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Cincinnati Reds Top 10 Pitching Leaders

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Single-Season Leaders Career Leaders

Earned Run Average
RankPlayerERAYear
1.Ted Abernathy1.271967
2.Harry McCormick1.521882
3.Will White1.541882
4.Fred Toney1.581915
5.Bob Ewing1.731907
6.Noodles Hahn1.771902
7.Dutch Ruether1.821919
8.Andy Coakley1.861908
9.Art Fromme1.901909
10.Dolf Luque1.931923

Earned Run Average
RankPlayerERAIP
1.Andy Coakley2.11507.7
2.Fred Toney2.18999.0
3.Dutch Ruether2.26554.0
4.Jake Weimer2.31630.3
5.Bob Ewing2.372020.3
6.John Franco2.49528.0
7.Will White2.511832.3
8.Noodles Hahn2.521987.3
9.Joe Beggs2.56569.0
10.Hod Eller2.62863.0

Wins
RankPlayerWYear
1.Will White431883
2.Will White401882
3.Mike Smith341887
 Will White341884
5.Tony Mullane331886
6.Jesse Duryea321889
7.Tony Mullane311887
8.Billy Rhines281890
9.Pink Hawley271898
 Dolf Luque271923
 Lee Viau271888
 Bucky Walters271939

Wins
RankPlayerWIP
1.Eppa Rixey1792890.7
2.Tony Mullane1632599.0
3.Paul Derringer1612615.3
4.Bucky Walters1602355.7
5.Dolf Luque1542668.7
6.Will White1361832.3
7.Jim Maloney1341818.7
8.Frank Dwyer1331992.7
9.Joe Nuxhall1302169.3
10.Pete Donohue1271996.3
 Noodles Hahn1271987.3

Win-Loss %
RankPlayerW-L%Year
1.Tom Hall.9091972
2.Dave Tomlin.9001978
3.Tom Seaver.8751981
4.Elmer Riddle.8261941
5.Tom Seaver.8241977
 Wayne Simpson.8241970
7.Bob Purkey.8211962
8.Joe Beggs.8001940
 Pedro Borbon.8001978
 John Franco.8001985
 Hal Jeffcoat.8001956
 Todd Jones.8002004
 Denny Neagle.8002000

Win-Loss %
RankPlayerW-L%IP
1.Don Gullett.6741187.0
2.Will White.6631832.3
3.Pedro Borbon.653920.7
4.Dutch Ruether.632554.0
5.Jim Maloney.6231818.7
6.Clay Carroll.623856.0
7.Gary Nolan.6211656.3
8.Tom Seaver.6201085.7
9.Jose Rijo.6141478.0
10.Pete Schourek.607423.7

Walks & Hits per IP
RankPlayerWHIPYear
1.Tom Seaver0.9561977
2.Ted Abernathy0.9781967
3.Noodles Hahn0.9841904
4.Harry McCormick0.9971882
5.Will White1.0001883
6.Will White1.0041882
7.Gary Nolan1.0061972
8.Gary Nolan1.0271968
9.Ray Fisher1.0271919
10.Bob Ewing1.0351908

Walks & Hits per IP
RankPlayerWHIPIP
1.Will White1.0961832.3
2.Fred Toney1.115999.0
3.Noodles Hahn1.1341987.3
4.Gary Nolan1.1381656.3
5.Bob Ewing1.1602020.3
6.Tom Seaver1.1771085.7
7.Hod Eller1.181863.0
8.Mario Soto1.1861730.3
9.Jose Rijo1.1871478.0
10.Jake Weimer1.190630.3

Hits per 9 IP
RankPlayerHits/9Year
1.Ted Abernathy5.3321967
2.Tom Hall5.5741972
3.Mario Soto5.9581980
4.Art Fromme6.2831909
5.Gary Nolan6.3001968
6.Wayne Simpson6.3921970
7.Tom Hall6.4241973
8.Fred Toney6.4671915
9.Tom Seaver6.4931981
10.Billy McCool6.4941966

Hits per 9 IP
RankPlayerHits/9IP
1.Mario Soto7.2561730.3
2.Jim Maloney7.3391818.7
3.Tom Seaver7.6351085.7
4.Jake Weimer7.682630.3
5.Johnny Vander Meer7.6822028.0
6.Fred Toney7.703999.0
7.Don Gullett7.7491187.0
8.Norm Charlton7.773503.7
9.Art Fromme7.788888.7
10.Ray Starr7.790528.0

