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WAR for Pitchers (?)†

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	Year
1.	John Clarkson	14.5	1887
2.	John Clarkson	12.0	1885
3.	Pete Alexander	11.8	1920
4.	Clark Griffith	10.4	1898
5.	Dick Ellsworth	9.9	1963
	Bill Hutchinson	9.9	1891
7.	Fergie Jenkins	9.6	1971
8.	Rick Reuschel	9.2	1977
9.	Al Spalding	9.1	1876
10.	Jack Taylor	9.0	1902

WAR for Pitchers (?)

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	IP
1.	Fergie Jenkins	50.2	2673.2
2.	Rick Reuschel	46.0	2290.0
3.	Mordecai Brown	42.9	2329.0
4.	Clark Griffith	42.0	2188.2
5.	Pete Alexander	40.3	1880.2
6.	Bill Hutchinson	38.4	3022.1
7.	Hippo Vaughn	37.9	2216.1
8.	Charlie Root	37.0	3138.0
9.	Carlos Zambrano	35.6	1826.2
10.	John Clarkson	34.9	1730.2

Earned Run Average (?)

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	Year
1.	Mordecai Brown	1.04	1906
2.	Jack Pfiester	1.15	1907
3.	Carl Lundgren	1.17	1907
4.	Jack Taylor	1.29	1902
5.	Mordecai Brown	1.31	1909
6.	Bruce Sutter	1.34	1977
7.	Mordecai Brown	1.39	1907
8.	Orval Overall	1.42	1909
	Ed Reulbach	1.42	1905
10.	Mordecai Brown	1.47	1908

Earned Run Average (?)

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	IP
1.	Al Spalding	1.78	539.2
2.	Mordecai Brown	1.80	2329.0
3.	Jack Pfiester	1.85	1028.1
4.	Orval Overall	1.91	1135.0
5.	Jake Weimer	2.14	839.1
6.	Ed Reulbach	2.24	1864.2
7.	Larry Corcoran	2.26	2338.1
8.	Phil Douglas	2.29	636.2
9.	Hippo Vaughn	2.33	2216.1
10.	Terry Larkin	2.34	1019.1

Wins (?)

Rank	Player	Wins	Year
1.	John Clarkson	53	1885
2.	Al Spalding	47	1876
3.	Bill Hutchinson	44	1891
4.	Larry Corcoran	43	1880
5.	Bill Hutchinson	41	1890
6.	John Clarkson	38	1887
7.	John Clarkson	36	1886
	Bill Hutchinson	36	1892
9.	Larry Corcoran	35	1884
10.	Larry Corcoran	34	1883

Wins (?)

Rank	Player	Wins	IP
1.	Charlie Root	201	3137.1
2.	Mordecai Brown	188	2329.0
3.	Bill Hutchinson	180	3022.1
4.	Larry Corcoran	175	2338.1
5.	Fergie Jenkins	167	2673.2
6.	Guy Bush	152	2201.2
	Clark Griffith	152	2188.2
8.	Hippo Vaughn	151	2216.1
9.	Bill Lee	139	2271.1
10.	John Clarkson	137	1730.2

Win-Loss % (?)

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	Year
1.	Rick Sutcliffe	.941	1984
2.	Fred Goldsmith	.875	1880
3.	Hank Borowy	.846	1945
4.	King Cole	.833	1910
	Jim McCormick	.833	1885
6.	Ed Reulbach	.826	1906
7.	Emil Kush	.818	1946
8.	Mordecai Brown	.813	1906
9.	Ed Reulbach	.810	1907
10.	Willie Hernandez	.800	1978
	Bert Humphries	.800	1913
	Orval Overall	.800	1906
	Jack Taylor	.800	1906

Win-Loss % (?)

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	IP
1.	Al Spalding	.800	539.2
2.	Jim McCormick	.773	562.2
3.	King Cole	.755	489.0
4.	John Clarkson	.706	1730.2
5.	Mordecai Brown	.686	2329.0
6.	Ed Reulbach	.677	1864.2
7.	Larry Corcoran	.673	2338.1
8.	Orval Overall	.667	1135.0
9.	Bob Wicker	.646	726.1
10.	Jack Pfiester	.636	1028.1

Walks & Hits per IP (?)

