Pitching Leaders Before, During and After Age 24

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24 Leaders Age Batting

Up to & including age 24

Seasons age 24

Including & after age 24

Minimum 600 IP or 58 Decisions for rate statistics

Minimum 100 IP or 9 Decisions for rate statistics

Minimum 1900 IP or 186 Decisions for rate statistics

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Ed Reulbach	1.56	701.7
2.	Walter Johnson	1.69	1724.3
3.	George McQuillan	1.71	648.3
4.	Will White	1.93	1175.0
5.	Tommy Bond	2.02	3359.0
6.	Dutch Leonard	2.04	941.3
7.	Smoky Joe Wood	2.05	1258.7
8.	Christy Mathewson	2.08	1727.0
9.	George Bradley	2.10	1502.7
10.	Monte Ward	2.10	2469.7

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Christy Mathewson	1.28	1905
2.	Bruce Sutter	1.34	1977
3.	Walter Johnson	1.39	1912
4.	Addie Joss	1.59	1904
5.	Al Spalding	1.59	1875
6.	Red Witt	1.61	1958
7.	Ernie Shore	1.64	1915
8.	Ed Reulbach	1.69	1907
9.	Chief Bender	1.75	1908
10.	Fred Goldsmith	1.75	1880

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Ed Walsh	1.79	2853.7
2.	Mordecai Brown	2.06	3172.3
3.	Christy Mathewson	2.08	3400.3
4.	Rube Waddell	2.11	2659.7
5.	Walter Johnson	2.28	4559.0
6.	Doc White	2.30	2498.3
7.	Will White	2.34	3047.7
8.	Eddie Plank	2.35	4495.7
9.	Eddie Cicotte	2.37	3208.0
10.	Hippo Vaughn	2.43	2360.3

Wins

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Tommy Bond	221	3359.0
2.	Al Spalding	204	2346.7
3.	Amos Rusie	198	3134.3
4.	Silver King	179	2727.3
5.	Larry Corcoran	170	2279.0
6.	Monte Ward	164	2469.7
7.	Kid Nichols	158	2134.3
8.	Bobby Mathews	152	2737.7
9.	Gus Weyhing	145	2159.3
10.	Bob Caruthers	135	1685.0

Wins

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Al Spalding	54	1875
2.	Will White	43	1879
3.	Mickey Welch	39	1884
4.	John Clarkson	36	1886
5.	Larry Corcoran	35	1884
	Tony Mullane	35	1883
	Jack Stivetts	35	1892
8.	George Haddock	34	1891
9.	Walter Johnson	33	1912
10.	Kid Nichols	32	1894

Wins

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Cy Young	502	7208.3
2.	Pete Alexander	373	5190.0
3.	Warren Spahn	363	5228.0
4.	Tim Keefe	336	4944.7
5.	Walter Johnson	335	4559.0
6.	Eddie Plank	326	4495.7
7.	Phil Niekro	318	5404.0
8.	Roger Clemens	314	4431.0
9.	Gaylord Perry	311	5307.0
10.	Greg Maddux	310	4334.3

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Al Spalding	.794	2346.7
2.	Dave Ferriss	.742	538.7
3.	Barry Zito	.734	536.3
4.	Roger Clemens	.732	767.3
5.	John Clarkson	.725	1231.7
6.	Dwight Gooden	.719	1291.0
7.	Bob Caruthers	.718	1685.0
8.	Ed Reulbach	.711	701.7
9.	Freddy Garcia	.698	564.3
10.	Nick Maddox	.683	605.3

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Al Spalding	.915	1875
2.	Tom Hall	.909	1972
3.	Oscar Villarreal	.900	2006
4.	Fred Goldsmith	.875	1880
5.	Cal Eldred	.846	1992
6.	Emil Yde	.842	1924
7.	Bill Hoffer	.838	1895
	Denny McLain	.838	1968
9.	Jose Arredondo	.833	2008
	King Cole	.833	1910

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Pedro Martinez	.700	2373.0
2.	Sandy Koufax	.695	1807.7
3.	Dave Foutz	.690	1997.3
4.	Christy Mathewson	.687	3400.3
5.	Whitey Ford	.684	3058.3
6.	Roy Halladay	.683	2372.3
7.	Lefty Grove	.680	3940.7
8.	CC Sabathia	.670	1659.7
9.	Vic Raschi	.667	1819.0
10.	Sam Leever	.660	2660.7

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player		IP
1.	George McQuillan	0.990	648.3
2.	Walter Johnson	1.005	1724.3
3.	Ed Reulbach	1.016	701.7
4.	Addie Joss	1.018	745.3
5.	John Clarkson	1.030	1231.7
6.	George Bradley	1.035	1502.7
7.	Ed Morris	1.043	1883.7
8.	Monte Ward	1.043	2469.7
9.	Bob Caruthers	1.045	1685.0
10.	Jim Merritt	1.046	686.7

