Starting Pitchers
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1977 1979 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 Ron Guidry 2 1 a NY 1E L 27   35 16 9 25 3 .714 7      273.67 187 13 61 53 72 248 .958  1.74    31.2 .891   48.09 1 Ron Guidry
2 Mike Caldwell 12 2 MIL 3E L 29   34 23 6 22 9 .647 3      281.00 246 13 85 72 51 120 .404  2.31    27.1 .797   39.51 2 Mike Caldwell
3 Jim Palmer BBW 3 A BAL 4E R 32   38 19 6 21 12 .553 5      296.00 246 19 94 81 97 138 .402  2.46    26.6 .700   36.34 3 Jim Palmer
4 Jon Matlack TEX 2W L 28   33 18 2 15 13 .455 5      263.67 245 14 92 68 51 151 .510  2.32    23.6 .715   32.59 4 Jon Matlack
5   Dennis Eckersley BBW T31 4     BOS 2E R 23       35 16 3 20 8 .571 7        268.33 258 30 99 89 71 162 .492  2.99    23.7 .677   31.84 5   Dennis Eckersley
6 Ferguson Jenkins BBW 6 TEX 2W R 34   30 16 4 18 7 .600 5      235.67 209 20 83 75 36 152 .620  2.86    20.7 .690   28.08 6 Ferguson Jenkins
7 Dave Goltz MIN 4W R 29   29 13 2 15 10 .517 4      220.33 209 12 72 61 67 116 .420  2.49    18.8 .648   24.71 7 Dave Goltz
8 Lary Sorensen a MIL 3E R 22   36 17 3 18 12 .500 6      280.00 277 14 111 100 50 78 .239  3.21    19.5 .542   23.44 8 Lary Sorensen
9 Ed Figueroa T7 NY 1E R 29   35 12 2 20 9 .571 6      253.00 233 22 96 84 77 92 .297  2.99    18.8 .537   22.50 9 Ed Figueroa
10 Dennis Leonard T7 KC 1W R 27   40 20 4 21 17 .525 2      294.67 283 27 125 109 78 183 .507  3.33    18.7 .468   20.89 10 Dennis Leonard
                               
11 Larry Gura T23 T7 KC 1W L 30   26 8 2 14 4 .538 8      189.67 159 11 63 58 48 70 .338  2.75    15.7 .604   19.93 11 Larry Gura
12 Geoff Zahn MIN 4W L 32   35 12 1 14 14 .400 7      252.33 260 18 101 85 81 106 .311  3.03    16.9 .483   19.18 12 Geoff Zahn
13 Luis Tiant BOS 2E R 37   31 12 5 12 8 .387 11      209.33 185 26 80 78 56 110 .456  3.35    16.0 .516   18.77 13 Luis Tiant
14 Dave Rozema DET 5E R 21   28 11 2 9 12 .321 7      209.33 205 17 83 73 41 57 .232  3.14    14.9 .532   17.75 14 Dave Rozema
15   Paul Splittorff     T7     KC 1W L 31       38 13 2 19 13 .500 6        261.67 244 22 113 99 60 76 .250  3.41    16.1 .424   17.12 15   Paul Splittorff
16 Dennis Martinez BAL 4E R 23   38 15 2 16 11 .421 11      271.67 251 20 117 104 89 141 .415  3.45    15.6 .411   16.33 16 Dennis Martinez
17 Milt Wilcox DET 5E R 28   27 16 2 13 11 .481 3      210.00 203 22 86 84 63 128 .481  3.60    13.5 .500   15.59 17 Milt Wilcox
18 Frank Tanana T36 a CAL 3W L 24   33 10 4 18 12 .545 3      239.00 239 26 108 97 60 137 .458  3.65    14.2 .430   15.21 18 Frank Tanana
19 Mike Torrez BOS 2E R 31   36 15 2 16 13 .444 7      250.00 272 19 122 110 99 120 .323  3.96    14.5 .403   15.03 19 Mike Torrez
20 Rick Waits CLE 6E L 26   33 15 2 13 15 .394 5      227.33 204 16 96 81 86 95 .328  3.21    14.0 .424   14.89 20 Rick Waits
                               