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	Year
1.	Mordecai Brown	0.842	1908
2.	Bruce Sutter	0.857	1977
3.	Mordecai Brown	0.873	1909
4.	Pete Alexander	0.928	1919
5.	Mordecai Brown	0.934	1906
6.	Larry Corcoran	0.938	1880
7.	Jack Pfiester	0.941	1906
8.	Mordecai Brown	0.944	1907
9.	Warren Hacker	0.946	1952
10.	John Clarkson	0.953	1885
	Jack Taylor	0.953	1902

Walks & Hits per IP (?)

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	IP
1.	Mordecai Brown	0.998	2329.0
2.	John Clarkson	1.053	1730.2
3.	Jack Pfiester	1.059	1028.1
4.	Terry Larkin	1.065	1019.1
5.	Phil Douglas	1.077	636.2
6.	Orval Overall	1.078	1135.0
7.	Al Spalding	1.084	539.2
8.	Larry Corcoran	1.089	2338.1
9.	Fergie Jenkins	1.123	2673.2
10.	Ed Reulbach	1.131	1864.2

Hits per 9 IP (?)

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	Year
1.	Ed Reulbach	5.326	1906
2.	Carl Lundgren	5.652	1907
3.	Bruce Sutter	5.786	1977
4.	Bruce Sutter	5.951	1979
5.	Lee Smith	6.097	1983
6.	Mordecai Brown	6.166	1908
7.	Jack Pfiester	6.211	1906
8.	Kerry Wood	6.318	1998
9.	Ed Reulbach	6.418	1905
10.	Mordecai Brown	6.425	1906

Hits per 9 IP (?)

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	IP
1.	Carlos Marmol	5.753	514.2
2.	Orval Overall	6.859	1135.0
3.	Kerry Wood	7.037	1279.0
4.	Ed Reulbach	7.042	1864.2
5.	Jack Pfiester	7.133	1028.1
6.	Mordecai Brown	7.261	2329.0
7.	Jake Weimer	7.313	839.1
8.	Matt Clement	7.443	587.2
9.	Larry Cheney	7.634	1061.0
10.	Carl Lundgren	7.686	1322.0

Bases On Balls per 9 IP (?)

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	Year
1.	Al Spalding	0.443	1876
2.	Terry Larkin	0.526	1879
3.	Terry Larkin	0.551	1878
4.	Jon Lieber	0.766	2002
5.	Fred Goldsmith	0.770	1880
6.	Fred Goldsmith	0.844	1882
7.	Pete Alexander	0.885	1923
8.	George Bradley	0.891	1877
9.	Fred Goldsmith	0.916	1883
10.	Dennis Eckersley	1.010	1985

Bases On Balls per 9 IP (?)

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	IP
1.	Al Spalding	0.434	539.2
2.	Terry Larkin	0.539	1019.1
3.	Fred Goldsmith	0.997	1516.2
4.	Pete Alexander	1.280	1884.1
5.	Bert Humphries	1.444	523.2
6.	John Clarkson	1.560	1730.2
7.	Jon Lieber	1.637	874.1
8.	Dennis Eckersley	1.662	530.2
9.	Mordecai Brown	1.720	2329.0
10.	Phil Douglas	1.725	636.2

Strikeouts per 9 IP (?)

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	Year
1.	Kerry Wood	12.582	1998
2.	Kerry Wood	11.346	2003
3.	Mark Prior	11.340	2002
4.	Kerry Wood	11.203	2001
5.	Rich Harden	10.915	2009
6.	Bruce Sutter	10.817	1977
7.	Mark Prior	10.542	2004
8.	Mark Prior	10.434	2003
9.	Paul Assenmacher	10.256	1991
10.	Mark Prior	10.152	2005

Strikeouts per 9 IP (?)

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	IP
1.	Carlos Marmol	11.734	514.2
2.	Mark Prior	10.370	657.0
3.	Kerry Wood	10.344	1279.0
4.	Matt Clement	8.821	587.2
5.	Lee Smith	8.507	681.1
6.	Ryan Dempster	8.143	1182.2
7.	Ted Lilly	7.627	705.2
8.	Carlos Zambrano	7.597	1826.2
9.	Sean Marshall	7.455	530.0
10.	Fergie Jenkins	6.860	2673.2

Games Played (?)