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Bruce Sutter	0.857	1977
2.	Denny McLain	0.905	1968
3.	Walter Johnson	0.908	1912
4.	Christy Mathewson	0.933	1905
5.	Lindy McDaniel	0.937	1960
6.	Rollie Fingers	0.959	1971
7.	Frank Owen	0.965	1904
8.	Tony Mullane	0.968	1883
9.	Fred Goldsmith	0.984	1880
10.	Cal Eldred	0.987	1992

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Ed Walsh	0.996	2853.7
2.	Christy Mathewson	1.028	3400.3
3.	Pedro Martinez	1.035	2373.0
4.	Mordecai Brown	1.066	3172.3
5.	Walter Johnson	1.070	4559.0
6.	Babe Adams	1.092	2995.3
7.	Juan Marichal	1.094	3240.7
8.	Rube Waddell	1.100	2659.7
9.	Deacon Phillippe	1.105	2607.0
10.	Doc White	1.106	2498.3

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Ed Reulbach	6.208	701.7
2.	George McQuillan	6.747	648.3
3.	Sid Fernandez	6.894	626.7
4.	Dave Boswell	6.910	967.7
5.	Clayton Kershaw	6.982	785.0
6.	Sam McDowell	6.985	1036.0
7.	Vida Blue	7.062	1089.7
8.	Babe Ruth	7.062	1190.3
9.	Walter Johnson	7.067	1724.3
10.	Al Downing	7.111	641.7

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Tom Hall	5.574	1972
2.	Bruce Sutter	5.786	1977
3.	Bob Turley	6.130	1955
4.	Mark Littell	6.277	1977
5.	Walter Johnson	6.317	1912
6.	Juan Guzman	6.361	1991
7.	Denny McLain	6.455	1968
8.	King Cole	6.534	1910
9.	Rollie Fingers	6.541	1971
10.	Jeff Tesreau	6.556	1912

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Nolan Ryan	6.585	5028.0
2.	Hoyt Wilhelm	7.014	2254.3
3.	Pedro Martinez	7.077	2373.0
4.	Ed Walsh	7.115	2853.7
5.	Randy Johnson	7.282	4135.3
6.	Rube Waddell	7.438	2659.7
7.	Tom Seaver	7.454	4254.0
8.	Walter Johnson	7.537	4559.0
9.	Ed Reulbach	7.547	2122.7
10.	Bob Gibson	7.566	3808.7

Up to & including age 24

Seasons age 24

Including & after age 24

Minimum 600 IP or 58 Decisions for rate statistics

Minimum 100 IP or 9 Decisions for rate statistics

Minimum 1900 IP or 186 Decisions for rate statistics

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Tommy Bond	0.445	3359.0
2.	Al Spalding	0.529	2346.7
3.	George Bradley	0.563	1502.7
4.	Bill Stearns	0.592	699.7
5.	Pud Galvin	0.624	1587.7
6.	Candy Cummings	0.655	879.0
7.	Jim Britt	0.683	816.7
8.	Terry Larkin	0.712	1567.3
9.	Bobby Mathews	0.723	2737.7
10.	Will White	0.881	1175.0

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Tricky Nichols	0.281	1875
2.	Al Spalding	0.284	1875
3.	Jim Clinton	0.366	1875
4.	Bobby Mathews	0.419	1876
5.	Earl Yingling	0.614	1913
6.	Fred Goldsmith	0.770	1880
7.	Candy Cummings	0.777	1873
8.	Tommy Bond	0.822	1880
9.	Pud Galvin	0.873	1881
10.	Jim Whitney	0.879	1882

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player		IP
1.	George Zettlein	0.600	2176.7
2.	Dick McBride	0.752	2082.0
3.	Jim Whitney	0.981	2944.0
4.	Bobby Mathews	1.106	2734.3
5.	Deacon Phillippe	1.253	2607.0
6.	Pud Galvin	1.254	4889.7
7.	Christy Mathewson	1.260	3400.3
8.	Babe Adams	1.292	2995.3
9.	Will White	1.326	3047.7
10.	Jack Lynch	1.380	1924.3

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Mark Prior	10.550	613.3
2.	Scott Kazmir	9.747	723.0
3.	Oliver Perez	9.640	628.3
4.	Sam McDowell	9.565	1036.0
5.	Clayton Kershaw	9.195	785.0
6.	Pedro Martinez	8.919	671.0
7.	Sandy Koufax	8.887	691.7
8.	Jake Peavy	8.637	661.7
9.	Tom Gordon	8.464	649.7
10.	Sid Fernandez	8.402	626.7

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Kerry Wood	11.203	2001
2.	Scott Williamson	10.929	2000
3.	Bruce Sutter	10.817	1977
4.	Brandon Beachy	10.736	2011
5.	Tim Lincecum	10.507	2008
6.	Mark Davis	10.312	1985
7.	Mark Prior	10.152	2005
8.	Sandy Koufax	10.131	1960
9.	Tommy Hanson	9.831	2011
10.	Scott Kazmir	9.807	2008

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Randy Johnson	10.610	4135.3
2.	Pedro Martinez	10.282	2373.0
3.	Nolan Ryan	9.591	5028.0
4.	Hideo Nomo	8.734	1976.3
5.	Curt Schilling	8.668	3191.7
6.	Roger Clemens	8.600	4431.0
7.	David Cone	8.283	2876.0
8.	John Smoltz	8.210	2969.7
9.	Javier Vazquez	8.187	2295.3
10.	Bob Veale	7.958	1926.0

