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Buffalo Bisons Top 10 Pitching Leaders

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Career Leaders

WAR for Pitchers†

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	Year
1.	Larry Twitchell	1.0	1890

WAR for Pitchers

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	IP
1.	Larry Twitchell	1.0	104.1

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	Year
1.	Larry Twitchell	4.57	1890
2.	George Haddock	5.76	1890
3.	Bert Cunningham	5.84	1890
4.	George Keefe	6.52	1890

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	IP

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	Year
1.	Bert Cunningham	9	1890
	George Haddock	9	1890
3.	George Keefe	6	1890
4.	Larry Twitchell	5	1890
5.	General Stafford	3	1890
6.	Lady Baldwin	2	1890
7.	John Buckley	1	1890
	Alex Ferson	1	1890

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	IP
1.	Bert Cunningham	9	211.0
	George Haddock	9	290.2
3.	George Keefe	6	196.0
4.	Larry Twitchell	5	104.1
5.	General Stafford	3	98.0
6.	Lady Baldwin	2	62.0
7.	John Buckley	1	34.0
	Alex Ferson	1	71.0

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	Year
1.	Larry Twitchell	.417	1890
2.	Bert Cunningham	.375	1890
3.	George Keefe	.273	1890
4.	George Haddock	.257	1890
5.	General Stafford	.250	1890

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	IP

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	Year
1.	Larry Twitchell	1.764	1890
2.	George Haddock	1.772	1890
3.	Bert Cunningham	1.825	1890
4.	George Keefe	2.133	1890

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	IP

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	Year
1.	Larry Twitchell	9.661	1890
2.	Bert Cunningham	10.706	1890
3.	George Haddock	11.333	1890
4.	George Keefe	12.857	1890

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	IP

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	Year
1.	George Haddock	4.614	1890
2.	Bert Cunningham	5.716	1890
3.	Larry Twitchell	6.211	1890
4.	George Keefe	6.337	1890

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	IP

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	Year
1.	George Haddock	3.808	1890
2.	Bert Cunningham	3.327	1890
3.	George Keefe	2.526	1890
4.	Larry Twitchell	2.502	1890

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	IP

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	George Haddock	35	1890
2.	Bert Cunningham	25	1890
	George Keefe	25	1890
4.	Larry Twitchell	13	1890
5.	General Stafford	12	1890
6.	Alex Ferson	10	1890
7.	Lady Baldwin	7	1890
8.	John Buckley	4	1890
	Gus Krock	4	1890
10.	Bill Duzen	2	1890

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	IP
1.	George Haddock	35	290.2
2.	Bert Cunningham	25	211.0
	George Keefe	25	196.0
4.	Larry Twitchell	13	104.1
5.	General Stafford	12	98.0
6.	Alex Ferson	10	71.0
7.	Lady Baldwin	7	62.0
8.	John Buckley	4	34.0
	Gus Krock	4	25.0
10.	Bill Duzen	2	13.0

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	Year

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	IP

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	Year
1.	George Haddock	290.2	1890
2.	Bert Cunningham	211.0	1890
3.	George Keefe	196.0	1890
4.	Larry Twitchell	104.1	1890
5.	General Stafford	98.0	1890
6.	Alex Ferson	71.0	1890
7.	Lady Baldwin	62.0	1890
8.	John Buckley	34.0	1890
9.	Gus Krock	25.0	1890
10.	Bill Duzen	13.0	1890

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	IP
1.	George Haddock	290.2	290.2
2.	Bert Cunningham	211.0	211.0
3.	George Keefe	196.0	196.0
4.	Larry Twitchell	104.1	104.1
5.	General Stafford	98.0	98.0
6.	Alex Ferson	71.0	71.0
7.	Lady Baldwin	62.0	62.0
8.	John Buckley	34.0	34.0
9.	Gus Krock	25.0	25.0
10.	Bill Duzen	13.0	13.0

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	George Haddock	123	1890
2.	Bert Cunningham	78	1890
3.	George Keefe	55	1890
4.	Larry Twitchell	29	1890
5.	General Stafford	21	1890
6.	Lady Baldwin	13	1890
	Alex Ferson	13	1890
8.	Bill Duzen	5	1890
	Gus Krock	5	1890
10.	John Buckley	4	1890

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	IP
1.	George Haddock	123	290.2
2.	Bert Cunningham	78	211.0
3.	George Keefe	55	196.0
4.	Larry Twitchell	29	104.1
5.	General Stafford	21	98.0
6.	Lady Baldwin	13	62.0
	Alex Ferson	13	71.0
8.	Bill Duzen	5	13.0
	Gus Krock	5	25.0
10.	John Buckley	4	34.0

