Starting Pitchers
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1908 1910 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 Frank Smith   CHI 4 R 29   41 37 7 22 15 .537 4      337.33 257 1 96 67 65 164 .509  1.79    27.3 .666   31.99 1 Frank Smith
2 George Mullin   DET 1 R 28   35 29 3 25 8 .714 2      289.33 246 1 91 71 74 118 .369  2.21    24.7 .706   29.79 2 George Mullin
3 Ed Walsh Vet   CHI 4 R 28   28 20 8 15 10 .536 3      221.67 160 0 50 35 48 122 .587  1.42    20.3 .725   24.82 3 Ed Walsh
4 Eddie Plank Vet   PHI 2 L 33   33 24 3 19 10 .576 4      262.33 213 1 73 51 61 131 .478  1.75    21.2 .642   24.40 4 Eddie Plank
5   Chief Bender Vet         PHI 2 R 25       29 24 5 18 8 .621 3        236.00 185 1 64 43 42 152 .670  1.64    19.6 .676   23.14 5   Chief Bender
6 Cy Morgan   BOS/PHI 3/2 R 30   36 26 5 17 16 .472 3      282.67 196 3 73 57 98 107 .364  1.81    21.0 .583   23.03 6 Cy Morgan
7 Addie Joss Vet   CLE 6 R 29   28 24 4 14 12 .500 2      228.67 187 0 67 43 29 63 .292  1.69    18.8 .671   22.12 7 Addie Joss
8 Cy Young BBW   CLE 6 R 42   34 30 3 19 14 .559 1      291.67 264 4 109 73 58 108 .335  2.25    20.0 .588   22.03 8 Cy Young
9 Ed Summers   DET 1 R 24   32 24 3 19 9 .594 4      272.67 235 4 88 68 50 104 .365  2.24    19.1 .597   21.19 9 Ed Summers
10 Harry Krause   R PHI 2 L 21   21 16 7 14 6 .667 1      179.67 127 2 41 28 41 117 .696  1.40    16.3 .776   20.62 10 Harry Krause
                                 
11 Ed Willett   DET 1 R 25   34 25 3 21 8 .618 5      272.67 223 5 104 71 71 83 .282  2.34    18.4 .541   19.44 11 Ed Willett
12 Ed Killian   DET 1 L 32   19 14 3 10 9 .526 0      155.67 135 1 40 30 44 48 .268  1.73    12.9 .679   15.26 12 Ed Killian
13 Doc White   CHI 4 L 30 CF   21 14 3 10 9 .476 2      168.67 141 1 49 32 29 73 .429  1.71    12.5 .595   13.85 13 Doc White
14 Smoky Joe Wood   R BOS 3 R 19   19 13 4 9 7 .474 3      146.67 110 1 47 36 39 80 .537  2.21    11.2 .589   12.35 14 Smoky Joe Wood
15   Joe Lake           NY 5 R 28       26 17 3 12 11 .462 3        201.00 168 2 76 42 55 109 .489  1.88    12.1 .465   11.85 15   Joe Lake
16 Jack Powell   STL 7 R 34 CL   27 18 4 10 16 .370 1      218.00 202 1 76 51 38 75 .313  2.11    12.2 .452   11.78 16 Jack Powell
17 Barney Pelty   STL 7 R 28   23 17 5 11 9 .478 3      187.67 149 2 59 48 50 83 .417  2.30    11.5 .500   11.68 17 Barney Pelty
18 Eddie Cicotte   BOS 3 R 25   15 10 1 10 5 .667 0      125.00 90 2 45 27 43 65 .489  1.94     9.8 .653   11.37 18 Eddie Cicotte
19 Heinie Berger   CLE 6 R 27   29 19 4 13 14 .448 2      232.00 208 2 89 70 54 152 .580  2.72    12.2 .421   11.36 19 Heinie Berger
20 Frank Arellanes   BOS 3 R 27 CL   30 17 1 13 10 .433 7      193.33 161 3 67 47 36 69 .350  2.19    12.2 .407   11.17 20 Frank Arellanes
                                 
21 Jim Scott   R CHI 4 R 21   29 20 4 11 12 .379 6      230.00 178 0 79 59 85 124 .471  2.31    11.7 .403   10.67 21 Jim Scott
22 Cy Falkenberg   CLE 6 R 28   18 13 2 10 8 .556 0      147.33 121 0 50 39 45 73 .440  2.38     9.9 .550   10.54 22 Cy Falkenberg
23 Jack Coombs   PHI 2 R 26   25 19 6 12 8 .480 5      189.67 144 1 58 49 67 89 .422  2.33    11.0 .440   10.48 23 Jack Coombs
24 Walter Johnson BBW   WAS 8 R 21   36 27 4 12 23 .333 1      285.00 238 1 108 70 81 158 .495  2.21    11.6 .322    9.46 24 Walter Johnson
25   Jack Warhop         R NY 5 R 24       23 21 3 9 13 .391 1        204.67 166 2 71 55 68 80 .342  2.42     9.9 .430    9.33 25   Jack Warhop
26 Rube Waddell Vet   STL 7 L 32   28 16 5 10 14 .357 4      211.67 196 1 75 56 55 135 .538  2.38    10.3 .368    8.97 26 Rube Waddell
27 Bill Burns   WAS/CHI 8/4 L 29   23 11 3 7 13 .304 3      182.33 179 2 67 39 39 60 .275  1.93     9.6 .417    8.91 27 Bill Burns
28 Bill Bailey   STL 7 L 20   20 17 1 8 10 .400 2      165.00 144 2 59 45 62 95 .461  2.45     9.1 .455    8.81 28 Bill Bailey
29 Wild Bill Donovan   DET 1 R 32   17 13 4 8 7 .471 2      130.00 112 0 46 33 56 70 .417  2.28     8.0 .471    7.88 29 Wild Bill Donovan
30 Lew Brockett   R NY 5 R 28   18 10 3 8 8 .444 2      145.00 126 3 58 34 50 60 .341  2.11     8.0 .444    7.66 30 Lew Brockett
                                 