Games Played

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Amos Rusie	385	3134.3
2.	Tommy Bond	384	3359.0
3.	Silver King	328	2727.3
4.	Bobby Mathews	311	2737.7
5.	Mitch Williams	308	356.3
6.	Monte Ward	293	2469.7
7.	Byung-Hyun Kim	292	402.3
8.	Al Spalding	282	2346.7
9.	Billy McCool	274	506.7
10.	Francisco Rodriguez	268	316.0

Games Played

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Julian Tavarez	89	1997
2.	Sean Runyan	88	1998
3.	Joe Smith	82	2008
4.	Cla Meredith	80	2007
5.	Manuel Corpas	78	2007
	Ryan Madson	78	2005
	Eric O'Flaherty	78	2009
8.	Mark Davis	77	1985
	Butch Metzger	77	1976
10.	Rod Beck	76	1993
	Will White	76	1879
	Mitch Williams	76	1989

Games Played

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Jesse Orosco	1234	1260.3
2.	Mike Stanton	1151	1083.0
3.	Hoyt Wilhelm	1070	2254.3
4.	John Franco	1065	1166.3
5.	Dan Plesac	1064	1072.0
6.	Mike Timlin	1058	1204.3
7.	Mariano Rivera	1051	1219.7
8.	Kent Tekulve	1050	1436.7
9.	Trevor Hoffman	1035	1089.3
10.	Jose Mesa	1016	1517.3

Saves

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Francisco Rodriguez	106	316.0
2.	Gregg Olson	95	244.0
3.	Huston Street	94	269.0
4.	Chad Cordero	91	241.3
5.	Byung-Hyun Kim	86	402.3
6.	Terry Forster	75	605.0
7.	Neftali Feliz	74	205.3
8.	Mitch Williams	68	356.3
9.	Neil Allen	67	327.7
10.	Rod Beck	66	223.7

Saves

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Rod Beck	48	1993
2.	Francisco Rodriguez	47	2006
3.	Joakim Soria	42	2008
4.	John Rocker	38	1999
5.	Jorge Julio	36	2003
	Mitch Williams	36	1989
7.	Bobby Thigpen	34	1988
	Ugueth Urbina	34	1998
9.	Chris Ray	33	2006
10.	Billy Koch	31	1999
	Gregg Olson	31	1991
	Bruce Sutter	31	1977

Saves

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Mariano Rivera	608	1219.7
2.	Trevor Hoffman	601	1089.3
3.	Lee Smith	477	1201.0
4.	Billy Wagner	422	902.7
5.	John Franco	420	1166.3
6.	Dennis Eckersley	387	2384.0
7.	Jeff Reardon	365	1111.7
8.	Troy Percival	358	708.7
9.	Randy Myers	347	872.0
10.	Francisco Cordero	329	804.3
	John Wetteland	329	619.3

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Tommy Bond	3359.0	3359.0
2.	Amos Rusie	3134.3	3134.3
3.	Bobby Mathews	2737.7	2737.7
4.	Silver King	2727.3	2727.3
5.	Monte Ward	2469.7	2469.7
6.	Al Spalding	2346.7	2346.7
7.	Larry Corcoran	2279.0	2279.0
8.	Mickey Welch	2206.3	2206.3
9.	Matt Kilroy	2191.7	2191.7
10.	Gus Weyhing	2159.3	2159.3

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Will White	680.0	1879
2.	Al Spalding	570.7	1875
3.	Mickey Welch	557.3	1884
4.	Jersey Bakley	532.7	1888
5.	Jim McCormick	526.0	1881
6.	Larry Corcoran	516.7	1884
7.	Bobby Mathews	516.0	1876
8.	Tommy Bond	493.0	1880
9.	Pud Galvin	474.0	1881
10.	John Clarkson	466.7	1886

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Cy Young	7208.3	7208.3
2.	Phil Niekro	5404.0	5404.0
3.	Gaylord Perry	5307.0	5307.0
4.	Warren Spahn	5228.0	5228.0
5.	Pete Alexander	5190.0	5190.0
6.	Nolan Ryan	5028.0	5028.0
7.	Tim Keefe	4944.7	4944.7
8.	Pud Galvin	4889.7	4889.7
9.	Steve Carlton	4715.7	4715.7
10.	Don Sutton	4616.3	4616.3

Up to & including age 24

Seasons age 24

Including & after age 24

Minimum 600 IP or 58 Decisions for rate statistics

Minimum 100 IP or 9 Decisions for rate statistics

Minimum 1900 IP or 186 Decisions for rate statistics

Strikeouts

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Amos Rusie	1695	3134.3
2.	Bert Blyleven	1327	1611.3
3.	Toad Ramsey	1258	1752.0
4.	Bob Feller	1233	1448.3
5.	Walter Johnson	1218	1724.3
6.	Dwight Gooden	1168	1291.0
7.	Matt Kilroy	1130	2191.7
8.	Silver King	1112	2727.3
9.	Sam McDowell	1101	1036.0
10.	Christy Mathewson	1085	1727.0

