Starting Pitchers
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1904 1906 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 Rube Waddell Vet   PHI 1 L 28 CL   34 27 7 19 10 .559 5      292.00 205 4 76 48 80 255 .895  1.48    29.3 .862   38.58 1 Rube Waddell
2 Eddie Plank Vet   PHI 1 L 29   41 35 4 24 12 .585 5      346.67 287 3 113 87 75 210 .580  2.26    30.2 .737   36.77 2 Eddie Plank
3 Cy Young BBW   BOS 4 R 38   33 31 4 13 19 .394 1      305.33 236 3 94 62 29 200 .755  1.83    26.5 .803   33.68 3 Cy Young
4 Addie Joss Vet   CLE 5 R 25   32 31 3 20 11 .625 1      283.00 243 4 89 63 46 131 .453  2.00    24.7 .772   30.78 4 Addie Joss
5   Ed Killian           DET 3 L 28       37 33 8 21 14 .568 2        307.67 258 0 106 78 100 108 .302  2.28    25.5 .689   30.03 5   Ed Killian
6 Nick Altrock   CHI 2 L 28   34 31 3 21 11 .618 2      303.67 264 3 86 63 61 93 .286  1.87    23.2 .682   27.18 6 Nick Altrock
7 Jesse Tannehill   BOS 4 L 30   32 27 6 19 8 .594 5      257.67 226 7 86 71 56 107 .379  2.48    22.1 .691   26.05 7 Jesse Tannehill
8 Doc White   CHI 2 L 26   33 25 4 16 13 .485 4      252.00 197 2 65 49 56 116 .458  1.75    20.8 .630   23.42 8 Doc White
9 Andy Coakley   PHI 1 R 22   31 21 3 17 8 .548 6      243.33 217 2 89 50 70 138 .481  1.85    20.0 .645   22.79 9 Andy Coakley
10 George Mullin   DET 3 R 24   41 35 1 20 20 .488 1      339.00 295 4 145 95 135 164 .381  2.52    21.8 .532   22.55 10 George Mullin
                           
11 Frank Owen   CHI 2 R 25   38 32 3 21 12 .553 5      322.33 266 6 106 75 54 121 .378  2.09    20.8 .547   21.83 11 Frank Owen
12 Wild Bill Donovan   DET 3 R 28   32 27 5 17 14 .531 1      274.67 231 2 109 79 99 132 .400  2.59    19.2 .600   21.10 12 Wild Bill Donovan
13 Frank Smith   CHI 2 R 25   31 27 4 17 12 .548 2      268.00 198 0 89 63 98 157 .530  2.12    18.7 .603   20.60 13 Frank Smith
14 Jack Chesbro Vet   NY 6 R 31   38 24 3 18 14 .474 6      294.67 255 5 121 72 69 152 .469  2.20    19.8 .521   20.27 14 Jack Chesbro
15   Harry Howell           STL 8 R 28       37 35 4 15 22 .405 0        320.00 250 2 108 70 100 196 .560  1.97    19.2 .519   19.62 15   Harry Howell
16 Long Tom Hughes   WAS 7 R 26   35 26 5 15 19 .429 1      279.67 229 3 108 73 76 143 .469  2.35    18.5 .529   19.08 16 Long Tom Hughes
17 Al Orth   NY 6 R 32   37 26 6 17 15 .459 5      296.33 265 8 118 94 59 117 .361  2.85    17.0 .459   16.35 17 Al Orth
18 Bob Rhoads   CLE 5 R 25   26 24 4 15 9 .577 2      229.00 213 4 94 72 54 59 .221  2.83    15.0 .577   16.16 18 Bob Rhoads
19 Earl Moore   CLE 5 R 25   30 28 3 15 15 .500 0      266.00 229 6 110 78 91 130 .406  2.64    15.0 .500   15.05 19 Earl Moore
20 George Winter   BOS 4 R 27   27 24 2 12 15 .444 0      240.00 226 5 107 79 49 108 .393  2.96    13.3 .493   13.24 20 George Winter
                           
21 Chief Bender Vet   PHI 1 R 21   23 18 4 11 10 .478 2      193.00 163 4 87 61 76 120 .502  2.84    11.9 .517   12.14 21 Chief Bender
22 Jack Townsend   WAS 7 R 26   24 22 0 6 15 .250 3      230.67 217 2 103 68 74 89 .306  2.65    11.6 .483   11.44 22 Jack Townsend
23 Casey Patten   WAS 7 L 29   36 29 2 13 20 .361 3      292.33 283 3 137 102 81 107 .294  3.14    12.3 .342   10.20 23 Casey Patten
24 Barney Pelty   STL 8 R 24   28 27 1 13 14 .464 1      249.67 214 3 102 76 66 110 .393  2.74    10.4 .371    8.99 24 Barney Pelty
25   Weldon Henley           PHI 1 R 24       19 13 1 4 11 .211 4        164.33 139 4 66 47 60 73 .367  2.57     9.0 .474    8.79 25   Weldon Henley
26 Otto Hess   CLE 5 L 26 LF   25 22 4 10 14 .400 1      210.67 176 1 96 74 71 107 .433  3.16     9.6 .384    8.44 26 Otto Hess
27 Bill Wolfe   WAS 7 R 29 CL   23 17 1 8 13 .348 2      168.67 150 1 70 48 34 48 .261  2.56     9.1 .396    8.12 27 Bill Wolfe
28 Fred Glade   STL 8 R 29   32 28 2 6 25 .188 1      275.00 257 3 109 86 58 127 .403  2.81     9.2 .288    7.00 28 Fred Glade
29 Bill Dinneen   BOS 4 R 29   29 23 2 11 14 .379 4      238.00 230 7 114 99 49 95 .341  3.74     7.6 .262    5.52 29 Bill Dinneen
30 Willie Sudhoff   STL 8 R 30   30 23 1 9 20 .300 1      238.33 217 8 118 79 76 68 .232  2.98     7.1 .237    4.90 30 Willie Sudhoff
                           
