Starting Pitchers
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1888 1890 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 2 R 21   53 47 3 34 15 .642 4      452.00 456 15 254 158 123 186 .321  3.15    41.5 .783   52.14 1 Silver King
2 Icebox Chamberlain   STL 2 R 21   51 44 2 32 15 .627 4      417.67 372 18 218 138 163 200 .374  2.97    40.0 .784   50.30 2 Icebox Chamberlain
3 Bob Caruthers   BRO 1 R 25   50 46 7 36 11 .720 3      433.00 432 16 209 151 101 115 .216  3.14    37.3 .746   45.74 3 Bob Caruthers
4 Matt Kilroy   BAL 5 L 23   56 55 5 29 25 .518 2      475.00 470 8 280 150 140 214 .351  2.84    38.1 .680   44.62 4 Matt Kilroy
5   Jesse Duryea         R CIN 4 R 29       48 38 2 30 17 .625 1        391.33 363 9 203 111 124 179 .368  2.55    33.7 .702   40.09 5   Jesse Duryea
6 Gus Weyhing   PHI 3 R 22   53 50 4 30 21 .566 2      447.00 380 15 270 146 211 212 .359  2.94    29.9 .564   31.89 6 Gus Weyhing
7 Frank Foreman   BAL 5 L 26   48 43 5 23 21 .479 4      408.00 359 8 253 160 135 177 .358  3.53    27.6 .575   29.72 7 Frank Foreman
8 Jack Stivetts   R STL 2 R 21   20 18 2 10 6 .500 4      179.33 143 4 80 45 64 134 .647  2.26    19.3 .965   26.92 8 Jack Stivetts
9 Adonis Terry   BRO 1 R 24   39 35 2 22 15 .564 2      322.33 282 6 187 118 125 184 .452  3.29    23.3 .597   25.57 9 Adonis Terry
10 Mark Baldwin   COL 6 R 25   59 54 6 26 32 .441 1      505.67 451 9 352 203 270 362 .502  3.61    26.1 .442   24.65 10 Mark Baldwin
                                 
11 Lee Viau   CIN 4 R 22   42 38 1 21 20 .500 1      363.00 369 8 218 153 132 148 .295  3.79    22.3 .531   23.07 11 Lee Viau
12 Jim Conway   KC 7 R 30   37 33 0 18 19 .486 0      326.00 325 12 226 118 88 112 .271  3.26    19.8 .535   20.57 12 Jim Conway
13 Ed Seward   PHI 3 R 22   38 35 3 21 15 .553 2      318.00 351 8 211 140 100 101 .224  3.96    18.8 .495   18.78 13 Ed Seward
14 Park Swartzel   R KC 7 R 23   47 45 0 19 27 .404 1      408.33 479 21 332 196 116 146 .245  4.32    18.3 .389   16.21 14 Park Swartzel
15   Tony Mullane           CIN 4 R 30 CL     24 17 0 10 9 .417 5        201.33 199 4 122 67 81 102 .364  3.00    14.0 .583   15.18 15   Tony Mullane
16 Tom Lovett   BRO 1 U 25   28 23 1 17 10 .607 1      227.00 232 3 131 109 64 91 .307  4.32    14.5 .518   14.82 16 Tom Lovett
17 Sadie McMahon   R PHI 3 R 21   27 27 2 14 11 .519 2      240.00 228 5 159 94 101 116 .353  3.53    13.8 .511   14.01 17 Sadie McMahon
18 Bert Cunningham   BAL 5 R 23   33 29 0 14 19 .424 0      268.00 294 11 235 145 135 134 .312  4.87     9.7 .294    7.47 18 Bert Cunningham
19 Red Ehret   LOU 8 R 20   38 35 1 10 27 .263 1      349.33 423 11 275 186 110 130 .244  4.79     9.2 .242    6.43 19 Red Ehret
20 Hank Gastright   R COL 6 R 24   26 21 0 10 15 .385 1      211.00 242 8 166 107 99 109 .320  4.56     7.0 .269    5.16 20 Hank Gastright
                                 
21 Wild Bill Widner   COL 6 R 22   34 25 2 11 19 .324 4      279.67 350 10 229 162 81 60 .139  5.21     7.5 .221    5.00 21 Wild Bill Widner
22 Mickey Hughes   BRO 1 R 22   17 13 0 9 7 .529 1      146.67 165 6 115 71 82 52 .211  4.36     5.9 .347    4.94 22 Mickey Hughes
23 Elmer Smith   CIN 4 L 21   22 16 0 7 12 .318 3      188.33 235 10 159 102 94 96 .292  4.87     6.4 .291    4.90 23 Elmer Smith
24 John McCarty   R KC 7 R   14 13 0 8 6 .571 0      117.67 145 4 106 51 60 35 .171  3.90     5.5 .393    4.89 24 John McCarty
25   John Sowders         R KC 7 L 22       23 20 0 6 16 .261 1        181.33 200 9 177 97 103 102 .337  4.81     5.6 .243    3.92 25   John Sowders
