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| Pct. of | Starter Game Statistics | Starter Inning Statistics | Win Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Rank | WSQ Leader | Tm | Age | WSQ | Total | GS | CG | SHO | W | L | W/S% | ND | Innings | Hits | HR | R | ER | BB | SO | SO/WH | ERA | WS | WS/G | ||||||
| 1876 | 1 | George Bradley | STL | 23 | 63.02 | 100.0% | 493 | 449 | 46 | 246 | 235 | .499 | 12 | 4,369.67 | 4836 | 37 | 2732 | 1076 | 309 | 553 | .107 | 2.22 | 260.5 | .528 | ||||||
| 1877 | 3 | Terry Larkin | HAR | 21 | 25.38 | 30.5% | 95 | 90 | 5 | 45 | 48 | .474 | 2 | 840.33 | 875 | 4 | 474 | 217 | 104 | 174 | .178 | 2.32 | 50.3 | .529 | ||||||
| 1878 | 2 | Will White | CIN | 23 | 30.91 | 64.9% | 215 | 204 | 14 | 90 | 115 | .419 | 10 | 1,902.33 | 1958 | 10 | 1090 | 450 | 222 | 607 | .278 | 2.13 | 94.4 | .439 | ||||||
| 1879 | 1 | Pud Galvin | BUF | 22 | 74.07 | 27.5% | 168 | 160 | 14 | 74 | 89 | .440 | 5 | 1,484.33 | 1607 | 8 | 911 | 450 | 109 | 370 | .216 | 2.73 | 93.4 | .556 | ||||||
| 1880 | 2 | Larry Corcoran | CHI | 20 | 54.25 | 35.2% | 219 | 199 | 15 | 122 | 90 | .557 | 7 | 1,884.33 | 1660 | 25 | 884 | 452 | 276 | 697 | .360 | 2.16 | 130.7 | .597 | ||||||
| 1881 | 2 | Jim Whitney | BOS | 23 | 36.64 | 30.0% | 189 | 175 | 18 | 100 | 86 | .529 | 3 | 1,638.00 | 1685 | 12 | 888 | 465 | 304 | 546 | .275 | 2.55 | 100.9 | .534 | ||||||
| 1882 | 12 | One Arm Daily | BUF | 25 | 14.08 | 4.5% | 29 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 14 | .517 | 0 | 255.67 | 246 | 7 | 165 | 85 | 70 | 116 | .367 | 2.99 | 14.5 | .500 | ||||||
| 1883 | 9 | Charlie Buffinton | BOS | 22 | 24.01 | 28.6% | 210 | 189 | 8 | 65 | 132 | .310 | 13 | 1,764.00 | 2135 | 42 | 1379 | 752 | 344 | 658 | .265 | 3.84 | 64.0 | .305 | ||||||
| 1884 | 9 | John Harkins | CLE | 25 | 13.66 | 34.5% | 288 | 278 | 10 | 100 | 183 | .347 | 5 | 2,495.67 | 2692 | 95 | 1925 | 996 | 688 | 1209 | .358 | 3.59 | 79.0 | .274 | ||||||
| 1885 | 4 | Ed Daily | PHI | 22 | 37.24 | 18.1% | 145 | 141 | 7 | 64 | 79 | .441 | 2 | 1,251.33 | 1210 | 33 | 758 | 437 | 304 | 528 | .349 | 3.14 | 63.1 | .435 | ||||||
| 1886 | 8 | Jocko Flynn | CHI | 22 | 28.19 | 9.4% | 84 | 82 | 2 | 45 | 37 | .536 | 2 | 711.33 | 658 | 23 | 453 | 244 | 249 | 408 | .450 | 3.09 | 43.0 | .512 | ||||||
| 1887 | 6 | Mark Baldwin | CHI | 23 | 29.83 | 13.2% | 121 | 114 | 6 | 58 | 56 | .479 | 7 | 1,037.33 | 1081 | 56 | 754 | 454 | 461 | 388 | .252 | 3.94 | 59.1 | .488 | ||||||
| 1888 | 3 | Ben Sanders | PHI | 23 | 40.21 | 22.4% | 220 | 217 | 19 | 115 | 102 | .523 | 3 | 1,938.67 | 1751 | 76 | 940 | 536 | 402 | 809 | .376 | 2.49 | 133.8 | .608 | ||||||
| 1889 | 13 | Bill Hutchison | CHI | 29 | 16.94 | 18.4% | 181 | 162 | 7 | 82 | 89 | .453 | 10 | 1,586.00 | 1688 | 71 | 1081 | 698 | 590 | 572 | .251 | 3.96 | 76.8 | .424 | ||||||
| 1890 | 2 | Kid Nichols | BOS | 20 | 50.84 | 32.6% | 293 | 272 | 18 | 140 | 146 | .478 | 7 | 2,498.00 | 2450 | 65 | 1495 | 928 | 956 | 985 | .289 | 3.34 | 165.0 | .563 | ||||||
| 1891 | 20 | John Thornton | PHI | 22 | 8.73 | 3.2% | 32 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 16 | .469 | 1 | 253.67 | 253 | 3 | 152 | 104 | 108 | 49 | .136 | 3.69 | 10.7 | .334 | ||||||
