Starting Pitchers
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1905 1907 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 Al Orth   NY 2 R 33   39 36 3 22 17 .564 0      319.67 299 2 109 83 62 126 .349  2.34    31.7 .813   41.56 1 Al Orth
2 Doc White   CHI 1 L 27   24 20 7 16 5 .667 3      205.67 150 2 44 35 36 89 .478  1.53    21.5 .896   29.59 2 Doc White
3 George Mullin   DET 6 R 25   40 35 2 21 18 .525 1      330.00 315 3 139 102 108 123 .291  2.78    25.2 .630   29.08 3 George Mullin
4 Addie Joss Vet   CLE 3 R 26   31 28 9 21 8 .677 2      271.67 212 3 78 52 41 102 .403  1.72    21.6 .697   26.22 4 Addie Joss
5   Bob Rhoads           CLE 3 R 26       34 31 7 21 10 .618 3        301.33 248 5 91 60 88 85 .253  1.79    21.7 .638   25.21 5   Bob Rhoads
6 Otto Hess   CLE 3 L 27 CL   36 33 7 19 17 .528 0      310.33 255 4 97 63 79 155 .464  1.83    21.4 .594   23.99 6 Otto Hess
7 Barney Pelty   STL 5 R 25   30 25 4 15 11 .500 4      247.67 180 1 73 44 56 87 .369  1.60    19.6 .653   23.04 7 Barney Pelty
8 Jack Chesbro Vet   NY 2 R 32   42 24 4 20 17 .476 5      302.67 292 2 129 100 70 142 .392  2.97    21.4 .510   22.21 8 Jack Chesbro
9 Nick Altrock   CHI 1 L 29   30 25 4 15 12 .500 3      260.00 243 0 86 60 38 89 .317  2.08    19.0 .633   21.99 9 Nick Altrock
10 Ed Walsh Vet   CHI 1 R 25   31 24 10 16 12 .516 3      246.00 190 1 73 51 51 151 .627  1.87    18.9 .610   21.46 10 Ed Walsh
                                 
11 Jack Powell   STL 5 R 31   26 25 3 12 14 .462 0      237.00 190 2 75 47 53 128 .527  1.78    17.8 .685   21.41 11 Jack Powell
12 Red Donahue   DET 6 R 33   28 26 3 13 14 .464 1      241.00 260 1 96 73 54 82 .261  2.73    17.0 .607   19.26 12 Red Donahue
13 Eddie Plank Vet   PHI 4 L 30   25 21 5 19 5 .760 1      208.33 170 1 69 52 50 106 .482  2.25    15.5 .620   17.75 13 Eddie Plank
14 Harry Howell   STL 5 R 29   33 30 6 15 13 .455 5      270.33 228 1 96 64 60 137 .476  2.13    16.8 .509   17.43 14 Harry Howell
15   Frank Owen           CHI 1 R 26       36 27 7 19 12 .528 5        274.33 271 4 107 71 51 62 .193  2.33    16.1 .447   15.66 15   Frank Owen
16 Fred Glade   STL 5 R 30   32 28 4 15 14 .469 3      257.33 207 4 88 68 57 93 .352  2.38    15.1 .472   15.08 16 Fred Glade
17 Bill Hogg   NY 2 R 24   25 15 3 11 13 .440 1      195.67 162 5 73 64 68 102 .443  2.94    13.9 .556   15.07 17 Bill Hogg
18 Rube Waddell Vet   PHI 4 L 29   34 22 8 13 17 .382 4      245.00 199 1 80 60 83 176 .624  2.20    15.4 .453   15.07 18 Rube Waddell
19 Ed Siever   DET 6 L 29   25 20 1 13 11 .520 1      206.00 222 5 88 62 42 66 .250  2.71    13.7 .548   14.75 19 Ed Siever
20 Bill Bernhard   CLE 3 R 35   30 23 2 15 15 .500 0      252.00 232 1 98 71 46 84 .302  2.54    13.5 .450   13.17 20 Bill Bernhard
                                 
21 Wild Bill Donovan   DET 6 R 29   25 22 0 9 15 .360 1      211.67 221 4 92 74 72 85 .290  3.15    11.3 .452   11.05 21 Wild Bill Donovan
22 Chief Bender Vet   PHI 4 R 22 CL   27 24 0 14 10 .519 3      211.00 184 4 87 59 42 141 .624  2.52    11.0 .407   10.21 22 Chief Bender
23 Walter Clarkson   NY 2 R 27   16 9 3 8 4 .500 4      104.33 93 4 41 27 38 44 .336  2.33     8.8 .550    9.49 23 Walter Clarkson
24 Roy Patterson   CHI 1 R 29   18 12 3 10 7 .556 1      132.67 111 1 43 31 16 42 .331  2.10     8.9 .494    9.10 24 Roy Patterson
25   Casey Patten           WAS 7 L 30       32 28 6 18 14 .563 0        263.33 236 2 99 63 74 89 .287  2.15    10.6 .331    8.87 25   Casey Patten
26 Jack Coombs   R PHI 4 R 23   18 13 1 8 8 .444 2      155.00 129 0 58 43 61 81 .426  2.50     8.7 .483    8.79 26 Jack Coombs
27 Jesse Tannehill   BOS 8 L 31   26 18 2 13 11 .500 2      193.33 204 9 90 68 38 81 .335  3.17     9.7 .373    8.61 27 Jesse Tannehill
28 Cy Young BBW   BOS 8 R 39   34 28 0 13 20 .382 1      271.67 272 3 129 96 24 132 .446  3.18    10.5 .309    8.48 28 Cy Young
29 Bill Dinneen   BOS 8 R 30   27 22 1 8 19 .296 0      215.33 206 4 99 70 51 59 .230  2.93     9.6 .356    8.32 29 Bill Dinneen
30 Jimmy Dygert   R PHI 4 R 21   25 15 4 9 11 .360 5      181.67 149 1 75 54 77 90 .398  2.68     8.6 .344    7.33 30 Jimmy Dygert
                                 
