Starting Pitchers
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1926 1928 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 Grover Alexander BBW T20   STL 2 R 40   30 22 2 19 9 .633 2      253.67 245 10 85 69 33 45 .162  2.45    26.2 .873   36.61 1 Grover Alexander
2 Jesse Haines Vet 8   STL 2 R 33   36 25 6 23 10 .639 3      294.67 268 11 112 90 76 87 .253  2.75    26.8 .744   34.58 2 Jesse Haines
3 Dazzy Vance BBW   BRO 6 R 36   32 25 2 16 15 .500 1      270.33 239 12 98 82 67 182 .595  2.73    24.2 .756   31.47 3 Dazzy Vance
4 Ray Kremer 9   PIT 1 R 34   28 18 3 17 6 .607 5      216.33 197 9 66 58 44 56 .232  2.41    21.1 .754   27.40 4 Ray Kremer
5   Jesse Petty   T23       BRO 6 L 32       33 19 2 11 17 .333 5        259.00 253 12 99 83 49 96 .318  2.88    20.8 .630   24.69 5   Jesse Petty
6 Red Lucas 11   CIN 5 R 25   23 19 4 14 8 .609 1      200.33 191 3 74 69 35 37 .164  3.10    18.3 .796   24.42 6 Red Lucas
7 Carmen Hill T23   PIT 1 R 31   31 22 2 18 11 .581 2      251.00 235 12 113 90 72 81 .264  3.23    18.5 .597   21.38 7 Carmen Hill
8 Lee Meadows   PIT 1 R 32   38 25 2 19 9 .500 10      296.00 312 10 129 110 64 83 .221  3.34    19.8 .521   21.38 8 Lee Meadows
9 Charlie Root 4   CHI 4 R 28   36 21 4 21 13 .583 2      282.33 273 14 135 116 105 131 .347  3.70    19.4 .539   21.30 9 Charlie Root
10 Hal Carlson   PHI/CHI 8/4 R 35   31 19 2 15 13 .484 3      239.67 267 16 105 94 42 38 .123  3.53    16.1 .519   17.35 10 Hal Carlson
                                   
11 Jakie May T13   CIN 5 L 31   28 17 2 13 11 .464 4      205.33 205 2 86 72 58 114 .433  3.16    15.1 .539   16.58 11 Jakie May
12 Dolf Luque   CIN 5 R 36   27 17 2 12 12 .444 3      224.33 222 10 103 82 53 73 .265  3.29    14.9 .552   16.56 12 Dolf Luque
13 Sheriff Blake   CHI 4 R 27   27 13 2 13 11 .481 3      214.00 219 3 90 72 73 60 .205  3.03    14.8 .548   16.39 13 Sheriff Blake
14 Burleigh Grimes Vet T18   NY 3 R 33   34 15 2 18 8 .529 8      241.33 263 12 113 99 78 89 .261  3.69    14.3 .421   13.88 14 Burleigh Grimes
15   Freddie Fitzsimmons           NY 3 R 25       31 14 1 15 9 .484 7        224.67 238 14 111 90 60 74 .248  3.61    13.7 .442   13.62 15   Freddie Fitzsimmons
16 Bill Sherdel   STL 2 L 30 CL   28 18 0 14 12 .500 2      215.33 227 16 105 87 41 52 .194  3.64    13.2 .471   13.55 16 Bill Sherdel
17 Bob Smith   BOS 7 R 32   31 16 1 8 15 .258 8      229.33 259 6 114 93 64 66 .204  3.65    12.2 .394   11.45 17 Bob Smith
18 Dutch Ulrich T23   PHI 8 R 27   18 14 1 7 10 .389 1      147.67 150 6 63 52 29 29 .162  3.17    10.1 .561   11.31 18 Dutch Ulrich
19 Eppa Rixey Vet   CIN 5 L 36   29 11 1 12 10 .414 7      211.67 238 3 106 85 42 41 .146  3.61    11.8 .407   11.26 19 Eppa Rixey
20 Jumbo Elliott   R BRO 6 L 26   21 12 2 6 11 .286 4      166.67 170 5 74 61 48 84 .385  3.29    10.5 .500   11.11 20 Jumbo Elliott
                                   
