Starting Pitchers
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1886 1888 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 John Clarkson Vet   CHI 3 R 25   59 56 2 37 21 .627 1      520.00 510 20 281 178 91 236 .393  3.08    49.5 .839   63.37 1 John Clarkson
2 Tim Keefe Vet   NY 4 R 30   56 54 2 35 19 .625 2      478.67 447 11 260 165 108 186 .335  3.10    37.6 .671   43.04 2 Tim Keefe
3 Pud Galvin Vet   PIT 6 R 30   48 47 2 27 21 .563 0      437.67 487 12 257 160 67 75 .135  3.29    32.4 .675   37.20 3 Pud Galvin
4 Dan Casey   PHI 2 L 24   45 43 4 28 13 .622 4      390.33 377 15 199 124 115 119 .242  2.86    29.7 .660   33.72 4 Dan Casey
5   Jim Whitney           WAS 7 R 29       47 46 3 24 21 .511 2        404.67 430 16 253 145 42 146 .309  3.22    29.8 .634   33.16 5   Jim Whitney
6 Mark Baldwin   R CHI 3 R 23   39 35 1 18 17 .462 4      331.00 326 23 216 125 121 163 .365  3.40    26.1 .669   29.83 6 Mark Baldwin
7 Mickey Welch Vet   NY 4 R 27   40 39 2 22 15 .550 3      346.00 339 7 191 129 91 115 .267  3.36    25.9 .648   29.14 7 Mickey Welch
8 Charlie Getzein   DET 1 R 23   42 41 2 28 13 .667 1      363.67 370 24 215 151 105 134 .282  3.74    24.3 .579   25.84 8 Charlie Getzein
9 Charlie Ferguson   PHI 2 R 24   33 31 2 21 10 .636 2      285.67 285 12 148 95 45 120 .364  2.99    22.2 .673   25.45 9 Charlie Ferguson
10 Kid Madden   R BOS 5 L 19   37 36 3 21 14 .568 2      321.00 317 20 203 135 122 81 .185  3.79    19.8 .535   20.24 10 Kid Madden
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11 Charlie Buffinton   PHI 2 R 26   38 35 1 20 17 .526 1      326.67 346 16 220 133 90 157 .360  3.66    19.1 .503   18.93 11 Charlie Buffinton
12 Old Hoss Radbourn Vet   BOS 5 R 32   50 48 1 24 23 .480 3      425.00 505 20 305 215 133 87 .136  4.55    20.6 .412   18.48 12 Old Hoss Radbourn
13 Jim McCormick   PIT 6 R 30   36 36 0 13 23 .361 0      322.33 377 12 217 154 84 77 .167  4.30    17.3 .481   16.77 13 Jim McCormick
14 Ed Morris   PIT 6 L 24   38 37 1 14 22 .368 2      317.67 375 13 225 152 71 91 .204  4.31    15.8 .416   14.24 14 Ed Morris
15   Henry Boyle           IND 8 R 26       38 37 0 13 24 .342 1        328.00 356 11 204 133 69 85 .200  3.65    15.3 .403   13.57 15   Henry Boyle
16 George Van Haltren   R CHI 3 L 21 RF   18 18 1 11 7 .611 0      155.33 171 7 109 67 64 73 .311  3.88    11.2 .622   12.34 16 George Van Haltren
17 Hank O'Day   WAS 7 R 24   30 29 0 8 20 .267 2      254.67 255 15 197 118 109 86 .236  4.17    12.0 .400   10.61 17 Hank O'Day
18 Pete Conway   DET 1 R 20   17 16 0 8 9 .471 0      146.00 132 3 95 47 47 40 .223  2.90     9.5 .559    9.93 18 Pete Conway
19 Frank Gilmore   WAS 7 U 23   27 27 1 7 20 .259 0      231.00 243 7 169 99 91 112 .335  3.86    11.0 .407    9.81 19 Frank Gilmore
20 Dick Conway   BOS 5 R 21   26 25 0 9 15 .346 2      222.33 249 10 161 115 86 45 .134  4.66     9.9 .381    8.54 20 Dick Conway
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21 Lady Baldwin   DET 1 L 28   24 24 1 13 10 .542 1      211.00 225 8 136 90 61 60 .210  3.84     8.0 .333    6.45 21 Lady Baldwin
