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Earned Run Average
RankPlayer  ERA  Year
1.Cy Young1.9271892
2.Nig Cuppy2.5131892
3.Cy Young2.5261898
4.John Clarkson2.5521892
5.George Davies2.5871892
6.Cy Young2.8471891
7.Jersey Bakely2.9571889
8.Jersey Bakely2.9741888
9.Jack Powell3.0001898
10.Lee Viau3.0121891

Earned Run Average
RankPlayer  ERA  IP
1.Jersey Bakely2.968837.0
2.Jack Powell3.063567.0
3.Cy Young3.1023351.0
4.Nig Cuppy3.5031914.0
5.John Clarkson3.775689.0
6.Ed Beatin3.782821.0
7.Darby O'Brien3.789605.7
8.Zeke Wilson3.945803.0
9.Henry Gruber3.950553.7
10.Billy Crowell5.133540.0

Wins
RankPlayer  W  Year
1.Cy Young361892
2.Cy Young351895
3.Cy Young341893
4.Nig Cuppy281892
 Cy Young281896
6.Cy Young271891
7.Nig Cuppy261895
 Cy Young261894
9.Jersey Bakely251888
 Nig Cuppy251896
 Cy Young251898

Wins
RankPlayer  W  IP
1.Cy Young2413351.0
2.Nig Cuppy1391914.0
3.Zeke Wilson49803.0
4.Ed Beatin42821.0
5.John Clarkson41689.0
6.Jack Powell38567.0
7.Jersey Bakely37837.0
8.Darby O'Brien33605.7
9.Henry Gruber24553.7
 Bobby Wallace24400.0

Win-Loss %
RankPlayer  W-L%  Year
1.Cy Young.7781895
2.Cy Young.7501892
3.Nig Cuppy.6831892
4.Cy Young.6801893
5.Cy Young.6581898
6.Zeke Wilson.6541896
7.Cy Young.6511896
8.Nig Cuppy.6501895
9.Nig Cuppy.6411896
10.John Clarkson.6301892
 Nig Cuppy.6301893

Win-Loss %
RankPlayer  W-L%  IP
1.Cy Young.6413351.0
2.Nig Cuppy.6351914.0
3.Jack Powell.603567.0
4.Zeke Wilson.557803.0
5.John Clarkson.526689.0
6.Darby O'Brien.478605.7
7.Ed Beatin.467821.0
8.Jersey Bakely.402837.0
9.Henry Gruber.387553.7
10.Billy Crowell.302540.0

Walks & Hits per IP
RankPlayer  WHIP  Year
1.Cy Young1.0621892
2.Cy Young1.1331898
3.Cy Young1.1851895
4.Cy Young1.1851890
5.Nig Cuppy1.2071892
6.Jersey Bakely1.2131888
7.George Davies1.2521892
8.John Clarkson1.2621892
9.Nig Cuppy1.2631897
10.Jack Powell1.2861898

Walks & Hits per IP
RankPlayer  WHIP  IP
1.Jersey Bakely1.252837.0
2.Cy Young1.2573351.0
3.Jack Powell1.317567.0
4.Nig Cuppy1.3811914.0
5.Darby O'Brien1.413605.7
6.John Clarkson1.421689.0
7.Henry Gruber1.477553.7
8.Zeke Wilson1.486803.0
9.Ed Beatin1.487821.0
10.Billy Crowell1.763540.0

Hits per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Hits/9  Year
1.Cy Young7.2121892
2.Nig Cuppy7.9711892
3.George Davies8.3881892
4.Lee Viau8.4951890
5.Darby O'Brien8.5141888
6.Jack Powell8.6321898
7.Bob Gilks8.6671887
8.John Clarkson8.6921892
9.Henry Gruber8.6931889
10.Jersey Bakely8.7521888

Hits per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Hits/9  IP
1.Jersey Bakely8.753837.0
2.Darby O'Brien8.767605.7
3.Jack Powell9.095567.0
4.Cy Young9.3653351.0
5.Ed Beatin9.570821.0
6.Henry Gruber9.834553.7
7.Nig Cuppy9.8701914.0
8.John Clarkson10.006689.0
9.Zeke Wilson10.737803.0
10.Billy Crowell12.550540.0

