Starting Pitchers
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1976 1978 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 19 2 A BAL T2E R 31   39 22 3 20 11 .513 8      319.00 263 24 106 103 99 193 .533  2.91    28.7 .736   41.09 1 Jim Palmer
2 Dennis Leonard T29 4 KC 1W R 26   37 21 5 20 12 .541 5      289.67 245 18 115 98 76 240 .748  3.04    22.8 .616   29.87 2 Dennis Leonard
3 Bert Blyleven BBW TEX 2W R 26   30 15 5 14 12 .467 4      234.67 181 20 81 71 69 182 .728  2.72    20.8 .693   28.90 3 Bert Blyleven
4 Nolan Ryan BBW T24 3 a CAL 5W R 30   37 22 4 19 16 .514 2      299.00 198 12 110 92 204 341 .848  2.77    22.1 .597   28.50 4 Nolan Ryan
5   Frank Tanana     9 a   CAL 5W L 23       31 20 7 15 9 .484 7        241.33 201 19 72 68 61 205 .782  2.54    20.4 .658   27.62 5   Frank Tanana
6 Dave Goltz 6 MIN 4W R 28   39 19 2 20 11 .513 8      303.00 284 23 129 113 91 186 .496  3.36    21.8 .559   27.20 6 Dave Goltz
7 Dave Rozema 8 R-4 DET 4E R 20   28 16 1 15 7 .536 6      218.33 222 25 87 75 34 92 .359  3.09    18.4 .657   24.89 7 Dave Rozema
8 Ron Guidry 18 7 R NY 1E L 26   25 9 5 15 7 .600 3      196.67 158 12 66 62 62 163 .741  2.84    16.4 .656   22.17 8 Ron Guidry
9 Dennis Eckersley BBW a CLE 5E R 22   33 12 3 14 13 .424 6      247.33 214 31 100 97 54 191 .713  3.53    17.7 .536   21.63 9 Dennis Eckersley
10 Doyle Alexander TEX 2W R 26   34 12 1 17 11 .500 6      237.00 221 24 103 96 82 82 .271  3.65    16.6 .488   19.35 10 Doyle Alexander
                                   
11 Wayne Garland CLE 5E R 26   38 21 1 13 19 .342 6      282.67 281 23 130 113 88 118 .320  3.60    17.2 .453   19.32 11 Wayne Garland
12 Dock Ellis NY/OAK/TEX 1E/7W/2W R 32   32 8 1 12 12 .375 8      210.67 207 19 100 84 64 104 .384  3.59    16.1 .503   19.06 12 Dock Ellis
13 Gaylord Perry BBW TEX 2W R 38   34 13 4 15 12 .441 7      238.00 239 21 108 89 56 177 .600  3.37    16.4 .482   19.00 13 Gaylord Perry
14 Rudy May BAL T2E L 32   37 11 4 18 14 .486 5      251.67 243 25 114 101 78 105 .327  3.61    16.3 .441   18.07 14 Rudy May
15   Ed Figueroa           NY 1E R 28       32 12 2 16 11 .500 5        239.33 228 19 102 95 75 104 .343  3.57    15.2 .475   17.48 15   Ed Figueroa
16 Jim Colborn KC 1W R 31   35 6 1 18 14 .514 3      237.00 232 22 106 96 81 103 .329  3.65    15.6 .446   17.39 16 Jim Colborn
17 Mike Flanagan BAL T2E L 25   33 15 2 15 9 .455 9      228.33 226 16 96 92 67 147 .502  3.63    15.2 .461   17.22 17 Mike Flanagan
18 Ferguson Jenkins BBW BOS T2E R 33   28 11 1 10 10 .357 8      193.00 190 30 91 79 36 105 .465  3.68    14.0 .500   16.52 18 Ferguson Jenkins
19 Paul Splittorff KC 1W L 30   37 6 2 16 6 .432 15      229.00 243 11 104 94 83 99 .304  3.69    15.3 .414   16.43 19 Paul Splittorff
20 Jim Slaton a MIL 6E R 27   31 7 1 9 14 .290 8      218.67 223 25 104 88 77 104 .347  3.62    13.4 .432   14.70 20 Jim Slaton
                                   
