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Brooklyn Tip-Tops Top 10 Pitching Leaders

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WAR for Pitchers

RankPlayerWAR for PitchersYear
1.Ed Lafitte3.81914
2.Tom Seaton2.21914
3.Happy Finneran1.11914
4.Happy Finneran1.01915
5.Cy Falkenberg0.81915
6.Hooks Wiltse0.61915
7.Bert Maxwell0.51914
8.Dan Marion0.41915
9.John McGraw0.11914

WAR for Pitchers

RankPlayerWAR for PitchersIP
1.Ed Lafitte2.5408.1
2.Happy Finneran2.1390.2
3.Cy Falkenberg0.848.0
4.Hooks Wiltse0.659.1
5.Bert Maxwell0.571.1
6.John McGraw0.12.0

Earned Run Average

RankPlayerEarned Run AverageYear
1.Ed Lafitte2.631914
2.Happy Finneran2.801915
3.Tom Seaton3.031914
4.Jim Bluejacket3.151915
5.Happy Finneran3.181914
6.Dan Marion3.201915
7.Bill Upham3.351915
8.Fin Wilson3.781915
9.Ed Lafitte3.901915
10.Tom Seaton4.421915

Earned Run Average

RankPlayerEarned Run AverageIP

Wins

RankPlayerWinsYear
1.Tom Seaton251914
2.Ed Lafitte181914
3.Happy Finneran121914
 Dan Marion121915
5.Tom Seaton111915
6.Jim Bluejacket101915
 Happy Finneran101915
8.Bill Upham71915
9.Ed Lafitte61915
10.Frank Smith51915

Wins

RankPlayerWinsIP
1.Tom Seaton36492.0
2.Ed Lafitte24408.1
3.Happy Finneran22390.2
4.Dan Marion15297.2
5.Jim Bluejacket14229.2
6.Bill Upham7121.0
7.Frank Smith563.0
8.Bill Chappelle474.1
9.Cy Falkenberg348.0
 Bert Maxwell371.1
 Hooks Wiltse359.1

Win-Loss %

RankPlayerWin-Loss %Year
1.Tom Seaton.6411914
2.Dan Marion.5711915
3.Ed Lafitte.5451914
4.Happy Finneran.5221914
5.Tom Seaton.5001915
6.Jim Bluejacket.4761915
7.Bill Upham.4671915
8.Happy Finneran.4551915
9.Ed Lafitte.4001915

Win-Loss %

RankPlayerWin-Loss %IP
1.Tom Seaton.590492.0

Walks & Hits per IP

RankPlayerWalks & Hits per IPYear
1.Happy Finneran1.2151914
2.Dan Marion1.2341915
3.Happy Finneran1.3191915
4.Tom Seaton1.3251914
5.Ed Lafitte1.3311914
6.Fin Wilson1.3491915
7.Bill Upham1.3971915
8.Jim Bluejacket1.4141915
9.Ed Lafitte1.5551915
10.Tom Seaton1.5741915

Walks & Hits per IP

RankPlayerWalks & Hits per IPIP

Hits per 9 IP

RankPlayerHits per 9 IPYear
1.Fin Wilson7.4761915
2.Happy Finneran7.8541914
3.Ed Lafitte8.0501914
4.Happy Finneran8.2341915
5.Dan Marion8.3381915
6.Jim Bluejacket8.5761915
7.Tom Seaton8.8911914
8.Tom Seaton9.4601915
9.Bill Upham9.5951915
10.Ed Lafitte9.6371915

Hits per 9 IP

RankPlayerHits per 9 IPIP

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

RankPlayerBases On Balls per 9 IPYear
1.Dan Marion2.7651915
2.Bill Upham2.9751915
3.Tom Seaton3.0331914
4.Happy Finneran3.0801914
5.Happy Finneran3.6361915
6.Ed Lafitte3.9321914
7.Jim Bluejacket4.1501915
8.Ed Lafitte4.3601915
9.Fin Wilson4.6611915
10.Tom Seaton4.7061915