| 1892 | 8 | Nig Cuppy | CLE | 22 | 33.01 | 13.4% | 229 | 203 | 5 | 83 | 132 | .362 | 14 | 1,869.00 | 1895 | 55 | 1229 | 767 | 753 | 735 | .278 | 3.69 | 78.9 | .344 | ||||||
| 1893 | 24 | Dad Clarkson | STL | 26 | 12.12 | 9.6% | 135 | 111 | 4 | 57 | 66 | .422 | 12 | 1,102.33 | 1305 | 35 | 832 | 559 | 479 | 217 | .122 | 4.56 | 60.9 | .451 | ||||||
| 1894 | 21 | Win Mercer | WAS | 20 | 13.51 | 4.9% | 70 | 52 | 1 | 28 | 37 | .400 | 5 | 542.33 | 702 | 16 | 468 | 288 | 236 | 116 | .124 | 4.78 | 27.1 | .387 | ||||||
| 1895 | 3 | Bill Hoffer | BAL | 24 | 45.02 | 12.7% | 177 | 138 | 8 | 85 | 75 | .480 | 17 | 1,432.00 | 1731 | 60 | 1083 | 744 | 558 | 358 | .156 | 4.68 | 89.3 | .504 | ||||||
| 1896 | 12 | Danny Friend | CHI | 23 | 20.67 | 21.3% | 292 | 248 | 5 | 109 | 163 | .373 | 20 | 2,416.33 | 2747 | 66 | 1748 | 1222 | 1030 | 748 | .198 | 4.55 | 115.2 | .395 | ||||||
| 1897 | 6 | Jack Powell | CLE | 22 | 25.29 | 14.9% | 206 | 180 | 8 | 105 | 89 | .510 | 12 | 1,726.33 | 1980 | 47 | 1105 | 795 | 582 | 419 | .164 | 4.14 | 105.8 | .514 | ||||||
| 1898 | 11 | Vic Willis | BOS | 22 | 27.03 | 15.9% | 258 | 224 | 16 | 119 | 122 | .461 | 17 | 2,092.67 | 2073 | 38 | 1199 | 826 | 775 | 668 | .235 | 3.55 | 111.0 | .430 | ||||||
| 1899 | 4 | Joe McGinnity | BAL | 28 | 39.02 | 24.4% | 389 | 348 | 23 | 163 | 197 | .419 | 29 | 3,244.67 | 3630 | 60 | 2009 | 1390 | 998 | 797 | .172 | 3.86 | 183.7 | .472 | ||||||
| 1900 | 22 | Ed Scott | CIN | 29 | 10.90 | 6.0% | 62 | 53 | 1 | 23 | 32 | .371 | 7 | 493.00 | 561 | 12 | 303 | 218 | 147 | 156 | .220 | 3.98 | 20.5 | .331 | ||||||
| 1901 | 13 | Christy Mathewson | NY | 22 | 20.61 | 21.7% | 217 | 185 | 11 | 95 | 109 | .438 | 13 | 1,804.67 | 1799 | 45 | 951 | 673 | 547 | 910 | .388 | 3.36 | 86.4 | .398 | ||||||
| 1902 | 17 | Pop Williams | CHI | 28 | 12.30 | 22.2% | 219 | 183 | 11 | 84 | 121 | .384 | 14 | 1,792.33 | 1931 | 13 | 914 | 613 | 509 | 644 | .264 | 3.08 | 70.9 | .323 | ||||||
| 1903 | 6 | Jake Weimer | CHI | 29 | 26.07 | 16.5% | 155 | 131 | 14 | 78 | 64 | .503 | 13 | 1,292.00 | 1318 | 22 | 664 | 427 | 394 | 463 | .270 | 2.97 | 81.3 | .525 | ||||||
| 1904 | 13 | Tom Walker | CIN | 22 | 20.74 | 16.4% | 189 | 170 | 17 | 91 | 90 | .481 | 8 | 1,609.33 | 1536 | 23 | 756 | 537 | 556 | 605 | .289 | 3.00 | 79.0 | .418 | ||||||
| 1905 | 2 | Ed Reulbach | CHI | 22 | 37.88 | 24.0% | 267 | 236 | 20 | 110 | 148 | .412 | 9 | 2,268.33 | 2231 | 31 | 1081 | 751 | 665 | 901 | .311 | 2.98 | 118.8 | .445 | ||||||
| 1906 | 4 | Jack Pfeister | CHI | 28 | 30.39 | 16.2% | 174 | 132 | 14 | 73 | 88 | .420 | 13 | 1,438.33 | 1276 | 16 | 592 | 412 | 455 | 640 | .370 | 2.58 | 79.4 | .456 | ||||||
| 1907 | 11 | Nap Rucker | BRO | 22 | 18.21 | 17.5% | 190 | 151 | 18 | 61 | 111 | .321 | 18 | 1,558.33 | 1402 | 21 | 677 | 461 | 538 | 585 | .302 | 2.66 | 62.2 | .327 | ||||||
| 1908 | 2 | George McQuillan | PHI | 23 | 38.81 | 12.1% | 134 | 96 | 13 | 66 | 58 | .493 | 10 | 1,090.00 | 930 | 11 | 381 | 275 | 304 | 356 | .288 | 2.27 | 63.2 | .472 | ||||||
| 1909 | 20 | Harry Gaspar | CIN | 26 | 11.14 | 13.0% | 132 | 80 | 6 | 45 | 73 | .341 | 14 | 1,029.67 | 989 | 17 | 487 | 337 | 371 | 355 | .261 | 2.95 | 38.2 | .289 | ||||||