Strikeouts

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Mickey Welch	345	1884
2.	John Clarkson	313	1886
3.	Walter Johnson	303	1912
4.	Denny McLain	280	1968
5.	Larry Corcoran	272	1884
6.	Tim Lincecum	265	2008
7.	Roger Clemens	256	1987
8.	Charlie Buffinton	242	1885
9.	Rube Marquard	237	1911
10.	Joe Coleman	236	1971
	Fergie Jenkins	236	1967
	Sam McDowell	236	1967

Strikeouts

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Nolan Ryan	5358	5028.0
2.	Randy Johnson	4875	4135.3
3.	Roger Clemens	4234	4431.0
4.	Steve Carlton	3760	4715.7
5.	Gaylord Perry	3514	5307.0
6.	Phil Niekro	3342	5404.0
7.	Tom Seaver	3265	4254.0
8.	Curt Schilling	3074	3191.7
9.	Bob Gibson	3069	3808.7
10.	Don Sutton	3034	4616.3

Games Started

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Tommy Bond	377	3359.0
2.	Amos Rusie	352	3134.3
3.	Silver King	313	2727.3
4.	Bobby Mathews	309	2737.7
5.	Al Spalding	264	2346.7
6.	Monte Ward	262	2469.7
7.	Matt Kilroy	260	2191.7
8.	Larry Corcoran	255	2279.0
9.	Mickey Welch	254	2206.3
10.	Gus Weyhing	252	2159.3

Games Started

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Will White	75	1879
2.	Mickey Welch	65	1884
3.	Al Spalding	62	1875
4.	Jersey Bakley	61	1888
5.	Larry Corcoran	59	1884
6.	Jim McCormick	58	1881
7.	Tommy Bond	57	1880
8.	Bobby Mathews	56	1876
9.	John Clarkson	55	1886
10.	Pud Galvin	53	1881

Games Started

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Cy Young	799	7208.3
2.	Nolan Ryan	725	5028.0
3.	Phil Niekro	716	5404.0
4.	Gaylord Perry	683	5307.0
5.	Warren Spahn	663	5228.0
6.	Don Sutton	660	4616.3
7.	Roger Clemens	639	4431.0
	Greg Maddux	639	4334.3
9.	Steve Carlton	637	4715.7
10.	Tommy John	623	4189.0

Complete Games

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Tommy Bond	360	3359.0
2.	Amos Rusie	323	3134.3
3.	Silver King	292	2727.3
4.	Bobby Mathews	291	2737.7
5.	Larry Corcoran	246	2279.0
6.	Monte Ward	245	2469.7
7.	Mickey Welch	242	2206.3
8.	Matt Kilroy	240	2191.7
9.	Gus Weyhing	237	2159.3
10.	Ice Box Chamberlain	226	2092.0
	Al Spalding	226	2346.7

Complete Games

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Will White	75	1879
2.	Mickey Welch	62	1884
3.	Jersey Bakley	60	1888
4.	Larry Corcoran	57	1884
	Jim McCormick	57	1881
6.	Bobby Mathews	55	1876
7.	Al Spalding	52	1875
8.	Gus Weyhing	51	1891
9.	John Clarkson	50	1886
	Lee Richmond	50	1881

Complete Games

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Cy Young	733	7208.3
2.	Tim Keefe	542	4944.7
3.	Pud Galvin	528	4889.7
4.	Old Hoss Radbourn	488	4527.3
5.	Pete Alexander	437	5190.0
6.	Tony Mullane	412	4027.0
7.	Eddie Plank	410	4495.7
8.	John Clarkson	403	3771.3
9.	Walter Johnson	396	4559.0
10.	Warren Spahn	381	5228.0

Shutouts

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Tommy Bond	42	3359.0
2.	Walter Johnson	33	1724.3
3.	Christy Mathewson	28	1727.0
4.	Smoky Joe Wood	25	1258.7
5.	Bert Blyleven	24	1611.3
	Amos Rusie	24	3134.3
	Monte Ward	24	2469.7
8.	George Bradley	23	1502.7
	Ed Morris	23	1883.7
	Frank Tanana	23	1321.0
	Fernando Valenzuela	23	1285.3

Shutouts

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Christy Mathewson	8	1905
	Hal Newhouser	8	1945
	Reb Russell	8	1913
4.	Pete Alexander	7	1911
	Roger Clemens	7	1987
	Larry Corcoran	7	1884
	Dizzy Dean	7	1934
	Hod Eller	7	1919
	Burleigh Grimes	7	1918
	Walter Johnson	7	1912
	Jon Matlack	7	1974
	Al Spalding	7	1875

Shutouts

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Pete Alexander	90	5190.0
2.	Walter Johnson	84	4559.0
3.	Cy Young	76	7208.3
4.	Eddie Plank	69	4495.7
5.	Warren Spahn	63	5228.0
6.	Christy Mathewson	59	3400.3
	Nolan Ryan	59	5028.0
8.	Ed Walsh	56	2853.7
9.	Mordecai Brown	55	3172.3
	Bob Gibson	55	3808.7

