullane
8 Elmer Smith   CIN 4 L 20   40 37 5 22 17 .550 1      348.33 309 1 167 106 89 154 .387  2.74    27.9 .698   31.63 8 Elmer Smith
9 Gus Weyhing   PHI 3 R 21   47 45 3 28 18 .596 1      404.00 314 4 198 101 111 204 .480  2.25    28.2 .600   29.64 9 Gus Weyhing
10 Adonis Terry   BRO 2 R 23   23 20 2 13 8 .565 2      195.00 145 2 79 44 67 138 .651  2.03    19.1 .830   23.61 10 Adonis Terry
                                 
11 Bert Cunningham   R BAL 5 R 22   51 50 0 22 29 .431 0      453.33 412 8 275 171 157 186 .327  3.39    23.1 .453   21.10 11 Bert Cunningham
12 Icebox Chamberlain   LOU/STL 7/1 R 20   38 34 2 25 11 .658 2      308.00 238 3 157 75 86 176 .543  2.19    19.9 .524   19.55 12 Icebox Chamberlain
13 Henry Porter   KC 8 R 29   54 53 4 17 37 .315 0      471.33 524 16 334 218 119 144 .224  4.16    21.6 .400   18.54 13 Henry Porter
14 Jersey Bakely   CLE 6 R 24   61 60 4 25 33 .410 3      532.67 518 14 321 176 128 212 .328  2.97    20.8 .341   16.48 14 Jersey Bakely
15   Dave Foutz           BRO 2 R 31 1B,RF     19 19 0 12 7 .632 0        165.00 137 3 80 46 33 68 .400  2.51    13.9 .732   16.14 15   Dave Foutz
16 Phenomenal Smith   BAL/PHI 5/3 L 23   35 34 0 15 20 .429 0      305.67 263 5 180 121 143 167 .411  3.56    15.3 .437   13.73 16 Phenomenal Smith
17 Al Mays   BRO 2 U 23   18 17 1 9 9 .500 0      160.67 150 1 81 50 32 67 .368  2.80    11.5 .639   12.48 17 Al Mays
18 Tom Sullivan   KC 8 R 28   24 24 0 8 16 .333 0      214.67 227 2 146 81 68 84 .285  3.40    11.7 .488   11.09 18 Tom Sullivan
19 Matt Kilroy   BAL 5 L 22   40 35 2 17 21 .425 2      321.00 347 5 224 144 79 135 .317  4.04    12.5 .313    9.49 19 Matt Kilroy
20 Mike Mattimore   PHI 3 L 29   24 24 4 15 9 .625 0      215.33 215 6 142 81 63 78 .281  3.39     9.7 .404    8.37 20 Mike Mattimore
                                 
21 Darby O'Brien   R CLE 6 R 21   30 30 1 11 19 .367 0      259.00 245 5 162 95 99 135 .392  3.30     9.1 .303    6.80 21 Darby O'Brien
22 Frank Hoffman   R KC 8 R   12 12 0 3 9 .250 0      104.00 102 3 71 32 42 38 .264  2.77     6.4 .533    6.34 22 Frank Hoffman
23 John Ewing   R LOU 7 R 25   21 21 2 8 13 .381 0      191.00 175 3 105 60 34 87 .416  2.83     6.0 .286    4.35 23 John Ewing
24 Scott Stratton   R LOU 7 R 18 LF   28 28 2 10 17 .357 1      255.33 272 7 186 103 50 92 .286  3.63     5.2 .186    3.04 24 Scott Stratton
25   Guy Hecker           LOU 7 R 32 1B     25 25 0 8 17 .320 0        220.67 248 5 152 83 42 62 .214  3.39     4.9 .196    2.94 25   Guy Hecker
26 Toad Ramsey   LOU 7 L 23   40 37 1 8 30 .200 2      342.33 362 10 278 130 86 228 .509  3.42     5.4 .135    2.69 26 Toad Ramsey
27 Bill Fagan   R KC 8 L 19   17 15 0 5 11 .294 1      142.33 179 4 148 90 75 49 .193  5.69     1.7 .100    0.73 27 Bill Fagan
28 Billy Crowell   CLE/LOU 6/7 R 22   19 17 0 5 14 .263 0      159.67 224 9 162 103 67 66 .227  5.81     -   .000     -   28 Billy Crowell
League Average Age  23.0
League Average per 30 Starts 30 29.0 1.8 14.9 14.3 .498 0.8
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 183.4 3.7 113.1 65.3 52.0 88.9 .378  2.94
League Average Win Shares per Game .543
Average Win Shares per Team  67.29
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   19.5%   196 182 12 82 108 .418 6      1,675.00 1675 31 1139 672 535 811 .367  3.61   72.5 .370 Throws Left  
Throws Right 78.7%   778 760 48 403 356 .518 19    6,876.33 6164 127 3708 2123 1699 2994 .381  2.78   454.3 .584 Throws Right  
Sources: Throws Unknown   1.8%     18 17 1 9 9 .500 0        160.67 150 1 81 50 32 67 .368  2.80   11.5 .639 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 77.6%   771 740 47 398 349 .516 24    6,755.33 6025 112 3707 2126 1791 3128 .400  2.83   435.3 .564 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 16.8%   165 163 14 73 91 .442 1    1,467.00 1477 36 918 558 358 576 .314  3.42   77.8 .472 Age 25-29  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 4.4%   44 44 0 20 24 .455 0      385.67 385 8 232 129 75 130 .283  3.01   18.8 .427 Age 30-34  
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over 0.0%                           Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age Unknown   1.2%     12 12 0 3 9 .250 0        104.00 102 3 71 32 42 38 .264  2.77   6.4 .533 Age Unknown  
Rookie     24.5%     241 238 8 111 125 .461 5      2,155.67 1997 42 1302 751 665 910 .342  3.14   114.3 .474 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   19.5%   30 27.9 1.8 12.6 16.5 .418 .9        200.00 200.0 3.7 136.0 80.2 63.9 96.8 .367  3.61   8.6 .370 Throws Left  
Throws Right 78.7%   30 29.3 1.9 15.5 13.7 .518 .7      200.00 179.3 3.7 107.8 61.7 49.4 87.1 .381  2.78   13.2 .584 Throws Right  
Throws Unknown   1.8%     30 28.3 1.7 15.0 15.0 .500 .0        200.00 186.7 1.2 100.8 62.2 39.8 83.4 .368  2.80   14.3 .639 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 77.6%   30 28.8 1.8 15.5 13.6 .516 .9      200.00 178.4 3.3 109.8 62.9 53.0 92.6 .400  2.83   12.9 .564 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 16.8%   30 29.6 2.5 13.3 16.5 .442 .2      200.00 201.4 4.9 125.2 76.1 48.8 78.5 .314  3.42   10.6 .472 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 4.4%   30 30.0 0.0 13.6 16.4 .455 .0      200.00 199.7 4.1 120.3 66.9 38.9 67.4 .283  3.01   9.7 .427 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over 0.0%                           Age 35 & over  
Age Unknown   1.2%     30 30.0 0.0 7.5 22.5 .250 .0        200.00 196.2 5.8 136.5 61.5 80.8 73.1 .264  2.77   12.3 .533 Age Unknown  
Rookie     24.5%     30 29.6 1.0 13.8 15.6 .461 .6        200.00 185.3 3.9 120.8 69.7 61.7 84.4 .342  3.14   10.6 .474 Rookie