21 Mike Torrez OAK/NY 7W/1E R 30   35 17 2 17 13 .486 5      243.33 235 23 113 105 86 102 .318  3.88    13.6 .389   14.16 21 Mike Torrez
22 Vida Blue a OAK 7W L 27   38 16 1 14 19 .368 5      279.67 284 23 138 119 86 157 .424  3.83    13.8 .363   13.88 22 Vida Blue
23 Don Gullett NY 1E L 26   22 7 1 14 4 .636 4      158.33 137 14 67 63 69 116 .563  3.58    11.1 .505   13.17 23 Don Gullett
24 Jerry Garvin R TOR 7E L 21   34 12 1 10 18 .294 6      244.67 247 33 127 114 85 127 .383  4.19    12.8 .376   13.10 24 Jerry Garvin
25   Jim Bibby           CLE 5E R 32       30 9 2 12 12 .400 6        197.67 188 17 96 77 69 133 .518  3.51    12.1 .403   12.82 25   Jim Bibby
26 Dave Lemanczyk TOR 7E R 26   34 11 0 13 16 .382 5      252.00 278 20 143 119 87 105 .288  4.25    12.5 .368   12.66 26 Dave Lemanczyk
27 Reggie Cleveland BOS T2E R 29   27 9 1 11 8 .407 8      173.67 190 19 83 80 39 79 .345  4.15    11.5 .426   12.53 27 Reggie Cleveland
28 Ross Grimsley BAL T2E L 27   34 11 2 14 10 .412 10      218.33 230 24 105 96 74 53 .174  3.96    12.1 .356   12.05 28 Ross Grimsley
29 Luis Tiant BOS T2E R 36   32 3 3 12 8 .375 12      188.67 210 26 98 95 51 124 .475  4.53    11.5 .359   11.50 29 Luis Tiant
30 Francisco Barrios CHI 3W R 24   31 9 0 13 7 .419 11      220.67 233 21 115 104 53 116 .406  4.24    10.6 .342   10.35 30 Francisco Barrios
                                   
31 Bill Lee BOS T2E L 30   16 4 0 9 4 .563 3      100.33 117 9 47 44 19 23 .169  3.95     8.3 .519    9.98 31 Bill Lee
32 Jesse Jefferson TOR 7E R 28   33 8 0 9 17 .273 7      217.00 224 23 123 104 83 114 .371  4.31    10.0 .303    9.19 32 Jesse Jefferson
33 Glenn Abbott SEA 6W R 26   34 7 0 12 13 .353 9      200.67 208 32 108 98 55 96 .365  4.40     9.9 .291    8.91 33 Glenn Abbott
34 Moose Haas R MIL 6E R 21   32 6 0 10 12 .313 10      197.67 195 21 104 95 84 113 .405  4.33     9.7 .303    8.91 34 Moose Haas
35   Ken Kravec           CHI 3W L 25       25 6 1 11 8 .440 6        166.67 160 12 87 76 57 125 .576  4.10     8.9 .356    8.86 35   Ken Kravec
36 Steve Stone CHI 3W R 29   31 8 0 15 12 .484 4      207.33 228 25 115 104 80 124 .403  4.51     9.5 .306    8.77 36 Steve Stone
37 Rick Waits CLE 5E L 25   16 1 0 6 5 .375 5       97.33 90 7 46 39 41 42 .321  3.61     7.0 .438    7.73 37 Rick Waits
38 Jerry Augustine MIL 6E L 24   33 10 1 12 18 .364 3      209.00 222 23 119 104 72 68 .231  4.48     8.7 .264    7.46 38 Jerry Augustine
39 Ken Brett CHI/CAL 3W/5W L 28   34 7 0 13 14 .382 7      224.67 258 25 120 113 53 80 .257  4.53     8.6 .253    7.22 39 Ken Brett
40 Lary Sorensen R MIL 6E R 21   20 9 0 7 9 .350 4      139.00 140 10 67 65 32 55 .320  4.21     7.1 .355    7.06 40 Lary Sorensen
                                   
41 Paul Thormodsgard R MIN 4W R 23   37 8 1 11 15 .297 11      218.00 236 25 122 112 65 94 .312  4.62     8.6 .232    6.91 41 Paul Thormodsgard
42 Geoff Zahn MIN 4W L 31   32 7 1 10 14 .313 8      189.67 226 20 111 98 61 85 .296  4.65     7.6 .238    6.19 42 Geoff Zahn
43 Rick Wise BOS T2E R 31   20 4 2 9 5 .450 6      108.67 127 14 58 58 27 68 .442  4.80     5.7 .285    5.08 43 Rick Wise
44 Andy Hassler KC 1W L 25   27 3 1 9 6 .333 12      149.33 160 6 85 71 70 75 .326  4.28     6.0 .222    4.72 44 Andy Hassler
45   Fernando Arroyo           DET 4E R 25       28 8 1 7 16 .250 5        176.67 199 20 91 88 43 52 .215  4.48     6.0 .214    4.63 45   Fernando Arroyo
46 Rick Langford R OAK 7W R 25   31 6 1 7 19 .226 5      187.67 206 18 103 90 64 124 .459  4.32     5.6 .181    3.98 46 Rick Langford
47 Paul Hartzell CAL 5W R 23   23 6 0 6 9 .261 8      156.00 174 12 88 71 32 64 .311  4.10     4.5 .196    3.33 47 Paul Hartzell
48 Catfish Hunter BBW NY 1E R 31   22 8 1 9 9 .409 4      143.33 137 29 83 75 47 52 .283  4.71     4.4 .200    3.28 48 Catfish Hunter
49 Wilbur Wood CHI 3W L 35   18 5 1 7 8 .389 3      109.67 123 8 65 59 42 38 .230  4.84     3.8 .211    2.91 49 Wilbur Wood
50 Doc Medich OAK/SEA 7W/6W R 28   28 2 0 11 6 .393 11      166.00 179 20 98 86 52 75 .325  4.66     4.3 .154    2.82 50 Doc Medich
                                   
