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Pitching Leaders

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ERA
RankPlayer  ERA  Year
1.Dutch Leonard0.961914
2.Cy Young1.261908
3.Ray Collins1.621910
 Cy Young1.621901
5.Ernie Shore1.641915
6.Joe Wood1.681910
7.Rube Foster1.701914
8.Pedro Martinez1.742000
 Carl Mays1.741917
10.Babe Ruth1.751916

ERA
RankPlayer  ERA  IP
1.Joe Wood1.991418.0
2.Cy Young2.002728.3
3.Ernie Shore2.12839.0
4.Dutch Leonard2.131361.3
5.Babe Ruth2.191190.3
6.Carl Mays2.211105.0
7.Rube Foster2.36842.3
8.Jesse Tannehill2.50885.7
9.Ray Collins2.511336.0
10.Pedro Martinez2.521383.7

Wins
RankPlayer  W  Year
1.Joe Wood341912
2.Cy Young331901
3.Cy Young321902
4.Cy Young281903
5.Cy Young261904
6.Wes Ferrell251935
 Dave Ferriss251946
 Mel Parnell251949
9.Roger Clemens241986
 Babe Ruth241917

Wins
RankPlayer  W  IP
1.Roger Clemens1922776.0
 Cy Young1922728.3
3.Tim Wakefield1572449.3
4.Mel Parnell1231752.7
5.Luis Tiant1221774.7
6.Pedro Martinez1171383.7
 Joe Wood1171418.0
8.Bob Stanley1151707.0
9.Joe Dobson1061544.0
10.Lefty Grove1051539.7

Won-Loss %
RankPlayer  wlp  Year
1.Bob Stanley.8821978
2.Joe Wood.8721912
3.Roger Clemens.8571986
4.Pedro Martinez.8521999
5.Pedro Martinez.8332002
6.Roger Moret.8241975
7.Dave Ferriss.8061946
8.Ellis Kinder.7931949
9.Dutch Leonard.7921914
10.Lefty Grove.7891939

Won-Loss %
RankPlayer  wlp  IP
1.Pedro Martinez.7601383.7
2.Dave Ferriss.684880.0
3.Joe Wood.6761418.0
4.Babe Ruth.6591190.3
5.Curt Schilling.646675.0
6.Tex Hughson.6401375.7
7.Rube Foster.637842.3
 Ernie Shore.637839.0
9.Roger Clemens.6342776.0
10.Cy Young.6322728.3

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
RankPlayer  WHperIP  Year
1.Pedro Martinez0.7372000
2.Cy Young0.8671905
3.Dutch Leonard0.8861914
4.Cy Young0.8931908
5.Pedro Martinez0.9232002
6.Pedro Martinez0.9231999
7.Cy Young0.9371904
8.Roger Clemens0.9691986
9.Cy Young0.9691903
10.Cy Young0.9721901

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
RankPlayer  WHperIP  IP
1.Cy Young0.9702728.3
2.Pedro Martinez0.9781383.7
3.Joe Wood1.0781418.0
4.Carl Mays1.0931105.0
5.Ernie Shore1.116839.0
6.Jesse Tannehill1.118885.7
7.Ray Collins1.1341336.0
8.Dutch Leonard1.1361361.3
9.Dick Radatz1.136557.3
10.Bill Dinneen1.1391501.0

Hits Allowed/9IP
RankPlayer  Hper9IP  Year
1.Pedro Martinez5.312000
2.Dutch Leonard5.571914
3.Roger Clemens6.341986
4.Dutch Leonard6.381915
5.Babe Ruth6.401916
6.Luis Tiant6.441972
7.Pedro Martinez6.502002
8.Roger Clemens6.541994
9.Tim Wakefield6.672002
10.Babe Ruth6.731917

Hits Allowed/9IP
RankPlayer  Hper9IP  IP
1.Dick Radatz6.78557.3
2.Pedro Martinez6.791383.7
3.Babe Ruth7.061190.3
4.Joe Wood7.091418.0
5.Carl Mays7.481105.0
6.Dutch Leonard7.501361.3
7.Mickey McDermott7.53773.7
8.Roger Clemens7.652776.0
9.Cy Young7.742728.3
10.Rube Foster7.76842.3

