Starting Pitchers
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1974 1976 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 Randy Jones 10 2 a SD 4W L 25   36 18 6 19 12 .528 5      281.00 238 17 93 70 55 101 .345  2.24    27.8 .772   40.94 1 Randy Jones
2 Andy Messersmith T24 T5 a LA 2W R 29   40 19 7 19 14 .475 7      319.00 242 22 92 82 95 211 .626  2.31    27.0 .675   37.18 2 Andy Messersmith
3 Tom Seaver BBW 9 1 a NY T3E R 30   36 15 5 22 9 .611 5      280.33 217 11 81 74 88 243 .797  2.38    25.8 .717   36.61 3 Tom Seaver
4 Jerry Reuss 23 A PIT 1E L 26   32 15 6 18 11 .563 3      237.33 224 10 73 67 78 131 .434  2.54    20.4 .638   27.30 4 Jerry Reuss
5   John Montefusco     4   R-1 SF 3W R 25       34 10 4 15 9 .441 10        243.00 210 11 85 78 86 215 .726  2.89    19.8 .582   25.32 5   John Montefusco
6 Steve Rogers MON T5E R 25   35 12 3 11 12 .314 12      251.67 248 13 104 92 88 137 .408  3.29    18.8 .537   23.09 6 Steve Rogers
7 Phil Niekro BBW a ATL 5W R 36   37 13 1 15 14 .405 8      274.00 283 29 114 97 70 142 .402  3.19    18.7 .505   22.28 7 Phil Niekro
8 Bob Forsch STL T3E R 25   34 7 4 15 10 .441 9      230.00 213 14 89 73 70 108 .382  2.86    18.1 .532   22.13 8 Bob Forsch
9 Burt Hooton CHI/LA T5E/2W R 25   33 12 4 18 8 .545 7      232.00 186 16 83 75 65 152 .606  2.91    17.3 .524   20.99 9 Burt Hooton
10 Don Sutton BBW T5 a LA 2W R 30   35 11 4 16 13 .457 6      254.33 202 17 87 81 62 175 .663  2.87    17.2 .491   20.21 10 Don Sutton
                                   
11 Don Gullett T5 CIN 1W L 24   22 8 3 15 4 .682 3      159.67 127 11 49 43 56 98 .536  2.42    14.6 .664   19.93 11 Don Gullett
12 Jim Barr SF 3W R 27   33 12 2 11 14 .333 8      240.67 243 17 94 83 57 74 .247  3.10    16.7 .506   19.91 12 Jim Barr
13 Carl Morton ATL 5W R 31   39 11 2 17 16 .436 6      277.67 302 19 122 108 82 78 .203  3.50    17.3 .444   19.31 13 Carl Morton
14 Doug Rau LA 2W L 26   38 8 2 15 9 .395 14      257.67 227 18 96 89 61 151 .524  3.11    16.4 .432   18.06 14 Doug Rau
15   Gary Nolan           CIN 1W R 27       32 5 1 15 9 .469 8        210.67 202 18 75 74 29 74 .320  3.16    14.7 .459   16.70 15   Gary Nolan
16 Steve Carlton BBW PHI 2E L 30   37 14 3 15 14 .405 8      255.33 217 24 116 101 104 192 .598  3.56    14.2 .384   14.74 16 Steve Carlton
17 Ron Reed ATL/STL 5W/T3E R 32   34 8 2 13 13 .382 8      250.33 274 5 118 98 53 139 .425  3.52    13.6 .400   14.42 17 Ron Reed
18 Ray Burris CHI T5E R 24   35 8 2 15 10 .429 10      237.67 258 25 121 109 73 108 .326  4.13    13.0 .371   13.28 18 Ray Burris
19 Jim Rooker PIT 1E L 32   28 7 1 13 11 .464 4      196.67 177 16 80 65 76 102 .403  2.97    11.7 .418   12.68 19 Jim Rooker
20 Brent Strom SD 4W L 26   16 6 2 8 8 .500 0      116.67 103 6 42 34 31 55 .410  2.62     9.7 .606   12.66 20 Brent Strom
                                   
