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Chicago Whales Top 10 Pitching Leaders

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Single-Season Leaders

Career Leaders

Earned Run Average
Rank Player ERA Year

1. Rankin Johnson 1.575 1914

2. Claude Hendrix 1.691 1914

3. Doc Watson 2.041 1914

4. Mordecai Brown 2.094 1915

5. George McConnell 2.198 1915

6. Erv Lange 2.226 1914

7. Mike Prendergast 2.382 1914

8. Dave Black 2.448 1915

9. Mike Prendergast 2.484 1915

10. Claude Hendrix 3.000 1915

Earned Run Average
Rank Player ERA IP

1. Claude Hendrix 2.267 647.0

Wins
Rank Player W Year

1. Claude Hendrix 29 1914

2. George McConnell 25 1915

3. Mordecai Brown 17 1915

4. Claude Hendrix 16 1915

5. Mike Prendergast 14 1915

6. Max Fiske 12 1914

Erv Lange 12 1914

8. Rankin Johnson 9 1914

Doc Watson 9 1914

10. Dave Black 6 1915

Wins
Rank Player W IP

1. Claude Hendrix 45 647.0

2. George McConnell 25 303.0

3. Mike Prendergast 19 389.7

4. Mordecai Brown 17 236.3

5. Max Fiske 12 198.0

Erv Lange 12 190.0

7. Rankin Johnson 11 177.0

8. Doc Watson 9 172.0

9. Ad Brennan 8 191.7

10. Dave Black 7 146.3

Win-Loss %
Rank Player W-L% Year

1. Claude Hendrix .744 1914

2. George McConnell .714 1915

3. Mordecai Brown .680 1915

4. Rankin Johnson .643 1914

5. Mike Prendergast .538 1915

6. Doc Watson .529 1914

7. Erv Lange .522 1914

8. Claude Hendrix .516 1915

9. Ad Brennan .500 1914

Max Fiske .500 1914

Win-Loss %
Rank Player W-L% IP

1. Claude Hendrix .643 647.0

Walks & Hits per IP
Rank Player WHIP Year

1. Claude Hendrix 0.936 1914

2. Rankin Johnson 0.975 1914

3. Mordecai Brown 1.071 1915

4. Max Fiske 1.111 1914

5. Doc Watson 1.128 1914

6. Dave Black 1.129 1915

7. Mike Prendergast 1.131 1915

8. Erv Lange 1.142 1914

9. George McConnell 1.158 1915

10. Claude Hendrix 1.193 1915

Walks & Hits per IP
Rank Player WHIP IP

1. Claude Hendrix 1.050 647.0

Hits per 9 IP
Rank Player Hits/9 Year

1. Claude Hendrix 6.514 1914

2. Rankin Johnson 6.600 1914

3. Mordecai Brown 7.197 1915

4. Max Fiske 7.318 1914

5. Doc Watson 7.587 1914

6. Erv Lange 7.674 1914

7. Dave Black 7.714 1915

8. George McConnell 7.782 1915

9. Mike Prendergast 7.806 1915

10. Claude Hendrix 8.084 1915

Hits per 9 IP
Rank Player Hits/9 IP

1. Claude Hendrix 7.206 647.0

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
Rank Player BB/9 Year

1. Claude Hendrix 1.914 1914

2. Rankin Johnson 2.175 1914

3. Mike Prendergast 2.377 1915

4. Mordecai Brown 2.437 1915

5. Dave Black 2.448 1915

6. Ad Brennan 2.547 1915

7. Doc Watson 2.564 1914

8. Erv Lange 2.605 1914

9. George McConnell 2.644 1915

10. Mike Prendergast 2.647 1914

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
Rank Player BB/9 IP

1. Claude Hendrix 2.240 647.0

Strikeouts per 9 IP
Rank Player Strikeouts/9 Year

1. Claude Hendrix 4.699 1914

2. Mike Prendergast 4.699 1914

3. Rankin Johnson 4.500 1914

4. George McConnell 4.485 1915

5. Erv Lange 4.121 1914

6. Max Fiske 3.954 1914

7. Mordecai Brown 3.618 1915

8. Doc Watson 3.611 1914

9. Ad Brennan 3.396 1915

10. Claude Hendrix 3.379 1915

Strikeouts per 9 IP
Rank Player Strikeouts/9 IP

1. Claude Hendrix 4.117 647.0

Games Played
Rank Player Games Year

1. Claude Hendrix 49 1914

2. George McConnell 44 1915

3. Mike Prendergast 42 1915

4. Claude Hendrix 40 1915

5. Max Fiske 38 1914

6. Erv Lange 36 1914

7. Mordecai Brown 35 1915

8. Mike Prendergast 30 1914

