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2002 2004 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 Esteban Loaiza T24 2 A CHI 2C R 31   34 1 0 21 9 .618 4      226.33 196 17 75 73 56 207 .821  2.90    23.4 .688   34.47 1 Esteban Loaiza
2 Roy Halladay 1 a TOR 3E R 26   36 9 2 22 7 .611 7      266.00 253 26 111 96 32 204 .716  3.25    23.8 .661   34.37 2 Roy Halladay
3 Tim Hudson 4 OAK 1W R 27   34 3 2 16 7 .471 11      240.00 197 15 84 72 61 162 .628  2.70    22.8 .671   33.17 3 Tim Hudson
4 Pedro Martinez 22 3 BOS 2E R 31   29 3 0 14 4 .483 11      186.67 147 7 52 46 47 206 1.062  2.22    19.6 .676   28.62 4 Pedro Martinez
5   Mike Mussina           NY 1E R 34       31 2 1 17 8 .548 6        214.67 192 21 86 81 40 195 .841  3.40    18.2 .587   24.77 5   Mike Mussina
6 Mark Mulder a OAK 1W L 25   26 9 2 15 9 .577 2      186.67 180 15 66 65 40 128 .582  3.13    16.6 .638   23.55 6 Mark Mulder
7 Jamie Moyer 5 a SEA 2W L 40   33 1 0 21 7 .636 5      215.00 199 19 83 78 66 129 .487  3.27    17.6 .533   22.82 7 Jamie Moyer
8 Barry Zito a-inj OAK 1W L 25   35 4 1 14 12 .400 9      231.67 186 19 98 85 88 146 .533  3.30    17.8 .509   22.56 8 Barry Zito
9 Bartolo Colon CHI 2C R 30   34 9 0 15 13 .441 6      242.00 223 30 107 104 67 173 .597  3.87    16.8 .494   20.97 9 Bartolo Colon
10 Darrell May KC 3C L 31   32 2 1 10 8 .313 14      204.33 195 31 98 88 50 107 .437  3.88    16.1 .503   20.28 10 Darrell May
                                   
11 Roger Clemens a-rep NY 1E R 40   33 1 1 17 9 .515 7      211.67 199 24 99 92 58 190 .739  3.91    15.2 .461   18.33 11 Roger Clemens
12 Johan Santana T7 MIN 1C L 24   18 0 0 11 2 .611 5      110.33 83 14 37 35 27 109 .991  2.86    12.0 .667   17.41 12 Johan Santana
13 Andy Pettitte 6 NY 1E L 31   33 1 0 21 8 .636 4      208.33 227 21 109 93 50 180 .650  4.02    14.4 .436   16.89 13 Andy Pettitte
14 David Wells NY 1E L 40   30 4 1 14 7 .467 9      207.33 239 24 100 97 20 99 .382  4.21    13.4 .447   15.91 14 David Wells
15   Joel Pineiro           SEA 2W R 24       32 3 2 16 11 .500 5        211.67 192 19 94 89 76 151 .563  3.78    13.4 .419   15.41 15   Joel Pineiro
16 Sidney Ponson BAL 4E R 26   21 4 0 14 6 .667 1      148.00 147 10 65 62 43 100 .526  3.77    11.3 .538   14.72 16 Sidney Ponson
17 Ryan Franklin SEA 2W R 30   32 2 1 11 13 .344 8      212.00 199 34 93 84 61 99 .381  3.57    12.9 .403   14.54 17 Ryan Franklin
18 Kelvim Escobar TOR 3E R 27   26 1 1 12 8 .462 6      163.00 162 12 77 71 70 136 .586  3.92    12.0 .462   14.49 18 Kelvim Escobar
19 C.C. Sabathia a CLE 4C L 22   30 2 1 13 9 .433 8      197.67 190 19 85 79 66 141 .551  3.60    12.3 .410   13.99 19 C.C. Sabathia
20 Brad Radke MIN 1C R 30   33 3 1 14 10 .424 9      212.33 242 32 111 106 28 120 .444  4.49    12.6 .382   13.83 20 Brad Radke
                                   
21 Mark Buehrle CHI 2C L 24   35 2 0 14 14 .400 7      230.33 250 22 124 106 61 119 .383  4.14    12.8 .366   13.75 21 Mark Buehrle
