Starting Pitchers
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1918 1920 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 Eddie Cicotte   CHI 1 R 35   35 30 5 27 6 .771 2      295.33 247 5 74 60 47 106 .361  1.83    30.3 .866   40.40 1 Eddie Cicotte
2 Walter Johnson BBW   WAS 7 R 31   29 27 7 18 10 .621 1      266.00 215 0 67 44 47 135 .515  1.49    23.9 .824   31.09 2 Walter Johnson
3 Stan Coveleski Vet   CLE 2 R 29 CL   34 24 4 23 8 .676 3      275.00 266 2 92 77 56 110 .342  2.52    22.8 .671   26.75 3 Stan Coveleski
4 Carl Mays   BOS/NY 6/3 R 27   29 26 3 14 14 .483 1      254.67 217 5 87 59 74 103 .354  2.09    20.7 .714   25.06 4 Carl Mays
5   Allen Sothoron           STL 5 R 26 CL     30 21 3 15 13 .500 2        246.33 234 4 92 60 79 97 .310  2.19    20.9 .697   25.00 5   Allen Sothoron
6 Lefty Williams   CHI 1 L 26   40 27 5 23 11 .575 6      295.00 263 7 103 86 58 124 .386  2.62    22.8 .570   24.67 6 Lefty Williams
7 Jack Quinn   NY 3 R 35   31 18 4 12 13 .387 6      249.00 227 7 90 72 61 91 .316  2.60    20.2 .652   23.37 7 Jack Quinn
8 Bob Shawkey   NY 3 R 28 CL   27 22 3 16 10 .593 1      228.67 191 6 82 69 81 107 .393  2.72    19.1 .707   23.02 8 Bob Shawkey
9 Urban Shocker   STL 5 R 28   25 14 5 12 10 .480 3      198.67 182 6 71 59 52 81 .346  2.67    16.1 .644   18.51 9 Urban Shocker
10 Jim Bagby   CLE 2 R 29 CL   32 21 0 17 11 .531 4      234.67 251 3 93 73 43 59 .201  2.80    17.3 .541   18.23 10 Jim Bagby
                           
11 Carl Weilman   STL 5 L 29   20 12 3 10 6 .500 4      148.00 133 3 51 34 45 44 .247  2.07    13.8 .690   16.43 11 Carl Weilman
12 Herb Pennock BBW   BOS 6 L 25   26 16 5 15 8 .577 3      204.67 208 2 73 62 45 65 .257  2.73    14.5 .558   15.52 12 Herb Pennock
13 Howard Ehmke   DET 4 R 25   31 20 2 16 10 .516 5      244.00 250 5 112 86 105 78 .220  3.17    15.3 .494   15.40 13 Howard Ehmke
14 Jim Shaw   WAS 7 R 25 CL   38 23 3 16 16 .421 6      290.67 260 5 109 86 96 121 .340  2.66    16.3 .429   15.30 14 Jim Shaw
15   Hank Thormahlen           NY 3 L 22       25 13 2 12 9 .480 4        177.67 146 9 65 52 57 58 .286  2.63    14.1 .564   15.17 15   Hank Thormahlen
16 Bernie Boland   DET 4 R 27   30 18 1 13 15 .433 2      231.00 211 7 89 78 76 68 .237  3.04    14.6 .487   14.60 16 Bernie Boland
17 Dutch (H) Leonard   DET 4 L 27   28 18 4 14 12 .500 2      215.00 210 7 88 66 64 101 .369  2.76    14.2 .507   14.49 17 Dutch (H) Leonard
18 Hooks Dauss   DET 4 R 29   32 22 2 20 9 .625 3      251.67 257 9 123 99 62 72 .226  3.54    13.1 .409   12.01 18 Hooks Dauss
19 Dickie Kerr   R CHI 1 L 25 MR   17 10 1 6 6 .353 5      152.33 149 1 56 49 46 57 .292  2.90    10.5 .618   11.82 19 Dickie Kerr
20 Allen Russell   NY/BOS 3/6 R 25 CL   20 13 2 10 8 .500 2      157.33 143 4 62 50 52 83 .426  2.86    10.0 .500   10.13 20 Allen Russell
                           
