Starting Pitchers
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1894 1896 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 Pink Hawley   PIT 7 R 22   50 44 4 28 20 .560 2      425.67 430 7 232 150 117 136 .249  3.17    38.0 .760   46.80 1 Pink Hawley
2 Cy Young BBW   CLE 2 R 28   40 36 4 28 10 .700 2      347.33 341 9 166 125 70 114 .277  3.24    34.4 .860   45.07 2 Cy Young
3 Bill Hoffer   R BAL 1 R 24   38 32 4 29 5 .763 4      305.00 288 9 142 109 120 78 .191  3.22    33.8 .889   45.02 3 Bill Hoffer
4 Kid Nichols Vet   BOS T5 R 25 CL   42 42 1 26 16 .619 0      364.33 400 14 210 138 83 134 .277  3.41    31.7 .755   38.91 4 Kid Nichols
5   Clark Griffith Other         CHI 4 R 25       41 39 0 25 14 .610 2        350.00 430 11 226 153 90 78 .150  3.93    30.6 .746   37.34 5   Clark Griffith
6 Nig Cuppy   CLE 2 R 25 CL   40 36 1 23 14 .575 3      331.67 361 8 197 131 89 86 .191  3.55    27.4 .685   32.04 6 Nig Cuppy
7 Amos Rusie Vet   NY 9 R 24   47 42 4 22 22 .468 3      387.33 378 9 244 161 157 198 .370  3.74    27.5 .585   29.72 7 Amos Rusie
8 George Hemming   BAL 1 R 26   31 26 1 20 11 .645 0      253.00 278 10 149 114 93 41 .111  4.06    22.1 .713   26.36 8 George Hemming
9 Ted Breitenstein   STL 11 L 26   50 46 1 19 29 .380 2      417.67 445 16 287 206 173 123 .199  4.44    23.7 .474   23.05 9 Ted Breitenstein
10 Adonis Terry   CHI 4 R 30   34 31 0 19 14 .559 1      298.67 332 4 219 159 126 84 .183  4.79    20.7 .609   22.82 10 Adonis Terry
                           
11 Dad Clarke   NY 9 R 30   30 27 1 17 11 .567 2      259.67 310 5 160 98 55 62 .170  3.40    19.8 .660   22.73 11 Dad Clarke
12 Jack B. Taylor   PHI 3 R 22   37 33 1 25 12 .676 0      322.33 388 7 224 161 80 89 .190  4.50    20.8 .562   22.03 12 Jack B. Taylor
13 Frank Dwyer   CIN 8 R 27   31 23 2 16 12 .516 3      260.67 330 9 178 123 69 43 .108  4.25    18.8 .606   20.68 13 Frank Dwyer
14 Sadie McMahon   BAL 1 R 27   15 15 4 10 4 .667 1      122.33 110 1 54 40 32 37 .261  2.94    13.8 .920   18.70 14 Sadie McMahon
15   Bill Hutchison           CHI 4 R 35       35 30 2 13 21 .371 1        282.00 360 13 211 148 125 82 .169  4.72    18.1 .517   18.39 15   Bill Hutchison
16 Kid Carsey   PHI 3 R 24   40 35 0 23 15 .575 2      330.00 443 13 264 180 114 62 .111  4.91    18.1 .453   17.21 16 Kid Carsey
17 Billy Rhines   CIN 8 R 26   33 25 0 18 10 .545 5      253.00 304 4 184 135 72 68 .181  4.80    16.7 .506   16.78 17 Billy Rhines
18 Ed Stein   BRO T5 R 25   27 24 1 14 13 .519 0      239.00 264 7 153 125 87 51 .145  4.71    15.6 .578   16.76 18 Ed Stein
19 Jack Stivetts   BOS T5 R 27   34 30 0 16 17 .471 1      279.00 327 14 210 144 85 106 .257  4.65    16.7 .491   16.53 19 Jack Stivetts
20 Duke Esper   BAL 1 L 26   25 16 1 9 8 .360 8      190.33 216 2 115 83 69 34 .119  3.92    14.9 .596   16.25 20 Duke Esper
                           
21 Frank Foreman   CIN 8 L 32   27 19 0 11 13 .407 3      204.00 236 10 132 93 86 51 .158  4.10    14.9 .552   15.64 21 Frank Foreman
22 Brickyard Kennedy   BRO T5 R 27   33 26 2 16 12 .485 5      261.67 313 12 182 149 87 36 .090  5.12    15.1 .458   14.44 22 Brickyard Kennedy
