Starting Pitchers
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1883 1885 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 Old Hoss Radbourn Vet   PRO 1 R 29   73 73 11 58 12 .795 3      672.67 523 18 214 103 97 437 .705  1.38    81.8 1.121  119.51 1 Old Hoss Radbourn
2 Pud Galvin Vet   BUF 3 R 27   72 71 12 46 22 .639 4      636.33 566 23 254 141 63 369 .587  1.99    56.6 .786   69.26 2 Pud Galvin
3 Charlie Buffinton   BOS 2 R 23   67 63 8 48 16 .716 3      587.00 506 15 225 140 76 417 .716  2.15    53.4 .797   65.80 3 Charlie Buffinton
4 Mickey Welch Vet   NY T4 R 24   65 62 4 39 21 .600 5      557.33 528 12 275 155 146 345 .512  2.50    40.5 .623   44.12 4 Mickey Welch
5   Larry Corcoran           CHI T4 R 24       59 57 7 35 22 .593 2        514.00 471 35 285 137 115 271 .462  2.40    34.8 .590   36.89 5   Larry Corcoran
6 Jim Whitney   BOS 2 R 26   37 35 6 23 13 .622 1      333.00 270 12 139 77 27 268 .902  2.08    28.4 .768   34.34 6 Jim Whitney
7 Charlie Sweeney   PRO 1 R 21 UA-SP   24 22 4 16 7 .667 1      212.33 147 4 67 37 28 139 .794  1.57    23.8 .992   32.71 7 Charlie Sweeney
8 Jim McCormick   CLE 7 R 27 UA-SP   41 39 3 19 22 .463 0      356.00 354 16 204 113 74 180 .421  2.86    21.1 .515   20.89 8 Jim McCormick
9 John Harkins   R CLE 7 R 25   45 42 3 12 32 .267 1      388.00 396 7 298 159 107 191 .380  3.69    16.4 .364   13.66 9 John Harkins
10 John Clarkson Vet   R CHI T4 R 22   13 12 0 10 3 .769 0      115.00 92 10 62 27 24 99 .853  2.11     8.4 .646    9.32 10 John Clarkson
                                 
11 Charlie Getzein   R DET 8 R 20   17 17 1 5 12 .294 0      147.33 118 2 73 32 25 107 .748  1.95     7.4 .435    6.74 11 Charlie Getzein
12 Dupee Shaw   DET 8 L 25 UA-SP   28 25 0 9 18 .321 1      227.67 219 8 153 77 72 142 .488  3.04     8.4 .300    6.35 12 Dupee Shaw
13 Frank Meinke   R DET 8 U 20 SS   31 31 1 8 22 .258 1      277.67 328 10 208 98 61 119 .306  3.18     8.6 .277    6.25 13 Frank Meinke
14 Ed Begley   R NY T4 U 21   30 30 0 12 18 .400 0      263.33 293 9 207 122 98 103 .263  4.17     8.4 .280    6.13 14 Ed Begley
15   Charlie Ferguson         R PHI 6 R 21       47 46 2 21 25 .447 1        408.33 434 13 291 161 91 190 .362  3.55     9.5 .202    5.89 15   Charlie Ferguson
16 Billy Serad   R BUF 3 R 21   37 34 2 16 20 .432 1      308.00 373 21 285 146 111 150 .310  4.27     8.7 .235    5.82 16 Billy Serad
17 Mike Dorgan   NY T4 R 30 RF   14 12 0 8 6 .571 0      113.00 98 5 84 44 51 90 .604  3.50     5.2 .371    4.37 17 Mike Dorgan
18 Sam Moffett   R CLE 7 R 27 RF   22 21 0 3 19 .136 0      192.00 229 9 160 83 56 82 .288  3.89     5.4 .245    3.69 18 Sam Moffett
19 Bill Vinton   R PHI 6 R 19   21 20 0 10 10 .476 1      182.00 166 6 131 45 35 105 .522  2.23     5.0 .238    3.37 19 Bill Vinton
20 Stump Wiedman   DET 8 R 23 RF   26 24 0 4 21 .154 1      212.67 257 9 179 88 57 96 .306  3.72     4.1 .158    2.25 20 Stump Wiedman
                                 
