Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Radbourn • PRO 19.4
2. Galvin • BUF 18.4
3. Hecker • LOU 17.8
4. Buffinton • BSN 16.3
5. McCormick • 2TM 14.8
6. Mullane • TOL 13.2
7. Welch • NYG 12.3
8. Taylor • 2TM 11.5
9. Sweeney • 2TM 11.2
10. Morris • COL 8.5
WAR for Pitchers
1. Galvin • BUF 20.5
2. Radbourn • PRO 19.2
3. Hecker • LOU 15.5
4. Buffinton • BSN 15.0
5. McCormick • 2TM 14.5
6. Welch • NYG 12.1
7. Mullane • TOL 11.6
8. Sweeney • 2TM 8.8
9. Taylor • 2TM 8.7
10. Morris • COL 8.6
Earned Run Average
1. Radbourn • PRO 1.38
2. Boyle • SLM 1.74
3. Hecker • LOU 1.80
4. Getzien • DTN 1.95
5. Werden • SLM 1.97
6. Galvin • BUF 1.99
7. Hodnett • SLM 2.01
8. Whitney • BSN 2.09
9. Clarkson • CHC 2.14
10. Buffinton • BSN 2.15
Wins
1. Radbourn • PRO 60
2. Hecker • LOU 52
3. Buffinton • BSN 48
4. Galvin • BUF 46
5. Taylor • 2TM 43
6. Sweeney • 2TM 41
7. Sweeney • BLU 40
McCormick • 2TM 40
9. Welch • NYG 39
10. Keefe • NYP 37
Lynch • NYP 37
Win-Loss %
1. Werden • SLM .923
2. Hodnett • SLM .857
3. Radbourn • PRO .833
Boyle • SLM .833
5. Clarkson • CHC .769
6. Buffinton • BSN .750
7. O'Neill • STL .733
8. Morris • COL .723
9. Hecker • LOU .722
10. Foutz • STL .714
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Boyle • SLM 0.853
2. Hecker • LOU 0.868
3. Whitney • BSN 0.890
4. Morris • COL 0.898
5. Radbourn • PRO 0.922
6. Lynch • NYP 0.931
7. Keefe • NYP 0.934
8. Werden • SLM 0.955
9. Getzien • DTN 0.971
10. Foutz • STL 0.982
Hits per 9 IP
1. Radbourn • PRO 7.002
2. Morris • COL 7.017
3. Hecker • LOU 7.059
4. Boyle • SLM 7.080
5. Keefe • NYP 7.081
6. Clarkson • CHC 7.169
7. Werden • SLM 7.196
8. Getzien • DTN 7.208
9. Mountain • COL 7.212
10. Geggus • WHS 7.258
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Boyle • SLM 0.600
2. Bradley • COR 0.605
3. Driscoll • LOU 0.618
4. Murphy • 2TM 0.620
5. Whitney • BSN 0.723
6. Weaver • PHK 0.728
7. Hecker • LOU 0.751
8. Lynch • NYP 0.762
9. Dugan • RIC 0.812
10. Burke • BOS 0.866
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Daily • 2TM 8.682
2. Geggus • WHS 7.917
3. Clarkson • CHC 7.780
4. Whitney • BSN 7.232
5. Burke • BOS 7.127
6. Henderson • BAL 7.088
7. Black • KCC 6.805
8. Wise • WHS 6.620
9. Getzien • DTN 6.536
10. Buffinton • BSN 6.394
Games Played
1. Hecker • LOU 75
Radbourn • PRO 75
3. Galvin • BUF 72
4. Mullane • TOL 67
Buffinton • BSN 67
Shaw • 2TM 67
7. McCormick • 2TM 66
8. Welch • NYG 65
9. Taylor • 2TM 63
10. Sweeney • BLU 62
Saves
1. Taylor • 2TM 4
2. Morrill • BSN 2
3. Burns • BAL 1
Mountain • COL 1
O'Day • TOL 1