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
RankPlayer  BB/9  Year
1.Cy Young0.9771898
2.Cy Young1.3221897
3.Cy Young1.3471896
4.Nig Cuppy1.6791897
5.Nig Cuppy1.7581898
6.Zeke Wilson1.8021898
7.Cy Young1.8261895
8.Cy Young1.8281890
9.Nig Cuppy1.8851896
10.Jersey Bakely2.1631888

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
RankPlayer  BB/9  IP
1.Cy Young1.9453351.0
2.Jersey Bakely2.516837.0
3.Nig Cuppy2.5631914.0
4.Zeke Wilson2.634803.0
5.Jack Powell2.762567.0
6.John Clarkson2.782689.0
7.Billy Crowell3.317540.0
8.Henry Gruber3.462553.7
9.Ed Beatin3.815821.0
10.Darby O'Brien3.953605.7

Strikeouts per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Strikeouts/9  Year
1.Darby O'Brien4.6911888
2.Mike Morrison4.4901887
3.George Davies3.9651892
4.Billy Crowell3.6441888
5.Jersey Bakely3.5821888
6.Ed Beatin3.5701889
7.Lee Viau3.4051891
8.John Clarkson3.3661892
9.Cy Young3.3381892
10.Henry Gruber3.2491889

Strikeouts per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Strikeouts/9  IP
1.Darby O'Brien3.819605.7
2.Jersey Bakely3.409837.0
3.Ed Beatin3.124821.0
4.Cy Young2.7233351.0
5.Henry Gruber2.487553.7
6.Jack Powell2.444567.0
7.John Clarkson2.364689.0
8.Billy Crowell2.217540.0
9.Zeke Wilson2.085803.0
10.Nig Cuppy2.0411914.0

Games Played
RankPlayer  Games  Year
1.Jersey Bakely611888
2.Cy Young551891
3.Ed Beatin541890
4.Cy Young531892
 Cy Young531893
6.Cy Young521894
7.Cy Young511896
8.Nig Cuppy471892
 Nig Cuppy471895
 Cy Young471895

Games Played
RankPlayer  Games  IP
1.Cy Young4203351.0
2.Nig Cuppy2511914.0
3.Zeke Wilson108803.0
4.Jersey Bakely97837.0
5.Ed Beatin95821.0
6.John Clarkson87689.0
7.Darby O'Brien71605.7
8.Henry Gruber69553.7
 Jack Powell69567.0
10.Billy Crowell63540.0

Saves
RankPlayer  SV  Year
1.Cy Young31896
2.Nig Cuppy21895
 Cy Young21891
4.John Clarkson11892
 Nig Cuppy11892
 Nig Cuppy11896
 George Davis11891
 Bob Gilks11888
 Henry Gruber11889
 Charlie Hastings11893
 Cub Stricker11887
 Bobby Wallace11895
 Zeke Wilson11896
 Cy Young11893
 Cy Young11894

Saves
RankPlayer  SV  IP
1.Cy Young73351.0
2.Nig Cuppy41914.0
3.John Clarkson1689.0
 George Davis14.0
 Bob Gilks1160.7
 Henry Gruber1553.7
 Charlie Hastings192.0
 Cub Stricker117.7
 Bobby Wallace1400.0
 Zeke Wilson1803.0

Innings Pitched
RankPlayer  IP  Year
1.Jersey Bakely532.71888
2.Ed Beatin474.31890
3.Cy Young453.01892
4.Cy Young423.71891
5.Cy Young422.71893
6.Cy Young414.31896
7.Cy Young408.71894
8.Billy Crowell389.31887
9.Cy Young377.71898
10.Nig Cuppy376.01892

Innings Pitched
RankPlayer  IP  IP
1.Cy Young3351.03351.0
2.Nig Cuppy1914.01914.0
3.Jersey Bakely837.0837.0
4.Ed Beatin821.0821.0
5.Zeke Wilson803.0803.0
6.John Clarkson689.0689.0
7.Darby O'Brien605.7605.7
8.Jack Powell567.0567.0
9.Henry Gruber553.7553.7
10.Billy Crowell540.0540.0

