Starting Pitchers
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1891 1893 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 Kid Nichols Vet   BOS 1 R 22   51 49 5 34 16 .667 1       445.00 397 15 207 140 119 184 .357  2.83    46.2 .906   61.82 1 Kid Nichols
2 Cy Young BBW   CLE 2 R 25   49 48 9 35 11 .714 3       437.00 350 8 152 94 114 162 .349  1.94    42.1 .859   54.85 2 Cy Young
3 Jack Stivetts   BOS 1 R 24   48 45 3 33 15 .688 0       393.33 327 11 211 132 162 170 .348  3.02    37.4 .779   46.41 3 Jack Stivetts
4 Bill Hutchison   CHI 7 R 32   70 67 5 36 34 .514 0       602.67 553 11 306 185 184 302 .410  2.76    41.7 .596   45.26 4 Bill Hutchison
5   John Clarkson Vet         BOS/CLE 1/2 R 30       44 42 5 25 16 .568 3         385.00 346 8 195 106 131 138 .289  2.48    31.7 .720   37.81 5   John Clarkson
6 Gus Weyhing   PHI 4 R 25 CL   49 46 6 28 21 .571 0       429.67 376 8 195 127 154 185 .349  2.66    31.3 .639   35.17 6 Gus Weyhing
7 Harry Staley   BOS 1 R 25   35 31 3 22 10 .629 3       292.00 266 10 140 98 95 91 .252  3.02    27.9 .797   35.02 7 Harry Staley
8 Nig Cuppy   R CLE 2 R 22   42 38 1 28 13 .667 1       356.33 316 9 166 100 115 98 .227  2.53    28.5 .679   33.01 8 Nig Cuppy
9 Amos Rusie Vet   NY 8 R 21   61 58 2 31 29 .508 1       520.33 396 7 282 166 261 282 .429  2.87    31.4 .515   31.68 9 Amos Rusie
10 Ed Stein   BRO 3 R 22   42 38 6 24 16 .571 2       354.00 291 6 156 112 141 178 .412  2.85    26.6 .633   29.75 10 Ed Stein
                           
11 Tony Mullane   CIN 5 R 33   34 30 3 19 13 .559 2       283.33 213 12 126 82 122 105 .313  2.60    24.4 .718   29.07 11 Tony Mullane
12 George Haddock   BRO 3 R 25   44 39 3 29 13 .659 2       373.33 333 11 186 130 160 150 .304  3.13    25.4 .577   27.12 12 George Haddock
13 Tim Keefe Vet   PHI 4 R 35   38 31 2 18 16 .474 4       309.33 261 4 140 81 99 125 .347  2.36    23.5 .618   25.97 13 Tim Keefe
14 Frank Dwyer   STL/CIN 11/5 R 24   38 31 3 19 17 .500 2       308.00 328 6 150 103 69 59 .149  3.01    22.8 .600   24.83 14 Frank Dwyer
15   Icebox Chamberlain           CIN 5 R 24       49 43 2 19 22 .388 8         395.00 380 8 224 149 165 164 .301  3.39    24.1 .492   23.76 15   Icebox Chamberlain
16 Scott Stratton   LOU 9 R 22   40 39 2 21 19 .525 0       344.00 335 1 184 112 68 91 .226  2.93    22.2 .555   23.25 16 Scott Stratton
17 Frank Killen   WAS 10 L 21   52 46 2 28 23 .538 1       429.00 418 14 267 158 170 137 .233  3.31    24.1 .463   23.05 17 Frank Killen
18 Ad Gumbert   CHI 7 R 23   45 39 0 22 19 .489 4       378.67 395 11 218 143 106 117 .234  3.40    21.4 .476   20.76 18 Ad Gumbert
19 Silver King   NY 8 R 24   47 46 1 22 24 .468 1       400.33 379 14 241 144 166 169 .310  3.24    20.8 .443   19.46 19 Silver King
20 Kid Gleason   STL 11 R 25   45 43 2 20 24 .444 1       392.00 381 11 239 145 148 130 .246  3.33    20.2 .449   19.03 20 Kid Gleason
                           
21 Adonis Terry   BAL/PIT 12/6 R 27   27 25 2 18 8 .667 1       233.33 180 3 106 67 106 92 .322  2.58    16.8 .622   18.63 21 Adonis Terry
22 Kid Carsey   PHI 4 R 21   36 30 1 17 16 .472 3       291.00 293 5 152 101 95 70 .180  3.12    17.9 .497   17.74 22 Kid Carsey
