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1985 Minor League Pitching Leaders

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Rk Age Tm Lg Lev Aff W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 Steve Davis 24 KNX,SYR SOUL,IL AA,AAA TOR 20 8 .714 2.46 33 30 2 5 3 1 190.0 133 60 52 10 89 1 141 5 1 11 1.168 6.3 0.5 4.2 6.7 1.58
2 Greg Mathews 23 SPT,LOU FLOR,AA A,AAA STL 19 5 .792 1.79 28 28 0 10 4 0 196.0 137 50 39 11 73 0 143 2 4 5 1.071 6.3 0.5 3.4 6.6 1.96
3 Mark Ciardi 23 STK,ELP CALL,TL A,AA MIL 18 7 .720 3.34 28 27 1 7 3 1 197.0 171 86 73 14 52 0 169 4 3 8 1.132 7.8 0.6 2.4 7.7 3.25
4 Tim Englund 23 FLR SALL A TOR 18 6 .750 2.58 32 30 2 4 1 0 199.0 158 73 57 13 49 0 210 1 3 5 1.040 7.1 0.6 2.2 9.5 4.29
5 Joe Bitker 21 BMT,CHS TL,SALL AA,A SDP 17 4 .810 2.87 28 27 0 10 5 0 188.1 165 78 60 6 72 2 149 4 4 6 1.258 7.9 0.3 3.4 7.1 2.07
6 Charlie Corbell 24 FRE CALL A SFG 17 4 .810 3.23 26 26 0 9 3 0 181.1 174 77 65 7 61 0 89 6 3 14 1.296 8.6 0.3 3.0 4.4 1.46
7 Kyle Hartshorn 20 LBG,JAC CARL,TL A,AA NYM 17 6 .739 2.13 28 28 0 8 2 0 186.1 147 57 44 5 58 1 104 10 1 4 1.100 7.1 0.2 2.8 5.0 1.79
8 Keith Silver 22 CLI MIDW A SFG 17 9 .654 2.24 29 29 0 9 4 0 205.0 169 68 51 8 87 0 133 5 1 8 1.249 7.4 0.4 3.8 5.8 1.53
9 Michael Costello 22 CHS SALL A SDP 16 8 .667 2.61 29 29 0 9 4 0 200.0 161 77 58 5 86 0 193 6 1 11 1.235 7.2 0.2 3.9 8.7 2.24
10 Rob Mallicoat 20 OSC FLOR A HOU 16 6 .727 1.36 26 25 0 5 2 0 178.2 119 41 27 2 74 3 158 3 2 14 1.080 6.0 0.1 3.7 8.0 2.14
11 Juan Nieves 20 ELP,VAN TL,PCL AA,AAA MIL 16 5 .762 3.63 29 29 0 5 2 0 188.2 162 83 76 19 88 2 145 2 0 2 1.325 7.7 0.9 4.2 6.9 1.65
12 Steve Oliverio 22 CDR,VMT MIDW,EL A,AA CIN 16 5 .762 3.15 28 25 3 7 1 0 171.1 154 75 60 12 55 0 153 2 2 10 1.220 8.1 0.6 2.9 8.0 2.78
13 Mike Skinner 20 CHR,HGR SOUL,CARL AA,A BAL 16 5 .762 3.35 27 25 1 5 0 0 185.1 166 77 69 20 59 1 140 5 3 7 1.214 8.1 1.0 2.9 6.8 2.37
14 Les Straker 25 ORL SOUL AA MIN 16 6 .727 3.08 27 26 1 12 3 0 193.0 164 75 66 14 79 2 106 2 2 3 1.259 7.6 0.7 3.7 4.9 1.34
15 Bob Walk 28 HAW PCL AAA PIT 16 5 .762 2.65 24 24 0 12 1 0 173.0 143 57 51 10 61 1 124 4 4 12 1.179 7.4 0.5 3.2 6.5 2.03
