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Earned Run Average
RankPlayer  ERA  Year
1.Jim McCormick1.8421883
2.Jim McCormick1.8471880
3.Will Sawyer2.3621883
4.Jim McCormick2.3721882
5.Jim McCormick2.4221879
6.Hugh Daily2.4241883
7.Jim McCormick2.4471881
8.Jim McCormick2.8581884
9.The Only Nolan3.0501881
10.Bobby Mitchell3.2831879
11.John Harkins3.6831884
12.George Bradley3.7351882
13.Sam Moffett3.8701884

Earned Run Average
RankPlayer  ERA  IP
1.Jim McCormick2.2783026.7

Wins
RankPlayer  W  Year
1.Jim McCormick451880
2.Jim McCormick361882
3.Jim McCormick281883
4.Jim McCormick261881
5.Hugh Daily231883
6.Jim McCormick201879
7.Jim McCormick191884
8.John Harkins121884
9.The Only Nolan81881
10.Bobby Mitchell71879
11.George Bradley61882
12.Will Sawyer41883
13.Sam Moffett31884
14.George Bradley21881
15.Gid Gardner11880
 Frank Hankinson11880
 John Henry11884

Wins
RankPlayer  W  IP
1.Jim McCormick1743026.7
2.Hugh Daily23378.7
3.John Harkins12391.0
4.George Bradley8198.0
 The Only Nolan8180.0
6.Bobby Mitchell7194.7
7.Will Sawyer4141.0
8.Sam Moffett3197.7
9.Gid Gardner177.0
 Frank Hankinson125.0
 John Henry142.0

Win-Loss %
RankPlayer  W-L%  Year
1.Jim McCormick.7001883
2.Jim McCormick.6161880
3.Hugh Daily.5481883
4.Jim McCormick.5451882
5.Jim McCormick.4641881
6.Jim McCormick.4631884
7.George Bradley.4001882
8.The Only Nolan.3641881
9.Jim McCormick.3331879
10.Bobby Mitchell.3181879
11.Will Sawyer.2861883
12.John Harkins.2731884
13.Sam Moffett.1361884

Win-Loss %
RankPlayer  W-L%  IP
1.Jim McCormick.5183026.7

Walks & Hits per IP
RankPlayer  WHIP  Year
1.Jim McCormick1.0041880
2.Jim McCormick1.0801881
3.Jim McCormick1.0961882
4.Jim McCormick1.1141883
5.Will Sawyer1.1771883
6.Jim McCormick1.2011879
7.Jim McCormick1.2031884
8.Hugh Daily1.2121883
9.The Only Nolan1.2281881
10.George Bradley1.2651882
11.John Harkins1.2971884
12.Bobby Mitchell1.4281879
13.Sam Moffett1.4871884

Walks & Hits per IP
RankPlayer  WHIP  IP
1.Jim McCormick1.1073026.7

Hits per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Hits/9  Year
1.Will Sawyer7.5961883
2.Jim McCormick8.0061880
3.Jim McCormick8.2811881
4.Jim McCormick8.3101882
5.Jim McCormick8.3161883
6.Hugh Daily8.5561883
7.Jim McCormick8.9501884
8.The Only Nolan9.1501881
9.John Harkins9.1841884
10.Jim McCormick9.5881879
11.George Bradley10.0411882
12.Sam Moffett10.7451884
13.Bobby Mitchell10.9111879

Hits per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Hits/9  IP
1.Jim McCormick8.5463026.7

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
RankPlayer  BB/9  Year
1.Jim McCormick1.0261880
2.Jim McCormick1.2191879
3.George Bradley1.3471882
4.Jim McCormick1.4371881
5.Jim McCormick1.5561882
6.Jim McCormick1.7111883
7.Jim McCormick1.8801884
8.The Only Nolan1.9001881
9.Bobby Mitchell1.9421879
10.Hugh Daily2.3531883
11.John Harkins2.4861884
12.Sam Moffett2.6411884
13.Will Sawyer3.0001883

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
RankPlayer  BB/9  IP
1.Jim McCormick1.4153026.7

Strikeouts per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Strikeouts/9  Year
1.Will Sawyer4.8511883
2.Jim McCormick4.5631884
3.John Harkins4.4191884
4.Bobby Mitchell4.1611879
5.Hugh Daily4.0641883
6.Sam Moffett3.8251884
7.Jim McCormick3.8161883
8.Jim McCormick3.5581880
9.Jim McCormick3.2451879
10.Jim McCormick3.0461881
11.Jim McCormick3.0221882
12.The Only Nolan2.7001881
13.George Bradley1.9591882

