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1887 National League Pitching Leaders
1886 NL
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1887 AA
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1887 MLB
Pitching Leaders
NL Pitching Leaders
Glossary
Earned Run Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Casey
(PHI)
2.859
2.
Conway
(DTN)
2.897
3.
Ferguson
(PHI)
2.997
4.
Clarkson
(CHC)
3.080
5.
Keefe
(NYG)
3.115
6.
Whitney
(WHS)
3.225
7.
Galvin
(PIT)
3.288
8.
Welch
(NYG)
3.355
9.
Baldwin
(CHC)
3.395
10.
Boyle
(IND)
3.649
Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Clarkson
(CHC)
38
2.
Keefe
(NYG)
35
3.
Getzien
(DTN)
29
4.
Casey
(PHI)
28
Galvin
(PIT)
28
6.
Whitney
(WHS)
24
Radbourn
(BSN)
24
8.
Ferguson
(PHI)
22
Welch
(NYG)
22
10.
Buffinton
(PHI)
21
Madden
(BSN)
21
Win-Loss %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Getzien
(DTN)
.690
2.
Ferguson
(PHI)
.688
3.
Casey
(PHI)
.683
4.
Keefe
(NYG)
.648
5.
Clarkson
(CHC)
.644
6.
Wiedman
(TOT)
.619
7.
Van Haltren
(CHC)
.611
8.
Madden
(BSN)
.600
9.
Welch
(NYG)
.595
10.
Galvin
(PIT)
.571
Walks & Hits per IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Keefe
(NYG)
1.125
2.
Clarkson
(CHC)
1.157
3.
Ferguson
(PHI)
1.157
4.
Whitney
(WHS)
1.166
5.
Conway
(DTN)
1.226
6.
Welch
(NYG)
1.243
7.
Casey
(PHI)
1.261
8.
Galvin
(PIT)
1.264
9.
Boyle
(IND)
1.296
10.
Getzien
(DTN)
1.306
Hits per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Keefe
(NYG)
8.081
2.
Conway
(DTN)
8.137
3.
Casey
(PHI)
8.693
4.
Welch
(NYG)
8.818
5.
Clarkson
(CHC)
8.828
6.
Baldwin
(CHC)
8.865
7.
Madden
(BSN)
8.888
8.
Ferguson
(PHI)
8.990
9.
O'Day
(WHS)
9.012
10.
Getzien
(DTN)
9.156
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Whitney
(WHS)
.934
2.
Galvin
(PIT)
1.368
3.
Ferguson
(PHI)
1.423
4.
Clarkson
(CHC)
1.583
5.
Boyle
(IND)
1.893
6.
Morris
(PIT)
2.011
7.
Keefe
(NYG)
2.039
8.
Shaw
(WHS)
2.283
9.
McCormick
(PIT)
2.345
10.
Welch
(NYG)
2.367
Strikeouts per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Baldwin
(CHC)
4.419
2.
Gilmore
(WHS)
4.372
3.
Buffinton
(PHI)
4.333
4.
Van Haltren
(CHC)
4.248
5.
Clarkson
(CHC)
4.078
6.
Ferguson
(PHI)
3.784
7.
Keefe
(NYG)
3.569
8.
Getzien
(DTN)
3.314
9.
Whitney
(WHS)
3.247
10.
O'Day
(WHS)
3.039
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Clarkson
(CHC)
60
2.
Keefe
(NYG)
56
3.
Radbourn
(BSN)
50
4.
Galvin
(PIT)
49
5.
Whitney
(WHS)
47
6.
Casey
(PHI)
45
7.
Getzien
(DTN)
43
8.
Healy
(IND)
41
Welch
(NYG)
41
10.