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

RankPlayerBases On Balls per 9 IPIP

Strikeouts per 9 IP

RankPlayerStrikeouts per 9 IPYear
1.Tom Seaton5.1151914
2.Ed Lafitte4.2421914
3.Fin Wilson4.1341915
4.Tom Seaton4.0881915
5.Bill Upham3.4211915
6.Happy Finneran2.8421915
7.Happy Finneran2.7721914
8.Jim Bluejacket2.6561915
9.Ed Lafitte2.6011915
10.Dan Marion1.9871915

Strikeouts per 9 IP

RankPlayerStrikeouts per 9 IPIP

Games Played

RankPlayerGames PlayedYear
1.Tom Seaton441914
2.Ed Lafitte421914
3.Happy Finneran371915
4.Dan Marion351915
5.Bill Upham331915
6.Tom Seaton321915
7.Happy Finneran271914
8.Jim Bluejacket241915
9.Rudy Sommers231914
10.Fin Wilson181915
 Hooks Wiltse181915

Games Played

RankPlayerGames PlayedIP
1.Tom Seaton76492.0
2.Happy Finneran64390.2
3.Ed Lafitte59408.1
4.Dan Marion52297.2
5.Jim Bluejacket41229.2
6.Bill Upham33121.0
7.Rudy Sommers2382.0
8.Fin Wilson20109.1
9.Hooks Wiltse1859.1
10.Byron Houck1792.0

Saves

RankPlayerSavesYear
1.Hooks Wiltse51915
2.Bill Upham41915
3.Tom Seaton31915
4.Happy Finneran21915
 Ed Lafitte21914
 Tom Seaton21914
 Rudy Sommers21914
8.Jim Bluejacket11914
 Happy Finneran11914
 Ed Lafitte11915
 Bert Maxwell11914
 Mysterious Walker11915

Saves

RankPlayerSavesIP
1.Tom Seaton5492.0
 Hooks Wiltse559.1
3.Bill Upham4121.0
4.Happy Finneran3390.2
 Ed Lafitte3408.1
6.Rudy Sommers282.0
7.Jim Bluejacket1229.2
 Bert Maxwell171.1
 Mysterious Walker165.2

Innings Pitched

RankPlayerInnings PitchedYear
1.Tom Seaton302.21914
2.Ed Lafitte290.21914
3.Happy Finneran215.11915
4.Dan Marion208.11915
5.Tom Seaton189.11915
6.Happy Finneran175.11914
7.Jim Bluejacket162.21915
8.Bill Upham121.01915
9.Ed Lafitte117.21915
10.Fin Wilson102.11915

Innings Pitched

RankPlayerInnings PitchedIP
1.Tom Seaton492.0492.0
2.Ed Lafitte408.1408.1
3.Happy Finneran390.2390.2
4.Dan Marion297.2297.2
5.Jim Bluejacket229.2229.2
6.Bill Upham121.0121.0
7.Fin Wilson109.1109.1
8.Byron Houck92.092.0
9.Rudy Sommers82.082.0
10.Bill Chappelle74.174.1

Strikeouts

RankPlayerStrikeoutsYear
1.Tom Seaton1721914
2.Ed Lafitte1371914
3.Tom Seaton861915
4.Happy Finneran681915
5.Happy Finneran541914
6.Jim Bluejacket481915
7.Fin Wilson471915
8.Dan Marion461915
 Bill Upham461915
10.Byron Houck451914

Strikeouts

RankPlayerStrikeoutsIP
1.Tom Seaton258492.0
2.Ed Lafitte171408.1
3.Happy Finneran122390.2
4.Dan Marion87297.2
5.Jim Bluejacket77229.2
6.Fin Wilson51109.1
7.Bill Upham46121.0
8.Byron Houck4592.0
9.Rudy Sommers4082.0
10.Mordecai Brown3257.2

Games Started

RankPlayerGames StartedYear
1.Tom Seaton381914
2.Ed Lafitte331914
3.Dan Marion251915
4.Happy Finneran241915
 Tom Seaton241915
6.Happy Finneran231914
7.Jim Bluejacket211915
8.Ed Lafitte151915
9.Bill Upham111915
 Fin Wilson111915

