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Detroit Wolverines Top 10 Pitching Leaders

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Detroit Wolverines Top 10 Pitching Leaders

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Career Leaders

WAR for Pitchers†

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	Year
1.	Lady Baldwin	10.3	1886
2.	Stump Wiedman	9.8	1882
3.	George Derby	8.2	1881
4.	Pete Conway	5.1	1888
5.	Pretzels Getzien	4.5	1887
6.	Lady Baldwin	3.6	1885
7.	Pretzels Getzien	3.4	1884
8.	Dupee Shaw	3.1	1883
	Stump Wiedman	3.1	1881
	Stump Wiedman	3.1	1883

WAR for Pitchers

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	IP
1.	Stump Wiedman	16.7	1654.0
2.	Lady Baldwin	14.1	930.1
3.	Pretzels Getzien	11.2	1634.2
4.	George Derby	8.3	856.2
5.	Pete Conway	6.3	628.0
6.	Dupee Shaw	4.3	454.2
7.	Henry Gruber	2.9	302.1
8.	Dan Casey	0.8	104.0
9.	Phenomenal Smith	0.6	25.0
10.	Jack Jones	0.5	92.2

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	Year
1.	Stump Wiedman	1.80	1881
2.	Lady Baldwin	1.86	1885
3.	Pretzels Getzien	1.95	1884
4.	George Derby	2.20	1881
5.	Lady Baldwin	2.24	1886
6.	Pete Conway	2.26	1888
7.	Henry Gruber	2.29	1888
8.	Dupee Shaw	2.50	1883
9.	Stump Wiedman	2.63	1882
10.	Ed Beatin	2.86	1888

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	IP
1.	Pete Conway	2.57	628.0
2.	George Derby	2.65	856.2
3.	Lady Baldwin	2.71	930.1
4.	Pretzels Getzien	3.09	1634.2
5.	Stump Wiedman	3.34	1654.0

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	Year
1.	Lady Baldwin	42	1886
2.	Pete Conway	30	1888
	Pretzels Getzien	30	1886
4.	George Derby	29	1881
	Pretzels Getzien	29	1887
6.	Stump Wiedman	25	1882
7.	Stump Wiedman	20	1883
8.	Pretzels Getzien	19	1888
9.	George Derby	17	1882
10.	Stump Wiedman	14	1885

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	IP
1.	Pretzels Getzien	95	1634.2
2.	Stump Wiedman	84	1654.0
3.	Lady Baldwin	69	930.1
4.	George Derby	46	856.2
5.	Pete Conway	44	628.0
6.	Dupee Shaw	19	454.2
7.	Henry Gruber	15	302.1
8.	Larry Twitchell	11	141.1
9.	Frank Meinke	8	294.0
10.	Ed Beatin	6	125.0
	Jack Jones	6	92.2

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	Year
1.	Larry Twitchell	.917	1887
2.	Lady Baldwin	.764	1886
3.	Pretzels Getzien	.732	1886
4.	Pretzels Getzien	.690	1887
5.	Pete Conway	.682	1888
6.	Stump Wiedman	.650	1887
7.	Stump Wiedman	.615	1881
8.	Lady Baldwin	.565	1887
9.	Stump Wiedman	.556	1882
10.	Lady Baldwin	.550	1885

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	IP
1.	Lady Baldwin	.663	930.1
2.	Pete Conway	.611	628.0
3.	Pretzels Getzien	.525	1634.2
4.	George Derby	.500	856.2
5.	Stump Wiedman	.454	1654.0
6.	Dupee Shaw	.365	454.2

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	Year
1.	Lady Baldwin	0.920	1885
2.	Pete Conway	0.951	1888
3.	Lady Baldwin	0.967	1886
4.	Pretzels Getzien	0.971	1884
5.	Henry Gruber	0.988	1888
6.	Stump Wiedman	1.043	1881
7.	Stump Wiedman	1.046	1882
8.	Pretzels Getzien	1.151	1888
9.	Ed Beatin	1.187	1888
10.	George Derby	1.195	1881

