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Pitching Leaders

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ERA
RankPlayer  ERA  Year
1.Al Maul2.101898
2.Doc McJames2.361898
3.Hardie Henderson2.621884
4.Joe McGinnity2.681899
5.Bob Emslie2.751884
6.Frank Kitson2.771899
7.Sadie McMahon2.811891
 Jerry Nops2.811897
9.Matt Kilroy2.851889
10.Matt Kilroy3.071887
11.Joe Corbett3.111897
12.Bob Emslie3.171883
13.Hardie Henderson3.191885
14.Jay Hughes3.201898
15.Bill Hoffer3.211895
16.Sadie McMahon3.241892
17.Doc Landis3.331882
18.Matt Kilroy3.371886
19.Bill Hoffer3.381896
20.Bert Cunningham3.391888
21.Jumbo McGinnis3.481886
 Sadie McMahon3.481896
23.Arlie Pond3.491896
24.Frank Foreman3.521889
 Arlie Pond3.521897
26.Tom Vickery3.531892
27.Jerry Nops3.561898
28.Phenomenal Smith3.611888
29.John Healy3.751891
30.Phenomenal Smith3.791887
31.Harry Howell3.911899
32.Duke Esper3.921895
33.Bert Cunningham4.011891
34.Hardie Henderson4.021883
35.John Fox4.031883
 Jerry Nops4.031899
37.Matt Kilroy4.041888
38.George Hemming4.051895
39.Kid Madden4.101891
40.George Hemming4.191896
41.Sadie McMahon4.211894
42.Bill Hoffer4.301897
43.Sadie McMahon4.371893
44.Kid Gleason4.451894
 Tony Mullane4.451893
46.Hardie Henderson4.621886
47.Bill Hawke4.761893
48.George Cobb4.861892
49.Bert Cunningham4.871889
50.Bill Hawke5.811894

ERA
RankPlayer  ERA  IP
1.Bob Emslie3.08763.7
2.Matt Kilroy3.261974.0
3.Hardie Henderson3.381508.3
4.Sadie McMahon3.461919.0
5.Jerry Nops3.58736.7
6.Phenomenal Smith3.72783.3
7.Bill Hoffer3.76960.7
8.Bert Cunningham3.97970.3
9.George Hemming4.06509.7

Wins
RankPlayer  W  Year
1.Matt Kilroy461887
2.Sadie McMahon351891
3.Bob Emslie321884
4.Bill Hoffer311895
5.Matt Kilroy291886
 Matt Kilroy291889
7.Joe McGinnity281899
8.Hardie Henderson271884
 Doc McJames271898
10.Hardie Henderson251885
 Bill Hoffer251896
 Sadie McMahon251894
 Phenomenal Smith251887
14.Joe Corbett241897
15.Frank Foreman231889
 Jay Hughes231898
 Sadie McMahon231893
18.Bert Cunningham221888
 Bill Hoffer221897
 Frank Kitson221899
21.George Hemming201895
 Al Maul201898
 Jerry Nops201897
24.Sadie McMahon191892
25.Arlie Pond181897
26.Matt Kilroy171888
 Jerry Nops171899
28.Bert Cunningham161889
 Bill Hawke161894
 Jerry Nops161898
 Arlie Pond161896
32.Kid Gleason151894
 George Hemming151896
34.Duke Esper141896
 Phenomenal Smith141888
36.Harry Howell131899
 Kid Madden131891
38.Dad Clarkson121895
 Tony Mullane121893
40.Bert Cunningham111891
 Bill Hawke111893
 Doc Landis111882
 Jumbo McGinnis111886
 Sadie McMahon111896
45.George Cobb101892
 Duke Esper101894
 Duke Esper101895
 Hardie Henderson101883
 Sadie McMahon101895
50.Bob Emslie91883
 Bert Inks91894