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
RankPlayerBB/9Year
1.Red Lucas0.7381933
2.Slim Sallee0.7911919
3.Gary Nolan1.0151976
4.Paul Derringer1.0461939
5.Noodles Hahn1.0581904
6.Don Newcombe1.0951959
7.Red Lucas1.1701932
8.Pete Donohue1.2291926
9.Gary Nolan1.2391975
10.Slim Sallee1.2411920

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
RankPlayerBB/9IP
1.Red Lucas1.5521768.7
2.Will White1.5871832.3
3.Paul Derringer1.6902615.3
4.Noodles Hahn1.6981987.3
5.Carl Mays1.715703.3
6.Pete Donohue1.7541996.3
7.Ken Raffensberger1.8421490.0
8.Eppa Rixey1.8772890.7
9.George Suggs1.9071028.7
10.Bob Purkey1.9721588.0

Strikeouts per 9 IP
RankPlayerStrikeouts/9Year
1.Scott Williamson10.9292000
2.Mike Remlinger10.5241997
3.Billy McCool10.2531965
4.Tom Hall9.7001972
5.Mario Soto9.5701982
6.Jim Maloney9.5271963
7.Edinson Volquez9.4592008
8.Sammy Ellis9.1961964
9.Ron Robinson9.0261986
10.Jose Rijo8.9301994

Strikeouts per 9 IP
RankPlayerStrikeouts/9IP
1.Jim Maloney7.8781818.7
2.Scott Sullivan7.660662.7
3.Aaron Harang7.6231231.3
4.Jose Rijo7.6181478.0
5.Norm Charlton7.541503.7
6.Mario Soto7.5371730.3
7.Bruce Berenyi7.131613.3
8.Brett Tomko6.883508.7
9.John Smiley6.512775.3
10.Bronson Arroyo6.505871.7

Games Played
RankPlayerGamesYear
1.Wayne Granger901969
2.Rob Murphy871987
3.Frank Williams851987
4.Stan Belinda841997
5.Todd Coffey812006
6.Pedro Borbon801973
7.Scott Sullivan791999
 Scott Sullivan792000
 Scott Sullivan792001
10.Ted Abernathy781968
 Tom Hume781980
 Kent Mercker782005
 Ted Power781984
 Jeff Shaw781996
 Jeff Shaw781997

Games Played
RankPlayerGamesIP
1.Pedro Borbon531920.7
2.Scott Sullivan494662.7
3.Clay Carroll486856.0
4.Joe Nuxhall4842169.3
5.Danny Graves465733.0
6.Tom Hume457921.0
7.Eppa Rixey4402890.7
8.Dolf Luque3952668.7
9.Paul Derringer3932615.3
 John Franco393528.0

Saves
RankPlayerSVYear
1.Jeff Brantley441996
2.Jeff Shaw421997
3.Danny Graves412004
4.Francisco Cordero392009
 John Franco391988
6.Clay Carroll371972
7.Wayne Granger351970
8.Francisco Cordero342008
9.David Weathers332007
10.John Franco321987
 John Franco321989
 Danny Graves322001
 Danny Graves322002

Saves
RankPlayerSVIP
1.Danny Graves182733.0
2.John Franco148528.0
3.Clay Carroll119856.0
4.Jeff Brantley88218.3
 Rob Dibble88450.7
 Tom Hume88921.0
7.Pedro Borbon76920.7
8.Francisco Cordero73137.0
 Wayne Granger73329.3
10.Jeff Shaw69249.0

Innings Pitched
RankPlayerIPYear
1.Will White577.01883
2.Tony Mullane529.71886
3.Will White480.01882
4.Will White456.01884
5.Mike Smith447.31887
6.Tony Mullane426.31891
7.Tony Mullane416.31887
8.Ice Box Chamberlin406.31892
9.Billy Rhines401.31890
10.Jesse Duryea401.01889

Innings Pitched
RankPlayerIPIP
1.Eppa Rixey2890.72890.7
2.Dolf Luque2668.72668.7
3.Paul Derringer2615.32615.3
4.Tony Mullane2599.02599.0
5.Bucky Walters2355.72355.7
6.Joe Nuxhall2169.32169.3
7.Johnny Vander Meer2028.02028.0
8.Bob Ewing2020.32020.3
9.Pete Donohue1996.31996.3
10.Frank Dwyer1992.71992.7

