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1959 National League Pitching Ratios

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Team & League Pitching Ratios*

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Tm R/G Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB Opp DP %
CHC 4.44 49% 2.6% 12.9% 8.8% 6.9% 30% 1.10 74% 1093 112 10%
CIN 4.79 51% 2.8% 11.7% 7.8% 7.7% 31% 0.91 76% 1160 123 11%
LAD 4.29 53% 2.6% 17.7% 10.1% 6.4% 30% 1.16 68% 1242 123 10%
MLN 3.97 54% 2.2% 13.0% 7.2% 6.2% 26% 1.08 76% 1081 100 9%
PHI 4.68 47% 2.6% 13.2% 8.2% 8.0% 34% 0.96 74% 1067 99 9%
PIT 4.39 51% 2.3% 12.4% 7.1% 7.3% 30% 0.97 77% 1054 120 11%
SFG 3.98 58% 2.4% 14.9% 8.5% 6.1% 28% 1.09 72% 1164 103 9%
STL 4.71 54% 2.3% 14.2% 9.5% 6.8% 28% 1.07 73% 1276 126 10%
LgAvg 4.40 52% 2.5% 13.8% 8.4% 6.9% 30% 1.04 74% 1142 113 10%
4.40 52% 2.5% 13.8% 8.4% 6.9% 30% 1.04 74% 9137 906 10%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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Rk Age Tm IP Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB Opp DP %
1 Tom Acker 29 CIN 63.1 42% 3.6% 16.3% 13.4% 9.0% 44% 0.78 65% 55 6 11%
2 Bob Anderson 23 CHC 235.1 48% 2.1% 11.3% 7.7% 6.3% 26% 1.67 77% 189 23 12%
3 *Johnny Antonelli 29 SFG 282.0 78% 2.5% 14.4% 6.6% 6.1% 28% 1.10 76% 205 23 11%
4 *Luis Arroyo 32 CIN 13.2 64% 0.0% 11.1% 15.3% 5.6% 24% 1.67 67% 11 1 9%
5 *Jim Bailey 24 CIN 11.2 71% 1.7% 12.1% 10.3% 10.3% 35% 0.87 74% 17 2 12%
6 Curt Barclay 27 SFG 0.1 67% 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 16.7% 50% 67% 2 0 0%
7 Ron Blackburn 24 PIT 44.1 34% 2.5% 9.6% 7.5% 9.1% 36% 1.18 77% 38 2 5%
8 Bob Blaylock 24 STL 9.0 50% 2.9% 8.8% 8.8% 2.9% 13% 1.00 79% 6 1 17%
9 Gary Blaylock 27 STL 100.0 48% 3.1% 13.6% 9.6% 8.2% 32% 1.01 72% 95 13 14%
10 Bob Bowman 28 PHI 6.0 52% 3.7% 0.0% 18.5% 7.4% 40% 0.80 78% 6 1 17%
11 *Marshall Bridges 28 STL 76.0 69% 3.1% 23.2% 11.3% 8.2% 40% 0.91 60% 67 6 9%
12 Ernie Broglio 23 STL 181.1 49% 2.5% 16.7% 11.2% 7.5% 35% 0.86 69% 148 9 6%
13 Jim Brosnan 29 TOT 116.1 43% 2.4% 14.8% 8.2% 6.4% 28% 0.97 72% 113 10 9%
14 Jim Brosnan 29 STL 33.0 43% 3.5% 12.7% 10.6% 10.6% 44% 1.31 71% 36 5 14%
15 Jim Brosnan 29 CIN 83.1 43% 2.0% 15.6% 7.3% 4.8% 22% 0.85 72% 77 5 6%
16 Bob Buhl 30 MLN 198.0 46% 2.3% 12.6% 8.9% 5.8% 27% 1.32 75% 137 13 9%
17 Lew Burdette 32 MLN 289.2 45% 3.2% 8.8% 3.2% 7.5% 29% 1.21 84% 214 28 13%