16 Jose Bautista 20 LBG CARL A NYM 15 8 .652 2.34 27 25 1 7 3 1 169.0 145 49 44 8 33 0 109 3 1 3 1.053 7.7 0.4 1.8 5.8 3.30
17 John Boyles 23 CDR MIDW A CIN 15 5 .750 2.85 27 27 0 4 1 0 164.1 133 66 52 12 67 0 155 1 1 7 1.217 7.3 0.7 3.7 8.5 2.31
18 Anthony Kelley 23 CBS,OSC SOUL,FLOR AA,A HOU 15 9 .625 3.08 28 26 1 8 2 0 184.0 164 86 63 20 45 3 89 2 1 5 1.136 8.0 1.0 2.2 4.4 1.98
19 Peter Kendrick 24 MOD,HVL CALL,SOUL A,AA OAK 15 8 .652 2.63 28 26 1 8 2 0 185.0 179 71 54 11 53 2 109 6 6 6 1.254 8.7 0.5 2.6 5.3 2.06
20 Jeff Livin 23 AVL SALL A HOU 15 7 .682 3.48 27 26 0 8 3 0 175.2 188 83 68 17 43 1 139 5 0 15 1.315 9.6 0.9 2.2 7.1 3.23
21 Alex Madrid 22 BEL,STK MIDW,CALL A MIL 15 5 .750 2.58 27 26 0 9 2 0 195.0 197 71 56 8 41 0 151 2 1 5 1.221 9.1 0.4 1.9 7.0 3.68
22 Mike Miller 21 SPB SALL A PHI 15 7 .682 2.67 25 25 0 7 3 0 161.2 142 64 48 4 50 0 96 3 1 4 1.188 7.9 0.2 2.8 5.3 1.92
23 Jamie Moyer 22 PFD,WSM EL,CARL AA,A CHC 15 8 .652 3.02 27 27 1 9 2 0 190.2 181 85 64 5 54 4 145 10 4 4 1.233 8.5 0.2 2.5 6.8 2.69
24 Eric Rasmussen 33 MIA,LOU FLOR,AA A,AAA STL 15 6 .714 2.68 28 27 0 8 3 0 191.1 180 64 57 3 35 1 121 4 2 3 1.124 8.5 0.1 1.6 5.7 3.46
25 Alan Sontag 21 KSH MIDW A MIN 15 11 .577 2.33 28 28 0 15 6 0 220.1 171 65 57 7 59 2 213 13 2 8 1.044 7.0 0.3 2.4 8.7 3.61
26 Cliff Young 20 WPB FLOR A MON 15 5 .750 3.98 25 25 0 7 0 0 153.2 149 77 68 13 57 0 112 6 4 6 1.341 8.7 0.8 3.3 6.6 1.96
27 Brad Arnsberg 21 ALC EL AA NYY 14 2 .875 1.59 20 20 0 9 2 0 141.1 105 34 25 0 35 0 82 8 1 3 0.991 6.7 0.0 2.2 5.2 2.34
28 Don August 21 CBS SOUL AA HOU 14 8 .636 2.96 27 27 0 4 2 0 176.1 183 77 58 11 49 4 78 3 1 9 1.316 9.3 0.6 2.5 4.0 1.59
29 Randy Bockus 24 SHV TL AA SFG 14 11 .560 2.73 28 27 1 15 2 0 201.0 196 85 61 13 44 0 126 3 4 11 1.194 8.8 0.6 2.0 5.6 2.86
30 Dennis Burtt 27 TOL IL AAA MIN 14 8 .636 4.13 27 27 0 6 3 0 172.1 182 96 79 15 67 1 95 3 0 9 1.445 9.5 0.8 3.5 5.0 1.42
31 Stan Clarke 24 SYR IL AAA TOR 14 4 .778 3.37 43 14 17 1 0 2 117.2 106 52 44 13 66 2 98 0 0 5 1.462 8.1 1.0 5.0 7.5 1.48
32 Ed Correa 19 APP,GLF MIDW,EL A,AA CHW 14 8 .636 3.47 26 26 0 6 2 0 179.0 130 86 69 19 91 0 162 6 0 12 1.235 6.5 1.0 4.6 8.1 1.78
