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 3 R 30 CL   29 29 8 20 9 .690 0      298.00 220 2 65 42 64 148 .521  1.27    30.7 1.059   47.46 1 Walter Johnson
2 Stan Coveleski Vet   CLE 2 R 28   33 25 2 21 12 .636 0      297.67 250 2 86 60 73 83 .257  1.81    27.2 .824   37.10 2 Stan Coveleski
3 Scott Perry   R PHI 8 R 27   36 30 3 16 17 .444 3      312.33 277 1 91 69 104 76 .199  1.99    27.8 .772   36.70 3 Scott Perry
4 Carl Mays   BOS 1 R 26   33 30 8 21 12 .636 0      288.33 226 2 92 71 80 112 .366  2.22    20.8 .630   24.81 4 Carl Mays
5   Joe Bush           BOS 1 R 25       31 26 7 15 15 .484 1        260.67 230 3 84 61 87 119 .375  2.11    17.4 .561   19.59 5   Joe Bush
6 Allen Sothoron   STL 5 R 25   24 14 2 12 11 .500 1      196.00 143 3 60 42 63 67 .325  1.93    15.6 .650   18.90 6 Allen Sothoron
7 Harry Harper   WAS 3 L 23   32 14 3 11 10 .344 11      236.33 176 1 75 57 101 76 .274  2.17    15.3 .478   15.89 7 Harry Harper
8 Babe Ruth BBW   BOS 1 L 23 LF   19 18 1 13 6 .684 0      164.00 123 1 50 40 48 39 .228  2.20    12.6 .663   15.42 8 Babe Ruth
9 Sad Sam Jones   BOS 1 R 25   21 16 5 16 5 .762 0      176.67 145 1 63 44 67 42 .198  2.24    12.8 .610   15.01 9 Sad Sam Jones
10 Guy Morton   CLE 2 R 25   28 13 1 13 8 .464 7      209.67 185 1 85 62 75 120 .462  2.66    13.4 .479   13.93 10 Guy Morton
                                     
11 Jim Bagby   CLE 2 R 28 CL   31 23 2 15 14 .484 2      239.00 241 0 95 72 69 50 .161  2.71    13.8 .445   13.83 11 Jim Bagby
12 Jim Shaw   WAS 3 R 24   30 14 4 14 11 .467 5      214.67 179 2 78 58 80 115 .444  2.43    12.5 .417   12.12 12 Jim Shaw
13 Eddie Cicotte   CHI 6 R 34   30 24 1 9 18 .300 3      246.67 255 2 95 72 37 96 .329  2.63    12.4 .413   11.98 13 Eddie Cicotte
14 Bernie Boland   DET 7 R 26   25 14 4 13 9 .520 3      194.00 167 1 66 57 64 60 .260  2.64    11.3 .452   11.41 14 Bernie Boland
15   George Mogridge           NY 4 L 29 CL     19 13 1 12 6 .632 1        168.67 164 4 55 41 30 44 .227  2.19    10.3 .542   11.39 15   George Mogridge
16 Hooks Dauss   DET 7 R 28 CL   26 21 1 11 13 .423 2      231.33 225 3 97 77 54 68 .244  3.00     9.1 .350    8.09 16 Hooks Dauss
17 Slim Love   NY 4 L 27   29 13 1 12 11 .414 6      206.67 187 3 83 70 105 86 .295  3.05     9.2 .317    7.79 17 Slim Love
18 Vean Gregg   PHI 8 L 33   25 17 3 9 14 .360 2      187.67 169 4 80 65 63 59 .254  3.12     8.6 .344    7.58 18 Vean Gregg
19 Reb Russell   CHI 6 L 29   14 10 2 7 5 .500 2      112.33 105 0 41 32 30 34 .252  2.56     6.6 .471    6.81 19 Reb Russell
20 Joe Benz   CHI 6 R 32   17 10 1 7 7 .412 3      125.67 127 1 47 35 23 24 .160  2.51     7.0 .412    6.75 20 Joe Benz
                                     