Ferguson • PHI 1
O'Rourke • BUF 1
Radbourn • PRO 1
Boyle • SLM 1
Brown • BOS 1
Dunlap • SLM 1
Sylvester • COR 1
Sweeney • 2TM 1
Innings Pitched
1. Radbourn • PRO 678.2
2. Hecker • LOU 670.2
3. Galvin • BUF 636.1
4. Buffinton • BSN 587.0
5. McCormick • 2TM 569.0
6. Mullane • TOL 567.0
7. Welch • NYG 557.1
8. Shaw • 2TM 543.1
9. Sweeney • BLU 538.0
10. Taylor • 2TM 523.0
Strikeouts
1. Daily • 2TM 483
2. Shaw • 2TM 451
3. Radbourn • PRO 441
4. Buffinton • BSN 417
5. Hecker • LOU 385
6. Sweeney • BLU 374
7. Galvin • BUF 369
8. Henderson • BAL 346
9. Welch • NYG 345
10. McCormick • 2TM 343
Games Started
1. Hecker • LOU 73
Radbourn • PRO 73
3. Galvin • BUF 72
4. Buffinton • BSN 67
5. Shaw • 2TM 66
6. Mullane • TOL 65
Welch • NYG 65
McCormick • 2TM 65
9. McKeon • IND 60
Sweeney • BLU 60
Complete Games
1. Radbourn • PRO 73
2. Hecker • LOU 72
3. Galvin • BUF 71
4. Mullane • TOL 64
5. Buffinton • BSN 63
McCormick • 2TM 63
7. Welch • NYG 62
8. Shaw • 2TM 60
9. McKeon • IND 59
Taylor • 2TM 59
Shutouts
1. Galvin • BUF 12
2. Radbourn • PRO 11
3. McCormick • 2TM 10
4. Buffinton • BSN 8
5. Corcoran • CHC 7
Mullane • TOL 7
White • CIN 7
8. Hecker • LOU 6
Whitney • BSN 6
Sweeney • 2TM 6
Home Runs
1. Corcoran • CHC 35
2. Galvin • BUF 23
3. Serad • BUF 21
4. McKeon • IND 20
5. McCormick • 2TM 19
6. Radbourn • PRO 18
7. White • CIN 16
8. Sullivan • PIT 15
Buffinton • BSN 15
10. Ferguson • PHI 13
Sweeney • BLU 13
Lee • 2TM 13
Bases on Balls
1. Welch • NYG 146
2. Henderson • BAL 116
Corcoran • CHC 116
4. Serad • BUF 111
5. Shaw • 2TM 109
6. Harkins • CLV 108
7. Bagley • NYG 99
8. Radbourn • PRO 98
9. Sullivan • PIT 96
10. McKeon • IND 94
Hits
1. Galvin • BUF 566
2. Radbourn • PRO 528
Welch • NYG 528
4. Hecker • LOU 526
5. Sweeney • BLU 522
6. McCormick • 2TM 508
7. Buffinton • BSN 506
8. Sullivan • PIT 496
9. McKeon • IND 488
10. Terry • BRO 486
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Whitney • BSN 10.000
2. Boyle • SLM 8.800
3. Burke • BOS 8.226
4. Bradley • COR 7.304
5. Lynch • NYP 6.952
6. Hecker • LOU 6.875
7. Daily • 2TM 6.708
8. Murphy • 2TM 6.636
9. Morris • COL 5.922
10. Galvin • BUF 5.857
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Aydelott • IND 0.000
Hodnett • SLM 0.000
Bakley • 3TM 0.000
Deagle • 2TM 0.000
5. Hecker • LOU 0.054
6. Morris • COL 0.063
7. Werden • SLM 0.064
8. Black • KCC 0.073
9. Mullane • TOL 0.079
10. Keefe • NYP 0.093
Losses
1. McKeon • IND 41
2. Sullivan • PIT 35
Terry • BRO 35
4. Barr • 2TM 34
5. Shaw • 2TM 33
6. Harkins • CLV 32
7. Bakley • 3TM 30