Wins
RankPlayer  W  IP
1.Sadie McMahon1301919.0
2.Matt Kilroy1211974.0
3.Bill Hoffer78960.7
4.Hardie Henderson651508.3
5.Jerry Nops55736.7
6.Bert Cunningham49970.3
7.Bob Emslie44763.7
8.George Hemming39509.7
 Phenomenal Smith39783.3
10.Arlie Pond35496.0
11.Duke Esper34475.0
12.Frank Kitson30447.0
13.Joe McGinnity28366.3
14.Joe Corbett27354.0
 Bill Hawke27431.0
 Doc McJames27374.0
17.Frank Foreman25466.0
18.Jay Hughes23300.7
19.Al Maul20247.3
20.Tony Mullane18367.3
21.Kid Gleason17222.3
22.Dad Clarkson16189.0
23.Harry Howell13209.3
 Kid Madden13224.0
25.John Healy11238.7
 Doc Landis11341.0
 Jumbo McGinnis11209.3
28.George Cobb10394.3
29.Bert Inks9133.0
30.Oyster Burns8138.7
 Edgar McNabb8142.0
 Tom Vickery8176.0
33.John Fox6165.3
34.Les German5132.3
35.Doc Amole470.0
 Jersey Bakely459.0
 Stub Brown458.7
 Charlie Buffinton497.0
 Bill Geiss495.7
 Crazy Schmit496.3
41.Kirtley Baker391.7
 Fred Goldsmith330.0
 Bill Hill361.0
 Lev Shreve338.0
45.George Blackburn233.0
 Dick Conway276.7
 John Henry271.0
 Ed Knouff272.0
 Jack Leary226.0
 Kit McKenna245.0
 Bill Mountjoy253.0
 Abner Powell260.0
 Sam Shaw253.0
 Pat Whitaker223.0

Won-Loss %
RankPlayer  wlp  Year
1.Bill Hoffer.8381895
2.Bill Hoffer.7811896
3.Jerry Nops.7691897
4.Sadie McMahon.7581894
5.Joe Corbett.7501897
 Kid Gleason.7501894
7.Al Maul.7411898
8.Duke Esper.7371896
9.George Hemming.7141896
10.Matt Kilroy.7081887
11.Bill Hoffer.6671897
 Arlie Pond.6671896
 Arlie Pond.6671897
14.Jay Hughes.6571898
15.Bob Emslie.6531884
16.Doc McJames.6431898
17.Bill Hawke.6401894
 Jerry Nops.6401898
19.Joe McGinnity.6361899
20.Harry Howell.6191899
21.Jerry Nops.6071899
22.George Hemming.6061895
23.Sadie McMahon.5931891
24.Frank Kitson.5791899
25.Sadie McMahon.5611893
26.Sadie McMahon.5501896
27.Hardie Henderson.5401884
28.Matt Kilroy.5371889
29.Frank Foreman.5231889
30.Kid Madden.5201891
31.Matt Kilroy.4601886
32.Jumbo McGinnis.4581886
33.Bert Cunningham.4571889
34.Duke Esper.4551895
 Phenomenal Smith.4551887
36.Matt Kilroy.4471888
37.John Healy.4441891
 Tom Vickery.4441892
39.Bert Cunningham.4401891
40.Sadie McMahon.4321892
41.Bert Cunningham.4311888
42.Tony Mullane.4291893
43.Phenomenal Smith.4241888
44.Hardie Henderson.4171885
45.Bob Emslie.4091883
46.Bill Hawke.4071893
47.John Fox.3161883
48.Les German.3131890
49.Doc Landis.2891882
50.Hardie Henderson.2381883

Won-Loss %
RankPlayer  wlp  IP
1.Bill Hoffer.736960.7
2.Jerry Nops.671736.7
3.Sadie McMahon.5881919.0
4.Matt Kilroy.5501974.0
5.Bob Emslie.524763.7
6.Phenomenal Smith.443783.3
7.Bert Cunningham.441970.3
8.Hardie Henderson.3821508.3