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO  Year
1.Jersey Bakely2121888
2.Cy Young1681892
3.Mike Morrison1581887
4.Ed Beatin1551890
5.Cy Young1471891
6.Cy Young1401896
7.Darby O'Brien1351888
8.Lee Viau1301891
9.Ed Beatin1261889
10.Darby O'Brien1221889

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO  IP
1.Cy Young10143351.0
2.Nig Cuppy4341914.0
3.Jersey Bakely317837.0
4.Ed Beatin285821.0
5.Darby O'Brien257605.7
6.Zeke Wilson186803.0
7.John Clarkson181689.0
8.Mike Morrison172351.7
9.Lee Viau160451.7
10.Jack Powell154567.0

Games Started
RankPlayer  GS  Year
1.Jersey Bakely611888
2.Ed Beatin541890
3.Cy Young491892
4.Cy Young471894
5.Cy Young461891
 Cy Young461893
 Cy Young461896
8.Billy Crowell451887
9.Nig Cuppy421892
10.Darby O'Brien411889
 Jack Powell411898
 Cy Young411898

Games Started
RankPlayer  GS  IP
1.Cy Young3693351.0
2.Nig Cuppy2171914.0
3.Zeke Wilson97803.0
4.Jersey Bakely95837.0
5.Ed Beatin94821.0
6.John Clarkson81689.0
7.Darby O'Brien71605.7
8.Jack Powell67567.0
9.Billy Crowell63540.0
 Henry Gruber63553.7

Complete Games
RankPlayer  CG  Year
1.Jersey Bakely601888
2.Ed Beatin531890
3.Cy Young481892
4.Billy Crowell451887
5.Cy Young441894
6.Cy Young431891
7.Cy Young421893
 Cy Young421896
9.Cy Young401898
10.Darby O'Brien391889

Complete Games
RankPlayer  CG  IP
1.Cy Young3463351.0
2.Nig Cuppy1881914.0
3.Jersey Bakely93837.0
4.Ed Beatin90821.0
5.Zeke Wilson77803.0
6.John Clarkson71689.0
7.Darby O'Brien69605.7
8.Billy Crowell61540.0
9.Jack Powell60567.0
10.Henry Gruber58553.7

Shutouts
RankPlayer  SHO  Year
1.Cy Young91892
2.Jack Powell61898
3.Cy Young51896
4.Jersey Bakely41888
 Cy Young41895
6.Ed Beatin31889
 Nig Cuppy31894
8.Jersey Bakely21889
 Jack Powell21897
 Bobby Wallace21896
 Cy Young21894
 Cy Young21897

Shutouts
RankPlayer  SHO  IP
1.Cy Young243351.0
2.Nig Cuppy81914.0
 Jack Powell8567.0
4.Jersey Bakely6837.0
5.Ed Beatin4821.0
6.Bobby Wallace3400.0
 Zeke Wilson3803.0
8.John Clarkson2689.0
 Darby O'Brien2605.7
10.Billy Crowell1540.0
 Bob Gilks1160.7
 Henry Gruber1553.7
 George Proeser159.0
 Jack Scheible118.0
 Lee Viau1451.7

Home Runs
RankPlayer  HR  Year
1.Cy Young191894
2.Jersey Bakely141888
3.Mike Morrison131887
4.Ed Beatin121889
5.Ed Beatin111890
 John Clarkson111893
 Nig Cuppy111894
 Charlie Knepper111899
9.Henry Gruber101891
 Cy Young101893
 Cy Young101895

Home Runs
RankPlayer  HR  IP
1.Cy Young773351.0
2.Nig Cuppy501914.0
3.Zeke Wilson25803.0
4.Ed Beatin24821.0
5.Jersey Bakely23837.0
6.John Clarkson21689.0
7.Billy Crowell17540.0
8.Henry Gruber16553.7
 Mike Morrison16351.7
10.Darby O'Brien14605.7

Bases on Balls
RankPlayer  BB  Year
1.Mike Morrison2051887
2.Ed Beatin1861890
3.Darby O'Brien1671889
4.Ed Beatin1411889
5.Cy Young1401891
6.Billy Crowell1381887
 Lee Viau1381891
8.Jersey Bakely1281888
 Nig Cuppy1281894
10.Nig Cuppy1211892

