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Boston Red Stockings Top 10 Pitching Leaders

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WAR for Pitchers†

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	Year
1.	Al Spalding	15.1	1875
2.	Al Spalding	12.8	1872
3.	Al Spalding	9.2	1874
4.	Al Spalding	8.7	1873
5.	Al Spalding	3.4	1871
6.	Jack Manning	1.5	1875
7.	Harry Wright	0.9	1872
8.	Harry Wright	0.1	1874

WAR for Pitchers

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	IP
1.	Al Spalding	49.2	2346.2
2.	Jack Manning	1.5	144.0
3.	Harry Wright	0.4	100.1

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	Year
1.	Al Spalding	1.59	1875
2.	Al Spalding	1.85	1872
3.	Al Spalding	1.92	1874
4.	Jack Manning	2.38	1875
5.	Al Spalding	2.99	1873
6.	Al Spalding	3.36	1871

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	IP
1.	Al Spalding	2.21	2346.2

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	Year
1.	Al Spalding	54	1875
2.	Al Spalding	52	1874
3.	Al Spalding	41	1873
4.	Al Spalding	38	1872
5.	Al Spalding	19	1871
6.	Jack Manning	16	1875
7.	Harry Wright	2	1873
8.	Cal McVey	1	1875
	Harry Wright	1	1871
	Harry Wright	1	1872

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	IP
1.	Al Spalding	204	2346.2
2.	Jack Manning	16	144.0
3.	Harry Wright	4	100.1
4.	Cal McVey	1	11.0

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	Year
1.	Al Spalding	.915	1875
2.	Jack Manning	.889	1875
3.	Al Spalding	.826	1872
4.	Al Spalding	.765	1874
5.	Al Spalding	.745	1873
6.	Al Spalding	.655	1871

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	IP
1.	Al Spalding	.794	2346.2

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	Year
1.	Al Spalding	1.036	1875
2.	Al Spalding	1.097	1872
3.	Jack Manning	1.153	1875
4.	Al Spalding	1.254	1874
5.	Al Spalding	1.367	1873
6.	Al Spalding	1.442	1871

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	IP
1.	Al Spalding	1.218	2346.2

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	Year
1.	Al Spalding	9.037	1875
2.	Al Spalding	9.274	1872
3.	Jack Manning	9.500	1875
4.	Al Spalding	11.007	1874
5.	Al Spalding	11.646	1871
6.	Al Spalding	11.652	1873

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	IP
1.	Al Spalding	10.436	2346.2

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	Year
1.	Al Spalding	0.277	1874
2.	Al Spalding	0.284	1875
3.	Al Spalding	0.600	1872
4.	Al Spalding	0.652	1873
5.	Jack Manning	0.875	1875
6.	Al Spalding	1.329	1871

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	IP
1.	Al Spalding	0.529	2346.2

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	Year
1.	Jack Manning	2.125	1875
2.	Al Spalding	1.183	1875
3.	Al Spalding	0.906	1873
4.	Al Spalding	0.804	1871
5.	Al Spalding	0.623	1872
6.	Al Spalding	0.452	1874

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	IP
1.	Al Spalding	0.794	2346.2

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Al Spalding	72	1875
2.	Al Spalding	71	1874
3.	Al Spalding	60	1873
4.	Al Spalding	48	1872
5.	Al Spalding	31	1871
6.	Jack Manning	27	1875
7.	Harry Wright	14	1873
8.	Harry Wright	9	1871
9.	Harry Wright	7	1872
10.	Harry Wright	6	1874

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	IP
1.	Al Spalding	282	2346.2
2.	Harry Wright	36	100.1
3.	Jack Manning	27	144.0
4.	Cal McVey	3	11.0
5.	Frank Heifer	2	2.1
	George Wright	2	4.0

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	Year
1.	Al Spalding	9	1875
2.	Jack Manning	6	1875
3.	Harry Wright	4	1872
	Harry Wright	4	1873
5.	Al Spalding	3	1873
	Harry Wright	3	1871
	Harry Wright	3	1874
8.	Frank Heifer	1	1875
	Cal McVey	1	1875

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	IP
1.	Harry Wright	14	100.1
2.	Al Spalding	12	2346.2
3.	Jack Manning	6	144.0
4.	Frank Heifer	1	2.1
	Cal McVey	1	11.0