21 Rick Reuschel CHI T5E R 26   37 6 0 11 17 .297 9      232.67 243 17 116 97 65 153 .497  3.75    12.8 .346   12.62 21 Rick Reuschel
22 Jon Matlack a NY T3E L 25   32 8 3 16 12 .500 4      228.00 221 14 104 85 58 154 .552  3.36    11.9 .372   12.16 22 Jon Matlack
23 Steve Stone CHI T5E R 27   32 6 1 12 8 .375 12      213.33 196 24 103 94 80 138 .500  3.97    11.8 .369   12.01 23 Steve Stone
24 Jerry Koosman NY T3E L 32   34 11 4 14 13 .412 7      237.67 233 19 106 91 98 172 .520  3.45    11.3 .332   10.92 24 Jerry Koosman
25   Lynn McGlothlen           STL T3E R 25       34 9 2 15 13 .441 6        237.00 231 21 110 104 96 145 .443  3.95    10.7 .315   10.06 25   Lynn McGlothlen
26 Woodie Fryman MON T5E L 35   20 7 3 7 8 .350 5      125.00 118 7 55 46 51 92 .544  3.31     8.4 .420    9.12 26 Woodie Fryman
27 Ken Brett PIT 1E L 26   16 4 1 8 4 .500 4      100.33 90 9 36 33 38 39 .305  2.96     7.7 .481    8.95 27 Ken Brett
28 John Candelaria R PIT 1E L 21   18 4 1 8 6 .444 4      120.67 95 8 47 37 36 95 .725  2.76     7.9 .439    8.77 28 John Candelaria
29 Ed Halicki SF 3W R 24   23 7 2 9 12 .391 2      152.67 134 5 71 57 57 147 .770  3.36     8.4 .365    8.51 29 Ed Halicki
30 Dennis Blair MON T5E R 21   27 1 0 8 15 .296 4      159.00 147 14 73 65 99 81 .329  3.68     8.7 .322    8.28 30 Dennis Blair
                                   
31 Dan Warthen R MON T5E L 22   18 2 0 4 5 .222 9      126.33 96 8 52 48 63 100 .629  3.42     7.4 .411    7.95 31 Dan Warthen
32 Tom Underwood R PHI 2E L 21   35 7 2 14 13 .400 8      219.33 221 12 110 101 84 123 .403  4.14     9.2 .263    7.91 32 Tom Underwood
33 Larry Christenson PHI 2E R 21   26 5 2 11 6 .423 9      164.33 146 12 73 70 43 85 .450  3.83     8.1 .312    7.58 33 Larry Christenson
34 Larry Dierker HOU 6W R 28   34 14 2 14 16 .412 4      232.00 225 24 109 103 91 127 .402  4.00     8.6 .253    7.25 34 Larry Dierker
35   Bruce Kison           PIT 1E R 25       29 6 0 11 11 .379 7        182.67 151 10 87 68 86 86 .363  3.35     7.9 .272    6.91 35   Bruce Kison
36 Pete Falcone R SF 3W L 21   32 3 1 12 11 .375 9      189.00 170 15 96 87 110 131 .468  4.14     8.0 .250    6.70 36 Pete Falcone
37 Joe McIntosh R SD 4W R 23   28 4 1 7 12 .250 9      162.00 175 12 80 67 46 61 .276  3.72     7.4 .264    6.38 37 Joe McIntosh
38 Rich Folkers SD 4W L 28 MR   15 4 0 5 8 .333 2       95.33 93 4 41 38 26 48 .403  3.59     5.6 .373    5.73 38 Rich Folkers
39 Fred Norman CIN 1W L 32   26 2 0 11 4 .423 11      169.67 151 20 79 72 76 104 .458  3.82     6.7 .258    5.70 39 Fred Norman
40 Bill Bonham CHI T5E R 26   36 7 2 13 14 .361 9      226.33 251 15 131 118 106 162 .454  4.69     7.3 .203    5.51 40 Bill Bonham
                                   
41 John Denny R STL T3E R 22   24 3 2 10 7 .417 7      135.33 145 5 69 56 50 70 .359  3.72     6.3 .263    5.41 41 John Denny
42 Jack Billingham CIN 1W R 32   32 5 0 15 10 .469 7      206.00 221 22 100 95 76 77 .259  4.15     6.8 .213    5.25 42 Jack Billingham
43 Steve Renko MON T5E R 30   25 3 1 6 12 .240 7      162.33 169 20 84 74 69 95 .399  4.10     6.1 .244    5.05 43 Steve Renko
44 John Curtis STL T3E L 27   18 4 0 8 8 .444 2      117.33 122 13 58 47 46 51 .304  3.61     5.3 .294    4.82 44 John Curtis
45   Pat Darcy         R CIN 1W R 25       22 1 0 9 5 .409 8        123.67 127 3 52 51 59 45 .242  3.71     5.5 .250    4.61 45   Pat Darcy
46 Hank Webb R NY T3E R 25   15 3 1 5 6 .333 4       89.67 78 9 42 39 43 32 .264  3.91     4.4 .293    3.99 46 Hank Webb
47 Jim Lonborg PHI 2E R 33   26 6 2 8 6 .308 12      158.33 160 12 83 73 44 72 .353  4.15     5.2 .200    3.90 47 Jim Lonborg
48 Dock Ellis PIT 1E R 30   24 5 2 8 9 .333 7      136.00 160 9 67 58 41 68 .338  3.84     4.7 .196    3.49 48 Dock Ellis
49 Dave Freisleben SD 4W R 23   27 4 1 5 14 .185 8      162.67 188 11 93 77 73 68 .261  4.26     3.4 .126    2.02 49 Dave Freisleben
50 Clay Kirby CIN 1W R 27   19 1 0 7 5 .368 7       99.00 101 11 56 51 47 44 .297  4.64     2.4 .126    1.43 50 Clay Kirby
                                   