9. Doc Watson 26 1914

10. Dave Black 25 1915

Games Played
Rank Player Games IP

1. Claude Hendrix 89 647.0

2. Mike Prendergast 72 389.7

3. George McConnell 44 303.0

4. Max Fiske 38 198.0

5. Erv Lange 36 190.0

6. Ad Brennan 35 191.7

Mordecai Brown 35 236.3

8. Dave Black 33 146.3

9. Rankin Johnson 27 177.0

10. Doc Watson 26 172.0

Saves
Rank Player SV Year

1. Claude Hendrix 5 1914

2. Mordecai Brown 4 1915

Claude Hendrix 4 1915

4. Erv Lange 2 1914

5. Rankin Johnson 1 1915

George McConnell 1 1915

Doc Watson 1 1914

Saves
Rank Player SV IP

1. Claude Hendrix 9 647.0

2. Mordecai Brown 4 236.3

3. Erv Lange 2 190.0

4. Rankin Johnson 1 177.0

George McConnell 1 303.0

Doc Watson 1 172.0

Innings Pitched
Rank Player IP Year

1. Claude Hendrix 362.0 1914

2. George McConnell 303.0 1915

3. Claude Hendrix 285.0 1915

4. Mike Prendergast 253.7 1915

5. Mordecai Brown 236.3 1915

6. Max Fiske 198.0 1914

7. Erv Lange 190.0 1914

8. Doc Watson 172.0 1914

9. Mike Prendergast 136.0 1914

10. Tom McGuire 131.3 1914

Innings Pitched
Rank Player IP IP

1. Claude Hendrix 647.0 647.0

2. Mike Prendergast 389.7 389.7

3. George McConnell 303.0 303.0

4. Mordecai Brown 236.3 236.3

5. Max Fiske 198.0 198.0

6. Ad Brennan 191.7 191.7

7. Erv Lange 190.0 190.0

8. Rankin Johnson 177.0 177.0

9. Doc Watson 172.0 172.0

10. Dave Black 146.3 146.3

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO Year

1. Claude Hendrix 189 1914

2. George McConnell 151 1915

3. Claude Hendrix 107 1915

4. Mordecai Brown 95 1915

Mike Prendergast 95 1915

6. Max Fiske 87 1914

Erv Lange 87 1914

8. Mike Prendergast 71 1914

9. Doc Watson 69 1914

10. Rankin Johnson 60 1914

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO IP

1. Claude Hendrix 296 647.0

2. Mike Prendergast 166 389.7

3. George McConnell 151 303.0

4. Mordecai Brown 95 236.3

5. Max Fiske 87 198.0

Erv Lange 87 190.0

7. Rankin Johnson 79 177.0

8. Ad Brennan 71 191.7

9. Doc Watson 69 172.0

10. Dave Black 62 146.3

Games Started
Rank Player GS Year

1. Claude Hendrix 37 1914

2. George McConnell 35 1915

3. Claude Hendrix 31 1915

4. Mike Prendergast 30 1915

5. Mordecai Brown 25 1915

6. Max Fiske 22 1914

Erv Lange 22 1914

8. Mike Prendergast 19 1914

9. Doc Watson 18 1914

10. Rankin Johnson 14 1914

Games Started
Rank Player GS IP

1. Claude Hendrix 68 647.0

2. Mike Prendergast 49 389.7

3. George McConnell 35 303.0

4. Mordecai Brown 25 236.3

5. Ad Brennan 24 191.7

6. Max Fiske 22 198.0

Erv Lange 22 190.0

8. Rankin Johnson 20 177.0

9. Doc Watson 18 172.0

10. Tom McGuire 12 131.3

Complete Games
Rank Player CG Year

1. Claude Hendrix 34 1914

2. Claude Hendrix 26 1915

3. George McConnell 23 1915

4. Mordecai Brown 17 1915

5. Mike Prendergast 16 1915

6. Rankin Johnson 12 1914

7. Erv Lange 10 1914

Doc Watson 10 1914

9. Ad Brennan 7 1915

Max Fiske 7 1914

Tom McGuire 7 1914

Mike Prendergast 7 1914

Complete Games
Rank Player CG IP

1. Claude Hendrix 60 647.0

2. George McConnell 23 303.0

Mike Prendergast 23 389.7

4. Mordecai Brown 17 236.3

5. Rankin Johnson 15 177.0

6. Ad Brennan 12 191.7

7. Erv Lange 10 190.0

Doc Watson 10 172.0

9. Max Fiske 7 198.0

Tom McGuire 7 131.3

Shutouts
Rank Player SHO Year

1. Claude Hendrix 6 1914

2. Claude Hendrix 5 1915

3. George McConnell 4 1915

4. Bill Bailey 3 1915

Mordecai Brown 3 1915

Mike Prendergast 3 1915

Doc Watson 3 1914

8. Ad Brennan 2 1915

