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Earned Run Average
RankPlayer  ERA  Year
1.Mordecai Brown1.0381906
2.Jack Pfiester1.1541907
3.Carl Lundgren1.1741907
4.Mordecai Brown1.3131909
5.Jack Taylor1.3311902
6.Bruce Sutter1.3421977
7.Mordecai Brown1.3911907
8.Ed Reulbach1.4191905
9.Orval Overall1.4211909
10.Mordecai Brown1.4701908

Earned Run Average
RankPlayer  ERA  IP
1.Al Spalding1.784539.7
2.Mordecai Brown1.7972329.0
3.Jack Pfiester1.8471028.3
4.Orval Overall1.9111135.0
5.Jake Weimer2.145839.3
6.Ed Reulbach2.2401864.7
7.Larry Corcoran2.2632338.3
8.Phil Douglas2.290636.7
9.Hippo Vaughn2.3352216.3
10.Terry Larkin2.3401019.3

Wins
RankPlayer  W  Year
1.John Clarkson531885
2.Al Spalding471876
3.Bill Hutchison441891
4.Larry Corcoran431880
5.Bill Hutchison421890
6.John Clarkson381887
7.John Clarkson361886
 Bill Hutchison361892
9.Larry Corcoran351884
10.Larry Corcoran341883

Wins
RankPlayer  W  IP
1.Charley Root2013137.3
2.Mordecai Brown1882329.0
3.Bill Hutchison1813021.0
4.Larry Corcoran1752338.3
5.Fergie Jenkins1672673.7
6.Guy Bush1522201.7
 Clark Griffith1522188.7
8.Hippo Vaughn1512216.3
9.Bill Lee1392271.3
10.John Clarkson1371730.7

Win-Loss %
RankPlayer  W-L%  Year
1.Rick Sutcliffe.9411984
2.Fred Goldsmith.8751880
3.Hank Borowy.8461945
4.King Cole.8331910
 Jim McCormick.8331885
6.Ed Reulbach.8261906
7.Emil Kush.8181946
8.Mordecai Brown.8121906
9.Ed Reulbach.8101907
10.Willie Hernandez.8001978
 Bert Humphries.8001913
 Orval Overall.8001906
 Jack Taylor.8001906

Win-Loss %
RankPlayer  W-L%  IP
1.Al Spalding.800539.7
2.Jim McCormick.773562.7
3.King Cole.755489.0
4.John Clarkson.7061730.7
5.Mordecai Brown.6862329.0
6.Ed Reulbach.6771864.7
7.Larry Corcoran.6732338.3
8.Orval Overall.6671135.0
9.Bob Wicker.646726.3
10.Jack Pfiester.6361028.3

Walks & Hits per IP
RankPlayer  WHIP  Year
1.Mordecai Brown0.8421908
2.Bruce Sutter0.8571977
3.Mordecai Brown0.8731909
4.Pete Alexander0.9281919
5.Mordecai Brown0.9341906
6.Larry Corcoran0.9381880
7.Jack Pfiester0.9421906
8.Mordecai Brown0.9441907
9.Warren Hacker0.9461952
10.John Clarkson0.9541885

Walks & Hits per IP
RankPlayer  WHIP  IP
1.Mordecai Brown0.9982329.0
2.John Clarkson1.0531730.7
3.Jack Pfiester1.0591028.3
4.Terry Larkin1.0651019.3
5.Phil Douglas1.077636.7
 Orval Overall1.0771135.0
7.Al Spalding1.084539.7
8.Larry Corcoran1.0892338.3
9.Fergie Jenkins1.1232673.7
10.Ed Reulbach1.1311864.7

Hits per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Hits/9  Year
1.Ed Reulbach5.3261906
2.Carl Lundgren5.6521907
3.Bruce Sutter5.7861977
4.Bruce Sutter5.9511979
5.Lee Smith6.0971983
6.Mordecai Brown6.1671908
7.Jack Pfiester6.2111906
8.Kerry Wood6.3181998
9.Ed Reulbach6.4181905
10.Mordecai Brown6.4261906

Hits per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Hits/9  IP
1.Orval Overall6.8591135.0
2.Kerry Wood6.9901219.3
3.Ed Reulbach7.0421864.7
4.Jack Pfiester7.1331028.3
5.Mordecai Brown7.2612329.0
6.Jake Weimer7.313839.3
7.Matt Clement7.443587.7
8.Carlos Zambrano7.5691478.0
9.Larry Cheney7.6341061.0
10.Carl Lundgren7.6861322.0