21 Guy Bush   CHI 4 R 25   22 9 1 7 10 .318 5      166.67 161 3 71 60 67 56 .246  3.24    10.6 .482   11.01 21 Guy Bush
22 Virgil Barnes   NY 3 R 30   29 12 2 12 9 .414 8      217.33 235 14 108 94 43 64 .230  3.89    11.2 .386   10.41 22 Virgil Barnes
23 Vic Aldridge   PIT 1 R 33   34 17 1 15 10 .441 9      239.00 248 16 123 113 74 86 .267  4.26    11.4 .335    9.87 23 Vic Aldridge
24 Kent Greenfield   NY/BOS 3/7 R 24   27 11 1 11 14 .407 2      192.33 208 3 95 84 59 61 .228  3.93     9.8 .363    8.83 24 Kent Greenfield
25   Bill Doak           BRO 6 R 36       20 6 1 8 8 .400 4        125.67 138 6 64 48 31 26 .154  3.44     8.1 .405    7.71 25   Bill Doak
26 Larry Benton   BOS/NY 7/3 R 29   33 11 1 14 6 .424 13      216.00 239 10 111 101 76 84 .267  4.21     8.0 .242    5.89 26 Larry Benton
27 Alex Ferguson   PHI 8 R 30   31 16 0 8 16 .258 7      227.00 280 15 132 122 65 73 .212  4.84     8.3 .268    6.43 27 Alex Ferguson
28 Joe Genewich   BOS 7 R 30 MR   19 7 0 6 8 .316 5      128.67 146 6 66 54 37 21 .115  3.78     6.8 .358    6.09 28 Joe Genewich
29 Pete Donohue   CIN 5 R 26   24 12 1 6 15 .250 3      175.67 226 3 99 78 28 41 .161  4.00     6.7 .279    5.29 29 Pete Donohue
30 Doug McWeeny   BRO 6 R 30   22 6 0 4 7 .182 11      138.00 143 12 70 57 57 58 .290  3.72     6.3 .286    5.04 30 Doug McWeeny
                                   
31 Flint Rhem   STL 2 R 26   26 9 2 10 12 .385 4      168.33 187 6 102 83 54 49 .203  4.44     5.3 .204    3.58 31 Flint Rhem
32 Johnny Werts   BOS 7 R 29 MR   15 4 0 3 7 .200 5      100.33 123 4 53 48 36 22 .138  4.31     4.2 .280    3.32 32 Johnny Werts
33 Jack Scott   PHI 8 R 35 MR   25 17 1 7 15 .280 3      177.00 222 12 115 98 51 46 .168  4.98     3.8 .152    2.22 33 Jack Scott
34 Charlie Robertson   BOS 7 R 31   21 6 0 5 16 .238 0      142.67 177 1 84 75 39 43 .199  4.73     3.5 .167    2.14 34 Charlie Robertson
35   Hugh McQuillan           NY/BOS 3/7 R 29       21 7 0 8 7 .381 6        130.33 173 6 92 72 44 32 .147  4.97     2.5 .119    1.29 35   Hugh McQuillan
36 Hub Pruett   PHI 8 L 26   28 12 1 7 17 .250 4      183.33 233 6 143 121 86 89 .279  5.94     0.9 .032    0.24 36 Hub Pruett
37 Dutch Henry   NY 3 L 25 CL   15 7 1 5 4 .333 6       95.33 114 4 67 54 21 27 .200  5.10     -   .000     -   37 Dutch Henry
League Average Age  30.6
League Average per 30 Starts 30 15.9 1.7 12.8 12.0 .425 5.2
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 212.2 8.4 95.8 80.8 53.6 64.2 .241  3.64
League Average Win Shares per Game .447
Average Win Shares per Team  56.15
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   18.0%   182 96 9 68 82 .374 32      1,336.67 1440 48 680 563 345 503 .282  3.79   72.3 .397 Throws Left  
Throws Right   82.0%     822 435 47 359 319 .437 144      6,130.67 6484 265 2896 2453 1656 1893 .233  3.60   376.9 .459 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 2.6%   27 11 1 11 14 .407 2      192.33 208 3 95 84 59 61 .228  3.93   9.8 .363 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 33.5%   340 164 21 136 140 .400 64    2,471.67 2697 87 1285 1077 762 815 .236  3.92   125.0 .368 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 44.2%   443 239 23 191 165 .431 87    3,301.00 3448 154 1520 1297 861 1069 .248  3.54   209.3 .472 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   19.7%     194 117 11 89 82 .459 23      1,502.33 1571 69 676 558 319 451 .239  3.34   105.1 .542 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     2.2%     21 12 2 6 11 .286 4        166.67 170 5 74 61 48 84 .385  3.29   10.5 .500 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   18.0%   30 15.8 1.5 11.2 13.5 .374 5.3        200.00 215.5 7.2 101.7 84.2 51.6 75.3 .282  3.79   10.8 .397 Throws Left  
Throws Right   82.0%     30 15.9 1.7 13.1 11.6 .437 5.3        200.00 211.5 8.6 94.5 80.0 54.0 61.8 .233  3.60   12.3 .459 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 2.6%   30 12.2 1.1 12.2 15.6 .407 2.2      200.00 216.3 3.1 98.8 87.3 61.4 63.4 .228  3.93   10.2 .363 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 33.5%   30 14.5 1.9 12.0 12.4 .400 5.6      200.00 218.2 7.0 104.0 87.1 61.7 65.9 .236  3.92   10.1 .368 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 44.2%   30 16.2 1.6 12.9 11.2 .431 5.9      200.00 208.9 9.3 92.1 78.6 52.2 64.8 .248  3.54   12.7 .472 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   19.7%     30 18.1 1.7 13.8 12.7 .459 3.5        200.00 209.1 9.2 90.0 74.3 42.5 60.0 .239  3.34   14.0 .542 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     2.2%     30 17.1 2.9 8.6 15.7 .286 5.7        200.00 204.0 6.0 88.8 73.2 57.6 100.8 .385  3.29   12.6 .500 Rookie