22 Egyptian Healy   IND 8 R 20   41 40 3 12 29 .293 0      341.00 415 24 292 196 108 75 .143  5.17     8.9 .217    5.79 22 Egyptian Healy
23 Bill Stemmeyer   BOS 5 R 22   14 14 0 6 8 .429 0      116.67 135 4 105 67 40 40 .229  5.17     3.3 .236    2.24 23 Bill Stemmeyer
24 Stump Wiedman   DET/NY 1/4 R 26   22 21 0 13 8 .591 1      191.00 231 9 138 110 62 60 .205  5.18     2.7 .123    1.32 24 Stump Wiedman
25   Dupee Shaw           WAS 7 L 28       20 20 0 6 13 .300 1        178.33 259 8 174 128 45 46 .151  6.46     2.6 .130    1.31 25   Dupee Shaw
26 Bill George   R NY 4 L 22   13 11 0 3 9 .231 1      108.00 126 1 126 63 89 49 .228  5.25     1.4 .108    0.64 26 Bill George
27 Lev Shreve   R IND 8 R 18   14 14 1 5 9 .357 0      122.00 141 5 100 64 65 22 .107  4.72     0.6 .043    0.17 27 Lev Shreve
League Average Age  25.3
League Average per 30 Starts 30 28.9 1.1 14.7 14.1 .489 1.2
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 214.1 8.5 132.0 85.3 56.4 65.5 .242  3.84
League Average Win Shares per Game .512
Average Win Shares per Team  58.31
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   21.4%   195 189 10 96 88 .492 11      1,681.67 1850 72 1172 759 567 519 .215  4.06   88.5 .454 Throws Left  
Throws Right 75.7%   690 664 22 343 322 .497 25    5,963.00 6336 254 3855 2500 1563 1949 .247  3.77   367.0 .532 Throws Right  
Sources: Throws Unknown   2.9%     27 27 1 7 20 .259 0        231.00 243 7 169 99 91 112 .335  3.86   11.0 .407 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 47.3%   434 417 19 199 215 .459 20    3,706.33 3917 183 2560 1618 1278 1250 .241  3.93   205.7 .474 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 31.7%   288 278 9 148 129 .514 11    2,505.67 2696 95 1597 1046 551 905 .279  3.76   152.9 .531 Age 25-29  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 21.0%   190 185 5 99 86 .521 5    1,663.67 1816 55 1039 694 392 425 .192  3.75   107.9 .568 Age 30-34  
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     13.2%     121 114 6 58 56 .479 7      1,037.33 1081 56 754 454 461 388 .252  3.94   59.1 .488 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   21.4%   30 29.1 1.5 14.8 13.5 .492 1.7        200.00 220.0 8.6 139.4 90.3 67.4 61.7 .215  4.06   10.5 .454 Throws Left  
Throws Right 75.7%   30 28.9 1.0 14.9 14.0 .497 1.1      200.00 212.5 8.5 129.3 83.9 52.4 65.4 .247  3.77   12.3 .532 Throws Right  
Throws Unknown   2.9%     30 30.0 1.1 7.8 22.2 .259 .0        200.00 210.4 6.1 146.3 85.7 78.8 97.0 .335  3.86   9.5 .407 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 47.3%   30 28.8 1.3 13.8 14.9 .459 1.3      200.00 211.4 9.9 138.1 87.3 69.0 67.5 .241  3.93   11.1 .474 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 31.7%   30 29.0 0.9 15.4 13.4 .514 1.2      200.00 215.2 7.6 127.5 83.5 44.0 72.2 .279  3.76   12.2 .531 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 21.0%   30 29.2 0.8 15.6 13.6 .521 .8      200.00 218.3 6.6 124.9 83.4 47.1 51.1 .192  3.75   13.0 .568 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
Rookie     13.2%     30 28.3 1.5 14.4 13.9 .479 1.7        200.00 208.4 10.8 145.4 87.5 88.9 74.8 .252  3.94   11.4 .488 Rookie