Bases on Balls/9IP
RankPlayer  BBper9IP  Year
1.Cy Young0.691904
2.Cy Young0.781906
3.Cy Young0.841905
4.Cy Young0.901901
5.Cy Young0.971903
6.David Wells1.032005
7.Jesse Tannehill1.051904
8.Cy Young1.111908
9.Curt Schilling1.242006
10.Cy Young1.241902

Bases on Balls/9IP
RankPlayer  BBper9IP  IP
1.Cy Young0.992728.3
2.Curt Schilling1.44675.0
3.Jesse Tannehill1.56885.7
4.Ray Collins1.811336.0
5.Pedro Martinez2.011383.7
6.Bill Dinneen2.031501.0
7.Dennis Eckersley2.051371.7
8.Jack Quinn2.05832.7
9.George Winter2.081599.7
10.Jack Russell2.181215.0

Strikeouts/9IP
RankPlayer  SOper9IP  Year
1.Pedro Martinez13.201999
2.Pedro Martinez11.782000
3.Pedro Martinez10.792002
4.Hideo Nomo10.002001
5.Pedro Martinez9.932003
6.Roger Clemens9.921988
7.Pedro Martinez9.671998
8.Roger Clemens9.531996
9.Pedro Martinez9.412004
10.Roger Clemens8.861994

Strikeouts/9IP
RankPlayer  SOper9IP  IP
1.Pedro Martinez10.951383.7
2.Dick Radatz10.12557.3
3.Roger Clemens8.402776.0
4.Curt Schilling7.65675.0
5.Dave Morehead7.12664.7
6.Aaron Sele6.92622.0
7.Greg Harris6.76651.0
8.Ray Culp6.541092.3
9.Bruce Hurst6.431459.0
10.Jim Lonborg6.421099.0

Games
RankPlayer  G_p  Year
1.Mike Timlin812005
2.Greg Harris801993
3.Dick Radatz791964
4.Mike Timlin762004
5.Heathcliff Slocumb751996
6.Derek Lowe741999
 Derek Lowe742000
 Rob Murphy741989
9.Tom Gordon731998
10.Keith Foulke722004
 Mike Timlin722003

Games
RankPlayer  G_p  IP
1.Bob Stanley6371707.0
2.Tim Wakefield4822449.3
3.Derek Lowe3841037.0
4.Roger Clemens3832776.0
5.Ellis Kinder3651142.3
6.Mike Timlin360369.7
7.Cy Young3272728.3
8.Ike Delock3221207.7
9.Bill Lee3211503.3
10.Mel Parnell2891752.7

Saves
RankPlayer  SV  Year
1.Tom Gordon461998
2.Derek Lowe422000
3.Jeff Reardon401991
 Ugueth Urbina402002
5.Jonathan Papelbon372007
6.Jonathan Papelbon352006
7.Jeff Russell331993
 Bob Stanley331983
9.Keith Foulke322004
10.Bill Campbell311977
 Heathcliff Slocumb311996

Saves
RankPlayer  SV  IP
1.Bob Stanley1321707.0
2.Dick Radatz104557.3
3.Ellis Kinder911142.3
4.Jeff Reardon88153.0
5.Derek Lowe851037.0
6.Jonathan Papelbon83179.3
7.Sparky Lyle69331.3
8.Tom Gordon68495.3
9.Lee Smith58168.7
10.Bill Campbell51335.0

Innings
RankPlayer  IP  Year
1.Cy Young384.71902
2.Cy Young380.01904
3.Bill Dinneen371.31902
 Cy Young371.31901
5.Joe Wood344.01912
6.Cy Young343.31907
7.Cy Young341.71903
8.Bill Dinneen335.71904
9.Babe Ruth326.31917
10.Babe Ruth323.71916

Innings
RankPlayer  IP  IP
1.Roger Clemens2776.02776.0
2.Cy Young2728.32728.3
3.Tim Wakefield2449.32449.3
4.Luis Tiant1774.71774.7
5.Mel Parnell1752.71752.7
6.Bob Stanley1707.01707.0
7.Bill Monbouquette1622.01622.0
8.George Winter1599.71599.7
9.Joe Dobson1544.01544.0
10.Lefty Grove1539.71539.7

