Starting Pitchers
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1947 1949 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 Harry Brecheen 5   a STL 2 L 33   30 21 7 20 7 .667 3      228.67 192 6 62 58 48 143 .596  2.28    25.2 .840   37.72 1 Harry Brecheen
2 Johnny Sain 2   a BOS 1 R 30   39 28 4 23 15 .590 1      304.00 290 18 100 86 77 133 .362  2.55    27.5 .705   37.71 2 Johnny Sain
3 Johnny Vander Meer 19   CIN 7 L 33   33 14 3 17 14 .515 2      232.00 204 15 97 88 124 120 .366  3.41    20.3 .615   26.00 3 Johnny Vander Meer
4 Johnny Schmitz 12   a CHI 8 L 27   30 18 2 15 13 .500 2      230.67 179 10 91 70 94 93 .341  2.73    19.4 .647   25.48 4 Johnny Schmitz
5   Dutch Leonard           PHI 6 R 39       30 16 1 11 15 .367 4        214.67 213 7 81 58 51 86 .326  2.43    18.4 .613   23.53 5   Dutch Leonard
6 Rex Barney 18   BRO 3 R 23   34 12 4 14 10 .412 10      229.67 173 14 88 72 106 129 .462  2.82    17.8 .524   21.04 6 Rex Barney
7 Larry Jansen T29   NY 5 R 27   36 15 4 17 12 .472 7      268.33 274 25 120 106 52 120 .368  3.56    16.0 .444   17.41 7 Larry Jansen
8 Bob Chesnes T21   R PIT 4 R 27   23 15 0 14 6 .609 3      187.67 173 12 88 76 86 65 .251  3.64    13.7 .596   17.27 8 Bob Chesnes
9 Elmer Riddle   a PIT 4 R 33   27 12 3 12 10 .444 5      190.00 184 17 83 74 80 70 .265  3.51    14.3 .530   17.00 9 Elmer Riddle
10 Ralph Branca T21   A BRO 3 R 22   28 11 1 13 9 .464 6      197.33 172 20 83 76 70 109 .450  3.47    13.9 .496   15.99 10 Ralph Branca
                               
11 Warren Spahn BBW 14   BOS 1 L 27   35 16 3 15 12 .429 8      255.67 237 19 116 106 77 112 .357  3.73    13.7 .391   13.99 11 Warren Spahn
12 Preacher Roe   BRO 3 L 33   22 8 2 10 8 .455 4      145.67 130 12 54 46 28 68 .430  2.84    11.6 .527   13.75 12 Preacher Roe
13 Joe Hatten   BRO 3 L 31   30 11 1 13 9 .433 8      190.33 206 8 86 76 79 66 .232  3.59    12.6 .420   13.33 13 Joe Hatten
14 Robin Roberts BBW   R PHI 6 R 21   20 9 0 7 9 .350 4      146.67 148 10 63 52 61 84 .402  3.19    10.9 .545   13.14 14 Robin Roberts
15   Rip Sewell           PIT 4 R 41       17 7 0 11 3 .647 3        116.00 120 9 50 46 33 33 .216  3.57    10.0 .588   12.52 15   Rip Sewell
16 Ken Raffensberger   CIN 7 L 30   24 7 4 8 12 .333 4      147.00 155 12 70 60 27 36 .198  3.67    11.1 .463   12.33 16 Ken Raffensberger
17 Vic Lombardi   PIT 4 L 25 MR   17 9 0 7 8 .412 2      123.67 108 4 53 49 50 34 .215  3.57     9.3 .547   11.23 17 Vic Lombardi
18 Russ Meyer   CHI 8 R 24   26 8 3 10 8 .385 8      159.67 151 7 69 62 70 87 .394  3.49    10.0 .385   10.13 18 Russ Meyer
19 Murray Dickson   STL 2 R 31   29 11 1 10 12 .345 7      216.67 225 32 107 103 80 99 .325  4.28     9.5 .328    8.88 19 Murray Dickson
20 Bill Voiselle   BOS 1 R 29   30 9 2 11 13 .367 6      197.67 209 17 91 84 84 85 .290  3.82     8.8 .293    7.78 20 Bill Voiselle
                               