| 1910 | 2 | King Cole | CHI | 24 | 32.01 | 11.6% | 117 | 78 | 10 | 56 | 41 | .479 | 20 | 912.33 | 795 | 14 | 341 | 273 | 386 | 426 | .361 | 2.69 | 62.7 | .536 | ||||||
| 1911 | 1 | Grover Alexander | PHI | 24 | 39.43 | 16.2% | 166 | 82 | 13 | 57 | 77 | .343 | 32 | 1,189.33 | 1109 | 44 | 653 | 517 | 600 | 592 | .346 | 3.91 | 52.8 | .318 | ||||||
| 1912 | 2 | Larry Cheney | CHI | 26 | 31.36 | 23.2% | 245 | 139 | 17 | 104 | 104 | .424 | 37 | 1,803.33 | 1752 | 43 | 868 | 622 | 675 | 757 | .312 | 3.10 | 113.4 | .463 | ||||||
| 1913 | 9 | Al Demaree | NY | 28 | 18.25 | 16.3% | 173 | 89 | 15 | 68 | 72 | .393 | 33 | 1,326.67 | 1308 | 35 | 622 | 446 | 402 | 537 | .314 | 3.03 | 70.8 | .409 | ||||||
| 1914 | 6 | Jeff Pfeffer | BRO | 26 | 27.44 | 13.0% | 140 | 80 | 11 | 59 | 60 | .421 | 21 | 1,069.33 | 990 | 22 | 459 | 315 | 384 | 496 | .361 | 2.65 | 57.1 | .408 | ||||||
| 1915 | 16 | Wheezer Dell | BRO | 28 | 11.63 | 6.3% | 70 | 37 | 7 | 30 | 28 | .429 | 12 | 528.00 | 474 | 11 | 220 | 156 | 190 | 208 | .313 | 2.66 | 29.8 | .426 | ||||||
| 1916 | 18 | Frank Miller | PIT | 30 | 9.84 | 7.8% | 83 | 43 | 7 | 28 | 42 | .337 | 13 | 596.33 | 578 | 14 | 246 | 186 | 153 | 229 | .313 | 2.81 | 25.3 | .305 | ||||||
| 1917 | 7 | Leon Cadore | BRO | 26 | 19.53 | 8.7% | 90 | 54 | 4 | 30 | 44 | .333 | 16 | 709.00 | 669 | 11 | 300 | 222 | 184 | 257 | .301 | 2.82 | 31.7 | .352 | ||||||
| 1918 | 20 | Dana Fillingim | BOS | 24 | 8.29 | 8.0% | 64 | 35 | 7 | 24 | 24 | .375 | 16 | 496.33 | 461 | 6 | 207 | 160 | 152 | 145 | .237 | 2.90 | 20.3 | .317 | ||||||
| 1919 | 33 | Frank Woodward | PHI/STL | 25 | 2.13 | 3.5% | 35 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 18 | .286 | 7 | 231.00 | 222 | 7 | 117 | 94 | 76 | 63 | .211 | 3.66 | 6.6 | .189 | ||||||
| 1920 | 31 | Jesse Haines | STL | 26 | 4.31 | 5.0% | 55 | 28 | 5 | 19 | 26 | .345 | 10 | 401.00 | 430 | 10 | 194 | 152 | 112 | 129 | .238 | 3.41 | 7.9 | .144 | ||||||
| 1921 | 3 | Whitey Glazner | PIT | 27 | 27.51 | 12.2% | 131 | 62 | 6 | 56 | 46 | .427 | 29 | 867.33 | 887 | 36 | 415 | 345 | 252 | 276 | .242 | 3.58 | 46.6 | .356 | ||||||
| Pct. of | Starter Game Statistics | Starter Inning Statistics | Win Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Rank | WSQ Leader | Tm | Age | WSQ | Total | GS | CG | SHO | W | L | W/S% | ND | Innings | Hits | HR | R | ER | BB | SO | SO/WH | ERA | WS | WS/G | ||||||
| 1922 | 12 | Dazzy Vance | BRO | 31 | 18.22 | 9.9% | 101 | 49 | 8 | 44 | 35 | .436 | 22 | 723.33 | 789 | 32 | 375 | 286 | 226 | 227 | .224 | 3.56 | 46.9 | .464 | ||||||
| 1923 | 21 | Joe Genewich | BOS | 26 | 9.16 | 4.0% | 44 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 21 | .409 | 5 | 296.67 | 365 | 16 | 166 | 136 | 83 | 79 | .176 | 4.13 | 12.0 | .273 | ||||||
| 1924 | 5 | Emil Yde | PIT | 24 | 22.02 | 10.4% | 106 | 56 | 11 | 48 | 40 | .453 | 18 | 727.67 | 755 | 25 | 346 | 300 | 206 | 195 | .203 | 3.71 | 44.3 | .418 | ||||||
| 1925 | 14 | Art Reinhart | STL | 26 | 14.88 | 10.1% | 104 | 47 | 2 | 42 | 46 | .404 | 16 | 729.33 | 853 | 45 | 418 | 352 | 246 | 208 | .189 | 4.34 | 34.5 | .332 | ||||||
