Starting Pitchers
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1948 1950 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 Ken Heintzelman 9   PHI 3 L 33   32 15 5 17 9 .531 6      246.67 235 19 94 82 89 65 .201  2.99    22.5 .703   29.98 1 Ken Heintzelman
2 Warren Spahn BBW 7   A BOS 4 L 28   38 25 4 21 14 .553 3      302.33 286 27 125 103 85 150 .404  3.07    23.7 .624   29.75 2 Warren Spahn
3 Howie Pollet T11   a STL 2 L 28   28 17 5 17 8 .607 3      207.67 211 9 73 65 51 93 .355  2.82    20.5 .732   27.87 3 Howie Pollet
4 Don Newcombe 8   a R-1 BRO 1 R 23   31 19 5 17 8 .548 6      239.00 211 15 80 78 73 145 .511  2.94    20.9 .674   27.27 4 Don Newcombe
5   Russ Meyer   T19       PHI 3 R 25       28 14 2 15 7 .536 6        197.33 182 12 75 64 66 71 .286  2.92    19.2 .686   25.27 5   Russ Meyer
6 Preacher Roe 16   a BRO 1 L 34   27 13 3 15 5 .556 7      206.33 192 24 67 64 42 107 .457  2.79    18.1 .670   23.54 6 Preacher Roe
7 Ken Raffensberger T19   CIN 7 L 31   38 20 5 17 16 .447 5      280.33 282 23 126 104 80 101 .279  3.34    20.0 .526   23.05 7 Ken Raffensberger
8 Harry Brecheen   STL 2 L 34   31 14 2 14 11 .452 6      214.00 207 17 96 80 64 88 .325  3.36    16.4 .529   18.96 8 Harry Brecheen
9 Cliff Chambers   PIT 6 L 27   21 10 1 12 7 .571 2      148.00 149 11 66 62 52 77 .383  3.77    12.8 .610   15.89 9 Cliff Chambers
10 Dave Koslo   NY 5 L 29   23 15 0 10 13 .435 0      173.33 170 12 67 54 32 47 .233  2.80    12.8 .557   15.18 10 Dave Koslo
                               
11 Al Brazle   STL 2 L 35   25 9 1 11 8 .440 6      175.00 181 14 76 64 53 57 .244  3.29    12.9 .516   14.73 11 Al Brazle
12 Robin Roberts BBW   PHI 3 R 22   31 11 3 12 13 .387 6      213.33 219 15 97 89 70 90 .311  3.75    13.2 .426   13.69 12 Robin Roberts
13 Monte Kennedy   NY 5 L 27   32 14 4 12 14 .375 6      217.67 198 11 98 79 96 90 .306  3.27    13.3 .416   13.63 13 Monte Kennedy
14 George Munger   a STL 2 R 30   28 12 2 15 6 .536 7      178.67 168 12 82 77 79 80 .324  3.88    12.6 .450   13.43 14 George Munger
15   Larry Jansen           NY 5 R 28       35 17 3 15 15 .429 5        259.00 270 35 122 104 57 113 .346  3.61    13.5 .386   13.33 15   Larry Jansen
16 Murray Dickson   PIT 6 R 32 MR   20 11 2 9 9 .450 2      143.33 141 10 63 55 53 55 .284  3.45    10.8 .540   12.61 16 Murray Dickson
17 Hank Borowy   PHI 3 R 33   28 12 1 12 12 .429 4      193.33 188 19 99 90 63 43 .171  4.19    11.3 .404   11.41 17 Hank Borowy
18 Sheldon Jones   NY 5 R 27   27 11 1 10 11 .370 6      178.67 178 17 84 69 76 68 .268  3.48    10.6 .393   10.56 18 Sheldon Jones
19 Vern Bickford   a BOS 4 R 28   36 15 2 16 10 .444 10      229.00 244 20 124 108 105 100 .287  4.24    10.4 .289    8.88 19 Vern Bickford
20 Monk Dubiel   CHI 8 R 31   20 3 1 5 8 .250 7      119.33 110 10 56 51 45 44 .284  3.85     7.9 .395    7.89 20 Monk Dubiel
                               