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	Year
1.	George Haddock	34	1890
2.	Bert Cunningham	25	1890
3.	George Keefe	22	1890
4.	General Stafford	12	1890
	Larry Twitchell	12	1890
6.	Alex Ferson	10	1890
7.	Lady Baldwin	7	1890
8.	John Buckley	4	1890
9.	Gus Krock	3	1890
10.	Bill Duzen	2	1890

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	IP
1.	George Haddock	34	290.2
2.	Bert Cunningham	25	211.0
3.	George Keefe	22	196.0
4.	General Stafford	12	98.0
	Larry Twitchell	12	104.1
6.	Alex Ferson	10	71.0
7.	Lady Baldwin	7	62.0
8.	John Buckley	4	34.0
9.	Gus Krock	3	25.0
10.	Bill Duzen	2	13.0

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	Year
1.	George Haddock	31	1890
2.	Bert Cunningham	24	1890
3.	George Keefe	22	1890
4.	Larry Twitchell	12	1890
5.	General Stafford	11	1890
6.	Lady Baldwin	7	1890
	Alex Ferson	7	1890
8.	John Buckley	4	1890
9.	Gus Krock	3	1890
10.	Bill Duzen	2	1890

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	IP
1.	George Haddock	31	290.2
2.	Bert Cunningham	24	211.0
3.	George Keefe	22	196.0
4.	Larry Twitchell	12	104.1
5.	General Stafford	11	98.0
6.	Lady Baldwin	7	62.0
	Alex Ferson	7	71.0
8.	John Buckley	4	34.0
9.	Gus Krock	3	25.0
10.	Bill Duzen	2	13.0

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	Year
1.	Bert Cunningham	2	1890

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	IP
1.	Bert Cunningham	2	211.0

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	George Haddock	15	1890
2.	George Keefe	11	1890
3.	Bert Cunningham	8	1890
	General Stafford	8	1890
5.	Lady Baldwin	5	1890
	John Buckley	5	1890
	Alex Ferson	5	1890
8.	Lewis	3	1890
	Larry Twitchell	3	1890
10.	Bill Duzen	2	1890

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	IP
1.	George Haddock	15	290.2
2.	George Keefe	11	196.0
3.	Bert Cunningham	8	211.0
	General Stafford	8	98.0
5.	Lady Baldwin	5	62.0
	John Buckley	5	34.0
	Alex Ferson	5	71.0
8.	Lewis	3	3.0
	Larry Twitchell	3	104.1
10.	Bill Duzen	2	13.0

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	George Haddock	149	1890
2.	George Keefe	138	1890
3.	Bert Cunningham	134	1890
4.	Larry Twitchell	72	1890
5.	General Stafford	43	1890
6.	Alex Ferson	40	1890
7.	Lady Baldwin	24	1890
8.	John Buckley	16	1890
9.	Gus Krock	15	1890
10.	Bill Duzen	14	1890

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	IP
1.	George Haddock	149	290.2
2.	George Keefe	138	196.0
3.	Bert Cunningham	134	211.0
4.	Larry Twitchell	72	104.1
5.	General Stafford	43	98.0
6.	Alex Ferson	40	71.0
7.	Lady Baldwin	24	62.0
8.	John Buckley	16	34.0
9.	Gus Krock	15	25.0
10.	Bill Duzen	14	13.0

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	George Haddock	366	1890
2.	George Keefe	280	1890
3.	Bert Cunningham	251	1890
4.	General Stafford	123	1890
5.	Larry Twitchell	112	1890
6.	Lady Baldwin	90	1890
7.	Alex Ferson	88	1890
8.	John Buckley	49	1890
9.	Gus Krock	43	1890
10.	Bill Duzen	20	1890

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	IP
1.	George Haddock	366	290.2
2.	George Keefe	280	196.0
3.	Bert Cunningham	251	211.0
4.	General Stafford	123	98.0
5.	Larry Twitchell	112	104.1
6.	Lady Baldwin	90	62.0
7.	Alex Ferson	88	71.0
8.	John Buckley	49	34.0
9.	Gus Krock	43	25.0
10.	Bill Duzen	20	13.0

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	Year
1.	George Haddock	0.826	1890
2.	Bert Cunningham	0.582	1890
3.	Larry Twitchell	0.403	1890
4.	George Keefe	0.399	1890

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	IP

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	Year
1.	Larry Twitchell	0.259	1890
2.	Bert Cunningham	0.341	1890
3.	George Haddock	0.464	1890
4.	George Keefe	0.505	1890

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	IP

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	Year
1.	George Haddock	26	1890
2.	George Keefe	16	1890
3.	Bert Cunningham	15	1890
4.	General Stafford	9	1890
5.	Alex Ferson	7	1890
	Larry Twitchell	7	1890
7.	Lady Baldwin	5	1890
8.	John Buckley	3	1890
	Gus Krock	3	1890
10.	Bill Duzen	2	1890

