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Chicago White Sox Top 10 Pitching Leaders

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Career Leaders

WAR for Pitchers†

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	Year
1.	Wilbur Wood	10.7	1971
2.	Eddie Cicotte	10.0	1917
3.	Red Faber	9.9	1921
	Ed Walsh	9.9	1912
5.	Wilbur Wood	9.7	1972
6.	Ed Walsh	9.5	1908
7.	Eddie Cicotte	8.8	1919
8.	Ed Walsh	8.7	1910
9.	Thornton Lee	8.2	1941
	Ed Walsh	8.2	1911

WAR for Pitchers

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	IP
1.	Ted Lyons	58.8	4161.0
2.	Red Faber	55.2	4086.2
3.	Ed Walsh	55.0	2946.1
4.	Billy Pierce	50.3	2931.0
5.	Mark Buehrle	46.6	2476.2
6.	Wilbur Wood	44.9	2524.1
7.	Eddie Cicotte	43.1	2322.1
8.	Doc White	29.9	2498.1
9.	Thornton Lee	28.0	1888.0
10.	Tommy John	22.5	1493.1

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	Year
1.	Ed Walsh	1.27	1910
2.	Ed Walsh	1.41	1909
3.	Ed Walsh	1.42	1908
4.	Doc White	1.52	1906
5.	Eddie Cicotte	1.53	1917
6.	Eddie Cicotte	1.58	1913
7.	Ed Walsh	1.60	1907
8.	Frank Lange	1.65	1910
9.	Doc White	1.72	1909
10.	Doc White	1.76	1905

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	IP
1.	Ed Walsh	1.81	2946.1
2.	Hoyt Wilhelm	1.92	675.2
3.	Frank Smith	2.18	1717.1
4.	Eddie Cicotte	2.25	2322.1
5.	Jim Scott	2.30	1892.0
	Doc White	2.30	2498.1
7.	Reb Russell	2.33	1291.2
8.	Nick Altrock	2.40	1340.0
9.	Joe Benz	2.43	1359.2
10.	Frank Owen	2.48	1312.1

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	Year
1.	Ed Walsh	40	1908
2.	Eddie Cicotte	29	1919
3.	Eddie Cicotte	28	1917
4.	Ed Walsh	27	1911
	Ed Walsh	27	1912
	Doc White	27	1907
7.	Red Faber	25	1921
	Frank Smith	25	1909
9.	Red Faber	24	1915
	Clark Griffith	24	1901
	LaMarr Hoyt	24	1983
	Jim Scott	24	1915
	Ed Walsh	24	1907
	Wilbur Wood	24	1972
	Wilbur Wood	24	1973

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	IP
1.	Ted Lyons	260	4161.0
2.	Red Faber	254	4086.2
3.	Ed Walsh	195	2946.1
4.	Billy Pierce	186	2931.0
5.	Wilbur Wood	163	2524.1
6.	Mark Buehrle	161	2476.2
7.	Doc White	159	2498.1
8.	Eddie Cicotte	156	2322.1
9.	Joe Horlen	113	1918.0
10.	Frank Smith	108	1717.1

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	Year
1.	Jason Bere	.857	1994
2.	Sandy Consuegra	.842	1954
3.	Cal Eldred	.833	2000
4.	Turk Lown	.818	1959
5.	Eddie Cicotte	.806	1919
6.	Antonio Osuna	.800	2002
	Scott Radinsky	.800	1993
	Early Wynn	.800	1961
9.	Clark Griffith	.774	1901
10.	Earl Caldwell	.765	1946

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	IP
1.	Clark Griffith	.709	479.2
2.	Lefty Williams	.648	1156.0
3.	Virgil Trucks	.644	616.0
4.	Freddy Garcia	.640	760.1
5.	Jim Kaat	.616	623.2
6.	Juan Pizarro	.615	1037.1
7.	Jack McDowell	.611	1343.2
8.	Monty Stratton	.610	487.1
9.	Dickey Kerr	.609	811.1
	Ed Walsh	.609	2946.1