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
RankPlayer  WHperIP  Year
1.Al Maul1.0681898
2.Bob Emslie1.1131884
3.Matt Kilroy1.1291886
4.Hardie Henderson1.1341884
5.Bob Emslie1.1371883
6.Doc McJames1.1761898
7.Frank Kitson1.2021899
8.Frank Foreman1.2101889
9.Hardie Henderson1.2161885
10.Jay Hughes1.2241898
11.Joe McGinnity1.2311899
12.Bert Cunningham1.2551888
13.Matt Kilroy1.2591887
14.Sadie McMahon1.2761891
15.Matt Kilroy1.2861889
16.Jerry Nops1.3011897
17.Hardie Henderson1.3121883
18.Phenomenal Smith1.3221888
19.Matt Kilroy1.3271888
20.Bill Hoffer1.3331896
21.Doc Landis1.3341882
22.Bill Hoffer1.3381895
23.Arlie Pond1.3481896
24.Jumbo McGinnis1.3521886
25.Jerry Nops1.3571898
26.Arlie Pond1.3671897
27.John Healy1.3861891
28.Jerry Nops1.4171899
29.George Hemming1.4211896
30.Joe Corbett1.4221897
31.Sadie McMahon1.4231896
32.Phenomenal Smith1.4291887
33.Sadie McMahon1.4481892
34.John Fox1.4581883
35.Kid Madden1.4601891
36.George Hemming1.4641895
37.Hardie Henderson1.4821886
38.Bill Hoffer1.4971897
39.Duke Esper1.4981895
40.Harry Howell1.5141899
41.Sadie McMahon1.5421893
42.Sadie McMahon1.5531894
43.Kid Gleason1.5581894
44.Tom Vickery1.5681892
45.Bill Hawke1.5821893
46.Bert Cunningham1.5951891
47.Bert Cunningham1.6001889
48.George Cobb1.6101892
49.Tony Mullane1.6391893
50.Bill Hawke1.6601894

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
RankPlayer  WHperIP  IP
1.Bob Emslie1.175763.7
2.Matt Kilroy1.2381974.0
3.Hardie Henderson1.2451508.3
4.Jerry Nops1.363736.7
5.Phenomenal Smith1.389783.3
6.Sadie McMahon1.4011919.0
7.Bill Hoffer1.420960.7
8.Bert Cunningham1.438970.3
9.George Hemming1.462509.7

Hits Allowed/9IP
RankPlayer  Hper9IP  Year
1.Matt Kilroy7.351886
2.Phenomenal Smith7.671888
3.Al Maul7.771898
4.Hardie Henderson7.831884
5.Doc McJames7.871898
6.Frank Foreman7.911889
7.Jay Hughes8.021898
8.Bert Cunningham8.181888
9.Bob Emslie8.281884
10.Bob Emslie8.401883
11.Bill Hoffer8.481895
12.Joe McGinnity8.801899
13.Sadie McMahon8.821891
14.Matt Kilroy8.911889
15.Matt Kilroy8.931887
16.Hardie Henderson8.991885
17.Frank Kitson9.041899
18.Bert Cunningham9.131891
19.Jerry Nops9.231898
20.Bill Hoffer9.231896
21.John Healy9.461891
22.Joe Corbett9.491897
23.Jerry Nops9.581897
24.Kid Madden9.601891
25.Hardie Henderson9.621883
26.Phenomenal Smith9.641887
27.Tom Vickery9.661892
28.Arlie Pond9.691897
29.Matt Kilroy9.731888
30.Arlie Pond9.741896
31.Sadie McMahon9.751892
32.Sadie McMahon9.821893
33.Bert Cunningham9.861889
34.Hardie Henderson9.881886
35.George Hemming9.881895
36.Bill Hawke9.921893
37.Sadie McMahon9.991896
38.Jumbo McGinnis10.101886
39.Tony Mullane10.191893
40.Duke Esper10.221895
41.Jerry Nops10.291899
42.Sadie McMahon10.351894
43.George Hemming10.381896
44.Bill Hoffer10.381897
45.Harry Howell10.661899
46.Doc Landis10.791882
47.George Cobb11.301892
48.John Fox11.381883
49.Bill Hawke11.531894
50.Kid Gleason11.721894

