Starting Pitchers
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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 Walter Johnson BBW   WAS 4 R 27 CL   39 35 7 25 13 .641 1      316.33 242 1 78 54 53 191 .647  1.54    35.5 .910   49.56 1 Walter Johnson
2 Ray Fisher   NY 5 R 27   28 20 4 16 11 .571 1      241.67 214 7 80 57 60 95 .347  2.12    19.8 .707   24.36 2 Ray Fisher
3 Ernie Shore   BOS 1 R 24   32 17 4 17 8 .531 7      231.00 194 3 70 42 62 95 .371  1.64    20.7 .647   24.36 3 Ernie Shore
4 Hooks Dauss   DET 2 R 25 CL   35 27 1 21 11 .600 3      280.67 237 1 104 78 102 120 .354  2.50    21.0 .600   23.80 4 Hooks Dauss
5   Rube Foster           BOS 1 R 26       33 22 5 19 8 .576 6        245.00 208 3 80 58 83 79 .271  2.13    20.4 .618   23.47 5   Rube Foster
6 Ray Caldwell   NY 5 R 27   35 31 3 19 15 .543 1      302.33 264 6 114 97 106 129 .349  2.89    20.7 .591   23.30 6 Ray Caldwell
7 Guy Morton   CLE 7 R 22   27 15 6 14 13 .519 0      219.33 173 5 69 52 55 122 .535  2.13    18.5 .685   22.41 7 Guy Morton
8 Jim Scott   CHI 3 R 27   35 23 7 20 9 .571 6      262.67 227 3 87 59 69 106 .358  2.02    20.1 .574   22.29 8 Jim Scott
9 Harry Coveleski   DET 2 L 29 CL   38 20 1 18 11 .474 9      280.33 243 2 110 76 78 134 .417  2.44    19.7 .518   20.76 9 Harry Coveleski
10 Smoky Joe Wood   BOS 1 R 25   16 10 3 12 3 .750 1      131.33 100 1 27 22 37 53 .387  1.51    14.7 .919   20.62 10 Smoky Joe Wood
                           
11 Bert Gallia   WAS 4 R 23   29 14 3 13 10 .448 6      220.00 186 2 76 56 54 110 .458  2.29    17.8 .614   20.41 11 Bert Gallia
12 Babe Ruth BBW   R BOS 1 L 20   28 16 1 18 8 .643 2      207.00 158 3 76 56 81 107 .448  2.43    16.0 .571   17.70 12 Babe Ruth
13 Red Faber Vet   CHI 3 R 26   32 22 3 19 10 .594 3      251.33 221 3 99 71 83 153 .503  2.54    16.5 .516   17.34 13 Red Faber
14 Carl Weilman   STL 6 L 25 CL   31 19 3 13 17 .419 1      250.00 203 5 93 65 70 106 .388  2.34    16.0 .516   16.82 14 Carl Weilman
15   Joe Benz           CHI 3 R 29       28 17 2 15 9 .536 4        209.33 184 4 69 49 38 71 .320  2.11    14.8 .529   15.75 15   Joe Benz
16 Dutch (H) Leonard   BOS 1 L 23   21 10 2 11 5 .524 5      153.33 109 3 48 40 56 97 .588  2.35    13.1 .624   15.14 16 Dutch (H) Leonard
17 Doc Ayers   WAS 4 R 25 CL   16 8 2 9 5 .563 2      135.67 114 1 42 33 24 62 .449  2.19    11.6 .725   14.45 17 Doc Ayers
18 Willie Mitchell   CLE 7 L 25   30 12 1 10 13 .333 7      219.00 195 1 96 69 78 138 .505  2.84    12.4 .413   11.67 18 Willie Mitchell
19 Jean Dubuc   DET 2 R 26   33 22 5 17 10 .515 6      242.67 217 5 109 87 83 70 .233  3.23    12.8 .388   11.67 19 Jean Dubuc
20 Reb Russell   CHI 3 L 26   25 10 3 10 9 .400 6      183.67 172 0 72 53 38 72 .343  2.60    10.5 .420    9.96 20 Reb Russell
                           