Home Runs

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Denny McLain	151	1176.7
2.	Catfish Hunter	149	1312.7
3.	Pedro Ramos	147	1006.0
4.	Mike McCormick	136	1223.0
5.	Don Drysdale	129	1315.3
6.	Ray Sadecki	123	1068.3
7.	Dennis Eckersley	119	1148.3
	Frank Tanana	119	1321.0
9.	Bert Blyleven	114	1611.3
10.	Jon Garland	111	788.0

Home Runs

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Dan Petry	37	1983
2.	Art Mahaffey	36	1962
3.	Larry Corcoran	35	1884
	Eric Milton	35	2000
	Jim Perry	35	1960
6.	Dick Ellsworth	34	1964
	Jon Garland	34	2004
	Juan Marichal	34	1962
9.	Willie Fraser	33	1988
10.	Gary Bell	32	1961
	Rob Bell	32	2001
	Jason Dickson	32	1997
	Catfish Hunter	32	1970
	Ben McDonald	32	1992
	Brian Meadows	32	2000
	Tom Murphy	32	1970
	Dan Wright	32	2002

Home Runs

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Jamie Moyer	512	3986.7
2.	Phil Niekro	482	5404.0
3.	Fergie Jenkins	458	4304.0
4.	Robin Roberts	451	4011.0
5.	Warren Spahn	434	5228.0
6.	Don Sutton	429	4616.3
7.	Tim Wakefield	418	3226.3
8.	Randy Johnson	411	4135.3
9.	David Wells	407	3439.0
10.	Gaylord Perry	396	5307.0

Up to & including age 24

Seasons age 24

Including & after age 24

Minimum 600 IP or 58 Decisions for rate statistics

Minimum 100 IP or 9 Decisions for rate statistics

Minimum 1900 IP or 186 Decisions for rate statistics

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Amos Rusie	1514	3134.3
2.	Ice Box Chamberlain	857	2092.0
3.	Gus Weyhing	830	2159.3
4.	Bob Feller	815	1448.3
5.	Silver King	797	2727.3
6.	Kid Carsey	732	1996.0
7.	Willie McGill	696	1235.0
8.	Pink Hawley	688	1919.7
9.	Hal Newhouser	654	1316.3
10.	Jack Stivetts	650	1466.7

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Bert Cunningham	201	1890
2.	Bob Turley	177	1955
3.	George Hemming	175	1893
4.	Silver King	171	1892
	Jack Stivetts	171	1892
6.	Ice Box Chamberlain	170	1892
	Ed Stein	170	1894
8.	Cy Seymour	168	1897
9.	Kid Gleason	165	1891
	Weldon Wyckoff	165	1915

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Nolan Ryan	2567	5028.0
2.	Phil Niekro	1809	5404.0
3.	Bobo Newsom	1725	3747.0
4.	Steve Carlton	1684	4715.7
5.	Charlie Hough	1651	3780.0
6.	Early Wynn	1599	4057.0
7.	Randy Johnson	1497	4135.3
8.	Roger Clemens	1447	4431.0
9.	Earl Whitehill	1431	3564.7
10.	Warren Spahn	1423	5228.0

Hits

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Tommy Bond	3466	3359.0
2.	Bobby Mathews	3286	2737.7
3.	Amos Rusie	2744	3134.3
4.	Al Spalding	2721	2346.7
5.	Silver King	2535	2727.3
6.	Kid Carsey	2472	1996.0
7.	Monte Ward	2324	2469.7
8.	Mickey Welch	2239	2206.3
9.	Matt Kilroy	2152	2191.7
10.	Scott Stratton	2126	1862.3

Hits

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	693	1876
2.	Will White	676	1879
3.	Al Spalding	573	1875
4.	Tommy Bond	559	1880
5.	Lee Richmond	547	1881
6.	Pud Galvin	546	1881
7.	Mickey Welch	528	1884
8.	Jersey Bakley	518	1888
9.	Kid Nichols	488	1894
10.	Red Donahue	485	1897

Hits

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Cy Young	6947	7208.3
2.	Pud Galvin	5239	4889.7
3.	Phil Niekro	5044	5404.0
4.	Gaylord Perry	4884	5307.0
5.	Pete Alexander	4868	5190.0
6.	Warren Spahn	4805	5228.0
7.	Tim Keefe	4370	4944.7
8.	Old Hoss Radbourn	4328	4527.3
9.	Tommy John	4306	4189.0
10.	Jack Quinn	4238	3920.3

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Tommy Bond	4.970	3359.0
2.	Jim Merritt	3.904	686.7
3.	Pud Galvin	3.709	1587.7
4.	Mark Prior	3.687	613.3
5.	Monte Ward	3.636	2469.7
6.	Will White	3.548	1175.0
7.	John Clarkson	3.457	1231.7
8.	Charlie Buffinton	3.415	1396.3
9.	Bert Blyleven	3.293	1611.3
10.	Terry Larkin	3.274	1567.3

