Starting Pitchers
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1924 1926 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 Stan Coveleski Vet T12   WAS 1 R 35   32 15 3 20 5 .625 7      241.00 230 7 86 76 73 58 .191  2.84    22.9 .716   30.30 1 Stan Coveleski
2 Herb Pennock BBW T21   NY 7 L 31   31 21 2 15 15 .484 1      253.67 241 10 101 80 62 87 .287  2.84    21.7 .700   28.39 2 Herb Pennock
3 Walter Johnson BBW   WAS 1 R 37   29 16 3 19 7 .655 3      227.00 215 7 95 78 78 106 .362  3.09    21.0 .724   27.94 3 Walter Johnson
4 Ted Lyons BBW 20   CHI 5 R 24 CL   32 19 5 19 9 .594 4      239.33 251 7 96 83 67 39 .123  3.12    20.7 .647   26.04 4 Ted Lyons
5   Urban Shocker           NY 7 R 34       30 15 2 12 11 .400 7        231.00 259 13 96 89 53 68 .218  3.47    18.5 .617   22.72 5   Urban Shocker
6 Ted Blankenship   CHI 5 R 24   23 16 3 14 5 .609 4      176.67 164 7 68 57 49 63 .296  2.90    16.8 .730   22.44 6 Ted Blankenship
7 Slim Harriss   PHI 2 R 28   33 15 2 16 9 .485 8      228.33 237 6 104 87 85 79 .245  3.43    18.9 .573   22.37 7 Slim Harriss
8 Dutch Ruether   WAS 1 L 31   29 16 1 18 6 .621 5      222.67 237 5 100 91 104 69 .202  3.68    17.0 .586   20.35 8 Dutch Ruether
9 Hooks Dauss   DET 4 R 35   30 16 1 14 10 .467 6      220.67 233 11 108 88 82 56 .178  3.59    16.5 .550   19.13 9 Hooks Dauss
10 Sam Gray   PHI 2 R 27 CL   28 14 4 16 8 .571 4      194.00 193 11 89 73 62 74 .290  3.39    16.0 .571   18.90 10 Sam Gray
                                   
11 George Uhle   CLE 6 R 26   26 17 1 12 10 .462 4      206.00 209 4 108 87 77 68 .238  3.80    13.9 .535   15.90 11 George Uhle
12 Red Faber Vet   CHI 5 R 36   32 16 1 11 10 .344 11      234.00 258 8 110 96 54 71 .228  3.69    14.7 .459   15.57 12 Red Faber
13 Jake Miller   R CLE 6 L 27   22 13 0 8 11 .364 3      165.00 182 4 73 60 48 42 .183  3.27    12.9 .586   15.44 13 Jake Miller
14 Garland Buckeye   R CLE 6 L 27   18 11 1 10 6 .556 2      124.00 134 3 57 46 35 41 .243  3.34    11.7 .650   14.75 14 Garland Buckeye
15   Eddie Rommell   T12       PHI 2 R 27 CL     28 14 1 14 8 .500 6        206.00 227 10 106 92 74 55 .183  4.02    13.2 .471   14.17 15   Eddie Rommell
16 Howard Ehmke T24   BOS 8 R 31   31 22 0 9 19 .290 3      249.00 273 8 135 103 77 90 .257  3.72    13.5 .435   13.92 16 Howard Ehmke
17 Waite Hoyt Vet   NY 7 R 25 CL   30 17 1 11 13 .367 6      221.67 263 12 114 99 68 75 .227  4.02    12.9 .430   13.23 17 Waite Hoyt
18 Milt Gaston   STL 3 R 29   29 16 0 12 11 .414 6      207.33 237 6 130 104 87 77 .238  4.51    12.2 .421   12.38 18 Milt Gaston
19 Tom Zachary   WAS 1 L 29   33 11 1 11 14 .333 8      208.00 237 9 109 90 71 56 .182  3.89    11.8 .358   11.04 19 Tom Zachary
20 Earl Whitehill   DET 4 L 25   33 15 1 11 11 .333 11      236.67 267 13 135 124 86 82 .232  4.72    11.6 .352   10.76 20 Earl Whitehill
                                   