T51 J.R. Richard HOU 6W R 25   31 7 1 11 10 .355 10      199.00 174 8 107 99 137 172 .553  4.48     -   .000     -   T51 J.R. Richard
T51 Dave Roberts HOU 6W L 30   27 7 0 6 14 .222 7      185.67 174 16 96 92 70 93 .381  4.46     -   .000     -   T51 Dave Roberts
T51 Doug Konieczny R HOU 6W R 23   29 4 1 6 13 .207 10      166.67 181 15 93 85 85 87 .327  4.59     -   .000     -   T51 Doug Konieczny
T51 Dan Spillner SD 4W R 23   25 3 0 5 13 .200 7      141.00 164 14 83 71 57 88 .398  4.53     -   .000     -   T51 Dan Spillner
T51   Mike Caldwell           SF 3W L 26       21 4 0 6 11 .286 4        134.33 159 15 82 75 35 45 .232  5.02     -   .000     -   T51   Mike Caldwell
T51 Randy Tate R NY T3E R 22   23 2 0 5 13 .217 5      130.67 118 8 71 66 81 93 .467  4.55     -   .000     -   T51 Randy Tate
T51 Wayne Twitchell PHI 2E R 27   20 0 0 5 10 .250 5      107.67 107 8 72 56 64 72 .421  4.68     -   .000     -   T51 Wayne Twitchell
League Average Age  26.7
League Average per 30 Starts 30 7.3 1.9 11.8 11.0 .394 7.2
League Average per 200 Innings    200.00 190.7 14.5 88.6 78.3 71.3 114.5 .437  3.52
League Average Win Shares per Game .356
Average Win Shares per Team  48.23
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   32.4%   521 143 38 222 186 .426 113      3,553.00 3256 262 1511 1321 1252 2077 .461  3.35   204.2 .392 Throws Left  
Throws Right   67.6%     1105 255 64 418 408 .378 279      7,281.33 7072 526 3290 2918 2613 4124 .426  3.61   374.5 .339 Throws Right  
Sources: Age 24 & under 23.3%   392 65 18 134 154 .342 104    2,427.00 2365 175 1181 1039 1013 1435 .425  3.85   102.4 .261 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 48.0%   774 208 54 320 274 .413 180    5,238.00 4905 367 2232 1975 1792 2922 .436  3.39   308.6 .399 Age 25-29  
All-Time Major League Handbook Age 30-34 25.2%   403 105 26 164 144 .407 95    2,770.33 2657 210 1219 1082 939 1610 .448  3.52   140.6 .349 Age 30-34  
Win Shares Digital Update Age 35 & over   3.6%     57 20 4 22 22 .386 13        399.00 401 36 169 143 121 234 .448  3.23   27.1 .475 Age 35 & over  
baseball-reference.com Rookie     16.4%     278 43 13 95 100 .342 83      1,706.33 1616 106 797 715 743 1052 .446  3.77   75.9 .273 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   32.4%   30 8.2 2.2 12.8 10.7 .426 6.5        200.00 183.3 14.7 85.1 74.4 70.5 116.9 .461  3.35   11.5 .392 Throws Left  
Throws Right   67.6%     30 6.9 1.7 11.3 11.1 .378 7.6        200.00 194.3 14.4 90.4 80.2 71.8 113.3 .426  3.61   10.3 .339 Throws Right  
Age 24 & under 23.3%   30 5.0 1.4 10.3 11.8 .342 7.9      200.00 194.9 14.4 97.3 85.6 83.5 118.3 .425  3.85   8.4 .261 Age 24 & under
Age 25-29 48.0%   30 8.1 2.1 12.4 10.6 .413 7.0      200.00 187.3 14.0 85.2 75.4 68.4 111.6 .436  3.39   11.8 .399 Age 25-29  
Age 30-34 25.2%   30 7.8 1.9 12.2 10.7 .407 7.1      200.00 191.8 15.2 88.0 78.1 67.8 116.2 .448  3.52   10.2 .349 Age 30-34  
Age 35 & over   3.6%     30 10.5 2.1 11.6 11.6 .386 6.8        200.00 201.0 18.0 84.7 71.7 60.7 117.3 .448  3.23   13.6 .475 Age 35 & over  
Rookie     16.4%     30 4.6 1.4 10.3 10.8 .342 8.9        200.00 189.4 12.4 93.4 83.8 87.1 123.3 .446  3.77   8.9 .273 Rookie