Hits Allowed/9IP
RankPlayer  Hper9IP  IP
1.Matt Kilroy8.591974.0
2.Bob Emslie8.70763.7
3.Bert Cunningham8.89970.3
4.Hardie Henderson8.901508.3
5.Phenomenal Smith8.90783.3
6.Sadie McMahon9.411919.0
7.Bill Hoffer9.60960.7
8.Jerry Nops9.79736.7
9.George Hemming10.05509.7

Bases on Balls/9IP
RankPlayer  BBper9IP  Year
1.Doc Landis1.211882
2.Bob Emslie1.741884
3.John Fox1.741883
4.Frank Kitson1.791899
5.Bob Emslie1.831883
6.Al Maul1.841898
7.Hardie Henderson1.951885
8.Jumbo McGinnis2.061886
9.Jerry Nops2.121897
10.Hardie Henderson2.191883
11.Matt Kilroy2.211888
12.Joe McGinnity2.281899
13.Kid Gleason2.301894
14.Hardie Henderson2.381884
15.Arlie Pond2.391896
16.Matt Kilroy2.401887
17.George Hemming2.411896
18.Jerry Nops2.471899
19.Arlie Pond2.611897
20.Matt Kilroy2.661889
21.Sadie McMahon2.671891
22.Doc McJames2.721898
23.Bill Hoffer2.771896
24.Matt Kilroy2.811886
25.Sadie McMahon2.821896
26.Harry Howell2.971899
27.Frank Foreman2.981889
28.Jerry Nops2.991898
29.Jay Hughes2.991898
30.John Healy3.011891
31.Bill Hoffer3.091897
32.Bert Cunningham3.121888
33.George Cobb3.201892
34.Phenomenal Smith3.221887
35.Duke Esper3.261895
36.Sadie McMahon3.291892
37.George Hemming3.291895
38.Joe Corbett3.311897
39.Bill Hawke3.411894
40.Hardie Henderson3.471886
41.Kid Madden3.541891
42.Bill Hoffer3.551895
43.Sadie McMahon3.621894
44.Sadie McMahon4.051893
45.Phenomenal Smith4.221888
46.Bill Hawke4.321893
47.Tom Vickery4.451892
48.Bert Cunningham4.541889
49.Tony Mullane4.561893
50.Bert Cunningham5.231891

Bases on Balls/9IP
RankPlayer  BBper9IP  IP
1.Bob Emslie1.87763.7
2.Hardie Henderson2.301508.3
3.Jerry Nops2.48736.7
4.Matt Kilroy2.551974.0
5.George Hemming3.11509.7
6.Bill Hoffer3.18960.7
7.Sadie McMahon3.191919.0
8.Phenomenal Smith3.60783.3
9.Bert Cunningham4.04970.3