Strikeouts per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Strikeouts/9  IP
1.Jim McCormick3.4553026.7

Games Played
RankPlayer  Games  Year
1.Jim McCormick741880
2.Jim McCormick681882
3.Jim McCormick621879
4.Jim McCormick591881
5.John Harkins461884
6.Hugh Daily451883
7.Jim McCormick431883
8.Jim McCormick421884
9.Sam Moffett241884
10.Bobby Mitchell231879
11.The Only Nolan221881
12.George Bradley181882
13.Will Sawyer171883
14.Gid Gardner91880
15.George Bradley61881
16.John Henry51884
17.Frank Hankinson41880
18.Jack Glasscock21884
19.Charlie Cady11883
 Jake Evans11883
 Lem Hunter11883
 Dave Rowe11882
 Billy Taylor11881

Games Played
RankPlayer  Games  IP
1.Jim McCormick3483026.7
2.John Harkins46391.0
3.Hugh Daily45378.7
4.George Bradley24198.0
 Sam Moffett24197.7
6.Bobby Mitchell23194.7
7.The Only Nolan22180.0
8.Will Sawyer17141.0
9.Gid Gardner977.0
10.John Henry542.0
11.Frank Hankinson425.0
12.Jack Glasscock25.0
13.Charlie Cady18.0
 Jake Evans13.0
 Lem Hunter16.3
 Dave Rowe19.0
 Billy Taylor13.0

Saves
RankPlayer  SV  Year
1.Hugh Daily11883
 Frank Hankinson11880
 Jim McCormick11883

Saves
RankPlayer  SV  IP
1.Hugh Daily1378.7
 Frank Hankinson125.0
 Jim McCormick13026.7

Innings Pitched
RankPlayer  IP  Year
1.Jim McCormick657.71880
2.Jim McCormick595.71882
3.Jim McCormick546.31879
4.Jim McCormick526.01881
5.John Harkins391.01884
6.Hugh Daily378.71883
7.Jim McCormick359.01884
8.Jim McCormick342.01883
9.Sam Moffett197.71884
10.Bobby Mitchell194.71879
11.The Only Nolan180.01881
12.George Bradley147.01882
13.Will Sawyer141.01883
14.Gid Gardner77.01880
15.George Bradley51.01881
16.John Henry42.01884
17.Frank Hankinson25.01880
18.Dave Rowe9.01882
19.Charlie Cady8.01883
20.Lem Hunter6.31883
21.Jack Glasscock5.01884
22.Jake Evans3.01883
 Billy Taylor3.01881

Innings Pitched
RankPlayer  IP  IP
1.Jim McCormick3026.73026.7
2.John Harkins391.0391.0
3.Hugh Daily378.7378.7
4.George Bradley198.0198.0
5.Sam Moffett197.7197.7
6.Bobby Mitchell194.7194.7
7.The Only Nolan180.0180.0
8.Will Sawyer141.0141.0
9.Gid Gardner77.077.0
10.John Henry42.042.0
11.Frank Hankinson25.025.0
12.Dave Rowe9.09.0
13.Charlie Cady8.08.0
14.Lem Hunter6.36.3
15.Jack Glasscock5.05.0
16.Jake Evans3.03.0
 Billy Taylor3.03.0

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO  Year
1.Jim McCormick2601880
2.Jim McCormick2001882
3.Jim McCormick1971879
4.John Harkins1921884
5.Jim McCormick1821884
6.Jim McCormick1781881
7.Hugh Daily1711883
8.Jim McCormick1451883
9.Bobby Mitchell901879
10.Sam Moffett841884
11.Will Sawyer761883
12.The Only Nolan541881
13.George Bradley321882
14.John Henry231884
15.Gid Gardner211880
16.Frank Hankinson81880
17.George Bradley61881
18.Charlie Cady51883
19.Lem Hunter41883
20.Billy Taylor21881
21.Jake Evans11883
 Jack Glasscock11884

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO  IP
1.Jim McCormick11623026.7
2.John Harkins192391.0
3.Hugh Daily171378.7
4.Bobby Mitchell90194.7
5.Sam Moffett84197.7
6.Will Sawyer76141.0
7.The Only Nolan54180.0
8.George Bradley38198.0
9.John Henry2342.0
10.Gid Gardner2177.0
11.Frank Hankinson825.0
12.Charlie Cady58.0
13.Lem Hunter46.3
14.Billy Taylor23.0
15.Jake Evans13.0
 Jack Glasscock15.0