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Ted Abernathy	84	1965
	Bob Howry	84	2006
	Dick Tidrow	84	1980
4.	Bill Campbell	82	1983
	Jeff Fassero	82	2001
	Carlos Marmol	82	2008
7.	Rod Beck	81	1998
8.	Shawn Camp	80	2012
	Sean Marshall	80	2010
10.	Carlos Marmol	79	2009
	Bob Patterson	79	1996

Games Played (?)

Rank	Player	Games Played	IP
1.	Charlie Root	605	3137.1
2.	Lee Smith	458	681.1
3.	Carlos Marmol	452	514.2
4.	Don Elston	449	754.2
5.	Guy Bush	428	2201.2
6.	Fergie Jenkins	401	2673.2
7.	Ryan Dempster	374	1182.2
8.	Bill Hutchinson	368	3022.1
9.	Bill Lee	364	2271.1
10.	Rick Reuschel	358	2290.0

Saves (?)

Rank	Player	Saves	Year
1.	Randy Myers	53	1993
2.	Rod Beck	51	1998
3.	Carlos Marmol	38	2010
	Randy Myers	38	1995
5.	Bruce Sutter	37	1979
6.	Lee Smith	36	1987
	Mitch Williams	36	1989
8.	Carlos Marmol	34	2011
	Kerry Wood	34	2008
10.	Joe Borowski	33	2003
	Ryan Dempster	33	2005
	Lee Smith	33	1984
	Lee Smith	33	1985

Saves (?)

Rank	Player	Saves	IP
1.	Lee Smith	180	681.1
2.	Bruce Sutter	133	493.0
3.	Carlos Marmol	115	514.2
4.	Randy Myers	112	171.1
5.	Ryan Dempster	87	1182.2
6.	Don Elston	63	754.2
7.	Phil Regan	60	392.0
8.	Rod Beck	58	110.1
9.	Mitch Williams	52	148.0
10.	Joe Borowski	44	198.0

Innings Pitched (?)

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	Year
1.	John Clarkson	623.0	1885
2.	Bill Hutchinson	622.0	1892
3.	Bill Hutchinson	603.0	1890
4.	Bill Hutchinson	561.0	1891
5.	Larry Corcoran	536.1	1880
6.	Al Spalding	528.2	1876
7.	John Clarkson	523.0	1887
8.	Larry Corcoran	516.2	1884
9.	Terry Larkin	513.1	1879
10.	Terry Larkin	506.0	1878

Innings Pitched (?)

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	IP
1.	Charlie Root	3137.1	3137.1
2.	Bill Hutchinson	3022.1	3022.1
3.	Fergie Jenkins	2673.2	2673.2
4.	Larry Corcoran	2338.1	2338.1
5.	Mordecai Brown	2329.0	2329.0
6.	Rick Reuschel	2290.0	2290.0
7.	Bill Lee	2271.1	2271.1
8.	Hippo Vaughn	2216.1	2216.1
9.	Guy Bush	2201.2	2201.2
10.	Clark Griffith	2188.2	2188.2

Strikeouts (?)

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Bill Hutchinson	314	1892
2.	John Clarkson	313	1886
3.	John Clarkson	308	1885
4.	Bill Hutchinson	289	1890
5.	Fergie Jenkins	274	1970
6.	Fergie Jenkins	273	1969
7.	Larry Corcoran	272	1884
8.	Larry Corcoran	268	1880
9.	Kerry Wood	266	2003
10.	Fergie Jenkins	263	1971

Strikeouts (?)

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	IP
1.	Fergie Jenkins	2038	2673.2
2.	Carlos Zambrano	1542	1826.2
3.	Kerry Wood	1470	1279.0
4.	Charlie Root	1432	3137.1
5.	Rick Reuschel	1367	2290.0
6.	Greg Maddux	1305	2016.0
7.	Bill Hutchinson	1225	3022.1
8.	Hippo Vaughn	1138	2216.1
9.	Larry Corcoran	1086	2338.1
10.	Bob Rush	1076	2132.2

Games Started (?)

