Starting Pitchers
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1928 1930 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 Lefty Grove BBW   PHI 1 L 29 CL   37 19 2 20 6 .541 11      268.33 275 8 104 86 78 161 .456  2.88    25.4 .686   31.93 1 Lefty Grove
2 Firpo Marberry   WAS 5 R 30 CL   26 16 0 16 8 .615 2      207.33 189 6 79 64 53 90 .372  2.78    21.2 .815   29.05 2 Firpo Marberry
3 George Earnshaw   PHI 1 R 29   33 13 3 21 8 .636 4      236.33 215 8 95 81 112 140 .428  3.08    22.7 .688   28.58 3 George Earnshaw
4 Willis Hudlin   CLE 3 R 23   33 22 2 14 14 .424 5      259.33 277 6 116 99 66 60 .175  3.44    21.7 .658   26.72 4 Willis Hudlin
5   Sam Gray           STL 4 R 31       37 23 4 17 15 .459 5        295.00 325 18 136 121 90 107 .258  3.69    22.9 .619   27.35 5   Sam Gray
6 Tommy Thomas   CHI 7 R 29   31 24 2 12 18 .387 1      253.67 264 16 120 91 57 61 .190  3.23    18.7 .603   22.04 6 Tommy Thomas
7 Wes Ferrell   R CLE 3 R 21 CL   25 18 1 16 8 .640 1      196.00 210 5 92 80 85 81 .275  3.67    16.7 .668   20.72 7 Wes Ferrell
8 Rube Walberg   PHI 1 L 32 CL   33 20 3 17 10 .515 6      247.67 235 22 108 100 93 87 .265  3.63    18.8 .570   21.55 8 Rube Walberg
9 Milt Gaston   BOS 8 R 33   28 20 1 10 17 .357 1      223.33 239 14 106 89 72 74 .238  3.59    17.2 .614   20.46 9 Milt Gaston
10 Jake Miller   CLE 3 L 31   29 14 2 14 12 .483 3      205.33 227 7 98 82 60 60 .209  3.59    16.6 .572   19.06 10 Jake Miller
                           
11 Danny MacFayden   BOS 8 R 24   27 14 4 10 17 .370 0      212.33 211 8 97 81 79 57 .197  3.43    15.3 .567   17.49 11 Danny MacFayden
12 General Crowder   STL 4 R 30 CL   34 19 4 16 15 .471 3      254.33 261 22 131 114 88 77 .221  4.03    15.9 .468   16.51 12 General Crowder
13 Ted Lyons BBW   CHI 7 R 28   31 21 1 13 17 .419 1      241.67 258 11 124 109 71 52 .158  4.06    14.6 .471   15.21 13 Ted Lyons
14 Red Faber Vet   CHI 7 R 40   31 15 1 13 13 .419 5      234.00 241 10 119 101 61 68 .225  3.88    14.5 .468   15.06 14 Red Faber
15   Ed (W) Morris           BOS 8 R 29       26 17 2 12 13 .462 1        194.33 211 7 108 93 80 67 .230  4.31    13.1 .504   14.12 15   Ed (W) Morris
16 George Uhle   DET 6 R 30   30 22 1 14 11 .467 5      245.00 279 9 137 111 58 98 .291  4.08    13.2 .440   13.29 16 George Uhle
17 Rip Collins   STL 4 R 33   20 10 1 10 5 .500 5      142.67 150 12 74 63 65 42 .195  3.97    10.7 .535   11.88 17 Rip Collins
18 Lefty Stewart   STL 4 L 28   18 8 1 8 5 .444 5      131.00 125 8 60 49 43 40 .238  3.37    10.0 .556   11.32 18 Lefty Stewart
19 Lloyd Brown   WAS 5 L 24 MR   15 7 1 6 5 .400 4      105.00 106 5 52 42 32 28 .203  3.60     8.9 .593   10.40 19 Lloyd Brown
20 George Blaeholder   STL 4 R 25   24 13 4 9 12 .375 3      174.00 184 15 91 82 48 49 .211  4.24    10.1 .421    9.95 20 George Blaeholder
                           
21 Earl Whitehill   DET 6 L 29   28 18 1 10 14 .357 4      226.33 239 16 136 115 90 96 .292  4.57    10.5 .375    9.76 21 Earl Whitehill
22 Sad Sam Jones   WAS 5 R 36   24 8 1 9 9 .375 6      153.00 156 5 80 67 49 37 .180  3.94     9.4 .392    8.93 22 Sad Sam Jones
23 Jack Russell   BOS 8 R 23   32 13 0 6 18 .188 8      221.67 259 12 131 98 40 36 .120  3.98    10.6 .331    9.26 23 Jack Russell
24 Waite Hoyt Vet   NY 2 R 29   25 12 0 10 9 .400 6      191.67 208 8 108 89 66 52 .190  4.18     9.0 .360    8.20 24 Waite Hoyt
25   Ed Wells           NY 2 L 29       23 10 3 13 9 .565 1        172.33 160 17 92 84 77 72 .304  4.39     8.5 .370    7.85 25   Ed Wells
26 Joe Shaute   CLE 3 L 29   24 8 0 7 8 .292 9      154.00 205 6 97 74 50 42 .165  4.32     8.5 .354    7.68 26 Joe Shaute
27 Myles Thomas   NY/WAS 2/5 R 31   15 7 0 6 8 .400 1      103.33 120 3 68 44 40 30 .188  3.83     6.4 .427    6.35 27 Myles Thomas
28 Roy Sherid   R NY 2 R 22   15 9 0 6 6 .400 3      108.33 115 4 55 42 42 34 .217  3.49     6.1 .407    5.91 28 Roy Sherid
29 Garland Braxton   WAS 5 L 29 CL   20 9 0 8 8 .400 4      142.67 164 5 88 74 35 41 .206  4.67     6.4 .320    5.50 29 Garland Braxton
30 Ownie Carroll   DET 6 R 26   26 12 0 7 14 .269 5      178.00 219 8 112 90 72 47 .162  4.55     7.0 .269    5.51 30 Ownie Carroll
                           