21 Jim McElroy   R PHI 6 U 21   13 13 0 1 12 .077 0      111.00 115 1 112 60 54 45 .266  4.86     0.7 .054    0.22 21 Jim McElroy
22 Fred Goldsmith   CHI T4 R 28   21 20 1 9 11 .429 1      188.00 245 11 141 89 29 34 .124  4.26     0.7 .033    0.18 22 Fred Goldsmith
23 Frank Brill   R DET 8 R 20   12 12 1 2 10 .167 0      103.00 148 7 98 63 26 18 .103  5.50     0.5 .042    0.14 23 Frank Brill
24 John Coleman   PHI 6 R 21   19 14 1 4 15 .211 0      148.67 208 9 142 81 21 36 .157  4.90     -   .000     -   24 John Coleman
League Average Age  24.1
League Average per 30 Starts 30 28.6 2.4 15.0 14.0 .501 1.0
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 195.3 7.5 118.2 62.8 42.6 111.2 .467  2.83
League Average Win Shares per Game .525
Average Win Shares per Team  54.73
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   3.2%   28 25 0 9 18 .321 1        227.67 219 8 153 77 72 142 .488  3.04   8.4 .300 Throws Left  
Throws Right 87.8%   732 696 66 388 319 .530 25    6,374.67 6129 244 3607 1921 1259 3624 .491  2.71   411.7 .562 Throws Right  
Sources: Throws Unknown   9.0%     74 74 1 21 52 .284 1        652.00 736 20 527 280 213 267 .281  3.87   17.7 .239 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 57.4%   481 457 31 231 234 .480 16    4,147.67 4184 163 2640 1392 968 2240 .435  3.02   213.8 .444 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 41.0%   339 326 36 179 149 .528 11    2,993.67 2802 104 1563 842 525 1703 .512  2.53   218.8 .645 Age 25-29  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 1.6%   14 12 0 8 6 .571 0      113.00 98 5 84 44 51 90 .604  3.50   5.2 .371 Age 30-34  
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     34.5%     288 278 10 100 183 .347 5      2,495.67 2692 95 1925 996 688 1209 .358  3.59   79.0 .274 Rookie    
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   3.2%   30 26.8 0.0 9.6 19.3 .321 1.1        200.00 192.4 7.0 134.4 67.6 63.2 124.7 .488  3.04   7.4 .300 Throws Left  
Throws Right 87.8%   30 28.5 2.7 15.9 13.1 .530 1.0      200.00 192.3 7.7 113.2 60.3 39.5 113.7 .491  2.71   12.9 .562 Throws Right  
Throws Unknown   8.9%     30 30.0 0.4 8.5 21.1 .284 .4        200.00 225.8 6.1 161.7 85.9 65.3 81.9 .281  3.87   5.4 .239 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 57.4%   30 28.5 1.9 14.4 14.6 .480 1.0      200.00 201.8 7.9 127.3 67.1 46.7 108.0 .435  3.02   10.3 .444 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 41.0%   30 28.8 3.2 15.8 13.2 .528 1.0      200.00 187.2 6.9 104.4 56.3 35.1 113.8 .512  2.53   14.6 .645 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 1.6%   30 25.7 0.0 17.1 12.9 .571 .0      200.00 173.5 8.8 148.7 77.9 90.3 159.3 .604  3.50   9.2 .371 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
Rookie     34.5%     30 29.0 1.0 10.4 19.1 .347 .5        200.00 215.7 7.6 154.3 79.8 55.1 96.9 .358  3.59   6.3 .274 Rookie