Rank	Player	Games Started	Year
1.	John Clarkson	70	1885
	Bill Hutchinson	70	1892
3.	Bill Hutchinson	66	1890
4.	Larry Corcoran	60	1880
	Al Spalding	60	1876
6.	John Clarkson	59	1887
	Larry Corcoran	59	1884
8.	Bill Hutchinson	58	1891
	Terry Larkin	58	1879
10.	Terry Larkin	56	1878

Games Started (?)

Rank	Player	Games Started	IP
1.	Fergie Jenkins	347	2673.2
2.	Rick Reuschel	343	2290.0
3.	Bill Hutchinson	339	3022.1
	Charlie Root	339	3137.1
5.	Greg Maddux	298	2016.0
6.	Bill Lee	297	2271.1
7.	Bob Rush	292	2132.2
8.	Carlos Zambrano	282	1826.2
9.	Hippo Vaughn	270	2216.1
10.	Larry Corcoran	262	2338.1

Complete Games (?)

Rank	Player	Complete Games	Year
1.	John Clarkson	68	1885
2.	Bill Hutchinson	67	1892
3.	Bill Hutchinson	65	1890
4.	Larry Corcoran	57	1880
	Larry Corcoran	57	1884
	Terry Larkin	57	1879
7.	John Clarkson	56	1887
	Bill Hutchinson	56	1891
	Terry Larkin	56	1878
10.	Al Spalding	53	1876

Complete Games (?)

Rank	Player	Complete Games	IP
1.	Bill Hutchinson	317	3022.1
2.	Larry Corcoran	252	2338.1
3.	Clark Griffith	240	2188.2
4.	Mordecai Brown	206	2329.0
5.	Jack Taylor	189	1810.0
6.	John Clarkson	186	1730.2
7.	Charlie Root	177	3137.1
	Hippo Vaughn	177	2216.1
9.	Fred Goldsmith	164	1516.2
10.	Pete Alexander	159	1884.1

Shutouts (?)

Rank	Player	Shutouts	Year
1.	John Clarkson	10	1885
2.	Pete Alexander	9	1919
	Mordecai Brown	9	1906
	Mordecai Brown	9	1908
	Bill Lee	9	1938
	Orval Overall	9	1909
7.	Mordecai Brown	8	1909
	Orval Overall	8	1907
	Al Spalding	8	1876
	Jack Taylor	8	1902
	Hippo Vaughn	8	1918

Shutouts (?)

Rank	Player	Shutouts	IP
1.	Mordecai Brown	48	2329.0
2.	Hippo Vaughn	35	2216.1
3.	Ed Reulbach	31	1864.2
4.	Fergie Jenkins	29	2673.2
5.	Orval Overall	28	1135.0
6.	Bill Lee	25	2271.1
7.	Pete Alexander	24	1884.1
8.	Larry Corcoran	22	2338.1
	Claude Passeau	22	1914.2
10.	Larry French	21	1486.0
	Bill Hutchinson	21	3022.1
	Charlie Root	21	3137.1

Home Runs (?)

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Warren Hacker	38	1955
2.	Jon Lieber	36	2000
3.	Larry Corcoran	35	1884
	Warren Hacker	35	1953
	Fergie Jenkins	35	1973
	Greg Maddux	35	2004
	Kevin Tapani	35	2000
8.	Dick Ellsworth	34	1964
9.	Kevin Foster	32	1995
	Fergie Jenkins	32	1972
	Ted Lilly	32	2008
	Steve Trachsel	32	1997
	Steve Trachsel	32	1999

Home Runs (?)

Rank	Player	Home Runs	IP
1.	Fergie Jenkins	271	2673.2
2.	Charlie Root	185	3137.1
3.	Steve Trachsel	172	1163.2
4.	Greg Maddux	160	2016.0
5.	Dick Ellsworth	156	1613.1
	Warren Hacker	156	1091.2
7.	Bob Rush	152	2132.2
	Carlos Zambrano	152	1826.2
9.	Ken Holtzman	147	1447.0
10.	Rick Reuschel	140	2290.0

Bases on Balls (?)

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Bill Hutchinson	199	1890
2.	Bill Hutchinson	190	1892
3.	Sam Jones	185	1955
4.	Willie McGill	181	1893
5.	Bill Hutchinson	178	1891
6.	Bill Hutchinson	156	1893
7.	Larry Cheney	140	1914
	Bill Hutchinson	140	1894
9.	Danny Friend	139	1896
10.	Adonis Terry	131	1895

Bases on Balls (?)