Games Started
RankPlayer  GS  Year
1.Jim McCormick741880
2.Jim McCormick671882
3.Jim McCormick601879
4.Jim McCormick581881
5.John Harkins451884
6.Hugh Daily431883
7.Jim McCormick411883
 Jim McCormick411884
9.Bobby Mitchell221879
 Sam Moffett221884
11.The Only Nolan211881
12.George Bradley161882
13.Will Sawyer151883
14.Gid Gardner91880
15.George Bradley61881
16.John Henry51884
17.Frank Hankinson21880
18.Charlie Cady11883
 Dave Rowe11882

Games Started
RankPlayer  GS  IP
1.Jim McCormick3413026.7
2.John Harkins45391.0
3.Hugh Daily43378.7
4.George Bradley22198.0
 Bobby Mitchell22194.7
 Sam Moffett22197.7
7.The Only Nolan21180.0
8.Will Sawyer15141.0
9.Gid Gardner977.0
10.John Henry542.0
11.Frank Hankinson225.0
12.Charlie Cady18.0
 Dave Rowe19.0

Complete Games
RankPlayer  CG  Year
1.Jim McCormick721880
2.Jim McCormick651882
3.Jim McCormick591879
4.Jim McCormick571881
5.John Harkins421884
6.Hugh Daily401883
7.Jim McCormick391884
8.Jim McCormick361883
9.Sam Moffett211884
10.Bobby Mitchell201879
 The Only Nolan201881
12.George Bradley151882
 Will Sawyer151883
14.Gid Gardner91880
15.George Bradley51881
 John Henry51884
17.Frank Hankinson21880
18.Charlie Cady11883
 Dave Rowe11882

Complete Games
RankPlayer  CG  IP
1.Jim McCormick3283026.7
2.John Harkins42391.0
3.Hugh Daily40378.7
4.Sam Moffett21197.7
5.George Bradley20198.0
 Bobby Mitchell20194.7
 The Only Nolan20180.0
8.Will Sawyer15141.0
9.Gid Gardner977.0
10.John Henry542.0
11.Frank Hankinson225.0
12.Charlie Cady18.0
 Dave Rowe19.0

Shutouts
RankPlayer  SHO  Year
1.Jim McCormick71880
2.Hugh Daily41883
 Jim McCormick41882
4.John Harkins31884
 Jim McCormick31879
 Jim McCormick31884
7.Jim McCormick21881
8.John Henry11884
 Jim McCormick11883

Shutouts
RankPlayer  SHO  IP
1.Jim McCormick203026.7
2.Hugh Daily4378.7
3.John Harkins3391.0
4.John Henry142.0

Home Runs
RankPlayer  HR  Year
1.Jim McCormick171884
2.Jim McCormick141882
3.Sam Moffett91884
4.John Harkins71884
5.George Bradley51882
 Hugh Daily51883
7.Jim McCormick41881
8.Jim McCormick31879
 The Only Nolan31881
 Dave Rowe31882
11.George Bradley21881
 Gid Gardner21880
 John Henry21884
 Jim McCormick21880
15.Jim McCormick11883
 Bobby Mitchell11879
 Will Sawyer11883

Home Runs
RankPlayer  HR  IP
1.Jim McCormick413026.7
2.Sam Moffett9197.7
3.George Bradley7198.0
 John Harkins7391.0
5.Hugh Daily5378.7
6.The Only Nolan3180.0
 Dave Rowe39.0
8.Gid Gardner277.0
 John Henry242.0
10.Bobby Mitchell1194.7
 Will Sawyer1141.0

Bases on Balls
RankPlayer  BB  Year
1.John Harkins1081884
2.Jim McCormick1031882
3.Hugh Daily991883
4.Jim McCormick841881
5.Jim McCormick751880
 Jim McCormick751884
7.Jim McCormick741879
8.Jim McCormick651883
9.Sam Moffett581884
10.Will Sawyer471883
11.Bobby Mitchell421879
12.The Only Nolan381881
13.John Henry261884
14.George Bradley221882
15.Gid Gardner201880
16.Dave Rowe71882
17.Charlie Cady41883
18.George Bradley31881
 Frank Hankinson31880
20.Jack Glasscock21884
 Lem Hunter21883
22.Billy Taylor11881

Bases on Balls
RankPlayer  BB  IP
1.Jim McCormick4763026.7
2.John Harkins108391.0
3.Hugh Daily99378.7
4.Sam Moffett58197.7
5.Will Sawyer47141.0
6.Bobby Mitchell42194.7
7.The Only Nolan38180.0
8.John Henry2642.0
9.George Bradley25198.0
10.Gid Gardner2077.0
11.Dave Rowe79.0
12.Charlie Cady48.0
13.Frank Hankinson325.0
14.Jack Glasscock25.0
 Lem Hunter26.3
16.Billy Taylor13.0