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
RankPlayer  BB/9  Year
1.Al Spalding0.4431876
2.Terry Larkin0.5261879
3.Terry Larkin0.5511878
4.Jon Lieber0.7662002
5.Fred Goldsmith0.7701880
6.Fred Goldsmith0.8441882
7.Pete Alexander0.8851923
8.George Bradley0.8911877
9.Fred Goldsmith0.9161883
10.Dennis Eckersley1.0101985

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
RankPlayer  BB/9  IP
1.Al Spalding0.434539.7
2.Terry Larkin0.5391019.3
3.Fred Goldsmith0.9971516.7
4.Pete Alexander1.2801884.3
5.Bert Humphries1.444523.7
6.John Clarkson1.5601730.7
7.Jon Lieber1.637874.3
8.Dennis Eckersley1.662530.7
9.Mordecai Brown1.7202329.0
10.Phil Douglas1.725636.7

Strikeouts per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Strikeouts/9  Year
1.Kerry Wood12.5821998
2.Kerry Wood11.3462003
3.Mark Prior11.3402002
4.Kerry Wood11.2032001
5.Bruce Sutter10.8171977
6.Mark Prior10.5422004
7.Mark Prior10.4342003
8.Paul Assenmacher10.2571991
9.Mark Prior10.1522005
10.Bruce Sutter9.7701979

Strikeouts per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Strikeouts/9  IP
1.Kerry Wood10.3851219.3
2.Mark Prior10.370657.0
3.Matt Clement8.821587.7
4.Lee Smith8.507681.3
5.Ryan Dempster8.021566.7
6.Ted Lilly7.835522.7
7.Carlos Zambrano7.5931478.0
8.Fergie Jenkins6.8602673.7
9.Jon Lieber6.588874.3
10.Steve Trachsel6.4971163.7

Games Played
RankPlayer  Games  Year
1.Ted Abernathy841965
 Bobby Howry842006
 Dick Tidrow841980
4.Bill Campbell821983
 Jeff Fassero822001
 Carlos Marmol822008
7.Rod Beck811998
8.Bob Patterson791996
9.Bobby Howry782007
 Will Ohman782006

Games Played
RankPlayer  Games  IP
1.Charley Root6053137.3
2.Lee Smith458681.3
3.Don Elston449754.7
4.Guy Bush4282201.7
5.Fergie Jenkins4012673.7
6.Bill Hutchison3673021.0
7.Bill Lee3642271.3
8.Rick Reuschel3582290.0
9.Mordecai Brown3462329.0
10.Kyle Farnsworth343478.7

Saves
RankPlayer  SV  Year
1.Randy Myers531993
2.Rod Beck511998
3.Randy Myers381995
4.Bruce Sutter371979
5.Lee Smith361987
 Mitch Williams361989
7.Kerry Wood342008
8.Joe Borowski332003
 Ryan Dempster332005
 Lee Smith331984
 Lee Smith331985

Saves
RankPlayer  SV  IP
1.Lee Smith180681.3
2.Bruce Sutter133493.3
3.Randy Myers112171.3
4.Ryan Dempster87566.7
5.Don Elston63754.7
6.Phil Regan60392.0
7.Rod Beck58110.3
8.Mitch Williams52148.0
9.Joe Borowski44198.0
10.Charley Root403137.3

Innings Pitched
RankPlayer  IP  Year
1.John Clarkson623.01885
2.Bill Hutchison622.01892
3.Bill Hutchison603.01890
4.Bill Hutchison561.01891
5.Larry Corcoran536.31880
6.Al Spalding528.71876
7.John Clarkson523.01887
8.Larry Corcoran516.71884
9.Terry Larkin513.31879
10.Terry Larkin506.01878

Innings Pitched
RankPlayer  IP  IP
1.Charley Root3137.33137.3
2.Bill Hutchison3021.03021.0
3.Fergie Jenkins2673.72673.7
4.Larry Corcoran2338.32338.3
5.Mordecai Brown2329.02329.0
6.Rick Reuschel2290.02290.0
7.Bill Lee2271.32271.3
8.Hippo Vaughn2216.32216.3
9.Guy Bush2201.72201.7
10.Clark Griffith2188.72188.7