21 Herm Wehmeier   CIN 7 R 22   29 11 1 10 11 .345 8      202.67 190 18 113 105 109 74 .247  4.66     8.7 .300    7.57 21 Herm Wehmeier
22 Dutch Leonard   CHI 8 R 40   28 10 1 7 16 .250 5      174.33 189 4 90 80 44 78 .335  4.13     8.4 .300    7.31 22 Dutch Leonard
23 Joe Hatten   BRO 1 L 32   29 11 2 10 8 .345 11      177.33 184 14 95 80 63 55 .223  4.06     8.4 .290    7.19 23 Joe Hatten
24 Gerry Staley   STL 2 R 28 CL   17 5 2 6 8 .353 3      113.67 109 5 51 44 28 39 .285  3.48     6.8 .400    6.83 24 Gerry Staley
25   Rex Barney           BRO 1 R 24       20 6 2 7 5 .350 8        112.00 82 11 55 49 71 66 .431  3.94     6.5 .325    5.89 25   Rex Barney
26 Howie Fox   CIN 7 R 28   30 9 0 5 19 .167 6      201.33 212 13 117 92 68 56 .200  4.11     7.3 .243    5.72 26 Howie Fox
27 Max Lanier   STL 2 L 33   15 4 1 5 4 .333 6       92.00 92 5 42 39 35 37 .291  3.82     5.7 .380    5.58 27 Max Lanier
28 Johnny Schmitz T23   CHI 8 L 28   31 9 3 10 12 .323 9      193.33 213 11 112 95 83 71 .240  4.42     7.0 .226    5.29 28 Johnny Schmitz
29 Ralph Branca   a BRO 1 R 23   27 9 2 13 4 .481 10      170.67 168 19 92 84 83 103 .410  4.43     6.5 .241    5.07 29 Ralph Branca
30 Bill Werle   R PIT 6 L 28   29 10 2 10 12 .345 7      201.00 230 23 115 102 47 94 .339  4.57     6.6 .228    5.01 30 Bill Werle
                               
31 Bob Rush   CHI 8 R 23   27 9 1 8 18 .296 1      182.00 179 8 100 88 70 78 .313  4.35     6.2 .230    4.73 31 Bob Rush
32 Bill Voiselle   BOS 4 R 30   22 5 4 6 8 .273 8      153.67 159 14 80 73 74 62 .266  4.28     5.3 .241    4.13 32 Bill Voiselle
33 Johnny Sain   BOS 4 R 31   36 16 1 10 17 .278 9      241.33 283 15 149 129 75 73 .204  4.81     5.6 .156    3.51 33 Johnny Sain
34 Clint Hartung   NY 5 R 26   25 8 0 8 11 .320 6      139.67 144 15 91 79 78 44 .198  5.09     0.6 .024    0.15 34 Clint Hartung
35   Johnny Vander Meer           CIN 7 L 34       24 7 3 5 9 .208 10        142.67 159 10 84 81 78 66 .278  5.11     0.3 .013    0.05 35   Johnny Vander Meer
36 Bob Chesnes   PIT 6 R 28   25 8 1 7 13 .280 5      143.33 153 16 104 95 82 49 .209  5.97     0.2 .008    0.03 36 Bob Chesnes
League Average Age  28.9
League Average per 30 Starts 30 12.5 2.4 12.1 11.5 .402 6.4
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 200.1 15.8 96.4 84.5 71.5 80.7 .297  3.80
League Average Win Shares per Game .396
Average Win Shares per Team  49.19
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   43.3%   423 193 41 186 150 .440 87      2,977.67 2989 230 1336 1154 950 1198 .304  3.49   201.0 .475 Throws Left  
Throws Right   56.7%     570 221 37 213 229 .374 128      3,785.67 3779 303 1924 1703 1469 1531 .292  4.05   192.5 .338 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 16.6%   165 65 14 67 59 .406 39    1,119.67 1049 86 537 493 476 556 .365  3.96   62.0 .376 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 42.9%   425 187 30 174 174 .409 77    2,905.33 2949 237 1424 1215 1006 1162 .294  3.76   165.3 .389 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 35.3%   350 143 32 140 122 .400 88    2,389.00 2400 192 1133 1005 840 876 .270  3.79   144.9 .414 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   5.3%     53 19 2 18 24 .340 11        349.33 370 18 166 144 97 135 .289  3.71   21.3 .402 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     6.3%     60 29 7 27 20 .450 13        440.00 441 38 195 180 120 239 .426  3.68   27.5 .458 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   43.3%   30 13.7 2.9 13.2 10.6 .440 6.2        200.00 200.8 15.4 89.7 77.5 63.8 80.5 .304  3.49   13.5 .475 Throws Left  
Throws Right   56.7%     30 11.6 1.9 11.2 12.1 .374 6.7        200.00 199.6 16.0 101.6 90.0 77.6 80.9 .292  4.05   10.2 .338 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 16.6%   30 11.8 2.5 12.2 10.7 .406 7.1      200.00 187.4 15.4 95.9 88.1 85.0 99.3 .365  3.96   11.1 .376 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 42.9%   30 13.2 2.1 12.3 12.3 .409 5.4      200.00 203.0 16.3 98.0 83.6 69.3 80.0 .294  3.76   11.4 .389 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 35.3%   30 12.3 2.7 12.0 10.5 .400 7.5      200.00 200.9 16.1 94.9 84.1 70.3 73.3 .270  3.79   12.1 .414 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   5.3%     30 10.8 1.1 10.2 13.6 .340 6.2        200.00 211.8 10.3 95.0 82.4 55.5 77.3 .289  3.71   12.2 .402 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     6.3%     30 14.5 3.5 13.5 10.0 .450 6.5        200.00 200.5 17.3 88.6 81.8 54.5 108.6 .426  3.68   12.5 .458 Rookie