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Buffalo Bisons Top 50 Pitching Leaders

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Single-Season Leaders

Career Leaders

Earned Run Average
Rank Player ERA Year

1. Larry Twitchell 4.572 1890

2. George Haddock 5.759 1890

3. Bert Cunningham 5.844 1890

4. George Keefe 6.520 1890

Earned Run Average
Rank Player ERA IP

Wins
Rank Player W 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 W IP

1. Bert Cunningham 9 211.0

George Haddock 9 290.7

3. George Keefe 6 196.0

4. Larry Twitchell 5 104.3

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 W-L% 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 W-L% IP

Walks & Hits per IP
Rank Player WHIP 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 WHIP IP

Hits per 9 IP
Rank Player Hits/9 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/9 IP

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
Rank Player BB/9 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 BB/9 IP

Strikeouts per 9 IP
Rank Player Strikeouts/9 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/9 IP

Games Played
Rank Player Games 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

11. Ed Beecher 1 1890

Spider Clark 1 1890

Dan Cotter 1 1890

Fred Doe 1 1890

Lewis 1 1890

Deacon White 1 1890

Games Played
Rank Player Games IP

1. George Haddock 35 290.7

2. Bert Cunningham 25 211.0

George Keefe 25 196.0

4. Larry Twitchell 13 104.3

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

11. Ed Beecher 1 6.0

Spider Clark 1 4.0

Dan Cotter 1 9.0

Fred Doe 1 6.0

Lewis 1 3.0

Deacon White 1 8.0

Saves
Rank Player SV Year

Saves
Rank Player SV IP

Innings Pitched
Rank Player IP Year

1. George Haddock 290.7 1890

2. Bert Cunningham 211.0 1890

3. George Keefe 196.0 1890

4. Larry Twitchell 104.3 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

11. Dan Cotter 9.0 1890

12. Deacon White 8.0 1890

13. Ed Beecher 6.0 1890

Fred Doe 6.0 1890

15. Spider Clark 4.0 1890

16. Lewis 3.0 1890

Innings Pitched
Rank Player IP IP

1. George Haddock 290.7 290.7

2. Bert Cunningham 211.0 211.0

3. George Keefe 196.0 196.0

4. Larry Twitchell 104.3 104.3

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

11. Dan Cotter 9.0 9.0

12. Deacon White 8.0 8.0

13. Ed Beecher 6.0 6.0

Fred Doe 6.0 6.0

15. Spider Clark 4.0 4.0

16. Lewis 3.0 3.0

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO 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

11. Spider Clark 2 1890

Fred Doe 2 1890

13. Lewis 1 1890

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO IP

1. George Haddock 123 290.7

2. Bert Cunningham 78 211.0

3. George Keefe 55 196.0

4. Larry Twitchell 29 104.3

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

11. Spider Clark 2 4.0

Fred Doe 2 6.0

13. Lewis 1 3.0

Games Started
Rank Player GS 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

11. Dan Cotter 1 1890

Fred Doe 1 1890

Lewis 1 1890

Games Started
Rank Player GS IP

1. George Haddock 34 290.7

2. Bert Cunningham 25 211.0

3. George Keefe 22 196.0

4. General Stafford 12 98.0

Larry Twitchell 12 104.3

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

11. Dan Cotter 1 9.0

Fred Doe 1 6.0

Lewis 1 3.0

Complete Games
Rank Player CG 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

11. Dan Cotter 1 1890

Fred Doe 1 1890

Complete Games
Rank Player CG IP

1. George Haddock 31 290.7

2. Bert Cunningham 24 211.0

3. George Keefe 22 196.0

4. Larry Twitchell 12 104.3

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

11. Dan Cotter 1 9.0

Fred Doe 1 6.0

Shutouts
Rank Player SHO Year

1. Bert Cunningham 2 1890

Shutouts
Rank Player SHO IP

1. Bert Cunningham 2 211.0

Home Runs
Rank Player HR 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

11. Dan Cotter 1 1890

Gus Krock 1 1890

Home Runs
Rank Player HR IP

1. George Haddock 15 290.7

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 3 104.3

10. Bill Duzen 2 13.0

11. Dan Cotter 1 9.0

Gus Krock 1 25.0

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB 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