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Bruce Sutter	5.609	1977
2.	Tricky Nichols	5.333	1875
3.	Kevin Slowey	5.125	2008
4.	Fred Goldsmith	5.000	1880
5.	Javier Vazquez	4.727	2001
6.	Denny McLain	4.444	1968
7.	Jim Whitney	4.390	1882
8.	Lindy McDaniel	4.375	1960
9.	Jake Peavy	4.320	2005
10.	Al Spalding	4.167	1875

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Pedro Martinez	4.587	2373.0
2.	Curt Schilling	4.527	3191.7
3.	Roy Halladay	4.504	2372.3
4.	Jim Whitney	4.389	2944.0
5.	Greg Maddux	3.961	4334.3
6.	Dennis Eckersley	3.811	2384.0
7.	Jon Lieber	3.680	2198.0
8.	Mike Mussina	3.675	3234.0
9.	Brad Radke	3.648	2038.0
10.	Javier Vazquez	3.588	2295.3

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Al Spalding	0.035	2346.7
2.	George Kahler	0.043	627.7
3.	Jim McCormick	0.044	1847.0
4.	Ed Reulbach	0.051	701.7
5.	Lefty Leifield	0.055	816.3
6.	George Bradley	0.060	1502.7
7.	Addie Joss	0.060	745.3
8.	Candy Cummings	0.061	879.0
9.	Willie Mitchell	0.062	1021.7
10.	Smoky Joe Wood	0.064	1258.7

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Al Spalding	0.016	1875
2.	Tommy Bond	0.018	1880
3.	Bill Donovan	0.026	1901
4.	Roscoe Miller	0.027	1901
5.	Carl Weilman	0.030	1914
6.	Glenn Liebhardt	0.032	1907
7.	Weldon Wyckoff	0.033	1915
8.	Andy Coakley	0.034	1907
9.	Jerry Nops	0.035	1899
10.	Jean Dubuc	0.037	1913

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Ed Walsh	0.069	2853.7
2.	George Zettlein	0.070	2176.7
3.	Eddie Plank	0.084	4495.7
4.	Dick McBride	0.086	2082.0
5.	Harry Howell	0.089	2230.0
6.	Eddie Cicotte	0.090	3208.0
7.	Cy Falkenberg	0.093	2219.0
8.	Bill Donovan	0.096	2820.7
9.	Sam Leever	0.098	2660.7
10.	Doc White	0.101	2498.3

Losses

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Amos Rusie	152	3134.3
2.	Bobby Mathews	146	2737.7
3.	Tommy Bond	145	3359.0
4.	Egyptian Healy	129	1788.3
5.	Silver King	126	2727.3
6.	Pink Hawley	119	1919.7
7.	Hardie Henderson	118	1753.0
8.	Kid Carsey	116	1996.0
9.	Matt Kilroy	114	2191.7
10.	Scott Stratton	111	1862.3

Losses

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Red Donahue	35	1897
2.	Bobby Mathews	34	1876
3.	Jersey Bakley	33	1888
4.	Will White	31	1879
5.	Jim McCormick	30	1881
6.	Tommy Bond	29	1880
	Tricky Nichols	29	1875
8.	Charlie Buffinton	27	1885
	Tim Keefe	27	1881
10.	Bob Groom	26	1909
	Lee Richmond	26	1881

Losses

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Cy Young	309	7208.3
2.	Phil Niekro	274	5404.0
3.	Nolan Ryan	268	5028.0
4.	Gaylord Perry	264	5307.0
5.	Pud Galvin	246	4889.7
6.	Warren Spahn	245	5228.0
7.	Jack Powell	229	3822.0
8.	Eppa Rixey	225	4074.0
9.	Steve Carlton	221	4715.7
10.	Tim Keefe	219	4944.7
	Bobo Newsom	219	3747.0

Up to & including age 24

Seasons age 24

Including & after age 24

Minimum 600 IP or 58 Decisions for rate statistics

Minimum 100 IP or 9 Decisions for rate statistics

Minimum 1900 IP or 186 Decisions for rate statistics

Earned Runs

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Amos Rusie	1075	3134.3
2.	Kid Carsey	1073	1996.0
3.	Silver King	872	2727.3
4.	Pink Hawley	862	1919.7
5.	Bobby Mathews	827	2737.7
6.	Matt Kilroy	818	2191.7
7.	Gus Weyhing	784	2159.3
8.	Scott Stratton	781	1862.3
9.	Ice Box Chamberlain	776	2092.0
10.	Egyptian Healy	759	1788.3

Earned Runs

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Red Donahue	237	1897
2.	Kid Nichols	215	1894
3.	Bert Cunningham	200	1890
4.	George Hemming	188	1893
5.	Ed Stein	180	1894
6.	Jersey Bakley	176	1888
7.	Lee Richmond	174	1881
8.	Pink Hawley	166	1897
9.	Bobby Mathews	164	1876
10.	Kid Gleason	163	1891
	Amos Rusie	163	1895