21 George Mogridge   NY 3 L 30   18 13 3 9 6 .500 3      133.00 125 5 55 42 36 46 .286  2.84     9.0 .500    9.12 21 George Mogridge
22 Ray Caldwell   BOS/CLE 6/2 R 31   18 10 2 11 4 .611 3      127.33 109 2 75 43 45 43 .279  3.04     8.6 .478    8.52 22 Ray Caldwell
23 Guy Morton   CLE 2 R 26   20 9 3 8 8 .400 4      134.33 117 3 59 42 43 58 .363  2.81     8.3 .415    7.66 23 Guy Morton
24 Babe Ruth BBW   BOS 6 L 24 LF   15 12 0 8 5 .533 2      128.67 143 2 57 42 56 29 .146  2.94     7.4 .493    7.45 24 Babe Ruth
25   Bert Gallia           STL 5 R 27       25 14 1 11 12 .440 2        200.00 198 9 95 80 83 75 .267  3.60     8.5 .340    7.10 25   Bert Gallia
26 Sad Sam Jones   BOS 6 R 26   31 21 5 12 17 .387 2      236.00 249 4 116 98 92 65 .191  3.74     7.5 .242    5.29 26 Sad Sam Jones
27 Jing Johnson   PHI 8 R 24   25 12 0 7 14 .280 4      181.33 199 7 95 73 56 60 .235  3.62     6.9 .276    5.19 27 Jing Johnson
28 Rollie Naylor   R PHI 8 R 27   23 17 0 4 18 .174 1      186.33 191 2 99 69 58 62 .249  3.33     6.5 .283    4.95 28 Rollie Naylor
29 Scott Perry   PHI 8 R 28   21 12 0 4 15 .190 2      173.67 182 4 87 69 68 36 .144  3.58     5.7 .271    4.26 29 Scott Perry
30 Walt Kinney   R PHI 8 L 25 MR   21 13 0 6 13 .286 2      154.33 152 5 84 62 69 74 .335  3.62     5.6 .267    4.14 30 Walt Kinney
                           
31 Elmer Myers   CLE 2 R 25   15 6 1 6 7 .400 2      114.33 114 3 58 48 37 32 .212  3.78     4.8 .320    3.89 31 Elmer Myers
32 Red Faber Vet   CHI 1 R 30   20 9 0 8 9 .400 3      150.33 171 6 85 64 42 42 .197  3.83     4.9 .245    3.48 32 Red Faber
33 Harry Harper   WAS 7 L 24   30 8 0 6 21 .200 3      196.33 208 3 112 81 92 82 .273  3.71     3.4 .113    1.64 33 Harry Harper
34 Eric Erickson   DET/WAS 4/7 R 24   17 7 1 5 12 .294 0      131.67 132 6 76 61 65 81 .411  4.17     2.8 .165    1.63 34 Eric Erickson
35   Tom Rogers           PHI 8 R 27       18 7 1 4 12 .222 2        128.00 139 8 78 61 55 34 .175  4.29     2.6 .144    1.42 35   Tom Rogers
36 Dave Davenport   STL 5 R 29   16 5 0 1 10 .063 5      105.00 115 3 63 46 35 32 .213  3.94     1.3 .081    0.53 36 Dave Davenport
League Average Age 27.4
League Average per 30 Starts 30 18.8 2.7 13.8 12.8 .459 3.4
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 191.8 4.8 83.8 64.9 61.4 73.6 .291  2.92
League Average Win Shares per Game .487
Average Win Shares per Team  55.54
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   25.9%   240 142 23 109 97 .454 34      1,805.00 1737 44 744 576 568 680 .295  2.87   115.3 .480 Throws Left  
Throws Right   74.1%     672 428 58 310 291 .461 71      5,291.33 5067 125 2229 1726 1610 1931 .289  2.94   329.0 .490 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 11.9%   112 52 3 38 61 .339 13      815.67 828 27 405 309 326 310 .269  3.41   34.6 .309 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 71.2%   649 411 57 296 279 .456 74    5,059.67 4882 117 2122 1668 1574 1838 .285  2.97   312.8 .482 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 9.4%   85 59 12 46 29 .541 10      676.67 620 13 282 193 170 266 .337  2.57   46.4 .546 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   7.5%     66 48 9 39 19 .591 8        544.33 474 12 164 132 108 197 .338  2.18   50.5 .765 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     6.8%     61 40 1 16 37 .262 8        493.00 492 8 239 180 173 193 .290  3.29   22.6 .370 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   25.9%   30 17.8 2.9 13.6 12.1 .454 4.3        200.00 192.5 4.9 82.4 63.8 62.9 75.3 .295  2.87   12.8 .480 Throws Left  
Throws Right   74.1%     30 19.1 2.6 13.8 13.0 .461 3.2        200.00 191.5 4.7 84.3 65.2 60.9 73.0 .289  2.94   12.4 .490 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 11.9%   30 13.9 0.8 10.2 16.3 .339 3.5      200.00 203.0 6.6 99.3 75.8 79.9 76.0 .269  3.41   8.5 .309 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 71.2%   30 19.0 2.6 13.7 12.9 .456 3.4      200.00 193.0 4.6 83.9 65.9 62.2 72.7 .285  2.97   12.4 .482 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 9.4%   30 20.8 4.2 16.2 10.2 .541 3.6      200.00 183.3 3.8 83.4 57.0 50.2 78.6 .337  2.57   13.7 .546 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   7.5%     30 21.8 4.1 17.7 8.6 .591 3.7        200.00 174.2 4.4 60.3 48.5 39.7 72.4 .338  2.18   18.6 .765 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     6.8%     30 19.7 0.5 7.9 18.2 .262 3.9        200.00 199.6 3.2 97.0 73.0 70.2 78.3 .290  3.29   9.2 .370 Rookie