31 Slow Joe Doyle   NY 5 R 27   15 8 3 8 6 .533 1      119.33 98 3 47 34 35 54 .406  2.56     6.2 .413    5.72 31 Slow Joe Doyle
32 Bob Groom   R WAS 8 R 24   31 17 1 5 25 .161 1      224.33 188 2 98 71 90 113 .406  2.85     6.5 .210    4.27 32 Bob Groom
33 Tom Hughes   R NY 5 R 25   16 9 2 6 8 .375 2       99.33 91 3 35 29 31 58 .475  2.63     5.1 .319    4.13 33 Tom Hughes
34 Charlie Smith   WAS/BOS 8/3 R 29   18 9 1 6 10 .333 2      145.00 138 5 66 50 32 70 .412  3.10     4.8 .267    3.56 34 Charlie Smith
35   Bob Rhoads           CLE 6 R 29       15 9 2 5 8 .333 2        118.33 110 1 56 38 44 41 .266  2.89     4.2 .280    3.19 35   Bob Rhoads
36 Rube Manning   NY 5 R 26   21 11 2 6 10 .286 5      158.33 153 2 70 56 44 65 .330  3.18     4.5 .214    2.99 36 Rube Manning
37 Bill Graham   STL 7 R 25   21 13 3 6 12 .286 3      152.00 139 2 63 53 49 67 .356  3.14     3.1 .148    1.71 37 Bill Graham
38 Bill Dinneen   STL 7 R 33   13 8 3 5 7 .385 1      100.33 100 3 47 39 26 23 .183  3.50     2.4 .185    1.48 38 Bill Dinneen
39 Dolly Gray   R WAS 8 R 30   26 19 0 5 19 .192 2      191.67 185 1 108 76 68 76 .300  3.57     2.5 .096    1.11 39 Dolly Gray
League Average Age  27.6
League Average per 30 Starts 30 21.2 4.0 13.8 13.2 .460 3.0
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 167.8 1.8 69.2 49.7 53.3 91.8 .415  2.24
League Average Win Shares per Game .485
Average Win Shares per Team  58.96
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   17.1%   165 112 25 78 71 .473 16      1,325.33 1135 10 404 281 331 659 .450  1.91   91.9 .557 Throws Left  
Throws Right   82.9%     808 576 106 370 356 .458 82      6,376.67 5328 61 2261 1634 1721 2875 .408  2.31   379.8 .470 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 21.9%   211 155 27 87 105 .412 19    1,708.00 1386 14 591 432 516 871 .458  2.28   95.4 .452 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 51.9%   508 351 71 248 201 .488 59    3,981.33 3333 41 1378 985 1003 1817 .419  2.23   253.3 .499 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 22.5%   220 152 30 94 107 .427 19    1,721.00 1480 12 587 425 475 738 .377  2.22   103.0 .468 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   3.6%     34 30 3 19 14 .559 1        291.67 264 4 109 73 58 108 .335  2.25   20.0 .588 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     18.6%     183 125 24 67 98 .366 18      1,421.33 1171 14 537 388 472 708 .431  2.46   71.2 .389 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   17.1%   30 20.4 4.5 14.2 12.9 .473 2.9        200.00 171.3 1.5 61.0 42.4 49.9 99.4 .450  1.91   13.9 .557 Throws Left  
Throws Right   82.9%     30 21.4 3.9 13.7 13.2 .458 3.1        200.00 167.1 1.9 70.9 51.2 54.0 90.2 .408  2.31   11.9 .470 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 21.9%   30 22.0 3.8 12.4 14.9 .412 2.7      200.00 162.3 1.6 69.2 50.6 60.4 102.0 .458  2.28   11.2 .452 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 51.9%   30 20.7 4.2 14.6 11.9 .488 3.5      200.00 167.4 2.1 69.2 49.5 50.4 91.3 .419  2.23   12.7 .499 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 22.5%   30 20.7 4.1 12.8 14.6 .427 2.6      200.00 172.0 1.4 68.2 49.4 55.2 85.8 .377  2.22   12.0 .468 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   3.6%     30 26.5 2.6 16.8 12.4 .559 .8        200.00 181.0 2.7 74.7 50.1 39.8 74.1 .335  2.25   13.7 .588 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     18.6%     30 20.5 3.9 11.0 16.1 .366 2.9        200.00 164.8 2.0 75.6 54.6 66.4 99.6 .431  2.46   10.0 .389 Rookie