Starting Pitchers
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1897 1899 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 28 CL   42 40 5 29 12 .690 1      357.33 291 6 125 85 78 127 .344  2.14    37.5 .893   49.91 1 Kid Nichols
2 Clark Griffith Other   CHI 4 R 28   38 36 4 24 10 .632 4      325.67 305 1 105 68 64 97 .263  1.88    32.1 .845   41.56 2 Clark Griffith
3 Cy Young BBW   CLE 5 R 31   41 40 1 25 12 .610 4      358.00 367 6 158 100 39 96 .236  2.51    30.6 .746   37.24 3 Cy Young
4 Bert Cunningham   LOU 9 R 32   42 41 0 28 14 .667 0      354.33 379 8 170 124 64 33 .074  3.15    28.9 .688   33.77 4 Bert Cunningham
5   Doc McJames           BAL 2 R 24       42 40 2 26 14 .619 2        362.33 317 5 143 95 109 172 .404  2.36    28.8 .686   33.59 5   Doc McJames
6 Jesse Tannehill   PIT 8 L 23 CL   38 34 5 24 13 .632 1      308.00 319 2 139 101 59 88 .233  2.95    27.0 .711   32.06 6 Jesse Tannehill
7 Pink Hawley   CIN 3 R 25   37 32 3 23 11 .622 3      307.67 332 5 152 115 85 64 .153  3.36    26.2 .708   31.06 7 Pink Hawley
8 Ted Lewis   BOS 1 R 25 CL   33 29 1 23 8 .697 2      281.67 240 8 118 91 98 65 .192  2.91    25.1 .761   30.83 8 Ted Lewis
9 Al Maul   BAL 2 R 32   28 26 1 20 7 .714 1      239.67 207 3 74 56 49 31 .121  2.10    22.7 .811   28.79 9 Al Maul
10 Ted Breitenstein   CIN 3 L 29   37 32 3 19 14 .514 4      308.00 305 2 166 117 120 66 .155  3.42    24.3 .657   27.74 10 Ted Breitenstein
                           
11 Vic Willis Vet   R BOS 1 R 22   38 29 1 24 12 .632 2      299.33 254 5 138 94 142 154 .389  2.83    24.1 .634   27.03 11 Vic Willis
12 Jack Powell   CLE 5 R 23   41 36 6 23 14 .561 4      338.00 324 8 152 113 111 92 .211  3.01    24.6 .600   26.84 12 Jack Powell
13 Nixey Callahan   CHI 4 R 24   31 30 2 20 10 .645 1      274.33 267 2 137 75 71 73 .216  2.46    21.2 .684   24.69 13 Nixey Callahan
14 Frank Dwyer   CIN 3 R 30   28 24 0 15 10 .536 3      229.00 245 3 112 77 40 28 .098  3.03    20.0 .714   23.81 14 Frank Dwyer
15   Wiley Piatt         R PHI 6 L 23       37 33 6 23 14 .622 0        298.67 278 2 152 105 95 118 .316  3.16    19.4 .524   19.79 15   Wiley Piatt
16 Jim Hughes   R BAL 2 R 24   35 31 5 21 11 .600 3      289.33 258 4 146 103 96 78 .220  3.20    18.7 .534   19.25 16 Jim Hughes
17 Cy Seymour   NY 7 L 25   43 39 4 23 19 .535 1      349.33 307 4 195 123 209 234 .453  3.17    19.9 .463   19.07 17 Cy Seymour
18 Jack B. Taylor   STL 12 R 25   47 42 0 15 29 .319 3      386.00 452 14 252 167 81 86 .161  3.89    19.8 .421   18.10 18 Jack B. Taylor
19 Amos Rusie Vet   NY 7 R 27   36 33 4 20 11 .556 5      296.33 284 6 147 100 102 113 .293  3.04    18.0 .500   17.93 19 Amos Rusie
20 Brickyard Kennedy   BRO 10 R 30   39 38 0 16 22 .410 1      335.33 356 12 181 126 122 72 .151  3.38    18.1 .464   17.37 20 Brickyard Kennedy
                           
