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Chicago White Stockings Top 10 Pitching Leaders

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Single-Season Leaders

Career Leaders

Earned Run Average
Rank Player ERA Year

1. George Zettlein 1.819 1875

2. George Zettlein 2.730 1871

3. Mike Golden 2.874 1875

4. Jim Devlin 2.893 1875

5. George Zettlein 3.072 1874

Earned Run Average
Rank Player ERA IP

1. George Zettlein 2.652 1038.3

Wins
Rank Player W Year

1. George Zettlein 27 1874

2. George Zettlein 18 1871

3. George Zettlein 17 1875

4. Jim Devlin 7 1875

5. Mike Golden 6 1875

6. Dan Collins 1 1874

Ed Pinkham 1 1871

Wins
Rank Player W IP

1. George Zettlein 62 1038.3

2. Jim Devlin 7 224.0

3. Mike Golden 6 119.0

4. Dan Collins 1 11.0

Ed Pinkham 1 10.3

Win-Loss %
Rank Player W-L% Year

1. George Zettlein .667 1871

2. George Zettlein .548 1875

3. George Zettlein .474 1874

4. Mike Golden .462 1875

5. Jim Devlin .304 1875

Win-Loss %
Rank Player W-L% IP

1. George Zettlein .539 1038.3

Walks & Hits per IP
Rank Player WHIP Year

1. George Zettlein 0.975 1875

2. Mike Golden 1.176 1875

3. Jim Devlin 1.183 1875

4. George Zettlein 1.342 1871

5. George Zettlein 1.355 1874

Walks & Hits per IP
Rank Player WHIP IP

1. George Zettlein 1.249 1038.3

Hits per 9 IP
Rank Player Hits/9 Year

1. George Zettlein 8.585 1875

2. Mike Golden 9.756 1875

3. Jim Devlin 10.205 1875

4. George Zettlein 11.144 1871

5. George Zettlein 11.397 1874

Hits per 9 IP
Rank Player Hits/9 IP

1. George Zettlein 10.575 1038.3

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

1. George Zettlein 0.192 1875

2. Jim Devlin 0.442 1875

3. George Zettlein 0.803 1874

4. Mike Golden 0.832 1875

5. George Zettlein 0.935 1871

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

1. George Zettlein 0.667 1038.3

Strikeouts per 9 IP
Rank Player Strikeouts/9 Year

1. George Zettlein 0.823 1871

2. Mike Golden 0.756 1875

3. Jim Devlin 0.402 1875

4. George Zettlein 0.255 1875

5. George Zettlein 0.209 1874

Strikeouts per 9 IP
Rank Player Strikeouts/9 IP

1. George Zettlein 0.364 1038.3

Games Played
Rank Player Games Year

1. George Zettlein 57 1874

2. George Zettlein 31 1875

3. Jim Devlin 28 1875

George Zettlein 28 1871

5. Mike Golden 14 1875

6. Ed Pinkham 3 1871

7. Dan Collins 2 1874

8. Davy Force 1 1874

Games Played
Rank Player Games IP

1. George Zettlein 116 1038.3

2. Jim Devlin 28 224.0

3. Mike Golden 14 119.0

4. Ed Pinkham 3 10.3

5. Dan Collins 2 11.0

6. Davy Force 1 7.0

Saves
Rank Player SV Year

1. Ed Pinkham 1 1871

Saves
Rank Player SV IP

1. Ed Pinkham 1 10.3

Innings Pitched
Rank Player IP Year

1. George Zettlein 515.7 1874

2. George Zettlein 282.0 1875

3. George Zettlein 240.7 1871

4. Jim Devlin 224.0 1875

5. Mike Golden 119.0 1875

6. Dan Collins 11.0 1874

7. Ed Pinkham 10.3 1871

8. Davy Force 7.0 1874

Innings Pitched
Rank Player IP IP

1. George Zettlein 1038.3 1038.3

2. Jim Devlin 224.0 224.0

3. Mike Golden 119.0 119.0

4. Dan Collins 11.0 11.0

5. Ed Pinkham 10.3 10.3

6. Davy Force 7.0 7.0

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO Year

1. George Zettlein 22 1871

2. Dan Collins 18 1874

3. George Zettlein 12 1874

4. Jim Devlin 10 1875

Mike Golden 10 1875

6. George Zettlein 8 1875

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO IP

1. George Zettlein 42 1038.3

2. Dan Collins 18 11.0

3. Jim Devlin 10 224.0

Mike Golden 10 119.0

Games Started
Rank Player GS Year

1. George Zettlein 57 1874

2. George Zettlein 31 1875

3. George Zettlein 28 1871

4. Jim Devlin 24 1875

