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Cincinnati Reds Top 10 Pitching Leaders

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WAR for Pitchers†

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	Year
1.	Will White	4.7	1880
2.	Will White	3.5	1879
3.	Will White	1.7	1878
4.	Bobby Mitchell	1.4	1878
5.	Bobby Mitchell	0.9	1877
6.	Bobby Clack	0.1	1876

WAR for Pitchers

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	IP
1.	Will White	9.9	1665.1
2.	Bobby Mitchell	2.3	180.0
3.	Bobby Clack	0.1	2.0

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	Year
1.	Will White	1.79	1878
2.	Will White	1.99	1879
3.	Will White	2.14	1880
4.	Cherokee Fisher	3.02	1876
5.	Blondie Purcell	3.21	1880
6.	Bobby Mitchell	3.51	1877
7.	Dory Dean	3.73	1876
8.	Bobby Mathews	4.04	1877
9.	Candy Cummings	4.34	1877

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	IP
1.	Will White	1.98	1665.1

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	Year
1.	Will White	43	1879
2.	Will White	30	1878
3.	Will White	18	1880
4.	Bobby Mitchell	7	1878
5.	Bobby Mitchell	6	1877
6.	Candy Cummings	5	1877
7.	Dory Dean	4	1876
	Cherokee Fisher	4	1876
9.	Bobby Mathews	3	1877
	Blondie Purcell	3	1880

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	IP
1.	Will White	91	1665.1
2.	Bobby Mitchell	13	180.0
3.	Candy Cummings	5	155.2
4.	Dory Dean	4	262.2
	Cherokee Fisher	4	229.1
6.	Bobby Mathews	3	129.1
	Blondie Purcell	3	214.0
8.	Amos Booth	1	95.2
	Dale Williams	1	83.0

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	Year
1.	Will White	.588	1878
2.	Will White	.581	1879
3.	Bobby Mitchell	.545	1877
4.	Will White	.300	1880
5.	Candy Cummings	.263	1877
6.	Bobby Mathews	.200	1877
7.	Cherokee Fisher	.167	1876
8.	Blondie Purcell	.150	1880
9.	Dory Dean	.133	1876

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	IP
1.	Will White	.492	1665.1

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	Year
1.	Will White	1.094	1879
2.	Will White	1.115	1878
3.	Will White	1.171	1880
4.	Cherokee Fisher	1.308	1876
5.	Bobby Mitchell	1.340	1877
6.	Blondie Purcell	1.362	1880
7.	Candy Cummings	1.490	1877
8.	Dory Dean	1.603	1876
9.	Bobby Mathews	1.740	1877

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	IP
1.	Will White	1.124	1665.1

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	Year
1.	Will White	8.947	1879
2.	Will White	9.173	1878
3.	Will White	9.568	1880
4.	Blondie Purcell	10.791	1880
5.	Bobby Mitchell	11.070	1877
6.	Cherokee Fisher	11.538	1876
7.	Candy Cummings	12.662	1877
8.	Dory Dean	13.603	1876
9.	Bobby Mathews	14.474	1877

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	IP
1.	Will White	9.204	1665.1

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	Year
1.	Cherokee Fisher	0.235	1876
2.	Candy Cummings	0.752	1877
3.	Dory Dean	0.822	1876
4.	Will White	0.865	1878
5.	Will White	0.900	1879
6.	Will White	0.974	1880
7.	Bobby Mitchell	0.990	1877
8.	Bobby Mathews	1.183	1877
9.	Blondie Purcell	1.469	1880

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	IP
1.	Will White	0.913	1665.1

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	Year
1.	Bobby Mitchell	3.690	1877
2.	Will White	3.250	1878
3.	Will White	3.071	1879
4.	Will White	2.801	1880
5.	Blondie Purcell	2.158	1880
6.	Cherokee Fisher	1.138	1876
7.	Dory Dean	0.754	1876
8.	Candy Cummings	0.636	1877
9.	Bobby Mathews	0.626	1877

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	IP
1.	Will White	3.037	1665.1

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Will White	76	1879
2.	Will White	62	1880
3.	Will White	52	1878
4.	Dory Dean	30	1876
5.	Cherokee Fisher	28	1876
6.	Blondie Purcell	25	1880
7.	Candy Cummings	19	1877
8.	Bobby Mathews	15	1877
9.	Amos Booth	12	1877
	Bobby Mitchell	12	1877