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	Year
1.	Ed Walsh	0.820	1910
2.	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.833	1965
3.	Ed Walsh	0.860	1908
4.	Keith Foulke	0.883	1999
5.	Doc White	0.903	1906
6.	Eddie Cicotte	0.912	1917
7.	Joe Horlen	0.935	1964
8.	Ed Walsh	0.938	1909
9.	Reb Russell	0.942	1916
10.	Eddie Fisher	0.944	1964
	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.944	1964

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	IP
1.	Hoyt Wilhelm	0.935	675.2
2.	Ed Walsh	0.995	2946.1
3.	Reb Russell	1.080	1291.2
	Frank Smith	1.080	1717.1
5.	Nick Altrock	1.083	1340.0
6.	Frank Owen	1.103	1312.1
7.	Doc White	1.106	2498.1
8.	Eddie Cicotte	1.112	2322.1
9.	Joe Benz	1.147	1359.2
10.	Gerry Staley	1.148	541.2

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	Year
1.	Hoyt Wilhelm	5.500	1965
2.	Ed Walsh	5.892	1910
3.	Joe Horlen	6.066	1964
4.	Keith Foulke	6.152	1999
5.	Eddie Fisher	6.192	1964
6.	Rich Gossage	6.289	1975
7.	Frank Smith	6.365	1910
8.	Eddie Cicotte	6.387	1917
9.	Frank Lange	6.406	1910
10.	Eddie Fisher	6.423	1965

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	IP
1.	Hoyt Wilhelm	6.194	675.2
2.	Ed Walsh	7.099	2946.1
3.	Frank Smith	7.117	1717.1
4.	Jack Harshman	7.672	734.1
5.	Jim Scott	7.725	1892.0
6.	Gary Peters	7.737	1560.0
7.	Juan Pizarro	7.835	1037.1
8.	Reb Russell	7.860	1291.2
9.	Eddie Cicotte	7.945	2322.1
10.	Early Wynn	7.970	1010.2

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	Year
1.	LaMarr Hoyt	1.070	1983
2.	Roy Patterson	1.077	1906
3.	Ed Walsh	1.086	1908
4.	Doc White	1.175	1907
5.	Nick Altrock	1.191	1908
6.	Sandy Consuegra	1.282	1955
7.	Ted Lyons	1.298	1942
8.	Nick Altrock	1.306	1907
9.	Roy Patterson	1.309	1904
10.	Nick Altrock	1.314	1906

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	IP
1.	Nick Altrock	1.491	1340.0
2.	Roy Patterson	1.800	1365.0
3.	LaMarr Hoyt	1.825	942.0
4.	Frank Owen	1.838	1312.1
5.	Ed Walsh	1.857	2946.1
6.	Reb Russell	1.860	1291.2
7.	Doc White	1.953	2498.1
8.	Sloppy Thurston	2.014	800.0
9.	Mark Buehrle	2.050	2476.2
10.	Ray Herbert	2.052	710.2

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	Year
1.	Keith Foulke	10.509	1999
2.	Terry Forster	9.360	1972
3.	Freddy Garcia	8.913	2004
4.	Javier Vazquez	8.848	2007
5.	Juan Pizarro	8.692	1961
6.	Javier Vazquez	8.640	2008
7.	Melido Perez	8.491	1991
8.	Floyd Bannister	8.459	1985
9.	Rich Gossage	8.259	1975
10.	Esteban Loaiza	8.231	2003

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	IP
1.	Javier Vazquez	8.560	627.2
2.	Jason Bere	7.497	551.0
3.	Melido Perez	7.170	713.0
4.	Terry Forster	7.126	605.0
5.	John Danks	7.003	917.2
6.	Gavin Floyd	6.975	850.1
7.	Hoyt Wilhelm	6.940	675.2
8.	Juan Pizarro	6.880	1037.1
9.	Tom Bradley	6.845	545.2
10.	Floyd Bannister	6.568	1040.0