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	IP
1.	Pete Conway	1.065	628.0
2.	Lady Baldwin	1.089	930.1
3.	Pretzels Getzien	1.231	1634.2
4.	George Derby	1.235	856.2
5.	Stump Wiedman	1.244	1654.0

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	Year
1.	Lady Baldwin	6.856	1886
2.	Lady Baldwin	6.875	1885
3.	Pretzels Getzien	7.208	1884
4.	Pete Conway	7.251	1888
5.	Henry Gruber	7.350	1888
6.	Pete Conway	8.137	1887
7.	Stump Wiedman	8.452	1881
8.	Stump Wiedman	8.562	1882
9.	Dupee Shaw	8.657	1884
10.	Pretzels Getzien	9.031	1886

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	IP
1.	Pete Conway	7.739	628.0
2.	Lady Baldwin	7.826	930.1
3.	Pretzels Getzien	9.084	1634.2
4.	George Derby	9.361	856.2
5.	Stump Wiedman	9.550	1654.0

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	Year
1.	Stump Wiedman	0.854	1882
2.	Stump Wiedman	0.939	1881
3.	Pretzels Getzien	1.203	1888
4.	Pete Conway	1.312	1888
5.	Ed Beatin	1.346	1888
6.	Lady Baldwin	1.405	1885
7.	Pretzels Getzien	1.527	1884
8.	Henry Gruber	1.538	1888
9.	George Derby	1.565	1881
10.	Stump Wiedman	1.611	1883

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	IP
1.	Stump Wiedman	1.649	1654.0
2.	George Derby	1.754	856.2
3.	Pete Conway	1.849	628.0
4.	Lady Baldwin	1.973	930.1
5.	Pretzels Getzien	1.993	1634.2

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	Year
1.	Dan Casey	6.837	1885
2.	Lady Baldwin	6.775	1885
3.	Pretzels Getzien	6.536	1884
4.	Lady Baldwin	5.969	1886
5.	Dupee Shaw	5.613	1884
6.	George Derby	4.525	1882
7.	Pretzels Getzien	4.500	1888
8.	Stump Wiedman	4.094	1883
9.	Stump Wiedman	4.064	1885
10.	Stump Wiedman	4.063	1884

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	IP
1.	Lady Baldwin	5.263	930.1
2.	George Derby	4.139	856.2
3.	Pretzels Getzien	3.997	1634.2
4.	Stump Wiedman	3.651	1654.0
5.	Pete Conway	3.597	628.0

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Lady Baldwin	56	1886
	George Derby	56	1881
3.	Stump Wiedman	52	1883
4.	Pretzels Getzien	46	1888
	Stump Wiedman	46	1882
6.	Pete Conway	45	1888
7.	Pretzels Getzien	43	1886
	Pretzels Getzien	43	1887
9.	George Derby	40	1882
10.	Stump Wiedman	38	1885

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	IP
1.	Stump Wiedman	196	1654.0
2.	Pretzels Getzien	186	1634.2
3.	Lady Baldwin	107	930.1
4.	George Derby	96	856.2
5.	Pete Conway	73	628.0
6.	Dupee Shaw	54	454.2
7.	Frank Meinke	36	294.0
8.	Henry Gruber	34	302.1
9.	Larry Twitchell	21	141.1
10.	Dick Burns	17	127.2

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	Year
1.	Stump Wiedman	2	1883
2.	Lady Baldwin	1	1885
	Larry Twitchell	1	1887
	Larry Twitchell	1	1888

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	IP
1.	Larry Twitchell	2	141.1
	Stump Wiedman	2	1654.0
3.	Lady Baldwin	1	930.1

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	Year
1.	George Derby	494.2	1881
2.	Lady Baldwin	487.0	1886
3.	Stump Wiedman	411.0	1882
4.	Pretzels Getzien	404.0	1888
5.	Stump Wiedman	402.1	1883
6.	Pete Conway	391.0	1888
7.	Pretzels Getzien	386.2	1886
8.	Pretzels Getzien	366.2	1887
9.	George Derby	362.0	1882
10.	Pretzels Getzien	330.0	1885
	Stump Wiedman	330.0	1885

