Starting Pitchers
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1896 1898 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 27 CL   40 37 2 29 11 .725 0      347.33 342 8 143 102 64 120 .296  2.64    36.1 .903   48.36 1 Kid Nichols
2 Ted Breitenstein   CIN 4 L 28   39 32 2 23 12 .590 4      317.00 341 3 170 128 90 97 .225  3.63    31.7 .813   40.30 2 Ted Breitenstein
3 Amos Rusie Vet   NY 3 R 26   37 35 2 28 9 .757 0      319.00 311 6 142 90 86 134 .338  2.54    30.0 .811   38.09 3 Amos Rusie
4 Cy Young BBW   CLE 5 R 30   38 35 2 20 15 .526 3      309.00 361 6 174 130 45 81 .200  3.79    25.4 .668   29.28 4 Cy Young
5   Joe Corbett           BAL 2 R 21       37 34 1 24 8 .649 5        313.00 330 2 173 108 115 149 .335  3.11    23.2 .627   25.90 5   Joe Corbett
6 Jack Powell   R CLE 5 R 22   26 24 2 15 10 .577 1      221.67 241 2 115 78 61 60 .199  3.17    20.3 .781   25.29 6 Jack Powell
7 Billy Rhines   CIN 4 R 28   32 26 1 16 15 .500 1      258.33 278 4 157 117 77 58 .163  4.08    21.5 .672   24.85 7 Billy Rhines
8 Frank Dwyer   CIN 4 R 29   31 22 0 15 12 .484 4      228.00 290 5 131 96 52 38 .111  3.79    21.2 .684   24.72 8 Frank Dwyer
9 Win Mercer   WAS T6 R 23 CL   42 34 3 20 19 .476 3      322.33 383 5 212 117 99 85 .176  3.27    23.0 .548   24.00 9 Win Mercer
10 Brickyard Kennedy   BRO T6 R 29   40 36 2 17 19 .425 4      330.00 356 6 198 143 143 78 .156  3.90    22.3 .558   23.48 10 Brickyard Kennedy
                           
11 Ted Lewis   R BOS 1 R 24   34 30 2 20 11 .588 3      276.67 301 10 169 118 119 62 .148  3.84    20.3 .597   22.12 11 Ted Lewis
12 Fred Klobedanz   BOS 1 L 26   37 30 2 26 7 .703 4      306.00 340 13 196 156 124 91 .196  4.59    20.7 .559   21.83 12 Fred Klobedanz
13 Frank Killen   PIT 8 L 26   41 38 1 17 22 .415 2      334.00 413 4 244 165 75 98 .201  4.45    21.0 .512   21.19 13 Frank Killen
14 Jouett Meekin   NY 3 R 30   34 30 2 20 10 .588 4      293.00 316 9 170 123 96 80 .194  3.78    19.6 .576   20.98 14 Jouett Meekin
15   Clark Griffith Other         CHI 9 R 27       38 38 1 20 18 .526 0        333.33 398 3 224 138 83 99 .206  3.73    19.9 .524   20.31 15   Clark Griffith
16 Cy Seymour   NY 3 L 24   33 28 2 17 13 .515 3      261.33 239 4 152 98 154 140 .356  3.38    18.5 .561   19.53 16 Cy Seymour
17 Jerry Nops   R BAL 2 L 22   25 23 1 19 5 .760 1      204.33 218 5 99 64 48 64 .241  2.82    16.8 .672   19.42 17 Jerry Nops
18 Zeke Wilson   CLE 5 R 27   30 26 1 16 11 .533 3      250.00 306 9 162 116 79 65 .169  4.18    17.8 .593   19.33 18 Zeke Wilson
19 Pink Hawley   PIT 8 R 24   39 33 0 18 18 .462 3      308.00 358 7 219 164 93 87 .193  4.79    19.0 .487   18.70 19 Pink Hawley
20 Arlie Pond   BAL 2 R 25   28 23 0 17 9 .607 2      234.00 252 4 124 92 68 56 .175  3.54    16.5 .589   17.86 20 Arlie Pond
                           
21 Doc McJames   WAS T6 R 23 CL   39 33 3 13 22 .333 4      307.33 343 7 201 123 130 148 .313  3.60    17.9 .459   17.10 21 Doc McJames
22 Bill Hoffer   BAL 2 R 26   33 29 1 21 9 .636 3      285.67 330 5 177 137 98 58 .136  4.32    16.0 .485   15.71 22 Bill Hoffer