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Wilbur Wood	88	1968
2.	Kelly Wunsch	83	2000
3.	Eddie Fisher	82	1965
4.	Bob Locker	77	1967
	Bobby Thigpen	77	1990
	Wilbur Wood	77	1970
7.	Wilbur Wood	76	1969
8.	Damaso Marte	74	2004
	Matt Thornton	74	2008
10.	Scott Radinsky	73	1993
	Hoyt Wilhelm	73	1964

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	IP
1.	Red Faber	669	4086.2
2.	Ted Lyons	594	4161.0
3.	Wilbur Wood	578	2524.1
4.	Billy Pierce	456	2931.0
5.	Ed Walsh	426	2946.1
6.	Bobby Thigpen	424	541.2
7.	Matt Thornton	398	370.1
8.	Mark Buehrle	390	2476.2
9.	Hoyt Wilhelm	361	675.2
10.	Doc White	360	2498.1

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	Year
1.	Bobby Thigpen	57	1990
2.	Keith Foulke	42	2001
3.	Bobby Jenks	41	2006
4.	Bobby Jenks	40	2007
5.	Roberto Hernandez	38	1993
	Roberto Hernandez	38	1996
7.	Keith Foulke	34	2000
	Dustin Hermanson	34	2005
	Bobby Thigpen	34	1988
	Bobby Thigpen	34	1989

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	IP
1.	Bobby Thigpen	201	541.2
2.	Bobby Jenks	173	341.2
3.	Roberto Hernandez	161	404.2
4.	Keith Foulke	100	446.0
5.	Hoyt Wilhelm	98	675.2
6.	Terry Forster	75	605.0
7.	Wilbur Wood	57	2524.1
8.	Bob James	56	222.1
9.	Ed Farmer	54	233.2
10.	Clint Brown	53	381.0

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	Year
1.	Ed Walsh	464.0	1908
2.	Ed Walsh	422.1	1907
3.	Ed Walsh	393.0	1912
4.	Wilbur Wood	376.2	1972
5.	Ed Walsh	369.2	1910
6.	Ed Walsh	368.2	1911
7.	Frank Smith	365.0	1909
8.	Wilbur Wood	359.1	1973
9.	Red Faber	352.0	1922
10.	Eddie Cicotte	346.2	1917

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	IP
1.	Ted Lyons	4161.0	4161.0
2.	Red Faber	4086.2	4086.2
3.	Ed Walsh	2946.1	2946.1
4.	Billy Pierce	2931.0	2931.0
5.	Wilbur Wood	2524.1	2524.1
6.	Doc White	2498.1	2498.1
7.	Mark Buehrle	2476.2	2476.2
8.	Eddie Cicotte	2322.1	2322.1
9.	Joe Horlen	1918.0	1918.0
10.	Jim Scott	1892.0	1892.0

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Ed Walsh	269	1908
2.	Ed Walsh	258	1910
3.	Ed Walsh	255	1911
4.	Ed Walsh	254	1912
5.	Gary Peters	215	1967
6.	Javier Vazquez	213	2007
7.	Wilbur Wood	210	1971
8.	Tom Bradley	209	1972
9.	Esteban Loaiza	207	2003
10.	Tom Bradley	206	1971
	Ed Walsh	206	1907

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	IP
1.	Billy Pierce	1796	2931.0
2.	Ed Walsh	1732	2946.1
3.	Red Faber	1471	4086.2
4.	Mark Buehrle	1396	2476.2
5.	Wilbur Wood	1332	2524.1
6.	Gary Peters	1098	1560.0
7.	Ted Lyons	1073	4161.0
8.	Doc White	1067	2498.1
9.	Joe Horlen	1007	1918.0
10.	Eddie Cicotte	961	2322.1

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	Year
1.	Ed Walsh	49	1908
	Wilbur Wood	49	1972
3.	Wilbur Wood	48	1973
4.	Ed Walsh	46	1907
5.	Wilbur Wood	43	1975
6.	Stan Bahnsen	42	1973
	Wilbur Wood	42	1971
	Wilbur Wood	42	1974
9.	Stan Bahnsen	41	1972
	Jim Kaat	41	1975
	Ed Walsh	41	1912

