Starting Pitchers
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1974 1976 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 Jim Palmer BBW 6 1 a BAL 2E R 29   38 25 10 23 11 .605 4      322.33 253 20 87 75 80 193 .580  2.09    30.8 .811   45.97 1 Jim Palmer
2 Catfish Hunter BBW 12 2 a NY 3E R 29   39 30 7 23 14 .590 2      328.00 248 25 107 94 83 177 .535  2.58    29.0 .744   41.46 2 Catfish Hunter
3 Frank Tanana T4 CAL 6W L 21   33 16 5 16 9 .485 8      257.33 211 21 80 75 73 269 .947  2.62    22.0 .667   29.78 3 Frank Tanana
4 Steve Busby a KC 2W R 25   34 18 3 18 12 .529 4      260.33 233 18 96 89 81 160 .510  3.08    21.5 .632   28.33 4 Steve Busby
5   Bert Blyleven BBW         MIN 4W R 24       35 20 3 15 10 .429 10        275.67 219 24 104 92 84 233 .769  3.00    21.3 .609   27.55 5   Bert Blyleven
6 Jim Kaat T28 T4 a CHI 5W L 36   41 12 1 20 14 .488 7      302.67 321 20 121 105 76 142 .358  3.12    22.1 .539   26.89 6 Jim Kaat
7 Gaylord Perry BBW CLE/TEX 4E/3W R 36   37 25 5 18 17 .486 2      305.67 277 28 127 110 70 233 .671  3.24    21.0 .568   26.23 7 Gaylord Perry
8 Mike Torrez 16 BAL 2E R 28   36 16 2 20 9 .556 7      270.67 238 15 103 92 133 119 .321  3.06    18.8 .522   22.51 8 Mike Torrez
9 Ed Figueroa CAL 6W R 26   32 16 2 16 13 .500 3      243.00 210 14 94 77 84 139 .473  2.85    17.6 .550   21.63 9 Ed Figueroa
10 Vida Blue T6 A OAK 1W L 25   38 13 2 22 11 .579 5      277.67 243 21 103 93 99 189 .553  3.01    18.6 .489   21.56 10 Vida Blue
                               
11 Bill Lee T23 BOS 1E L 28   34 17 4 17 9 .500 8      256.33 265 19 119 110 67 77 .232  3.86    17.7 .521   21.18 11 Bill Lee
12 Rick Wise 26 8 BOS 1E R 29   35 17 1 19 12 .543 4      255.33 262 34 126 112 72 141 .422  3.95    17.0 .486   19.64 12 Rick Wise
13 Luis Tiant BOS 1E R 34   35 18 2 18 14 .514 3      260.00 262 25 126 116 72 142 .425  4.02    16.9 .483   19.47 13 Luis Tiant
14 Al Fitzmorris KC 2W R 29   35 11 3 16 12 .457 7      242.00 239 16 104 96 76 78 .248  3.57    16.5 .471   18.77 14 Al Fitzmorris
15   Doc Medich           NY 3E R 26       37 15 2 16 16 .432 5        270.00 267 25 115 106 72 132 .389  3.53    15.8 .427   17.11 15   Doc Medich
16 Mickey Lolich DET 6E L 34   32 19 1 12 18 .375 2      240.67 260 19 119 101 64 139 .429  3.78    15.0 .469   17.03 16 Mickey Lolich
17 Rudy May NY 3E L 30   31 13 1 14 12 .452 5      210.67 179 9 87 72 98 144 .520  3.08    14.5 .468   16.44 17 Rudy May
18 Dave Goltz MIN 4W R 26   32 15 1 14 14 .438 4      243.00 235 18 112 99 72 128 .417  3.67    14.5 .453   16.18 18 Dave Goltz
19 Dennis Eckersley BBW R CLE 4E R 20   24 6 2 12 7 .500 5      172.33 138 16 60 54 80 138 .633  2.82    13.1 .546   16.04 19 Dennis Eckersley
20 Ken Holtzman OAK 1W L 29   38 13 2 17 14 .447 7      266.00 217 16 111 93 108 121 .372  3.15    15.1 .397   15.77 20 Ken Holtzman
                               