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	IP
1.	Stump Wiedman	1654.0	1654.0
2.	Pretzels Getzien	1634.2	1634.2
3.	Lady Baldwin	930.1	930.1
4.	George Derby	856.2	856.2
5.	Pete Conway	628.0	628.0
6.	Dupee Shaw	454.2	454.2
7.	Henry Gruber	302.1	302.1
8.	Frank Meinke	294.0	294.0
9.	Larry Twitchell	141.1	141.1
10.	Dick Burns	127.2	127.2

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Lady Baldwin	323	1886
2.	George Derby	212	1881
3.	Pretzels Getzien	202	1888
4.	Stump Wiedman	183	1883
5.	George Derby	182	1882
6.	Pete Conway	176	1888
7.	Pretzels Getzien	172	1886
8.	Stump Wiedman	161	1882
9.	Stump Wiedman	149	1885
10.	Dupee Shaw	142	1884

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	IP
1.	Pretzels Getzien	726	1634.2
2.	Stump Wiedman	671	1654.0
3.	Lady Baldwin	544	930.1
4.	George Derby	394	856.2
5.	Pete Conway	251	628.0
6.	Dupee Shaw	215	454.2
7.	Frank Meinke	124	294.0
8.	Henry Gruber	83	302.1
9.	Dan Casey	79	104.0
10.	Ed Beatin	50	125.0

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	Year
1.	Lady Baldwin	56	1886
2.	George Derby	55	1881
3.	Stump Wiedman	47	1883
4.	Pretzels Getzien	46	1888
5.	Pete Conway	45	1888
	Stump Wiedman	45	1882
7.	Pretzels Getzien	43	1886
8.	Pretzels Getzien	42	1887
9.	George Derby	39	1882
10.	Stump Wiedman	38	1885

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	IP
1.	Stump Wiedman	190	1654.0
2.	Pretzels Getzien	185	1634.2
3.	Lady Baldwin	106	930.1
4.	George Derby	94	856.2
5.	Pete Conway	73	628.0
6.	Dupee Shaw	53	454.2
7.	Henry Gruber	32	302.1
	Frank Meinke	32	294.0
9.	Larry Twitchell	16	141.1
10.	Ed Beatin	14	125.0

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	Year
1.	Lady Baldwin	55	1886
	George Derby	55	1881
3.	Pretzels Getzien	45	1888
4.	Pete Conway	43	1888
	Stump Wiedman	43	1882
6.	Pretzels Getzien	42	1886
7.	Pretzels Getzien	41	1887
	Stump Wiedman	41	1883
9.	George Derby	38	1882
10.	Pretzels Getzien	37	1885
	Stump Wiedman	37	1885

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	IP
1.	Pretzels Getzien	182	1634.2
2.	Stump Wiedman	178	1654.0
3.	Lady Baldwin	103	930.1
4.	George Derby	93	856.2
5.	Pete Conway	70	628.0
6.	Dupee Shaw	48	454.2
7.	Henry Gruber	32	302.1
8.	Frank Meinke	31	294.0
9.	Ed Beatin	14	125.0
10.	Dick Burns	13	127.2
	Larry Twitchell	13	141.1

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	Year
1.	George Derby	9	1881
2.	Lady Baldwin	7	1886
3.	Pete Conway	4	1888
	Stump Wiedman	4	1882
5.	George Derby	3	1882
	Henry Gruber	3	1888
	Stump Wiedman	3	1883
	Stump Wiedman	3	1885
9.	Pretzels Getzien	2	1887
	Pretzels Getzien	2	1888

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	IP
1.	George Derby	12	856.2
2.	Stump Wiedman	11	1654.0
3.	Lady Baldwin	9	930.1
4.	Pretzels Getzien	7	1634.2
5.	Pete Conway	4	628.0
6.	Henry Gruber	3	302.1
7.	Ed Beatin	1	125.0
	Frank Brill	1	103.0
	Dan Casey	1	104.0
	Jack Jones	1	92.2
	Frank Meinke	1	294.0
	Dupee Shaw	1	454.2