21 Rich Gale T34 R-T4 KC 1W R 24   30 9 3 14 8 .467 8      190.33 170 10 78 66 99 86 .320  3.12    13.0 .433   13.97 21 Rich Gale
22 Scott McGregor BAL 4E L 24   32 13 4 14 13 .438 5      227.00 214 19 98 86 45 90 .347  3.41    12.8 .400   13.22 22 Scott McGregor
23 Jack Billingham DET 5E R 35   30 10 4 15 8 .500 7      201.67 218 16 95 87 65 59 .208  3.88    12.4 .413   13.01 23 Jack Billingham
24 Mike Flanagan a BAL 4E L 26   40 17 2 19 15 .475 6      281.33 271 22 128 126 87 167 .466  4.03    13.6 .340   12.95 24 Mike Flanagan
25   Kip Young         R DET 5E R 23       13 7 0 6 6 .462 1        103.67 91 9 32 31 29 48 .400  2.69     9.2 .708   12.64 25   Kip Young
26 Matt Keough a R OAK 6W R 22   32 6 0 8 15 .250 9      197.33 178 9 90 71 85 108 .411  3.24    12.2 .381   12.30 26 Matt Keough
27 Nolan Ryan BBW CAL 3W R 31   31 14 3 10 13 .323 8      234.67 183 12 106 97 148 260 .785  3.72    11.8 .381   11.89 27 Nolan Ryan
28 Roger Erickson R MIN 4W R 21   37 14 0 14 13 .378 10      265.67 268 19 129 117 79 121 .349  3.96    12.2 .330   11.44 28 Roger Erickson
29 John Henry Johnson R OAK 6W L 21   30 7 2 11 10 .367 9      177.00 157 18 80 69 76 88 .378  3.51    10.9 .363   10.72 29 John Henry Johnson
30 Jim Clancy TOR 7E R 22   30 7 0 10 12 .333 8      193.33 195 10 94 86 91 106 .371  4.00    10.3 .343    9.85 30 Jim Clancy
                               
31 Jim Wright R BOS 2E R 27   16 5 3 8 4 .500 4       96.00 101 4 35 31 15 43 .371  2.91     8.2 .513    9.59 31 Jim Wright
32 Rick Langford OAK 6W R 26   24 4 2 6 12 .250 6      142.67 134 11 62 53 43 80 .452  3.34     9.2 .383    9.30 32 Rick Langford
33 Bill Lee BOS 2E L 31   24 8 1 10 10 .417 4      161.00 181 18 80 63 56 39 .165  3.52     9.1 .379    9.15 33 Bill Lee
T34 Steve Stone CHI 5W R 30   30 6 1 12 12 .400 6      212.00 196 19 110 103 84 118 .421  4.37     9.4 .313    8.59 T34 Steve Stone
T34   Ken Kravec           CHI 5W L 26       30 7 2 11 16 .367 3        203.00 188 22 104 92 95 154 .544  4.08     9.4 .313    8.59 T34   Ken Kravec
36 Catfish Hunter BBW NY 1E R 32   20 5 1 12 6 .600 2      117.00 94 14 47 45 34 54 .422  3.46     7.8 .390    7.95 36 Catfish Hunter
37 Jim Slaton DET 5E R 28   34 11 2 17 10 .500 7      225.00 233 27 116 106 80 85 .272  4.24     9.1 .268    7.69 37 Jim Slaton
38 Doyle Alexander TEX 2W R 27   28 7 1 9 10 .321 9      185.33 194 18 84 82 70 78 .295  3.98     8.5 .304    7.65 38 Doyle Alexander
39 Francisco Barrios CHI 5W R 25   32 9 2 9 15 .281 8      193.67 179 13 93 88 85 77 .292  4.09     8.8 .275    7.54 39 Francisco Barrios
40 Tom Underwood TOR 7E L 24   30 7 1 6 13 .200 11      196.33 200 23 101 86 84 138 .486  3.94     8.5 .283    7.38 40 Tom Underwood
                               
41 Andy Replogle R MIL 3E R 24   18 3 2 6 5 .333 7      108.00 124 9 52 44 35 35 .220  3.67     7.1 .394    7.28 41 Andy Replogle
42 Don Aase CAL 3W R 23   29 6 1 11 8 .379 10      178.67 185 14 88 80 80 93 .351  4.03     8.3 .286    7.25 42 Don Aase