Strikeouts/9IP
RankPlayer  SOper9IP  Year
1.Matt Kilroy7.921886
2.Hardie Henderson7.091884
3.Bob Emslie5.221884
4.Phenomenal Smith4.681888
5.Hardie Henderson4.621886
6.Bert Cunningham4.511889
7.Hardie Henderson4.391885
8.Joe Corbett4.281897
9.Doc McJames4.281898
10.Matt Kilroy4.061889
11.Sadie McMahon3.921891
12.Frank Foreman3.911889
13.Matt Kilroy3.791888
14.Phenomenal Smith3.771887
15.Bert Cunningham3.691888
16.Hardie Henderson3.641883
17.George Cobb3.631892
18.Jerry Nops3.491898
19.Arlie Pond3.361896
20.Matt Kilroy3.311887
21.Jumbo McGinnis3.011886
22.Bill Hawke2.971894
23.John Healy2.851891
24.Jerry Nops2.811897
25.Bob Emslie2.771883
26.Bill Hawke2.761893
27.Bill Hoffer2.711896
28.Sadie McMahon2.681892
29.John Fox2.671883
30.Tony Mullane2.611893
31.Tom Vickery2.511892
32.Harry Howell2.491899
33.Jay Hughes2.421898
34.Bill Hoffer2.291895
35.Kid Madden2.251891
36.Bert Cunningham2.231891
37.Arlie Pond2.141897
38.Jerry Nops2.081899
39.Frank Kitson2.061899
40.Sadie McMahon2.051893
41.Sadie McMahon1.961894
42.Bill Hoffer1.841897
43.Kid Gleason1.831894
44.Joe McGinnity1.821899
45.Sadie McMahon1.691896
46.Doc Landis1.641882
47.Duke Esper1.611895
48.George Hemming1.481895
49.George Hemming1.471896
50.Al Maul1.161898

Strikeouts/9IP
RankPlayer  SOper9IP  IP
1.Hardie Henderson5.021508.3
2.Matt Kilroy4.931974.0
3.Bob Emslie4.16763.7
4.Phenomenal Smith4.11783.3
5.Bert Cunningham3.57970.3
6.Sadie McMahon2.871919.0
7.Jerry Nops2.79736.7
8.Bill Hoffer2.25960.7
9.George Hemming1.41509.7

Games
RankPlayer  G_p  Year
1.Matt Kilroy691887
2.Matt Kilroy681886
3.Hardie Henderson611885
 Sadie McMahon611891
5.Matt Kilroy591889
6.Phenomenal Smith581887
7.George Cobb531892
8.Hardie Henderson521884
9.Bert Cunningham511888
 Frank Foreman511889
11.Bob Emslie501884
12.Joe McGinnity481899
 Sadie McMahon481892
14.Hardie Henderson451883
 Doc McJames451898
16.Sadie McMahon431893
17.Doc Landis421882
18.Bill Hoffer411895
19.Matt Kilroy401888
 Frank Kitson401899
21.Bert Cunningham391889
22.Bill Hoffer381897
 Jay Hughes381898
24.Joe Corbett371897
25.Bill Hoffer351896
 Sadie McMahon351894
 Phenomenal Smith351888
28.Duke Esper341895
 George Hemming341895
 Tony Mullane341893
31.Jerry Nops331898
 Jerry Nops331899
33.Bill Hawke321894
 Kid Madden321891
 Arlie Pond321897
36.Bert Cunningham301891
 Jerry Nops301897
38.Bill Hawke291893
39.Harry Howell281899
 Al Maul281898
 Arlie Pond281896
42.Jumbo McGinnis261886
43.George Hemming251896
44.Bob Emslie241883
 Tom Vickery241892
46.John Healy231891
47.Bert Inks221894
 Sadie McMahon221896
49.Kid Gleason211894
 Edgar McNabb211893
 Tony Mullane211894

Games
RankPlayer  G_p  IP
1.Matt Kilroy2361974.0
 Sadie McMahon2361919.0
3.Hardie Henderson1771508.3
4.Bert Cunningham120970.3
5.Bill Hoffer118960.7
6.Jerry Nops99736.7
7.Phenomenal Smith93783.3
8.Bob Emslie87763.7
9.Duke Esper70475.0
10.Arlie Pond69496.0
11.George Hemming65509.7
12.Bill Hawke61431.0
13.Frank Foreman58466.0
14.Frank Kitson57447.0
15.Tony Mullane55367.3
16.George Cobb53394.3
17.Joe McGinnity48366.3
18.Joe Corbett45354.0
 Doc McJames45374.0
20.Doc Landis42341.0
21.Jay Hughes38300.7
22.John Healy32238.7
 Kid Madden32224.0
24.Kid Gleason30222.3
 Al Maul30247.3
26.Harry Howell28209.3
27.Dad Clarkson27189.0
28.Jumbo McGinnis26209.3
29.Oyster Burns25138.7
30.Tom Vickery24176.0
31.Bert Inks22133.0
32.Edgar McNabb21142.0
33.John Fox20165.3
34.Les German17132.3
35.Kirtley Baker1691.7
 Tricky Nichols16118.3
37.Crazy Schmit1596.3
38.Charlie Buffinton1397.0
 Bill Geiss1395.7
40.Doc Amole1170.0
 Stub Brown1158.7
42.Ed Knouff1072.0
 George Van Haltren1037.7
44.Dick Conway976.7
 John Henry971.0
46.Jersey Bakely859.0
 Bill Hill861.0
 Kit McKenna845.0
 Billy Taylor872.3
50.Bill Gallagher751.7
 Abner Powell760.0

