Starting Pitchers
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1898 1900 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 Vic Willis Vet   BOS 2 R 23 CL   38 35 5 27 8 .711 3       333.67 270 6 123 93 114 117 .305  2.51    36.8 .968   49.73 1 Vic Willis
2 Cy Young BBW   STL 5 R 32   42 40 4 26 15 .619 1       363.33 362 10 170 104 43 109 .269  2.58    34.4 .819   42.76 2 Cy Young
3 Jim Hughes   BRO 1 R 25   35 30 3 28 6 .800 1       291.67 250 6 121 87 119 99 .268  2.68    31.6 .903   41.25 3 Jim Hughes
4 Joe McGinnity Vet   R BAL 4 R 28 CL   41 38 4 25 14 .610 2       346.00 338 3 155 103 88 70 .164  2.68    32.1 .783   39.02 4 Joe McGinnity
5   Frank Kitson           BAL 4 L 29       37 34 3 22 15 .595 0         318.67 320 6 140 98 64 73 .190  2.77    29.9 .808   36.92 5   Frank Kitson
6 Kid Nichols Vet   BOS 2 R 29   37 37 4 20 17 .541 0       328.33 312 11 148 109 78 103 .264  2.99    29.4 .795   36.01 6 Kid Nichols
7 Noodles Hahn   R CIN 6 L 20   34 32 4 22 8 .647 4       297.00 269 3 123 88 65 139 .416  2.67    28.1 .826   35.08 7 Noodles Hahn
8 Jack Powell   STL 5 R 24   43 40 2 21 19 .488 3       358.67 416 14 189 140 82 84 .169  3.51    28.1 .653   31.19 8 Jack Powell
9 Brickyard Kennedy   BRO 1 R 31 CL   33 27 2 21 9 .636 3       257.67 276 10 124 80 80 51 .143  2.79    24.4 .739   28.81 9 Brickyard Kennedy
10 Jesse Tannehill   PIT 7 L 24   35 32 3 21 13 .600 1       298.33 337 4 127 91 49 58 .150  2.75    24.1 .689   27.48 10 Jesse Tannehill
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11 Clark Griffith Other   CHI 8 R 29   38 35 0 22 14 .579 2       319.67 329 5 163 99 65 73 .185  2.79    23.4 .616   25.23 11 Clark Griffith
12 Sam Leever   R PIT 7 R 27 CL   39 35 4 19 18 .487 2       342.33 319 6 173 121 110 109 .254  3.18    22.6 .579   23.62 12 Sam Leever
13 Deacon Phillippe   R LOU 9 R 27   38 33 2 18 17 .474 3       309.67 319 10 172 109 62 66 .173  3.17    21.9 .576   22.83 13 Deacon Phillippe
14 Ted Lewis   BOS 2 R 26   25 23 2 14 10 .560 1       222.33 232 9 113 86 69 57 .189  3.48    18.8 .752   22.39 14 Ted Lewis
15   Jack Dunn           BRO 1 R 26 CL     34 29 2 21 12 .618 1         279.00 301 7 150 115 80 45 .118  3.71    20.7 .609   22.19 15   Jack Dunn
16 Nixey Callahan   CHI 8 R 25   34 33 3 20 12 .588 2       291.33 324 5 153 99 75 76 .190  3.06    20.2 .594   21.38 16 Nixey Callahan
17 Pete Dowling   LOU 9 L 22   32 29 0 12 17 .375 3       283.67 314 4 156 98 91 86 .212  3.11    19.4 .606   20.74 17 Pete Dowling
18 Wiley Piatt   PHI 3 L 24   38 31 2 22 15 .579 1       302.00 320 6 171 116 85 88 .217  3.46    20.3 .534   20.38 18 Wiley Piatt
19 Bert Cunningham   LOU 9 R 33   37 33 1 17 16 .459 4       317.67 378 4 185 135 74 35 .077  3.82    19.7 .532   19.74 19 Bert Cunningham
20 Red Donahue   PHI 3 R 26   31 27 4 20 7 .645 4       267.00 279 6 141 100 60 49 .145  3.37    18.5 .597   19.63 20 Red Donahue
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21 Chick Fraser   PHI 3 R 28   33 29 4 21 11 .636 1       265.00 272 1 143 99 83 67 .189  3.36    18.1 .548   18.40 21 Chick Fraser
22 Cy Seymour   NY 10 L 26   32 31 0 14 18 .438 0       268.33 247 5 139 106 170 142 .341  3.56    17.7 .553   18.08 22 Cy Seymour
23 Doc McJames   BRO 1 R 25   34 27 1 18 15 .529 1       266.67 286 4 161 104 118 102 .252  3.51    17.3 .509   16.95 23 Doc McJames