23 Red Ehret   PIT 6 R 23   36 32 0 16 19 .444 1       304.33 279 7 176 90 80 97 .270  2.66    17.7 .492   17.45 23 Red Ehret
24 Mark Baldwin   PIT 6 R 28   53 45 0 24 27 .453 2       429.00 435 11 265 166 189 153 .245  3.48    18.5 .349   15.36 24 Mark Baldwin
25   Ben Sanders           LOU 9 R 27       31 30 3 12 19 .387 0         268.33 281 6 150 96 62 77 .224  3.22    15.3 .494   15.12 25   Ben Sanders
26 George Davies   CLE 2 R 24   26 23 0 10 16 .385 0       215.67 201 4 112 62 69 95 .352  2.59    13.3 .512   13.38 26 George Davies
27 Pat Luby   CHI 7 R 23   27 24 1 8 16 .296 3       236.00 232 9 147 80 96 64 .195  3.05    12.4 .459   11.81 27 Pat Luby
28 Mike Sullivan   CIN 5 R 25   16 15 0 10 4 .625 2       145.67 157 7 79 50 65 49 .221  3.09    10.0 .625   11.11 28 Mike Sullivan
29 Duke Esper   PHI/PIT 4/6 L 23   21 15 0 12 6 .571 3       166.67 176 2 91 67 66 47 .194  3.62    10.8 .514   10.89 29 Duke Esper
30 Jesse Duryea   CIN/WAS 5/10 R 32 CL   22 18 1 4 15 .182 3       177.33 143 8 87 55 64 63 .304  2.79    10.9 .495   10.78 30 Jesse Duryea
                           
31 Pud Galvin Vet   PIT/STL 6/11 R 35   24 20 0 10 12 .417 2       188.00 206 4 98 61 54 56 .215  2.92    10.8 .450   10.18 31 Pud Galvin
32 Fritz Clausen   R LOU 9 L 23   24 24 2 9 13 .375 2       200.00 181 3 120 68 87 94 .351  3.06    10.4 .433    9.62 32 Fritz Clausen
33 Dave Foutz   BRO 3 R 35   20 17 0 13 6 .650 1       174.33 180 3 102 66 54 48 .205  3.41     9.6 .480    9.35 33 Dave Foutz
34 Bill Hart   BRO 3 R 26   23 16 2 8 11 .348 4       176.00 170 3 98 64 87 59 .230  3.27     9.3 .404    8.31 34 Bill Hart
35   Cannonball Crane           NY 8 R 30       43 35 2 16 23 .372 4         349.00 335 10 264 148 181 167 .324  3.82    10.9 .253    7.71 35   Cannonball Crane
36 Phil Knell   WAS/PHI 10/4 L 27   30 24 1 12 18 .400 0       238.67 232 4 154 101 106 111 .328  3.81     9.6 .320    7.63 36 Phil Knell
37 Sadie McMahon   BAL 12 R 24   46 44 2 18 25 .391 3       389.33 422 9 255 140 142 116 .206  3.24    10.7 .233    7.26 37 Sadie McMahon
38 Jouett Meekin   LOU/WAS 9/10 R 25   32 30 1 10 20 .313 2       264.33 276 5 196 111 124 123 .308  3.78     8.5 .266    6.16 38 Jouett Meekin
39 Brickyard Kennedy   R BRO 3 R 24   21 18 0 12 8 .571 1       171.67 170 3 103 74 85 97 .380  3.88     7.1 .338    5.80 39 Brickyard Kennedy
40 Lee Viau   CLE/LOU/BOS 2/9/1 R 25   17 15 1 5 12 .294 0       136.67 161 7 89 60 59 36 .164  3.95     6.5 .382    5.65 40 Lee Viau
                           
T41 Pink Hawley   R STL 11 R 19   20 18 0 6 14 .300 0       166.33 160 4 116 59 63 63 .283  3.19     6.8 .340    5.57 T41 Pink Hawley
T41 Alex Jones   R LOU/WAS 9/10 L 22   20 16 1 5 13 .250 2       165.33 156 3 108 63 67 48 .215  3.43     6.8 .340    5.57 T41 Alex Jones
43 Ted Breitenstein   R STL 11 L 23   32 28 1 9 19 .281 4       256.33 254 7 174 133 134 114 .294  4.67     7.6 .238    5.21 43 Ted Breitenstein
44 Bert Abbey   R WAS 10 R 22   23 19 0 5 16 .217 2       180.67 191 6 128 69 70 71 .272  3.44     6.7 .291    5.08 44 Bert Abbey
45   Elmer Smith           PIT 6 L 24 LF     13 12 1 6 6 .462 1         117.33 123 2 82 47 51 45 .259  3.61     4.8 .369    4.10 45   Elmer Smith