Games Started

RankPlayerGames StartedIP
1.Tom Seaton62492.0
2.Ed Lafitte48408.1
3.Happy Finneran47390.2
4.Dan Marion34297.2
5.Jim Bluejacket28229.2
6.Fin Wilson12109.1
7.Bill Upham11121.0
8.Byron Houck992.0
9.Mordecai Brown857.2
 Bert Maxwell871.1
 Rudy Sommers882.0

Complete Games

RankPlayerComplete GamesYear
1.Tom Seaton261914
2.Ed Lafitte231914
3.Dan Marion151915
4.Happy Finneran131914
 Tom Seaton131915
6.Happy Finneran121915
7.Jim Bluejacket101915
8.Ed Lafitte71915
9.Bert Maxwell61914
10.Mordecai Brown51914
 Cy Falkenberg51915
 Fin Wilson51915

Complete Games

RankPlayerComplete GamesIP
1.Tom Seaton39492.0
2.Ed Lafitte30408.1
3.Happy Finneran25390.2
4.Dan Marion19297.2
5.Jim Bluejacket13229.2
6.Bert Maxwell671.1
 Fin Wilson6109.1
8.Mordecai Brown557.2
 Cy Falkenberg548.0
10.Bill Chappelle474.1
 Frank Smith463.0
 Bill Upham4121.0

Shutouts

RankPlayerShutoutsYear
1.Tom Seaton71914
2.Jim Bluejacket21915
 Happy Finneran21914
 Dan Marion21915
 Bill Upham21915
6.Jim Bluejacket11914
 Cy Falkenberg11915
 Happy Finneran11915
 Bert Maxwell11914
 Frank Smith11915

Shutouts

RankPlayerShutoutsIP
1.Tom Seaton7492.0
2.Jim Bluejacket3229.2
 Happy Finneran3390.2
4.Dan Marion2297.2
 Bill Upham2121.0
6.Cy Falkenberg148.0
 Bert Maxwell171.1
 Frank Smith163.0

Home Runs

RankPlayerHome RunsYear
1.Ed Lafitte71914
2.Happy Finneran61914
 Ed Lafitte61915
 Tom Seaton61914
 Tom Seaton61915
6.Byron Houck41914
7.Mysterious Walker31915
8.Jim Bluejacket21914
 Jim Bluejacket21915
 Happy Finneran21915
 Frank Smith21915
 Rudy Sommers21914
 Fin Wilson21915

Home Runs

RankPlayerHome RunsIP
1.Ed Lafitte13408.1
2.Tom Seaton12492.0
3.Happy Finneran8390.2
4.Jim Bluejacket4229.2
 Byron Houck492.0
6.Mysterious Walker365.2
7.Dan Marion2297.2
 Frank Smith263.0
 Rudy Sommers282.0
 Fin Wilson2109.1

Bases on Balls

RankPlayerBases on BallsYear
1.Ed Lafitte1271914
2.Tom Seaton1021914
3.Tom Seaton991915
4.Happy Finneran871915
5.Jim Bluejacket751915
6.Dan Marion641915
7.Happy Finneran601914
8.Ed Lafitte571915
9.Fin Wilson531915
10.Byron Houck431914

Bases on Balls

RankPlayerBases on BallsIP
1.Tom Seaton201492.0
2.Ed Lafitte184408.1
3.Happy Finneran147390.2
4.Dan Marion102297.2
5.Jim Bluejacket94229.2
6.Fin Wilson64109.1
7.Byron Houck4392.0
8.Bill Upham40121.0
9.Rudy Sommers3482.0
10.Herold Juul3129.0

Hits

RankPlayerHitsYear
1.Tom Seaton2991914
2.Ed Lafitte2601914
3.Tom Seaton1991915
4.Happy Finneran1971915
5.Dan Marion1931915
6.Jim Bluejacket1551915
7.Happy Finneran1531914
8.Bill Upham1291915
9.Ed Lafitte1261915
10.Dan Marion971914

Hits

RankPlayerHitsIP
1.Tom Seaton498492.0
2.Ed Lafitte386408.1
3.Happy Finneran350390.2
4.Dan Marion290297.2
5.Jim Bluejacket232229.2
6.Bill Upham129121.0
7.Byron Houck9592.0
8.Fin Wilson92109.1
9.Rudy Sommers8882.0
10.Bert Maxwell7671.1