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	Year
1.	Al Spalding	617.1	1874
2.	Al Spalding	570.2	1875
3.	Al Spalding	496.2	1873
4.	Al Spalding	404.2	1872
5.	Al Spalding	257.1	1871
6.	Jack Manning	144.0	1875
7.	Harry Wright	39.1	1873
8.	Harry Wright	25.2	1872
9.	Harry Wright	18.2	1871
10.	Harry Wright	16.2	1874

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	IP
1.	Al Spalding	2346.2	2346.2
2.	Jack Manning	144.0	144.0
3.	Harry Wright	100.1	100.1
4.	Cal McVey	11.0	11.0
5.	George Wright	4.0	4.0
6.	Frank Heifer	2.1	2.1

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Al Spalding	75	1875
2.	Al Spalding	50	1873
3.	Jack Manning	34	1875
4.	Al Spalding	31	1874
5.	Al Spalding	28	1872
6.	Al Spalding	23	1871
7.	Harry Wright	5	1873
8.	Cal McVey	1	1875
	Harry Wright	1	1872

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	IP
1.	Al Spalding	207	2346.2
2.	Jack Manning	34	144.0
3.	Harry Wright	6	100.1
4.	Cal McVey	1	11.0

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	Year
1.	Al Spalding	69	1874
2.	Al Spalding	62	1875
3.	Al Spalding	54	1873
4.	Al Spalding	48	1872
5.	Al Spalding	31	1871
6.	Jack Manning	18	1875
7.	Harry Wright	6	1873
8.	Cal McVey	2	1875
	Harry Wright	2	1874

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	IP
1.	Al Spalding	264	2346.2
2.	Jack Manning	18	144.0
3.	Harry Wright	8	100.1
4.	Cal McVey	2	11.0

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	Year
1.	Al Spalding	65	1874
2.	Al Spalding	52	1875
3.	Al Spalding	46	1873
4.	Al Spalding	41	1872
5.	Al Spalding	22	1871
6.	Jack Manning	8	1875

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	IP
1.	Al Spalding	226	2346.2
2.	Jack Manning	8	144.0

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	Year
1.	Al Spalding	7	1875
2.	Al Spalding	4	1874
3.	Al Spalding	3	1872
4.	Jack Manning	1	1875
	Al Spalding	1	1871
	Al Spalding	1	1873

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	IP
1.	Al Spalding	16	2346.2
2.	Jack Manning	1	144.0

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Al Spalding	5	1873
2.	Al Spalding	2	1871
3.	Jack Manning	1	1875
	Al Spalding	1	1874
	Al Spalding	1	1875

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	IP
1.	Al Spalding	9	2346.2
2.	Jack Manning	1	144.0

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Al Spalding	38	1871
2.	Al Spalding	36	1873
3.	Al Spalding	27	1872
4.	Al Spalding	19	1874
5.	Al Spalding	18	1875
6.	Jack Manning	14	1875
7.	Harry Wright	6	1873
8.	Harry Wright	4	1871
	Harry Wright	4	1874
10.	Cal McVey	1	1875

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	IP
1.	Al Spalding	138	2346.2
2.	Jack Manning	14	144.0
	Harry Wright	14	100.1
4.	Cal McVey	1	11.0

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Al Spalding	755	1874
2.	Al Spalding	643	1873
3.	Al Spalding	573	1875
4.	Al Spalding	417	1872
5.	Al Spalding	333	1871
6.	Jack Manning	152	1875
7.	Harry Wright	65	1873
8.	Harry Wright	34	1871
9.	Harry Wright	26	1872
10.	Harry Wright	24	1874

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	IP
1.	Al Spalding	2721	2346.2
2.	Jack Manning	152	144.0
3.	Harry Wright	149	100.1
4.	Cal McVey	15	11.0
5.	Frank Heifer	6	2.1
6.	George Wright	5	4.0

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	Year
1.	Al Spalding	4.167	1875
2.	Jack Manning	2.429	1875
3.	Al Spalding	1.632	1874
4.	Al Spalding	1.389	1873
5.	Al Spalding	1.037	1872
6.	Al Spalding	0.605	1871

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	IP
1.	Al Spalding	1.500	2346.2