24 Jerry Nops   BAL 4 L 24   33 26 2 17 11 .515 5       259.00 296 1 156 116 71 60 .163  4.03    17.0 .515   16.76 24 Jerry Nops
25   Ted Breitenstein           CIN 6 L 30       24 21 0 12 9 .500 3         204.67 213 2 108 82 69 57 .202  3.61    15.0 .625   16.29 25   Ted Breitenstein
26 Jack Taylor   R CHI 8 R 25   39 39 1 17 21 .436 1       348.67 374 6 219 145 83 66 .144  3.74    17.5 .449   16.11 26 Jack Taylor
27 Bill Phillips   CIN 6 R 30   27 18 1 15 8 .556 4       209.67 215 3 111 77 65 40 .143  3.31    15.3 .567   15.83 27 Bill Phillips
28 Jouett Meekin   NY/BOS 10/2 R 32   31 28 0 12 17 .387 2       256.33 280 4 155 106 93 53 .142  3.72    15.8 .510   15.50 28 Jouett Meekin
29 Nig Cuppy   STL 5 R 29   21 18 1 11 8 .524 2       171.67 203 3 89 60 26 25 .109  3.15    13.8 .657   15.36 29 Nig Cuppy
30 Al Orth   PHI 3 R 26   15 13 3 11 3 .733 1       126.67 130 0 59 35 17 31 .211  2.49    11.8 .787   14.38 30 Al Orth
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31 Willie Sudhoff   CLE/STL 12/5 R 24   34 26 0 14 18 .412 2       267.00 323 9 189 139 89 42 .102  4.69    14.8 .435   13.41 31 Willie Sudhoff
32 Harry Howell   R BAL 4 R 22   25 21 0 12 8 .480 5       200.67 238 1 121 87 66 56 .184  3.90    12.6 .504   12.29 32 Harry Howell
33 Ned Garvin   R CHI 8 R 25   23 22 4 9 13 .391 1       196.00 199 1 99 62 41 68 .283  2.85    12.0 .522   11.91 33 Ned Garvin
34 Pink Hawley   CIN 6 R 26   29 25 0 13 14 .448 2       236.00 272 7 152 111 61 43 .129  4.23    12.3 .424   11.00 34 Pink Hawley
35   Walt Woods           LOU 9 R 24       21 17 0 7 12 .333 2         171.67 199 8 92 63 34 19 .082  3.30    10.8 .514   10.64 35   Walt Woods
36 Bill Carrick   R NY 10 R 25   43 40 3 16 26 .372 1       358.67 481 4 248 185 121 60 .100  4.64    12.8 .298    9.60 36 Bill Carrick
37 Bill Dinneen   WAS 11 R 23   35 30 0 14 18 .400 3       285.33 343 6 187 125 104 89 .199  3.94    11.0 .314    8.47 37 Bill Dinneen
38 Gus Weyhing   WAS 11 R 32   38 34 2 16 21 .421 1       320.00 396 8 213 162 73 92 .196  4.56    10.0 .263    7.04 38 Gus Weyhing
39 Ed Doheny   NY 10 L 25   33 30 1 14 17 .424 2       260.00 276 2 198 130 153 113 .263  4.50     9.5 .288    7.00 39 Ed Doheny
40 Bill Hoffer   PIT 7 R 28   19 15 2 7 9 .368 3       152.00 157 5 91 61 59 41 .190  3.61     7.7 .405    6.73 40 Bill Hoffer
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41 Jack B. Taylor   CIN 6 R 26 CL   18 15 2 8 9 .444 1       150.33 176 6 92 69 37 30 .141  4.13     7.5 .417    6.65 41 Jack B. Taylor
42 Tully Sparks   R PIT 7 R 24   17 8 0 6 5 .353 6       134.00 142 1 80 58 65 42 .203  3.90     6.8 .400    5.91 42 Tully Sparks
43 Bill Hill   CLE/BAL/BRO 12/4/1 L 24   18 14 0 7 10 .389 1       136.00 161 1 100 76 60 43 .195  5.03     6.7 .372    5.61 43 Bill Hill
44 Jim Hughey   CLE 12 R 30   34 32 0 4 28 .118 2       277.33 395 9 239 167 86 53 .110  5.42     8.2 .241    5.53 44 Jim Hughey
45   Frank Killen           WAS/BOS 11/2 L 28       14 12 0 7 7 .500 0         111.33 126 3 76 55 30 26 .167  4.45     5.2 .371    4.35 45   Frank Killen
46 Charlie Knepper   R CLE 12 R 28   26 26 0 4 22 .154 0       217.00 303 11 188 139 76 42 .111  5.76     6.2 .238    4.15 46 Charlie Knepper
47 Jack Chesbro Vet   R PIT 7 R 25   17 15 0 6 9 .353 2       143.00 158 3 95 65 57 27 .126  4.09     5.2 .306    3.95 47 Jack Chesbro
48 Win Mercer   WAS 11 R 25 3B   21 21 0 7 14 .333 0       180.33 227 2 124 92 51 27 .097  4.59     5.5 .262    3.87 48 Win Mercer