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	IP
1.	Will White	190	1665.1
2.	Dory Dean	30	262.2
3.	Cherokee Fisher	28	229.1
4.	Blondie Purcell	27	214.0
5.	Bobby Mitchell	21	180.0
6.	Candy Cummings	19	155.2
7.	Amos Booth	15	95.2
	Bobby Mathews	15	129.1
9.	Jack Manning	10	44.0
10.	Dale Williams	9	83.0

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	Year
1.	Jack Manning	1	1877

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	IP
1.	Jack Manning	1	44.0

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	Year
1.	Will White	680.0	1879
2.	Will White	517.1	1880
3.	Will White	468.0	1878
4.	Dory Dean	262.2	1876
5.	Cherokee Fisher	229.1	1876
6.	Blondie Purcell	196.0	1880
7.	Candy Cummings	155.2	1877
8.	Bobby Mathews	129.1	1877
9.	Bobby Mitchell	100.0	1877
10.	Amos Booth	86.0	1877

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	IP
1.	Will White	1665.1	1665.1
2.	Dory Dean	262.2	262.2
3.	Cherokee Fisher	229.1	229.1
4.	Blondie Purcell	214.0	214.0
5.	Bobby Mitchell	180.0	180.0
6.	Candy Cummings	155.2	155.2
7.	Bobby Mathews	129.1	129.1
8.	Amos Booth	95.2	95.2
9.	Dale Williams	83.0	83.0
10.	Jack Manning	44.0	44.0

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Will White	232	1879
2.	Will White	169	1878
3.	Will White	161	1880
4.	Bobby Mitchell	51	1878
5.	Blondie Purcell	47	1880
6.	Bobby Mitchell	41	1877
7.	Cherokee Fisher	29	1876
8.	Dory Dean	22	1876
9.	Amos Booth	18	1877
10.	Candy Cummings	11	1877

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	IP
1.	Will White	562	1665.1
2.	Bobby Mitchell	92	180.0
3.	Blondie Purcell	50	214.0
4.	Cherokee Fisher	29	229.1
5.	Dory Dean	22	262.2
6.	Amos Booth	18	95.2
7.	Candy Cummings	11	155.2
8.	Bobby Mathews	9	129.1
	Dale Williams	9	83.0
10.	Cal McVey	7	14.0

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	Year
1.	Will White	75	1879
2.	Will White	62	1880
3.	Will White	52	1878
4.	Dory Dean	30	1876
5.	Cherokee Fisher	24	1876
6.	Blondie Purcell	21	1880
7.	Candy Cummings	19	1877
8.	Bobby Mathews	15	1877
9.	Bobby Mitchell	12	1877
10.	Bobby Mitchell	9	1878
	Dale Williams	9	1876

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	IP
1.	Will White	189	1665.1
2.	Dory Dean	30	262.2
3.	Cherokee Fisher	24	229.1
4.	Blondie Purcell	23	214.0
5.	Bobby Mitchell	21	180.0
6.	Candy Cummings	19	155.2
7.	Bobby Mathews	15	129.1
8.	Amos Booth	9	95.2
	Dale Williams	9	83.0
10.	Jack Manning	4	44.0

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	Year
1.	Will White	75	1879
2.	Will White	58	1880
3.	Will White	52	1878
4.	Dory Dean	26	1876
5.	Cherokee Fisher	22	1876
6.	Blondie Purcell	21	1880
7.	Candy Cummings	16	1877
8.	Bobby Mathews	13	1877
9.	Bobby Mitchell	11	1877
10.	Bobby Mitchell	9	1878
	Dale Williams	9	1876

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	IP
1.	Will White	185	1665.1
2.	Dory Dean	26	262.2
3.	Blondie Purcell	23	214.0
4.	Cherokee Fisher	22	229.1
5.	Bobby Mitchell	20	180.0
6.	Candy Cummings	16	155.2
7.	Bobby Mathews	13	129.1
8.	Dale Williams	9	83.0
9.	Amos Booth	6	95.2
10.	Jack Manning	2	44.0

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	Year
1.	Will White	5	1878
2.	Will White	4	1879
3.	Will White	3	1880
4.	Bobby Mitchell	1	1877
	Bobby Mitchell	1	1878

