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 Eddie Cicotte   CHI 1 R 33 CL   35 29 7 23 11 .657 1      311.00 221 2 68 53 63 135 .475  1.53    29.8 .851   42.08 1 Eddie Cicotte
2 Carl Mays   BOS 2 R 25   33 27 2 21 9 .636 3      284.00 226 1 80 55 73 89 .298  1.74    27.7 .839   38.84 2 Carl Mays
3 Babe Ruth BBW   BOS 2 L 22   38 35 6 24 13 .632 1      319.33 239 2 89 71 106 125 .362  2.00    28.8 .758   38.37 3 Babe Ruth
4 Jim Bagby   CLE 3 R 27 CL   37 26 8 22 12 .595 3      292.00 252 5 82 64 66 76 .239  1.97    26.7 .722   34.71 4 Jim Bagby
5   Stan Coveleski Vet         CLE 3 R 27 CL     36 24 9 18 12 .500 6        277.33 188 3 72 56 87 123 .447  1.82    25.1 .697   32.07 5   Stan Coveleski
6 Walter Johnson BBW   WAS 5 R 29 CL   34 30 8 18 15 .529 1      294.33 224 3 95 72 61 170 .596  2.20    21.7 .638   26.53 6 Walter Johnson
7 Dutch (H) Leonard   BOS 2 L 25   36 26 4 16 17 .444 3      292.00 255 4 89 70 71 143 .439  2.16    21.0 .583   24.55 7 Dutch (H) Leonard
8 Ernie Shore   BOS 2 R 26   27 14 1 12 10 .444 5      221.33 196 1 77 55 54 56 .224  2.24    15.3 .567   17.63 8 Ernie Shore
9 Bob Shawkey   NY 6 R 26   26 16 2 11 13 .423 2      220.33 193 2 76 60 67 90 .346  2.45    15.0 .577   17.44 9 Bob Shawkey
10 Ray Caldwell   NY 6 R 29   29 21 1 10 16 .345 3      229.00 193 8 89 73 74 99 .371  2.87    13.6 .469   14.25 10 Ray Caldwell
                           
11 Red Faber Vet   CHI 1 R 28 CL   29 16 3 14 10 .483 5      219.00 198 1 81 47 75 74 .271  1.93    13.1 .452   13.47 11 Red Faber
12 Hooks Dauss   DET 4 R 27   31 22 6 16 14 .516 1      253.67 228 3 98 68 82 96 .310  2.41    13.3 .429   13.33 12 Hooks Dauss
13 Ed Klepfer   CLE 3 R 29   27 9 0 12 3 .444 12      180.00 176 0 71 47 46 56 .252  2.35    12.7 .470   13.33 13 Ed Klepfer
14 Reb Russell   CHI 1 L 28 CL   24 11 5 13 4 .542 7      164.00 147 1 53 36 28 47 .269  1.98    12.2 .508   13.31 14 Reb Russell
15   Ray Fisher           NY 6 R 29       18 12 3 8 9 .444 1        132.67 116 3 45 32 40 59 .378  2.17    10.0 .556   11.41 15   Ray Fisher
16 Doc Ayers   WAS 5 R 27 MR   15 12 3 6 6 .400 3      140.00 129 2 45 34 40 53 .314  2.19     9.4 .627   11.39 16 Doc Ayers
17 Bill James   DET 4 R 30   23 10 2 11 9 .478 3      170.33 140 2 61 40 83 53 .238  2.11    10.4 .452   10.70 17 Bill James
18 Willie Mitchell   DET 4 L 27   22 12 5 12 8 .545 2      166.00 154 2 59 40 41 72 .369  2.17     9.8 .445   10.01 18 Willie Mitchell
19 Rube Foster   BOS 2 R 28   16 9 1 8 6 .500 2      122.33 106 0 44 34 52 33 .209  2.50     8.5 .531    9.48 19 Rube Foster
20 George Mogridge   NY 6 L 28   25 15 1 8 11 .320 6      187.00 176 5 78 62 37 44 .207  2.98     9.2 .368    8.54 20 George Mogridge
                           
21 Bernie Boland   DET 4 R 25 CL   28 13 3 14 9 .500 5      202.00 163 0 76 60 81 76 .311  2.67     8.9 .318    7.68 21 Bernie Boland
22 Jim Scott   CHI 1 R 29   17 6 2 4 5 .235 8      109.33 110 0 32 23 37 32 .218  1.89     7.4 .435    7.47 22 Jim Scott
23 Lefty Williams   CHI 1 L 24   29 8 1 13 6 .448 10      191.33 184 2 78 63 67 71 .283  2.96     8.5 .293    7.04 23 Lefty Williams
24 Joe Bush   PHI 8 R 24   31 17 4 10 17 .323 4      219.67 195 3 95 60 105 114 .380  2.46     8.5 .274    6.81 24 Joe Bush
25   George Dumont           WAS 5 R 21       23 8 2 3 13 .130 7        168.33 141 2 63 48 63 53 .260  2.57     7.3 .317    6.29 25   George Dumont
26 Jim Shaw   WAS 5 R 23   31 15 2 14 13 .452 4      227.33 199 1 101 81 105 101 .332  3.21     8.0 .258    6.22 26 Jim Shaw
27 Jing Johnson   PHI 8 R 22   23 13 0 9 12 .391 2      165.67 160 3 66 51 49 48 .230  2.77     6.8 .296    5.66 27 Jing Johnson
28 Howard Ehmke   DET 4 R 23   25 13 4 10 14 .400 1      182.33 154 3 74 60 78 80 .345  2.96     6.9 .276    5.55 28 Howard Ehmke
29 Allen Sothoron   R STL 7 R 24 CL   32 17 3 12 16 .375 4      238.00 223 2 116 75 83 73 .239  2.84     7.0 .219    5.01 29 Allen Sothoron
30 Guy Morton   CLE 3 R 24   18 6 1 7 7 .389 4      120.67 118 2 55 37 44 46 .284  2.76     5.7 .317    4.91 30 Guy Morton
                           