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	IP
1.	Bill Hutchinson	1109	3022.1
2.	Charlie Root	871	3137.1
3.	Carlos Zambrano	823	1826.2
4.	Guy Bush	734	2201.2
5.	Bob Rush	725	2132.2
6.	Bill Lee	704	2271.1
7.	Sheriff Blake	661	1455.1
8.	Ed Reulbach	650	1864.2
9.	Rick Reuschel	640	2290.0
10.	Hippo Vaughn	621	2216.1

Hits (?)

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Bill Hutchinson	571	1892
2.	Al Spalding	542	1876
3.	Terry Larkin	514	1879
4.	John Clarkson	513	1887
5.	Terry Larkin	511	1878
6.	Bill Hutchinson	508	1891
7.	Bill Hutchinson	505	1890
8.	John Clarkson	497	1885
9.	Larry Corcoran	483	1883
10.	Larry Corcoran	473	1884

Hits (?)

Rank	Player	Hits	IP
1.	Charlie Root	3184	3137.1
2.	Bill Hutchinson	3055	3022.1
3.	Clark Griffith	2445	2188.2
4.	Fergie Jenkins	2402	2673.2
5.	Rick Reuschel	2365	2290.0
6.	Guy Bush	2354	2201.2
7.	Bill Lee	2317	2271.1
8.	Larry Corcoran	2084	2338.1
9.	Bob Rush	2043	2132.2
10.	Hippo Vaughn	1971	2216.1

Strikeouts / Base On Balls (?)

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	Year
1.	Jon Lieber	7.250	2002
2.	Fergie Jenkins	7.108	1971
3.	Dennis Eckersley	6.158	1985
4.	Bruce Sutter	5.609	1977
5.	Terry Larkin	5.258	1878
6.	Fred Goldsmith	5.000	1880
7.	Mark Prior	4.900	2003
8.	Terry Larkin	4.733	1879
9.	Greg Maddux	4.576	2004
10.	Fergie Jenkins	4.567	1970

Strikeouts / Base On Balls (?)

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	IP
1.	Terry Larkin	5.000	1019.1
2.	Jon Lieber	4.025	874.1
3.	Dennis Eckersley	3.418	530.2
4.	Fergie Jenkins	3.397	2673.2
5.	Mark Prior	3.395	657.0
6.	Ted Lilly	3.250	705.2
7.	John Clarkson	3.200	1730.2
8.	Scott Sanderson	2.779	737.2
9.	Kevin Tapani	2.746	804.0
10.	Larry Jackson	2.526	838.0

Home Runs per 9 IP (?)

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	Year
1.	Mordecai Brown	0.026	1909
2.	Clark Griffith	0.028	1898
3.	Mordecai Brown	0.029	1908
	Jake Weimer	0.029	1904
5.	Ed Reulbach	0.031	1905
	Hippo Vaughn	0.031	1914
7.	Mordecai Brown	0.032	1906
	Orval Overall	0.032	1909
9.	Lefty Tyler	0.033	1918
10.	Ed Reulbach	0.034	1909
	Pop Williams	0.034	1902

Home Runs per 9 IP (?)

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	IP
1.	Jack Pfiester	0.053	1028.1
2.	Jake Weimer	0.064	839.1
3.	Mordecai Brown	0.073	2329.0
4.	Terry Larkin	0.079	1019.1
5.	Orval Overall	0.087	1135.0
6.	Al Spalding	0.100	539.2
7.	Ed Reulbach	0.101	1864.2
8.	Carl Lundgren	0.109	1322.0
9.	Jack Taylor	0.114	1810.0
10.	Jock Menefee	0.126	643.2

Losses (?)

Rank	Player	Losses	Year
1.	Bill Hutchinson	36	1892
2.	Terry Larkin	26	1878
3.	Bill Hutchinson	25	1890
4.	Bill Hutchinson	24	1893
5.	George Bradley	23	1877
	Larry Corcoran	23	1884
	Tom Hughes	23	1901
	Terry Larkin	23	1879
9.	Bill Bonham	22	1974
	Dick Ellsworth	22	1966

Losses (?)