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO  Year
1.Bill Hutchison3141892
2.John Clarkson3131886
3.John Clarkson3081885
4.Bill Hutchison2891890
5.Fergie Jenkins2741970
6.Fergie Jenkins2731969
7.Larry Corcoran2721884
8.Larry Corcoran2681880
9.Kerry Wood2662003
10.Fergie Jenkins2631971

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO  IP
1.Fergie Jenkins20382673.7
2.Charley Root14323137.3
3.Kerry Wood14071219.3
4.Rick Reuschel13672290.0
5.Greg Maddux13052016.0
6.Carlos Zambrano12471478.0
7.Bill Hutchison12243021.0
8.Hippo Vaughn11382216.3
9.Larry Corcoran10862338.3
10.Bob Rush10762132.7

Games Started
RankPlayer  GS  Year
1.John Clarkson701885
 Bill Hutchison701892
3.Bill Hutchison661890
4.Larry Corcoran601880
 Al Spalding601876
6.John Clarkson591887
 Larry Corcoran591884
8.Bill Hutchison581891
 Terry Larkin581879
10.Terry Larkin561878

Games Started
RankPlayer  GS  IP
1.Fergie Jenkins3472673.7
2.Rick Reuschel3432290.0
3.Bill Hutchison3393021.0
 Charley Root3393137.3
5.Greg Maddux2982016.0
6.Bill Lee2962271.3
7.Bob Rush2922132.7
8.Hippo Vaughn2702216.3
9.Larry Corcoran2622338.3
10.Guy Bush2522201.7
 Clark Griffith2522188.7

Complete Games
RankPlayer  CG  Year
1.John Clarkson681885
2.Bill Hutchison671892
3.Bill Hutchison651890
4.Larry Corcoran571880
 Larry Corcoran571884
 Terry Larkin571879
7.John Clarkson561887
 Bill Hutchison561891
 Terry Larkin561878
10.Al Spalding531876

Complete Games
RankPlayer  CG  IP
1.Bill Hutchison3173021.0
2.Larry Corcoran2522338.3
3.Clark Griffith2402188.7
4.Mordecai Brown2062329.0
5.Jack Taylor1881801.0
6.John Clarkson1861730.7
7.Charley Root1773137.3
 Hippo Vaughn1772216.3
9.Fred Goldsmith1641516.7
10.Pete Alexander1591884.3

Shutouts
RankPlayer  SHO  Year
1.John Clarkson101885
2.Pete Alexander91919
 Mordecai Brown91906
 Mordecai Brown91908
 Bill Lee91938
 Orval Overall91909
7.Mordecai Brown81909
 Orval Overall81907
 Al Spalding81876
 Hippo Vaughn81918

Shutouts
RankPlayer  SHO  IP
1.Mordecai Brown482329.0
2.Hippo Vaughn352216.3
3.Ed Reulbach311864.7
4.Fergie Jenkins292673.7
5.Orval Overall281135.0
6.Bill Lee252271.3
7.Pete Alexander241884.3
8.Larry Corcoran222338.3
 Claude Passeau221914.7
10.Larry French211486.0
 Bill Hutchison213021.0
 Charley Root213137.3

Home Runs
RankPlayer  HR  Year
1.Warren Hacker381955
2.Jon Lieber362000
3.Larry Corcoran351884
 Warren Hacker351953
 Fergie Jenkins351973
 Greg Maddux352004
 Kevin Tapani352000
8.Dick Ellsworth341964
9.Kevin Foster321995
 Fergie Jenkins321972
 Ted Lilly322008
 Steve Trachsel321997
 Steve Trachsel321999

Home Runs
RankPlayer  HR  IP
1.Fergie Jenkins2712673.7
2.Charley Root1833137.3
3.Steve Trachsel1721163.7
4.Greg Maddux1602016.0
5.Dick Ellsworth1561613.3
 Warren Hacker1561091.7
7.Bob Rush1532132.7
8.Ken Holtzman1471447.0
9.Rick Reuschel1402290.0
10.Bill Hands1321564.0

Bases on Balls
RankPlayer  BB  Year
1.Bill Hutchison1991890
2.Bill Hutchison1901892
3.Sam Jones1851955
4.Willie McGill1811893
5.Bill Hutchison1781891
6.Bill Hutchison1561893
7.Larry Cheney1401914
 Bill Hutchison1401894
9.Danny Friend1391896
10.Adonis Terry1311895