18 John Buzhardt 22 CHC 101.1 47% 2.7% 7.5% 6.6% 8.7% 36% 1.35 81% 78 6 8%
19 Bud Byerly 38 SFG 13.0 44% 3.9% 7.7% 9.6% 5.8% 27% 1.69 79% 8 1 13%
20 Don Cardwell 23 PHI 153.0 46% 3.4% 16.4% 10.1% 9.3% 44% 0.85 69% 125 15 12%
21 *Art Ceccarelli 29 CHC 102.0 75% 4.4% 13.0% 8.6% 8.8% 40% 0.83 73% 72 9 13%
22 Tom Cheney 24 STL 11.2 52% 3.2% 12.7% 17.5% 6.4% 24% 0.63 62% 18 1 6%
23 Chuck Churn 29 LAD 30.2 34% 1.6% 19.2% 8.0% 7.2% 32% 1.19 70% 21 2 10%
24 Phil Clark 26 STL 7.0 24% 0.0% 13.9% 22.2% 2.8% 13% 1.29 64% 7 1 14%
25 Gene Conley 28 PHI 180.0 45% 1.8% 13.9% 5.7% 6.8% 31% 1.10 78% 109 14 13%
Rk Age Tm IP Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB Opp DP %
26 Roger Craig 29 LAD 152.2 41% 2.1% 12.4% 7.4% 4.4% 22% 1.28 78% 118 18 15%
27 *Mike Cuellar 22 CIN 4.0 67% 4.2% 20.8% 16.7% 16.7% 57% 0.75 58% 4 0 0%
28 Bennie Daniels 27 PIT 100.2 41% 2.0% 15.0% 8.7% 7.4% 29% 1.34 72% 80 9 11%
29 Ed Donnelly 24 CHC 14.1 38% 1.5% 8.7% 13.0% 7.3% 28% 1.57 75% 18 2 11%
30 Moe Drabowsky 23 CHC 141.2 46% 3.3% 11.1% 11.9% 7.1% 33% 1.05 73% 114 10 9%
31 Dick Drott 22 CHC 27.1 51% 3.9% 11.6% 20.2% 7.8% 40% 0.56 64% 32 2 6%
32 Don Drysdale 22 LAD 270.2 46% 2.3% 21.2% 8.1% 6.0% 29% 1.16 66% 210 16 8%
33 Bob Duliba 24 STL 22.2 47% 2.0% 14.3% 12.2% 5.1% 26% 2.06 71% 10 2 20%
34 Don Elston 30 CHC 97.2 40% 2.7% 19.9% 11.1% 6.1% 33% 0.68 64% 91 6 7%
35 Carl Erskine 32 LAD 23.1 27% 4.3% 12.8% 11.1% 12.8% 46% 1.25 71% 20 1 5%
36 Roy Face 31 PIT 93.1 45% 1.3% 18.1% 6.6% 3.7% 15% 0.98 71% 102 8 8%
37 Turk Farrell 25 PHI 57.0 44% 3.6% 12.3% 9.9% 9.1% 38% 1.06 71% 53 2 4%
38 Eddie Fisher 22 SFG 40.0 44% 4.4% 8.3% 4.4% 10.5% 33% 0.85 81% 30 2 7%
39 Art Fowler 36 LAD 61.0 35% 3.0% 17.3% 8.5% 7.0% 27% 0.81 69% 68 6 9%
40 Bob Friend 28 PIT 234.2 49% 1.9% 10.3% 5.1% 7.8% 30% 1.30 81% 185 18 10%
41 Bob Gibson 23 STL 75.2 50% 1.2% 14.4% 11.7% 5.4% 23% 1.17 70% 77 9 12%
42 Paul Giel 27 PIT 7.2 33% 0.0% 6.7% 13.3% 11.1% 29% 1.50 73% 12 1 8%
43 Bob Giggie 25 MLN 20.0 40% 2.3% 17.1% 11.4% 8.0% 29% 2.90 66% 20 5 25%
44 Ruben Gomez 31 PHI 72.1 45% 3.7% 11.3% 7.3% 9.5% 34% 0.93 77% 60 6 10%
45 *Fred Green 25 PIT 37.1 68% 1.2% 12.4% 9.3% 6.2% 27% 1.05 75% 27 3 11%
46 Marv Grissom 41 STL 2.0 50% 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% 50% 1.00 83% 3 0 0%
47 *Don Gross 28 PIT 33.0 59% 2.2% 11.1% 7.4% 8.2% 39% 1.08 78% 26 4 15%