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	IP
1.	Ted Lyons	484	4161.0
2.	Red Faber	483	4086.2
3.	Billy Pierce	390	2931.0
4.	Mark Buehrle	365	2476.2
5.	Ed Walsh	312	2946.1
6.	Doc White	301	2498.1
7.	Wilbur Wood	286	2524.1
8.	Joe Horlen	284	1918.0
9.	Eddie Cicotte	258	2322.1
10.	Richard Dotson	250	1606.0

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	Year
1.	Ed Walsh	42	1908
2.	Frank Smith	37	1909
	Ed Walsh	37	1907
4.	Frank Owen	34	1904
5.	Ed Walsh	33	1910
	Ed Walsh	33	1911
7.	Red Faber	32	1921
	Frank Owen	32	1905
	Ed Walsh	32	1912
10.	Nick Altrock	31	1904
	Nick Altrock	31	1905
	Red Faber	31	1922

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	IP
1.	Ted Lyons	356	4161.0
2.	Red Faber	273	4086.2
3.	Ed Walsh	249	2946.1
4.	Doc White	206	2498.1
5.	Eddie Cicotte	183	2322.1
	Billy Pierce	183	2931.0
7.	Frank Smith	156	1717.1
8.	Thornton Lee	142	1888.0
9.	Jim Scott	123	1892.0
10.	Roy Patterson	119	1365.0

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	Year
1.	Ed Walsh	11	1908
2.	Ed Walsh	10	1906
3.	Reb Russell	8	1913
	Ed Walsh	8	1909
	Wilbur Wood	8	1972
6.	Eddie Cicotte	7	1917
	Ray Herbert	7	1963
	Frank Owen	7	1906
	Billy Pierce	7	1953
	Jim Scott	7	1915
	Frank Smith	7	1909
	Ed Walsh	7	1910
	Doc White	7	1904
	Doc White	7	1906
	Wilbur Wood	7	1971

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	IP
1.	Ed Walsh	57	2946.1
2.	Doc White	42	2498.1
3.	Billy Pierce	35	2931.0
4.	Red Faber	29	4086.2
5.	Eddie Cicotte	28	2322.1
6.	Ted Lyons	27	4161.0
7.	Jim Scott	26	1892.0
8.	Frank Smith	25	1717.1
9.	Reb Russell	24	1291.2
	Wilbur Wood	24	2524.1

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Floyd Bannister	38	1987
2.	Mark Buehrle	36	2006
3.	James Baldwin	34	1999
	James Baldwin	34	2000
	Alex Fernandez	34	1996
	Jon Garland	34	2004
	Kevin Tapani	34	1996
8.	Mark Buehrle	33	2004
	Billy Pierce	33	1958
10.	Freddy Garcia	32	2006
	Dan Wright	32	2002

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	IP
1.	Mark Buehrle	274	2476.2
2.	Billy Pierce	241	2931.0
3.	Ted Lyons	222	4161.0
4.	Wilbur Wood	193	2524.1
5.	Jon Garland	182	1428.2
6.	Richard Dotson	156	1606.0
7.	James Baldwin	150	1015.2
8.	Alex Fernandez	148	1346.1
9.	Joe Horlen	142	1918.0
10.	Floyd Bannister	134	1040.0

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Vern Kennedy	147	1936
2.	Billy Pierce	137	1950
3.	Bill Wight	135	1948
4.	Vic Frazier	127	1931
5.	Vern Kennedy	124	1937
6.	Wilson Alvarez	122	1993
7.	Early Wynn	119	1959
8.	Stan Bahnsen	117	1973
9.	Eddie Smith	114	1941
10.	Billy Pierce	112	1949
	Early Wynn	112	1960