21 Frank Shellenback   R CHI 6 R 19   20 10 2 6 12 .300 2      161.33 159 1 68 48 65 42 .188  2.68     7.1 .355    6.36 21 Frank Shellenback
22 Dutch (H) Leonard   BOS 1 L 26   16 12 3 8 6 .500 2      125.67 119 0 51 38 53 47 .273  2.72     6.4 .400    6.08 22 Dutch (H) Leonard
23 Ray Caldwell   NY 4 R 30   21 14 1 9 7 .429 5      169.33 166 2 66 58 59 57 .253  3.08     6.9 .329    5.94 23 Ray Caldwell
24 Doc Ayers   WAS 3 R 28 CL   24 11 4 7 10 .292 7      179.33 176 2 74 56 51 55 .242  2.81     7.2 .300    5.93 24 Doc Ayers
25   Fritz Coumbe           CLE 2 L 28 CL     17 9 0 10 5 .588 2        120.00 131 3 48 40 42 33 .191  3.00     6.3 .371    5.76 25   Fritz Coumbe
26 Dave Davenport   STL 5 R 28   22 12 2 10 11 .455 1      158.67 160 0 74 57 61 53 .240  3.23     6.1 .277    4.83 26 Dave Davenport
27 Mule Watson   R PHI 8 R 21   19 11 3 7 10 .368 2      137.00 134 0 72 51 43 29 .164  3.35     4.7 .247    3.51 27 Mule Watson
28 Tom Rogers   STL 5 R 26   16 11 0 5 9 .313 2      123.33 119 2 53 45 39 23 .146  3.28     4.4 .275    3.47 28 Tom Rogers
29 Bert Gallia   STL 5 R 26   17 10 1 8 6 .471 3      119.67 122 1 61 46 59 46 .254  3.46     3.5 .206    2.39 29 Bert Gallia
30 Rudy Kallio   R DET 7 R 25   22 10 2 7 12 .318 3      161.33 158 0 81 65 68 62 .274  3.63     3.8 .173    2.37 30 Rudy Kallio
                                     
31 Allen Russell   NY 4 R 24 CL   18 7 2 6 8 .333 4      120.00 118 5 58 43 62 46 .256  3.23     2.4 .133    1.32 31 Allen Russell
32 Happy Finneran   DET/NY 7/4 R 26   15 4 0 2 8 .133 5       97.67 118 5 51 47 32 28 .187  4.33     1.7 .113    0.86 32 Happy Finneran
33 Bill James   DET 7 R 31   18 8 1 5 11 .278 2      119.67 125 3 67 50 67 41 .214  3.76     1.7 .094    0.78 33 Bill James
34 Willie Adams   PHI 8 R 27   14 7 0 2 12 .143 0      118.33 115 1 67 58 68 27 .148  4.41     0.8 .057    0.29 34 Willie Adams
35 Elmer Myers   PHI 8 R 24   15 5 1 4 8 .267 3       89.00 94 4 62 46 39 16 .120  4.65     -   .000     -   35 Elmer Myers
League Average Age 26.8
League Average per 30 Starts 30 19.2 3.1 13.5 13.0 .450 3.5
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 182.5 2.1 76.7 58.9 66.8 66.7 .268  2.65
League Average Win Shares per Game .443
Average Win Shares per Team  44.68
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   21.0%   171 106 14 82 63 .480 26      1,321.33 1174 16 483 383 472 418 .254  2.61   75.3 .440 Throws Left  
Throws Right   79.0%     635 409 68 281 285 .443 69      5,045.33 4634 50 1958 1492 1653 1705 .271  2.66   282.1 .444 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 18.3%   153 79 16 61 65 .399 27    1,122.33 983 14 463 343 438 363 .255  2.75   54.6 .357 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 64.0%   513 334 51 243 217 .474 53    4,097.33 3763 38 1558 1210 1374 1335 .260  2.66   235.5 .459 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 17.7%   140 102 15 59 66 .421 15    1,147.00 1062 14 420 322 313 425 .309  2.53   67.3 .481 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     12.1%     97 61 10 36 51 .371 10        772.00 728 2 312 233 280 209 .207  2.72   43.4 .447 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   21.0%   30 18.6 2.5 14.4 11.1 .480 4.5        200.00 177.7 2.4 73.1 58.0 71.4 63.3 .254  2.61   11.4 .440 Throws Left  
Throws Right   79.0%     30 19.3 3.2 13.3 13.5 .443 3.2        200.00 183.7 2.0 77.6 59.1 65.5 67.6 .271  2.66   11.2 .444 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 18.3%   30 15.5 3.1 12.0 12.7 .399 5.3      200.00 175.2 2.5 82.5 61.1 78.1 64.7 .255  2.75   9.7 .357 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 64.0%   30 19.5 3.0 14.2 12.7 .474 3.1      200.00 183.7 1.9 76.0 59.1 67.1 65.2 .260  2.66   11.5 .459 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 17.7%   30 21.9 3.2 12.6 14.1 .421 3.3      200.00 185.2 2.4 73.2 56.1 54.6 74.1 .309  2.53   11.7 .481 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
Rookie     12.1%     30 18.9 3.1 11.1 15.8 .371 3.1        200.00 188.6 0.5 80.8 60.4 72.5 54.1 .207  2.72   11.2 .447 Rookie