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO_p  Year
1.Pedro Martinez3131999
2.Roger Clemens2911988
3.Pedro Martinez2842000
4.Joe Wood2581912
5.Roger Clemens2571996
6.Roger Clemens2561987
7.Pedro Martinez2511998
8.Jim Lonborg2461967
9.Roger Clemens2411991
10.Pedro Martinez2392002

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO_p  IP
1.Roger Clemens25902776.0
2.Tim Wakefield17072449.3
3.Pedro Martinez16831383.7
4.Cy Young13412728.3
5.Luis Tiant10751774.7
6.Bruce Hurst10431459.0
7.Joe Wood9861418.0
8.Bill Monbouquette9691622.0
9.Frank Sullivan8211505.3
10.Ray Culp7941092.3

Games Started
RankPlayer  GS  Year
1.Cy Young431902
2.Bill Dinneen421902
3.Babe Ruth411916
 Cy Young411901
 Cy Young411904
6.Howard Ehmke391923
 Jim Lonborg391967
8.Wes Ferrell381935
 Wes Ferrell381936
 Sam Jones381921
 Babe Ruth381917
 Luis Tiant381974
 Luis Tiant381976
 Joe Wood381912

Games Started
RankPlayer  GS  IP
1.Roger Clemens3822776.0
2.Tim Wakefield3452449.3
3.Cy Young2972728.3
4.Luis Tiant2381774.7
5.Mel Parnell2321752.7
6.Bill Monbouquette2281622.0
7.Tom Brewer2171509.3
 Bruce Hurst2171459.0
9.Joe Dobson2021544.0
10.Pedro Martinez2011383.7
 Frank Sullivan2011505.3

Comp. Games
RankPlayer  CG  Year
1.Cy Young411902
2.Cy Young401904
3.Bill Dinneen391902
4.Cy Young381901
5.Bill Dinneen371904
6.Babe Ruth351917
 Joe Wood351912
8.Cy Young341903
9.Cy Young331907
10.Bill Dinneen321903

Comp. Games
RankPlayer  CG  IP
1.Cy Young2752728.3
2.Bill Dinneen1561501.0
3.George Winter1411599.7
4.Joe Wood1211418.0
5.Lefty Grove1191539.7
6.Mel Parnell1131752.7
 Luis Tiant1131774.7
8.Babe Ruth1051190.3
9.Roger Clemens1002776.0
10.Tex Hughson991375.7

Shutouts
RankPlayer  SHO  Year
1.Joe Wood101912
 Cy Young101904
3.Babe Ruth91916
4.Roger Clemens81988
 Carl Mays81918
6.Joe Bush71918
 Roger Clemens71987
 Dutch Leonard71914
 Luis Tiant71974
 Cy Young71903

Shutouts
RankPlayer  SHO  IP
1.Roger Clemens382776.0
 Cy Young382728.3
3.Joe Wood281418.0
4.Luis Tiant261774.7
5.Dutch Leonard251361.3
6.Mel Parnell201752.7
7.Ray Collins191336.0
 Tex Hughson191375.7
9.Sam Jones181045.0
10.Joe Dobson171544.0
 Babe Ruth171190.3

Home Runs Allow.
RankPlayer  HRA  Year
1.Tim Wakefield381996
2.Earl Wilson371964
3.Josh Beckett362006
4.Bruce Hurst351987
 Tim Wakefield352005
6.Bill Monbouquette341964
 Rick Wise341975
8.Gene Conley331961
9.Oil Can Boyd321986
 Bill Monbouquette321965
 Luis Tiant321973
 John Tudor321983

Home Runs Allow.
RankPlayer  HRA  IP
1.Tim Wakefield3262449.3
2.Roger Clemens1942776.0
3.Bill Monbouquette1801622.0
4.Bruce Hurst1731459.0
5.Luis Tiant1701774.7
6.Dennis Eckersley1671371.7
7.Bill Lee1361503.3
8.Ike Delock1341207.7
9.Oil Can Boyd1261016.7
 Tom Brewer1261509.3