23 Bobby Wallace Vet   R CLE 2 R 21   28 22 1 12 13 .429 3      222.67 264 3 162 101 85 61 .175  4.08    14.0 .500   13.99 23 Bobby Wallace
24 Cozy Dolan   R BOS T5 L 22   21 18 3 11 7 .524 3      185.33 201 10 133 88 63 44 .167  4.27    12.5 .595   13.62 24 Cozy Dolan
25   Bill Hart           PIT 7 R 29       29 24 0 13 16 .448 0        240.00 269 4 171 127 124 78 .198  4.76    13.6 .469   13.16 25   Bill Hart
26 Dad Clarkson   STL/BAL 11/1 R 28   21 17 0 11 8 .524 2      182.33 235 11 138 102 81 29 .092  5.03    11.0 .524   11.25 26 Dad Clarkson
27 Jouett Meekin   NY 9 R 28   29 24 1 16 11 .552 2      225.67 296 10 170 133 73 76 .206  5.30    11.9 .410   10.77 27 Jouett Meekin
28 Jim Sullivan   R BOS T5 R 26   19 16 0 10 9 .526 0      172.67 227 10 128 92 56 44 .155  4.80    10.3 .542   10.71 28 Jim Sullivan
29 Brownie Foreman   R PIT 7 L 19 CL   16 12 0 8 6 .500 2      130.33 122 0 77 47 60 50 .275  3.25     9.7 .606   10.67 29 Brownie Foreman
30 Dan Daub   BRO T5 R 27   21 16 0 9 10 .429 2      172.00 197 4 125 82 48 34 .139  4.29    10.5 .500   10.49 30 Dan Daub
                           
31 Al Maul   WAS 10 R 29   16 14 0 10 5 .625 1      135.67 136 5 67 37 37 34 .197  2.45     9.2 .575    9.86 31 Al Maul
32 Ad Gumbert   BRO T5 R 26   26 20 0 10 15 .385 1      212.00 261 10 166 120 63 41 .127  5.09    10.2 .392    9.02 32 Ad Gumbert
33 Win Mercer   WAS 10 R 21 CL   38 32 0 13 22 .342 3      296.33 410 16 267 147 91 80 .160  4.46    11.1 .292    8.47 33 Win Mercer
34 Tom Parrott   CIN 8 R 27 CL   31 23 0 8 17 .258 6      234.00 339 7 203 142 68 51 .125  5.46    10.0 .323    8.03 34 Tom Parrott
35   Con Lucid           BRO/PHI T5/3 U 21       29 19 3 15 10 .517 4        201.00 237 7 164 127 104 42 .123  5.69     9.1 .314    7.20 35   Con Lucid
36 Bert Cunningham   LOU 12 R 29   28 24 1 11 16 .393 1      222.00 287 6 178 117 100 47 .121  4.74     8.1 .289    6.15 36 Bert Cunningham
37 Willie McGill   PHI 3 L 21   20 13 0 10 8 .500 2      146.00 177 2 122 90 81 70 .271  5.55     7.0 .350    5.85 37 Willie McGill
38 Harry Staley   STL 11 R 28   16 13 0 4 12 .250 0      136.00 191 7 117 79 33 24 .107  5.23     5.1 .319    4.07 38 Harry Staley
39 Red Ehret   STL 11 R 26   32 18 0 5 19 .156 8      217.33 338 10 209 145 83 52 .124  6.00     6.3 .197    3.95 39 Red Ehret
40 Gus Weyhing   PHI/PIT/LOU 3/7/12 R 28   28 23 1 7 21 .250 0      222.00 306 9 225 144 81 59 .152  5.84     6.0 .214    3.92 40 Gus Weyhing
                           
41 Les German   NY 9 R 26   18 16 0 7 9 .389 2      156.00 213 6 139 103 68 31 .110  5.94     4.9 .272    3.61 41 Les German
42 Varney Anderson   R WAS 10 R 29   25 18 0 9 16 .360 0      192.67 271 12 187 126 91 33 .091  5.89     5.4 .216    3.55 42 Varney Anderson
43 Phil Knell   LOU/CLE 12/2 L 30   19 12 0 5 10 .263 4      140.00 181 8 133 90 60 40 .166  5.79     4.0 .211    2.60 43 Phil Knell
44 Bill Kissinger   R BAL/STL 1/11 R 23   16 10 0 3 10 .188 3      120.33 190 6 123 86 42 27 .116  6.43     3.6 .225    2.41 44 Bill Kissinger
45   Otis Stockdale           WAS/BOS 10/T5 R 23       21 12 0 8 13 .381 0        150.00 217 9 156 101 57 23 .084  6.06     3.8 .181    2.28 45   Otis Stockdale