Rank	Player	Losses	IP
1.	Bill Hutchinson	158	3022.1
2.	Charlie Root	156	3137.1
3.	Bob Rush	140	2132.2
4.	Fergie Jenkins	132	2673.2
5.	Rick Reuschel	127	2290.0
6.	Bill Lee	123	2271.1
7.	Greg Maddux	112	2016.0
8.	Dick Ellsworth	110	1613.1
9.	Hippo Vaughn	105	2216.1
10.	Guy Bush	101	2201.2

Earned Runs (?)

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	Year
1.	Bill Hutchinson	191	1892
2.	Bill Hutchinson	187	1894
3.	Bill Hutchinson	184	1893
4.	Bill Hutchinson	181	1890
5.	John Clarkson	179	1887
6.	Bill Hutchinson	175	1891
7.	Adonis Terry	166	1895
8.	Guy Bush	155	1930
	Willie McGill	155	1893
10.	Clark Griffith	154	1895

Earned Runs (?)

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	IP
1.	Charlie Root	1236	3137.1
2.	Bill Hutchinson	1196	3022.1
3.	Fergie Jenkins	952	2673.2
4.	Guy Bush	933	2201.2
5.	Rick Reuschel	891	2290.0
6.	Bill Lee	885	2271.1
7.	Bob Rush	878	2132.2
8.	Clark Griffith	826	2188.2
9.	Greg Maddux	808	2016.0
10.	Carlos Zambrano	731	1826.2

Wild Pitches (?)

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	Year
1.	Mark Baldwin	41	1887
2.	George Bradley	39	1877
3.	Terry Larkin	37	1878
4.	Jocko Flynn	28	1886
5.	Larry Corcoran	27	1881
	Larry Corcoran	27	1884
	Bill Hutchinson	27	1890
8.	Larry Cheney	26	1914
9.	John Clarkson	25	1887
	Bill Hutchinson	25	1891

Wild Pitches (?)

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	IP
1.	Bill Hutchinson	120	3022.1
2.	Larry Corcoran	111	2338.1
3.	Larry Cheney	71	1061.0
4.	Rick Reuschel	66	2290.0
5.	John Clarkson	63	1730.2
6.	Rick Sutcliffe	60	1267.1
7.	Mark Baldwin	59	585.0
8.	Ken Holtzman	57	1447.0
	Terry Larkin	57	1019.1
	Carlos Zambrano	57	1826.2

Hit By Pitch (?)

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	Year
1.	Danny Friend	39	1896
2.	Jimmy Callahan	24	1899
3.	Jimmy Callahan	22	1900
	Clark Griffith	22	1895
	Jack Taylor	22	1899
6.	Kerry Wood	21	2003
7.	Clark Griffith	20	1898
	Carlos Zambrano	20	2004
9.	Pat Luby	19	1891
10.	Ned Garvin	18	1900
	Ed Reulbach	18	1905
	Walter Thornton	18	1898

Hit By Pitch (?)

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	IP
1.	Clark Griffith	116	2188.2
2.	Kerry Wood	93	1279.0
3.	Carlos Zambrano	92	1826.2
4.	Ed Reulbach	85	1864.2
5.	Bill Hutchinson	84	3022.1
6.	Charlie Root	73	3137.1
7.	Jimmy Callahan	64	1043.2
8.	Jack Taylor	63	1810.0
	Hippo Vaughn	63	2216.1
10.	Danny Friend	60	551.2
	Greg Maddux	60	2016.0

Batters Faced (?)

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	Year
1.	Bill Hutchinson	2639	1892
2.	Bill Hutchinson	2506	1890
3.	John Clarkson	2487	1885
4.	Bill Hutchinson	2371	1891
5.	Al Spalding	2219	1876
6.	John Clarkson	2183	1887
7.	Larry Corcoran	2180	1884
8.	Terry Larkin	2176	1879
9.	Larry Corcoran	2133	1880
10.	Terry Larkin	2105	1878

Batters Faced (?)

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	IP
1.	Charlie Root	13266	3137.1
2.	Bill Hutchinson	13196	3022.1
3.	Fergie Jenkins	10898	2673.2
4.	Larry Corcoran	9740	2338.1
5.	Rick Reuschel	9679	2290.0
6.	Bill Lee	9631	2271.1
7.	Guy Bush	9506	2201.2
8.	Clark Griffith	9360	2188.2
9.	Hippo Vaughn	9097	2216.1
10.	Bob Rush	9058	2132.2

Games Finished (?)