5. Mike Golden 14 1875

6. Dan Collins 2 1874

Games Started
Rank Player GS IP

1. George Zettlein 116 1038.3

2. Jim Devlin 24 224.0

3. Mike Golden 14 119.0

4. Dan Collins 2 11.0

Complete Games
Rank Player CG Year

1. George Zettlein 57 1874

2. George Zettlein 29 1875

3. George Zettlein 25 1871

4. Jim Devlin 24 1875

5. Mike Golden 12 1875

6. Dan Collins 1 1874

Complete Games
Rank Player CG IP

1. George Zettlein 111 1038.3

2. Jim Devlin 24 224.0

3. Mike Golden 12 119.0

4. Dan Collins 1 11.0

Shutouts
Rank Player SHO Year

1. George Zettlein 6 1875

2. George Zettlein 3 1874

3. Mike Golden 1 1875

Shutouts
Rank Player SHO IP

1. George Zettlein 9 1038.3

2. Mike Golden 1 119.0

Home Runs
Rank Player HR Year

1. George Zettlein 6 1871

2. Davy Force 4 1874

3. George Zettlein 3 1874

Home Runs
Rank Player HR IP

1. George Zettlein 9 1038.3

2. Davy Force 4 7.0

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB Year

1. George Zettlein 46 1874

2. George Zettlein 25 1871

3. Jim Devlin 11 1875

Mike Golden 11 1875

5. George Zettlein 6 1875

6. Ed Pinkham 3 1871

7. Dan Collins 2 1874

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB IP

1. George Zettlein 77 1038.3

2. Jim Devlin 11 224.0

Mike Golden 11 119.0

4. Ed Pinkham 3 10.3

5. Dan Collins 2 11.0

Hits
Rank Player Hits Year

1. George Zettlein 653 1874

2. George Zettlein 298 1871

3. George Zettlein 269 1875

4. Jim Devlin 254 1875

5. Mike Golden 129 1875

6. Davy Force 22 1874

7. Dan Collins 21 1874

8. Ed Pinkham 10 1871

Hits
Rank Player Hits IP

1. George Zettlein 1220 1038.3

2. Jim Devlin 254 224.0

3. Mike Golden 129 119.0

4. Davy Force 22 7.0

5. Dan Collins 21 11.0

6. Ed Pinkham 10 10.3

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
Rank Player SO/BB Year

1. George Zettlein 1.333 1875

2. Jim Devlin 0.909 1875

Mike Golden 0.909 1875

4. George Zettlein 0.880 1871

5. George Zettlein 0.261 1874

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
Rank Player SO/BB IP

1. George Zettlein 0.545 1038.3

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

1. George Zettlein 0.052 1874

2. George Zettlein 0.224 1871

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

1. George Zettlein 0.078 1038.3

Losses
Rank Player L Year

1. George Zettlein 30 1874

2. Jim Devlin 16 1875

3. George Zettlein 14 1875

4. George Zettlein 9 1871

5. Mike Golden 7 1875

6. Dan Collins 1 1874

Losses
Rank Player L IP

1. George Zettlein 53 1038.3

2. Jim Devlin 16 224.0

3. Mike Golden 7 119.0

4. Dan Collins 1 11.0

Earned Runs
Rank Player ER Year

1. George Zettlein 176 1874

2. George Zettlein 73 1871

3. Jim Devlin 72 1875

4. George Zettlein 57 1875

5. Mike Golden 38 1875

6. Davy Force 19 1874

7. Dan Collins 7 1874

8. Ed Pinkham 4 1871

Earned Runs
Rank Player ER IP

1. George Zettlein 306 1038.3

2. Jim Devlin 72 224.0

3. Mike Golden 38 119.0

4. Davy Force 19 7.0

5. Dan Collins 7 11.0

6. Ed Pinkham 4 10.3

Wild Pitches
Rank Player WP Year

Wild Pitches
Rank Player WP IP

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch Year

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch IP

Batters Faced
Rank Player BF Year

Batters Faced
Rank Player BF IP

Games Finished
Rank Player GF Year

Games Finished
Rank Player GF IP

Adjusted ERA+
Rank Player ERA+ Year

1. George Zettlein 159 1871

2. George Zettlein 138 1875

3. George Zettlein 100 1874

4. Mike Golden 87 1875

5. Jim Devlin 87 1875

Adjusted ERA+
Rank Player ERA+ IP

1. George Zettlein 121 1038.3

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