23 Jack B. Taylor   PHI 10 R 24 CL   37 35 2 16 19 .432 2      307.33 364 5 198 144 74 85 .194  4.22    16.4 .443   15.40 23 Jack B. Taylor
24 Nig Cuppy   CLE 5 R 27   17 13 1 10 6 .588 1      132.00 143 3 66 47 25 22 .131  3.20    12.0 .706   14.22 24 Nig Cuppy
25   Bert Cunningham           LOU 11 R 31       27 25 0 12 13 .444 2        228.00 278 2 144 105 70 48 .138  4.14    14.0 .519   14.21 25   Bert Cunningham
26 Chick Fraser   LOU 11 R 26   34 32 0 14 19 .412 1      283.00 328 11 218 128 131 69 .150  4.07    13.7 .403   12.26 26 Chick Fraser
27 Jack Dunn   R BRO T6 R 24   21 21 0 13 8 .619 0      201.67 234 6 137 102 61 24 .081  4.55    11.6 .552   12.16 27 Jack Dunn
28 Nixey Callahan   R CHI 9 R 23 2B   22 21 1 12 8 .545 2      186.33 217 6 109 84 54 51 .188  4.06    11.7 .532   12.03 28 Nixey Callahan
29 Al Orth   PHI 10 R 24   34 29 2 14 18 .412 2      275.67 341 12 189 142 80 62 .147  4.64    12.8 .376   11.07 29 Al Orth
30 Jack Stivetts   BOS 1 R 29   15 10 0 10 4 .667 1      118.67 135 5 69 45 39 25 .144  3.41     9.7 .647   11.00 30 Jack Stivetts
                           
31 Harley Payne   BRO T6 L 29   38 30 1 14 17 .368 7      274.00 343 8 210 141 69 84 .204  4.63    13.1 .345   10.85 31 Harley Payne
32 George Wheeler   PHI 10 R 27   19 17 0 8 10 .421 1      166.33 199 3 99 73 54 30 .119  3.95    10.0 .526   10.23 32 George Wheeler
33 Danny Friend   CHI 9 L 24   24 23 0 12 11 .500 1      203.00 244 5 144 102 86 58 .176  4.52    10.5 .438    9.79 33 Danny Friend
34 Bill Hill   LOU 11 L 22   26 20 1 7 17 .269 2      195.67 206 6 125 79 68 54 .197  3.63    10.6 .408    9.54 34 Bill Hill
35   Jesse Tannehill         R PIT 8 L 22 CF     16 11 1 8 7 .500 1        125.00 151 1 85 59 21 35 .203  4.25     8.7 .544    9.05 35   Jesse Tannehill
36 Chauncey Fisher   BRO T6 R 25   13 11 1 7 6 .538 0      122.00 151 4 79 57 35 25 .134  4.20     7.6 .585    8.19 36 Chauncey Fisher
37 Cy Swaim   R WAS T6 U 23   20 16 0 9 11 .450 0      169.00 198 4 113 83 53 48 .191  4.42     7.5 .375    6.48 37 Cy Swaim
38 Red Ehret   CIN 4 R 28 CL   19 11 0 6 9 .316 4      135.33 188 2 99 72 35 32 .143  4.79     7.2 .379    6.25 38 Red Ehret
39 Walter Thornton   CHI 9 L 22 LF   16 15 0 6 7 .375 3      130.33 164 4 91 68 51 55 .256  4.70     6.4 .400    5.71 39 Walter Thornton
40 Silver King   WAS T6 R 29   19 12 0 6 8 .316 5      140.67 179 6 108 75 41 29 .132  4.80     5.8 .305    4.52 40 Silver King
                           
41 Jack Fifield   R PHI 10 R 25   26 21 0 5 18 .192 3      207.33 259 8 160 127 79 37 .109  5.51     5.6 .215    3.66 41 Jack Fifield
42 Jim Hughey   PIT 8 R 28   17 13 0 5 9 .294 3      124.33 161 2 96 70 37 32 .162  5.07     4.8 .282    3.60 42 Jim Hughey
43 Mike Sullivan   NY 3 R 30 CL   16 11 1 6 6 .375 4      124.67 153 5 95 70 60 29 .136  5.05     4.3 .269    3.14 43 Mike Sullivan
44 Buttons Briggs   CHI 9 R 21   22 21 0 4 17 .182 1      186.67 246 6 166 109 85 60 .181  5.26     4.3 .195    2.68 44 Buttons Briggs