Earned Runs

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Cy Young	2090	7208.3
2.	Phil Niekro	2012	5404.0
3.	Jamie Moyer	1877	3986.7
4.	Gaylord Perry	1821	5307.0
5.	Warren Spahn	1788	5228.0
6.	Nolan Ryan	1775	5028.0
7.	Earl Whitehill	1726	3564.7
8.	Steve Carlton	1698	4715.7
9.	Don Sutton	1677	4616.3
10.	Bobo Newsom	1653	3747.0

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Matt Kilroy	193	2191.7
2.	Gus Weyhing	191	2159.3
3.	Hardie Henderson	174	1753.0
4.	Egyptian Healy	157	1788.3
5.	Toad Ramsey	151	1752.0
6.	Monte Ward	144	2469.7
7.	Silver King	140	2727.3
8.	Ed Seward	136	1485.7
9.	Amos Rusie	132	3134.3
10.	Adonis Terry	127	1812.3

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Will White	49	1879
2.	Jersey Bakley	40	1888
3.	George Bradley	39	1877
	Mickey Welch	39	1884
5.	Hank Gastright	32	1889
6.	Pud Galvin	31	1881
	Hank O'Day	31	1887
8.	Bert Cunningham	30	1890
9.	Jim Whitney	29	1882
10.	Charlie Buffinton	28	1885
	Gus Weyhing	28	1891

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Tony Mullane	304	4027.0
2.	Nolan Ryan	260	5028.0
3.	Tim Keefe	239	4944.7
4.	Phil Niekro	226	5404.0
5.	Old Hoss Radbourn	214	4527.3
6.	Jack Morris	200	3672.3
7.	Mickey Welch	195	3153.0
8.	Mark Baldwin	180	2468.3
9.	Charlie Hough	179	3780.0
	Will White	179	3047.7

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Gus Weyhing	161	2159.3
2.	Pink Hawley	139	1919.7
3.	Silver King	122	2727.3
4.	Kid Carsey	111	1996.0
5.	Matt Kilroy	104	2191.7
6.	Win Mercer	98	1594.7
7.	Red Ehret	94	1626.0
8.	Amos Rusie	93	3134.3
9.	Jack Taylor	90	1513.3
10.	Kid Madden	86	958.0

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Gus Weyhing	31	1891
2.	Chick Fraser	29	1898
3.	Jack Taylor	28	1897
4.	Pink Hawley	26	1897
	Jack Warhop	26	1909
6.	Red Ehret	23	1893
	Wiley Piatt	23	1899
8.	Red Donahue	22	1897
	Willie Sudhoff	22	1899
10.	Silver King	21	1892
	Cy Seymour	21	1897
	George Van Haltren	21	1890

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Randy Johnson	190	4135.3
	Eddie Plank	190	4495.7
3.	Tim Wakefield	186	3226.3
4.	Tony Mullane	185	4027.0
5.	Joe McGinnity	179	3441.3
6.	Charlie Hough	174	3780.0
7.	Chick Fraser	168	2720.3
8.	Jim Bunning	157	3709.3
9.	Walter Johnson	156	4559.0
10.	Cy Young	153	7208.3

Batters Faced

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Tommy Bond	13914	3359.0
2.	Amos Rusie	13607	3134.3
3.	Bobby Mathews	12435	2737.7
4.	Silver King	11599	2727.3
5.	Al Spalding	10452	2346.7
6.	Monte Ward	10164	2469.7
7.	Larry Corcoran	9473	2279.0
8.	Matt Kilroy	9464	2191.7
9.	Gus Weyhing	9424	2159.3
10.	Mickey Welch	9376	2206.3

Batters Faced

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Will White	2906	1879
2.	Mickey Welch	2370	1884
3.	Al Spalding	2354	1875
4.	Bobby Mathews	2327	1876
5.	Jersey Bakley	2251	1888
6.	Larry Corcoran	2180	1884
7.	Jim McCormick	2145	1881
8.	Tommy Bond	2082	1880
9.	Pud Galvin	2037	1881
10.	Lee Richmond	1992	1881

Batters Faced

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Cy Young	28944	7208.3
2.	Phil Niekro	22677	5404.0
3.	Gaylord Perry	21758	5307.0
4.	Warren Spahn	21468	5228.0
5.	Nolan Ryan	21054	5028.0
6.	Pete Alexander	20893	5190.0
7.	Pud Galvin	20755	4889.7
8.	Tim Keefe	20544	4944.7
9.	Steve Carlton	19600	4715.7
10.	Old Hoss Radbourn	18918	4527.3

Games Finished

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Byung-Hyun Kim	185	402.3
2.	Mitch Williams	182	356.3
3.	Gregg Olson	176	244.0
4.	Huston Street	174	269.0
5.	Francisco Rodriguez	172	316.0
6.	Chad Cordero	165	241.3
7.	Billy McCool	160	506.7
8.	Terry Forster	158	605.0
9.	Neil Allen	151	327.7
10.	Ed Nunez	126	299.3