Bases on Balls
RankPlayer  BB  IP
1.Bill Hutchison11093021.0
2.Charley Root8713137.3
3.Guy Bush7342201.7
4.Bob Rush7252132.7
5.Bill Lee7042271.3
6.Sheriff Blake6611455.3
 Carlos Zambrano6611478.0
8.Ed Reulbach6501864.7
9.Rick Reuschel6402290.0
10.Hippo Vaughn6212216.3

Hits
RankPlayer  Hits  Year
1.Bill Hutchison5711892
2.Al Spalding5421876
3.Terry Larkin5141879
4.John Clarkson5131887
5.Terry Larkin5111878
6.Bill Hutchison5081891
7.Bill Hutchison5051890
8.John Clarkson4971885
9.Larry Corcoran4831883
10.Larry Corcoran4731884

Hits
RankPlayer  Hits  IP
1.Charley Root31843137.3
2.Bill Hutchison30543021.0
3.Clark Griffith24452188.7
4.Fergie Jenkins24022673.7
5.Rick Reuschel23652290.0
6.Guy Bush23542201.7
7.Bill Lee23172271.3
8.Larry Corcoran20842338.3
9.Bob Rush20432132.7
10.Hippo Vaughn19712216.3

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
RankPlayer  SO/BB  Year
1.Jon Lieber7.2502002
2.Fergie Jenkins7.1081971
3.Dennis Eckersley6.1581985
4.Bruce Sutter5.6091977
5.Terry Larkin5.2581878
6.Fred Goldsmith5.0001880
7.Mark Prior4.9002003
8.Terry Larkin4.7331879
9.Greg Maddux4.5762004
10.Fergie Jenkins4.5671970

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
RankPlayer  SO/BB  IP
1.Terry Larkin5.0001019.3
2.Jon Lieber4.025874.3
3.Dennis Eckersley3.418530.7
4.Fergie Jenkins3.3972673.7
5.Mark Prior3.395657.0
6.Ted Lilly3.204522.7
7.John Clarkson3.2001730.7
8.Scott Sanderson2.779737.7
9.Kevin Tapani2.746804.0
10.Larry Jackson2.526838.0

Home Runs per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Home Runs/9  Year
1.Mordecai Brown0.0261909
2.Clark Griffith0.0281898
3.Mordecai Brown0.0291908
4.Jake Weimer0.0291904
5.Hippo Vaughn0.0311914
6.Ed Reulbach0.0311905
7.Orval Overall0.0321909
8.Mordecai Brown0.0331906
9.Lefty Tyler0.0331918
10.Ed Reulbach0.0341909

Home Runs per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Home Runs/9  IP
1.Jack Pfiester0.0521028.3
2.Jake Weimer0.064839.3
3.Mordecai Brown0.0732329.0
4.Terry Larkin0.0801019.3
5.Orval Overall0.0871135.0
6.Al Spalding0.100539.7
7.Ed Reulbach0.1011864.7
8.Carl Lundgren0.1091322.0
9.Jack Taylor0.1151801.0
10.Jock Menefee0.126643.7

Losses
RankPlayer  L  Year
1.Bill Hutchison361892
2.Terry Larkin261878
3.Bill Hutchison251890
4.Bill Hutchison241893
5.George Bradley231877
 Larry Corcoran231884
 Tom Hughes231901
 Terry Larkin231879
9.Bill Bonham221974
 Dick Ellsworth221966

Losses
RankPlayer  L  IP
1.Bill Hutchison1583021.0
2.Charley Root1563137.3
3.Bob Rush1402132.7
4.Fergie Jenkins1322673.7
5.Rick Reuschel1272290.0
6.Bill Lee1232271.3
7.Greg Maddux1122016.0
8.Dick Ellsworth1101613.3
9.Hippo Vaughn1052216.3
10.Guy Bush1012201.7

Earned Runs
RankPlayer  ER  Year
1.Bill Hutchison1911892
2.Bill Hutchison1871894
3.Bill Hutchison1841893
4.Bill Hutchison1811890
5.John Clarkson1791887
6.Bill Hutchison1751891
7.Adonis Terry1661895
8.Guy Bush1551930
 Willie McGill1551893
10.Clark Griffith1541895

