Starting Pitchers
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1937 1939 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 Bill Lee 2   a CHI 1 R 28   37 19 9 21 8 .568 8      276.33 267 16 91 82 69 116 .345  2.67    25.6 .692   35.15 1 Bill Lee
2 Paul Derringer 8   a CIN 4 R 31   37 26 4 21 14 .568 2      302.00 310 20 111 101 49 131 .365  3.01    22.3 .603   28.58 2 Paul Derringer
3 Clay Bryant 15   CHI 1 R 26   30 17 3 15 10 .500 5      229.33 211 5 94 82 95 109 .356  3.22    17.0 .567   21.13 3 Clay Bryant
4 Danny MacFayden   BOS 5 R 33   29 19 5 14 9 .483 6      218.67 211 6 83 72 64 58 .211  2.96    15.7 .541   19.06 4 Danny MacFayden
5   Johnny Vander Meer   T18   A   CIN 4 L 23       29 16 3 15 10 .517 4        222.00 176 12 89 78 103 122 .437  3.16    15.0 .517   17.80 5   Johnny Vander Meer
6 Lou Fette   BOS 5 R 31   32 17 3 11 13 .344 8      239.00 234 11 95 84 79 82 .262  3.16    14.9 .466   16.79 6 Lou Fette
7 Freddie Fitzsimmons T30   BRO 7 R 36   26 12 3 11 8 .423 7      201.67 204 8 83 68 43 38 .154  3.03    13.9 .535   16.78 7 Freddie Fitzsimmons
8 Carl Hubbell BBW   a NY 3 L 35   22 13 1 13 9 .591 0      169.67 163 16 68 59 30 98 .508  3.13    12.8 .582   16.12 8 Carl Hubbell
9 Hal Schumacher   NY 3 R 27   28 12 3 13 8 .464 7      185.33 178 12 81 72 50 54 .237  3.50    13.8 .493   15.99 9 Hal Schumacher
10 Jim Turner   a BOS 5 R 34   34 22 3 14 18 .412 2      263.33 263 21 122 102 54 71 .224  3.49    14.0 .412   14.83 10 Jim Turner
                               
11 Russ Bauers   PIT 2 R 24   34 12 2 12 12 .353 10      219.33 191 7 97 81 92 102 .360  3.32    12.9 .379   13.11 11 Russ Bauers
12 Cliff Melton   NY 3 L 26   31 10 1 13 14 .419 4      227.00 238 18 115 96 53 94 .323  3.81    12.3 .397   12.79 12 Cliff Melton
13 Harry Gumbert   NY 3 R 28   33 14 1 15 13 .455 5      229.33 227 13 109 100 77 82 .270  3.92    12.5 .379   12.70 13 Harry Gumbert
14 Bob Weiland   STL 6 L 32   29 11 1 16 11 .552 2      221.67 238 14 113 90 64 112 .371  3.65    11.0 .379   11.18 14 Bob Weiland
15   Lon Warneke   T30       STL 6 R 29       26 12 4 11 8 .423 7        188.00 188 14 97 83 60 88 .355  3.97    10.5 .404   11.02 15   Lon Warneke
16 Jim Tobin   PIT 2 R 25   33 14 2 10 11 .303 12      217.00 238 16 105 89 59 57 .192  3.69    11.3 .342   10.91 16 Jim Tobin
17 Bucky Walters   PHI/CIN 8/4 R 29   34 20 3 14 13 .412 7      243.00 249 12 129 113 102 93 .265  4.19    11.2 .329   10.60 17 Bucky Walters
18 Bob Klinger   R PIT 2 R 30   21 10 1 10 5 .476 6      140.33 136 6 59 50 38 50 .287  3.21     9.2 .438   10.05 18 Bob Klinger
19 Cy Blanton   PIT 2 R 29   26 10 1 11 7 .423 8      167.33 182 12 78 66 41 74 .332  3.55     9.3 .358    9.19 19 Cy Blanton
20 Vito Tamulis   BRO 7 L 26 MR   20 9 0 9 6 .450 5      122.67 142 8 59 47 28 56 .329  3.45     8.2 .410    8.67 20 Vito Tamulis
                               