33 Jeff Sellers 21 NBR EL AA BOS 14 7 .667 2.78 25 25 0 15 5 0 184.2 165 67 57 2 67 1 115 4 1 9 1.256 8.0 0.1 3.3 5.6 1.72
34 Dave Wyatt 23 LBG,JAC CARL,TL A,AA NYM 14 2 .875 2.62 19 19 0 5 2 0 127.0 115 44 37 4 37 1 91 3 5 3 1.197 8.1 0.3 2.6 6.4 2.46
35 Tim Barrett 24 JCK,INA SOUL,AA AA,AAA MON 13 8 .619 3.79 41 17 16 1 1 4 156.2 154 71 66 12 69 5 115 4 2 9 1.423 8.8 0.7 4.0 6.6 1.67
36 Omar Bencomo 21 KIN,KNX CARL,SOUL A,AA TOR 13 10 .565 3.05 34 32 0 3 1 0 218.2 198 92 74 9 61 5 134 5 4 5 1.184 8.1 0.4 2.5 5.5 2.20
37 Danny Clay 23 ORL SOUL AA MIN 13 9 .591 4.48 31 28 2 11 1 1 190.2 195 112 95 15 89 2 79 5 1 10 1.490 9.2 0.7 4.2 3.7 0.89
38 Clay Daniel 23 CDR,TAM MIDW,FLOR A CIN 13 9 .591 2.69 28 28 0 7 3 0 194.1 150 70 58 12 58 0 157 2 2 9 1.070 6.9 0.6 2.7 7.3 2.71
39 Doug Drabek 22 ALC EL AA NYY 13 7 .650 2.99 26 26 0 9 2 0 192.2 153 71 64 12 55 2 153 6 0 2 1.080 7.1 0.6 2.6 7.1 2.78
40 Steve George 23 FTL FLOR A NYY 13 7 .650 1.75 24 24 0 12 5 0 164.2 120 48 32 2 76 0 141 1 3 14 1.190 6.6 0.1 4.2 7.7 1.86
41 John Habyan 21 CHR SOUL AA BAL 13 5 .722 3.27 28 28 0 8 2 0 189.2 157 73 69 11 90 0 123 2 0 13 1.302 7.4 0.5 4.3 5.8 1.37
42 Joe Johnson 23 RMD,GRV IL,SOUL AAA,AA ATL 13 4 .765 3.01 21 20 0 6 1 0 131.2 138 52 44 7 22 0 79 4 0 2 1.215 9.4 0.5 1.5 5.4 3.59
43 Gary Kanwisher 21 BEL MIDW A MIL 13 4 .765 2.66 25 24 0 2 0 0 165.2 123 67 49 7 89 0 158 6 0 13 1.280 6.7 0.4 4.8 8.6 1.78
44 Rick Knapp 23 SAL CARL A TEX 13 7 .650 3.40 29 25 1 6 1 0 180.0 187 89 68 15 55 1 127 3 2 5 1.344 9.4 0.8 2.8 6.4 2.31
45 Jeff Knox 19 SPB,PNS SALL,CARL A PHI 13 9 .591 3.61 25 25 0 3 2 0 149.2 172 86 60 7 32 0 94 7 0 6 1.363 10.3 0.4 1.9 5.7 2.94
46 Bill Latham 24 TID IL AAA NYM 13 8 .619 2.68 24 24 0 5 2 0 157.2 144 61 47 7 57 1 66 5 1 4 1.275 8.2 0.4 3.3 3.8 1.16
47 Bill Long 25 BFL AA AAA CHW 13 6 .684 3.51 25 22 1 7 1 0 151.1 146 69 59 12 43 2 71 1 2 1 1.249 8.7 0.7 2.6 4.2 1.65
48 Greg Maddux 19 PEO MIDW A CHC 13 9 .591 3.19 27 27 0 6 0 0 186.0 176 86 66 9 52 0 125 6 2 5 1.226 8.5 0.4 2.5 6.0 2.40
49 Greg Mayberry 19 VRO,SAN FLOR,TL A,AA LAD 13 8 .619 2.87 25 25 0 6 1 0 159.2 136 68 51 4 55 2 128 6 4 6 1.196 7.7 0.2 3.1 7.2 2.33