Strikeouts
RankPlayerSOYear
1.Mario Soto2741982
2.Jim Maloney2651963
3.Tony Mullane2501886
4.Jim Maloney2441965
5.Mario Soto2421983
6.Noodles Hahn2391901
7.Jose Rijo2271993
8.Tom Seaver2261978
9.Aaron Harang2182007
10.Aaron Harang2162006
 Jim Maloney2161966

Strikeouts
RankPlayerSOIP
1.Jim Maloney15921818.7
2.Mario Soto14491730.3
3.Joe Nuxhall12892169.3
4.Jose Rijo12511478.0
 Johnny Vander Meer12512028.0
6.Paul Derringer10622615.3
7.Aaron Harang10431231.3
8.Gary Nolan10351656.3
9.Jim O'Toole10021561.0
10.Tom Browning9971911.0

Games Started
RankPlayerGSYear
1.Will White641883
2.Tony Mullane561886
3.Will White541882
4.Mike Smith521887
 Will White521884
6.Ice Box Chamberlin491892
7.Jesse Duryea481889
 Tony Mullane481887
9.Tony Mullane471891
10.Billy Rhines451890

Games Started
RankPlayerGSIP
1.Eppa Rixey3572890.7
2.Paul Derringer3222615.3
3.Dolf Luque3212668.7
4.Tom Browning2981911.0
5.Bucky Walters2962355.7
6.Tony Mullane2852599.0
7.Johnny Vander Meer2792028.0
8.Joe Nuxhall2742169.3
9.Jim Maloney2581818.7
10.Pete Donohue2531996.3

Complete Games
RankPlayerCGYear
1.Will White641883
2.Tony Mullane551886
3.Will White521882
 Will White521884
5.Mike Smith491887
6.Tony Mullane471887
7.Billy Rhines451890
8.Ice Box Chamberlin431892
9.Tony Mullane421891
 Lee Viau421888

Complete Games
RankPlayerCGIP
1.Tony Mullane2642599.0
2.Noodles Hahn2091987.3
3.Will White2041832.3
4.Bucky Walters1952355.7
5.Paul Derringer1892615.3
6.Frank Dwyer1881992.7
7.Bob Ewing1842020.3
8.Dolf Luque1832668.7
9.Eppa Rixey1802890.7
10.Red Lucas1581768.7

Shutouts
RankPlayerSHOYear
1.Will White81882
2.Jack Billingham71973
 Hod Eller71919
 Fred Toney71917
 Will White71884
6.Ewell Blackwell61947
 Noodles Hahn61902
 Jack Harper61904
 Danny Jackson61988
 Dolf Luque61923
 Jim Maloney61963
 Tony Mullane61887
 Ken Raffensberger61952
 Billy Rhines61890
 Fred Toney61915
 Johnny Vander Meer61941
 Bucky Walters61944
 Jake Weimer61906
 Will White61883

Shutouts
RankPlayerSHOIP
1.Bucky Walters322355.7
2.Jim Maloney301818.7
3.Johnny Vander Meer292028.0
4.Ken Raffensberger251490.0
5.Paul Derringer242615.3
 Noodles Hahn241987.3
 Dolf Luque242668.7
8.Eppa Rixey232890.7
 Will White231832.3
10.Joe Nuxhall202169.3

Home Runs
RankPlayerHRYear
1.Eric Milton402005
2.Tom Browning361988
3.Sammy Ellis351966
 Aaron Harang352008
5.Ramon Ortiz342005
 Ken Raffensberger341950
7.Bill Gullickson331987
 Jim Merritt331969
9.Rob Bell322000
 Tom Browning321991
 Elmer Dessens322001

Home Runs
RankPlayerHRIP
1.Tom Browning2341911.0
2.Joe Nuxhall1972169.3
3.Mario Soto1721730.3
4.Aaron Harang1691231.3
5.Bob Purkey1561588.0
6.Ken Raffensberger1551490.0
7.Gary Nolan1411656.3
8.Jim Maloney1351818.7
9.Herm Wehmeier1321087.0
10.Fred Norman1271315.0