43 Gary Serum R MIN 4W R 21   23 6 1 8 8 .348 7      159.33 160 12 75 71 38 70 .354  4.01     7.6 .330    7.13 43 Gary Serum
44 Paul Mitchell SEA 7W R 28   29 4 2 8 14 .276 7      168.00 173 21 86 79 79 75 .298  4.23     7.8 .269    6.61 44 Paul Mitchell
45   Chris Knapp           CAL 3W R 24       29 6 0 14 8 .483 7        186.33 177 25 94 88 67 123 .504  4.25     7.7 .266    6.49 45   Chris Knapp
46 Doc Medich TEX 2W R 29   22 6 2 9 8 .409 5      146.67 147 10 69 63 46 61 .316  3.87     6.6 .300    5.90 46 Doc Medich
47 Jerry Augustine MIL 3E L 25   30 9 2 12 12 .400 6      182.33 199 14 97 92 60 56 .216  4.54     7.3 .243    5.88 47 Jerry Augustine
48 Bill Travers MIL 3E L 25   28 8 3 12 11 .429 5      175.67 184 20 93 86 58 66 .273  4.41     7.1 .254    5.84 48 Bill Travers
49 Mike Paxton CLE 6E R 24   27 5 2 11 10 .407 6      174.33 170 12 85 78 59 89 .389  4.03     6.7 .248    5.45 49 Mike Paxton
50 Dick Tidrow NY 1E R 31   25 4 0 7 10 .280 8      160.00 160 11 76 68 49 64 .306  3.83     6.5 .260    5.41 50 Dick Tidrow
                               
51 Jesse Jefferson TOR 7E R 29   30 9 2 7 16 .233 7      207.33 211 27 108 102 85 93 .314  4.43     6.7 .223    5.17 51 Jesse Jefferson
52 Steve Renko OAK 6W R 33   25 3 1 6 12 .240 7      143.00 138 10 73 68 67 88 .429  4.28     5.9 .236    4.68 52 Steve Renko
53 Dock Ellis TEX 2W R 33   22 3 0 9 7 .409 6      141.33 131 15 81 66 46 45 .254  4.20     5.4 .245    4.36 53 Dock Ellis
54 Don Hood CLE 6E L 28   19 1 0 5 5 .263 9      112.33 120 9 58 54 52 50 .291  4.33     4.8 .253    3.94 54 Don Hood
55   Byron McLaughlin         R SEA 7W R 22       17 4 0 4 8 .235 5        102.67 89 13 55 49 38 85 .669  4.30     4.3 .253    3.53 55   Byron McLaughlin
56 Jim Beattie R NY 1E R 23   22 0 0 6 9 .273 7      121.00 113 8 59 52 49 62 .383  3.87     4.4 .200    3.21 56 Jim Beattie
57 Pete Broberg OAK 6W R 28   26 2 0 8 11 .308 7      137.00 144 14 82 67 50 76 .392  4.40     4.5 .173    3.06 57 Pete Broberg
58 Balor Moore TOR 7E L 27   18 2 0 4 9 .222 5      109.33 118 12 62 57 36 57 .370  4.69     3.9 .217    2.97 58 Balor Moore
59 Rick Wise CLE 6E R 32   31 9 1 9 19 .290 3      200.67 215 21 112 98 58 104 .381  4.40     4.5 .145    2.80 59 Rick Wise
60 Rick Honeycutt R SEA 7W L 24   24 4 1 5 11 .208 8      130.33 145 11 79 71 49 49 .253  4.90     3.7 .154    2.37 60 Rick Honeycutt
                               
61 Wilbur Wood CHI 5W L 36   27 4 0 10 10 .370 7      166.00 186 23 103 97 73 69 .266  5.26     3.8 .141    2.33 61 Wilbur Wood
62 Glenn Abbott SEA 7W R 27   28 8 1 7 15 .250 6      152.67 188 21 95 88 41 66 .288  5.19     2.9 .104    1.53 62 Glenn Abbott
63 David Clyde CLE 6E L 23   25 5 0 8 11 .320 6      144.67 156 4 78 72 55 80 .379  4.48     2.4 .096    1.21 63 David Clyde
64 Jim Colborn KC/SEA 1W/7W R 32   22 3 0 4 11 .182 7      125.67 149 21 89 77 39 31 .165  5.51     0.5 .023    0.12 64 Jim Colborn