31 Bob Groom   STL 7 R 32 CL   28 11 4 7 18 .250 3      207.00 172 3 71 68 85 73 .284  2.96     6.4 .229    4.68 31 Bob Groom
32 Bert Gallia   WAS 5 R 25   23 9 1 6 9 .261 8      161.67 149 1 72 54 72 65 .294  3.01     5.9 .257    4.57 32 Bert Gallia
33 Harry Harper   WAS 5 L 22   31 10 4 11 12 .355 8      179.33 145 1 85 60 106 99 .394  3.01     6.4 .206    4.45 33 Harry Harper
34 Dave Davenport   STL 7 R 27   39 19 2 17 17 .436 5      263.00 256 5 128 90 98 94 .266  3.08     6.9 .177    4.44 34 Dave Davenport
35   Wynn Noyes         R PHI 8 R 28       22 11 1 9 9 .409 4        159.00 145 5 69 52 72 60 .276  2.94     5.3 .241    3.98 35   Wynn Noyes
36 Nick Cullop   NY 6 L 29   18 5 2 4 8 .222 6      117.67 129 2 56 43 25 22 .143  3.29     4.5 .250    3.44 36 Nick Cullop
37 Rube Schauer   PHI 8 R 26   21 10 0 4 14 .190 3      180.67 176 5 97 63 58 52 .222  3.14     3.8 .181    2.47 37 Rube Schauer
38 Socks Seibold   R PHI 8 R 21   15 9 1 3 11 .200 1      116.33 103 1 63 51 62 40 .242  3.95     1.4 .093    0.65 38 Socks Seibold
39 Elmer Myers   PHI 8 R 23 CL   23 13 2 8 14 .348 1      167.00 183 2 101 82 65 73 .294  4.42     1.4 .061    0.53 39 Elmer Myers
40 Ernie Koob   STL 7 L 24 MR   18 3 1 5 12 .278 1       92.00 96 1 56 40 39 32 .237  3.91     0.8 .044    0.26 40 Ernie Koob
League Average Age 26.2
League Average per 30 Starts 30 16.8 3.3 12.9 12.6 .429 4.5
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 175.2 2.4 75.7 56.1 66.5 75.5 .312  2.52
League Average Win Shares per Game .427
Average Win Shares per Team  56.39
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   22.1%   241 125 29 106 91 .440 44      1,708.67 1525 20 643 485 520 655 .320  2.55   101.2 .420 Throws Left  
Throws Right   77.9%     815 467 88 347 353 .426 115      6,235.33 5433 74 2363 1745 2120 2342 .310  2.52   349.9 .429 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 30.9%   337 167 31 129 160 .383 48    2,387.33 2140 25 1042 779 972 955 .307  2.94   97.5 .289 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 60.6%   633 375 73 283 246 .447 104    4,868.33 4285 62 1764 1290 1437 1781 .311  2.39   307.0 .485 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 8.4%   86 50 13 41 38 .477 7      688.33 533 7 200 161 231 261 .342  2.11   46.6 .542 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     6.5%     69 37 5 24 36 .348 9        513.33 471 8 248 178 217 173 .251  3.12   13.7 .199 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   22.1%   30 15.6 3.6 13.2 11.3 .440 5.5        200.00 178.5 2.3 75.3 56.8 60.9 76.7 .320  2.55   11.8 .420 Throws Left  
Throws Right   77.9%     30 17.2 3.2 12.8 13.0 .426 4.2        200.00 174.3 2.4 75.8 56.0 68.0 75.1 .310  2.52   11.2 .429 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 30.9%   30 14.9 2.8 11.5 14.2 .383 4.3      200.00 179.3 2.1 87.3 65.3 81.4 80.0 .307  2.94   8.2 .289 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 60.6%   30 17.8 3.5 13.4 11.7 .447 4.9      200.00 176.0 2.5 72.5 53.0 59.0 73.2 .311  2.39   12.6 .485 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 8.4%   30 17.4 4.5 14.3 13.3 .477 2.4      200.00 154.9 2.0 58.1 46.8 67.1 75.8 .342  2.11   13.5 .542 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
Rookie     6.5%     30 16.1 2.2 10.4 15.7 .348 3.9        200.00 183.5 3.1 96.6 69.4 84.5 67.4 .251  3.12   5.3 .199 Rookie