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	Year
1.	Al Spalding	0.015	1874
2.	Al Spalding	0.016	1875
3.	Jack Manning	0.063	1875
4.	Al Spalding	0.070	1871
5.	Al Spalding	0.091	1873

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	IP
1.	Al Spalding	0.035	2346.2

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	Year
1.	Al Spalding	16	1874
2.	Al Spalding	14	1873
3.	Al Spalding	10	1871
4.	Al Spalding	8	1872
5.	Al Spalding	5	1875
6.	Jack Manning	2	1875
	Harry Wright	2	1873
	Harry Wright	2	1874
9.	George Wright	1	1875

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	IP
1.	Al Spalding	53	2346.2
2.	Harry Wright	4	100.1
3.	Jack Manning	2	144.0
4.	George Wright	1	4.0

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	Year
1.	Al Spalding	165	1873
2.	Al Spalding	132	1874
3.	Al Spalding	101	1875
4.	Al Spalding	96	1871
5.	Al Spalding	83	1872
6.	Jack Manning	38	1875
7.	Harry Wright	18	1873
8.	Harry Wright	13	1871
9.	Cal McVey	6	1875
	Harry Wright	6	1872

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	IP
1.	Al Spalding	577	2346.2
2.	Harry Wright	41	100.1
3.	Jack Manning	38	144.0
4.	Cal McVey	6	11.0
5.	Frank Heifer	4	2.1
6.	George Wright	3	4.0

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	Year
1.	Al Spalding	39	1872
2.	Al Spalding	18	1873
	Al Spalding	18	1874
4.	Al Spalding	17	1875
5.	Jack Manning	15	1875
6.	Al Spalding	11	1871
7.	Harry Wright	3	1871
8.	Cal McVey	2	1875
	Harry Wright	2	1873

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	IP
1.	Al Spalding	103	2346.2
2.	Jack Manning	15	144.0
3.	Harry Wright	5	100.1
4.	Cal McVey	2	11.0

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	Year

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	IP

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	Year
1.	Al Spalding	2784	1874
2.	Al Spalding	2354	1875
3.	Al Spalding	2297	1873
4.	Al Spalding	1738	1872
5.	Al Spalding	1279	1871
6.	Jack Manning	630	1875
7.	Harry Wright	204	1873
8.	Harry Wright	109	1872
9.	Harry Wright	105	1871
10.	Harry Wright	78	1874

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	IP
1.	Al Spalding	10452	2346.2
2.	Jack Manning	630	144.0
3.	Harry Wright	496	100.1
4.	Cal McVey	52	11.0
5.	George Wright	17	4.0
6.	Frank Heifer	13	2.1

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	Year
1.	Al Spalding	12	1875
2.	Al Spalding	9	1873
3.	Jack Manning	7	1875
4.	Harry Wright	6	1871
	Harry Wright	6	1872
6.	Harry Wright	5	1873
7.	Harry Wright	4	1874
8.	Al Spalding	3	1871
9.	Al Spalding	2	1874
10.	Frank Heifer	1	1875
	Cal McVey	1	1875
	Al Spalding	1	1872
	George Wright	1	1875

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	IP
1.	Al Spalding	27	2346.2
2.	Harry Wright	21	100.1
3.	Jack Manning	7	144.0
4.	Frank Heifer	1	2.1
	Cal McVey	1	11.0
	George Wright	1	4.0

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	Year
1.	Al Spalding	194	1872
2.	Al Spalding	136	1875
3.	Al Spalding	126	1871
4.	Al Spalding	114	1873
5.	Al Spalding	111	1874
6.	Jack Manning	91	1875

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	IP
1.	Al Spalding	130	2346.2

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	Year
1.	Al Spalding	77	1872
2.	Al Spalding	44	1875
3.	Al Spalding	27	1873
4.	Al Spalding	22	1874
5.	Al Spalding	19	1871
6.	Harry Wright	5	1872

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	IP
1.	Al Spalding	189	2346.2

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	Year
1.	Al Spalding	5.6	1872
2.	Al Spalding	3.9	1875
3.	Al Spalding	1.9	1873
4.	Al Spalding	1.7	1874
5.	Al Spalding	1.2	1871
6.	Harry Wright	0.4	1872

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	IP
1.	Al Spalding	14.4	2346.2

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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