21 Sheldon Jones   NY 5 R 26 CL   21 8 1 11 4 .524 6      135.33 142 14 64 54 52 51 .263  3.59     7.6 .362    7.47 21 Sheldon Jones
22 Vern Bickford   R BOS 1 R 27   22 10 1 11 4 .500 7      131.00 116 8 56 53 48 52 .317  3.64     7.2 .327    6.72 22 Vern Bickford
23 Al Brazle   STL 2 L 34   23 6 2 7 6 .304 10      124.67 135 6 62 52 35 40 .235  3.75     7.3 .317    6.71 23 Al Brazle
24 Howie Pollet   STL 2 L 27   26 11 0 11 8 .423 7      168.67 191 9 93 85 60 72 .287  4.54     6.9 .265    5.80 24 Howie Pollet
25   Dave Koslo           NY 5 L 28       18 5 3 5 8 .278 5        107.33 118 6 47 43 40 35 .222  3.61     6.1 .339    5.80 25   Dave Koslo
26 George Munger   STL 2 R 29   25 7 2 10 9 .400 6      145.33 157 10 70 66 57 56 .262  4.09     6.8 .272    5.79 26 George Munger
27 Blix Donnelly   PHI 6 R 34   19 8 1 5 7 .263 7      121.67 120 13 62 51 46 44 .265  3.77     6.2 .326    5.78 27 Blix Donnelly
28 Monk Dubiel   PHI 6 R 30 MR   17 6 2 7 7 .412 3      105.67 100 9 60 43 40 28 .200  3.66     5.7 .335    5.39 28 Monk Dubiel
29 Fritz Ostermueller   PIT 4 L 40   22 10 2 8 11 .364 3      134.33 141 13 70 63 42 41 .224  4.22     6.2 .282    5.38 29 Fritz Ostermueller
T30 Schoolboy Rowe   PHI 6 R 38   20 8 0 9 8 .450 3      131.67 156 4 69 62 30 40 .215  4.24     5.6 .280    4.84 T30 Schoolboy Rowe
                               
T30 Ewell Blackwell   a CIN 7 R 25   20 4 1 7 9 .350 4      135.67 131 12 72 69 52 111 .607  4.58     5.6 .280    4.84 T30 Ewell Blackwell
32 Clint Hartung   NY 5 R 25   19 6 2 6 6 .316 7      108.33 94 11 57 48 45 28 .201  3.99     5.5 .289    4.83 32 Clint Hartung
33 Ken Heintzelman   PHI 6 L 32   16 5 2 5 11 .313 0      105.33 90 8 53 50 37 44 .346  4.27     4.0 .250    3.27 33 Ken Heintzelman
34 Monte Kennedy   NY 5 L 26   16 7 1 3 9 .188 4      107.00 106 9 53 40 50 61 .391  3.36     3.8 .238    3.03 34 Monte Kennedy
35   Ernie Bonham           PIT 4 R 34       20 7 0 6 10 .300 4        129.33 139 18 69 65 22 40 .248  4.52     3.7 .185    2.60 35   Ernie Bonham
36 Bob Rush   R CHI 8 R 22 MR   16 4 0 3 11 .188 2       87.33 103 5 49 40 24 42 .331  4.12     3.0 .188    2.12 36 Bob Rush
37 Ray Poat   NY 5 R 30   24 7 3 9 7 .375 8      133.00 144 17 83 68 58 49 .243  4.60     2.6 .108    1.40 37 Ray Poat
38 Howie Fox   CIN 7 R 27   24 5 0 6 9 .250 9      147.67 168 11 92 78 49 49 .226  4.75     2.5 .104    1.32 38 Howie Fox
39 Herm Wehmeier   R CIN 7 R 21   24 6 0 10 7 .417 7      135.00 158 21 91 82 66 47 .210  5.47     0.9 .038    0.29 39 Herm Wehmeier
40 Dutch McCall   R CHI 8 L 27   20 5 0 4 10 .200 6      124.33 133 12 79 68 63 76 .388  4.92     0.4 .020    0.09 40 Dutch McCall
                               
41 Curt Simmons   R PHI 6 L 19   23 7 0 7 13 .304 3      151.67 158 4 102 84 103 75 .287  4.98     0.3 .013    0.06 41 Curt Simmons