| 1926 | 25 | Johnny Werts | BOS | 28 | 8.42 | 6.3% | 71 | 24 | 1 | 21 | 31 | .296 | 19 | 449.67 | 564 | 16 | 266 | 226 | 155 | 126 | .175 | 4.52 | 15.9 | .224 | ||||||
| 1927 | 20 | Jumbo Elliott | BRO | 26 | 11.11 | 2.2% | 21 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 11 | .286 | 4 | 166.67 | 170 | 5 | 74 | 61 | 48 | 84 | .385 | 3.29 | 10.5 | .500 | ||||||
| 1928 | 6 | Pat Malone | CHI | 25 | 21.59 | 12.0% | 121 | 56 | 5 | 43 | 66 | .355 | 12 | 843.00 | 864 | 68 | 451 | 386 | 322 | 319 | .269 | 4.12 | 35.1 | .290 | ||||||
| 1929 | 34 | Clise Dudley | BRO | 25 | 1.27 | 1.9% | 20 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 12 | .250 | 3 | 112.00 | 142 | 8 | 89 | 68 | 44 | 22 | .118 | 5.46 | 2.4 | .120 | ||||||
| 1930 | 14 | Benny Frey | CIN | 24 | 13.95 | 8.2% | 83 | 35 | 4 | 32 | 36 | .386 | 15 | 569.00 | 685 | 57 | 339 | 297 | 147 | 150 | .180 | 4.70 | 34.8 | .419 | ||||||
| 1931 | 18 | Paul Derringer | STL | 24 | 14.95 | 3.5% | 39 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 18 | .410 | 5 | 262.33 | 288 | 13 | 140 | 128 | 105 | 153 | .389 | 4.39 | 13.2 | .338 | ||||||
| 1932 | 5 | Dizzy Dean | STL | 22 | 23.64 | 15.9% | 169 | 72 | 10 | 67 | 62 | .396 | 40 | 1,201.00 | 1208 | 64 | 585 | 521 | 433 | 558 | .340 | 3.90 | 65.0 | .385 | ||||||
| 1933 | 24 | Hal Smith | PIT | 31 | 5.93 | 1.8% | 19 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | .368 | 5 | 124.67 | 132 | 5 | 59 | 40 | 26 | 33 | .209 | 2.89 | 6.4 | .337 | ||||||
| 1934 | 4 | Paul Dean | STL | 20 | 27.67 | 13.9% | 141 | 71 | 14 | 63 | 59 | .447 | 19 | 1,014.67 | 1078 | 59 | 458 | 389 | 272 | 442 | .327 | 3.45 | 70.4 | .499 | ||||||
| 1935 | 2 | Cy Blanton | PIT | 26 | 32.35 | 13.0% | 138 | 62 | 9 | 59 | 56 | .428 | 23 | 918.00 | 883 | 35 | 442 | 354 | 339 | 390 | .319 | 3.47 | 57.7 | .418 | ||||||
| 1936 | 14 | Claude Passeau | PHI | 27 | 12.91 | 11.0% | 109 | 34 | 4 | 41 | 43 | .376 | 25 | 729.67 | 777 | 36 | 381 | 302 | 243 | 202 | .198 | 3.72 | 40.6 | .372 | ||||||
| 1937 | 1 | Jim Turner | BOS | 33 | 39.15 | 15.0% | 154 | 83 | 16 | 79 | 54 | .513 | 21 | 1,109.33 | 1081 | 53 | 486 | 429 | 348 | 492 | .344 | 3.48 | 75.8 | .492 | ||||||
| 1938 | 18 | Bob Klinger | PIT | 30 | 10.05 | 8.1% | 82 | 32 | 4 | 30 | 31 | .366 | 21 | 524.00 | 565 | 26 | 262 | 223 | 156 | 186 | .258 | 3.83 | 22.5 | .274 | ||||||
| 1939 | 5 | Hugh Casey | BRO | 25 | 21.78 | 11.4% | 112 | 44 | 5 | 44 | 44 | .393 | 24 | 750.67 | 779 | 38 | 371 | 319 | 324 | 347 | .315 | 3.82 | 38.6 | .345 | ||||||
| 1940 | 18 | Vern Olsen | CHI | 22 | 12.82 | 3.7% | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 14 | .444 | 6 | 255.67 | 264 | 8 | 104 | 97 | 96 | 113 | .314 | 3.41 | 17.1 | .475 | ||||||
| 1941 | 2 | Elmer Riddle | CIN | 26 | 37.65 | 15.0% | 147 | 61 | 11 | 63 | 58 | .429 | 26 | 1,008.33 | 983 | 56 | 483 | 413 | 364 | 387 | .287 | 3.69 | 48.0 | .327 | ||||||
| 1942 | 6 | Johnny Beazley | STL | 24 | 22.47 | 7.9% | 76 | 32 | 5 | 35 | 25 | .461 | 16 | 512.33 | 501 | 26 | 203 | 177 | 186 | 199 | .290 | 3.11 | 27.6 | .363 | ||||||