49 Charlie Gettig   NY 10 U 29   15 12 0 7 8 .467 0       119.33 150 3 95 59 50 23 .115  4.45     3.8 .253    2.63 49 Charlie Gettig
50 Jack Fifield   PHI/WAS 3/11 R 27   17 15 1 5 12 .294 0       131.33 173 1 102 70 50 19 .085  4.80     3.7 .218    2.37 50 Jack Fifield
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51 Dan McFarlan   R WAS 11 U 24   28 22 1 8 18 .286 2       201.33 255 5 158 107 61 39 .123  4.78     4.3 .154    2.32 51 Dan McFarlan
52 Crazy Schmit   CLE 12 L 33   19 16 0 2 17 .105 0       135.67 193 3 135 88 61 24 .094  5.84     3.0 .158    1.64 52 Crazy Schmit
53 Bill Magee   LOU/PHI/WAS 9/3/11 R 24   26 17 1 7 15 .269 4       175.33 217 4 147 120 84 26 .086  6.16     2.6 .100    1.13 53 Bill Magee
54 Frank Bates   R CLE 12 R 22   19 17 0 1 18 .053 0       150.33 235 6 178 121 103 13 .038  7.24     1.6 .084    0.64 54 Frank Bates
League Average Age  26.5
League Average per 30 Starts 30 26.4 1.6 14.4 13.7 .480 1.9
League Average per 200 Innings     200.00 220.6 4.1 117.1 81.9 60.8 49.7 .177  3.69
League Average Win Shares per Game .530
Average Win Shares per Team  70.63
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   21.8%   349 308 15 172 157 .493 20       2,874.67 3072 40 1629 1144 968 909 .225  3.58   195.9 .561 Throws Left  
Throws Right 75.7%   1207 1063 68 580 548 .481 79    10,019.33 11099 225 5854 4102 2941 2316 .165  3.68   643.5 .533 Throws Right  
Sources: Throws Unknown   2.5%     43 34 1 15 26 .349 2         320.67 405 8 253 166 111 62 .120  4.66   8.1 .188 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 29.4%   476 397 20 218 213 .458 45     3,854.00 4335 79 2297 1638 1223 1001 .180  3.83   245.0 .515 Age 24 & under
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 25-29 52.8%   838 759 54 424 378 .506 36     7,018.33 7533 141 3999 2773 2153 1772 .183  3.56   456.7 .545 Age 25-29  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 30-34 17.8%   285 249 10 125 140 .439 20     2,342.33 2708 53 1440 1001 644 514 .153  3.85   145.8 .512 Age 30-34  
baseball-reference.com Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Rookie     24.4%     389 348 23 163 197 .419 29       3,244.67 3630 60 2009 1390 998 797 .172  3.86   183.7 .472 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   21.8%   30 26.5 1.3 14.8 13.5 .493 1.7         200.00 213.7 2.8 113.3 79.6 67.3 63.2 .225  3.58   13.6 .561 Throws Left  
Throws Right 75.7%   30 26.4 1.7 14.4 13.6 .481 2.0       200.00 221.6 4.5 116.9 81.9 58.7 46.2 .165  3.68   12.8 .533 Throws Right  
Throws Unknown   2.5%     30 23.7 0.7 10.5 18.1 .349 1.4         200.00 252.6 5.0 157.8 103.5 69.2 38.7 .120  4.66   5.1 .188 Throws Unknown
Age 24 & under 29.4%   30 25.0 1.3 13.7 13.4 .458 2.9       200.00 225.0 4.1 119.2 85.0 63.5 51.9 .180  3.83   12.7 .515 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 52.8%   30 27.2 1.9 15.2 13.5 .506 1.3       200.00 214.7 4.0 114.0 79.0 61.4 50.5 .183  3.56   13.0 .545 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 17.8%   30 26.2 1.1 13.2 14.7 .439 2.1       200.00 231.2 4.5 123.0 85.5 55.0 43.9 .153  3.85   12.4 .512 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   0.0%                                               Age 35 & over  
Rookie     24.4%     30 26.8 1.8 12.6 15.2 .419 2.2         200.00 223.8 3.7 123.8 85.7 61.5 49.1 .172  3.86   11.3 .472 Rookie