Rankin Johnson 2 1914

Erv Lange 2 1914

Shutouts
Rank Player SHO IP

1. Claude Hendrix 11 647.0

2. George McConnell 4 303.0

Mike Prendergast 4 389.7

4. Bill Bailey 3 33.3

Ad Brennan 3 191.7

Mordecai Brown 3 236.3

Doc Watson 3 172.0

8. Rankin Johnson 2 177.0

Erv Lange 2 190.0

Home Runs
Rank Player HR Year

1. George McConnell 8 1915

2. Max Fiske 7 1914

Claude Hendrix 7 1915

Tom McGuire 7 1914

5. Ad Brennan 6 1914

Claude Hendrix 6 1914

Mike Prendergast 6 1914

Mike Prendergast 6 1915

9. Rankin Johnson 5 1914

10. Ad Brennan 4 1915

Home Runs
Rank Player HR IP

1. Claude Hendrix 13 647.0

2. Mike Prendergast 12 389.7

3. Ad Brennan 10 191.7

4. George McConnell 8 303.0

5. Max Fiske 7 198.0

Rankin Johnson 7 177.0

Tom McGuire 7 131.3

8. Dave Black 4 146.3

9. Erv Lange 3 190.0

10. Mordecai Brown 2 236.3

Doc Watson 2 172.0

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB Year

1. George McConnell 89 1915

2. Claude Hendrix 84 1915

3. Claude Hendrix 77 1914

4. Mike Prendergast 67 1915

5. Mordecai Brown 64 1915

6. Max Fiske 59 1914

7. Tom McGuire 57 1914

8. Erv Lange 55 1914

9. Doc Watson 49 1914

10. Mike Prendergast 40 1914

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB IP

1. Claude Hendrix 161 647.0

2. Mike Prendergast 107 389.7

3. George McConnell 89 303.0

4. Mordecai Brown 64 236.3

5. Max Fiske 59 198.0

6. Tom McGuire 57 131.3

7. Erv Lange 55 190.0

8. Rankin Johnson 52 177.0

9. Ad Brennan 51 191.7

10. Doc Watson 49 172.0

Hits
Rank Player Hits Year

1. Claude Hendrix 262 1914

George McConnell 262 1915

3. Claude Hendrix 256 1915

4. Mike Prendergast 220 1915

5. Mordecai Brown 189 1915

6. Erv Lange 162 1914

7. Max Fiske 161 1914

8. Doc Watson 145 1914

9. Tom McGuire 143 1914

10. Mike Prendergast 131 1914

Hits
Rank Player Hits IP

1. Claude Hendrix 518 647.0

2. Mike Prendergast 351 389.7

3. George McConnell 262 303.0

4. Ad Brennan 201 191.7

5. Mordecai Brown 189 236.3

6. Erv Lange 162 190.0

7. Max Fiske 161 198.0

8. Rankin Johnson 146 177.0

9. Doc Watson 145 172.0

10. Tom McGuire 143 131.3

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
Rank Player SO/BB Year

1. Claude Hendrix 2.454 1914

2. Rankin Johnson 2.069 1914

3. Mike Prendergast 1.775 1914

4. George McConnell 1.697 1915

5. Erv Lange 1.582 1914

6. Mordecai Brown 1.484 1915

7. Max Fiske 1.475 1914

8. Mike Prendergast 1.418 1915

9. Doc Watson 1.408 1914

10. Ad Brennan 1.333 1915

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
Rank Player SO/BB IP

1. Claude Hendrix 1.839 647.0

Home Runs per 9 IP
Rank Player Home Runs/9 Year

1. Mordecai Brown 0.076 1915

2. Doc Watson 0.105 1914

3. Erv Lange 0.142 1914

4. Claude Hendrix 0.149 1914

5. Mike Prendergast 0.213 1915

6. Claude Hendrix 0.221 1915

7. Dave Black 0.223 1915

8. George McConnell 0.238 1915

9. Max Fiske 0.318 1914

10. Ad Brennan 0.340 1915

Home Runs per 9 IP
Rank Player Home Runs/9 IP

1. Claude Hendrix 0.181 647.0

Losses
Rank Player L Year

1. Claude Hendrix 15 1915

2. Max Fiske 12 1914

Mike Prendergast 12 1915

4. Erv Lange 11 1914

5. Claude Hendrix 10 1914

George McConnell 10 1915

7. Ad Brennan 9 1915

Mike Prendergast 9 1914

9. Mordecai Brown 8 1915

Doc Watson 8 1914

Losses
Rank Player L IP

1. Claude Hendrix 25 647.0

2. Mike Prendergast 21 389.7

3. Ad Brennan 14 191.7

4. Max Fiske 12 198.0

5. Erv Lange 11 190.0

6. George McConnell 10 303.0