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	IP
1.	Red Faber	1213	4086.2
2.	Ted Lyons	1121	4161.0
3.	Billy Pierce	1052	2931.0
4.	Wilbur Wood	671	2524.1
5.	Richard Dotson	637	1606.0
6.	Thornton Lee	633	1888.0
7.	Jim Scott	609	1892.0
8.	Ed Walsh	608	2946.1
9.	Mark Buehrle	564	2476.2
10.	Bill Dietrich	561	1437.2

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Wilbur Wood	381	1973
2.	Dickey Kerr	357	1921
3.	Roy Patterson	345	1901
4.	Ed Walsh	343	1908
5.	Ed Walsh	341	1907
6.	Patsy Flaherty	338	1903
7.	Red Faber	334	1922
8.	Red Faber	332	1920
	Ed Walsh	332	1912
10.	Ted Lyons	331	1930

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	IP
1.	Ted Lyons	4489	4161.0
2.	Red Faber	4106	4086.2
3.	Billy Pierce	2643	2931.0
4.	Mark Buehrle	2610	2476.2
5.	Wilbur Wood	2422	2524.1
6.	Ed Walsh	2324	2946.1
7.	Doc White	2220	2498.1
8.	Eddie Cicotte	2050	2322.1
9.	Thornton Lee	1851	1888.0
10.	Joe Horlen	1755	1918.0

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	Year
1.	Keith Foulke	5.857	1999
2.	Ed Walsh	4.804	1908
3.	LaMarr Hoyt	4.774	1983
4.	Javier Vazquez	4.260	2007
5.	Ed Walsh	4.230	1910
6.	Jake Peavy	3.958	2011
7.	Bob James	3.826	1985
8.	Mark Buehrle	3.725	2005
9.	Doc White	3.711	1907
10.	Hoyt Wilhelm	3.700	1963

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	IP
1.	Javier Vazquez	3.575	627.2
2.	Hoyt Wilhelm	3.120	675.2
3.	Tom Bradley	2.986	545.2
4.	Ed Walsh	2.849	2946.1
5.	LaMarr Hoyt	2.686	942.0
6.	Gavin Floyd	2.626	850.1
7.	Freddy Garcia	2.584	760.1
8.	Mark Buehrle	2.475	2476.2
9.	John Danks	2.380	917.2
10.	Alex Fernandez	2.232	1346.1

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	Year
1.	Frank Smith	0.025	1909
2.	Ed Walsh	0.032	1906
3.	Reb Russell	0.034	1916
4.	Red Faber	0.036	1917
5.	Ed Walsh	0.039	1908
6.	Red Faber	0.044	1916
7.	Eddie Cicotte	0.048	1916
	Reb Russell	0.048	1917
9.	Fred Olmstead	0.049	1910
	Frank Shellenback	0.049	1918

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	IP
1.	Reb Russell	0.049	1291.2
2.	Frank Smith	0.052	1717.1
3.	Ed Walsh	0.070	2946.1
4.	Nick Altrock	0.087	1340.0
5.	Eddie Cicotte	0.089	2322.1
6.	Jim Scott	0.100	1892.0
7.	Doc White	0.101	2498.1
8.	Joe Benz	0.106	1359.2
9.	Frank Owen	0.110	1312.1
10.	Roy Patterson	0.152	1365.0

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	Year
1.	Patsy Flaherty	25	1903
2.	Pat Caraway	24	1931
3.	Stan Bahnsen	21	1973
	Ted Lyons	21	1933
	Jim Scott	21	1913
6.	Ted Lyons	20	1929
	Eddie Smith	20	1942
	Ed Walsh	20	1910
	Bill Wight	20	1948
	Roy Wilkinson	20	1921
	Wilbur Wood	20	1973
	Wilbur Wood	20	1975

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	IP
1.	Ted Lyons	230	4161.0
2.	Red Faber	213	4086.2
3.	Billy Pierce	152	2931.0
4.	Wilbur Wood	148	2524.1
5.	Ed Walsh	125	2946.1
6.	Doc White	123	2498.1
7.	Mark Buehrle	119	2476.2
8.	Jim Scott	114	1892.0
9.	Joe Horlen	113	1918.0
10.	Thornton Lee	104	1888.0