Bases on Balls
RankPlayer  BB  IP
1.Cy Young7243351.0
2.Nig Cuppy5451914.0
3.Ed Beatin348821.0
4.Darby O'Brien266605.7
5.Zeke Wilson235803.0
6.Jersey Bakely234837.0
7.Mike Morrison224351.7
8.John Clarkson213689.0
 Henry Gruber213553.7
10.Billy Crowell199540.0

Hits
RankPlayer  Hits  Year
1.Billy Crowell5411887
2.Jersey Bakely5181888
 Ed Beatin5181890
4.Cy Young4881894
5.Cy Young4771896
6.Cy Young4421893
7.Cy Young4311891
8.Henry Gruber4071891
9.Jim Hughey4031899
10.Cy Young3911897

Hits
RankPlayer  Hits  IP
1.Cy Young34873351.0
2.Nig Cuppy20991914.0
3.Zeke Wilson958803.0
4.Ed Beatin873821.0
5.Jersey Bakely814837.0
6.John Clarkson766689.0
7.Billy Crowell753540.0
8.Henry Gruber605553.7
9.Darby O'Brien590605.7
10.Jack Powell573567.0

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
RankPlayer  SO/BB  Year
1.Cy Young2.4631898
2.Cy Young2.2581896
3.Cy Young1.7961897
4.Jersey Bakely1.6561888
5.Cy Young1.6131895
6.Cy Young1.4241892
7.George Davies1.3771892
8.Darby O'Brien1.3641888
9.Cy Young1.3001890
10.John Clarkson1.2641892

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
RankPlayer  SO/BB  IP
1.Cy Young1.4013351.0
2.Jersey Bakely1.355837.0
3.Darby O'Brien0.966605.7
4.Jack Powell0.885567.0
5.John Clarkson0.850689.0
6.Ed Beatin0.819821.0
7.Nig Cuppy0.7961914.0
8.Zeke Wilson0.791803.0
9.Henry Gruber0.718553.7
10.Billy Crowell0.668540.0

Home Runs per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Home Runs/9  Year
1.Hugh Daily0.0641887
2.Ezra Lincoln0.0761890
3.Lee Viau0.0791891
4.Jack Powell0.0801897
5.Bob Gilks0.0831887
6.Cy Young0.0851891
7.Bobby Wallace0.1181895
8.Bobby Wallace0.1241896
9.Zeke Wilson0.1411898
10.Cy Young0.1431898

Home Runs per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Home Runs/9  IP
1.Jack Powell0.159567.0
2.Cy Young0.2073351.0
3.Darby O'Brien0.208605.7
4.Nig Cuppy0.2351914.0
5.Jersey Bakely0.247837.0
6.Henry Gruber0.260553.7
7.Ed Beatin0.263821.0
8.John Clarkson0.274689.0
9.Zeke Wilson0.280803.0
10.Billy Crowell0.283540.0

Losses
RankPlayer  L  Year
1.Jersey Bakely331888
2.Billy Crowell311887
3.Ed Beatin301890
 Jim Hughey301899
5.Mike Morrison251887
6.Jersey Bakely221889
 Henry Gruber221891
 Charlie Knepper221899
 Cy Young221891
10.Cy Young211894

Losses
RankPlayer  L  IP
1.Cy Young1353351.0
2.Nig Cuppy801914.0
3.Jersey Bakely55837.0
4.Ed Beatin48821.0
5.Billy Crowell44540.0
6.Zeke Wilson39803.0
7.Henry Gruber38553.7
8.John Clarkson37689.0
9.Darby O'Brien36605.7
10.Jim Hughey30283.0

Earned Runs
RankPlayer  ER  Year
1.Billy Crowell2111887
2.Ed Beatin2021890
3.Cy Young1791894
4.Jersey Bakely1761888
5.Mike Morrison1731887
6.Jim Hughey1701899
7.Nig Cuppy1601894
 Henry Gruber1601891
 Darby O'Brien1601889
10.Cy Young1581893