Rank	Player	Games Finished	Year
1.	Rod Beck	70	1998
	Carlos Marmol	70	2010
3.	Randy Myers	69	1993
4.	Ryan Dempster	64	2006
5.	Ted Abernathy	62	1965
6.	Carlos Marmol	61	2011
	Mitch Williams	61	1989
8.	Phil Regan	60	1968
9.	Joe Borowski	59	2003
	Lee Smith	59	1984
	Lee Smith	59	1986

Games Finished (?)

Rank	Player	Games Finished	IP
1.	Lee Smith	342	681.1
2.	Don Elston	240	754.2
3.	Carlos Marmol	236	514.2
4.	Bruce Sutter	222	493.0
5.	Ryan Dempster	183	1182.2
6.	Phil Regan	181	392.0
7.	Charlie Root	170	3137.1
8.	Randy Myers	150	171.1
9.	Turk Lown	127	661.2
10.	Terry Adams	121	330.2

Adjusted ERA+ (?)

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	Year
1.	Bruce Sutter	328	1977
2.	Mordecai Brown	253	1906
3.	Lee Smith	229	1983
4.	Jack Pfiester	216	1907
5.	Carl Lundgren	213	1907
6.	Ed Reulbach	209	1905
7.	Jack Taylor	206	1902
8.	Chuck McElroy	199	1991
9.	Mordecai Brown	193	1909
10.	Clark Griffith	192	1898

Adjusted ERA+ (?)

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	IP
1.	Mordecai Brown	153	2329.0
2.	John Clarkson	150	1730.2
3.	Jack Pfiester	139	1028.1
4.	Jake Weimer	136	839.1
5.	Orval Overall	135	1135.0
	Al Spalding	135	539.2
7.	Lee Smith	134	681.1
8.	Pete Alexander	131	1884.1
	Lon Warneke	131	1624.2
10.	Clark Griffith	129	2188.2
	Carlos Marmol	129	514.2

Adj. Pitching Runs (?)

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	Year
1.	John Clarkson	71	1887
2.	John Clarkson	69	1885
3.	Clark Griffith	60	1898
4.	Bill Hutchinson	57	1890
5.	Pete Alexander	51	1920
6.	Ed Reulbach	48	1905
7.	Jack Taylor	47	1902
8.	Lon Warneke	46	1932
9.	Mordecai Brown	45	1906
	Mordecai Brown	45	1909

Adj. Pitching Runs (?)

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	IP
1.	Mordecai Brown	236	2329.0
2.	Clark Griffith	213	2188.2
3.	John Clarkson	192	1730.2
4.	Pete Alexander	185	1884.1
5.	Fergie Jenkins	172	2673.2
6.	Lon Warneke	160	1624.2
7.	Charlie Root	157	3137.1
8.	Carlos Zambrano	151	1826.2
9.	Larry Corcoran	140	2338.1
	Bill Hutchinson	140	3022.1

Adj. Pitching Wins (?)

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	Year
1.	John Clarkson	6.9	1885
2.	John Clarkson	6.3	1887
3.	Clark Griffith	6.1	1898
4.	Pete Alexander	5.8	1920
5.	Mordecai Brown	5.5	1906
	Ed Reulbach	5.5	1905
	Jack Taylor	5.5	1902
8.	Mordecai Brown	5.3	1909
	Bill Hutchinson	5.3	1890
10.	Dick Ellsworth	5.2	1963

Adj. Pitching Wins (?)

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	IP
1.	Mordecai Brown	27.4	2329.0
2.	Pete Alexander	20.0	1884.1
3.	Clark Griffith	19.3	2188.2
4.	Fergie Jenkins	19.2	2673.2
5.	John Clarkson	18.0	1730.2
6.	Lon Warneke	17.1	1624.2
7.	Charlie Root	15.8	3137.1
8.	Carlos Zambrano	15.6	1826.2
9.	Hippo Vaughn	15.5	2216.1
10.	Ed Reulbach	14.8	1864.2

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24) (?)†

Rank	Player	Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)	Year
1.	Dick Ellsworth	53.39	1963
2.	Greg Maddux	48.47	1992
3.	Rick Reuschel	47.51	1977
4.	Bill Hands	42.09	1969
5.	Mark Prior	41.27	2003
6.	Fergie Jenkins	36.67	1970
7.	Warren Hacker	36.03	1952
8.	Fergie Jenkins	35.71	1971
9.	Carlos Zambrano	34.96	2004
10.	Bruce Sutter	33.87	1977

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24) (?)