31 Jack Powell   NY/STL 6/8 R 30   26 16 1 8 11 .308 7      194.33 197 3 94 70 52 81 .325  3.24     6.7 .258    4.82 31 Jack Powell
32 Frank Kitson   DET 3 L 35   27 21 3 10 14 .370 3      209.00 213 3 111 81 53 72 .271  3.49     5.7 .211    3.71 32 Frank Kitson
33 Bill Hogg   R NY 6 R 23   22 9 3 5 10 .227 7      154.67 134 1 78 55 76 94 .448  3.20     4.7 .214    3.08 33 Bill Hogg
34 Beany Jacobson   WAS 7 L 24   17 12 0 6 7 .353 4      130.33 126 1 75 48 32 45 .285  3.31     4.1 .241    2.86 34 Beany Jacobson
35   Bill Bernhard           CLE 5 R 34       19 17 0 5 13 .263 1        165.33 175 5 88 62 32 53 .256  3.38     3.9 .205    2.51 35   Bill Bernhard
36 Red Donahue   CLE 5 R 32   18 14 1 6 12 .333 0      132.00 127 2 65 50 24 43 .285  3.41     3.6 .200    2.28 36 Red Donahue
37 Jim Buchanan   R STL 8 R 28 CL   15 12 1 5 8 .333 2      121.33 128 2 65 47 23 46 .305  3.49     1.8 .120    0.88 37 Jim Buchanan
38 Norwood Gibson   BOS 4 R 28   17 9 0 4 6 .235 7      117.67 104 8 68 48 48 59 .388  3.67     1.7 .100    0.76 38 Norwood Gibson
League Average Age  27.7
League Average per 30 Starts 30 24.4 2.9 13.3 13.8 .444 2.9
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 174.7 2.9 79.6 57.0 53.1 92.8 .407  2.57
League Average Win Shares per Game .497
Average Win Shares per Team  68.83
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   28.4%   316 262 41 159 123 .503 34      2,602.00 2235 27 951 701 665 1220 .421  2.42   182.8 .578 Throws Left  
Throws Right   71.6%     793 639 68 333 387 .420 73      6,604.33 5805 107 2714 1921 1777 3054 .403  2.62   367.8 .464 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 16.2%   181 135 13 76 80 .420 25    1,474.33 1288 19 642 432 515 744 .413  2.64   81.9 .452 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 60.8%   668 567 71 311 304 .466 53    5,639.00 4841 71 2128 1549 1477 2637 .417  2.47   356.3 .533 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 17.6%   200 147 18 82 93 .410 25    1,578.67 1462 38 690 498 368 621 .339  2.84   80.2 .401 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   5.5%     60 52 7 23 33 .383 4        514.33 449 6 205 143 82 272 .512  2.50   32.2 .537 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     3.2%     37 21 4 10 18 .270 9        276.00 262 3 143 102 99 140 .388  3.33   6.5 .176 Rookie    
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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   28.4%   30 24.9 3.9 15.1 11.7 .503 3.2        200.00 171.8 2.1 73.1 53.9 51.1 93.8 .421  2.42   14.1 .578 Throws Left  
Throws Right   71.6%     30 24.2 2.6 12.6 14.6 .420 2.8        200.00 175.8 3.2 82.2 58.2 53.8 92.5 .403  2.62   11.1 .464 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 16.2%   30 22.4 2.2 12.6 13.3 .420 4.1      200.00 174.7 2.6 87.1 58.6 69.9 100.9 .413  2.64   11.1 .452 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 60.8%   30 25.5 3.2 14.0 13.7 .466 2.3      200.00 171.7 2.5 75.5 54.9 52.4 93.5 .417  2.47   12.6 .533 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 17.6%   30 22.1 2.7 12.3 14.0 .410 3.7      200.00 185.2 4.8 87.4 63.1 46.6 78.7 .339  2.84   10.2 .401 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   5.5%     30 26.0 3.5 11.5 16.5 .383 2.0        200.00 174.6 2.3 79.7 55.6 31.9 105.8 .512  2.50   12.5 .537 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     3.2%     30 17.0 3.2 8.1 14.6 .270 7.3        200.00 189.9 2.2 103.6 73.9 71.7 101.4 .388  3.33   4.7 .176 Rookie