Earned Runs
RankPlayer  ER  IP
1.Cy Young11553351.0
2.Nig Cuppy7451914.0
3.Zeke Wilson352803.0
4.Ed Beatin345821.0
5.Billy Crowell308540.0
6.John Clarkson289689.0
7.Jersey Bakely276837.0
8.Darby O'Brien255605.7
9.Henry Gruber243553.7
10.Mike Morrison194351.7

Wild Pitches
RankPlayer  WP  Year
1.Darby O'Brien271889
2.Jersey Bakely241889
3.Lee Viau211891
4.Henry Gruber201891
5.Henry Gruber181889
6.Ed Beatin171890
7.John Clarkson151893
8.Cy Young141893
 Cy Young141897
10.Cy Young131892

Wild Pitches
RankPlayer  WP  IP
1.Cy Young893351.0
2.Henry Gruber38553.7
3.Nig Cuppy311914.0
4.Ed Beatin27821.0
 John Clarkson27689.0
 Darby O'Brien27605.7
7.Jersey Bakely24837.0
 Lee Viau24451.7
9.Bobby Wallace16400.0
 Zeke Wilson16803.0

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayer  Hit By Pitch  Year
1.Darby O'Brien241889
2.Frank Bates231899
3.Jim Hughey221899
 Mike Morrison221887
5.Billy Crowell201887
6.Jack Powell161898
7.Charlie Knepper151899
8.Crazy Schmit141899
9.Harry Colliflower111899
 Cy Young111891

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayer  Hit By Pitch  IP
1.Cy Young763351.0
2.Jack Powell25567.0
3.Frank Bates24182.0
 Darby O'Brien24605.7
5.Jim Hughey22283.0
 Mike Morrison22351.7
7.Billy Crowell20540.0
8.Zeke Wilson16803.0
9.Charlie Knepper15219.7
10.Crazy Schmit14138.3

Batters Faced
RankPlayer  BF  Year
1.Jersey Bakely21951888
2.Cy Young18301891
3.Cy Young18261892
4.Cy Young18251894
5.Billy Crowell18121887
6.Cy Young17811896
7.Cy Young17741893
8.Cy Young15631895
9.Cy Young15541898
10.Darby O'Brien15441889

Batters Faced
RankPlayer  BF  IP
1.Cy Young141833351.0
2.Jersey Bakely3482837.0
3.Billy Crowell2847540.0
4.Darby O'Brien1544605.7
5.Mike Morrison1536351.7
6.Ed Beatin1382821.0
7.Henry Gruber862553.7
8.Hugh Daily629139.7
9.Bob Gilks573160.7
10.George Pechiney43686.0

Games Finished
RankPlayer  GF  Year
1.Nig Cuppy101894
2.Cy Young81891
3.Cy Young71893
 Cy Young71895
 Cy Young71897
6.Nig Cuppy61895
 Nig Cuppy61896
 Phil Knell61895
 Lee Viau61891
10.Nig Cuppy51892
 Charlie Hastings51893
 Bobby Wallace51896
 Cy Young51894
 Cy Young51898

Games Finished
RankPlayer  GF  IP
1.Cy Young483351.0
2.Nig Cuppy331914.0
3.Zeke Wilson11803.0
4.Bobby Wallace9400.0
5.Henry Gruber6553.7
 Phil Knell6116.7
 Lee Viau6451.7
8.John Clarkson5689.0
 Charlie Hastings592.0
 Sport McAllister5113.3
 Cub Stricker517.7

Adjusted ERA+
RankPlayer  ERA+  Year
1.Cy Young1761892
2.Cy Young1521895
3.Jack Powell1491897
4.Nig Cuppy1481897
5.Cy Young1451893
6.Nig Cuppy1451896
7.Jersey Bakely1431889
8.Bob Gilks1411887
9.Nig Cuppy1401895
10.Cy Young1401896

Adjusted ERA+
RankPlayer  ERA+  IP
1.Cy Young1383351.0
2.Nig Cuppy1291914.0
3.Jack Powell128567.0
4.John Clarkson119689.0
5.Jersey Bakely118837.0
6.Zeke Wilson108803.0
7.Ed Beatin99821.0
8.Darby O'Brien99605.7
9.Henry Gruber95553.7
10.Billy Crowell78540.0