Earned Runs
RankPlayer  ER  IP
1.Charley Root12363137.3
2.Bill Hutchison11963021.0
3.Fergie Jenkins9522673.7
4.Guy Bush9332201.7
5.Rick Reuschel8912290.0
6.Bill Lee8852271.3
7.Bob Rush8782132.7
8.Clark Griffith8262188.7
9.Greg Maddux8082016.0
10.Dick Ellsworth6631613.3

Wild Pitches
RankPlayer  WP  Year
1.Mark Baldwin411887
2.George Bradley391877
3.Terry Larkin371878
4.Jocko Flynn281886
5.Larry Corcoran271881
 Larry Corcoran271884
 Bill Hutchison271890
8.Larry Cheney261914
9.John Clarkson251887
 Bill Hutchison251891

Wild Pitches
RankPlayer  WP  IP
1.Bill Hutchison1203021.0
2.Larry Corcoran1112338.3
3.Larry Cheney711061.0
4.Rick Reuschel662290.0
5.John Clarkson631730.7
6.Rick Sutcliffe601267.3
7.Mark Baldwin59585.0
8.Ken Holtzman571447.0
 Terry Larkin571019.3
10.Bill Bonham541152.3
 Dick Ellsworth541613.3
 Fred Goldsmith541516.7

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayer  Hit By Pitch  Year
1.Nixey Callahan241899
2.Nixey Callahan221900
 Jack Taylor221899
4.Kerry Wood212003
5.Clark Griffith201898
 Carlos Zambrano202004
7.Ned Garvin181900
 Ed Reulbach181905
 Walter Thornton181898
10.Mark Baldwin171887
 Danny Friend171897
 Clark Griffith171897
 Tom Hughes171901

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayer  Hit By Pitch  IP
1.Kerry Wood881219.3
2.Ed Reulbach851864.7
3.Carlos Zambrano781478.0
4.Charley Root733137.3
5.Clark Griffith672188.7
6.Nixey Callahan641043.7
7.Hippo Vaughn632216.3
8.Jack Taylor611801.0
9.Greg Maddux602016.0
10.Rick Reuschel592290.0

Batters Faced
RankPlayer  BF  Year
1.John Clarkson24871885
2.Al Spalding22191876
3.John Clarkson21831887
4.Larry Corcoran21801884
5.Terry Larkin21761879
6.Larry Corcoran21331880
7.Terry Larkin21051878
8.Larry Corcoran20411883
9.John Clarkson19141886
10.George Bradley17191877

Batters Faced
RankPlayer  BF  IP
1.Charley Root132663137.3
2.Fergie Jenkins108982673.7
3.Larry Corcoran97402338.3
4.Rick Reuschel96792290.0
5.Bill Lee96322271.3
6.Guy Bush95062201.7
7.Mordecai Brown91352329.0
8.Hippo Vaughn90972216.3
9.Bob Rush90582132.7
10.Greg Maddux84162016.0

Games Finished
RankPlayer  GF  Year
1.Rod Beck701998
2.Randy Myers691993
3.Ryan Dempster642006
4.Ted Abernathy621965
5.Mitch Williams611989
6.Phil Regan601968
7.Joe Borowski592003
 Lee Smith591984
 Lee Smith591986
10.Ryan Dempster582007

Games Finished
RankPlayer  GF  IP
1.Lee Smith342681.3
2.Don Elston240754.7
3.Bruce Sutter222493.3
4.Ryan Dempster183566.7
5.Phil Regan181392.0
6.Charley Root1703137.3
7.Randy Myers150171.3
8.Turk Lown127661.7
9.Terry Adams121330.7
10.Dick Tidrow120397.0

Adjusted ERA+
RankPlayer  ERA+  Year
1.Bruce Sutter3271977
2.Mordecai Brown2531906
3.Lee Smith2291983
4.Jack Pfiester2161907
5.Carl Lundgren2121907
6.Ed Reulbach2091905
7.Jack Taylor2021902
8.Chuck McElroy1981991
9.Mordecai Brown1931909
10.Clark Griffith1901898

Adjusted ERA+
RankPlayer  ERA+  IP
1.Mordecai Brown1532329.0
2.John Clarkson1521730.7
3.Jack Pfiester1391028.3
4.Al Spalding138539.7
5.Jake Weimer136839.3
6.Orval Overall1351135.0
7.Lee Smith133681.3
8.Pete Alexander1311884.3
9.Lon Warneke1311624.7
10.Clark Griffith1292188.7