Starting Pitchers
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1902 1904 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 Joe McGinnity Vet   NY 2 R 32 CL   48 44 3 29 18 .604 1      407.33 367 4 152 110 102 160 .341  2.43    36.9 .769   45.39 1 Joe McGinnity
2 Christy Mathewson BBW   NY 2 R 24 CL   42 37 3 29 13 .690 0      355.00 311 4 132 89 97 259 .635  2.26    35.2 .838   45.21 2 Christy Mathewson
3 Sam Leever   PIT 1 R 31   34 30 7 25 7 .735 2      277.00 248 2 96 63 58 88 .288  2.05    26.7 .785   33.20 3 Sam Leever
4 Deacon Phillippe   PIT 1 R 31 CL   33 31 4 24 9 .727 0      278.00 258 4 110 75 28 118 .413  2.43    25.1 .761   30.71 4 Deacon Phillippe
5   Noodles Hahn           CIN 4 L 24       34 34 5 22 12 .647 0        296.00 297 3 125 83 47 127 .369  2.52    23.6 .694   27.59 5   Noodles Hahn
6 Jake Weimer   R CHI 3 L 29   33 27 3 20 8 .606 5      274.33 234 4 108 70 101 125 .373  2.30    22.5 .682   26.07 6 Jake Weimer
7 Jack Taylor   CHI 3 R 29   33 33 1 20 13 .606 0      296.67 263 2 130 81 54 79 .249  2.46    22.0 .667   25.20 7 Jack Taylor
8 Oscar Jones   R BRO 5 R 24   36 31 4 19 13 .528 4      316.33 312 4 169 103 75 93 .240  2.93    22.0 .611   24.13 8 Oscar Jones
9 Vic Willis Vet   BOS 6 R 27   32 29 2 12 18 .375 2      274.00 252 3 119 91 87 123 .363  2.99    18.4 .575   19.58 9 Vic Willis
10 Bob Ewing   CIN 4 R 30   28 27 1 14 13 .500 1      243.00 250 3 125 75 63 102 .326  2.78    16.3 .582   17.45 10 Bob Ewing
                           
11 Jack Sutthoff   CIN 4 R 30   27 21 3 16 9 .593 2      213.33 197 2 99 66 75 72 .265  2.78    15.3 .567   16.16 11 Jack Sutthoff
12 Bob Wicker   CHI 3 R 25   27 24 1 19 8 .704 0      227.67 218 3 105 77 68 102 .357  3.04    15.0 .556   15.69 12 Bob Wicker
13 Ned Garvin   BRO 5 R 29 CL   34 30 2 15 17 .441 2      283.00 263 2 151 97 80 146 .426  3.08    15.4 .453   14.54 13 Ned Garvin
14 Ed Doheny   PIT 1 L 29 CL   25 22 2 16 8 .640 1      215.00 202 1 118 76 86 72 .250  3.18    13.4 .536   13.76 14 Ed Doheny
15   Tully Sparks           PHI 7 R 28       28 27 0 11 15 .393 2        248.00 248 3 109 75 56 88 .289  2.72    13.6 .486   13.30 15   Tully Sparks
16 Togie Pittinger   BOS 6 R 31   39 35 3 16 21 .410 2      332.33 374 11 194 129 135 132 .259  3.49    15.1 .387   13.18 16 Togie Pittinger
17 Henry Schmidt   R BRO 5 R 30 CL   36 29 5 21 13 .583 2      286.00 305 5 157 122 114 91 .217  3.84    14.7 .408   13.18 17 Henry Schmidt
18 John Malarkey   BOS 6 R 31   27 25 2 11 14 .407 2      233.67 246 5 138 80 89 91 .272  3.08    12.5 .463   11.93 18 John Malarkey
19 Three Finger Brown Vet   R STL 8 R 26   24 19 1 9 13 .375 2      193.33 222 7 101 56 57 80 .287  2.61    11.8 .492   11.61 19 Three Finger Brown
20 Chappie McFarland   R STL 8 R 28   26 25 1 9 17 .346 0      222.00 245 2 129 76 47 74 .253  3.08    10.3 .396    9.10 20 Chappie McFarland
                           