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	Year
1.	Dickey Kerr	162	1921
2.	Pat Caraway	152	1931
3.	Vern Kennedy	141	1936
4.	Wilbur Wood	138	1973
5.	Jaime Navarro	135	1997
6.	Ted Blankenship	133	1927
	Wilbur Wood	133	1975
8.	Lefty Williams	130	1920
9.	Tommy Thomas	129	1931
10.	Wilbur Wood	128	1974

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	IP
1.	Ted Lyons	1696	4161.0
2.	Red Faber	1430	4086.2
3.	Mark Buehrle	1053	2476.2
4.	Billy Pierce	1038	2931.0
5.	Wilbur Wood	891	2524.1
6.	Richard Dotson	718	1606.0
7.	Jon Garland	700	1428.2
8.	Thornton Lee	699	1888.0
9.	Bill Dietrich	675	1437.2
10.	Joe Horlen	663	1918.0

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	Year
1.	Jose Contreras	20	2005
	Freddy Garcia	20	2005
3.	Jaime Navarro	18	1998
4.	Tommy John	17	1970
5.	Jose Contreras	16	2006
6.	Tommy John	15	1969
	Gary Peters	15	1964
8.	James Baldwin	14	1997
	Joe Horlen	14	1966
	Jaime Navarro	14	1997
	Ed Walsh	14	1907
	Kip Wells	14	2001
	Rich Wortham	14	1979

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	IP
1.	Ed Walsh	75	2946.1
2.	Tommy John	67	1493.1
3.	Joe Horlen	64	1918.0
	Gary Peters	64	1560.0
5.	Wilbur Wood	63	2524.1
6.	Jose Contreras	60	900.0
7.	Frank Smith	56	1717.1
8.	Ted Lyons	55	4161.0
9.	Red Faber	52	4086.2
10.	James Baldwin	51	1015.2

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	Year
1.	Clark Griffith	16	1902
	Jim Scott	16	1909
3.	Jose Contreras	15	2007
	Javier Vazquez	15	2006
5.	Patsy Flaherty	14	1903
	Joe Horlen	14	1968
	Ken Kravec	14	1979
	Doc White	14	1903
9.	Mike Cvengros	13	1923
10.	Red Faber	12	1914
	Orlando Hernandez	12	2005
	Tommy John	12	1968
	Frank Smith	12	1904
	Kip Wells	12	2001
	Doc White	12	1910
	Lefty Williams	12	1920

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	IP
1.	Red Faber	103	4086.2
2.	Doc White	93	2498.1
3.	Wilbur Wood	57	2524.1
4.	Mark Buehrle	55	2476.2
5.	Jim Scott	53	1892.0
6.	Ed Walsh	51	2946.1
7.	Joe Horlen	49	1918.0
8.	Gary Peters	46	1560.0
9.	Jose Contreras	45	900.0
	Lefty Williams	45	1156.0

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	Year
1.	Ed Walsh	1755	1908
2.	Ed Walsh	1622	1907
3.	Ed Walsh	1532	1912
4.	Wilbur Wood	1531	1973
5.	Wilbur Wood	1490	1972
6.	Red Faber	1464	1922
7.	Ed Walsh	1449	1911
8.	Frank Smith	1376	1909
9.	Dickey Kerr	1360	1921
10.	Ed Walsh	1359	1910

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	IP
1.	Ted Lyons	17797	4161.0
2.	Red Faber	17104	4086.2
3.	Billy Pierce	12278	2931.0
4.	Ed Walsh	11331	2946.1
5.	Wilbur Wood	10472	2524.1
6.	Mark Buehrle	10317	2476.2
7.	Doc White	9872	2498.1
8.	Eddie Cicotte	9059	2322.1
9.	Thornton Lee	8007	1888.0
10.	Joe Horlen	7895	1918.0