45   Dan Daub           BRO T6 R 29       16 11 0 4 10 .250 2        127.33 166 7 108 86 44 18 .086  6.08     3.5 .219    2.31 45   Dan Daub
46 Bill Magee   R LOU 11 R 22   16 13 1 4 11 .250 1      134.33 161 5 118 80 86 38 .154  5.36     3.3 .206    2.11 46 Bill Magee
47 Red Donahue   STL 12 R 24   42 38 1 9 33 .214 0      335.00 466 15 295 228 102 62 .109  6.13     4.0 .095    1.74 47 Red Donahue
48 Kid Carsey   PHI/STL 10/12 R 26   15 13 0 5 9 .333 1      123.67 164 5 98 80 46 15 .071  5.82     2.7 .180    1.62 48 Kid Carsey
49 Bill Hart   STL 12 R 31   38 31 0 9 27 .237 2      291.33 391 10 289 203 146 66 .123  6.27     2.9 .076    1.13 49 Bill Hart
League Average Age  25.8
League Average per 30 Starts 30 25.8 1.0 14.3 13.4 .476 2.3
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 232.8 5.0 130.8 92.3 65.4 55.1 .185  4.15
League Average Win Shares per Game .503
Average Win Shares per Team  58.62
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   20.8%   295 250 11 149 118 .505 28      2,350.67 2659 53 1516 1060 786 776 .225  4.06   158.0 .536 Throws Left  
Throws Right 77.7%   1083 934 35 508 494 .469 81    8,888.33 10420 226 5831 4119 2892 2317 .174  4.17   537.9 .497 Throws Right  
Sources: Throws Unknown   1.5%     20 16 0 9 11 .450 0        169.00 198 4 113 83 53 48 .191  4.42   7.5 .375 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 40.9%   571 502 23 260 273 .455 38    4,664.67 5405 117 3110 2150 1640 1427 .203  4.15   266.8 .467 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 48.2%   674 566 18 339 279 .503 56    5,497.33 6373 134 3478 2481 1674 1410 .175  4.06   370.4 .549 Age 25-29  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 10.9%   153 132 5 67 71 .438 15    1,246.00 1499 32 872 631 417 304 .159  4.56   66.2 .433 Age 30-34  
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     14.9%     206 180 8 105 89 .510 12      1,726.33 1980 47 1105 795 582 419 .164  4.14   105.8 .514 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   20.8%   30 25.4 1.1 15.2 12.0 .505 2.8        200.00 226.2 4.5 129.0 90.2 66.9 66.0 .225  4.06   13.4 .536 Throws Left  
Throws Right 77.7%   30 25.9 1.0 14.1 13.7 .469 2.2      200.00 234.5 5.1 131.2 92.7 65.1 52.1 .174  4.17   12.1 .497 Throws Right  
Throws Unknown   1.5%     30 24.0 0.0 13.5 16.5 .450 .0        200.00 234.3 4.7 133.7 98.2 62.7 56.8 .191  4.42   8.9 .375 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 40.9%   30 26.4 1.2 13.7 14.3 .455 2.0      200.00 231.7 5.0 133.3 92.2 70.3 61.2 .203  4.15   11.4 .467 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 48.2%   30 25.2 0.8 15.1 12.4 .503 2.5      200.00 231.9 4.9 126.5 90.3 60.9 51.3 .175  4.06   13.5 .549 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 10.9%   30 25.9 1.0 13.1 13.9 .438 3.0      200.00 240.6 5.1 140.0 101.3 66.9 48.8 .159  4.56   10.6 .433 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
Rookie     14.9%     30 26.2 1.2 15.3 13.0 .510 1.7        200.00 229.4 5.4 128.0 92.1 67.4 48.5 .164  4.14   12.3 .514 Rookie