T65   Jerry Garvin           TOR 7E L 22       22 3 0 4 12 .182 6        130.67 178 19 89 86 44 58 .261  5.92     -   .000     -   T65   Jerry Garvin
T65 Dave Lemanczyk TOR 7E R 27   20 3 0 4 14 .200 2      114.33 135 14 77 75 53 48 .255  5.90     -   .000     -   T65 Dave Lemanczyk
T65 Dick Pole SEA 7W R 27   18 2 0 4 10 .222 4       95.00 116 14 76 65 37 40 .261  6.16     -   .000     -   T65 Dick Pole
T65 Darrell Jackson R MIN 4W L 22   15 1 1 4 6 .267 5       84.00 82 9 51 44 44 48 .381  4.71     -   .000     -   T65 Darrell Jackson
League Average Age 27.1
League Average per 30 Starts 30 9.3 1.9 12.0 11.3 .400 6.7
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 195.4 17.2 91.7 82.2 66.5 99.0 .378  3.70
League Average Win Shares per Game .375
Average Win Shares per Team  51.21
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   34.7%   661 211 47 275 247 .416 139      4,469.33 4363 376 2020 1794 1423 2212 .382  3.61   256.1 .387 Throws Left  
Throws Right   65.3%     1253 382 74 491 477 .392 285      8,378.67 8190 731 3871 3489 2847 4148 .376  3.75   460.8 .367 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 34.0%   655 182 32 245 241 .374 169    4,339.00 4282 360 2025 1810 1457 2152 .375  3.75   229.2 .350 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 38.5%   738 247 55 303 294 .411 141    4,951.33 4845 432 2238 2018 1617 2505 .388  3.67   284.1 .385 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 22.9%   433 138 25 181 163 .418 89    2,980.67 2837 250 1350 1193 1002 1465 .382  3.60   171.4 .396 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   4.5%     88 26 9 37 26 .420 25        577.00 589 65 278 262 194 238 .304  4.09   32.2 .366 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     14.0%     277 66 13 94 103 .339 80      1,735.33 1678 131 815 716 636 843 .364  3.71   92.8 .335 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   34.7%   30 9.6 2.1 12.5 11.2 .416 6.3        200.00 195.2 16.8 90.4 80.3 63.7 99.0 .382  3.61   11.5 .387 Throws Left  
Throws Right   65.3%     30 9.1 1.8 11.8 11.4 .392 6.8        200.00 195.5 17.4 92.4 83.3 68.0 99.0 .376  3.75   11.0 .367 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 34.0%   30 8.3 1.5 11.2 11.0 .374 7.8      200.00 197.4 16.6 93.3 83.4 67.2 99.2 .375  3.75   10.6 .350 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 38.5%   30 10.0 2.2 12.3 12.0 .411 5.7      200.00 195.7 17.4 90.4 81.5 65.3 101.2 .388  3.67   11.5 .385 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 22.9%   30 9.6 1.7 12.5 11.3 .418 6.2      200.00 190.4 16.8 90.6 80.0 67.2 98.3 .382  3.60   11.5 .396 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   4.5%     30 8.9 3.1 12.6 8.9 .420 8.5        200.00 204.2 22.5 96.4 90.8 67.2 82.5 .304  4.09   11.2 .366 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     14.0%     30 7.1 1.4 10.2 11.2 .339 8.6        200.00 193.4 15.1 93.9 82.5 73.3 97.2 .364  3.71   10.7 .335 Rookie