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

RankPlayerStrikeouts / Base On BallsYear
1.Tom Seaton1.6861914
2.Bill Upham1.1501915
3.Ed Lafitte1.0791914
4.Happy Finneran0.9001914
5.Fin Wilson0.8871915
6.Tom Seaton0.8691915
7.Happy Finneran0.7821915
8.Dan Marion0.7191915
9.Jim Bluejacket0.6401915
10.Ed Lafitte0.5971915

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

RankPlayerStrikeouts / Base On BallsIP

Home Runs per 9 IP

RankPlayerHome Runs per 9 IPYear
1.Dan Marion0.0431915
2.Happy Finneran0.0841915
3.Jim Bluejacket0.1111915
4.Fin Wilson0.1761915
5.Tom Seaton0.1781914
6.Ed Lafitte0.2171914
7.Tom Seaton0.2851915
8.Happy Finneran0.3081914
9.Ed Lafitte0.4591915

Home Runs per 9 IP

RankPlayerHome Runs per 9 IPIP

Losses

RankPlayerLossesYear
1.Ed Lafitte151914
2.Tom Seaton141914
3.Happy Finneran121915
4.Jim Bluejacket111915
 Happy Finneran111914
 Tom Seaton111915
7.Ed Lafitte91915
 Dan Marion91915
9.Bill Upham81915
 Fin Wilson81915

Losses

RankPlayerLossesIP
1.Tom Seaton25492.0
2.Ed Lafitte24408.1
3.Happy Finneran23390.2
4.Jim Bluejacket16229.2
5.Dan Marion11297.2
6.Fin Wilson9109.1
7.Bill Upham8121.0
8.Rudy Sommers782.0
9.Byron Houck692.0
10.Mordecai Brown557.2
 Hooks Wiltse559.1

Earned Runs

RankPlayerEarned RunsYear
1.Tom Seaton1021914
2.Tom Seaton931915
3.Ed Lafitte851914
4.Dan Marion741915
5.Happy Finneran671915
6.Happy Finneran621914
7.Jim Bluejacket571915
8.Ed Lafitte511915
9.Bill Upham451915
10.Fin Wilson431915

Earned Runs

RankPlayerEarned RunsIP
1.Tom Seaton195492.0
2.Ed Lafitte136408.1
3.Happy Finneran129390.2
4.Dan Marion113297.2
5.Jim Bluejacket85229.2
6.Fin Wilson49109.1
7.Bill Upham45121.0
8.Rudy Sommers3782.0
9.Byron Houck3292.0
10.Mordecai Brown2757.2
 Mysterious Walker2765.2

Wild Pitches

RankPlayerWild PitchesYear
1.Happy Finneran91915
2.Ed Lafitte81914
3.Jim Bluejacket61915
 Ed Lafitte61915
 Tom Seaton61915
6.Happy Finneran41914
 Tom Seaton41914
8.Bill Chappelle31914
 Byron Houck31914
 Mysterious Walker31915

Wild Pitches

RankPlayerWild PitchesIP
1.Ed Lafitte14408.1
2.Happy Finneran13390.2
3.Tom Seaton10492.0
4.Jim Bluejacket7229.2
5.Dan Marion4297.2
6.Bill Chappelle374.1
 Byron Houck392.0
 Mysterious Walker365.2
9.Mordecai Brown257.2
 Herold Juul229.0
 Rudy Sommers282.0
 Fin Wilson2109.1

Hit By Pitch

RankPlayerHit By PitchYear
1.Ed Lafitte161914
2.Tom Seaton131914
3.Happy Finneran91915
4.Happy Finneran61914
 Dan Marion61914
6.Fin Wilson41915
7.Bill Chappelle31914
 Dan Marion31915
 Tom Seaton31915
 Rudy Sommers31914