Bases On Balls Allow.
RankPlayer  BB_p  Year
1.Mel Parnell1341949
2.Mickey McDermott1241950
3.Don Schwall1211962
 Mike Torrez1211979
5.Howard Ehmke1191923
 Wes Ferrell1191936
 Bobo Newsom1191937
 Jack Wilson1191937
9.Red Ruffing1181929
 Babe Ruth1181916

Bases On Balls Allow.
RankPlayer  BB_p  IP
1.Tim Wakefield9252449.3
2.Roger Clemens8562776.0
3.Mel Parnell7581752.7
4.Tom Brewer6691509.3
5.Joe Dobson6041544.0
6.Jack Wilson5641067.7
7.Willard Nixon5301234.0
8.Ike Delock5141207.7
9.Mickey McDermott504773.7
10.Luis Tiant5011774.7

Hits Allowed
RankPlayer  H_p  Year
1.Cy Young3501902
2.Bill Dinneen3481902
3.Wes Ferrell3361935
4.Wes Ferrell3301936
5.Cy Young3271904
6.Howard Ehmke3241924
 Cy Young3241901
8.Bill Lee3201974
9.Howard Ehmke3181923
 Sam Jones3181921

Hits Allowed
RankPlayer  H_p  IP
1.Tim Wakefield23682449.3
2.Roger Clemens23592776.0
3.Cy Young23472728.3
4.Bob Stanley18581707.0
5.Mel Parnell17151752.7
6.Bill Monbouquette16491622.0
7.Luis Tiant16301774.7
8.Bill Lee16271503.3
9.Lefty Grove15871539.7
10.Bruce Hurst15691459.0

SO to Walk
RankPlayer  SOperBB  Year
1.Pedro Martinez8.882000
2.Pedro Martinez8.461999
3.Cy Young7.001905
4.Cy Young6.901904
5.Curt Schilling6.542006
6.Pedro Martinez5.982002
7.Curt Schilling5.802004
8.Cy Young5.601906
9.David Wells5.102005
10.Josh Beckett4.852007

SO to Walk
RankPlayer  SOperBB  IP
1.Pedro Martinez5.451383.7
2.Curt Schilling5.31675.0
3.Cy Young4.482728.3
4.Roger Clemens3.032776.0
5.Dick Radatz2.94557.3
6.Danny Darwin2.48534.3
7.Dennis Eckersley2.471371.7
8.Joe Wood2.391418.0
9.Bill Monbouquette2.381622.0
10.Jesse Tannehill2.22885.7

Losses
RankPlayer  L  Year
1.Red Ruffing251928
2.Red Ruffing221929
3.Bill Dinneen211902
 Joe Harris211906
 Slim Harriss211927
 Cy Young211906
7.Howard Ehmke201925
 Milt Gaston201930
 Sam Jones201919
 Jack Russell201930

Losses
RankPlayer  L  IP
1.Tim Wakefield1362449.3
2.Cy Young1122728.3
3.Roger Clemens1112776.0
4.Bob Stanley971707.0
 George Winter971599.7
6.Red Ruffing961122.3
7.Jack Russell941215.0
8.Bill Monbouquette911622.0
9.Bill Dinneen851501.0
10.Tom Brewer821509.3

Earned Runs Allow.
RankPlayer  ER  Year
1.Wes Ferrell1401936
2.Jack Russell1391930
3.Tom Gordon1341996
4.Howard Ehmke1331923
 Jack Russell1331931
6.Red Ruffing1321929
7.Wes Ferrell1261935
 Danny MacFayden1261930
 Mike Torrez1261979
10.Red Ruffing1251928

Earned Runs Allow.
RankPlayer  ER  IP
1.Tim Wakefield11832449.3
2.Roger Clemens9432776.0
3.Bob Stanley6901707.0
4.Bruce Hurst6861459.0
5.Mel Parnell6821752.7
6.Tom Brewer6711509.3
7.Bill Monbouquette6651622.0
8.Luis Tiant6631774.7
9.Jack Russell6181215.0
10.Joe Dobson6121544.0