21 Bill Hill   CIN 3 L 23   32 26 2 13 14 .406 5      258.00 257 3 144 114 117 74 .198  3.98    15.4 .481   15.05 21 Bill Hill
22 Billy Rhines   PIT 8 R 29   29 27 2 12 16 .414 1      250.00 280 0 139 98 59 47 .139  3.53    14.7 .507   14.74 22 Billy Rhines
23 Al Orth   PHI 6 R 25   28 25 1 15 12 .536 1      234.67 272 2 123 79 50 49 .152  3.03    14.4 .514   14.55 23 Al Orth
24 Frank Killen   PIT/WAS 8/11 L 27   39 32 0 16 20 .410 3      302.33 346 7 184 124 69 90 .217  3.69    16.1 .410   14.52 24 Frank Killen
25   Jack Dunn           BRO 10 R 25       37 31 0 14 21 .378 2        307.00 335 10 171 123 78 63 .153  3.61    15.6 .422   14.27 25   Jack Dunn
26 Bill Magee   LOU 9 R 23   33 29 3 16 14 .485 3      276.00 275 7 152 124 121 51 .129  4.04    14.6 .442   13.68 26 Bill Magee
27 Fred Klobedanz   BOS 1 L 27   33 25 0 19 10 .576 4      263.00 273 13 163 114 96 50 .136  3.90    14.3 .433   13.26 27 Fred Klobedanz
28 Jim Gardner   PIT 8 R 23   22 19 1 10 12 .455 0      174.33 168 3 90 62 45 39 .183  3.20    12.3 .559   12.95 28 Jim Gardner
29 Jouett Meekin   NY 7 R 31   37 34 1 16 18 .432 3      316.00 325 9 183 132 107 81 .188  3.76    14.5 .392   12.79 29 Jouett Meekin
30 Jim Hughey   STL 12 R 29   33 31 0 7 24 .212 2      276.00 316 2 164 121 69 72 .187  3.95    13.6 .412   12.30 30 Jim Hughey
                           
31 Walter Thornton   CHI 4 L 23 CF   25 21 2 13 10 .520 2      203.67 214 4 110 76 53 53 .199  3.36    12.3 .492   12.15 31 Walter Thornton
32 Bill Dammann   CIN 3 L 25 CL   22 16 2 12 8 .545 2      174.00 215 2 102 70 52 39 .146  3.62    11.4 .518   11.56 32 Bill Dammann
33 Zeke Wilson   CLE 5 R 28   31 28 1 13 18 .419 0      247.33 298 4 137 99 50 44 .126  3.60    12.6 .406   11.32 33 Zeke Wilson
34 Jerry Nops   BAL 2 L 23   29 23 2 15 9 .517 5      220.33 226 5 122 87 73 85 .284  3.55    12.3 .424   11.28 34 Jerry Nops
35   Pete Dowling         R LOU 9 L 21       32 30 0 12 19 .375 1        270.33 269 7 167 125 114 79 .206  4.16    12.7 .397   11.27 35   Pete Dowling
36 Red Donahue   PHI 6 R 25   35 33 1 16 17 .457 2      284.33 327 7 165 112 80 57 .140  3.55    12.9 .369   11.03 36 Red Donahue
37 Joe Yeager   R BRO 10 R 22   33 32 0 11 20 .333 2      280.00 320 4 170 113 77 67 .169  3.63    12.2 .370   10.45 37 Joe Yeager
38 Gus Weyhing   WAS 11 R 31   42 39 0 15 25 .357 2      349.67 415 10 225 175 81 89 .179  4.50    12.6 .300    9.72 38 Gus Weyhing
39 Willie Sudhoff   STL 12 R 23   38 35 0 10 27 .263 1      304.00 343 11 198 147 98 63 .143  4.35    11.7 .308    9.14 39 Willie Sudhoff
40 Jack Fifield   PHI 6 R 26   21 18 2 11 9 .524 1      171.33 170 2 91 63 60 31 .135  3.31     9.3 .443    8.72 40 Jack Fifield
                           