Games Finished

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Rod Beck	71	1993
2.	Butch Metzger	62	1976
	Gregg Olson	62	1991
4.	John Rocker	61	1999
	Mitch Williams	61	1989
6.	Chad Cordero	59	2006
	Bobby Thigpen	59	1988
	Ugueth Urbina	59	1998
9.	Francisco Rodriguez	58	2006
10.	Joakim Soria	57	2008

Games Finished

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Mariano Rivera	892	1219.7
2.	Trevor Hoffman	856	1089.3
3.	Lee Smith	784	1201.0
4.	John Franco	744	1166.3
5.	Billy Wagner	703	902.7
6.	Jeff Reardon	685	1111.7
7.	Rollie Fingers	670	1433.0
8.	Roberto Hernandez	667	1071.3
9.	Hoyt Wilhelm	651	2254.3
10.	Doug Jones	640	1128.3

Up to & including age 24

Seasons age 24

Including & after age 24

Minimum 600 IP or 58 Decisions for rate statistics

Minimum 100 IP or 9 Decisions for rate statistics

Minimum 1900 IP or 186 Decisions for rate statistics

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Ed Reulbach	175	701.7
2.	Walter Johnson	164	1724.3
3.	Lon Warneke	152	630.0
4.	John Clarkson	151	1231.7
5.	Christy Mathewson	146	1727.0
6.	Smoky Joe Wood	146	1258.7
7.	George McQuillan	145	648.3
8.	Bob Caruthers	141	1685.0
9.	Tom Seaver	141	802.3
10.	Roger Clemens	141	767.3

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Bruce Sutter	328	1977
2.	Red Witt	241	1958
3.	Walter Johnson	240	1912
4.	Christy Mathewson	230	1905
5.	Cal Eldred	217	1992
6.	Hal Newhouser	195	1945
7.	Lindy McDaniel	195	1960
8.	Monte Pearson	194	1933
9.	Marius Russo	181	1939
10.	Johnny Antonelli	178	1954

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Pedro Martinez	159	2373.0
2.	Ed Walsh	148	2853.7
3.	Lefty Grove	148	3940.7
4.	Hoyt Wilhelm	147	2254.3
5.	Walter Johnson	146	4559.0
6.	Roy Halladay	146	2372.3
7.	Roger Clemens	144	4431.0
8.	Cy Young	139	7208.3
9.	Mordecai Brown	139	3172.3
10.	Kid Nichols	138	3340.0

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Amos Rusie	285	3134.3
2.	Kid Nichols	265	2134.3
3.	Silver King	251	2727.3
4.	Bob Feller	203	1448.3
5.	Bob Caruthers	196	1685.0
6.	Al Spalding	189	2346.7
7.	Walter Johnson	188	1724.3
8.	Christy Mathewson	170	1727.0
9.	Bert Blyleven	157	1611.3
10.	Noodles Hahn	155	1612.7

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Walter Johnson	76	1912
2.	Ted Breitenstein	64	1893
3.	Bill Hoffer	60	1895
4.	Hal Newhouser	58	1945
5.	Christy Mathewson	57	1905
6.	Tony Mullane	56	1883
7.	Dan Casey	54	1887
8.	Dizzy Dean	51	1934
9.	Roger Clemens	50	1987
10.	Johnny Antonelli	50	1954

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Cy Young	781	7208.3
2.	Roger Clemens	648	4431.0
3.	Lefty Grove	618	3940.7
4.	Walter Johnson	537	4559.0
5.	Greg Maddux	527	4334.3
6.	Pete Alexander	516	5190.0
7.	Randy Johnson	496	4135.3
8.	Pedro Martinez	435	2373.0
9.	Kid Nichols	398	3340.0
10.	Tom Seaver	393	4254.0

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Amos Rusie	24.6	3134.3
2.	Kid Nichols	23.8	2134.3
3.	Silver King	22.6	2727.3
4.	Walter Johnson	20.9	1724.3
5.	Bob Feller	20.1	1448.3
6.	Christy Mathewson	18.3	1727.0
7.	Bob Caruthers	18.0	1685.0
8.	Bert Blyleven	17.3	1611.3
9.	Noodles Hahn	15.8	1612.7
10.	Ed Morris	14.6	1883.7

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player		Year
1.	Walter Johnson	8.3	1912
2.	Hal Newhouser	6.8	1945
3.	Christy Mathewson	6.5	1905
4.	Ted Breitenstein	5.5	1893
5.	Johnny Antonelli	5.3	1954
	Dizzy Dean	5.3	1934
7.	Roger Clemens	5.2	1987
8.	Bill Hoffer	5.1	1895
	Tony Mullane	5.1	1883
10.	Ewell Blackwell	5.1	1947

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player		IP
1.	Cy Young	75.8	7208.3
2.	Roger Clemens	67.9	4431.0
3.	Lefty Grove	61.7	3940.7
4.	Walter Johnson	59.9	4559.0
5.	Pete Alexander	57.0	5190.0
6.	Greg Maddux	56.9	4334.3
7.	Randy Johnson	52.3	4135.3
8.	Pedro Martinez	45.7	2373.0
9.	Tom Seaver	43.9	4254.0
10.	Warren Spahn	39.8	5228.0

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