8. O'Day • TOL 28
Daily • 2TM 28
10. Mullane • TOL 26
Neagle • PIT 26
Atkinson • 3TM 26
Earned Runs
1. Sullivan • PIT 206
2. McKeon • IND 199
3. Terry • BRO 188
Bakley • 3TM 188
5. Barr • 2TM 181
6. White • CIN 168
7. Ferguson • PHI 164
8. Harkins • CLV 160
9. Mathews • PHA 159
Mullane • TOL 159
Wild Pitches
1. Mullane • TOL 63
2. Bakley • 3TM 56
3. Kimber • BRO 52
4. Daily • 2TM 50
5. Harkins • CLV 48
6. McElroy • 2TM 46
7. Henderson • BAL 45
8. Sweeney • BLU 43
9. Serad • BUF 42
Wise • WHS 42
Hit By Pitch
1. White • CIN 35
2. Mullane • TOL 32
3. Shallix • CIN 26
4. Sullivan • PIT 20
5. Barr • 2TM 18
O'Day • TOL 18
Neagle • PIT 18
McKeon • IND 18
9. Mountjoy • CIN 16
Henderson • BAL 16
Hecker • LOU 16
Batters Faced
1. Radbourn • PRO 2,672
2. Hecker • LOU 2,649
3. Galvin • BUF 2,554
4. Buffinton • BSN 2,383
5. Welch • NYG 2,370
6. Mullane • TOL 2,364
7. McCormick • 2TM 2,336
8. Sweeney • BLU 2,270
9. Shaw • 2TM 2,244
10. Taylor • 2TM 2,195
Games Finished
1. Robinson • BLU 8
Wise • WHS 8
Voss • 2TM 8
4. Reccius • LOU 7
5. Caruthers • STL 6
Morrill • BSN 6
7. Sylvester • COR 5
Murphy • 2TM 5
9. Taylor • 2TM 4
Brown • COL 4
Meinke • DTN 4
Sweeney • 2TM 4
Adjusted ERA+
1. Radbourn • PRO 205
2. Boyle • SLM 174
3. Hecker • LOU 171
4. Galvin • BUF 155
5. Werden • SLM 153
6. Foutz • STL 151
7. Hodnett • SLM 151
8. Getzien • DTN 147
9. Clarkson • CHC 146
10. Morris • COL 139
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Daily • 2TM 2.06
2. Black • KCC 2.28
3. Geggus • WHS 2.30
4. Whitney • BSN 2.37
5. Burke • BOS 2.38
6. Morris • COL 2.41
7. Wise • WHS 2.48
8. Getzien • DTN 2.51
9. Hecker • LOU 2.53
10. Keefe • NYP 2.56
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Radbourn • PRO 110
2. Hecker • LOU 98
3. Galvin • BUF 78
4. Sweeney • 2TM 68
5. Taylor • 2TM 64
6. Buffinton • BSN 59
7. McCormick • 2TM 53
8. Keefe • NYP 50
9. Mullane • TOL 50
10. Morris • COL 48
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Radbourn • PRO 10.5
2. Hecker • LOU 9.6
3. Galvin • BUF 7.4
4. Sweeney • 2TM 6.4
5. Taylor • 2TM 5.9
6. Buffinton • BSN 5.5
7. McCormick • 2TM 5.0
8. Keefe • NYP 4.7
9. Mullane • TOL 4.7
10. Morris • COL 4.6

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order.

For batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1901, so all leaders are since 1901. Explanation of min. requirements

More 1884 Major League Pages

1884 Major League Season

Minor Leagues

Standings

Schedule

Fielding

Batting

Pitching

Managers

Fielding

Batting

Pitching

Leaders & Awards

Other