31 George Pipgras   NY 2 R 29   33 13 3 16 11 .485 6      207.67 217 16 127 103 89 107 .350  4.46     7.5 .227    5.42 31 George Pipgras
32 Vic Sorrell   DET 6 R 28   31 13 1 12 15 .387 4      218.33 258 14 141 121 101 79 .220  4.99     6.9 .223    4.95 32 Vic Sorrell
33 Red Ruffing BBW   BOS 8 R 25   32 18 1 9 21 .281 2      238.33 276 17 160 131 116 107 .273  4.95     6.8 .213    4.76 33 Red Ruffing
34 Jack Quinn   PHI 1 R 45   18 7 0 7 8 .389 3      111.00 130 3 61 53 28 25 .158  4.30     4.7 .261    3.64 34 Jack Quinn
35   Herb Pennock BBW         NY 2 L 35       23 8 1 9 10 .391 4        151.67 197 11 95 80 28 47 .209  4.75     5.0 .217    3.54 35   Herb Pennock
36 Bobby Burke   WAS 5 L 22 MR   17 4 0 5 7 .294 5      106.67 117 5 70 59 51 36 .214  4.98     2.3 .135    1.28 36 Bobby Burke
37 Ed A. Walsh   CHI 7 R 24   20 7 0 6 10 .300 4      125.33 145 9 85 72 64 30 .144  5.17     2.3 .115    1.18 37 Ed A. Walsh
38 Bump Hadley   WAS 5 R 24   27 7 1 6 12 .222 9      171.33 171 6 118 104 77 87 .351  5.46     1.3 .048    0.43 38 Bump Hadley
39 Grady Adkins   CHI 7 R 32   15 5 0 2 10 .133 3       84.33 109 6 59 51 39 13 .088  5.44     0.4 .027    0.10 39 Grady Adkins
40 Johnny Miljus   CLE 3 R 34   15 4 0 4 7 .267 4       86.33 129 8 75 58 47 26 .148  6.05     -   .000     -   40 Johnny Miljus
League Average Age 29.0
League Average per 30 Starts 30 15.3 1.5 12.4 12.9 .413 4.7
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 216.0 10.6 107.1 89.5 69.3 68.0 .238  4.03
League Average Win Shares per Game .434
Average Win Shares per Team  55.98
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   25.7%   267 125 14 117 94 .438 56      1,911.00 2050 110 1000 845 637 710 .264  3.98   120.9 .453 Throws Left  
Throws Right   74.3%     764 402 38 309 349 .404 106      5,568.00 6026 286 3005 2502 1955 1833 .230  4.04   326.9 .428 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 20.3%   211 101 9 75 97 .355 39    1,506.00 1611 60 816 677 536 449 .209  4.05   85.2 .404 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 43.0%   442 228 24 187 188 .423 67    3,228.67 3478 180 1763 1472 1185 1213 .260  4.10   185.7 .420 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 27.7%   282 160 16 126 118 .447 38    2,094.67 2263 127 1071 897 705 704 .237  3.85   143.3 .508 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   9.0%     96 38 3 38 40 .396 18        649.67 724 29 355 301 166 177 .199  4.17   33.6 .350 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     4.0%     40 27 1 22 14 .550 4        304.33 325 9 147 122 127 115 .254  3.61   22.8 .570 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   25.7%   30 14.0 1.6 13.1 10.6 .438 6.3        200.00 214.5 11.5 104.7 88.4 66.7 74.3 .264  3.98   12.7 .453 Throws Left  
Throws Right   74.3%     30 15.8 1.5 12.1 13.7 .404 4.2        200.00 216.5 10.3 107.9 89.9 70.2 65.8 .230  4.04   11.7 .428 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 20.3%   30 14.4 1.3 10.7 13.8 .355 5.5      200.00 213.9 8.0 108.4 89.9 71.2 59.6 .209  4.05   11.3 .404 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 43.0%   30 15.5 1.6 12.7 12.8 .423 4.5      200.00 215.4 11.2 109.2 91.2 73.4 75.1 .260  4.10   11.5 .420 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 27.7%   30 17.0 1.7 13.4 12.6 .447 4.0      200.00 216.1 12.1 102.3 85.6 67.3 67.2 .237  3.85   13.7 .508 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   9.0%     30 11.9 0.9 11.9 12.5 .396 5.6        200.00 222.9 8.9 109.3 92.7 51.1 54.5 .199  4.17   10.3 .350 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     4.0%     30 20.3 0.8 16.5 10.5 .550 3.0        200.00 213.6 5.9 96.6 80.2 83.5 75.6 .254  3.61   15.0 .570 Rookie