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	Year
1.	Bobby Thigpen	73	1990
2.	Keith Foulke	69	2001
3.	Roberto Hernandez	67	1993
4.	Bobby Jenks	62	2007
	Wilbur Wood	62	1970
6.	Roberto Hernandez	61	1996
7.	Eddie Fisher	60	1965
	Bob James	60	1985
9.	Bobby Thigpen	59	1988
10.	Keith Foulke	58	2000
	Bobby Jenks	58	2006
	Bobby Thigpen	58	1991

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	IP
1.	Bobby Thigpen	348	541.2
2.	Roberto Hernandez	299	404.2
3.	Bobby Jenks	282	341.2
4.	Hoyt Wilhelm	239	675.2
5.	Keith Foulke	216	446.0
6.	Clint Brown	177	381.0
7.	Wilbur Wood	174	2524.1
8.	Terry Forster	158	605.0
9.	Gerry Staley	146	541.2
10.	Bob Howry	138	322.1

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	Year
1.	Keith Foulke	222	1999
2.	Rich Gossage	212	1975
3.	Bob James	203	1985
4.	Billy Pierce	200	1955
5.	Monty Stratton	193	1937
6.	Ed Walsh	189	1910
	Wilbur Wood	189	1971
8.	Eddie Cicotte	186	1913
9.	Joe Horlen	184	1964
10.	Gerry Staley	183	1957

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	IP
1.	Hoyt Wilhelm	171	675.2
2.	Gerry Staley	147	541.2
	Ed Walsh	147	2946.1
4.	Eddie Cicotte	133	2322.1
5.	Bobby Thigpen	126	541.2
6.	Jim Kaat	124	623.2
	Thornton Lee	124	1888.0
8.	Billy Pierce	123	2931.0
	Virgil Trucks	123	616.0
10.	Johnny Rigney	122	1186.1

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	Year
1.	Red Faber	66	1921
2.	Thornton Lee	56	1941
3.	Wilbur Wood	54	1971
4.	Ed Walsh	50	1912
5.	Red Faber	49	1922
6.	Eddie Cicotte	48	1919
7.	Billy Pierce	46	1955
	Ed Walsh	46	1908
9.	Eddie Cicotte	45	1917
	Ed Walsh	45	1910

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	IP
1.	Ted Lyons	280	4161.0
2.	Ed Walsh	277	2946.1
3.	Billy Pierce	252	2931.0
4.	Red Faber	251	4086.2
5.	Eddie Cicotte	196	2322.1
6.	Mark Buehrle	188	2476.2
7.	Thornton Lee	155	1888.0
8.	Wilbur Wood	118	2524.1
9.	Doc White	106	2498.1
10.	Johnny Rigney	100	1186.1
	Hoyt Wilhelm	100	675.2

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	Year
1.	Red Faber	6.6	1921
2.	Wilbur Wood	6.3	1971
3.	Thornton Lee	5.9	1941
4.	Ed Walsh	5.6	1908
5.	Eddie Cicotte	5.5	1919
6.	Eddie Cicotte	5.4	1917
7.	Ed Walsh	5.3	1910
8.	Ed Walsh	5.2	1912
9.	Red Faber	5.0	1922
	Billy Pierce	5.0	1955

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	IP
1.	Ed Walsh	31.4	2946.1
2.	Ted Lyons	28.1	4161.0
3.	Billy Pierce	26.7	2931.0
4.	Red Faber	25.8	4086.2
5.	Eddie Cicotte	22.0	2322.1
6.	Mark Buehrle	18.8	2476.2
7.	Thornton Lee	15.6	1888.0
8.	Wilbur Wood	13.9	2524.1
9.	Doc White	12.0	2498.1
10.	Hoyt Wilhelm	11.0	675.2

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)†

Rank	Player	Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)	Year
1.	Billy Pierce	51.95	1955
2.	Wilbur Wood	50.12	1971
3.	Esteban Loaiza	47.71	2003
4.	Billy Pierce	45.62	1953
5.	Gary Peters	43.70	1963
6.	Rich Gossage	42.72	1975
7.	Alex Fernandez	41.93	1996
8.	Keith Foulke	39.03	1999
9.	Billy Pierce	38.76	1952
10.	Bob Shaw	38.74	1959

