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Pitching Leaders

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ERA
RankPlayer  ERA  Year
1.Mordecai Brown1.041906
2.Jack Pfiester1.151907
3.Carl Lundgren1.171907
4.Mordecai Brown1.311909
5.Jack Taylor1.331902
6.Mordecai Brown1.391907
7.Orval Overall1.421909
 Ed Reulbach1.421905
9.Mordecai Brown1.471908
10.Jack Pfiester1.511906

ERA
RankPlayer  ERA  IP
1.Al Spalding1.78539.7
2.Mordecai Brown1.802329.0
3.Jack Pfiester1.851028.3
4.Orval Overall1.911135.0
5.Jake Weimer2.14839.3
6.Ed Reulbach2.241864.7
7.Larry Corcoran2.262338.3
8.Phil Douglas2.29636.7
9.Hippo Vaughn2.332216.3
10.Terry Larkin2.341019.3

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

Won-Loss %
RankPlayer  wlp  Year
1.Rick Sutcliffe.9411984
2.Fred Goldsmith.8751880
3.King Cole.8331910
 Jim McCormick.8331885
5.Ed Reulbach.8261906
6.Mordecai Brown.8131906
7.Ed Reulbach.8101907
8.Bert Humphries.8001913
9.Al Spalding.7971876
10.Jocko Flynn.7931886

Won-Loss %
RankPlayer  wlp  IP
1.John Clarkson.7061730.7
2.Mordecai Brown.6862329.0
3.Ed Reulbach.6771864.7
4.Larry Corcoran.6732338.3
5.Orval Overall.6671135.0
6.Bob Wicker.646726.3
7.Jack Pfiester.6361028.3
8.Jake Weimer.630839.3
9.Fred Goldsmith.6291516.7
10.Carl Lundgren.6231322.0

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
RankPlayer  WHperIP  Year
1.Mordecai Brown0.8421908
2.Mordecai Brown0.8731909
3.Pete Alexander0.9281919
4.Mordecai Brown0.9341906
5.Larry Corcoran0.9381880
6.Jack Pfiester0.9411906
7.Mordecai Brown0.9441907
8.Warren Hacker0.9461952
9.John Clarkson0.9531885
10.Ed Reulbach0.9631905

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
RankPlayer  WHperIP  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
6.Orval Overall1.0781135.0
7.Al Spalding1.084539.7
8.Larry Corcoran1.0892338.3
9.Fergie Jenkins1.1232673.7
10.Ed Reulbach1.1311864.7

Hits Allowed/9IP
RankPlayer  Hper9IP  Year
1.Ed Reulbach5.331906
2.Carl Lundgren5.651907
3.Mordecai Brown6.171908
4.Jack Pfiester6.211906
5.Kerry Wood6.321998
6.Ed Reulbach6.421905
7.Mordecai Brown6.431906
8.Orval Overall6.441909
9.Mordecai Brown6.461909
10.Kerry Wood6.482003

Hits Allowed/9IP
RankPlayer  Hper9IP  IP
1.Orval Overall6.861135.0
2.Kerry Wood6.941172.0
3.Ed Reulbach7.041864.7
4.Jack Pfiester7.131028.3
5.Mordecai Brown7.262329.0
6.Jake Weimer7.31839.3
7.Matt Clement7.44587.7
8.Carlos Zambrano7.451255.3
9.Larry Cheney7.631061.0
10.Carl Lundgren7.691322.0

Bases on Balls/9IP
RankPlayer  BBper9IP  Year
1.Al Spalding0.441876
2.Terry Larkin0.531879
3.Terry Larkin0.551878
4.Fred Goldsmith0.771880
5.Fred Goldsmith0.841882
6.Pete Alexander0.891923
7.George Bradley0.891877
8.Fred Goldsmith0.921883
9.Dennis Eckersley1.011985
10.Fergie Jenkins1.021971

Bases on Balls/9IP
RankPlayer  BBper9IP  IP
1.Al Spalding0.43539.7
2.Terry Larkin0.541019.3
3.Fred Goldsmith1.001516.7
4.Pete Alexander1.281884.3
5.Bert Humphries1.44523.7
6.John Clarkson1.561730.7
7.Jon Lieber1.64849.0
8.Dennis Eckersley1.66530.7
9.Mordecai Brown1.722329.0
10.Phil Douglas1.72636.7