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	IP
1.	Will White	12	1665.1
2.	Bobby Mitchell	2	180.0

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Will White	10	1879
2.	Will White	9	1880
3.	Cherokee Fisher	6	1876
4.	Candy Cummings	2	1877
5.	Amos Booth	1	1877
	Dory Dean	1	1876
	Jack Manning	1	1877
	Cal McVey	1	1879
	Bobby Mitchell	1	1878
	Dave Pierson	1	1876
	Blondie Purcell	1	1880
	Will White	1	1878
	Dale Williams	1	1876

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	IP
1.	Will White	20	1665.1
2.	Cherokee Fisher	6	229.1
3.	Candy Cummings	2	155.2
4.	Amos Booth	1	95.2
	Dory Dean	1	262.2
	Jack Manning	1	44.0
	Cal McVey	1	14.0
	Bobby Mitchell	1	180.0
	Dave Pierson	1	0.0
	Blondie Purcell	1	214.0
	Dale Williams	1	83.0

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Will White	68	1879
2.	Will White	56	1880
3.	Will White	45	1878
4.	Blondie Purcell	32	1880
5.	Dory Dean	24	1876
6.	Bobby Mitchell	18	1878
7.	Bobby Mathews	17	1877
8.	Amos Booth	13	1877
	Candy Cummings	13	1877
10.	Bobby Mitchell	11	1877

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	IP
1.	Will White	169	1665.1
2.	Blondie Purcell	34	214.0
3.	Bobby Mitchell	29	180.0
4.	Dory Dean	24	262.2
5.	Bobby Mathews	17	129.1
6.	Amos Booth	13	95.2
	Candy Cummings	13	155.2
8.	Jack Manning	7	44.0
9.	Cherokee Fisher	6	229.1
10.	Jack Neagle	5	13.0

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Will White	676	1879
2.	Will White	550	1880
3.	Will White	477	1878
4.	Dory Dean	397	1876
5.	Cherokee Fisher	294	1876
6.	Blondie Purcell	235	1880
7.	Candy Cummings	219	1877
8.	Bobby Mathews	208	1877
9.	Bobby Mitchell	123	1877
	Dale Williams	123	1876

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	IP
1.	Will White	1703	1665.1
2.	Dory Dean	397	262.2
3.	Cherokee Fisher	294	229.1
4.	Blondie Purcell	262	214.0
5.	Candy Cummings	219	155.2
6.	Bobby Mathews	208	129.1
7.	Bobby Mitchell	192	180.0
8.	Amos Booth	136	95.2
9.	Dale Williams	123	83.0
10.	Jack Manning	83	44.0

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	Year
1.	Cherokee Fisher	4.833	1876
2.	Will White	3.756	1878
3.	Bobby Mitchell	3.727	1877
4.	Will White	3.412	1879
5.	Will White	2.875	1880
6.	Blondie Purcell	1.469	1880
7.	Dory Dean	0.917	1876
8.	Candy Cummings	0.846	1877
9.	Bobby Mathews	0.529	1877

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	IP
1.	Will White	3.325	1665.1

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	Year
1.	Will White	0.019	1878
2.	Dory Dean	0.034	1876
3.	Blondie Purcell	0.046	1880
4.	Candy Cummings	0.116	1877
5.	Will White	0.132	1879
6.	Will White	0.157	1880
7.	Cherokee Fisher	0.235	1876

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	IP
1.	Will White	0.108	1665.1

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	Year
1.	Will White	42	1880
2.	Will White	31	1879
3.	Dory Dean	26	1876
4.	Will White	21	1878
5.	Cherokee Fisher	20	1876
6.	Blondie Purcell	17	1880
7.	Candy Cummings	14	1877
8.	Bobby Mathews	12	1877
9.	Dale Williams	8	1876
10.	Amos Booth	7	1877

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	IP
1.	Will White	94	1665.1
2.	Dory Dean	26	262.2
3.	Cherokee Fisher	20	229.1
4.	Blondie Purcell	19	214.0
5.	Candy Cummings	14	155.2
6.	Bobby Mathews	12	129.1
7.	Amos Booth	8	95.2
	Dale Williams	8	83.0
9.	Bobby Mitchell	7	180.0
10.	Jack Manning	4	44.0