Hits
RankPlayer  Hits  Year
1.Jim McCormick5851880
2.Jim McCormick5821879
3.Jim McCormick5501882
4.Jim McCormick4841881
5.John Harkins3991884
6.Hugh Daily3601883
7.Jim McCormick3571884
8.Jim McCormick3161883
9.Bobby Mitchell2361879
 Sam Moffett2361884
11.The Only Nolan1831881
12.George Bradley1641882
13.Will Sawyer1191883
14.Gid Gardner801880
15.George Bradley701881
16.John Henry461884
17.Dave Rowe291882
18.Frank Hankinson201880
19.Charlie Cady131883
20.Lem Hunter101883
21.Jack Glasscock81884

Hits
RankPlayer  Hits  IP
1.Jim McCormick28743026.7
2.John Harkins399391.0
3.Hugh Daily360378.7
4.Bobby Mitchell236194.7
 Sam Moffett236197.7
6.George Bradley234198.0
7.The Only Nolan183180.0
8.Will Sawyer119141.0
9.Gid Gardner8077.0
10.John Henry4642.0
11.Dave Rowe299.0
12.Frank Hankinson2025.0
13.Charlie Cady138.0
14.Lem Hunter106.3
15.Jack Glasscock85.0

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
RankPlayer  SO/BB  Year
1.Jim McCormick3.4671880
2.Jim McCormick2.6621879
3.Jim McCormick2.4271884
4.Jim McCormick2.2311883
5.Bobby Mitchell2.1431879
6.Jim McCormick2.1191881
7.Jim McCormick1.9421882
8.John Harkins1.7781884
9.Hugh Daily1.7271883
10.Will Sawyer1.6171883
11.George Bradley1.4541882
12.Sam Moffett1.4481884
13.The Only Nolan1.4211881

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
RankPlayer  SO/BB  IP
1.Jim McCormick2.4413026.7

Home Runs per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Home Runs/9  Year
1.Jim McCormick0.0261883
2.Jim McCormick0.0271880
3.Bobby Mitchell0.0461879
4.Jim McCormick0.0491879
5.Will Sawyer0.0641883
6.Jim McCormick0.0681881
7.Hugh Daily0.1191883
8.The Only Nolan0.1501881
9.John Harkins0.1611884
10.Jim McCormick0.2111882
11.George Bradley0.3061882
12.Sam Moffett0.4101884
13.Jim McCormick0.4261884

Home Runs per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Home Runs/9  IP
1.Jim McCormick0.1223026.7

Losses
RankPlayer  L  Year
1.Jim McCormick401879
2.John Harkins321884
3.Jim McCormick301881
 Jim McCormick301882
5.Jim McCormick281880
6.Jim McCormick221884
7.Hugh Daily191883
 Sam Moffett191884
9.Bobby Mitchell151879
10.The Only Nolan141881
11.Jim McCormick121883
12.Will Sawyer101883
13.George Bradley91882
14.Gid Gardner81880
15.George Bradley41881
 John Henry41884
17.Charlie Cady11883
 Frank Hankinson11880
 Dave Rowe11882

Losses
RankPlayer  L  IP
1.Jim McCormick1623026.7
2.John Harkins32391.0
3.Hugh Daily19378.7
 Sam Moffett19197.7
5.Bobby Mitchell15194.7
6.The Only Nolan14180.0
7.George Bradley13198.0
8.Will Sawyer10141.0
9.Gid Gardner877.0
10.John Henry442.0
11.Charlie Cady18.0
 Frank Hankinson125.0
 Dave Rowe19.0

Earned Runs
RankPlayer  ER  Year
1.John Harkins1601884
2.Jim McCormick1571882
3.Jim McCormick1471879
4.Jim McCormick1431881
5.Jim McCormick1351880
6.Jim McCormick1141884
7.Hugh Daily1021883
8.Sam Moffett851884
9.Bobby Mitchell711879
10.Jim McCormick701883
11.George Bradley611882
 The Only Nolan611881
13.Will Sawyer371883
14.George Bradley221881
 Gid Gardner221880
16.John Henry171884
17.Dave Rowe121882
18.Charlie Cady71883
19.Jack Glasscock31884
 Frank Hankinson31880
21.Lem Hunter11883