46 Bert Inks   LOU 12 L 24   27 21 0 7 20 .259 0      202.33 290 3 194 144 77 41 .112  6.41     4.1 .152    2.26 46 Bert Inks
47 Mike McDermott   LOU 12 R 32   26 18 0 4 19 .154 3      187.33 233 7 183 125 93 38 .117  6.01     3.5 .135    1.82 47 Mike McDermott
48 John McDougal   R STL 11 R 23   14 10 0 3 9 .214 2      103.00 168 10 131 95 41 21 .100  8.30     -   .000     -   48 John McDougal
League Average Age  26.0
League Average per 30 Starts 30 24.6 0.9 14.1 13.6 .471 2.3
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 239.9 6.8 145.4 101.2 69.8 52.5 .170  4.55
League Average Win Shares per Game .501
Average Win Shares per Team  58.18
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   14.5%   205 157 5 80 101 .390 24      1,616.00 1868 51 1193 841 669 453 .179  4.68   90.8 .442 Throws Left  
Throws Right 83.6%   1160 966 36 561 523 .484 76    9,472.67 11435 328 6850 4747 3166 2468 .169  4.51   598.2 .515 Throws Right  
Sources: Throws Unknown   1.9%     29 19 3 15 10 .517 4        201.00 237 7 164 127 104 42 .123  5.69   9.1 .314 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 31.5%   442 355 20 217 192 .491 33    3,527.67 4203 111 2635 1787 1289 1022 .186  4.56   213.1 .482 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 56.3%   781 650 21 370 354 .474 57    6,390.33 7685 228 4534 3215 2105 1584 .162  4.53   404.0 .518 Age 25-29  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 9.7%   136 107 1 56 67 .412 13    1,089.67 1292 34 827 565 420 275 .161  4.67   62.9 .463 Age 30-34  
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   2.5%     35 30 2 13 21 .371 1        282.00 360 13 211 148 125 82 .169  4.72   18.1 .517 Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     12.7%     177 138 8 85 75 .480 17      1,432.00 1731 60 1083 744 558 358 .156  4.68   89.3 .504 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   14.5%   30 23.0 0.7 11.7 14.8 .390 3.5        200.00 231.2 6.3 147.6 104.1 82.8 56.1 .179  4.68   11.2 .442 Throws Left  
Throws Right 83.6%   30 25.0 0.9 14.5 13.5 .484 2.0      200.00 241.4 6.9 144.6 100.2 66.8 52.1 .169  4.51   12.7 .515 Throws Right  
Throws Unknown   1.9%     30 19.7 3.1 15.5 10.3 .517 4.2        200.00 235.8 7.0 163.2 126.4 103.5 41.8 .123  5.69   9.1 .314 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 31.5%   30 24.1 1.4 14.7 13.0 .491 2.3      200.00 238.3 6.3 149.4 101.3 73.1 57.9 .186  4.56   12.1 .482 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 56.3%   30 25.0 0.8 14.2 13.6 .474 2.2      200.00 240.5 7.1 141.9 100.6 65.9 49.6 .162  4.53   12.6 .518 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 9.7%   30 23.6 0.2 12.4 14.8 .412 2.8      200.00 237.1 6.2 151.8 103.7 77.1 50.5 .161  4.67   11.5 .463 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   2.5%     30 25.7 1.7 11.1 18.0 .371 .9        200.00 255.3 9.2 149.6 105.0 88.7 58.2 .169  4.72   12.8 .517 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     12.7%     30 23.4 1.4 14.4 12.7 .480 2.9        200.00 241.8 8.4 151.3 103.9 77.9 50.0 .156  4.68   12.5 .504 Rookie