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	Year
1.	Will White	150	1879
2.	Will White	123	1880
3.	Dory Dean	109	1876
4.	Will White	93	1878
5.	Cherokee Fisher	77	1876
6.	Candy Cummings	75	1877
7.	Blondie Purcell	70	1880
8.	Bobby Mathews	58	1877
9.	Bobby Mitchell	39	1877
	Dale Williams	39	1876

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	IP
1.	Will White	366	1665.1
2.	Dory Dean	109	262.2
3.	Blondie Purcell	78	214.0
4.	Cherokee Fisher	77	229.1
5.	Candy Cummings	75	155.2
6.	Bobby Mathews	58	129.1
	Bobby Mitchell	58	180.0
8.	Amos Booth	44	95.2
9.	Dale Williams	39	83.0
10.	Jack Manning	34	44.0

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	Year
1.	Will White	49	1879
2.	Will White	40	1878
3.	Will White	35	1880
4.	Dory Dean	17	1876
5.	Candy Cummings	15	1877
6.	Jack Manning	11	1877
7.	Bobby Mathews	10	1877
	Blondie Purcell	10	1880
9.	Amos Booth	7	1877
10.	Cherokee Fisher	6	1876

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	IP
1.	Will White	124	1665.1
2.	Dory Dean	17	262.2
3.	Candy Cummings	15	155.2
4.	Blondie Purcell	13	214.0
5.	Jack Manning	11	44.0
6.	Bobby Mathews	10	129.1
7.	Amos Booth	7	95.2
	Bobby Mitchell	7	180.0
9.	Cherokee Fisher	6	229.1
10.	Dale Williams	5	83.0

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	Year

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	IP

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	Year
1.	Will White	2906	1879
2.	Will White	2217	1880
3.	Will White	1939	1878
4.	Dory Dean	1257	1876
5.	Cherokee Fisher	1039	1876
6.	Blondie Purcell	899	1880
7.	Candy Cummings	709	1877
8.	Bobby Mathews	631	1877
9.	Bobby Mitchell	448	1877
10.	Amos Booth	398	1877

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	IP
1.	Will White	7062	1665.1
2.	Dory Dean	1257	262.2
3.	Cherokee Fisher	1039	229.1
4.	Blondie Purcell	977	214.0
5.	Bobby Mitchell	776	180.0
6.	Candy Cummings	709	155.2
7.	Bobby Mathews	631	129.1
8.	Amos Booth	449	95.2
9.	Dale Williams	367	83.0
10.	Jack Manning	226	44.0

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	Year
1.	Jack Manning	6	1877
2.	Amos Booth	4	1877
	Cherokee Fisher	4	1876
	Blondie Purcell	4	1880
5.	Amos Booth	1	1876
	Bobby Clack	1	1876
	Dory Dean	1	1876
	Charlie Gould	1	1876
	Cal McVey	1	1879
	Will White	1	1879

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	IP
1.	Jack Manning	6	44.0
2.	Amos Booth	5	95.2
3.	Cherokee Fisher	4	229.1
	Blondie Purcell	4	214.0
5.	Bobby Clack	1	2.0
	Dory Dean	1	262.2
	Charlie Gould	1	4.1
	Cal McVey	1	14.0
	Will White	1	1665.1

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	Year
1.	Will White	120	1878
	Will White	120	1879
3.	Will White	114	1880
4.	Bobby Mitchell	76	1877
	Blondie Purcell	76	1880
6.	Cherokee Fisher	71	1876
7.	Bobby Mathews	66	1877
8.	Candy Cummings	62	1877
9.	Dory Dean	58	1876

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	IP
1.	Will White	118	1665.1

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	Year
1.	Will White	10	1878
	Will White	10	1879
3.	Bobby Mitchell	3	1878

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	IP
1.	Will White	18	1665.1

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	Year
1.	Will White	1.0	1878
2.	Will White	0.9	1879
3.	Bobby Mitchell	0.3	1878

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	IP
1.	Will White	1.7	1665.1

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)†

Rank	Player	Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)	Year

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)

Rank	Player	Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)	IP

Win Probability Added (WPA)†

Rank	Player	Win Probability Added (WPA)	Year

Win Probability Added (WPA)

Rank	Player	Win Probability Added (WPA)	IP

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)†

Rank	Player	Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)	Year

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)

Rank	Player	Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)	IP

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)†

Rank	Player	Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)	Year

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)

Rank	Player	Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)	IP

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