26 John Ewing   LOU 8 R 26   39 37 1 6 30 .154 3      329.00 405 6 294 178 146 154 .279  4.87     6.6 .169    3.86 26 John Ewing
27 Al Mays   COL 6 U 24   19 13 1 10 7 .526 2      136.33 163 4 116 73 55 51 .234  4.82     4.5 .237    3.11 27 Al Mays
28 Scott Stratton   LOU 8 R 19   17 13 0 3 12 .176 2      130.00 153 6 123 47 41 41 .211  3.25     3.4 .200    2.16 28 Scott Stratton
29 Toad Ramsey   LOU/STL 8/2 L 24   21 18 0 3 17 .143 1      175.67 213 7 177 103 80 89 .304  5.28     3.5 .167    2.03 29 Toad Ramsey
30 Guy Hecker   LOU 8 R 33 1B   16 15 0 4 12 .250 0      145.00 206 7 139 90 45 32 .127  5.59     2.4 .150    1.32 30 Guy Hecker
League Average Age  23.8
League Average per 30 Starts 30 26.4 1.4 14.2 14.1 .474 1.7
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 207.1 6.1 137.1 83.6 74.5 88.1 .313  3.76
League Average Win Shares per Game .496
Average Win Shares per Team  64.44
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   16.3%   170 152 10 68 91 .400 11      1,428.33 1477 42 1046 612 552 678 .334  3.86   81.2 .477 Throws Left  
Throws Right 79.4%   822 728 38 398 380 .484 44    6,981.33 7213 219 4723 2875 2598 3044 .310  3.71   415.3 .505 Throws Right  
Sources: Throws Unknown   4.3%     47 36 2 27 17 .574 3        363.33 395 7 247 182 119 142 .276  4.51   19.0 .404 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 64.9%   676 597 28 315 321 .466 40    5,689.00 5968 190 3981 2431 2155 2505 .308  3.85   328.0 .486 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 26.2%   272 241 22 138 121 .507 13    2,294.00 2242 51 1442 912 840 1078 .350  3.58   145.8 .536 Age 25-29  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 7.6%   77 65 0 32 40 .416 5      672.33 730 23 487 275 214 246 .261  3.68   36.2 .470 Age 30-34  
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over 0.0%                           Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Age Unknown   1.3%     14 13 0 8 6 .571 0        117.67 145 4 106 51 60 35 .171  3.90   5.5 .393 Age Unknown  
Rookie     19.7%     205 182 6 97 98 .473 10      1,729.00 1800 60 1223 701 667 821 .333  3.65   103.2 .503 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   16.3%   30 26.8 1.8 12.0 16.1 .400 1.9        200.00 206.8 5.9 146.5 85.7 77.3 94.9 .334  3.86   11.4 .477 Throws Left  
Throws Right 79.4%   30 26.6 1.4 14.5 13.9 .484 1.6      200.00 206.6 6.3 135.3 82.4 74.4 87.2 .310  3.71   11.9 .505 Throws Right  
Throws Unknown   4.3%     30 23.0 1.3 17.2 10.9 .574 1.9        200.00 217.4 3.9 136.0 100.2 65.5 78.2 .276  4.51   10.5 .404 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 64.9%   30 26.5 1.2 14.0 14.2 .466 1.8      200.00 209.8 6.7 140.0 85.5 75.8 88.1 .308  3.85   11.5 .486 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 26.2%   30 26.6 2.4 15.2 13.3 .507 1.4      200.00 195.5 4.4 125.7 79.5 73.2 94.0 .350  3.58   12.7 .536 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 7.6%   30 25.3 0.0 12.5 15.6 .416 1.9      200.00 217.2 6.8 144.9 81.8 63.7 73.2 .261  3.68   10.8 .470 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over 0.0%                           Age 35 & over  
Age Unknown   1.3%     30 27.9 0.0 17.1 12.9 .571 .0        200.00 246.5 6.8 180.2 86.7 102.0 59.5 .171  3.90   9.3 .393 Age Unknown  
Rookie     19.7%     30 26.6 0.9 14.2 14.3 .473 1.5        200.00 208.2 6.9 141.5 81.1 77.2 95.0 .333  3.65   11.9 .503 Rookie