48 *Harvey Haddix 33 PIT 224.1 74% 2.9% 16.6% 5.5% 7.0% 33% 0.70 74% 128 13 10%
49 Dick Hall 28 PIT 8.2 45% 2.6% 7.7% 2.6% 5.1% 17% 0.25 85% 6 0 0%
50 Bill Harris 27 LAD 1.2 13% 0.0% 0.0% 37.5% 0.0% 4.00 63% 1 0 0%
Rk Age Tm IP Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB Opp DP %
51 *Bob Hartman 21 MLN 1.2 54% 0.0% 7.7% 15.4% 0.0% 0% 1.00 77% 4 0 0%
52 Jim Hearn 38 PHI 11.0 40% 3.8% 1.9% 11.3% 11.3% 40% 1.13 79% 8 1 13%
53 *Bill Henry 31 CHC 134.1 64% 3.6% 21.9% 4.9% 6.8% 32% 0.73 69% 98 11 11%
54 Dave Hillman 31 CHC 191.0 43% 2.2% 11.3% 5.5% 6.8% 30% 1.05 79% 130 13 10%
55 Glen Hobbie 23 CHC 234.0 42% 1.5% 13.9% 10.7% 5.6% 27% 1.23 72% 162 22 14%
56 Jay Hook 22 CIN 79.0 44% 3.2% 10.9% 11.5% 8.5% 37% 0.54 73% 72 5 7%
57 Tom Hughes 24 STL 4.0 58% 8.3% 8.3% 8.3% 16.7% 44% 0.43 75% 5 0 0%
58 *Al Jackson 23 PIT 18.0 64% 1.2% 15.5% 9.5% 10.7% 30% 1.79 70% 20 6 30%
59 Larry Jackson 28 STL 256.0 49% 1.2% 13.4% 5.9% 5.3% 21% 1.27 79% 226 22 10%
60 Joey Jay 23 MLN 136.1 47% 1.8% 14.6% 10.7% 3.7% 17% 1.06 71% 119 10 8%
61 Hal Jeffcoat 34 TOT 39.4 36% 3.8% 10.3% 10.3% 12.0% 41% 2.27 76% 27 6 22%
62 Hal Jeffcoat 34 CIN 21.2 39% 3.2% 12.9% 10.8% 10.8% 48% 2.12 73% 13 2 15%
63 Hal Jeffcoat 34 STL 17.2 34% 4.4% 7.7% 9.9% 13.2% 36% 2.46 78% 14 4 29%
64 Ben Johnson 28 CHC 16.2 49% 1.5% 8.7% 5.8% 5.8% 24% 0.91 84% 15 3 20%
65 Gordon Jones 29 SFG 43.2 40% 3.1% 15.1% 9.9% 6.8% 29% 0.81 67% 46 4 9%
66 Sam Jones 33 SFG 270.2 51% 1.6% 18.2% 9.5% 5.3% 26% 0.86 69% 236 16 7%
67 Ed Keegan 19 PHI 9.0 53% 3.4% 5.1% 22.0% 8.5% 26% 0.71 66% 16 1 6%
68 *Alex Kellner 34 STL 37.0 68% 5.8% 12.3% 6.5% 7.1% 36% 0.57 74% 33 2 6%
69 *Fred Kipp 27 LAD 2.2 54% 0.0% 7.7% 23.1% 0.0% 0% 1.33 62% 5 0 0%
70 Ron Kline 27 PIT 186.0 44% 2.9% 11.4% 8.8% 8.0% 34% 0.94 75% 134 16 12%
71 Johnny Klippstein 31 LAD 45.2 26% 3.7% 14.0% 15.4% 7.5% 33% 0.88 65% 53 7 13%
72 *Sandy Koufax 23 LAD 153.1 75% 3.4% 25.5% 13.6% 6.9% 35% 0.68 57% 145 5 3%
73 Clem Labine 32 LAD 84.2 39% 3.1% 10.3% 7.0% 8.4% 33% 1.89 78% 78 10 13%
74 Vern Law 29 PIT 266.0 46% 2.3% 10.2% 4.9% 6.6% 29% 0.89 81% 159 23 14%
75 Brooks Lawrence 34 CIN 128.1 47% 3.0% 11.4% 8.0% 8.7% 34% 1.17 77% 118 15 13%
Rk Age Tm IP Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB Opp DP %
76 Bob Mabe 29 CIN 29.2 45% 4.4% 5.9% 14.0% 9.6% 45% 1.29 75% 28 4 14%
77 *Morrie Martin 36 CHC 2.1 50% 14.3% 7.1% 7.1% 14.3% 40% 0.50 57% 4 0 0%