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Pretzels Getzien	24	1887
2.	Pretzels Getzien	13	1888
3.	Lady Baldwin	11	1886
	Pete Conway	11	1888
5.	Frank Meinke	10	1884
	Stump Wiedman	10	1882
7.	Stump Wiedman	9	1884
	Stump Wiedman	9	1887
9.	Lady Baldwin	8	1887
	Dick Burns	8	1883
	George Derby	8	1882
	Pretzels Getzien	8	1885
	Henry Gruber	8	1888
	Dupee Shaw	8	1884
	Stump Wiedman	8	1883

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	IP
1.	Pretzels Getzien	53	1634.2
2.	Stump Wiedman	44	1654.0
3.	Lady Baldwin	26	930.1
4.	Pete Conway	15	628.0
5.	George Derby	11	856.2
	Henry Gruber	11	302.1
	Dupee Shaw	11	454.2
8.	Frank Meinke	10	294.0
9.	Ed Beatin	8	125.0
	Dick Burns	8	127.2

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Pretzels Getzien	106	1887
2.	Lady Baldwin	100	1886
3.	Pretzels Getzien	92	1885
4.	George Derby	86	1881
5.	Pretzels Getzien	85	1886
6.	George Derby	81	1882
7.	Dupee Shaw	72	1884
	Stump Wiedman	72	1883
9.	Frank Meinke	63	1884
	Stump Wiedman	63	1885

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	IP
1.	Pretzels Getzien	362	1634.2
2.	Stump Wiedman	303	1654.0
3.	Lady Baldwin	204	930.1
4.	George Derby	167	856.2
5.	Pete Conway	129	628.0
6.	Dupee Shaw	116	454.2
7.	Frank Meinke	67	294.0
8.	Henry Gruber	62	302.1
9.	Larry Twitchell	48	141.1
10.	Dan Casey	35	104.0

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	George Derby	505	1881
2.	Stump Wiedman	435	1883
3.	Pretzels Getzien	411	1888
4.	Stump Wiedman	391	1882
5.	Pretzels Getzien	388	1886
6.	George Derby	386	1882
7.	Pretzels Getzien	373	1887
8.	Lady Baldwin	371	1886
9.	Pretzels Getzien	360	1885
10.	Stump Wiedman	343	1885

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	IP
1.	Stump Wiedman	1755	1654.0
2.	Pretzels Getzien	1650	1634.2
3.	George Derby	891	856.2
4.	Lady Baldwin	809	930.1
5.	Pete Conway	540	628.0
6.	Dupee Shaw	457	454.2
7.	Frank Meinke	354	294.0
8.	Henry Gruber	259	302.1
9.	Dick Burns	172	127.2
10.	Larry Twitchell	161	141.1

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	Year
1.	Lady Baldwin	4.821	1885
2.	Pretzels Getzien	4.280	1884
3.	Stump Wiedman	4.128	1882
4.	Pretzels Getzien	3.741	1888
5.	Lady Baldwin	3.230	1886
6.	Pete Conway	3.088	1888
7.	Ed Beatin	2.750	1888
8.	Stump Wiedman	2.542	1883
9.	George Derby	2.465	1881
10.	Stump Wiedman	2.365	1885

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	IP
1.	Lady Baldwin	2.667	930.1
2.	George Derby	2.359	856.2
3.	Stump Wiedman	2.215	1654.0
4.	Pretzels Getzien	2.006	1634.2
5.	Pete Conway	1.946	628.0

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	Year
1.	George Derby	0.055	1881
2.	Stump Wiedman	0.078	1881
3.	Dan Casey	0.087	1885
4.	Lady Baldwin	0.100	1885
5.	Dupee Shaw	0.119	1883
6.	Pretzels Getzien	0.122	1884
7.	Pretzels Getzien	0.140	1886
8.	Stump Wiedman	0.179	1883
9.	Pete Conway	0.185	1887
10.	Stump Wiedman	0.191	1885

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	IP
1.	George Derby	0.116	856.2
2.	Pete Conway	0.215	628.0
3.	Stump Wiedman	0.239	1654.0
4.	Lady Baldwin	0.252	930.1
5.	Pretzels Getzien	0.292	1634.2