Rank	Player	Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)	IP
1.	Fergie Jenkins	171.33	2673.2
2.	Carlos Zambrano	141.81	1826.2
3.	Kerry Wood	104.86	1279.0
4.	Lee Smith	90.13	681.1
5.	Bruce Sutter	89.85	493.0
6.	Bill Hands	84.43	1564.0
7.	Rick Reuschel	81.20	2290.0
8.	Carlos Marmol	69.80	514.2
9.	Greg Maddux	63.12	2016.0
10.	Mark Prior	61.53	657.0

Win Probability Added (WPA) (?)†

Rank	Player	Win Probability Added (WPA)	Year
1.	Dick Ellsworth	5.9	1963
2.	Rick Reuschel	5.5	1977
3.	Greg Maddux	5.2	1992
4.	Bruce Sutter	5.1	1977
5.	Mark Prior	4.5	2003
6.	Fergie Jenkins	4.4	1969
7.	Bill Hands	4.2	1969
8.	Kerry Wood	4.1	2003
	Carlos Zambrano	4.1	2005
10.	Fergie Jenkins	4.0	1971

Win Probability Added (WPA) (?)

Rank	Player	Win Probability Added (WPA)	IP
1.	Fergie Jenkins	17.5	2673.2
2.	Bruce Sutter	15.5	493.0
3.	Carlos Zambrano	14.3	1826.2
4.	Lee Smith	12.8	681.1
5.	Kerry Wood	10.3	1279.0
6.	Rick Reuschel	9.3	2290.0
7.	Carlos Marmol	9.2	514.2
8.	Greg Maddux	8.0	2016.0
9.	Bill Hands	6.7	1564.0
10.	Ryan Dempster	6.5	1182.2

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI) (?)†

Rank	Player	Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)	Year
1.	Dick Ellsworth	5.2	1963
	Fergie Jenkins	5.2	1970
3.	Greg Maddux	5.1	1992
4.	Bill Hands	4.0	1969
	Larry Jackson	4.0	1964
	Rick Reuschel	4.0	1977
7.	Fergie Jenkins	3.7	1969
8.	Warren Hacker	3.5	1952
9.	Ryan Dempster	3.4	2008
	Fergie Jenkins	3.4	1967

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI) (?)

Rank	Player	Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)	IP
1.	Fergie Jenkins	19.9	2673.2
2.	Carlos Zambrano	12.6	1826.2
3.	Greg Maddux	10.0	2016.0
4.	Bill Hands	9.9	1564.0
5.	Bruce Sutter	8.7	493.0
6.	Kerry Wood	8.4	1279.0
7.	Rick Reuschel	7.8	2290.0
8.	Lee Smith	7.2	681.1
9.	Ted Lilly	6.0	705.2
10.	Ryan Dempster	5.5	1182.2

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW) (?)†

Rank	Player	Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)	Year
1.	Dick Ellsworth	6.2	1963
2.	Greg Maddux	5.7	1992
3.	Rick Reuschel	4.9	1977
4.	Bill Hands	4.4	1969
	Mark Prior	4.4	2003
6.	Warren Hacker	3.9	1952
7.	Fergie Jenkins	3.8	1971
8.	Fergie Jenkins	3.7	1970
9.	Carlos Zambrano	3.6	2004
10.	Fergie Jenkins	3.4	1969

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW) (?)

Rank	Player	Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)	IP
1.	Fergie Jenkins	18.4	2673.2
2.	Carlos Zambrano	14.3	1826.2
3.	Kerry Wood	10.7	1279.0
4.	Lee Smith	9.3	681.1
5.	Bill Hands	9.0	1564.0
	Bruce Sutter	9.0	493.0
7.	Rick Reuschel	8.5	2290.0
8.	Greg Maddux	7.6	2016.0
9.	Carlos Marmol	6.9	514.2
10.	Mark Prior	6.7	657.0

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