78 *Mike McCormick 20 SFG 225.2 72% 2.5% 15.6% 8.9% 6.4% 29% 0.95 71% 186 18 10%
79 Lindy McDaniel 23 STL 132.0 44% 2.0% 15.4% 7.4% 6.5% 25% 2.18 74% 122 21 17%
80 *Danny McDevitt 26 LAD 145.0 73% 2.5% 16.4% 7.9% 6.8% 30% 2.41 70% 151 15 10%
81 Don McMahon 29 MLN 80.2 47% 1.4% 15.5% 10.4% 4.8% 21% 0.60 71% 72 5 7%
82 Jack Meyer 27 PHI 93.2 44% 2.2% 17.5% 13.1% 6.9% 37% 0.61 66% 84 5 6%
83 Bob Miller 20 STL 70.2 55% 0.7% 14.6% 7.1% 4.8% 21% 1.54 76% 71 6 8%
84 Stu Miller 31 SFG 167.2 46% 2.1% 13.3% 8.0% 5.2% 23% 1.70 74% 147 14 10%
85 *Vinegar Bend Mizell 28 STL 201.1 78% 2.4% 12.2% 10.0% 6.5% 30% 0.66 74% 180 14 8%
86 *Seth Morehead 24 TOT 28.2 65% 2.9% 12.4% 8.0% 10.2% 35% 0.74 76% 29 1 3%
87 *Seth Morehead 24 PHI 10.0 67% 6.1% 16.3% 6.1% 12.2% 40% 0.83 69% 7 0 0%
88 *Seth Morehead 24 CHC 18.2 64% 1.1% 10.2% 9.1% 9.1% 32% 0.70 80% 22 1 5%
89 Billy Muffett 28 SFG 6.2 35% 6.5% 9.7% 9.7% 6.5% 18% 1.14 71% 10 1 10%
90 Don Newcombe 33 CIN 222.0 45% 2.8% 11.1% 3.0% 7.0% 29% 0.92 81% 143 19 13%
91 Howie Nunn 23 STL 21.1 32% 3.1% 20.6% 15.5% 8.3% 35% 1.32 58% 38 4 11%
92 *Joe Nuxhall 30 CIN 131.2 73% 1.8% 13.1% 6.1% 7.0% 26% 0.60 78% 118 9 8%
93 *Jim O'Toole 22 CIN 129.1 71% 2.4% 11.5% 12.4% 7.0% 29% 1.16 71% 154 18 12%
94 *Claude Osteen 19 CIN 7.2 66% 2.3% 6.8% 20.5% 9.1% 36% 1.38 68% 9 0 0%
95 Jim Owens 25 PHI 221.1 46% 1.5% 14.6% 7.9% 6.2% 28% 1.16 75% 165 21 13%
96 Orlando Pena 25 CIN 136.0 45% 4.4% 13.0% 6.6% 8.4% 33% 0.88 75% 111 9 8%
97 *Taylor Phillips 26 TOT 79.2 65% 1.9% 10.9% 11.5% 7.4% 29% 1.64 72% 82 9 11%
98 *Taylor Phillips 26 CHC 16.2 73% 3.6% 6.0% 13.1% 9.5% 36% 1.65 74% 14 1 7%
99 *Taylor Phillips 26 PHI 63.0 63% 1.4% 12.4% 11.0% 6.7% 26% 1.64 72% 68 8 12%
100 *Juan Pizarro 22 MLN 133.2 70% 2.3% 21.8% 12.1% 6.4% 32% 0.80 62% 100 9 9%
Rk Age Tm IP Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB Opp DP %
101 *Johnny Podres 26 LAD 195.0 75% 2.8% 17.6% 9.0% 6.7% 29% 1.09 69% 165 22 13%
102 Bob Porterfield 35 TOT 47.2 44% 1.8% 8.6% 9.9% 7.7% 26% 0.97 77% 71 7 10%
103 Bob Porterfield 35 PIT 41.1 44% 1.6% 10.2% 10.2% 7.5% 28% 0.96 75% 54 6 11%
104 Bob Porterfield 35 CHC 6.1 42% 2.8% 0.0% 8.3% 8.3% 21% 1.00 89% 17 1 6%
105 Bob Purkey 29 CIN 218.0 46% 2.7% 8.4% 4.6% 7.8% 30% 0.86 82% 154 16 10%
106 *Marshall Renfroe 23 SFG 2.0 50% 8.3% 25.0% 25.0% 16.7% 67% 0.50 42% 3 0 0%
107 Dick Ricketts 25 STL 55.2 46% 2.7% 9.7% 11.6% 7.3% 28% 0.73 75% 50 2 4%