Bases on Balls
RankPlayerBBYear
1.Tony Mullane1871891
2.Ice Box Chamberlin1701892
3.Tony Mullane1661886
4.Johnny Vander Meer1621943
5.Orval Overall1471905
6.Lee Viau1361889
7.Herm Wehmeier1351950
8.George Pechiney1331886
9.Jesse Duryea1271889
 Tony Mullane1271892

Bases on Balls
RankPlayerBBIP
1.Johnny Vander Meer10722028.0
2.Tony Mullane9262599.0
3.Bucky Walters8062355.7
4.Jim Maloney7861818.7
5.Dolf Luque7562668.7
6.Joe Nuxhall7062169.3
7.Mario Soto6571730.3
8.Eppa Rixey6032890.7
9.Herm Wehmeier5911087.0
10.Ewell Blackwell5321281.3

Hits
RankPlayerHitsYear
1.Tony Mullane5011886
2.Will White4791884
3.Will White4731883
4.Frank Dwyer4711894
5.Tony Mullane4141887
6.Will White4111882
7.Tom Parrott4021894
8.Mike Smith4001887
9.Ice Box Chamberlin3911892
10.Tony Mullane3901891

Hits
RankPlayerHitsIP
1.Eppa Rixey31152890.7
2.Paul Derringer27552615.3
3.Dolf Luque26192668.7
4.Tony Mullane23912599.0
5.Frank Dwyer23611992.7
6.Pete Donohue22631996.3
7.Joe Nuxhall21682169.3
8.Bucky Walters21422355.7
9.Tom Browning19181911.0
10.Noodles Hahn18781987.3

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
RankPlayerSO/BBYear
1.Sammy Ellis4.4641964
2.Erik Hanson4.3911994
3.Joe Nuxhall4.3331963
4.Aaron Harang4.1922007
5.Gary Nolan4.1851976
6.Jose Rijo3.8861992
7.Mario Soto3.8591982
8.Aaron Harang3.8572006
9.Joe Nuxhall3.7741965
10.Joey Jay3.7221964

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
RankPlayerSO/BBIP
1.Aaron Harang3.3111231.3
2.John Smiley2.922775.3
3.Jose Rijo2.7621478.0
4.Gary Nolan2.5181656.3
5.Bronson Arroyo2.423871.7
6.Noodles Hahn2.4001987.3
7.Brett Tomko2.275508.7
8.Scott Sullivan2.247662.7
9.Mario Soto2.2051730.3
10.Jim Merritt2.191600.0

Home Runs per 9 IP
RankPlayerHome Runs/9Year
1.Mike Smith0.0261888
2.Eppa Rixey0.0301921
3.Andy Coakley0.0341907
4.Dutch Ruether0.0371919
5.Chick Fraser0.0381906
6.Win Kellum0.0401904
7.Fred Toney0.0401915
8.Bob Ewing0.0411909
9.Hod Eller0.0411918
10.Ewell Blackwell0.0461946

Home Runs per 9 IP
RankPlayerHome Runs/9IP
1.Dutch Ruether0.049554.0
2.Andy Coakley0.071507.7
3.Jack Rowan0.073614.0
4.Ted Breitenstein0.0951039.0
5.Jack Harper0.098644.7
6.Bob Ewing0.1072020.3
7.Pete Schneider0.1081245.0
8.Billy Rhines0.1111548.0
9.Jake Weimer0.114630.3
10.Noodles Hahn0.1221987.3

Losses
RankPlayerLYear
1.Tony Mullane271886
2.Tony Mullane261891
3.Paul Derringer251933
4.Billy Rhines241891
5.Red Ames231914
 Ice Box Chamberlin231892
 Dolf Luque231922
 Orval Overall231905
9.Si Johnson221934
 Will White221883

Losses
RankPlayerLIP
1.Dolf Luque1522668.7
2.Paul Derringer1502615.3
3.Eppa Rixey1482890.7
4.Tony Mullane1242599.0
5.Johnny Vander Meer1162028.0
6.Pete Donohue1101996.3
7.Joe Nuxhall1092169.3
8.Bucky Walters1072355.7
9.Bob Ewing1032020.3
10.Frank Dwyer1001992.7

Earned Runs
RankPlayerERYear
1.Tony Mullane2181886
2.Frank Dwyer1961894
3.Tom Parrott1921894
4.Will White1681884
5.Tom Parrott1601895
6.Lee Viau1571889
7.Ice Box Chamberlin1531892
 Tony Mullane1531891
9.George Pechiney1521886
10.Tony Mullane1501887