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)

Rank	Player	Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)	IP
1.	Billy Pierce	311.47	2931.0
2.	Mark Buehrle	201.62	2476.2
3.	Jack McDowell	120.00	1343.2
4.	Keith Foulke	119.45	446.0
5.	Hoyt Wilhelm	103.89	675.2
6.	Gary Peters	99.22	1560.0
7.	Alex Fernandez	96.16	1346.1
8.	Wilbur Wood	91.37	2524.1
9.	Wilson Alvarez	89.15	1064.0
10.	Dick Donovan	86.91	1148.2

Win Probability Added (WPA)†

Rank	Player	Win Probability Added (WPA)	Year
1.	Rich Gossage	7.0	1975
2.	Keith Foulke	6.4	2000
3.	Billy Pierce	6.0	1955
4.	Billy Pierce	5.6	1953
5.	Esteban Loaiza	5.3	2003
6.	Eddie Fisher	5.1	1965
	Roberto Hernandez	5.1	1996
	Wilbur Wood	5.1	1971
9.	Alex Fernandez	4.9	1996
10.	Fritz Dorish	4.7	1952
	Gary Peters	4.7	1963

Win Probability Added (WPA)

Rank	Player	Win Probability Added (WPA)	IP
1.	Billy Pierce	36.4	2931.0
2.	Mark Buehrle	16.1	2476.2
3.	Keith Foulke	14.9	446.0
4.	Jack McDowell	14.3	1343.2
5.	Hoyt Wilhelm	12.3	675.2
6.	Joe Horlen	10.3	1918.0
7.	Juan Pizarro	10.2	1037.1
8.	Alex Fernandez	9.5	1346.1
9.	Wilson Alvarez	9.4	1064.0
10.	Gary Peters	9.3	1560.0

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)†

Rank	Player	Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)	Year
1.	Wilbur Wood	5.3	1971
2.	Joe Horlen	4.9	1964
3.	Esteban Loaiza	4.7	2003
	Billy Pierce	4.7	1953
5.	Joe Horlen	4.6	1967
6.	Billy Pierce	4.3	1955
7.	Billy Pierce	4.2	1952
8.	Joe Dobson	3.7	1952
9.	Mark Buehrle	3.6	2001
	Gary Peters	3.6	1963
	Hoyt Wilhelm	3.6	1965

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)

Rank	Player	Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)	IP
1.	Billy Pierce	26.3	2931.0
2.	Mark Buehrle	17.9	2476.2
3.	Hoyt Wilhelm	12.1	675.2
4.	Joe Horlen	11.0	1918.0
	Jack McDowell	11.0	1343.2
6.	Keith Foulke	10.1	446.0
7.	Dick Donovan	9.6	1148.2
8.	Gary Peters	9.2	1560.0
9.	Alex Fernandez	8.6	1346.1
10.	Wilbur Wood	6.8	2524.1

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)†

Rank	Player	Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)	Year
1.	Billy Pierce	5.8	1955
2.	Wilbur Wood	5.7	1971
3.	Gary Peters	5.0	1963
4.	Esteban Loaiza	4.9	2003
	Billy Pierce	4.9	1953
6.	Joe Horlen	4.7	1967
7.	Rich Gossage	4.5	1975
8.	Billy Pierce	4.4	1952
9.	Alex Fernandez	4.2	1996
	Joe Horlen	4.2	1964
	Bob Shaw	4.2	1959

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)

Rank	Player	Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)	IP
1.	Billy Pierce	33.4	2931.0
2.	Mark Buehrle	20.1	2476.2
3.	Jack McDowell	12.6	1343.2
4.	Gary Peters	12.1	1560.0
5.	Hoyt Wilhelm	11.7	675.2
6.	Keith Foulke	11.3	446.0
7.	Wilbur Wood	10.9	2524.1
8.	Joe Horlen	10.2	1918.0
9.	Alex Fernandez	9.7	1346.1
10.	Dick Donovan	9.4	1148.2

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