21 Joe Bush   STL 3 R 32   30 15 2 12 14 .400 4      197.67 229 15 122 112 89 57 .179  5.10    11.0 .367   10.42 21 Joe Bush
22 Sad Sam Jones   NY 7 R 32   31 14 1 11 18 .355 2      224.67 237 10 130 112 99 89 .265  4.49    10.7 .345    9.83 22 Sad Sam Jones
23 Sherry Smith   CLE 6 L 34   30 22 1 11 14 .367 5      235.33 295 11 151 128 47 28 .082  4.90    10.1 .337    9.17 23 Sherry Smith
24 Joe Giard   R STL 3 L 26   21 9 4 10 5 .476 6      140.33 149 9 76 70 75 38 .170  4.49     8.9 .424    9.06 24 Joe Giard
25   Ted Wingfield         R BOS 8 R 25       27 18 2 10 16 .370 1        209.67 232 10 128 99 76 22 .071  4.25     9.4 .348    8.67 25   Ted Wingfield
26 Dixie Davis   STL 3 R 34   22 9 0 10 6 .455 6      156.67 169 8 100 80 93 49 .187  4.60     8.3 .377    7.97 26 Dixie Davis
27 Jack Quinn   BOS/PHI 8/2 R 41   28 12 0 12 9 .429 7      182.00 227 5 110 83 37 35 .133  4.10     8.7 .311    7.59 27 Jack Quinn
28 Dutch (H) Leonard   DET 4 L 33   18 9 0 11 4 .611 3      125.67 143 7 74 63 43 65 .349  4.51     7.4 .411    7.42 28 Dutch (H) Leonard
29 Ken Holloway   DET 4 R 27 MR   14 6 0 9 4 .643 1      107.00 115 6 60 54 44 20 .126  4.54     6.3 .450    6.61 29 Ken Holloway
30 Bob Shawkey   NY 7 R 34   19 9 1 5 12 .263 2      137.00 159 10 77 62 48 61 .295  4.07     6.8 .358    6.36 30 Bob Shawkey
                                   
31 Benn Karr   CLE 6 R 31   24 12 1 6 11 .250 7      168.33 212 7 112 92 65 35 .126  4.92     6.8 .283    5.66 31 Benn Karr
32 Lil Stoner   DET 4 R 26   18 8 0 9 6 .500 3      123.00 140 6 66 62 42 40 .220  4.54     6.0 .333    5.41 32 Lil Stoner
33 Red Ruffing BBW   R BOS 8 R 21   27 13 3 8 17 .296 2      189.67 225 9 116 107 66 54 .186  5.08     6.3 .233    4.76 33 Red Ruffing
34 Dave Danforth   STL 3 L 35 MR   15 5 0 4 7 .267 4      106.00 112 12 67 54 44 32 .205  4.58     5.0 .333    4.51 34 Dave Danforth
35   Rip Collins           DET 4 R 29       20 4 0 6 11 .300 3        132.00 137 6 84 69 50 32 .171  4.70     4.6 .230    3.45 35   Rip Collins
36 Elam Vangilder   STL 3 R 29 CL   16 5 1 3 6 .188 7      121.33 132 6 78 67 61 21 .109  4.97     4.2 .263    3.37 36 Elam Vangilder
37 Charlie Robertson   CHI 5 R 29   23 6 2 8 12 .348 3      132.67 173 7 91 75 47 25 .114  5.09     3.7 .161    2.32 37 Charlie Robertson
38 Lefty Grove BBW   R PHI 2 L 25 MR   18 5 0 6 8 .333 4      125.33 143 5 83 72 75 65 .298  5.17     2.6 .144    1.54 38 Lefty Grove
39 Rube Walberg   PHI 2 L 28 CL   20 7 0 5 10 .250 5      120.67 142 10 78 68 47 45 .238  5.07     2.3 .115    1.22 39 Rube Walberg
40 Alex Ferguson   BOS/NY/WAS 8/7/1 R 28   16 3 0 6 4 .375 6       86.00 106 10 71 61 39 34 .234  6.38     0.7 .044    0.23 40 Alex Ferguson
                                   
41 Joe Shaute   CLE 6 L 25 CL   17 10 1 4 10 .235 3      115.00 144 4 84 71 35 27 .151  5.56     0.4 .024    0.10 41 Joe Shaute