Earned Runs
RankPlayerERIP
1.Eppa Rixey10682890.7
2.Paul Derringer9752615.3
3.Dolf Luque9172668.7
4.Joe Nuxhall9162169.3
5.Tony Mullane9112599.0
6.Frank Dwyer8351992.7
7.Tom Browning8321911.0
8.Pete Donohue8271996.3
9.Johnny Vander Meer7682028.0
10.Bucky Walters7662355.7

Wild Pitches
RankPlayerWPYear
1.Tony Mullane531886
2.Mike Smith311887
3.Tony Mullane271887
 Lee Viau271888
5.Tony Mullane261889
6.Mike Smith251888
 Will White251883
 Will White251885
9.Tony Mullane241888
 Will White241884

Wild Pitches
RankPlayerWPIP
1.Tony Mullane1842599.0
2.Jim Maloney1211818.7
3.Will White941832.3
4.Mike Smith801072.3
5.Billy Rhines551548.0
6.Jesse Duryea51820.0
 Scott Williamson51322.3
8.Jack Billingham461270.0
 Lee Viau46850.7
10.Rube Benton451504.7
 Fred Norman451315.0
 Bucky Walters452355.7

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayerHit By PitchYear
1.Will White351884
2.Tony Mullane321887
3.Tony Mullane291888
4.Will White271885
5.Gus Shallix261884
6.Jake Weimer231907
7.Pink Hawley221898
 Billy Rhines221891
9.Billy Rhines211895
10.Frank Foreman201890
 Pink Hawley201899
 Lee Viau201888

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayerHit By PitchIP
1.Tony Mullane1392599.0
2.Billy Rhines881548.0
3.Frank Dwyer781992.7
4.Will White681832.3
5.Rube Benton661504.7
 Joe Nuxhall662169.3
7.Bill Phillips621212.7
8.Scott Sullivan52662.7
9.Noodles Hahn491987.3
 Pete Schneider491245.0

Batters Faced
RankPlayerBFYear
1.Will White23671883
2.Tony Mullane22581886
3.Will White19861884
4.Will White19751882
5.Mike Smith18721887
6.Tony Mullane18701891
7.Ice Box Chamberlin17961892
8.Tony Mullane17631887
9.Jesse Duryea17041889
10.Billy Rhines16561890

Batters Faced
RankPlayerBFIP
1.Eppa Rixey121272890.7
2.Tony Mullane111542599.0
3.Dolf Luque110992668.7
4.Paul Derringer109472615.3
5.Bucky Walters97962355.7
6.Joe Nuxhall92042169.3
7.Frank Dwyer87181992.7
8.Johnny Vander Meer86792028.0
9.Pete Donohue85171996.3
10.Tom Browning80171911.0

Games Finished
RankPlayerGFYear
1.Francisco Cordero632008
2.Tom Hume621980
 Jeff Shaw621997
4.Ted Abernathy611967
 Jeff Brantley611996
 John Franco611988
7.John Franco601987
 David Weathers602007
9.Francisco Cordero592009
 Rawly Eastwick591976
 Wayne Granger591970
 Danny Graves592004
 Randy Myers591990

Games Finished
RankPlayerGFIP
1.Danny Graves337733.0
2.John Franco286528.0
3.Clay Carroll282856.0
4.Pedro Borbon255920.7
 Tom Hume255921.0
6.Rob Dibble196450.7
7.Frank Smith161456.7
8.Ted Power158719.7
9.David Weathers157398.7
10.Wayne Granger155329.3

Adjusted ERA+
RankPlayerERA+Year
1.Ted Abernathy2981967
2.Dolf Luque2011923
3.Billy Rhines1881896
4.Billy Rhines1841890
5.Frank Williams1831987
6.Doug Bair1811978
7.Fred Toney1811915
8.Harry McCormick1751882
9.Will White1731882
10.Jeff Shaw1711996

Adjusted ERA+
RankPlayerERA+IP
1.John Franco153528.0
2.Jose Rijo1381478.0
3.Joe Beggs136569.0
4.Noodles Hahn1341987.3
5.Clay Carroll129856.0
6.Dutch Ruether128554.0
7.Will White1241832.3
8.Bucky Walters1242355.7
9.Billy Rhines1231548.0
10.Jesse Duryea123820.0