22 Derek Lowe BOS 2E R 30   33 1 0 17 7 .515 9      203.33 216 17 113 101 72 110 .382  4.47    11.6 .352   12.22 22 Derek Lowe
23 Tim Wakefield BOS 2E R 36   33 0 0 11 7 .333 15      199.33 191 23 106 92 70 168 .644  4.15    11.5 .348   12.05 23 Tim Wakefield
24 Kyle Lohse MIN 1C R 24   33 2 1 14 11 .424 8      201.00 211 28 107 103 45 130 .508  4.61    11.4 .345   11.89 24 Kyle Lohse
25   Brian Anderson           CLE/KC 4C/3C L 31       31 2 1 14 11 .452 6        195.67 212 27 110 83 43 86 .337  3.82    11.1 .358   11.80 25   Brian Anderson
26 Kenny Rogers MIN 1C L 38   31 0 0 13 8 .419 10      193.33 224 22 107 98 50 115 .420  4.56    10.8 .348   11.32 26 Kenny Rogers
27 John Thomson TEX 4W R 29   35 3 1 13 14 .371 8      217.00 234 27 125 117 49 136 .481  4.85    11.1 .317   11.10 27 John Thomson
28 Jason Johnson BAL 4E R 29   32 0 0 10 10 .313 12      189.67 216 22 100 88 80 118 .399  4.18    10.3 .322   10.38 28 Jason Johnson
29 Jon Garland CHI 2C R 23   32 0 0 12 13 .375 7      191.67 188 28 103 96 74 108 .412  4.51     9.8 .306    9.63 29 Jon Garland
30 Victor Zambrano TB 5E R 27   28 1 0 11 10 .393 7      178.67 155 20 90 84 102 128 .498  4.23     9.2 .329    9.37 30 Victor Zambrano
                                   
31 Jarrod Washburn ANA 3W L 28   32 2 0 10 15 .313 7      207.33 205 34 106 102 54 118 .456  4.43     9.4 .294    9.05 31 Jarrod Washburn
32 Ted Lilly OAK 1W L 27   31 0 0 12 10 .387 9      177.33 178 24 92 86 58 146 .619  4.36     9.3 .300    9.05 32 Ted Lilly
33 Geremi Gonzalez TB 5E R 28   25 2 0 6 11 .240 8      156.33 131 18 71 68 69 97 .485  3.91     8.3 .332    8.49 33 Geremi Gonzalez
34 Pat Hentgen BAL 4E R 34   22 1 0 7 8 .318 7      138.67 130 22 67 66 52 87 .478  4.28     7.7 .350    8.09 34 Pat Hentgen
35   Gil Meche           SEA 2W R 24       32 1 0 15 13 .469 4        186.33 187 30 97 95 63 130 .520  4.59     8.5 .266    7.79 35   Gil Meche
36 Jeremy Affeldt KC 3C L 24   18 0 0 6 5 .333 7       94.33 104 9 49 46 29 63 .474  4.39     6.7 .372    7.26 36 Jeremy Affeldt
37 Nate Cornejo DET 5C R 23   32 2 0 6 17 .188 9      194.67 236 18 111 101 58 46 .156  4.67     8.1 .253    7.24 37 Nate Cornejo
38 Freddy Garcia SEA 2W R 28   33 1 0 12 14 .364 7      201.33 196 31 109 101 71 144 .539  4.51     8.0 .242    6.99 38 Freddy Garcia
39 Runelvys Hernandez KC 3C R 25   16 0 0 7 5 .438 4       91.67 87 9 51 47 37 48 .387  4.61     6.2 .388    6.86 39 Runelvys Hernandez
40 John Lackey ANA 3W R 24   33 2 2 10 16 .303 7      204.00 223 31 117 105 66 151 .522  4.63     7.6 .230    6.47 40 John Lackey
                                   
41 John Burkett BOS 2E R 38   30 1 0 10 9 .333 11      172.67 190 19 105 101 46 100 .424  5.26     6.7 .223    5.62 41 John Burkett
42 Jason Davis R CLE 4C R 23   27 1 0 8 11 .296 8      165.33 172 25 101 86 47 85 .388  4.68     5.3 .196    4.17 42 Jason Davis
43 Joaquin Benoit TEX 4W R 25   17 0 0 5 5 .294 7       82.67 75 18 54 51 43 74 .627  5.55     4.5 .265    4.11 43 Joaquin Benoit