42 Sloppy Thurston   CHI 5 R 26   25 8 0 9 10 .360 6      149.67 217 10 114 104 36 27 .107  6.25     0.2 .008    0.03 42 Sloppy Thurston
T43 Ernie Wingard   STL 3 L 24   18 8 0 7 6 .389 5      106.67 136 8 86 74 54 15 .079  6.24     -   .000     -   T43 Ernie Wingard
T43 Paul Zahniser   BOS 8 R 28   21 7 1 4 12 .190 5      138.33 183 7 101 87 69 26 .103  5.66     -   .000     -   T43 Paul Zahniser
League Average Age 29.5
League Average per 30 Starts 30 14.7 1.4 12.5 11.8 .418 5.7
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 222.5 9.2 109.4 92.8 70.9 58.8 .200  4.18
League Average Win Shares per Game .409
Average Win Shares per Team  56.10
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   29.3%   323 162 12 131 127 .406 65      2,285.00 2562 110 1274 1091 826 692 .204  4.30   123.4 .382 Throws Left  
Throws Right   70.7%     774 377 41 327 303 .422 144      5,537.67 6142 249 3005 2538 1947 1606 .199  4.12   325.4 .421 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 9.1%   100 56 11 48 37 .480 15      712.33 776 31 366 321 236 171 .169  4.06   43.8 .438 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 48.1%   536 239 23 210 215 .392 111    3,698.00 4199 174 2139 1821 1389 1071 .192  4.43   184.4 .344 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 27.5%   295 164 11 120 130 .407 45    2,201.67 2454 104 1198 1012 780 698 .216  4.14   131.8 .447 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   15.3%     166 80 8 80 48 .482 38      1,210.67 1275 50 576 475 368 358 .218  3.53   88.8 .535 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     12.2%     133 69 10 52 63 .391 18        954.00 1065 40 533 454 375 262 .182  4.28   51.8 .389 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   29.3%   30 15.0 1.1 12.2 11.8 .406 6.0        200.00 224.2 9.6 111.5 95.5 72.3 60.6 .204  4.30   10.8 .382 Throws Left  
Throws Right   70.7%     30 14.6 1.6 12.7 11.7 .422 5.6        200.00 221.8 9.0 108.5 91.7 70.3 58.0 .199  4.12   11.8 .421 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 9.1%   30 16.8 3.3 14.4 11.1 .480 4.5      200.00 217.9 8.7 102.8 90.1 66.3 48.0 .169  4.06   12.3 .438 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 48.1%   30 13.4 1.3 11.8 12.0 .392 6.2      200.00 227.1 9.4 115.7 98.5 75.1 57.9 .192  4.43   10.0 .344 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 27.5%   30 16.7 1.1 12.2 13.2 .407 4.6      200.00 222.9 9.4 108.8 91.9 70.9 63.4 .216  4.14   12.0 .447 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   15.3%     30 14.5 1.4 14.5 8.7 .482 6.8        200.00 210.6 8.3 95.2 78.5 60.8 59.1 .218  3.53   14.7 .535 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     12.2%     30 15.6 2.3 11.7 14.2 .391 4.1        200.00 223.3 8.4 111.7 95.2 78.6 54.9 .182  4.28   10.9 .389 Rookie