50 Tony Menendez 20 APP,BFL MIDW,AA A,AAA CHW 13 5 .722 2.99 25 25 0 2 0 0 150.1 143 72 50 8 56 1 102 4 1 11 1.324 8.6 0.5 3.4 6.1 1.82
51 Randy Newman 26 CNG SOUL AA SEA 13 6 .684 3.82 28 28 0 4 0 0 174.1 193 88 74 13 61 0 91 2 7 6 1.457 10.0 0.7 3.1 4.7 1.49
52 Mike Rochford 22 NBR,PAW EL,IL AA,AAA BOS 13 7 .650 3.48 26 26 0 10 4 0 165.1 158 73 64 23 73 0 89 1 3 2 1.397 8.6 1.3 4.0 4.8 1.22
53 Daniel Scarpetta 22 BEL MIDW A MIL 13 3 .813 2.27 22 20 2 8 4 0 150.2 126 41 38 6 34 1 139 2 0 2 1.062 7.5 0.4 2.0 8.3 4.09
54 Jose Vargas 20 AVL SALL A HOU 13 7 .650 3.19 24 24 0 7 2 0 161.0 135 70 57 9 64 3 136 3 2 18 1.236 7.5 0.5 3.6 7.6 2.13
55 Jim Walker 23 SLS CALL A SEA 13 10 .565 3.49 28 27 1 11 2 0 180.1 186 89 70 14 39 1 79 5 2 7 1.248 9.3 0.7 1.9 3.9 2.03
56 Scott Young 26 SPT FLOR A STL 13 9 .591 2.71 27 27 0 9 3 0 179.1 157 66 54 7 63 0 109 11 1 10 1.227 7.9 0.4 3.2 5.5 1.73
57 Odie Abril 19 GBO SALL A BOS 12 5 .706 3.45 22 22 0 4 0 0 141.0 146 69 54 9 51 0 108 6 0 6 1.397 9.3 0.6 3.3 6.9 2.12
58 Andy Araujo 22 WHV FLOR A BOS 12 10 .545 2.55 32 25 5 1 1 0 176.1 169 67 50 5 33 3 96 2 2 9 1.146 8.6 0.3 1.7 4.9 2.91
59 Shawn Barton 22 PNS CARL A PHI 12 4 .750 2.30 22 22 0 7 5 0 140.2 108 45 36 5 43 1 82 1 2 4 1.073 6.9 0.3 2.8 5.2 1.91
60 Johnny Cash 20 SUM,DHM SALL,CARL A ATL 12 5 .706 3.19 28 21 4 9 4 0 149.2 132 61 53 14 33 0 111 1 1 12 1.102 7.9 0.8 2.0 6.7 3.36
61 Mark Clemons 25 KIN,KNX CARL,SOUL A,AA TOR 12 4 .750 2.34 34 18 7 7 2 1 161.1 143 55 42 5 36 3 118 1 2 9 1.110 8.0 0.3 2.0 6.6 3.28
62 Reggie Dobie 20 LBG CARL A NYM 12 5 .706 2.63 26 26 0 5 3 0 167.2 118 61 49 11 77 1 144 0 1 11 1.163 6.3 0.6 4.1 7.7 1.87
63 Richard Embser 25 SPR,ARK MIDW,TL A,AA STL 12 10 .545 4.06 29 24 1 1 0 0 150.2 120 76 68 6 92 0 162 1 0 10 1.407 7.2 0.4 5.5 9.7 1.76
64 Greg Ferlenda 20 FLR SALL A TOR 12 5 .706 3.27 35 26 4 0 0 0 165.1 152 83 60 10 75 0 160 4 1 19 1.373 8.3 0.5 4.1 8.7 2.13
65 George Ferran 20 SJO,SHV CALL,TL A,AA SFG 12 10 .545 3.38 29 22 7 11 1 1 168.0 150 75 63 4 88 4 142 11 3 12 1.417 8.0 0.2 4.7 7.6 1.61
66 Hugh Kemp 24 VMT,TAM,DEN EL,FLOR,AA AA,A,AAA CIN 12 7 .632 2.63 28 28 0 8 5 0 188.0 151 67 55 14 70 2 154 1 3 6 1.176 7.2 0.7 3.4 7.4 2.20