21 Dummy Taylor   NY 2 R 28   31 18 1 13 12 .419 6      236.67 296 6 138 110 86 91 .238  4.18    10.3 .332    8.33 21 Dummy Taylor
22 Carl Lundgren   CHI 3 R 23 CL   20 16 0 10 9 .500 1      166.00 164 1 88 54 52 58 .269  2.93     8.9 .445    8.33 22 Carl Lundgren
23 Wiley Piatt   BOS 6 L 28   23 18 0 9 13 .391 1      174.00 190 5 98 62 59 96 .386  3.21     9.1 .396    8.03 23 Wiley Piatt
24 Ed Poole   CIN 4 R 28   21 18 1 7 13 .333 1      169.67 173 4 98 62 71 67 .275  3.29     8.7 .414    7.86 24 Ed Poole
25   Brickyard Kennedy           PIT 1 R 35       15 10 1 9 5 .600 1        114.00 118 0 56 44 52 35 .206  3.47     7.4 .493    7.29 25   Brickyard Kennedy
26 Bill Duggleby   PHI 7 R 29 CL   30 28 3 12 16 .400 2      242.67 292 4 149 101 73 52 .142  3.75     8.4 .280    6.24 26 Bill Duggleby
27 Jock Menefee   CHI 3 R 35   17 13 1 7 9 .412 1      135.33 145 3 78 45 35 36 .200  2.99     6.7 .394    5.90 27 Jock Menefee
28 Bill Phillips   CIN 4 R 34   13 11 1 7 6 .538 0      107.00 121 0 67 40 27 42 .284  3.36     5.2 .400    4.61 28 Bill Phillips
29 Chick Fraser   PHI 7 R 32   29 26 1 12 16 .414 1      242.33 252 8 155 121 94 101 .292  4.49     6.4 .221    4.22 29 Chick Fraser
30 Jack Harper   CIN 4 R 25   15 13 0 8 7 .533 0      127.00 135 2 82 61 66 42 .209  4.32     4.5 .300    3.46 30 Jack Harper
                           
31 Clarence Currie   STL/CHI 8/3 R 24 CL   19 15 1 3 13 .158 3      148.33 155 7 96 63 57 50 .236  3.82     4.6 .242    3.17 31 Clarence Currie
32 Fred Mitchell   PHI 7 R 25   28 24 1 11 16 .393 1      227.00 250 4 155 113 102 69 .196  4.48     5.2 .186    3.14 32 Fred Mitchell
33 Mike O'Neill   STL 8 L 25   17 12 0 4 13 .235 0      137.00 174 2 117 58 41 37 .172  3.81     2.6 .153    1.43 33 Mike O'Neill
34 Bob Rhoads   STL 8 R 23   13 12 1 5 8 .385 0      113.00 135 3 77 58 41 46 .261  4.62     1.9 .146    1.02 34 Bob Rhoads
League Average Age  28.3
League Average per 30 Starts 30 26.1 2.1 15.2 13.3 .506 1.5
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 202.6 3.1 102.9 68.8 60.8 77.9 .296  3.10
League Average Win Shares per Game .508
Average Win Shares per Team  59.46
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   14.1%   132 113 10 71 54 .538 7      1,096.33 1097 15 566 349 334 457 .319  2.87   71.2 .539 Throws Left  
Throws Right   85.9%     805 701 55 403 361 .501 41      6,715.67 6815 108 3455 2337 2041 2587 .292  3.13   404.5 .503 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 17.7%   164 145 14 88 68 .537 8    1,394.67 1374 22 687 450 369 633 .363  2.90   96.2 .586 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 45.5%   427 367 19 195 207 .457 25    3,548.00 3657 54 1907 1266 1134 1343 .280  3.21   191.2 .448 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 33.5%   314 279 30 175 126 .557 13    2,620.00 2618 44 1293 881 785 997 .293  3.03   174.2 .555 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   3.3%     32 23 2 16 14 .500 2        249.33 263 3 134 89 87 71 .203  3.21   14.1 .441 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     16.5%     155 131 14 78 64 .503 13      1,292.00 1318 22 664 427 394 463 .270  2.97   81.3 .525 Rookie    
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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   14.1%   30 25.7 2.3 16.1 12.3 .538 1.6        200.00 200.1 2.7 103.3 63.7 60.9 83.4 .319  2.87   13.0 .539 Throws Left  
Throws Right   85.9%     30 26.1 2.0 15.0 13.5 .501 1.5        200.00 203.0 3.2 102.9 69.6 60.8 77.0 .292  3.13   12.0 .503 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 17.7%   30 26.5 2.6 16.1 12.4 .537 1.5      200.00 197.0 3.2 98.5 64.5 52.9 90.8 .363  2.90   13.8 .586 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 45.5%   30 25.8 1.3 13.7 14.5 .457 1.8      200.00 206.1 3.0 107.5 71.4 63.9 75.7 .280  3.21   10.8 .448 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 33.5%   30 26.7 2.9 16.7 12.0 .557 1.3      200.00 199.8 3.4 98.7 67.3 59.9 76.1 .293  3.03   13.3 .555 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   3.3%     30 21.6 1.9 15.0 13.1 .500 1.9        200.00 211.0 2.4 107.5 71.4 69.8 57.0 .203  3.21   11.3 .441 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     16.5%     30 25.4 2.7 15.1 12.4 .503 2.5        200.00 204.0 3.4 102.8 66.1 61.0 71.7 .270  2.97   12.6 .525 Rookie