31 Doc Newton   NY 2 L 28   15 6 2 6 5 .400 4      105.00 99 3 45 37 28 44 .346  3.17     6.9 .460    6.80 31 Doc Newton
32 Cy Falkenberg   WAS 7 R 25   36 30 2 14 20 .389 2      286.00 265 1 130 91 103 170 .462  2.86     8.3 .231    5.79 32 Cy Falkenberg
33 Beany Jacobson   STL 5 L 25   15 12 0 7 8 .467 0      124.67 117 2 55 35 22 43 .309  2.53     5.7 .380    5.11 33 Beany Jacobson
34 Ed Killian   DET 6 L 29   16 14 0 9 6 .563 1      133.33 147 0 63 51 48 42 .215  3.44     5.5 .344    4.69 34 Ed Killian
35   Charlie Smith         R WAS 7 R 26       22 17 2 6 14 .273 2        195.00 207 2 94 63 62 87 .323  2.91     5.1 .232    3.57 35   Charlie Smith
36 Joe Harris   R BOS 8 R 24   24 20 1 2 21 .083 1      213.67 192 5 118 84 61 90 .356  3.54     3.9 .163    2.29 36 Joe Harris
37 Andy Coakley   PHI 4 R 23   16 10 0 6 8 .375 2      128.33 124 0 67 45 38 51 .315  3.16     3.1 .194    1.98 37 Andy Coakley
38 George Winter   BOS 8 R 28   22 18 1 6 16 .273 0      184.33 191 7 105 84 34 64 .284  4.10     3.2 .145    1.77 38 George Winter
39 Frank Kitson   WAS 7 L 36   21 15 1 5 12 .238 4      167.00 166 2 82 68 48 50 .234  3.66     3.0 .143    1.65 39 Frank Kitson
40 Long Tom Hughes   WAS 7 R 27   24 18 1 6 16 .250 2      185.00 209 5 107 74 73 82 .291  3.60     3.0 .125    1.54 40 Long Tom Hughes
                           
41 Ed Smith   R STL 5 R 27   18 13 0 7 11 .389 0      151.33 150 3 88 63 52 44 .218  3.75     2.2 .122    1.12 41 Ed Smith
League Average Age  28.3
League Average per 30 Starts 30 23.9 3.5 13.9 13.8 .465 2.3
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 182.2 2.4 79.1 57.0 50.1 84.4 .363  2.57
League Average Win Shares per Game .473
Average Win Shares per Team  65.55
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   27.0%   299 234 43 153 123 .512 23      2,422.00 2208 31 898 654 586 1030 .369  2.43   147.9 .495 Throws Left  
Throws Right   73.0%     809 648 86 362 388 .447 59      6,573.67 5989 79 2658 1908 1669 2766 .361  2.61   376.5 .465 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 12.1%   135 97 9 50 71 .370 14    1,085.33 940 15 478 349 347 555 .431  2.89   49.2 .364 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 55.3%   611 491 86 292 268 .478 51    4,981.67 4523 62 1915 1354 1281 2069 .356  2.45   299.8 .491 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 24.9%   277 228 31 140 125 .505 12    2,238.00 2064 27 854 624 509 906 .352  2.51   148.4 .536 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   7.7%     85 66 3 33 47 .388 5        690.67 670 6 309 235 118 266 .338  3.06   27.0 .318 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     9.8%     107 78 8 32 65 .299 10        896.67 827 11 433 307 313 392 .344  3.08   28.5 .266 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   27.0%   30 23.5 4.3 15.4 12.3 .512 2.3        200.00 182.3 2.6 74.2 54.0 48.4 85.1 .369  2.43   12.2 .495 Throws Left  
Throws Right   73.0%     30 24.0 3.2 13.4 14.4 .447 2.2        200.00 182.2 2.4 80.9 58.0 50.8 84.2 .361  2.61   11.5 .465 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 12.1%   30 21.6 2.0 11.1 15.8 .370 3.1      200.00 173.2 2.8 88.1 64.3 63.9 102.3 .431  2.89   9.1 .364 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 55.3%   30 24.1 4.2 14.3 13.2 .478 2.5      200.00 181.6 2.5 76.9 54.4 51.4 83.1 .356  2.45   12.0 .491 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 24.9%   30 24.7 3.4 15.2 13.5 .505 1.3      200.00 184.5 2.4 76.3 55.8 45.5 81.0 .352  2.51   13.3 .536 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   7.7%     30 23.3 1.1 11.6 16.6 .388 1.8        200.00 194.0 1.7 89.5 68.0 34.2 77.0 .338  3.06   7.8 .318 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     9.8%     30 21.9 2.2 9.0 18.2 .299 2.8        200.00 184.5 2.5 96.6 68.5 69.8 87.4 .344  3.08   6.4 .266 Rookie