67 Dana Kiecker 24 WHV FLOR A BOS 12 12 .500 2.60 29 29 0 9 2 0 193.2 176 72 56 4 59 2 60 2 0 7 1.213 8.2 0.2 2.7 2.8 1.02
68 Roger Mason 27 PHX PCL AAA SFG 12 1 .923 3.33 24 24 0 5 2 0 167.1 145 67 62 12 72 6 120 4 0 6 1.297 7.8 0.6 3.9 6.5 1.67
69 Chuck Mathews 23 OSC FLOR A HOU 12 6 .667 3.18 29 22 2 2 1 0 152.2 159 66 54 6 47 1 74 2 0 7 1.349 9.4 0.4 2.8 4.4 1.57
70 Tim Meeks 23 ABQ PCL AAA LAD 12 15 .444 3.93 32 29 3 6 1 0 183.0 187 93 80 14 62 3 120 0 2 1 1.361 9.2 0.7 3.0 5.9 1.94
71 John Mitchell 19 NBR EL AA BOS 12 8 .600 2.70 26 26 0 10 1 0 190.1 143 71 57 4 61 4 108 2 1 11 1.072 6.8 0.2 2.9 5.1 1.77
72 Scott Patterson 26 ALC,CLB EL,IL AA,AAA NYY 12 4 .750 2.36 48 0 28 0 0 6 84.0 62 28 22 3 29 8 61 2 0 2 1.083 6.6 0.3 3.1 6.5 2.10
73 Dan Plesac 23 ELP TL AA MIL 12 5 .706 4.97 25 24 0 2 0 0 150.1 171 91 83 12 68 1 128 0 1 13 1.590 10.2 0.7 4.1 7.7 1.88
74 Ken Reed 22 APP MIDW A CHW 12 4 .750 3.48 29 18 5 5 1 0 132.0 112 62 51 5 59 1 87 4 1 16 1.295 7.6 0.3 4.0 5.9 1.47
75 Michael Romanovsky 23 QDS MIDW A CAL 12 8 .600 3.76 25 21 2 6 2 0 158.0 169 81 66 9 49 1 114 6 2 5 1.380 9.6 0.5 2.8 6.5 2.33
76 Scott Skripko 23 GBO SALL A BOS 12 9 .571 4.18 28 27 1 8 2 0 180.2 192 113 84 12 74 0 104 5 0 11 1.472 9.6 0.6 3.7 5.2 1.41
77 Pete Smith 19 CLW FLOR A PHI 12 10 .545 3.29 26 25 0 4 1 0 153.0 135 68 56 2 80 1 86 2 6 3 1.405 7.9 0.1 4.7 5.1 1.08
78 Richard Strasser 25 CBS SOUL AA HOU 12 9 .571 3.87 28 28 0 6 2 0 176.2 188 100 76 17 49 6 99 14 1 8 1.342 9.6 0.9 2.5 5.0 2.02
79 Dave Tobik 32 CGY PCL AAA SEA 12 6 .667 5.18 56 1 30 0 0 5 88.2 98 59 51 8 58 9 97 2 0 9 1.759 9.9 0.8 5.9 9.8 1.67
80 Phil Torres 22 BAK,VRO CALL,FLOR A LAD 12 4 .750 3.53 60 0 51 0 0 20 107.0 85 51 42 8 57 3 122 3 2 8 1.327 7.1 0.7 4.8 10.3 2.14
81 Tom Wasilewski 21 FLR SALL A TOR 12 5 .706 3.70 32 20 9 1 0 3 136.1 123 64 56 9 76 0 107 3 0 11 1.460 8.1 0.6 5.0 7.1 1.41
82 Tony Arnold 26 CHR SOUL AA BAL 11 7 .611 3.87 31 18 7 6 2 1 160.2 163 74 69 12 21 1 85 2 1 3 1.145 9.1 0.7 1.2 4.8 4.05
83 Eric Barry 24 ELP,STK TL,CALL AA,A MIL 11 7 .611 3.38 47 5 22 1 0 6 106.2 114 43 40 10 31 1 73 2 0 5 1.359 9.6 0.8 2.6 6.2 2.35
