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 7 R 28   38 36 3 21 17 .553 0      347.00 272 0 99 73 77 214 .613  1.89    31.9 .839   44.99 1 Walter Johnson
2 Babe Ruth BBW   BOS 1 L 21   41 23 9 23 11 .561 7      317.00 225 0 81 62 116 166 .487  1.76    30.7 .749   40.89 2 Babe Ruth
3 Harry Coveleski   DET 3 L 30   39 22 3 20 10 .513 9      312.67 268 6 101 68 61 104 .316  1.96    25.1 .644   31.00 3 Harry Coveleski
4 Bob Shawkey   NY 4 R 25 CL   27 21 4 17 10 .630 0      220.33 162 3 62 54 65 97 .427  2.21    18.2 .674   23.00 4 Bob Shawkey
5   Harry Harper           WAS 7 L 21       34 12 2 14 10 .412 10        245.00 205 4 80 67 99 146 .480  2.46    18.1 .532   20.33 5   Harry Harper
6 Dutch (H) Leonard   BOS 1 L 24 CL   34 17 6 16 12 .471 6      244.00 217 5 77 64 59 128 .464  2.36    17.5 .515   19.33 6 Dutch (H) Leonard
7 Carl Weilman   STL 5 L 26   31 19 1 12 14 .387 5      242.67 208 3 79 58 67 80 .291  2.15    16.0 .516   17.69 7 Carl Weilman
8 Carl Mays   BOS 1 R 24 CL   24 14 2 12 10 .500 2      197.33 168 2 64 52 60 61 .268  2.37    14.6 .608   17.53 8 Carl Mays
9 Red Faber Vet   CHI 2 R 27   25 15 3 15 8 .600 2      184.33 150 1 60 41 55 78 .380  2.00    14.7 .588   17.35 9 Red Faber
10 Reb Russell   CHI 2 L 27 CL   26 16 5 13 10 .500 3      199.00 156 1 66 53 32 84 .447  2.40    13.9 .535   15.65 10 Reb Russell
                               
11 Bert Gallia   WAS 7 R 24   31 13 1 13 9 .419 9      240.33 236 3 92 74 84 102 .319  2.77    14.3 .461   14.95 11 Bert Gallia
12 Eddie Cicotte   CHI 2 R 32 CL   19 11 2 12 5 .632 2      135.33 100 1 41 27 51 66 .437  1.80    12.1 .637   14.86 12 Eddie Cicotte
13 Eddie Plank Vet   STL 5 L 40 CL   26 17 3 13 12 .500 1      210.67 181 2 70 55 60 79 .328  2.35    13.3 .512   14.64 13 Eddie Plank
14 Nick Cullop   NY 4 L 28   22 9 0 11 6 .500 5      154.00 139 4 55 35 30 71 .420  2.05    11.7 .532   13.13 14 Nick Cullop
15   Jim Bagby         R CLE 6 R 26 CL     27 14 3 11 10 .407 6        221.33 205 2 88 64 54 71 .274  2.60    12.1 .448   12.47 15   Jim Bagby
16 Ernie Shore   BOS 1 R 25   28 10 3 15 8 .536 5      202.33 198 1 74 59 44 56 .231  2.62    12.2 .436   12.40 16 Ernie Shore
17 George Mogridge   NY 4 L 27   21 9 2 5 12 .238 4      172.00 154 3 63 44 40 58 .299  2.30    10.8 .514   11.92 17 George Mogridge
18 Joe Benz   CHI 2 R 30   16 6 4 8 4 .500 4      114.67 87 0 32 26 26 46 .407  2.04     9.3 .581   10.91 18 Joe Benz
19 Dave Davenport   STL 5 R 26 MR   31 13 1 10 8 .323 13      227.00 209 3 87 72 78 101 .352  2.85    11.3 .365   10.50 19 Dave Davenport
20 Hooks Dauss   DET 3 R 26 CL   29 18 1 15 12 .517 2      217.33 200 2 93 77 82 87 .309  3.19    10.2 .352    9.31 20 Hooks Dauss
                               
21 Bob Groom   STL 5 R 31 CL   26 8 1 11 8 .423 7      182.67 146 1 69 52 82 77 .338  2.56     9.4 .362    8.70 21 Bob Groom
22 Ernie Koob   STL 5 L 23   20 10 2 9 7 .450 4      139.33 128 1 45 39 47 22 .126  2.52     8.5 .425    8.53 22 Ernie Koob
23 Joe Boehling   WAS/CLE 7/6 L 25   28 10 2 9 13 .321 6      177.67 175 1 76 58 69 62 .254  2.94     9.2 .329    8.12 23 Joe Boehling
24 Lefty Williams   R CHI 2 L 23   26 10 2 12 6 .462 8      186.00 182 4 82 60 54 114 .483  2.90     8.9 .342    8.02 24 Lefty Williams
T25   Ray Caldwell           NY 4 R 28       18 14 1 5 11 .278 2        158.67 136 6 59 53 62 73 .369  3.01     7.2 .400    7.01 T25   Ray Caldwell
T25 Guy Morton   CLE 6 R 23   18 9 0 11 5 .611 2      130.00 121 1 55 42 36 76 .484  2.91     7.2 .400    7.01 T25 Guy Morton
27 Jean Dubuc   DET 3 R 27 MR   16 8 1 5 8 .313 3      124.00 98 1 48 41 61 29 .182  2.98     6.8 .425    6.82 27 Jean Dubuc
28 Rube Foster   BOS 1 R 27   19 9 3 9 7 .474 3      149.00 141 0 60 51 70 43 .204  3.08     6.9 .363    6.40 28 Rube Foster
29 Jim Scott   CHI 2 R 28   21 8 1 7 10 .333 4      141.67 133 3 54 43 45 61 .343  2.73     6.5 .310    5.57 29 Jim Scott
30 Ray Fisher   NY 4 R 28   21 9 1 9 7 .429 5      156.00 166 3 71 55 44 49 .233  3.17     6.4 .305    5.44 30 Ray Fisher
                               