108 Robin Roberts 32 PHI 257.1 46% 3.2% 12.7% 3.3% 8.2% 33% 0.68 79% 166 7 4%
109 Humberto Robinson 29 PHI 73.0 41% 1.9% 10.3% 7.7% 6.4% 29% 1.34 78% 58 1 2%
110 Freddy Rodriguez 35 PHI 2.0 45% 9.1% 9.1% 0.0% 9.1% 25% 0.67 73% 0 0
111 *Don Rudolph 27 CIN 7.1 64% 2.8% 22.2% 8.3% 13.9% 39% 0.18 67% 7 0 0%
112 Bob Rush 33 MLN 101.1 49% 1.2% 15.0% 5.4% 6.6% 28% 1.03 78% 69 6 9%
113 Jack Sanford 30 SFG 222.1 49% 2.4% 14.2% 7.5% 6.1% 29% 1.19 74% 183 16 9%
114 Joe Schaffernoth 21 CHC 7.2 42% 2.8% 8.3% 11.1% 11.1% 36% 1.38 75% 6 1 17%
115 Willard Schmidt 31 CIN 70.2 43% 1.3% 13.0% 9.8% 7.5% 29% 1.40 74% 69 12 17%
116 Al Schroll 27 PHI 9.1 38% 2.4% 9.5% 14.3% 7.1% 25% 1.40 71% 10 3 30%
117 Ray Semproch 28 PHI 111.2 50% 2.4% 10.7% 11.7% 9.9% 42% 1.06 73% 107 11 10%
118 Larry Sherry 23 LAD 94.1 44% 2.3% 18.4% 11.0% 5.6% 29% 1.01 67% 65 9 14%
119 Joe Shipley 24 SFG 18.0 46% 2.3% 12.6% 19.5% 4.6% 25% 0.78 62% 20 0 0%
120 *Chris Short 21 PHI 14.1 78% 4.2% 11.1% 13.9% 8.3% 32% 0.84 68% 18 1 6%
121 *Curt Simmons 30 PHI 10.0 69% 4.8% 9.5% 0.0% 21.4% 56% 1.08 81% 7 2 29%
122 Elmer Singleton 41 CHC 43.0 37% 1.1% 13.9% 6.7% 5.0% 23% 1.41 73% 31 1 3%
123 *Bill Smith 25 STL 8.1 58% 0.0% 11.1% 8.3% 2.8% 9% 0.80 81% 14 1 7%
124 *Bob Smith 28 PIT 28.1 62% 0.8% 9.2% 13.1% 6.2% 25% 1.03 75% 28 3 11%
125 *Bob Smith 32 CHC 0.2 56% 0.0% 0.0% 22.2% 11.1% 20% 67% 0 0
Rk Age Tm IP Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB Opp DP %
126 *Gene Snyder 28 LAD 26.1 63% 0.8% 15.6% 15.6% 5.5% 22% 1.32 67% 30 3 10%
127 *Warren Spahn 38 MLN 292.0 75% 1.7% 11.9% 5.8% 6.1% 26% 1.14 79% 207 18 9%
128 *Dean Stone 28 STL 30.0 73% 2.9% 12.4% 11.7% 8.0% 37% 1.23 70% 35 1 3%
129 Bob Trowbridge 29 MLN 30.1 43% 1.4% 15.1% 6.9% 6.9% 22% 1.12 74% 37 2 5%
130 Jim Umbricht 28 PIT 7.0 55% 9.7% 9.7% 12.9% 16.1% 71% 1.57 68% 1 1 100%
131 Jack Urban 30 STL 10.2 53% 1.9% 7.6% 13.2% 5.7% 17% 1.60 74% 21 2 10%
132 Carl Willey 28 MLN 117.0 44% 2.4% 10.1% 6.1% 6.7% 27% 0.83 80% 102 4 4%
133 Don Williams 27 PIT 12.0 42% 1.9% 5.7% 5.7% 17.0% 53% 0.52 87% 6 1 17%
134 Stan Williams 22 LAD 124.2 37% 2.2% 16.0% 15.4% 5.6% 30% 0.84 63% 112 9 8%
135 George Witt 25 PIT 50.2 41% 3.0% 12.8% 13.7% 7.3% 29% 0.63 68% 48 6 13%
136 Al Worthington 30 SFG 73.1 46% 2.5% 14.0% 11.5% 6.2% 29% 1.29 69% 73 7 10%
137 Dom Zanni 27 SFG 11.0 38% 3.7% 20.4% 14.8% 9.3% 42% 0.91 59% 15 1 7%
1958 NL  / 1960 NL  / 1959 AL  / 1959 MLB  Pitching Ratios