21 Joe Boehling   WAS 4 L 24   32 14 2 14 10 .438 8      209.33 198 5 96 75 109 99 .322  3.22    11.0 .344    9.44 21 Joe Boehling
22 Eddie Cicotte   CHI 3 R 31 CL   26 15 1 13 10 .500 3      189.33 183 2 75 64 41 90 .402  3.04     9.4 .362    8.27 22 Eddie Cicotte
23 Bill James   STL/DET 6/2 R 28   32 11 1 12 13 .375 7      204.67 182 3 99 74 107 71 .246  3.25     9.2 .288    7.22 23 Bill James
24 Jim Shaw   WAS 4 R 21   18 7 1 5 10 .278 3      115.33 88 2 43 32 66 68 .442  2.50     7.4 .411    6.94 24 Jim Shaw
25   Bernie Boland         R DET 2 R 23 MR     18 8 1 9 5 .500 4        129.00 106 1 55 45 48 46 .299  3.14     7.0 .389    6.39 25   Bernie Boland
26 Grover Lowdermilk   STL/DET 6/2 R 30   34 14 1 10 16 .294 8      222.67 178 1 112 80 139 132 .416  3.23     8.1 .238    5.79 26 Grover Lowdermilk
27 Earl Hamilton   STL 6 L 23   27 13 1 9 16 .333 2      183.67 183 4 88 59 62 57 .233  2.89     7.2 .267    5.44 27 Earl Hamilton
28 Rip Hagerman   CLE 7 R 26   22 7 0 5 13 .227 4      133.67 138 4 76 52 68 61 .296  3.50     4.3 .195    2.78 28 Rip Hagerman
29 Jack Warhop   NY 5 R 30   19 12 0 6 9 .316 4      138.33 158 7 71 61 50 33 .159  3.97     3.9 .205    2.59 29 Jack Warhop
30 Bob Shawkey   PHI/NY 8/5 R 24   22 12 2 8 12 .364 2      157.00 154 5 81 65 61 74 .344  3.73     3.9 .177    2.40 30 Bob Shawkey
                           
31 John Wyckoff   PHI 8 R 23   34 20 1 9 21 .265 4      252.33 218 1 127 99 151 144 .390  3.53     4.5 .132    2.40 31 John Wyckoff
32 Roy Walker   R CLE 7 R 22   15 4 0 4 8 .267 3      102.67 96 1 57 45 51 45 .306  3.94     2.6 .173    1.58 32 Roy Walker
33 Joe Bush   PHI 8 R 22   18 8 0 4 12 .222 2      127.00 119 3 75 58 78 78 .396  4.11     1.4 .078    0.57 33 Joe Bush
34 Rube Bressler   PHI 8 L 20   20 7 1 4 13 .200 3      144.00 148 2 107 83 95 56 .230  5.19     0.5 .025    0.12 34 Rube Bressler
League Average Age 25.4
League Average per 30 Starts 30 16.9 2.5 13.8 11.8 .461 4.4
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 174.4 2.9 80.1 60.0 70.7 91.8 .375  2.70
League Average Win Shares per Game .467
Average Win Shares per Team  54.13
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   26.8%   252 121 15 107 102 .425 43      1,830.33 1609 25 786 576 667 866 .380  2.83   106.4 .422 Throws Left  
Throws Right   73.2%     676 401 63 321 264 .475 91      5,061.33 4401 75 1975 1490 1769 2298 .372  2.65   326.6 .483 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 36.1%   341 165 25 139 151 .408 51    2,451.00 2130 40 1068 807 1029 1198 .379  2.96   131.6 .386 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 55.6%   508 316 51 260 180 .512 68    3,890.33 3361 50 1435 1054 1177 1711 .377  2.44   280.0 .551 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 8.2%   79 41 2 29 35 .367 15      550.33 519 10 258 205 230 255 .340  3.35   21.4 .271 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     6.5%     61 28 2 31 21 .508 9        438.67 360 5 188 146 180 198 .367  3.00   25.6 .420 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   26.8%   30 14.4 1.8 12.7 12.1 .425 5.2        200.00 175.8 2.7 85.9 62.9 72.9 94.6 .380  2.83   11.6 .422 Throws Left  
Throws Right   73.2%     30 17.8 2.8 14.2 11.7 .475 4.1        200.00 173.9 3.0 78.0 58.9 69.9 90.8 .372  2.65   12.9 .483 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 36.1%   30 14.5 2.2 12.2 13.3 .408 4.5      200.00 173.8 3.3 87.1 65.9 84.0 97.8 .379  2.96   10.7 .386 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 55.6%   30 18.7 3.0 15.4 10.6 .512 4.0      200.00 172.8 2.6 73.8 54.2 60.5 88.0 .377  2.44   14.4 .551 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 8.2%   30 15.6 0.8 11.0 13.3 .367 5.7      200.00 188.6 3.6 93.8 74.5 83.6 92.7 .340  3.35   7.8 .271 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
Rookie     6.5%     30 13.8 1.0 15.2 10.3 .508 4.5        200.00 164.1 2.3 85.7 66.6 82.1 90.3 .367  3.00   11.7 .420 Rookie