Hit By Pitch

RankPlayerHit By PitchIP
1.Ed Lafitte17408.1
2.Tom Seaton16492.0
3.Happy Finneran15390.2
4.Dan Marion9297.2
5.Fin Wilson4109.1
6.Bill Chappelle374.1
 Rudy Sommers382.0
8.Byron Houck292.0
 Hooks Wiltse259.1
10.Cy Falkenberg148.0
 Bill Herring13.0
 Herold Juul129.0
 Bert Maxwell171.1
 John McGraw12.0

Batters Faced

RankPlayerBatters FacedYear
1.Tom Seaton12701914
2.Ed Lafitte11911914
3.Happy Finneran8861915
4.Dan Marion8451915
5.Tom Seaton8311915
6.Happy Finneran7111914
7.Jim Bluejacket6761915
8.Bill Upham5101915
9.Ed Lafitte4961915
10.Fin Wilson3991915

Batters Faced

RankPlayerBatters FacedIP
1.Tom Seaton2101492.0
2.Ed Lafitte1687408.1
3.Happy Finneran1597390.2
4.Dan Marion1234297.2
5.Jim Bluejacket950229.2
6.Bill Upham510121.0
7.Fin Wilson436109.1
8.Byron Houck39492.0
9.Rudy Sommers34982.0
10.Bill Chappelle31074.1

Games Finished

RankPlayerGames FinishedYear
1.Bill Upham161915
2.Happy Finneran111915
3.Dan Marion91915
 Hooks Wiltse91915
5.Ed Lafitte81914
 Tom Seaton81915
 Rudy Sommers81914
8.Fin Wilson71915
9.Jim Bluejacket61914
 Bill Chappelle61914
 Herold Juul61914
 Rube Peters61914
 Frank Smith61915

Games Finished

RankPlayerGames FinishedIP
1.Bill Upham16121.0
2.Happy Finneran15390.2
3.Dan Marion14297.2
4.Tom Seaton13492.0
5.Ed Lafitte10408.1
6.Jim Bluejacket9229.2
 Hooks Wiltse959.1
8.Rudy Sommers882.0
 Fin Wilson8109.1
10.Bill Chappelle674.1
 Herold Juul629.0
 Rube Peters637.2
 Frank Smith663.0

Adjusted ERA+

RankPlayerAdjusted ERA+Year
1.Ed Lafitte1211914
2.Happy Finneran1091915
3.Tom Seaton1051914
4.Happy Finneran1001914
5.Jim Bluejacket961915
6.Dan Marion951915
7.Bill Upham911915
8.Fin Wilson811915
9.Ed Lafitte781915
10.Tom Seaton691915

Adjusted ERA+

RankPlayerAdjusted ERA+IP

Adj. Pitching Runs

RankPlayerAdj. Pitching RunsYear
1.Ed Lafitte181914
2.Cy Falkenberg61915
 Tom Seaton61914
4.Happy Finneran41915
 Hooks Wiltse41915
6.Happy Finneran11914
 John McGraw11914

Adj. Pitching Runs

RankPlayerAdj. Pitching RunsIP
1.Ed Lafitte7408.1
2.Cy Falkenberg648.0
3.Happy Finneran5390.2
4.Hooks Wiltse459.1
5.John McGraw12.0

Adj. Pitching Wins

RankPlayerAdj. Pitching WinsYear
1.Ed Lafitte1.91914
2.Cy Falkenberg0.71915
3.Tom Seaton0.61914
4.Happy Finneran0.41915
 Hooks Wiltse0.41915
6.Happy Finneran0.11914
 John McGraw0.11914

Adj. Pitching Wins

RankPlayerAdj. Pitching WinsIP
1.Cy Falkenberg0.748.0
 Ed Lafitte0.7408.1
3.Happy Finneran0.6390.2
4.Hooks Wiltse0.459.1
5.John McGraw0.12.0

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)

RankPlayerBase-Out Runs Saved (RE24)Year

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)

RankPlayerBase-Out Runs Saved (RE24)IP

Win Probability Added (WPA)

RankPlayerWin Probability Added (WPA)Year

Win Probability Added (WPA)

RankPlayerWin Probability Added (WPA)IP

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)

RankPlayerSit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)Year

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)

RankPlayerSit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)IP

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)

RankPlayerBase-Out Wins Saved (REW)Year

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)

RankPlayerBase-Out Wins Saved (REW)IP

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