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	IP
1.	George Haddock	26	290.2
2.	George Keefe	16	196.0
3.	Bert Cunningham	15	211.0
4.	General Stafford	9	98.0
5.	Alex Ferson	7	71.0
	Larry Twitchell	7	104.1
7.	Lady Baldwin	5	62.0
8.	John Buckley	3	34.0
	Gus Krock	3	25.0
10.	Bill Duzen	2	13.0

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	Year
1.	George Haddock	186	1890
2.	George Keefe	142	1890
3.	Bert Cunningham	137	1890
4.	General Stafford	56	1890
5.	Larry Twitchell	53	1890
6.	Alex Ferson	43	1890
7.	Lady Baldwin	31	1890
8.	John Buckley	29	1890
9.	Bill Duzen	20	1890
	Lewis	20	1890

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	IP
1.	George Haddock	186	290.2
2.	George Keefe	142	196.0
3.	Bert Cunningham	137	211.0
4.	General Stafford	56	98.0
5.	Larry Twitchell	53	104.1
6.	Alex Ferson	43	71.0
7.	Lady Baldwin	31	62.0
8.	John Buckley	29	34.0
9.	Bill Duzen	20	13.0
	Lewis	20	3.0

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	Year
1.	George Haddock	24	1890
2.	Bert Cunningham	20	1890
3.	George Keefe	13	1890
4.	Larry Twitchell	9	1890
5.	Bill Duzen	3	1890
	General Stafford	3	1890
7.	Lady Baldwin	2	1890
	Alex Ferson	2	1890
9.	Gus Krock	1	1890
	Lewis	1	1890

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	IP
1.	George Haddock	24	290.2
2.	Bert Cunningham	20	211.0
3.	George Keefe	13	196.0
4.	Larry Twitchell	9	104.1
5.	Bill Duzen	3	13.0
	General Stafford	3	98.0
7.	Lady Baldwin	2	62.0
	Alex Ferson	2	71.0
9.	Gus Krock	1	25.0
	Lewis	1	3.0

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	Year
1.	Larry Twitchell	15	1890
2.	George Haddock	14	1890
3.	Bert Cunningham	6	1890
4.	George Keefe	5	1890
5.	General Stafford	4	1890
6.	Lady Baldwin	3	1890
7.	Alex Ferson	1	1890

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	IP
1.	Larry Twitchell	15	104.1
2.	George Haddock	14	290.2
3.	Bert Cunningham	6	211.0
4.	George Keefe	5	196.0
5.	General Stafford	4	98.0
6.	Lady Baldwin	3	62.0
7.	Alex Ferson	1	71.0

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	Year
1.	George Haddock	1405	1890
2.	Bert Cunningham	1027	1890
3.	George Keefe	1014	1890
4.	Larry Twitchell	514	1890
5.	General Stafford	465	1890
6.	Alex Ferson	343	1890
7.	Lady Baldwin	304	1890
8.	John Buckley	167	1890
9.	Gus Krock	133	1890
10.	Bill Duzen	73	1890

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	IP
1.	George Haddock	1405	290.2
2.	Bert Cunningham	1027	211.0
3.	George Keefe	1014	196.0
4.	Larry Twitchell	514	104.1
5.	General Stafford	465	98.0
6.	Alex Ferson	343	71.0
7.	Lady Baldwin	304	62.0
8.	John Buckley	167	34.0
9.	Gus Krock	133	25.0
10.	Bill Duzen	73	13.0

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	Year
1.	George Keefe	3	1890
2.	Ed Beecher	1	1890
	Spider Clark	1	1890
	George Haddock	1	1890
	Gus Krock	1	1890
	Larry Twitchell	1	1890
	Deacon White	1	1890

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	IP
1.	George Keefe	3	196.0
2.	Ed Beecher	1	6.0
	Spider Clark	1	4.0
	George Haddock	1	290.2
	Gus Krock	1	25.0
	Larry Twitchell	1	104.1
	Deacon White	1	8.0

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	Year
1.	Larry Twitchell	90	1890
2.	George Haddock	71	1890
3.	Bert Cunningham	70	1890
4.	George Keefe	63	1890

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	IP

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	Year

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	IP

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	Year

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	IP

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)†

Rank	Player	Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)	Year

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)

Rank	Player	Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)	IP

Win Probability Added (WPA)†

Rank	Player	Win Probability Added (WPA)	Year

Win Probability Added (WPA)

Rank	Player	Win Probability Added (WPA)	IP

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)†

Rank	Player	Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)	Year

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)

Rank	Player	Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)	IP

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)†

Rank	Player	Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)	Year

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)

Rank	Player	Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)	IP

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