Starting Pitchers
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1957 1959 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 Sam Jones STL T5 R 32   35 14 2 14 13 .400 8      250.00 204 23 95 80 107 225 .723  2.88    22.9 .654   31.48 1 Sam Jones
2 Warren Spahn BBW 5 2 A MIL 1 L 37   36 23 2 22 11 .611 3      288.33 257 29 106 99 75 150 .452  3.09    22.3 .619   29.83 2 Warren Spahn
3 Robin Roberts BBW PHI 8 R 31   34 21 1 17 14 .500 3      269.00 269 30 111 96 49 130 .409  3.21    20.3 .597   26.67 3 Robin Roberts
4 Lew Burdette 11 T3 MIL 1 R 31   36 19 3 18 10 .500 8      265.00 272 18 100 87 48 106 .331  2.95    20.6 .572   26.49 4 Lew Burdette
5   George Witt         R PIT 2 R 24       15 5 3 9 2 .600 4        100.67 73 2 19 16 53 76 .603  1.43    13.0 .867   20.58 5   George Witt
6 Bob Purkey T19 a CIN 4 R 28   34 17 3 17 11 .500 6      248.67 257 25 105 100 49 70 .229  3.62    17.0 .500   20.44 6 Bob Purkey
7 Bob Friend 6 T3 a PIT 2 R 27   38 16 1 22 14 .579 2      274.00 299 25 120 112 61 135 .375  3.68    16.3 .429   18.15 7 Bob Friend
8 Johnny Antonelli a SF 3 L 28   34 13 0 15 12 .441 7      228.67 209 29 98 85 79 132 .458  3.35    15.4 .453   17.62 8 Johnny Antonelli
9 Vinegar Bend Mizell STL T5 L 27   29 8 2 10 14 .345 5      189.00 178 17 81 72 91 80 .297  3.43    14.1 .486   16.71 9 Vinegar Bend Mizell
10 Harvey Haddix CIN 4 L 32   26 8 1 8 7 .308 11      181.00 188 27 76 69 42 108 .470  3.43    13.0 .500   15.63 10 Harvey Haddix
                                   
11 Ron Kline PIT 2 R 26   32 11 2 13 16 .406 3      237.33 220 25 96 93 92 109 .349  3.53    13.8 .431   15.40 11 Ron Kline
12 Carl Willey R MIL 1 R 27   19 9 4 9 6 .474 4      135.00 107 14 42 40 50 71 .452  2.67    10.9 .574   14.04 12 Carl Willey
13 Johnny Podres a LA 7 L 25   31 10 2 13 14 .419 4      202.33 195 26 92 84 75 134 .496  3.74    12.4 .400   13.33 13 Johnny Podres
14 Don Drysdale BBW LA 7 R 21   29 6 1 11 12 .379 6      178.67 181 20 92 83 63 106 .434  4.18    10.2 .352   10.29 14 Don Drysdale
15   Stu Miller           SF 3 R 30       20 4 1 6 7 .300 7        137.67 127 15 55 46 38 86 .521  3.01     9.0 .450   10.26 15   Stu Miller
16 Larry Jackson a STL T5 R 27 CL   23 11 1 11 8 .478 4      158.33 175 20 78 66 43 101 .463  3.75     9.3 .404   10.05 16 Larry Jackson
17 Ray Semproch R PHI 8 R 27   30 12 2 11 9 .367 10      190.33 196 24 101 85 55 82 .327  4.02     8.6 .287    7.83 17 Ray Semproch
18 Dave Hillman CHI T5 R 30   16 3 0 4 7 .250 5      104.67 107 10 47 34 26 56 .421  2.92     6.9 .431    7.70 18 Dave Hillman
19 Stan Williams R LA 7 R 21   21 3 2 8 6 .381 7      107.00 89 9 47 42 56 71 .490  3.53     7.2 .343    7.17 19 Stan Williams
20 Don Newcombe LA/CIN 7/4 R 32   26 8 0 7 12 .269 7      162.33 208 29 95 86 36 66 .270  4.77     7.6 .292    6.98 20 Don Newcombe
                                   
21 Jack Sanford PHI 8 R 29   27 7 2 8 12 .296 7      169.33 181 15 92 83 73 100 .394  4.41     7.4 .274    6.59 21 Jack Sanford
22 Joe Nuxhall CIN 4 L 29   26 5 0 8 11 .308 7      158.67 164 15 77 73 57 97 .439  4.14     7.1 .273    6.31 22 Joe Nuxhall
23 Mike McCormick SF 3 L 19   28 8 2 9 8 .321 11      161.00 168 17 87 77 54 73 .329  4.30     6.8 .243    5.70 23 Mike McCormick
24 Bob Rush MIL 1 R 32   20 5 2 7 5 .350 8      124.00 125 13 56 53 25 62 .413  3.85     5.7 .285    5.17 24 Bob Rush
25   Curt Raydon         R PIT 2 R 24       20 2 1 8 3 .400 9        113.67 104 14 54 47 52 70 .449  3.72     5.3 .265    4.64 25   Curt Raydon
26 Sandy Koufax BBW LA 7 L 22   26 5 0 8 10 .308 8      135.00 106 16 75 67 91 110 .558  4.47     5.5 .212    4.31 26 Sandy Koufax
27 Vern Law PIT 2 R 28   29 6 1 12 12 .414 5      186.33 223 16 103 90 37 54 .208  4.35     5.4 .186    3.96 27 Vern Law
28 Curt Simmons PHI 8 L 29   27 7 1 7 14 .259 6      166.33 194 11 92 82 40 78 .333  4.44     4.9 .181    3.54 28 Curt Simmons
29 Jim Brosnan CHI/STL T5/T5 R 28 MR   20 4 0 7 7 .350 6      123.67 113 12 58 54 67 65 .361  3.93     4.2 .210    3.27 29 Jim Brosnan
30 Johnny Briggs R CHI T5 R 24   17 3 1 5 5 .294 7       91.33 92 11 48 45 43 43 .319  4.43     3.9 .229    3.17 30 Johnny Briggs
                                   