7. Rankin Johnson 9 177.0

8. Mordecai Brown 8 236.3

Doc Watson 8 172.0

10. Dave Black 7 146.3

Earned Runs
Rank Player ER Year

1. Claude Hendrix 95 1915

2. George McConnell 74 1915

3. Mike Prendergast 70 1915

4. Max Fiske 69 1914

5. Claude Hendrix 68 1914

6. Mordecai Brown 55 1915

7. Tom McGuire 54 1914

8. Erv Lange 47 1914

9. Ad Brennan 44 1915

10. Doc Watson 39 1914

Earned Runs
Rank Player ER IP

1. Claude Hendrix 163 647.0

2. Mike Prendergast 106 389.7

3. Ad Brennan 78 191.7

4. George McConnell 74 303.0

5. Max Fiske 69 198.0

6. Mordecai Brown 55 236.3

7. Tom McGuire 54 131.3

8. Dave Black 50 146.3

9. Rankin Johnson 49 177.0

10. Erv Lange 47 190.0

Wild Pitches
Rank Player WP Year

1. Claude Hendrix 11 1915

2. George McConnell 10 1915

3. Claude Hendrix 9 1914

4. Mordecai Brown 6 1915

5. Rankin Johnson 4 1914

6. Ad Brennan 3 1914

Ad Brennan 3 1915

Mike Prendergast 3 1914

9. Dave Black 2 1914

Dave Black 2 1915

Tom McGuire 2 1914

Hans Rasmussen 2 1915

Wild Pitches
Rank Player WP IP

1. Claude Hendrix 20 647.0

2. George McConnell 10 303.0

3. Ad Brennan 6 191.7

Mordecai Brown 6 236.3

5. Rankin Johnson 5 177.0

6. Dave Black 4 146.3

7. Mike Prendergast 3 389.7

8. Tom McGuire 2 131.3

Hans Rasmussen 2 2.0

10. Erv Lange 1 190.0

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch Year

1. George McConnell 8 1915

2. Ad Brennan 7 1915

Mordecai Brown 7 1915

Max Fiske 7 1914

5. Dave Black 6 1915

6. Claude Hendrix 5 1914

7. Rankin Johnson 4 1914

Tom McGuire 4 1914

Mike Prendergast 4 1915

Doc Watson 4 1914

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch IP

1. Ad Brennan 9 191.7

2. George McConnell 8 303.0

3. Mordecai Brown 7 236.3

Max Fiske 7 198.0

Claude Hendrix 7 647.0

Mike Prendergast 7 389.7

7. Dave Black 6 146.3

Rankin Johnson 6 177.0

9. Tom McGuire 4 131.3

Doc Watson 4 172.0

Batters Faced
Rank Player BF Year

1. Claude Hendrix 1371 1914

2. George McConnell 1228 1915

3. Claude Hendrix 1149 1915

4. Mike Prendergast 986 1915

5. Mordecai Brown 952 1915

6. Erv Lange 781 1914

7. Max Fiske 762 1914

8. Tom McGuire 558 1914

9. Mike Prendergast 556 1914

10. Ad Brennan 545 1915

Batters Faced
Rank Player BF IP

1. Claude Hendrix 2520 647.0

2. Mike Prendergast 1542 389.7

3. George McConnell 1228 303.0

4. Mordecai Brown 952 236.3

5. Ad Brennan 896 191.7

6. Erv Lange 781 190.0

7. Max Fiske 762 198.0

8. Tom McGuire 558 131.3

9. Rankin Johnson 454 177.0

Games Finished
Rank Player GF Year

1. Max Fiske 12 1914

Claude Hendrix 12 1914

3. Erv Lange 11 1914

4. Tom McGuire 10 1914

Mike Prendergast 10 1915

6. Dave Black 9 1915

Mordecai Brown 9 1915

Claude Hendrix 9 1915

George McConnell 9 1915

10. Dave Black 7 1914

Games Finished
Rank Player GF IP

1. Claude Hendrix 21 647.0

2. Dave Black 16 146.3

3. Mike Prendergast 14 389.7

4. Max Fiske 12 198.0

5. Erv Lange 11 190.0

6. Tom McGuire 10 131.3

7. Mordecai Brown 9 236.3

George McConnell 9 303.0

9. Ad Brennan 6 191.7

Doc Watson 6 172.0

Adjusted ERA+
Rank Player ERA+ Year

1. Rankin Johnson 187 1914

2. Claude Hendrix 174 1914

3. Doc Watson 144 1914

4. Mordecai Brown 133 1915

5. Erv Lange 132 1914

6. George McConnell 127 1915

7. Mike Prendergast 124 1914

8. Dave Black 114 1915

9. Mike Prendergast 112 1915

10. Max Fiske 94 1914

Adjusted ERA+
Rank Player ERA+ IP

1. Claude Hendrix 127 647.0

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