42 Ralph Hamner   CHI 8 R 31   17 5 0 5 8 .294 4       87.33 90 9 52 50 50 40 .286  5.15     0.2 .012    0.04 42 Ralph Hamner
T43 Kent Peterson   CIN 7 L 22 MR   17 2 0 2 12 .118 3       99.33 115 9 67 59 48 46 .282  5.35     -   .000     -   T43 Kent Peterson
T43 Hank Borowy   CHI 8 R 32 MR   17 2 1 4 10 .235 3       87.00 112 5 61 52 31 28 .196  5.38     -   .000     -   T43 Hank Borowy
League Average Age  28.9
League Average per 30 Starts 30 11.7 2.0 12.0 11.7 .401 6.3
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 198.1 14.9 94.9 83.0 72.9 85.7 .316  3.73
League Average Win Shares per Game .375
Average Win Shares per Team  49.01
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   38.5%   402 162 32 157 171 .391 74      2,676.33 2598 162 1255 1097 1005 1162 .323  3.69   158.2 .394 Throws Left  
Throws Right   61.5%     644 246 37 262 238 .407 144      4,249.67 4262 355 2030 1776 1520 1805 .312  3.76   233.9 .363 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 17.7%   188 59 8 66 79 .351 43    1,206.67 1178 90 612 527 548 619 .359  3.93   56.8 .302 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 36.8%   382 150 22 153 140 .401 89    2,574.33 2536 189 1242 1095 959 1100 .315  3.83   133.3 .349 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 36.9%   387 158 36 161 153 .416 73    2,548.33 2516 205 1161 1022 862 1048 .310  3.61   161.8 .418 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   8.6%     89 41 3 39 37 .438 13        596.67 630 33 270 229 156 200 .254  3.45   40.2 .452 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     14.0%     148 56 1 56 60 .378 32        963.67 989 72 528 455 451 441 .306  4.25   36.4 .246 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   38.5%   30 12.1 2.4 11.7 12.8 .391 5.5        200.00 194.1 12.1 93.8 82.0 75.1 86.8 .323  3.69   11.8 .394 Throws Left  
Throws Right   61.5%     30 11.5 1.7 12.2 11.1 .407 6.7        200.00 200.6 16.7 95.5 83.6 71.5 84.9 .312  3.76   11.0 .363 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 17.7%   30 9.4 1.3 10.5 12.6 .351 6.9      200.00 195.2 14.9 101.4 87.3 90.8 102.6 .359  3.93   9.4 .302 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 36.8%   30 11.8 1.7 12.0 11.0 .401 7.0      200.00 197.0 14.7 96.5 85.1 74.5 85.5 .315  3.83   10.4 .349 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 36.9%   30 12.2 2.8 12.5 11.9 .416 5.6      200.00 197.5 16.1 91.1 80.2 67.7 82.2 .310  3.61   12.7 .418 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   8.6%     30 13.8 1.0 13.1 12.5 .438 4.4        200.00 211.2 11.1 90.5 76.8 52.3 67.0 .254  3.45   13.5 .452 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     14.0%     30 11.4 0.2 11.4 12.2 .378 6.4        200.00 205.3 14.9 109.6 94.4 93.6 91.5 .306  4.25   7.6 .246 Rookie