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	Year
1.	George Derby	26	1881
2.	Pretzels Getzien	25	1885
	Pretzels Getzien	25	1888
4.	Stump Wiedman	24	1883
	Stump Wiedman	24	1885
6.	Frank Meinke	23	1884
7.	Stump Wiedman	21	1884
8.	George Derby	20	1882
	Stump Wiedman	20	1882
10.	Dupee Shaw	18	1884

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	IP
1.	Stump Wiedman	101	1654.0
2.	Pretzels Getzien	86	1634.2
3.	George Derby	46	856.2
4.	Lady Baldwin	35	930.1
5.	Dupee Shaw	33	454.2
6.	Pete Conway	28	628.0
7.	Frank Meinke	24	294.0
8.	Henry Gruber	17	302.1
9.	Dick Burns	12	127.2
10.	Frank Brill	10	103.0

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	Year
1.	Stump Wiedman	158	1883
2.	Pretzels Getzien	152	1887
3.	Pretzels Getzien	137	1888
4.	George Derby	131	1882
5.	Pretzels Getzien	130	1886
6.	Lady Baldwin	121	1886
	George Derby	121	1881
8.	Stump Wiedman	120	1882
9.	Stump Wiedman	115	1885
10.	Pretzels Getzien	111	1885

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	IP
1.	Stump Wiedman	613	1654.0
2.	Pretzels Getzien	562	1634.2
3.	Lady Baldwin	280	930.1
4.	George Derby	252	856.2
5.	Pete Conway	179	628.0
6.	Dupee Shaw	140	454.2
7.	Frank Meinke	104	294.0
8.	Henry Gruber	80	302.1
9.	Larry Twitchell	75	141.1
10.	Dick Burns	64	127.2

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	Year
1.	Pretzels Getzien	23	1888
2.	Lady Baldwin	22	1886
3.	Pretzels Getzien	19	1886
4.	Pretzels Getzien	18	1887
5.	George Derby	16	1882
6.	Henry Gruber	15	1888
	Frank Meinke	15	1884
	Stump Wiedman	15	1885
9.	George Derby	14	1881
10.	Pretzels Getzien	13	1885

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	IP
1.	Pretzels Getzien	82	1634.2
2.	Stump Wiedman	50	1654.0
3.	Lady Baldwin	42	930.1
4.	George Derby	30	856.2
5.	Pete Conway	25	628.0
6.	Henry Gruber	16	302.1
7.	Frank Meinke	15	294.0
	Dupee Shaw	15	454.2
9.	Ed Beatin	10	125.0
	Frank Mountain	10	60.0

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	Year
1.	Pete Conway	13	1888
2.	Larry Twitchell	10	1887
3.	Stump Wiedman	9	1887
4.	Pretzels Getzien	8	1888
5.	Lady Baldwin	5	1887
	Pete Conway	5	1887
7.	Henry Gruber	4	1888
8.	Ed Beatin	2	1888
	William Burke	2	1887
	Pretzels Getzien	2	1887

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	IP
1.	Pete Conway	18	628.0
2.	Pretzels Getzien	10	1634.2
	Larry Twitchell	10	141.1
4.	Stump Wiedman	9	1654.0
5.	Lady Baldwin	6	930.1
6.	Henry Gruber	4	302.1
7.	Ed Beatin	3	125.0
8.	William Burke	2	15.0

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	Year
1.	George Derby	2101	1881
2.	Lady Baldwin	1936	1886
3.	Stump Wiedman	1762	1883
4.	Pretzels Getzien	1697	1888
	Stump Wiedman	1697	1882
6.	Pretzels Getzien	1640	1886
7.	George Derby	1590	1882
8.	Pete Conway	1586	1888
9.	Pretzels Getzien	1578	1887
10.	Pretzels Getzien	1455	1885

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	IP
1.	Stump Wiedman	7162	1654.0
2.	Pretzels Getzien	6974	1634.2
3.	Lady Baldwin	3813	930.1
4.	George Derby	3691	856.2
5.	Pete Conway	2588	628.0
6.	Dupee Shaw	1972	454.2
7.	Frank Meinke	1337	294.0
8.	Henry Gruber	1227	302.1
9.	Larry Twitchell	623	141.1
10.	Dick Burns	604	127.2