11. Dan Cotter 7 1890

Fred Doe 7 1890

Lewis 7 1890

14. Ed Beecher 3 1890

15. Spider Clark 2 1890

Deacon White 2 1890

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB IP

1. George Haddock 149 290.7

2. George Keefe 138 196.0

3. Bert Cunningham 134 211.0

4. Larry Twitchell 72 104.3

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

11. Dan Cotter 7 9.0

Fred Doe 7 6.0

Lewis 7 3.0

14. Ed Beecher 3 6.0

15. Spider Clark 2 4.0

Deacon White 2 8.0

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

11. Dan Cotter 18 1890

Deacon White 18 1890

13. Lewis 13 1890

14. Ed Beecher 10 1890

Fred Doe 10 1890

16. Spider Clark 8 1890

Hits
Rank Player Hits IP

1. George Haddock 366 290.7

2. George Keefe 280 196.0

3. Bert Cunningham 251 211.0

4. General Stafford 123 98.0

5. Larry Twitchell 112 104.3

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

11. Dan Cotter 18 9.0

Deacon White 18 8.0

13. Lewis 13 3.0

14. Ed Beecher 10 6.0

Fred Doe 10 6.0

16. Spider Clark 8 4.0

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
Rank Player SO/BB 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 SO/BB IP

Home Runs per 9 IP
Rank Player Home Runs/9 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/9 IP

Losses
Rank Player L 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

11. Dan Cotter 1 1890

Fred Doe 1 1890

Lewis 1 1890

Losses
Rank Player L IP

1. George Haddock 26 290.7

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 7 104.3

7. Lady Baldwin 5 62.0

8. John Buckley 3 34.0

Gus Krock 3 25.0

10. Bill Duzen 2 13.0

11. Dan Cotter 1 9.0

Fred Doe 1 6.0

Lewis 1 3.0

Earned Runs
Rank Player ER 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

11. Gus Krock 17 1890

12. Dan Cotter 14 1890

13. Ed Beecher 8 1890

Fred Doe 8 1890

Deacon White 8 1890

16. Spider Clark 3 1890

Earned Runs
Rank Player ER IP

1. George Haddock 186 290.7

2. George Keefe 142 196.0

3. Bert Cunningham 137 211.0

4. General Stafford 56 98.0

5. Larry Twitchell 53 104.3

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

11. Gus Krock 17 25.0

12. Dan Cotter 14 9.0

13. Ed Beecher 8 6.0

Fred Doe 8 6.0

Deacon White 8 8.0

16. Spider Clark 3 4.0

Wild Pitches
Rank Player WP Year

1. Bert Cunningham 34 1890

2. George Haddock 31 1890

3. George Keefe 17 1890

4. Larry Twitchell 9 1890

5. General Stafford 3 1890

6. Lady Baldwin 2 1890

Alex Ferson 2 1890

Wild Pitches
Rank Player WP IP

1. Bert Cunningham 34 211.0

2. George Haddock 31 290.7

3. George Keefe 17 196.0

4. Larry Twitchell 9 104.3

5. General Stafford 3 98.0

6. Lady Baldwin 2 62.0

Alex Ferson 2 71.0

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch Year

1. Larry Twitchell 12 1890

2. Bert Cunningham 10 1890

3. George Haddock 7 1890

4. Lady Baldwin 1 1890

Alex Ferson 1 1890

General Stafford 1 1890

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch IP

1. Larry Twitchell 12 104.3

2. Bert Cunningham 10 211.0

3. George Haddock 7 290.7

4. Lady Baldwin 1 62.0

Alex Ferson 1 71.0

General Stafford 1 98.0

Batters Faced
Rank Player BF Year

1. Bert Cunningham 1419 1890

2. George Haddock 1409 1890

3. George Keefe 1004 1890

4. Larry Twitchell 508 1890

5. General Stafford 502 1890

6. Alex Ferson 331 1890

7. Lady Baldwin 310 1890

8. Fred Doe 35 1890

Batters Faced
Rank Player BF IP

1. Bert Cunningham 1419 211.0

2. George Haddock 1409 290.7

3. George Keefe 1004 196.0

4. Larry Twitchell 508 104.3

5. General Stafford 502 98.0

6. Alex Ferson 331 71.0

7. Lady Baldwin 310 62.0

8. Fred Doe 35 6.0

Games Finished
Rank Player GF 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 GF IP

1. George Keefe 3 196.0

2. Ed Beecher 1 6.0

Spider Clark 1 4.0

George Haddock 1 290.7

Gus Krock 1 25.0

Larry Twitchell 1 104.3

Deacon White 1 8.0

Adjusted ERA+
Rank Player 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 ERA+ IP

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