21 Ferguson Jenkins BBW TEX 3W R 31   37 22 4 17 18 .459 2      270.00 261 37 130 118 56 157 .495  3.93    14.6 .395   15.21 21 Ferguson Jenkins
22 Dennis Leonard R KC 2W R 24   30 8 0 14 7 .467 9      203.00 202 17 94 85 84 141 .493  3.77    12.9 .430   14.02 22 Dennis Leonard
23 Roger Moret BOS 1E L 25   16 4 1 10 3 .625 3      111.00 107 6 45 43 48 62 .400  3.49    10.2 .638   13.50 23 Roger Moret
24 Wilbur Wood CHI 5W L 33   43 14 2 16 20 .372 7      291.33 309 26 148 133 92 140 .349  4.11    13.4 .312   12.41 24 Wilbur Wood
25   Nolan Ryan BBW     a   CAL 6W R 28       28 10 5 14 12 .500 2        198.00 152 13 90 76 132 186 .655  3.45    11.6 .414   12.37 25   Nolan Ryan
26 Mike Cuellar BAL 2E L 38   36 17 5 14 12 .389 10      256.00 229 17 112 104 84 105 .335  3.66    12.3 .342   11.92 26 Mike Cuellar
27 Jim M. Hughes R MIN 4W R 23   34 12 2 15 14 .441 5      240.33 235 17 117 105 122 124 .347  3.93    11.9 .350   11.67 27 Jim M. Hughes
28 Reggie Cleveland BOS 1E R 27   20 3 1 10 7 .500 3      141.00 136 15 73 68 43 59 .330  4.34     9.7 .485   11.20 28 Reggie Cleveland
29 Vern Ruhle R DET 6E R 24   31 8 3 11 12 .355 8      189.00 195 17 101 84 65 67 .258  4.00    10.6 .342   10.27 29 Vern Ruhle
30 Larry Gura NY 3E L 27   20 5 0 7 8 .350 5      139.00 160 11 59 54 39 60 .302  3.50     7.9 .395    8.23 30 Larry Gura
                               
31 Fritz Peterson CLE 4E L 33   25 6 2 14 8 .560 3      146.33 154 15 73 64 40 47 .242  3.94     8.2 .328    7.78 31 Fritz Peterson
32 Paul Splittorff KC 2W L 28   23 6 3 8 10 .348 5      135.00 137 7 68 50 46 57 .311  3.33     7.7 .335    7.39 32 Paul Splittorff
33 Ray Bare R DET 6E R 26   21 6 1 7 12 .333 2      131.67 152 10 69 63 40 65 .339  4.31     7.3 .348    7.14 33 Ray Bare
34 Dick Bosman CLE/OAK 4E/1W R 31   24 2 0 11 6 .458 7      139.67 130 15 60 57 28 49 .310  3.67     6.9 .288    6.14 34 Dick Bosman
35   Steve Hargan           TEX 3W R 32       26 8 1 8 10 .308 8        166.33 178 16 89 73 52 80 .348  3.95     7.0 .269    6.02 35   Steve Hargan
36 Pat Dobson NY 3E R 33   30 7 1 11 14 .367 5      197.67 198 21 102 91 78 116 .420  4.14     7.2 .240    5.85 36 Pat Dobson
37 Ross Grimsley BAL 2E L 25   32 8 1 10 13 .313 9      195.67 205 29 94 88 47 89 .353  4.05     6.8 .213    5.20 37 Ross Grimsley
38 Claude Osteen CHI 5W L 35   37 5 0 7 16 .189 14      204.33 237 16 110 99 92 63 .191  4.36     7.0 .189    5.04 38 Claude Osteen
39 Marty Pattin KC 2W R 32   15 5 1 6 6 .400 3      103.33 105 9 49 42 30 56 .415  3.66     4.8 .320    4.50 39 Marty Pattin
40 Jim Colborn MIL 5E R 29   29 8 1 11 12 .379 6      189.67 201 17 102 91 59 74 .285  4.32     5.9 .203    4.41 40 Jim Colborn
                               
41 Bill Hands TEX 3W R 35   18 4 1 6 7 .333 5      109.67 118 12 58 49 28 67 .459  4.02     5.0 .278    4.37 41 Bill Hands
42 Pete Broberg MIL 5E R 25   32 7 2 12 16 .375 4      193.33 200 16 106 93 93 83 .283  4.33     5.9 .184    4.19 42 Pete Broberg
43 Roric Harrison CLE 4E R 28   19 4 0 7 7 .368 5      126.00 137 9 71 67 46 52 .284  4.79     4.0 .211    3.05 43 Roric Harrison
44 Jim Bibby TEX/CLE 3W/4E R 30   24 6 1 6 12 .250 6      151.33 150 9 79 70 62 79 .373  4.16     4.3 .179    3.02 44 Jim Bibby
45   Jim Slaton           MIL 5E R 25       33 10 3 11 18 .333 4        202.67 224 27 122 103 86 113 .365  4.57     3.8 .115    2.14 45   Jim Slaton
46 Lerrin LaGrow DET 6E R 26   26 7 2 7 14 .269 5      145.00 169 14 98 72 54 66 .296  4.47     3.5 .135    2.13 46 Lerrin LaGrow
47 Stan Bahnsen CHI/OAK 5W/1W R 30   28 4 0 10 13 .357 5      156.00 162 11 91 81 71 73 .313  4.67     3.3 .118    1.88 47 Stan Bahnsen
48 Joe Coleman DET 6E R 28   31 6 1 10 18 .323 3      201.00 234 27 137 124 85 125 .392  5.55     3.4 .110    1.87 48 Joe Coleman
49 Nelson Briles KC 2W R 31   16 3 0 5 6 .313 5       90.33 100 15 50 44 19 59 .496  4.38     2.2 .138    1.35 49 Nelson Briles
50 Bill Travers MIL 5E L 22   23 5 0 6 11 .261 6      124.67 117 14 73 62 57 51 .293  4.48     1.9 .083    0.91 50 Bill Travers
                               