44 Ramon Ortiz ANA 3W R 30   32 1 0 16 13 .500 3      180.00 209 28 121 104 63 94 .346  5.20     5.4 .169    3.94 44 Ramon Ortiz
45   Jake Westbrook           CLE 4C R 25       22 1 0 6 8 .273 8        118.33 128 9 66 61 54 51 .280  4.64     4.5 .205    3.62 45   Jake Westbrook
46 Cory Lidle TOR 3E R 31   31 2 0 12 15 .387 4      192.67 216 24 133 123 60 112 .406  5.75     5.0 .161    3.56 46 Cory Lidle
47 Rick Reed MIN 1C R 38   21 2 1 5 12 .238 4      124.67 145 18 75 71 27 67 .390  5.13     4.3 .205    3.46 47 Rick Reed
48 Mark Hendrickson R TOR 3E L 29   30 1 1 9 9 .300 12      158.33 207 24 111 97 40 76 .308  5.51     4.4 .147    3.00 48 Mark Hendrickson
49 Kyle Snyder R KC 3C R 25   15 0 0 1 6 .067 8       85.33 94 11 52 49 21 39 .339  5.17     3.4 .227    2.88 49 Kyle Snyder
50 Jorge Sosa TB 5E R 26   19 1 1 5 11 .263 3      104.00 113 12 60 55 49 54 .333  4.76     3.6 .189    2.78 50 Jorge Sosa
                                   
51 Mike Maroth DET 5C L 25   33 1 0 9 21 .273 3      193.33 231 34 131 123 50 87 .310  5.73     4.1 .124    2.56 51 Mike Maroth
52 Kevin Appier ANA/KC 3W/3C R 35   23 0 0 8 9 .348 6      111.67 120 21 69 67 43 55 .337  5.40     3.4 .148    2.32 52 Kevin Appier
53 Rick Helling BAL 4E R 32   24 0 0 7 8 .292 9      138.67 156 30 90 88 40 86 .439  5.71     3.1 .129    1.98 53 Rick Helling
54 Rob Bell TB 5E R 26   18 0 0 5 4 .278 9       96.67 95 14 59 58 38 44 .331  5.40     2.8 .156    1.96 54 Rob Bell
55   Jeff Weaver           NY 1E R 26       24 0 0 7 9 .292 8        147.67 192 11 101 94 43 83 .353  5.73     3.0 .125    1.88 55   Jeff Weaver
56 Ismael Valdez TEX 4W R 29   22 0 0 8 8 .364 6      115.00 148 23 83 78 29 47 .266  6.10     2.8 .127    1.77 56 Ismael Valdez
57 Rodrigo Lopez BAL 4E R 27   26 3 1 7 10 .269 9      147.00 188 24 101 95 43 103 .446  5.82     2.3 .088    1.21 57 Rodrigo Lopez
58 Aaron Sele ANA 3W R 33   25 0 0 7 11 .280 7      121.67 135 17 82 78 58 53 .275  5.77     2.0 .080    1.00 58 Aaron Sele
59 Gary Knotts R DET 5C R 26   18 0 0 3 8 .167 7       92.00 104 12 64 59 43 51 .347  5.77     1.6 .089    0.85 59 Gary Knotts
T60 Chris George KC 3C L 23   18 0 0 9 6 .500 3       93.67 120 22 75 74 44 39 .238  7.11     1.5 .083    0.77 T60 Chris George
                                   
T60 Billy Traber CLE 4C L 23   18 1 1 4 8 .222 6       88.67 111 14 58 56 25 66 .485  5.68     1.5 .083    0.77 T60 Billy Traber
62 Jeremy Bonderman R DET 5C R 20   28 0 0 6 19 .214 3      151.33 183 23 114 98 54 100 .422  5.83     1.5 .054    0.62 62 Jeremy Bonderman
63 Adam Bernero DET 5C R 26   17 0 0 1 12 .059 4       99.67 104 14 67 67 39 54 .378  6.05     0.9 .053    0.37 63 Adam Bernero
64 Ricardo Rodriguez R CLE 4C R 25   15 0 0 3 9 .200 3       81.67 89 16 57 52 28 41 .350  5.73     0.8 .053    0.33 64 Ricardo Rodriguez
65   Colby Lewis         R TEX 4W R 23       26 0 0 10 9 .385 7        127.00 163 23 104 103 70 88 .378  7.30     0.7 .027    0.20 65   Colby Lewis