21 Larry French   CHI 1 L 30   27 10 3 8 15 .296 4      172.67 178 14 82 74 54 72 .310  3.86     8.4 .311    7.73 21 Larry French
22 Bill McGee   R STL 6 R 28 CL   25 10 1 6 10 .240 9      168.33 173 4 83 65 53 77 .341  3.48     8.1 .324    7.61 22 Bill McGee
23 Milt Shoffner   BOS 5 L 32   15 9 1 6 6 .400 3      109.33 111 6 47 43 25 36 .265  3.54     6.4 .427    6.90 23 Milt Shoffner
24 Max Butcher   BRO/PHI 7/8 R 27   20 14 0 8 10 .400 2      140.67 151 10 74 61 55 35 .170  3.90     6.9 .345    6.69 24 Max Butcher
25   Claude Passeau           PHI 8 R 29       33 15 0 11 18 .333 4        226.67 262 8 135 110 89 95 .271  4.37     8.1 .245    6.62 25   Claude Passeau
26 Luke Hamlin   BRO 7 R 33 CL   30 10 3 11 14 .367 5      197.33 207 11 99 86 58 76 .287  3.92     6.9 .230    5.46 26 Luke Hamlin
27 Al Hollingsworth   CIN/PHI 4/8 L 30   25 12 1 5 17 .200 3      185.67 191 5 102 88 85 81 .293  4.27     6.3 .252    5.22 27 Al Hollingsworth
28 Curt Davis   STL 6 R 34   21 8 2 8 8 .381 5      150.67 170 8 78 68 24 29 .149  4.06     5.4 .257    4.52 28 Curt Davis
29 Peaches Davis   CIN 4 R 33   19 11 1 6 10 .316 3      139.00 160 7 73 62 33 26 .135  4.01     5.2 .274    4.49 29 Peaches Davis
30 Jim Weaver   CIN 4 R 34   15 2 0 5 4 .333 6       92.67 82 4 46 35 42 50 .403  3.40     4.6 .307    4.21 30 Jim Weaver
                               
31 Tot Presnell   R BRO 7 R 31 MR   19 6 1 7 10 .368 2      120.67 137 8 60 53 35 28 .163  3.95     4.3 .226    3.37 31 Tot Presnell
32 Van Lingle Mungo   BRO 7 R 27   18 6 2 3 10 .167 5      110.67 104 11 68 49 65 62 .367  3.98     3.6 .200    2.66 32 Van Lingle Mungo
33 Johnny Lanning   BOS 5 R 27   18 4 1 5 6 .278 7       94.67 100 5 51 41 34 25 .187  3.90     3.0 .167    2.02 33 Johnny Lanning
34 Hugh Mulcahy T25   PHI 8 R 24   34 15 0 9 19 .265 6      251.33 278 14 153 130 113 83 .212  4.66     1.6 .047    0.57 34 Hugh Mulcahy
35   Roy Henshaw           STL 6 L 26       15 4 0 3 10 .200 2        104.67 116 6 57 53 40 26 .167  4.56     0.9 .060    0.36 35   Roy Henshaw
36 Bill Posedel   R BRO 7 R 31   17 6 1 7 6 .412 4       94.67 119 8 60 55 30 31 .208  5.23     0.9 .053    0.34 36 Bill Posedel
37 Tex Carleton   CHI 1 R 31   24 9 0 8 8 .333 8      140.00 182 9 102 89 65 65 .263  5.72     0.2 .008    0.03 37 Tex Carleton
League Average Age  29.3
League Average per 30 Starts 30 13.9 2.2 12.0 12.0 .399 6.0
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 205.4 11.4 95.8 81.9 63.4 76.2 .283  3.68
League Average Win Shares per Game .367
Average Win Shares per Team  44.28
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   22.3%   213 94 11 88 98 .413 27      1,535.33 1553 99 732 628 482 697 .343  3.68   81.3 .382 Throws Left  
Throws Right   77.7%     753 352 59 297 290 .394 166      5,247.33 5414 286 2516 2149 1668 1887 .266  3.69   272.9 .362 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 10.1%   97 43 5 36 41 .371 20      692.67 645 33 339 289 308 307 .322  3.76   29.5 .304 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 43.7%   427 190 31 168 162 .393 97    2,931.00 3026 170 1426 1209 970 1143 .286  3.71   162.3 .380 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 40.9%   394 188 30 157 168 .398 69    2,787.67 2929 158 1332 1152 799 998 .268  3.72   135.7 .344 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   5.2%     48 25 4 24 17 .500 7        371.33 367 24 151 127 73 136 .309  3.08   26.7 .556 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     8.1%     82 32 4 30 31 .366 21        524.00 565 26 262 223 156 186 .258  3.83   22.5 .274 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   22.3%   30 13.2 1.5 12.4 13.8 .413 3.8        200.00 202.3 12.9 95.4 81.8 62.8 90.8 .343  3.68   10.6 .382 Throws Left  
Throws Right   77.7%     30 14.0 2.4 11.8 11.6 .394 6.6        200.00 206.4 10.9 95.9 81.9 63.6 71.9 .266  3.69   10.4 .362 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 10.1%   30 13.3 1.5 11.1 12.7 .371 6.2      200.00 186.2 9.5 97.9 83.4 88.9 88.6 .322  3.76   8.5 .304 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 43.7%   30 13.3 2.2 11.8 11.4 .393 6.8      200.00 206.5 11.6 97.3 82.5 66.2 78.0 .286  3.71   11.1 .380 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 40.9%   30 14.3 2.3 12.0 12.8 .398 5.2      200.00 210.1 11.3 95.6 82.6 57.3 71.6 .268  3.72   9.8 .344 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   5.2%     30 15.6 2.5 15.0 10.6 .500 4.4        200.00 197.7 12.9 81.3 68.4 39.3 73.2 .309  3.08   14.4 .556 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     8.1%     30 11.7 1.5 11.0 11.3 .366 7.7        200.00 215.6 9.9 100.0 85.1 59.5 71.0 .258  3.83   8.6 .274 Rookie