Baldwin
(CHC)
40
Buffinton
(PHI)
40
Saves
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ferguson
(PHI)
1
Fass
(IND)
1
Baldwin
(CHC)
1
Van Haltren
(CHC)
1
Twitchell
(DTN)
1
Tiernan
(NYG)
1
Stemmeyer
(BSN)
1
Pettit
(CHC)
1
Innings Pitched
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Clarkson
(CHC)
523.0
2.
Keefe
(NYG)
476.2
3.
Galvin
(PIT)
440.2
4.
Radbourn
(BSN)
425.0
5.
Whitney
(WHS)
404.2
6.
Casey
(PHI)
390.1
7.
Getzien
(DTN)
366.2
8.
Welch
(NYG)
346.0
9.
Healy
(IND)
341.0
10.
Baldwin
(CHC)
334.0
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Clarkson
(CHC)
237
2.
Keefe
(NYG)
189
3.
Baldwin
(CHC)
164
4.
Buffinton
(PHI)
160
5.
Whitney
(WHS)
146
6.
Getzien
(DTN)
135
7.
Ferguson
(PHI)
125
8.
Casey
(PHI)
119
9.
Welch
(NYG)
115
10.
Gilmore
(WHS)
114
Games Started
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Clarkson
(CHC)
59
2.
Keefe
(NYG)
56
3.
Radbourn
(BSN)
50
4.
Galvin
(PIT)
48
5.
Whitney
(WHS)
47
6.
Casey
(PHI)
45
7.
Getzien
(DTN)
42
8.
Healy
(IND)
41
9.
Welch
(NYG)
40
10.
Baldwin
(CHC)
39
Complete Games
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Clarkson
(CHC)
56
2.
Keefe
(NYG)
54
3.
Radbourn
(BSN)
48
4.
Galvin
(PIT)
47
5.
Whitney
(WHS)
46
6.
Casey
(PHI)
43
7.
Getzien
(DTN)
41
8.
Healy
(IND)
40
9.
Welch
(NYG)
39
10.
Boyle
(IND)
37
Morris
(PIT)
37
Shutouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Casey
(PHI)
4
2.
Whitney
(WHS)
3
Madden
(BSN)
3
Healy
(IND)
3
5.
Clarkson
(CHC)
2
Ferguson
(PHI)
2
Galvin
(PIT)
2
Getzien
(DTN)
2
Welch
(NYG)
2
Keefe
(NYG)
2
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Healy
(IND)
24
Getzien
(DTN)
24
3.
Baldwin
(CHC)
23
4.
Madden
(BSN)
20
Radbourn
(BSN)
20
Clarkson
(CHC)
20
7.
Whitney
(WHS)
16
Buffinton
(PHI)
16
9.
Casey
(PHI)
15
O'Day
(WHS)
15
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Radbourn
(BSN)
133
2.
Baldwin
(CHC)
122
Madden
(BSN)
122
4.
Casey
(PHI)
115
5.
O'Day
(WHS)
109
6.
Healy
(IND)
108
Keefe
(NYG)
108
8.
Getzien
(DTN)
106
9.
Gilmore
(WHS)
92
Clarkson
(CHC)
92
Buffinton
(PHI)
92
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Clarkson
(CHC)
513
2.
Radbourn
(BSN)
505
3.
Galvin
(PIT)
490
4.
Whitney
(WHS)
430
5.
Keefe
(NYG)
428
6.
Healy
(IND)
415
7.
Casey
(PHI)
377
McCormick
(PIT)
377
9.
Morris
(PIT)
375
10.
Getzien
(DTN)
373
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Whitney
(WHS)
3.476
2.
Ferguson
(PHI)
2.660
3.
Clarkson
(CHC)
2.576
4.
Keefe
(NYG)
1.750
5.
Buffinton
(PHI)
1.739
6.
Baldwin
(CHC)
1.344
7.
Morris
(PIT)
1.282
8.
Getzien
(DTN)
1.274
9.
Welch
(NYG)
1.264
10.
Gilmore
(WHS)
1.239
Home Runs per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Welch
(NYG)
.182
2.