Earned Runs
RankPlayer  ER  IP
1.Jim McCormick7663026.7
2.John Harkins160391.0
3.Hugh Daily102378.7
4.Sam Moffett85197.7
5.George Bradley83198.0
6.Bobby Mitchell71194.7
7.The Only Nolan61180.0
8.Will Sawyer37141.0
9.Gid Gardner2277.0
10.John Henry1742.0
11.Dave Rowe129.0
12.Charlie Cady78.0
13.Jack Glasscock35.0
 Frank Hankinson325.0
15.Lem Hunter16.3

Wild Pitches
RankPlayer  WP  Year
1.John Harkins481884
2.Jim McCormick301879
3.Sam Moffett291884
4.Bobby Mitchell261879
5.Jim McCormick241881
6.Hugh Daily231883
7.Jim McCormick221882
8.Jim McCormick211880
9.George Bradley141882
10.Will Sawyer131883
11.Jim McCormick121884
12.Jim McCormick111883
13.Gid Gardner101880
 The Only Nolan101881
15.John Henry41884
16.Charlie Cady31883
 Dave Rowe31882
18.George Bradley21881
19.Jack Glasscock11884

Wild Pitches
RankPlayer  WP  IP
1.Jim McCormick1203026.7
2.John Harkins48391.0
3.Sam Moffett29197.7
4.Bobby Mitchell26194.7
5.Hugh Daily23378.7
6.George Bradley16198.0
7.Will Sawyer13141.0
8.Gid Gardner1077.0
 The Only Nolan10180.0
10.John Henry442.0
11.Charlie Cady38.0
 Dave Rowe39.0
13.Jack Glasscock15.0

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayer  Hit By Pitch  Year

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayer  Hit By Pitch  IP

Batters Faced
RankPlayer  BF  Year
1.Jim McCormick26691880
2.Jim McCormick24121882
3.Jim McCormick23251879
4.Jim McCormick21451881
5.John Harkins17091884
6.Hugh Daily15781883
7.Jim McCormick15181884
8.Jim McCormick14211883
9.Sam Moffett8901884
10.Bobby Mitchell8761879
11.The Only Nolan7681881
12.George Bradley6431882
13.Will Sawyer5961883
14.Gid Gardner3351880
15.George Bradley2221881
16.John Henry2051884
17.Frank Hankinson961880
18.Dave Rowe661882
19.Charlie Cady401883
20.Lem Hunter271883
21.Jack Glasscock261884
22.Billy Taylor101881
23.Jake Evans91883

Batters Faced
RankPlayer  BF  IP
1.Jim McCormick124903026.7
2.John Harkins1709391.0
3.Hugh Daily1578378.7
4.Sam Moffett890197.7
5.Bobby Mitchell876194.7
6.George Bradley865198.0
7.The Only Nolan768180.0
8.Will Sawyer596141.0
9.Gid Gardner33577.0
10.John Henry20542.0
11.Frank Hankinson9625.0
12.Dave Rowe669.0
13.Charlie Cady408.0
14.Lem Hunter276.3
15.Jack Glasscock265.0
16.Billy Taylor103.0
17.Jake Evans93.0

Games Finished
RankPlayer  GF  Year
1.George Bradley21882
 Hugh Daily21883
 Jack Glasscock21884
 Frank Hankinson21880
 Jim McCormick21883
 Bobby Mitchell21879
 Sam Moffett21884
 Will Sawyer21883
9.Jake Evans11883
 John Harkins11884
 Lem Hunter11883
 Jim McCormick11879
 Jim McCormick11881
 Jim McCormick11882
 Jim McCormick11884
 The Only Nolan11881
 Billy Taylor11881

Games Finished
RankPlayer  GF  IP
1.Jim McCormick63026.7
2.George Bradley2198.0
 Hugh Daily2378.7
 Jack Glasscock25.0
 Frank Hankinson225.0
 Bobby Mitchell2194.7
 Sam Moffett2197.7
 Will Sawyer2141.0
9.Jake Evans13.0
 John Harkins1391.0
 Lem Hunter16.3
 The Only Nolan1180.0
 Billy Taylor13.0

Adjusted ERA+
RankPlayer  ERA+  Year
1.Jim McCormick1701883
2.Will Sawyer1331883
3.Hugh Daily1291883
4.Jim McCormick1271880
5.Jim McCormick1181882
6.Jim McCormick1101884
7.Jim McCormick1081881
8.Jim McCormick1031879
9.The Only Nolan861881
10.John Harkins861884
11.Sam Moffett811884
12.Bobby Mitchell761879
13.George Bradley751882

Adjusted ERA+
RankPlayer  ERA+  IP
1.Jim McCormick1183026.7