31 Stan Coveleski Vet   R CLE 6 R 26 CL   27 11 1 13 9 .481 5      192.00 204 5 83 73 48 63 .250  3.42     6.7 .248    5.14 31 Stan Coveleski
32 Joe Bush   PHI 8 R 23   33 25 8 14 19 .424 0      271.33 210 3 103 78 123 149 .447  2.59     6.9 .209    4.86 32 Joe Bush
33 Willie Mitchell   CLE/DET 6/3 L 26   23 8 2 8 9 .348 6      147.33 148 2 74 61 57 72 .351  3.73     5.4 .235    4.03 33 Willie Mitchell
34 George Cunningham   R DET 3 R 21 MR   14 5 0 5 9 .357 0      101.67 99 0 48 31 50 46 .309  2.74     4.5 .321    3.93 34 George Cunningham
35   Elmer Myers         R PHI 8 R 22       35 31 2 13 22 .371 0        295.67 263 7 159 120 158 171 .406  3.65     4.6 .131    2.57 35   Elmer Myers
36 Earl Hamilton   STL/DET 5/3 L 24   17 6 0 4 7 .235 6      110.00 111 2 51 35 45 26 .167  2.86     3.6 .212    2.55 36 Earl Hamilton
37 Allen Russell   R NY 4 R 22 CL   18 8 1 5 10 .278 3      134.67 108 6 65 48 59 82 .491  3.21     3.2 .178    2.08 37 Allen Russell
38 Bill James   DET 3 R 29   20 8 0 6 12 .300 2      131.00 122 1 66 54 68 53 .279  3.71     2.1 .105    1.05 38 Bill James
39 Jack Nabors   PHI 8 R 28   30 11 0 1 20 .033 9      192.33 186 2 99 74 86 67 .246  3.46     2.3 .077    0.98 39 Jack Nabors
40 Tom Sheehan   PHI 8 R 22 MR   17 8 0 0 14 .000 3      136.67 143 1 81 56 68 39 .185  3.69     1.2 .071    0.49 40 Tom Sheehan
                               
41 Doc Ayers   WAS 7 R 26 MR   17 7 0 5 7 .294 5      106.33 117 3 60 45 35 47 .309  3.81     0.8 .047    0.27 41 Doc Ayers
League Average Age 26.0
League Average per 30 Starts 30 15.6 2.5 12.7 12.1 .423 5.2
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 177.1 2.5 76.5 59.1 67.1 85.4 .350  2.66
League Average Win Shares per Game .422
Average Win Shares per Team  54.54
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   37.2%   388 188 39 169 139 .436 80      2,857.33 2497 38 1000 759 836 1212 .364  2.39   192.7 .497 Throws Left  
Throws Right   62.8%     645 350 47 268 279 .416 98      4,911.00 4380 61 1972 1535 1771 2104 .342  2.81   243.6 .378 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 35.2%   362 191 35 151 151 .417 60    2,749.00 2416 39 1083 828 1058 1328 .382  2.71   143.8 .397 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 52.5%   545 283 38 222 228 .407 95    4,063.33 3679 50 1576 1238 1269 1616 .327  2.74   223.3 .410 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 9.6%   100 47 10 51 27 .510 22      745.33 601 8 243 173 220 293 .357  2.09   55.9 .559 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   2.6%     26 17 3 13 12 .500 1        210.67 181 2 70 55 60 79 .328  2.35   13.3 .512 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     14.4%     147 79 9 59 66 .401 22      1,131.33 1061 24 525 396 423 547 .369  3.15   40.0 .272 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   37.2%   30 14.5 3.0 13.1 10.7 .436 6.2        200.00 174.8 2.7 70.0 53.1 58.5 84.8 .364  2.39   13.5 .497 Throws Left  
Throws Right   62.8%     30 16.3 2.2 12.5 13.0 .416 4.5        200.00 178.4 2.5 80.3 62.5 72.1 85.7 .342  2.81   9.9 .378 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 35.2%   30 15.8 2.9 12.5 12.5 .417 5.0      200.00 175.8 2.8 78.8 60.2 77.0 96.6 .382  2.71   10.5 .397 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 52.5%   30 15.6 2.1 12.2 12.6 .407 5.2      200.00 181.1 2.5 77.6 60.9 62.5 79.5 .327  2.74   11.0 .410 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 9.6%   30 14.1 3.0 15.3 8.1 .510 6.6      200.00 161.3 2.1 65.2 46.4 59.0 78.6 .357  2.09   15.0 .559 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   2.6%     30 19.6 3.5 15.0 13.8 .500 1.2        200.00 171.8 1.9 66.5 52.2 57.0 75.0 .328  2.35   12.6 .512 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     14.4%     30 16.1 1.8 12.0 13.5 .401 4.5        200.00 187.6 4.2 92.8 70.0 74.8 96.7 .369  3.15   7.1 .272 Rookie