41 Walt Woods   R CHI 4 R 23   22 18 3 9 12 .409 1      194.00 202 6 115 68 53 23 .090  3.15     9.0 .409    8.11 41 Walt Woods
42 Nig Cuppy   CLE 5 R 28   15 13 1 8 6 .533 1      117.00 134 4 57 43 23 25 .159  3.31     7.4 .493    7.32 42 Nig Cuppy
43 Charlie Hastings   PIT 8 U 27   13 12 0 4 8 .308 1      113.33 117 2 63 43 43 33 .206  3.41     6.8 .523    6.93 43 Charlie Hastings
44 Bill Dinneen   R WAS 11 R 22   27 22 0 8 16 .296 3      211.00 230 6 135 94 85 80 .254  4.01     8.0 .296    6.13 44 Bill Dinneen
45   Frank Kitson         R BAL 2 L 28       13 13 1 8 4 .615 1        105.00 108 0 62 38 31 28 .201  3.26     5.5 .423    5.04 45   Frank Kitson
46 Win Mercer   WAS 11 R 24 SS   30 24 0 12 17 .400 1      223.00 295 3 173 119 68 50 .138  4.80     6.2 .207    3.97 46 Win Mercer
47 Ed Doheny   NY 7 L 24   27 23 0 7 18 .259 2      209.33 234 1 161 86 99 94 .282  3.70     5.4 .200    3.40 47 Ed Doheny
48 Bill Hart   PIT 8 R 32   15 13 1 5 9 .333 1      121.33 137 4 79 65 43 18 .100  4.82     4.1 .273    3.02 48 Bill Hart
49 Chick Fraser   LOU/CLE 9/5 R 27   32 26 1 9 20 .281 3      245.00 279 6 191 146 112 77 .197  5.36     3.4 .106    1.56 49 Chick Fraser
50 George Wheeler   PHI 6 R 28   13 10 0 5 8 .385 0      104.67 144 1 88 48 34 19 .107  4.13     2.1 .162    1.19 50 George Wheeler
                           
51 Ralph Miller   R BRO 10 R 25   21 16 0 3 14 .143 4      145.00 154 4 114 86 82 41 .174  5.34     1.4 .067    0.51 51 Ralph Miller
League Average Age  26.0
League Average per 30 Starts 30 26.6 1.5 14.6 13.4 .487 2.0
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 207.8 3.8 108.7 75.9 61.2 54.3 .202  3.42
League Average Win Shares per Game .504
Average Win Shares per Team  67.65
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   24.9%   407 347 27 204 172 .501 31      3,270.00 3351 52 1867 1280 1187 1098 .242  3.52   196.0 .481 Throws Left  
Throws Right 74.2%   1192 1070 53 577 542 .484 73    9,866.00 10297 201 5270 3706 2826 2467 .188  3.38   609.0 .511 Throws Right  
Sources: Throws Unknown   0.8%     13 12 0 4 8 .308 1        113.33 117 2 63 43 43 33 .206  3.41   6.8 .523 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 37.8%   612 535 40 297 276 .485 39    4,994.00 5050 88 2744 1901 1686 1533 .228  3.43   295.9 .483 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 45.0%   728 639 36 348 329 .478 51    5,952.00 6284 112 3274 2273 1825 1617 .199  3.44   364.4 .500 Age 25-29  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 17.1%   272 255 4 140 117 .515 15    2,303.33 2431 55 1182 855 545 448 .151  3.34   151.5 .557 Age 30-34  
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     15.9%     258 224 16 119 122 .461 17      2,092.67 2073 38 1199 826 775 668 .235  3.55   111.0 .430 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   24.9%   30 25.6 2.0 15.0 12.7 .501 2.3        200.00 205.0 3.2 114.2 78.3 72.6 67.2 .242  3.52   12.0 .481 Throws Left  
Throws Right 74.2%   30 26.9 1.3 14.5 13.6 .484 1.9      200.00 208.7 4.1 106.8 75.1 57.3 50.0 .188  3.38   12.3 .511 Throws Right  
Throws Unknown   0.8%     30 27.7 0.0 9.2 18.5 .308 2.3        200.00 206.5 3.5 111.2 75.9 75.9 58.2 .206  3.41   12.0 .523 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 37.8%   30 26.2 2.0 14.6 13.5 .485 1.9      200.00 202.2 3.5 109.9 76.1 67.5 61.4 .228  3.43   11.9 .483 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 45.0%   30 26.3 1.5 14.3 13.6 .478 2.1      200.00 211.2 3.8 110.0 76.4 61.3 54.3 .199  3.44   12.2 .500 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 17.1%   30 28.1 0.4 15.4 12.9 .515 1.7      200.00 211.1 4.8 102.6 74.2 47.3 38.9 .151  3.34   13.2 .557 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
Rookie     15.9%     30 26.0 1.9 13.8 14.2 .461 2.0        200.00 198.1 3.6 114.6 78.9 74.1 63.8 .235  3.55   10.6 .430 Rookie