Strikeouts/9IP
RankPlayer  SOper9IP  Year
1.Kerry Wood12.581998
2.Kerry Wood11.352003
3.Kerry Wood11.202001
4.Mark Prior10.432003
5.Mark Prior10.152005
6.Matt Clement9.452004
7.Matt Clement9.442002
8.Kerry Wood9.142002
9.Carlos Zambrano8.832006
10.Dick Selma8.591969

Strikeouts/9IP
RankPlayer  SOper9IP  IP
1.Mark Prior10.37657.0
2.Kerry Wood10.291172.0
3.Matt Clement8.82587.7
4.Lee Smith8.51681.3
5.Carlos Zambrano7.781255.3
6.Fergie Jenkins6.862673.7
7.Jon Lieber6.61849.0
8.Steve Trachsel6.501163.7
9.Rick Sutcliffe6.461267.3
10.Bill Bonham6.331152.3

Games
RankPlayer  G_p  Year
1.Ted Abernathy841965
 Bobby Howry842006
 Dick Tidrow841980
4.Bill Campbell821983
 Jeff Fassero822001
6.Rod Beck811998
7.Bob Patterson791996
8.Bobby Howry782007
 Will Ohman782006
10.Kyle Farnsworth772003
 LaTroy Hawkins772004

Games
RankPlayer  G_p  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.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 Dempster87303.3
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
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
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_p  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_p  IP
1.Fergie Jenkins20382673.7
2.Charley Root14323137.3
3.Rick Reuschel13672290.0
4.Kerry Wood13401172.0
5.Greg Maddux13052016.0
6.Bill Hutchison12243021.0
7.Hippo Vaughn11382216.3
8.Larry Corcoran10862338.3
9.Carlos Zambrano10851255.3
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

Comp. 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

Comp. 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 Allow.
RankPlayer  HRA  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
 Steve Trachsel321997
 Steve Trachsel321999

Home Runs Allow.
RankPlayer  HRA  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 Allow.
RankPlayer  BB_p  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 Allow.
RankPlayer  BB_p  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
7.Ed Reulbach6501864.7
8.Rick Reuschel6402290.0
9.Hippo Vaughn6212216.3
10.Fergie Jenkins6002673.7

Hits Allowed
RankPlayer  H_p  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 Allowed
RankPlayer  H_p  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

SO to Walk
RankPlayer  SOperBB  Year
1.Fergie Jenkins7.111971
2.Dennis Eckersley6.161985
3.Terry Larkin5.261878
4.Fred Goldsmith5.001880
5.Mark Prior4.902003
6.Terry Larkin4.731879
7.Greg Maddux4.582004
8.Fergie Jenkins4.571970
9.Bill Hands4.111968
10.Jon Lieber4.041999

SO to Walk
RankPlayer  SOperBB  IP
1.Terry Larkin5.001019.3
2.Jon Lieber4.03849.0
3.Dennis Eckersley3.42530.7
4.Fergie Jenkins3.402673.7
5.Mark Prior3.39657.0
6.John Clarkson3.201730.7
7.Scott Sanderson2.78737.7
8.Kevin Tapani2.75804.0
9.Larry Jackson2.53838.0
10.Lee Smith2.44681.3

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 Allow.
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 Allow.
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 Batsmen
RankPlayer  HBP  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 Batsmen
RankPlayer  HBP  IP
1.Ed Reulbach851864.7
 Kerry Wood851172.0
3.Charley Root733137.3
4.Clark Griffith672188.7
 Carlos Zambrano671255.3
6.Nixey Callahan641043.7
7.Hippo Vaughn632216.3
8.Jack Taylor611801.0
9.Greg Maddux602016.0
10.Rick Reuschel592290.0

Batters Faced
RankPlayer  BFP  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  BFP  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 Dempster183303.3
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.Mordecai Brown2531906
2.Jack Pfiester2161907
3.Carl Lundgren2121907
4.Ed Reulbach2091905
5.Jack Taylor2021902
6.Mordecai Brown1931909
7.Clark Griffith1901898
8.Mordecai Brown1791907
9.Orval Overall1781909
10.Mark Prior1782003

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 Smith134681.3
8.Carlos Zambrano1331255.3
9.Pete Alexander1311884.3
10.Lon Warneke1311624.7

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