51 Eric Raich R CLE 4E R 23   17 2 0 6 8 .353 3       90.67 114 12 58 54 31 32 .221  5.36     1.1 .065    0.46 51 Eric Raich
52 Jim Perry CLE/OAK 4E/1W R 39   17 2 1 4 9 .235 4       88.67 86 11 57 51 38 34 .274  5.18     0.7 .041    0.23 52 Jim Perry
T53 Bill Singer CAL 6W R 31   27 8 0 7 15 .259 5      176.33 167 18 105 97 81 78 .315  4.95     -   .000     -   T53 Bill Singer
T53 Don Hood CLE 4E L 25   19 2 0 5 9 .263 5      109.00 110 14 70 60 43 48 .314  4.95     -   .000     -   T53 Don Hood
T53   Andy Hassler           CAL 6W L 23       18 6 1 3 12 .167 3        105.67 118 9 74 69 43 65 .404  5.88     -   .000     -   T53   Andy Hassler
T53 Jesse Jefferson CHI 5W R 26   21 1 0 5 9 .238 7      103.67 95 10 64 57 89 63 .342  4.95     -   .000     -   T53 Jesse Jefferson
T53 Glenn Abbott OAK 1W R 24   15 3 1 3 5 .200 7       75.33 77 8 48 42 39 34 .293  5.02     -   .000     -   T53 Glenn Abbott
T53 Vic Albury MIN 4W L 28   15 2 0 3 7 .200 5       75.00 76 11 58 48 62 39 .283  5.76     -   .000     -   T53 Vic Albury
League Average Age 28.6
League Average per 30 Starts 30 10.6 1.9 12.4 12.1 .413 5.5
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 194.3 17.5 94.5 83.5 70.3 107.8 .407  3.76
League Average Win Shares per Game .364
Average Win Shares per Team  50.15
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   33.3%   554 183 31 221 216 .399 117      3,704.33 3655 300 1724 1523 1278 1907 .387  3.70   200.4 .362 Throws Left  
Throws Right   66.7%     1098 398 75 462 448 .421 188      7,528.00 7259 681 3581 3169 2670 4145 .417  3.79   401.4 .365 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 15.6%   260 86 17 101 95 .388 64    1,734.00 1626 155 809 722 678 1154 .501  3.75   94.8 .365 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 49.7%   813 295 60 358 322 .440 133    5,631.33 5405 477 2603 2293 2039 2895 .389  3.67   320.6 .394 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 23.5%   393 135 16 155 172 .394 66    2,600.00 2615 245 1308 1159 843 1359 .393  4.01   118.3 .301 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   11.3%     186 65 13 69 75 .371 42      1,267.00 1268 104 585 518 388 644 .389  3.68   68.1 .366 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     9.3%     157 42 8 65 60 .414 32      1,027.00 1036 89 499 445 422 567 .389  3.90   56.9 .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   33.3%   30 9.9 1.7 12.0 11.7 .399 6.3        200.00 197.3 16.2 93.1 82.2 69.0 103.0 .387  3.70   10.8 .362 Throws Left  
Throws Right   66.7%     30 10.9 2.0 12.6 12.2 .421 5.2        200.00 192.9 18.1 95.1 84.2 70.9 110.1 .417  3.79   10.7 .365 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 15.6%   30 9.9 2.0 11.7 11.0 .388 7.3      200.00 187.5 17.9 93.3 83.3 78.2 133.1 .501  3.75   10.9 .365 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 49.7%   30 10.9 2.2 13.2 11.9 .440 4.9      200.00 192.0 16.9 92.4 81.4 72.4 102.8 .389  3.67   11.4 .394 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 23.5%   30 10.3 1.2 11.8 13.1 .394 5.1      200.00 201.2 18.8 100.6 89.2 64.8 104.5 .393  4.01   9.1 .301 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   11.3%     30 10.5 2.1 11.1 12.1 .371 6.8        200.00 200.2 16.4 92.3 81.8 61.2 101.7 .389  3.68   10.7 .366 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     9.3%     30 8.0 1.5 12.4 11.5 .414 6.1        200.00 201.8 17.3 97.2 86.7 82.2 110.4 .389  3.90   11.1 .362 Rookie