Starting Pitchers
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1890 1892 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 Bill Hutchison   CHI 2 R 31   58 56 4 37 19 .638 2      535.33 485 25 270 167 170 249 .380  2.81    46.0 .793   57.82 1 Bill Hutchison
2 John Clarkson Vet   BOS 1 R 29 CL   51 47 3 33 18 .647 0      448.33 423 18 237 139 150 137 .239  2.79    38.0 .745   46.30 2 John Clarkson
3 Kid Nichols Vet   BOS 1 R 21 CL   48 45 5 30 16 .625 2      413.33 401 15 213 110 100 233 .465  2.40    36.5 .760   44.92 3 Kid Nichols
4 Amos Rusie Vet   NY 3 R 20   57 52 6 31 19 .544 7      488.33 382 7 238 139 256 329 .516  2.56    33.8 .593   36.74 4 Amos Rusie
5   Harry Staley           PIT/BOS 8/1 R 24       37 32 1 22 12 .595 3        314.33 303 15 154 90 78 136 .357  2.58    27.7 .749   33.84 5   Harry Staley
6 Cy Young BBW   CLE 5 R 24 CL   46 43 0 26 19 .565 1      396.33 403 4 228 125 131 138 .258  2.84    25.4 .552   26.64 6 Cy Young
7 Mark Baldwin   PIT 8 R 27   50 48 2 21 28 .420 1      428.67 377 10 272 131 222 193 .322  2.75    24.3 .486   23.91 7 Mark Baldwin
8 Tony Mullane   CIN 7 R 32   47 42 1 21 24 .447 2      413.67 378 15 243 148 181 120 .215  3.22    23.5 .500   23.45 8 Tony Mullane
9 John Ewing   NY 3 R 28   30 28 5 20 8 .667 2      260.33 229 2 114 66 101 133 .403  2.28    19.8 .660   22.70 9 John Ewing
10 Kid Gleason   PHI 4 R 24   44 40 1 23 20 .523 1      389.67 402 9 221 152 154 93 .167  3.51    22.3 .507   22.41 10 Kid Gleason
                           
11 Billy Rhines   CIN 7 R 22   43 40 1 15 24 .349 4      358.00 350 4 215 114 119 133 .284  2.87    19.6 .456   18.68 11 Billy Rhines
12 Ad Gumbert   CHI 2 R 22   31 24 1 17 11 .548 3      253.33 279 5 147 101 89 72 .196  3.59    17.5 .565   18.56 12 Ad Gumbert
13 Silver King   PIT 8 R 23   44 40 3 14 29 .318 1      372.33 370 7 235 129 140 155 .304  3.12    18.8 .427   17.34 13 Silver King
14 Tom Lovett   BRO 6 U 27   43 39 3 23 19 .535 1      362.67 358 14 227 149 128 128 .263  3.70    18.6 .433   17.27 14 Tom Lovett
15   Lee Viau           CLE 5 R 24       38 31 0 16 16 .421 6        321.67 344 3 224 108 129 122 .258  3.02    17.3 .455   16.48 15   Lee Viau
16 Bob Caruthers   BRO 6 R 27   32 29 2 17 14 .531 1      278.33 303 7 173 97 100 65 .161  3.14    15.5 .484   15.23 16 Bob Caruthers
17 Duke Esper   PHI 4 L 22   36 25 1 19 15 .528 2      286.67 292 8 179 113 117 105 .257  3.55    15.6 .433   14.49 17 Duke Esper
18 Pud Galvin Vet   PIT 8 R 34   31 23 2 14 14 .452 3      240.67 250 10 140 77 60 45 .145  2.88    14.2 .458   13.56 18 Pud Galvin
19 Henry Gruber   CLE 5 R 27   40 35 1 15 21 .375 4      336.67 393 10 249 154 115 76 .150  4.12    14.8 .370   12.71 19 Henry Gruber
20 John Thornton   R PHI 4 R 22 CL   32 23 1 15 16 .469 1      253.67 253 3 152 104 108 49 .136  3.69    10.7 .334    8.73 20 John Thornton
                           
21 Old Hoss Radbourn Vet   CIN 7 R 36   24 23 2 11 12 .458 1      212.00 230 13 145 100 60 53 .183  4.25     8.3 .346    6.89 21 Old Hoss Radbourn
22 Pat Luby   CHI 2 R 22   24 18 0 7 11 .292 6      188.33 202 10 135 100 86 48 .167  4.78     6.7 .279    5.00 22 Pat Luby
23 Adonis Terry   BRO 6 R 26   22 18 1 6 16 .273 0      184.67 197 5 132 87 76 62 .227  4.24     6.4 .291    4.87 23 Adonis Terry