Conway
(DTN)
.185
3.
Keefe
(NYG)
.208
4.
Galvin
(PIT)
.245
5.
Gilmore
(WHS)
.269
6.
Boyle
(IND)
.302
7.
McCormick
(PIT)
.335
8.
Baldwin
(DTN)
.341
9.
Clarkson
(CHC)
.344
10.
Casey
(PHI)
.346
Losses
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Healy
(IND)
29
2.
Boyle
(IND)
24
3.
McCormick
(PIT)
23
Radbourn
(BSN)
23
5.
Morris
(PIT)
22
6.
Whitney
(WHS)
21
Clarkson
(CHC)
21
Galvin
(PIT)
21
9.
O'Day
(WHS)
20
Gilmore
(WHS)
20
Earned Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Radbourn
(BSN)
215
2.
Healy
(IND)
196
3.
Clarkson
(CHC)
179
4.
Keefe
(NYG)
165
5.
Galvin
(PIT)
161
6.
McCormick
(PIT)
154
7.
Morris
(PIT)
152
Getzien
(DTN)
152
9.
Whitney
(WHS)
145
10.
Buffinton
(PHI)
135
Madden
(BSN)
135
Wild Pitches
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Baldwin
(CHC)
41
2.
Healy
(IND)
39
3.
Keefe
(NYG)
37
4.
O'Day
(WHS)
31
5.
Buffinton
(PHI)
25
Clarkson
(CHC)
25
7.
George
(NYG)
22
8.
Radbourn
(BSN)
20
9.
Getzien
(DTN)
18
10.
Conway
(BSN)
17
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Madden
(BSN)
20
2.
Baldwin
(CHC)
17
3.
Van Haltren
(CHC)
16
Whitney
(WHS)
16
5.
Healy
(IND)
15
6.
George
(NYG)
14
Casey
(PHI)
14
Radbourn
(BSN)
14
9.
Gilmore
(WHS)
13
10.
McCormick
(PIT)
12
Boyle
(IND)
12
Batters Faced
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Clarkson
(CHC)
2183
2.
Keefe
(NYG)
1981
3.
Radbourn
(BSN)
1915
4.
Galvin
(PIT)
1897
5.
Whitney
(WHS)
1718
6.
Casey
(PHI)
1660
7.
Getzien
(DTN)
1578
8.
Healy
(IND)
1535
9.
Baldwin
(CHC)
1465
10.
Welch
(NYG)
1438
Games Finished
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cahill
(IND)
5
2.
Ferguson
(PHI)
4
Ryan
(CHC)
4
Tiernan
(NYG)
4
5.
Twitchell
(DTN)
3
Kelly
(BSN)
3
7.
Galvin
(PIT)
2
Baldwin
(CHC)
2
Maul
(PHI)
2
10.
Daily
(TOT)
1
Gilmore
(WHS)
1
Glasscock
(IND)
1
Keefe
(NYG)
1
Fogarty
(PHI)
1
Fass
(IND)
1
McGeachey
(IND)
1
Pettit
(CHC)
1
Richardson
(NYG)
1
Dunlap
(DTN)
1
Shaw
(WHS)
1
Sowders
(IND)
1
Stemmeyer
(BSN)
1
Clarkson
(CHC)
1
Buffinton
(PHI)
1
Van Haltren
(CHC)
1
Williamson
(CHC)
1
Getzien
(DTN)
1
Adjusted ERA+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Casey
(PHI)
147
2.
Clarkson
(CHC)
145
3.
Ferguson
(PHI)
140
4.
Conway
(DTN)
140
5.
Baldwin
(CHC)
131
6.
Whitney
(WHS)
125
7.
Keefe
(NYG)
121
8.
Van Haltren
(CHC)
115
9.
Buffinton
(PHI)
115
10.
Galvin
(PIT)
114
1886 NL
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1887 MLB
Pitching Leaders