46 George Cobb   R BAL 12 U 26   47 42 0 9 36 .191 2       372.33 467 20 314 201 132 150 .250  4.86     5.0 .106    2.29 46 George Cobb
47 Tom Vickery   BAL 12 R 25   21 17 0 8 10 .381 3       164.67 177 3 125 65 81 46 .178  3.55     3.7 .176    2.18 47 Tom Vickery
48 Charlie Getzein   STL 11 R 28   13 12 0 5 8 .385 0       108.00 159 5 87 68 31 32 .168  5.67     1.8 .138    0.94 48 Charlie Getzein
League Average Age  25.3
League Average per 30 Starts 30 26.9 1.5 14.4 14.0 .480 1.6
League Average per 200 Innings     200.00 190.4 4.9 112.8 70.0 74.4 75.4 .285  3.15
League Average Win Shares per Game .506
Average Win Shares per Team  71.16
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   11.3%   192 165 8 81 98 .422 13       1,573.33 1540 35 996 637 681 596 .268  3.64   74.1 .386 Throws Left  
Throws Right 86.0%   1448 1306 79 720 653 .497 75    12,169.00 11431 293 6653 4101 4436 4574 .288  3.03   774.8 .535 Throws Right  
Sources: Throws Unknown   2.7%     47 42 0 9 36 .191 2         372.33 467 20 314 201 132 150 .250  4.86   5.0 .106 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 50.9%   860 775 36 414 400 .481 46     7,184.67 6800 166 4070 2512 2647 2670 .283  3.15   438.5 .510 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 31.6%   532 478 33 255 252 .479 25     4,461.00 4401 122 2575 1643 1713 1646 .269  3.31   251.9 .473 Age 25-29  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 12.7%   213 192 16 100 101 .469 12     1,797.33 1590 49 978 576 682 775 .341  2.88   119.6 .562 Age 30-34  
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   4.8%     82 68 2 41 34 .500 7         671.67 647 11 340 208 207 229 .268  2.79   43.9 .535 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     13.4%     229 203 5 83 132 .362 14       1,869.00 1895 55 1229 767 753 735 .278  3.69   78.9 .344 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   11.3%   30 25.8 1.3 12.7 15.3 .422 2.0         200.00 195.8 4.4 126.6 81.0 86.6 75.8 .268  3.64   9.4 .386 Throws Left  
Throws Right 86.0%   30 27.1 1.6 14.9 13.5 .497 1.6       200.00 187.9 4.8 109.3 67.4 72.9 75.2 .288  3.03   12.7 .535 Throws Right  
Throws Unknown   2.7%     30 26.8 0.0 5.7 23.0 .191 1.3         200.00 250.9 10.7 168.7 108.0 70.9 80.6 .250  4.86   2.7 .106 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 50.9%   30 27.0 1.3 14.4 14.0 .481 1.6       200.00 189.3 4.6 113.3 69.9 73.7 74.3 .283  3.15   12.2 .510 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 31.6%   30 27.0 1.9 14.4 14.2 .479 1.4       200.00 197.3 5.5 115.4 73.7 76.8 73.8 .269  3.31   11.2 .473 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 12.7%   30 27.0 2.3 14.1 14.2 .469 1.7       200.00 176.9 5.5 108.8 64.1 75.9 86.2 .341  2.88   13.3 .562 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   4.8%     30 24.9 0.7 15.0 12.4 .500 2.6         200.00 192.7 3.3 101.2 61.9 61.6 68.2 .268  2.79   13.1 .535 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     13.4%     30 26.6 0.7 10.9 17.3 .362 1.8         200.00 202.8 5.9 131.5 82.1 80.6 78.7 .278  3.69   8.4 .344 Rookie