Saves
RankPlayer  SV  Year
1.Tony Mullane41894
2.Oyster Burns31885
 Bill Hawke31894
4.Duke Esper21894
 Joe McGinnity21899
 Arlie Pond21895
7.Oyster Burns11884
 Joe Corbett11896
 Bert Cunningham11889
 Duke Esper11895
 Kid Gleason11895
 Jack Horner11894
 Harry Howell11899
 Bert Inks11894
 Kid Madden11891
 Kit McKenna11899
 Sadie McMahon11891
 Sadie McMahon11892
 Sadie McMahon11893
 Tony Mullane11893
 Joe Sommer11885
 Ben Stephens11892

Saves
RankPlayer  SV  IP
1.Tony Mullane5367.3
2.Oyster Burns4138.7
3.Duke Esper3475.0
 Bill Hawke3431.0
 Sadie McMahon31919.0
6.Joe McGinnity2366.3
 Arlie Pond2496.0
8.Joe Corbett1354.0
 Bert Cunningham1970.3
 Kid Gleason1222.3
 Jack Horner111.0
 Harry Howell1209.3
 Bert Inks1133.0
 Kid Madden1224.0
 Kit McKenna145.0
 Joe Sommer18.0
 Ben Stephens129.0

Innings
RankPlayer  IP  Year
1.Matt Kilroy589.31887
2.Matt Kilroy583.01886
3.Hardie Henderson539.31885
4.Sadie McMahon503.01891
5.Phenomenal Smith491.31887
6.Matt Kilroy480.71889
7.Bob Emslie455.31884
8.Bert Cunningham453.31888
9.Hardie Henderson439.31884
10.Frank Foreman414.01889
11.Sadie McMahon397.01892
12.George Cobb394.31892
13.Doc McJames374.01898
14.Joe McGinnity366.31899
15.Hardie Henderson358.31883
16.Sadie McMahon346.31893
17.Doc Landis341.01882
18.Frank Kitson327.71899
19.Matt Kilroy321.01888
20.Bill Hoffer314.01895
21.Joe Corbett313.01897
22.Bill Hoffer309.01896
23.Bill Hoffer303.31897
24.Jay Hughes300.71898
25.Phenomenal Smith292.01888
26.Bert Cunningham279.31889
27.Sadie McMahon275.71894
28.George Hemming262.31895
29.Jerry Nops259.01899
30.Arlie Pond248.01897
31.Tony Mullane244.71893
32.Al Maul239.71898
33.Bert Cunningham237.71891
34.Jerry Nops235.01898
35.Bill Hawke225.01893
36.Kid Madden224.01891
37.Jerry Nops220.71897
38.Duke Esper218.31895
39.Arlie Pond214.31896
40.Harry Howell209.31899
 Jumbo McGinnis209.31886
42.Bill Hawke206.01894
43.George Hemming202.01896
44.Bob Emslie201.31883
45.Tom Vickery176.01892
46.Sadie McMahon175.71896
47.Kid Gleason172.01894
48.Hardie Henderson171.31886
49.John Healy170.31891
50.John Fox165.31883

Innings
RankPlayer  IP  IP
1.Matt Kilroy