24 George Hemming   BRO 6 R 22   22 19 1 8 14 .364 0      184.67 214 10 160 102 78 77 .264  4.97     3.5 .159    1.97 24 George Hemming
25   Tim Keefe Vet         NY/PHI 3/4 R 34       17 13 0 4 11 .235 2        127.67 148 3 107 63 53 61 .303  4.44     3.0 .176    1.78 25   Tim Keefe
26 Mickey Welch Vet   NY 3 R 31   15 14 0 5 9 .333 1      137.33 151 6 117 65 83 39 .167  4.26     1.7 .113    0.81 26 Mickey Welch
27 Cannonball Crane   CIN 7 R 29 AA-SP   13 11 1 4 8 .308 1      110.33 127 3 86 50 61 48 .255  4.08     -   .000     -   27 Cannonball Crane
League Average Age  25.9
League Average per 30 Starts 30 26.4 1.5 14.6 13.6 .486 1.8
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 198.7 5.8 120.8 71.8 75.8 74.7 .272  3.23
League Average Win Shares per Game .502
Average Win Shares per Team  61.19
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   3.6%   36 25 1 19 15 .528 2        286.67 292 8 179 113 117 105 .257  3.55   15.6 .433 Throws Left  
Throws Right 92.0%   896 794 44 432 409 .482 55    7,648.00 7594 219 4607 2718 2900 2866 .273  3.20   455.3 .509 Throws Right  
Sources: Throws Unknown   4.4%     43 39 3 23 19 .535 1        362.67 358 14 227 149 128 128 .263  3.70   18.6 .433 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 51.1%   502 432 21 243 222 .484 37    4,220.67 4195 100 2501 1487 1585 1690 .292  3.17   255.4 .509 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 28.9%   281 255 18 139 132 .495 10    2,410.00 2407 69 1490 873 953 842 .251  3.26   137.4 .489 Age 25-29  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 17.4%   168 148 7 81 77 .482 10    1,454.67 1412 59 877 520 547 514 .262  3.22   88.4 .526 Age 30-34  
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   2.5%     24 23 2 11 12 .458 1        212.00 230 13 145 100 60 53 .183  4.25   8.3 .346 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     3.2%     32 23 1 15 16 .469 1        253.67 253 3 152 104 108 49 .136  3.69   10.7 .334 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   3.6%   30 20.8 0.8 15.8 12.5 .528 1.7        200.00 203.7 5.6 124.9 78.8 81.6 73.3 .257  3.55   10.9 .433 Throws Left  
Throws Right 92.0%   30 26.6 1.5 14.5 13.7 .482 1.8      200.00 198.6 5.7 120.5 71.1 75.8 74.9 .273  3.20   11.9 .509 Throws Right  
Throws Unknown   4.4%     30 27.2 2.1 16.0 13.3 .535 .7        200.00 197.4 7.7 125.2 82.2 70.6 70.6 .263  3.70   10.3 .433 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 51.1%   30 25.8 1.3 14.5 13.3 .484 2.2      200.00 198.8 4.7 118.5 70.5 75.1 80.1 .292  3.17   12.1 .509 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 28.9%   30 27.2 1.9 14.8 14.1 .495 1.1      200.00 199.8 5.7 123.7 72.4 79.1 69.9 .251  3.26   11.4 .489 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 17.4%   30 26.4 1.3 14.5 13.8 .482 1.7      200.00 194.1 8.1 120.6 71.5 75.2 70.7 .262  3.22   12.1 .526 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   2.5%     30 28.8 2.5 13.8 15.0 .458 1.2        200.00 217.0 12.3 136.8 94.3 56.6 50.0 .183  4.25   7.8 .346 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     3.2%     30 21.6 0.9 14.1 15.0 .469 .9        200.00 199.5 2.4 119.8 82.0 85.1 38.6 .136  3.69   8.4 .334 Rookie