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	Year
1.	Stump Wiedman	5	1883
2.	Dick Burns	4	1883
	Frank Meinke	4	1884
	Hardy Richardson	4	1886
5.	Larry Twitchell	3	1887
6.	Henry Gruber	2	1888
7.	Lady Baldwin	1	1885
	Lady Baldwin	1	1888
	George Derby	1	1881
	George Derby	1	1882
	Fred Dunlap	1	1887
	Bill Geiss	1	1884
	Pretzels Getzien	1	1887
	Tom Mansell	1	1883
	Gene Moriarty	1	1885
	Yank Robinson	1	1882
	Dupee Shaw	1	1883
	Larry Twitchell	1	1888
	Art Whitney	1	1882
	Stump Wiedman	1	1882
	George Wood	1	1883
	George Wood	1	1885

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	IP
1.	Stump Wiedman	6	1654.0
2.	Dick Burns	4	127.2
	Frank Meinke	4	294.0
	Hardy Richardson	4	12.0
	Larry Twitchell	4	141.1
6.	Lady Baldwin	2	930.1
	George Derby	2	856.2
	Henry Gruber	2	302.1
	George Wood	2	9.0
10.	Fred Dunlap	1	2.0
	Bill Geiss	1	5.0
	Pretzels Getzien	1	1634.2
	Tom Mansell	1	6.2
	Gene Moriarty	1	2.0
	Yank Robinson	1	2.0
	Dupee Shaw	1	454.2
	Art Whitney	1	18.0

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	Year
1.	Stump Wiedman	161	1881
2.	Lady Baldwin	154	1885
3.	Pretzels Getzien	147	1884
4.	Lady Baldwin	144	1886
5.	Pete Conway	140	1887
6.	George Derby	131	1881
7.	Dupee Shaw	125	1883
8.	Pete Conway	122	1888
9.	Henry Gruber	120	1888
10.	Stump Wiedman	111	1882

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	IP
1.	Lady Baldwin	122	930.1
	Pete Conway	122	628.0
3.	George Derby	110	856.2
4.	Pretzels Getzien	103	1634.2
5.	Stump Wiedman	92	1654.0

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	Year
1.	Lady Baldwin	57	1886
2.	George Derby	29	1881
3.	Pete Conway	19	1888
	Pretzels Getzien	19	1887
	Stump Wiedman	19	1882
6.	Lady Baldwin	15	1885
7.	Pretzels Getzien	13	1886
8.	Pete Conway	12	1887
	Pretzels Getzien	12	1884
	Stump Wiedman	12	1881

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	IP
1.	Lady Baldwin	63	930.1
2.	Pete Conway	30	628.0
3.	Pretzels Getzien	18	1634.2
4.	Henry Gruber	16	302.1
5.	George Derby	11	856.2
6.	Dupee Shaw	4	454.2
7.	Phenomenal Smith	3	25.0
8.	Frank McIntyre	1	11.0
	Yank Robinson	1	2.0

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	Year
1.	Lady Baldwin	5.4	1886
2.	George Derby	2.8	1881
3.	Pete Conway	2.0	1888
4.	Stump Wiedman	1.8	1882
5.	Pretzels Getzien	1.6	1887
6.	Lady Baldwin	1.5	1885
7.	Pretzels Getzien	1.2	1886
	Stump Wiedman	1.2	1881
9.	Pretzels Getzien	1.1	1884
10.	Pete Conway	1.0	1887
	Dupee Shaw	1.0	1883

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	IP
1.	Lady Baldwin	6.1	930.1
2.	Pete Conway	2.9	628.0
3.	Pretzels Getzien	1.5	1634.2
	Henry Gruber	1.5	302.1
5.	George Derby	1.1	856.2
6.	Dupee Shaw	0.4	454.2
7.	Phenomenal Smith	0.3	25.0
8.	Frank McIntyre	0.1	11.0
	Yank Robinson	0.1	2.0

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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