Wild Pitches
RankPlayer  WP  Year
1.Earl Wilson211963
2.Milt Gaston171929
3.Gary Peters161970
4.Eddie Cicotte141908
5.Matt Clement132005
6.Jim Lonborg121967
 Diego Segui121974
 Frank Viola121992
9.Josh Beckett112006
 Tom Brewer111959
 Fred Burchell111908
 Roger Clemens111986
 Ed Connolly111964
 Joe Dobson111947
 Milt Gaston111930
 Dave Morehead111965
 Tim Wakefield111995
 Earl Wilson111962

Wild Pitches
RankPlayer  WP  IP
1.Tim Wakefield872449.3
2.Roger Clemens722776.0
3.Earl Wilson541024.3
4.Tom Brewer531509.3
5.Jim Lonborg471099.0
6.Joe Wood431418.0
7.Mel Parnell411752.7
8.Ray Culp391092.3
9.Joe Dobson371544.0
10.Greg Harris35651.0
 Cy Young352728.3

Hit Batsmen
RankPlayer  HBP  Year
1.Bronson Arroyo202004
 Howard Ehmke201923
3.Jim Lonborg191967
4.Tim Wakefield182001
5.Matt Clement162005
 Pedro Martinez162004
 Tim Wakefield161997
 Tim Wakefield162004
9.Pedro Martinez152002
 Aaron Sele151997
 Jesse Tannehill151904

Hit Batsmen
RankPlayer  HBP  IP
1.Tim Wakefield1462449.3
2.Roger Clemens862776.0
3.Pedro Martinez771383.7
4.Jim Lonborg611099.0
 Cy Young612728.3
6.Joe Wood491418.0
7.Derek Lowe481037.0
8.Howard Ehmke46989.7
9.Carl Mays441105.0
10.Tom Brewer431509.3
 Jesse Tannehill43885.7

Batters Faced
RankPlayer  BFP  Year
1.Cy Young15271902
2.Bill Dinneen15241902
3.Cy Young14751904
4.Cy Young14661901
5.Wes Ferrell13911935
6.Howard Ehmke13771924
7.Joe Wood13621912
8.Wes Ferrell13411936
9.Cy Young13351903
10.Howard Ehmke13311923

Batters Faced
RankPlayer  BFP  IP
1.Roger Clemens113842776.0
2.Cy Young106622728.3
3.Tim Wakefield105732449.3
4.Mel Parnell75471752.7
5.Luis Tiant72891774.7
6.Bob Stanley72381707.0
7.Bill Monbouquette68101622.0
8.Tom Brewer65741509.3
9.Lefty Grove65731539.7
10.Joe Dobson65261544.0

Games Finished
RankPlayer  GF  Year
1.Tom Gordon691998
2.Dick Radatz671964
3.Derek Lowe642000
4.Keith Foulke612004
5.Bill Campbell601977
 Heathcliff Slocumb601996
7.Dick Radatz581963
8.Lee Smith571988
9.Dick Radatz561965
10.Ugueth Urbina552002

Games Finished
RankPlayer  GF  IP
1.Bob Stanley3761707.0
2.Dick Radatz244557.3
3.Ellis Kinder2001142.3
4.Sparky Lyle160331.3
5.Mike Fornieles158642.7
6.Mark Clear154400.3
 Derek Lowe1541037.0
8.Bill Campbell137335.0
9.Jeff Reardon127153.0
10.Jonathan Papelbon124179.3

Adjusted ERA+
RankPlayer  ERA+  Year
1.Pedro Martinez2912000
2.Dutch Leonard2791914
3.Pedro Martinez2431999
4.Cy Young2161901
5.Roger Clemens2131990
6.Pedro Martinez2102003
7.Pedro Martinez2022002
8.Cy Young1941908
9.Lefty Grove1881936
10.Lefty Grove1851939

Adjusted ERA+
RankPlayer  ERA+  IP
1.Pedro Martinez1901383.7
2.Joe Wood1491418.0
3.Cy Young1472728.3
4.Dick Radatz146557.3
5.Roger Clemens1452776.0
6.Lefty Grove1431539.7
7.Ellis Kinder1341142.3
8.Dutch Leonard1291361.3
9.Ernie Shore127839.0
10.Derek Lowe1271037.0

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