66 Joe Mays MIN 1C R 27   21 0 0 8 7 .381 6      110.33 134 19 84 83 34 45 .268  6.77     0.6 .029    0.18 66 Joe Mays
67 Omar Daal BAL 4E L 31   17 0 0 4 10 .235 3       88.67 125 10 65 62 28 48 .314  6.29     0.2 .012    0.04 67 Omar Daal
T68 Joe Kennedy TB 5E L 24   22 1 1 3 11 .136 8      118.67 156 17 97 87 42 66 .333  6.60     -   .000     -   T68 Joe Kennedy
T68 Dan Wright CHI 2C R 25   15 0 0 0 7 .000 8       69.67 78 14 57 53 41 42 .353  6.85     -   .000     -   T68 Dan Wright
League Average Age 28.5
League Average per 30 Starts 30 1.6 0.5 11.5 10.8 .383 7.7
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 208.4 25.0 108.1 99.9 61.7 126.8 .469  4.50
League Average Win Shares per Game .317
Average Win Shares per Team  42.25
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   29.8%   553 33 10 226 190 .409 137      3,401.00 3622 421 1801 1640 931 2068 .454  4.34   192.0 .348 Throws Left  
Throws Right   70.2%     1310 69 18 488 481 .373 341      7,923.67 8181 996 4320 4014 2560 5112 .476  4.56   399.5 .305 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 23.0%   434 17 8 157 175 .362 102    2,566.67 2769 342 1473 1359 847 1592 .440  4.77   113.1 .261 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 38.6%   722 46 12 251 272 .348 199    4,356.33 4507 537 2392 2219 1449 2702 .454  4.58   215.4 .298 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 25.8%   473 30 5 207 156 .438 110    2,966.00 3020 368 1512 1380 815 1963 .512  4.19   180.1 .381 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   12.6%     234 9 3 99 68 .423 67      1,435.67 1507 170 744 696 380 923 .489  4.36   82.9 .354 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     8.1%     159 2 1 40 71 .252 48        861.00 1012 134 603 544 303 480 .365  5.69   17.7 .111 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   29.8%   30 1.8 0.5 12.3 10.3 .409 7.4        200.00 213.0 24.8 105.9 96.4 54.7 121.6 .454  4.34   11.3 .348 Throws Left  
Throws Right   70.2%     30 1.6 0.4 11.2 11.0 .373 7.8        200.00 206.5 25.1 109.0 101.3 64.6 129.0 .476  4.56   10.1 .305 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 23.0%   30 1.2 0.6 10.9 12.1 .362 7.0      200.00 215.8 26.6 114.8 105.9 66.0 124.1 .440  4.77   8.8 .261 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 38.6%   30 1.9 0.5 10.4 11.3 .348 8.3      200.00 206.9 24.7 109.8 101.9 66.5 124.0 .454  4.58   9.9 .298 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 25.8%   30 1.9 0.3 13.1 9.9 .438 7.0      200.00 203.6 24.8 102.0 93.1 55.0 132.4 .512  4.19   12.1 .381 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   12.6%     30 1.2 0.4 12.7 8.7 .423 8.6        200.00 209.9 23.7 103.6 97.0 52.9 128.6 .489  4.36   11.5 .354 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     8.1%     30 0.4 0.2 7.5 13.4 .252 9.1        200.00 235.1 31.1 140.1 126.4 70.4 111.5 .365  5.69   4.1 .111 Rookie