| 1943 | 2 | Nate Andrews | BOS | 29 | 33.08 | 18.0% | 169 | 73 | 11 | 59 | 88 | .349 | 22 | 1,228.67 | 1187 | 43 | 518 | 427 | 376 | 398 | .255 | 3.13 | 69.0 | .408 | ||||||
| 1944 | 3 | Bill Voiselle | NY | 25 | 27.56 | 18.8% | 186 | 85 | 10 | 77 | 75 | .414 | 34 | 1,312.67 | 1241 | 75 | 617 | 512 | 506 | 521 | .298 | 3.51 | 72.5 | .390 | ||||||
| 1945 | 7 | Ken Burkhart | STL | 28 | 20.37 | 16.9% | 152 | 54 | 7 | 50 | 67 | .329 | 35 | 1,039.67 | 1067 | 43 | 519 | 435 | 417 | 362 | .244 | 3.77 | 52.0 | .342 | ||||||
| 1946 | 11 | Ewell Blackwell | CIN | 23 | 13.50 | 13.4% | 112 | 48 | 7 | 47 | 42 | .420 | 23 | 759.33 | 659 | 32 | 275 | 237 | 354 | 321 | .317 | 2.81 | 52.4 | .468 | ||||||
| 1947 | 5 | Larry Jansen | NY | 26 | 27.27 | 14.9% | 150 | 55 | 8 | 64 | 47 | .427 | 39 | 980.67 | 966 | 83 | 471 | 417 | 370 | 380 | .284 | 3.83 | 57.2 | .381 | ||||||
| 1948 | 8 | Bob Chesnes | PIT | 27 | 17.27 | 14.0% | 148 | 56 | 1 | 56 | 60 | .378 | 32 | 963.67 | 989 | 72 | 528 | 455 | 451 | 441 | .306 | 4.25 | 36.4 | .246 | ||||||
| 1949 | 4 | Don Newcombe | BRO | 23 | 27.27 | 6.3% | 60 | 29 | 7 | 27 | 20 | .450 | 13 | 440.00 | 441 | 38 | 195 | 180 | 120 | 239 | .426 | 3.68 | 27.5 | .458 | ||||||
| 1950 | 22 | Bubba Church | PHI | 25 | 9.70 | 7.4% | 76 | 26 | 7 | 32 | 30 | .421 | 14 | 498.67 | 500 | 38 | 258 | 224 | 210 | 174 | .245 | 4.04 | 23.5 | .309 | ||||||
| 1951 | 15 | Chet Nichols | BOS | 20 | 11.83 | 8.3% | 85 | 28 | 6 | 25 | 35 | .294 | 25 | 529.00 | 548 | 40 | 297 | 257 | 242 | 178 | .225 | 4.37 | 14.3 | .168 | ||||||
| 1952 | 15 | Billy Loes | BRO | 22 | 10.09 | 7.9% | 75 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 23 | .360 | 25 | 487.67 | 442 | 36 | 210 | 189 | 245 | 337 | .491 | 3.49 | 25.1 | .335 | ||||||
| 1953 | 3 | Harvey Haddix | STL | 27 | 32.39 | 14.1% | 145 | 62 | 16 | 65 | 46 | .448 | 34 | 964.67 | 874 | 78 | 419 | 353 | 405 | 539 | .421 | 3.29 | 74.2 | .512 | ||||||
| 1954 | 10 | Gene Conley | MIL | 23 | 15.75 | 12.2% | 120 | 38 | 7 | 46 | 38 | .383 | 36 | 795.67 | 793 | 80 | 375 | 334 | 290 | 362 | .334 | 3.78 | 48.2 | .402 | ||||||
| 1955 | 12 | Sam Jones | CHI | 29 | 13.31 | 10.3% | 98 | 31 | 7 | 33 | 46 | .337 | 19 | 634.33 | 578 | 78 | 321 | 296 | 322 | 378 | .420 | 4.20 | 30.0 | .306 | ||||||
| 1956 | 25 | Don Kaiser | CHI | 21 | 5.12 | 2.2% | 22 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .182 | 9 | 142.33 | 139 | 15 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 68 | .366 | 3.73 | 5.8 | .264 | ||||||
| 1957 | 3 | Jack Sanford | PHI | 28 | 25.16 | 13.1% | 129 | 37 | 11 | 50 | 40 | .388 | 39 | 830.00 | 758 | 80 | 381 | 332 | 360 | 568 | .508 | 3.60 | 47.6 | .369 | ||||||
| 1958 | 5 | George Witt | PIT | 24 | 20.58 | 13.5% | 138 | 36 | 14 | 54 | 36 | .391 | 48 | 828.33 | 762 | 86 | 363 | 322 | 356 | 453 | .405 | 3.50 | 50.0 | .362 | ||||||
| 1959 | 10 | Jim Owens | PHI | 25 | 17.36 | 8.6% | 89 | 24 | 5 | 29 | 34 | .326 | 26 | 563.00 | 545 | 49 | 284 | 258 | 253 | 338 | .424 | 4.12 | 24.7 | .278 | ||||||
| 1960 | 19 | Ray Sadecki | STL | 19 | 9.65 | 5.0% | 53 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 22 | .302 | 15 | 327.67 | 311 | 27 | 155 | 135 | 156 | 184 | .394 | 3.71 | 17.5 | .330 | ||||||