84 Bob Bastian 26 EDM PCL AAA CAL 11 12 .478 4.36 27 27 0 5 0 0 173.1 199 102 84 18 56 1 91 3 2 6 1.471 10.3 0.9 2.9 4.7 1.63
85 Tim Belcher 23 HVL SOUL AA OAK 11 10 .524 4.69 29 26 1 3 1 0 149.2 145 99 78 12 99 0 90 7 2 11 1.630 8.7 0.7 6.0 5.4 0.91
86 Eric Bell 21 HGR CARL A BAL 11 6 .647 3.13 26 26 0 5 2 0 158.1 141 73 55 7 63 0 162 1 0 4 1.288 8.0 0.4 3.6 9.2 2.57
87 Jeff Bittiger 23 TID IL AAA NYM 11 7 .611 3.69 24 24 0 2 0 0 131.2 131 62 54 14 52 2 66 1 1 2 1.390 9.0 1.0 3.6 4.5 1.27
88 Chris Bosio 22 ELP TL AA MIL 11 6 .647 3.82 28 25 3 6 1 2 181.1 186 108 77 14 49 4 155 4 5 4 1.296 9.2 0.7 2.4 7.7 3.16
89 Derek Botelho 28 IWA AA AAA CHC 11 7 .611 4.30 20 20 0 4 0 0 125.2 117 64 60 12 53 2 94 3 3 5 1.353 8.4 0.9 3.8 6.7 1.77
90 Todd Burns 21 MAD,HVL MIDW,SOUL A,AA OAK 11 9 .550 3.27 24 23 0 6 4 0 145.2 125 61 53 8 53 0 102 3 0 12 1.222 7.7 0.5 3.3 6.3 1.92
91 Tony Castillo 22 KIN CARL A TOR 11 7 .611 1.90 35 12 8 0 0 3 127.2 111 44 27 5 48 3 136 3 0 2 1.245 7.8 0.4 3.4 9.6 2.83
92 John Cerutti 25 SYR IL AAA TOR 11 9 .550 2.97 28 27 1 7 2 0 182.0 165 84 60 10 60 2 110 2 1 6 1.236 8.2 0.5 3.0 5.4 1.83
93 Bryan Clutterbuck 25 VAN PCL AAA MIL 11 7 .611 3.53 29 19 5 3 0 0 147.2 156 68 58 9 41 2 101 2 1 7 1.334 9.5 0.5 2.5 6.2 2.46
94 Tim Conroy 25 TAC PCL AAA OAK 11 3 .786 3.27 22 22 0 2 1 0 129.1 106 52 47 8 71 1 166 1 0 4 1.369 7.4 0.6 4.9 11.6 2.34
95 Sherman Corbett 22 RWD CALL A CAL 11 12 .478 4.03 28 28 0 7 3 0 174.0 165 108 78 7 101 0 122 5 0 12 1.529 8.5 0.4 5.2 6.3 1.21
96 Tony Ferreira 22 OMA AA AAA KCR 11 10 .524 3.21 27 26 0 6 0 0 173.2 142 73 62 15 89 6 105 3 2 7 1.330 7.4 0.8 4.6 5.4 1.18
97 Bill Fulton 21 FTL FLOR A NYY 11 2 .846 1.61 15 15 0 9 1 0 112.0 91 31 20 2 30 0 71 2 0 6 1.080 7.3 0.2 2.4 5.7 2.37
98 Troy Galloway 21 VIS CALL A MIN 11 6 .647 4.39 23 22 0 2 0 0 125.0 142 78 61 7 71 0 61 3 0 22 1.704 10.2 0.5 5.1 4.4 0.86
99 Mauro Gozzo 19 CLM SALL A NYM 11 4 .733 2.54 49 0 42 0 0 14 78.0 62 22 22 2 39 7 66 2 1 4 1.295 7.2 0.2 4.5 7.6 1.69
100 Jeff Groves 23 DHM,SUM CARL,SALL A ATL 11 7 .611 3.75 38 13 8 4 2 0 129.2 118 66 54 7 59 1 80 7 2 10 1.365 8.2 0.5 4.1 5.6 1.36

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