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1956 1958 Chronology Home CL Index Guide
All- Other Closer Game Stats Closer Share of Pitching Results  Win Shares 
Rank Name HOF MVP CY Star Rookie Team Stdg Throws Age Pos RA GF W L Svs B Svs Sv%  Innings  Hits HR R ER BB SO SO/WH  ERA   WS  WS/G WSQ Rank Name
1 Dick Farrell R PHI 5 R 23   52 32 10 2 10 3 .769      83.33 74 2 29 22 36 54 .491   2.38    12.4 .238   14.38 1 Dick Farrell
2 Don Elston R BRO/CHI 3/T7 R 28   26 12 3 1 8 2 .800      49.67 38 3 17 16 20 43 .741   2.90     8.7 .335   11.97 2 Don Elston
3 Clem Labine a BRO 3 R 31   58 37 5 7 17 6 .739     104.67 104 8 50 40 27 67 .511   3.44    10.9 .188   11.23 3 Clem Labine
4 Marv Grissom NY 6 R 39   55 38 4 4 14 2 .875      82.67 74 6 36 24 23 51 .526   2.61    10.4 .189   10.75 4 Marv Grissom
5   Billy Muffett         R STL 2 R 26       23 16 3 2 8 2 .800        44.00 35 1 11 11 13 21 .438   2.25       7.4 .322    9.98 5   Billy Muffett
6 Don McMahon R MIL 1 R 27   32 19 2 3 9 4 .692      46.67 33 0 13 8 29 46 .742   1.54     6.8 .213    7.46 6 Don McMahon
7 Turk Lown CHI T7 R 33   67 47 5 7 12 2 .857      93.00 74 10 45 39 51 51 .408   3.77     7.6 .113    6.07 7 Turk Lown
8 Roy Face PIT T7 R 29   58 32 4 6 10 2 .833      85.67 90 7 38 29 24 47 .412   3.05     7.0 .121    5.79 8 Roy Face
9 Hersh Freeman CIN 4 R 28   52 26 7 2 8 4 .667      83.67 90 14 49 42 14 36 .346   4.52     6.5 .125    5.46 9 Hersh Freeman
10 Hoyt Wilhelm BBW STL 2 R 33   40 30 1 4 11 1 .917      55.00 52 7 28 26 21 29 .397   4.25     4.1 .103    3.13 10 Hoyt Wilhelm
League Average Age  30.2
League Average per 50 Appearances 50 31.2 4.8 4.1 11.6 3.0 .793
League Average per 75 Innings    75.00 68.4 6.0 32.5 26.5 26.6 45.8 .483   3.18
League Average Win Shares/Game .177
Average WS/Team  10.23
Aggregate Splits Aggregate Splits
Pct of Total
Playing Time RA GF W L Svs B Svs Sv%  Innings  Hits HR R ER BB SO SO/WH  ERA  WS WS/G
Copyright © 2009-10 by Andre Lower Throws Left   0.0%                                               Throws Left  
Throws Right   100.0%     463 289 44 38 107 28 .793       728.33 664 58 316 257 258 445 .483   3.18     81.8 .177 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 11.1%   52 32 10 2 10 3 .769      83.33 74 2 29 22 36 54 .491   2.38   12.4 .238 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 40.4%   191 105 19 14 43 14 .754     309.67 286 25 128 106 100 193 .500   3.08   36.4 .191 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 36.5%   165 114 11 18 40 9 .816     252.67 230 25 123 105 99 147 .447   3.74   22.6 .137 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   11.9%     55 38 4 4 14 2 .875        82.67 74 6 36 24 23 51 .526   2.61     10.4 .189 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     27.2%     133 79 18 8 35 11 .761       223.67 180 6 70 57 98 164 .590   2.29     35.3 .265 Rookie    
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Splits per 50 Relief Appearances / 75 Innings Splits per 50 Relief Appearances / 75 Innings
Pct of Total
Playing Time RA GF W L Svs B Svs Sv%  Innings  Hits HR R ER BB SO SO/WH  ERA  WS WS/G
Throws Left   0.0%                                               Throws Left  
Throws Right   100.0%     50 31.2 4.8 4.1 11.6 3.0 .793        75.00 68.4 6.0 32.5 26.5 26.6 45.8 .483   3.18     8.4 .177 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 11.1%   50 30.8 9.6 1.9 9.6 2.9 .769      75.00 66.6 1.8 26.1 19.8 32.4 48.6 .491   2.38   11.2 .238 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 40.4%   50 27.5 5.0 3.7 11.3 3.7 .754      75.00 69.3 6.1 31.0 25.7 24.2 46.7 .500   3.08   8.9 .191 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 36.5%   50 34.5 3.3 5.5 12.1 2.7 .816      75.00 68.3 7.4 36.5 31.2 29.4 43.6 .447   3.74   6.7 .137 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   11.9%     50 34.5 3.6 3.6 12.7 1.8 .875        75.00 67.1 5.4 32.7 21.8 20.9 46.3 .526   2.61     9.4 .189 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     27.2%     50 29.7 6.8 3.0 13.2 4.1 .761        75.00 60.4 2.0 23.5 19.1 32.9 55.0 .590   2.29     11.9 .265 Rookie