| 1961 | 22 | Ken Hunt | CIN | 22 | 7.68 | 6.0% | 64 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 30 | .328 | 13 | 383.00 | 418 | 37 | 223 | 189 | 151 | 166 | .292 | 4.44 | 15.2 | .238 | ||||||
| 1962 | 22 | Cal Koonce | CHI | 21 | 11.02 | 12.2% | 171 | 34 | 11 | 55 | 72 | .322 | 44 | 1,047.33 | 1102 | 104 | 593 | 532 | 435 | 604 | .393 | 4.57 | 34.5 | .202 | ||||||
| 1963 | 24 | Ray Culp | PHI | 21 | 10.55 | 2.1% | 30 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 10 | .400 | 8 | 187.33 | 138 | 12 | 70 | 63 | 96 | 166 | .709 | 3.03 | 10.7 | .357 | ||||||
| 1964 | 25 | Ron Herbel | SF | 26 | 8.37 | 1.5% | 22 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | .409 | 5 | 131.67 | 130 | 4 | 54 | 45 | 51 | 82 | .453 | 3.08 | 8.2 | .373 | ||||||
| 1965 | 32 | Larry Dierker | HOU | 18 | 4.16 | 1.3% | 19 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .316 | 5 | 118.33 | 108 | 13 | 55 | 46 | 33 | 87 | .617 | 3.50 | 4.8 | .253 | ||||||
| 1966 | 14 | Don Sutton | LA | 21 | 15.24 | 11.5% | 160 | 33 | 10 | 51 | 61 | .319 | 48 | 981.00 | 931 | 102 | 463 | 423 | 301 | 685 | .556 | 3.88 | 40.9 | .256 | ||||||
| 1967 | 2 | Tom Seaver | NY | 22 | 25.99 | 15.6% | 202 | 66 | 18 | 88 | 55 | .436 | 59 | 1,403.67 | 1198 | 101 | 489 | 437 | 373 | 1024 | .652 | 2.80 | 100.8 | .499 | ||||||
| 1968 | 4 | Jerry Koosman | NY | 25 | 30.30 | 8.2% | 122 | 30 | 12 | 46 | 49 | .377 | 27 | 818.33 | 692 | 46 | 296 | 261 | 258 | 586 | .617 | 2.87 | 41.9 | .343 | ||||||
| Pct. of | Starter Game Statistics | Starter Inning Statistics | Win Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Rank | WSQ Leader | Tm | Age | WSQ | Total | GS | CG | SHO | W | L | W/S% | ND | Innings | Hits | HR | R | ER | BB | SO | SO/WH | ERA | WS | WS/G | ||||||
| 1969 | 15 | Gary Gentry | NY | 22 | 14.82 | 14.1% | 249 | 36 | 12 | 73 | 116 | .293 | 60 | 1,522.67 | 1440 | 132 | 732 | 655 | 699 | 1039 | .486 | 3.87 | 64.0 | .257 | ||||||
| 1970 | 6 | Carl Morton | MON | 26 | 24.60 | 9.9% | 172 | 33 | 10 | 62 | 61 | .360 | 49 | 1,115.00 | 1062 | 106 | 526 | 476 | 479 | 657 | .426 | 3.84 | 62.9 | .366 | ||||||
| 1971 | 25 | Ken Forsch | HOU | 24 | 12.61 | 10.7% | 186 | 45 | 16 | 60 | 76 | .323 | 50 | 1,194.33 | 1132 | 78 | 553 | 491 | 445 | 703 | .446 | 3.70 | 45.1 | .242 | ||||||
| 1972 | 7 | Jon Matlack | NY | 22 | 27.06 | 13.0% | 212 | 52 | 20 | 69 | 94 | .325 | 49 | 1,402.33 | 1323 | 102 | 596 | 512 | 469 | 976 | .545 | 3.29 | 80.2 | .378 | ||||||
| 1973 | 4 | Steve Rogers | MON | 23 | 24.29 | 4.6% | 77 | 18 | 5 | 27 | 29 | .351 | 21 | 511.33 | 468 | 35 | 212 | 184 | 201 | 295 | .441 | 3.24 | 30.2 | .392 | ||||||
| 1974 | 25 | Dennis Blair | MON | 20 | 11.55 | 8.3% | 145 | 23 | 6 | 52 | 59 | .359 | 34 | 881.00 | 834 | 70 | 436 | 381 | 451 | 543 | .423 | 3.89 | 34.5 | .238 | ||||||
| 1975 | 5 | John Montefusco | SF | 25 | 25.32 | 16.4% | 278 | 43 | 13 | 95 | 100 | .342 | 83 | 1,706.33 | 1616 | 106 | 797 | 715 | 743 | 1052 | .446 | 3.77 | 75.9 | .273 | ||||||
| 1976 | 31 | Pat Zachry | CIN | 24 | 10.10 | 6.2% | 110 | 19 | 6 | 36 | 41 | .327 | 33 | 670.00 | 634 | 40 | 317 | 285 | 291 | 346 | .374 | 3.83 | 22.1 | .201 | ||||||