31 Moe Drabowsky CHI T5 R 22   20 4 1 8 10 .400 2      123.00 114 19 72 62 71 76 .411  4.54     3.6 .180    2.60 31 Moe Drabowsky
32 Brooks Lawrence CIN 4 R 33   23 6 2 6 8 .261 9      132.67 147 11 71 65 41 50 .266  4.41     3.4 .148    2.22 32 Brooks Lawrence
33 Ray Monzant SF 3 R 25 MR   16 4 1 5 6 .313 5       89.33 99 12 48 46 31 56 .431  4.63     2.6 .163    1.78 33 Ray Monzant
34 Ruben Gomez SF 3 R 30   30 8 1 10 10 .333 10      182.00 177 21 101 95 64 97 .402  4.70     3.0 .100    1.61 34 Ruben Gomez
35   Glen Hobbie         R CHI T5 R 22 MR     16 2 1 4 5 .250 7         90.33 101 12 52 47 47 40 .270  4.68     1.1 .069    0.49 35   Glen Hobbie
36 Lindy McDaniel STL T5 R 22   17 2 1 5 5 .294 7       88.67 115 14 63 58 23 36 .261  5.89     0.2 .012    0.04 36 Lindy McDaniel
T37 Dick Drott CHI T5 R 21   31 4 0 7 11 .226 13      159.00 149 23 118 101 95 118 .484  5.72     -   .000     -   T37 Dick Drott
T37 Taylor Phillips CHI T5 L 25   27 5 1 6 10 .222 11      153.33 167 20 95 85 67 90 .385  4.99     -   .000     -   T37 Taylor Phillips
League Average Age  27.4
League Average per 30 Starts 30 9.4 1.6 11.4 10.9 .381 7.7
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 199.8 21.7 95.0 85.1 68.2 107.3 .400  3.83
League Average Win Shares per Game .346
Average Win Shares per Team  42.61
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   29.4%   290 92 11 106 111 .366 73      1,863.67 1826 207 879 793 671 1052 .421  3.83   101.5 .350 Throws Left  
Throws Right   70.6%     694 216 40 269 246 .388 179      4,492.00 4524 482 2139 1912 1495 2357 .392  3.83   239.4 .345 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 22.9%   240 44 13 82 77 .342 81    1,348.33 1292 157 727 645 648 819 .422  4.31   56.8 .237 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 45.3%   442 145 23 174 176 .394 92    2,910.67 2977 306 1378 1250 967 1454 .369  3.87   149.4 .338 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 27.7%   266 96 13 97 93 .365 76    1,808.33 1824 197 807 711 476 986 .429  3.54   112.4 .422 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   4.1%     36 23 2 22 11 .611 3        288.33 257 29 106 99 75 150 .452  3.09   22.3 .619 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     13.5%     138 36 14 54 36 .391 48        828.33 762 86 363 322 356 453 .405  3.50   50.0 .362 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   29.4%   30 9.5 1.1 11.0 11.5 .366 7.5        200.00 196.0 22.2 94.3 85.1 72.0 112.9 .421  3.83   10.9 .350 Throws Left  
Throws Right   70.6%     30 9.3 1.7 11.6 10.6 .388 7.8        200.00 201.4 21.5 95.2 85.1 66.6 104.9 .392  3.83   10.7 .345 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 22.9%   30 5.5 1.6 10.3 9.6 .342 10.1      200.00 191.6 23.3 107.8 95.7 96.1 121.5 .422  4.31   8.4 .237 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 45.3%   30 9.8 1.6 11.8 11.9 .394 6.3      200.00 204.6 21.0 94.7 85.9 66.4 99.9 .369  3.87   10.3 .338 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 27.7%   30 10.8 1.5 10.9 10.5 .365 8.6      200.00 201.7 21.8 89.3 78.6 52.6 109.1 .429  3.54   12.4 .422 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   4.1%     30 19.2 1.7 18.3 9.2 .611 2.5        200.00 178.3 20.1 73.5 68.7 52.0 104.0 .452  3.09   15.5 .619 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     13.5%     30 7.8 3.0 11.7 7.8 .391 10.5        200.00 184.0 20.8 87.6 77.7 86.0 109.4 .405  3.50   12.1 .362 Rookie