51 Dick Pole SEA 6W R 26   24 3 0 7 12 .292 5      121.33 126 16 75 69 55 51 .282  5.12     3.6 .150    2.33 51 Dick Pole
52 Chris Knapp CHI 3W R 23   26 4 0 12 7 .462 7      143.33 165 16 90 78 61 103 .456  4.90     3.5 .135    2.15 52 Chris Knapp
53 Nelson Briles TEX 2W R 33   15 2 1 4 4 .267 7       81.33 91 9 47 40 18 43 .394  4.43     2.9 .193    2.13 53 Nelson Briles
54 Gary Wheelock R SEA 6W R 25   17 2 0 6 9 .353 2       88.33 94 16 58 48 26 47 .392  4.89     2.7 .159    1.80 54 Gary Wheelock
55   Bill Travers           MIL 6E L 24       19 2 1 4 12 .211 3        121.67 140 13 75 71 57 49 .249  5.25     2.3 .121    1.34 55   Bill Travers
56 Al Fitzmorris CLE 5E R 31   21 1 0 5 10 .238 6      119.67 146 10 76 69 47 51 .264  5.19     2.0 .095    1.03 56 Al Fitzmorris
57 Bob Sykes R DET 4E L 22   20 3 0 5 6 .250 9      105.33 120 13 68 59 37 43 .274  5.04     0.5 .025    0.13 57 Bob Sykes
T58 Pete Redfern MIN 4W R 22   28 1 0 5 9 .179 14      135.67 164 13 89 79 66 71 .309  5.24     -   .000     -   T58 Pete Redfern
T58 Dave Roberts DET 4E L 32   22 5 0 4 10 .182 8      129.33 143 20 88 74 41 46 .250  5.15     -   .000     -   T58 Dave Roberts
T58 Wayne Simpson CAL 5W R 28   23 0 0 6 11 .261 6      107.33 144 12 86 75 56 52 .260  6.29     -   .000     -   T58 Wayne Simpson
                                   
T58 Pat Dobson CLE 5E R 35   17 0 0 2 10 .118 5       99.00 124 19 73 71 40 57 .348  6.45     -   .000     -   T58 Pat Dobson
T58 Jeff Byrd R TOR 7E R 20   17 1 0 2 13 .118 2       87.33 98 5 68 60 68 40 .241  6.18     -   .000     -   T58 Jeff Byrd
T58 John Montague SEA 6W R 29 MR   15 2 0 4 8 .267 3       79.33 98 14 50 49 34 33 .250  5.56     -   .000     -   T58 John Montague
League Average Age 27.3
League Average per 30 Starts 30 9.0 1.4 11.7 11.5 .389 6.8
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 202.0 19.8 99.2 88.8 66.0 107.9 .403  4.00
League Average Win Shares per Game .359
Average Win Shares per Team  45.98
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   30.8%   553 160 31 221 201 .400 131      3,651.00 3728 333 1800 1617 1215 1846 .373  3.99   195.1 .353 Throws Left  
Throws Right   69.2%     1238 371 50 476 484 .384 278      8,224.00 8265 841 4092 3653 2706 4560 .416  4.00   448.6 .363 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 22.8%   412 119 15 141 164 .342 107    2,685.33 2771 280 1391 1252 861 1431 .394  4.20   124.8 .303 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 46.0%   820 248 33 328 319 .400 173    5,501.67 5540 526 2707 2415 1811 2926 .398  3.95   302.5 .369 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 25.6%   458 143 25 192 164 .419 102    3,052.67 2986 294 1450 1289 1060 1653 .409  3.80   184.7 .404 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   5.5%     101 21 8 36 38 .356 27        635.33 696 74 344 314 189 396 .447  4.45   31.7 .314 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     14.4%     261 72 9 88 115 .337 58      1,683.00 1716 178 870 780 557 898 .395  4.17   81.8 .313 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   30.8%   30 8.7 1.7 12.0 10.9 .400 7.1        200.00 204.2 18.2 98.6 88.6 66.6 101.1 .373  3.99   10.7 .353 Throws Left  
Throws Right   69.2%     30 9.0 1.2 11.5 11.7 .384 6.8        200.00 201.0 20.5 99.5 88.8 65.8 110.9 .416  4.00   10.9 .363 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 22.8%   30 8.7 1.1 10.3 11.9 .342 7.8      200.00 206.4 20.9 103.6 93.2 64.1 106.6 .394  4.20   9.3 .303 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 46.0%   30 9.1 1.2 12.0 11.7 .400 6.3      200.00 201.4 19.1 98.4 87.8 65.8 106.4 .398  3.95   11.0 .369 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 25.6%   30 9.4 1.6 12.6 10.7 .419 6.7      200.00 195.6 19.3 95.0 84.5 69.4 108.3 .409  3.80   12.1 .404 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   5.5%     30 6.2 2.4 10.7 11.3 .356 8.0        200.00 219.1 23.3 108.3 98.8 59.5 124.7 .447  4.45   10.0 .314 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     14.4%     30 8.3 1.0 10.1 13.2 .337 6.7        200.00 203.9 21.2 103.4 92.7 66.2 106.7 .395  4.17   9.7 .313 Rookie