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 Jim McCormick   CLE 3 R 23   74 72 7 45 28 .608 1      657.67 585 2 274 135 75 260 .394  1.85    49.7 .672   57.66 1 Jim McCormick
2 Larry Corcoran   R CHI 1 R 20   60 57 4 43 14 .717 3      525.67 396 6 214 114 97 263 .533  1.95    44.5 .742   54.25 2 Larry Corcoran
3 Monte Ward Vet   PRO 2 R 20 3B   67 59 8 38 23 .567 6      584.00 492 5 226 113 44 226 .422  1.74    43.8 .654   50.13 3 Monte Ward
4 Lee Richmond   R WOR 5 R 23   66 57 5 31 32 .470 3      562.33 515 7 265 134 70 231 .395  2.14    35.1 .532   36.24 4 Lee Richmond
5   Mickey Welch Vet       R TRO 4 R 20       64 64 4 34 30 .531 0        570.33 571 7 319 161 79 122 .188  2.54    34.6 .541   36.01 5   Mickey Welch
6 Fred Goldsmith   CHI 1 R 24   24 22 4 21 3 .875 0      203.33 183 2 77 40 17 87 .435  1.77    18.9 .788   23.74 6 Fred Goldsmith
7 George Bradley   PRO 2 R 27 3B   20 16 4 10 7 .500 3      167.33 135 2 56 26 5 46 .329  1.40    13.8 .690   16.23 7 George Bradley
8 Tommy Bond   BOS 6 R 24   57 49 3 26 27 .456 4      472.33 536 1 286 140 43 113 .195  2.67    18.0 .316   14.32 8 Tommy Bond
9 Tim Keefe Vet   R TRO 4 R 23   12 12 0 6 6 .500 0      105.00 71 0 27 10 17 43 .489  0.86    10.3 .858   13.51 9 Tim Keefe
10 Will White   CIN 8 R 25   62 58 3 18 42 .290 2      517.33 550 9 323 123 56 161 .266  2.14    17.4 .281   13.05 10 Will White
                           
11 Pud Galvin Vet   BUF 7 R 23   54 46 5 20 33 .370 1      445.00 512 5 273 134 31 124 .228  2.71    11.1 .206    7.12 11 Pud Galvin
12 Fred Corey   R WOR 5 R 23 RF   17 9 2 8 8 .471 1      121.00 107 5 59 33 13 38 .317  2.45     6.2 .365    5.30 12 Fred Corey
13 Curry Foley   BOS 6 L 24 1B,RF   28 21 1 13 13 .464 2      211.67 235 1 133 92 36 60 .221  3.91     5.2 .186    3.17 13 Curry Foley
14 Blondie Purcell   CIN 8 R 26 CF   21 21 0 3 17 .143 1      182.33 219 1 139 65 30 44 .177  3.21     3.5 .167    2.02 14 Blondie Purcell
League Average Age  22.7
League Average per 30 Starts 30 27.0 2.4 15.1 13.6 .505 1.3
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 191.8 2.0 100.3 49.6 23.0 68.3 .318  2.23
League Average Win Shares per Game .499
Average Win Shares per Team  39.01
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   4.2%   28 21 1 13 13 .464 2        211.67 235 1 133 92 36 60 .221  3.91   5.2 .186 Throws Left  
Throws Right   95.8%     598 542 49 303 270 .507 25      5,113.67 4872 52 2538 1228 577 1758 .323  2.16   306.9 .513 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 83.6%   523 468 43 285 217 .545 21    4,458.33 4203 41 2153 1106 522 1567 .332  2.23   277.4 .530 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 16.4%   103 95 7 31 66 .301 6      867.00 904 12 518 214 91 251 .252  2.22   34.7 .337 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 0.0%                           Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     35.2%     219 199 15 122 90 .557 7      1,884.33 1660 25 884 452 276 697 .360  2.16   130.7 .597 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   4.2%   30 22.5 1.1 13.9 13.9 .464 2.2        200.00 222.0 0.9 125.7 86.9 34.0 56.7 .221  3.91   4.9 .186 Throws Left  
Throws Right   95.8%     30 27.2 2.5 15.2 13.5 .507 1.3        200.00 190.5 2.0 99.3 48.0 22.6 68.8 .323  2.16   12.0 .513 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 83.6%   30 26.8 2.5 16.3 12.4 .545 1.3      200.00 188.5 1.8 96.6 49.6 23.4 70.3 .332  2.23   12.4 .530 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 16.4%   30 27.7 2.0 9.0 19.2 .301 1.8      200.00 208.5 2.8 119.5 49.4 21.0 57.9 .252  2.22   8.0 .337 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 0.0%                           Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
Rookie     35.2%     30 27.3 2.1 16.7 12.3 .557 1.0        200.00 176.2 2.7 93.8 48.0 29.3 74.0 .360  2.16   13.9 .597 Rookie