| 1977 | 16 | Bob Knepper | SF | 23 | 13.81 | 14.8% | 254 | 27 | 8 | 80 | 99 | .315 | 75 | 1,485.67 | 1585 | 148 | 755 | 682 | 592 | 885 | .407 | 4.13 | 52.3 | .206 | ||||||
| 1978 | 16 | Dennis Lamp | CHI | 25 | 16.30 | 12.8% | 223 | 35 | 11 | 67 | 91 | .300 | 65 | 1,374.00 | 1351 | 110 | 683 | 595 | 473 | 619 | .339 | 3.90 | 51.8 | .232 | ||||||
| 1979 | 7 | John Fulgham | STL | 23 | 20.03 | 6.9% | 112 | 20 | 5 | 44 | 40 | .393 | 28 | 737.33 | 745 | 50 | 342 | 307 | 242 | 341 | .345 | 3.75 | 40.4 | .361 | ||||||
| 1980 | 17 | Bill Gullickson | MON | 21 | 13.54 | 8.8% | 150 | 14 | 5 | 53 | 44 | .353 | 53 | 861.00 | 893 | 54 | 410 | 378 | 330 | 472 | .386 | 3.95 | 36.0 | .240 | ||||||
| 1981 | 2 | Fernando Valenzuela | LA | 20 | 22.84 | 9.4% | 79 | 24 | 13 | 36 | 25 | .456 | 18 | 533.67 | 434 | 33 | 201 | 186 | 200 | 368 | .580 | 3.14 | 33.0 | .418 | ||||||
| 1982 | 19 | Bill Laskey | SF | 24 | 13.19 | 8.3% | 139 | 15 | 3 | 53 | 40 | .381 | 46 | 837.33 | 894 | 68 | 399 | 359 | 262 | 436 | .377 | 3.86 | 32.5 | .234 | ||||||
| 1983 | 8 | Craig McMurtry | ATL | 23 | 18.59 | 11.1% | 192 | 26 | 13 | 67 | 56 | .349 | 69 | 1,186.33 | 1089 | 97 | 507 | 453 | 432 | 713 | .469 | 3.44 | 66.4 | .346 | ||||||
| 1984 | 2 | Orel Hershiser | LA | 25 | 26.54 | 9.9% | 166 | 21 | 13 | 65 | 53 | .392 | 48 | 1,034.67 | 930 | 67 | 444 | 388 | 367 | 811 | .625 | 3.37 | 58.4 | .352 | ||||||
| 1985 | 6 | Tom Browning | CIN | 25 | 21.21 | 5.9% | 100 | 12 | 7 | 45 | 27 | .450 | 28 | 643.33 | 579 | 50 | 255 | 228 | 213 | 401 | .506 | 3.19 | 44.2 | .442 | ||||||
| 1986 | 13 | Bruce Ruffin | PHI | 22 | 15.97 | 8.8% | 147 | 9 | 2 | 54 | 47 | .367 | 46 | 855.00 | 864 | 80 | 425 | 373 | 337 | 514 | .428 | 3.93 | 35.5 | .241 | ||||||
| 1987 | 7 | Mike Dunne | PIT | 24 | 18.94 | 8.4% | 135 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 43 | .333 | 47 | 826.67 | 848 | 64 | 445 | 385 | 324 | 433 | .369 | 4.19 | 32.3 | .239 | ||||||
| 1988 | 31 | Tim Belcher | LA | 26 | 9.71 | 6.1% | 101 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 40 | .248 | 36 | 624.00 | 565 | 39 | 256 | 226 | 226 | 411 | .520 | 3.26 | 30.1 | .298 | ||||||
| 1989 | 35 | Marty Clary | ATL | 27 | 7.31 | 8.1% | 145 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 57 | .269 | 49 | 844.67 | 823 | 78 | 413 | 362 | 342 | 465 | .399 | 3.86 | 26.1 | .180 | ||||||
| 1990 | 7 | Mike Harkey | CHI | 23 | 18.76 | 9.6% | 153 | 14 | 7 | 55 | 45 | .359 | 53 | 935.67 | 856 | 75 | 418 | 382 | 368 | 588 | .480 | 3.67 | 53.7 | .351 | ||||||
| 1991 | 29 | Omar Olivares | STL | 23 | 9.37 | 7.8% | 125 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 45 | .312 | 41 | 739.33 | 678 | 55 | 363 | 320 | 329 | 467 | .464 | 3.90 | 28.3 | .226 | ||||||
| 1992 | 33 | Frank Seminara | SD | 25 | 6.29 | 7.9% | 130 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 51 | .277 | 43 | 761.67 | 797 | 71 | 380 | 343 | 240 | 426 | .411 | 4.05 | 20.4 | .157 | ||||||
| 1993 | 13 | Armando Reynoso | COL | 27 | 15.02 | 13.4% | 262 | 15 | 3 | 76 | 102 | .290 | 84 | 1,535.33 | 1662 | 175 | 860 | 770 | 514 | 869 | .399 | 4.51 | 56.2 | .214 | ||||||
| 1994 | 12 | Steve Trachsel | CHI | 23 | 11.72 | 5.0% | 55 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 20 | .436 | 11 | 363.33 | 347 | 38 | 159 | 133 | 108 | 240 | .527 | 3.29 | 24.5 | .445 | ||||||
| 1995 | 3 | Hideo Nomo | LA | 26 | 22.87 | 16.5% | 265 | 24 | 11 | 90 | 93 | .340 | 82 | 1,621.00 | 1586 | 167 | 825 | 751 | 574 | 1161 | .538 | 4.17 | 75.3 | .284 | ||||||
| 1996 | 40 | Donne Wall | HOU | 28 | 5.18 | 9.0% | 175 | 9 | 2 | 54 | 63 | .309 | 58 | 1,014.67 | 1083 | 128 | 617 | 543 | 404 | 695 | .467 | 4.82 | 30.3 | .173 | ||||||
| 1997 | 12 | Matt Morris | STL | 22 | 17.85 | 12.8% | 242 | 9 | 3 | 82 | 77 | .339 | 83 | 1,460.67 | 1392 | 139 | 687 | 626 | 549 | 1022 | .527 | 3.86 | 87.3 | .361 | ||||||
| 1998 | 12 | Kerry Wood | CHI | 21 | 17.52 | 13.1% | 291 | 7 | 1 | 84 | 107 | .289 | 100 | 1,675.00 | 1782 | 208 | 965 | 896 | 604 | 1237 | .518 | 4.81 | 51.0 | .175 | ||||||
| 1999 | 23 | Kris Benson | PIT | 24 | 12.54 | 8.0% | 183 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 79 | .262 | 56 | 1,048.33 | 1106 | 133 | 658 | 592 | 485 | 754 | .474 | 5.08 | 31.3 | .171 | ||||||
| 2000 | 17 | Rick Ankiel | STL | 20 | 15.78 | 10.9% | 250 | 7 | 0 | 72 | 80 | .288 | 98 | 1,427.33 | 1405 | 187 | 802 | 721 | 662 | 1090 | .527 | 4.55 | 66.5 | .266 | ||||||
| 2001 | 12 | Roy Oswalt | HOU | 23 | 18.09 | 13.7% | 294 | 7 | 2 | 91 | 111 | .310 | 92 | 1,693.00 | 1793 | 238 | 961 | 875 | 587 | 1082 | .455 | 4.65 | 68.9 | .234 | ||||||
| 2002 | 13 | Jason Jennings | COL | 23 | 17.00 | 16.8% | 369 | 3 | 1 | 141 | 115 | .382 | 113 | 2,091.67 | 2015 | 278 | 1091 | 1007 | 914 | 1615 | .551 | 4.33 | 95.2 | .258 | ||||||
| 2003 | 7 | Brandon Webb | ARI | 24 | 23.09 | 11.5% | 247 | 8 | 5 | 93 | 76 | .377 | 78 | 1,431.67 | 1401 | 142 | 709 | 643 | 558 | 955 | .487 | 4.04 | 78.0 | .316 | ||||||
| 2004 | 66 | Chris Capuano | MIL | 25 | 2.59 | 0.7% | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .353 | 3 | 88.33 | 91 | 18 | 55 | 49 | 37 | 80 | .625 | 4.99 | 3.3 | .194 | ||||||
| 2005 | 48 | Brad Halsey | ARI | 24 | 4.88 | 3.9% | 88 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 37 | .330 | 22 | 503.67 | 544 | 72 | 296 | 272 | 183 | 299 | .411 | 4.86 | 16.0 | .182 | ||||||
| 2006 | 15 | Anibal Sanchez | FLA | 22 | 14.97 | 19.0% | 405 | 9 | 6 | 142 | 143 | .351 | 120 | 2,341.67 | 2226 | 303 | 1238 | 1133 | 937 | 1748 | .553 | 4.35 | 108.7 | .268 | ||||||
| 2007 | 16 | Kyle Kendrick | PHI | 22 | 13.07 | 11.4% | 246 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 81 | .305 | 90 | 1,392.00 | 1385 | 181 | 748 | 696 | 507 | 956 | .505 | 4.50 | 63.9 | .260 | ||||||
| 2008 | 26 | Jair Jurrjens | ATL | 22 | 11.56 | 10.7% | 229 | 3 | 2 | 70 | 84 | .306 | 75 | 1,283.00 | 1312 | 140 | 675 | 618 | 477 | 982 | .549 | 4.34 | 56.9 | .248 | ||||||
| 2009 | 14 | Randy Wells | CHI | 26 | 17.12 | 11.0% | 230 | 5 | 2 | 71 | 79 | .309 | 80 | 1,306.00 | 1345 | 169 | 679 | 621 | 438 | 901 | .505 | 4.28 | 55.8 | .243 | ||||||
| 2010 | 18 | Jaime Garcia | STL | 23 | 13.58 | 8.5% | 187 | 3 | 2 | 67 | 66 | .358 | 54 | 1,097.67 | 1096 | 117 | 533 | 459 | 383 | 826 | .558 | 3.76 | 56.7 | .303 | ||||||
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