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Hartford Dark Blues Top 10 Pitching Leaders

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WAR for Pitchers†

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	Year
1.	Tommy Bond	10.2	1876
2.	Candy Cummings	4.2	1876
3.	Terry Larkin	1.0	1877

WAR for Pitchers

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	IP
1.	Tommy Bond	10.2	408.0
2.	Candy Cummings	4.2	216.0
3.	Terry Larkin	1.0	501.0

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	1.67	1876
2.	Tommy Bond	1.68	1876
3.	Terry Larkin	2.14	1877

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	IP
1.	Terry Larkin	2.14	501.0

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	Year
1.	Tommy Bond	31	1876
2.	Terry Larkin	29	1877
3.	Candy Cummings	16	1876
4.	John Cassidy	1	1877
	Bob Ferguson	1	1877

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	IP
1.	Tommy Bond	31	408.0
2.	Terry Larkin	29	501.0
3.	Candy Cummings	16	216.0
4.	John Cassidy	1	18.0
	Bob Ferguson	1	25.0

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	Year
1.	Tommy Bond	.705	1876
2.	Candy Cummings	.667	1876
3.	Terry Larkin	.537	1877

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	IP
1.	Terry Larkin	.537	501.0

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	Year
1.	Tommy Bond	0.902	1876
2.	Candy Cummings	1.060	1876
3.	Terry Larkin	1.124	1877

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	IP
1.	Terry Larkin	1.124	501.0

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	Year
1.	Tommy Bond	7.831	1876
2.	Candy Cummings	8.958	1876
3.	Terry Larkin	9.162	1877

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	IP
1.	Terry Larkin	9.162	501.0

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	Year
1.	Tommy Bond	0.287	1876
2.	Candy Cummings	0.583	1876
3.	Terry Larkin	0.952	1877

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	IP
1.	Terry Larkin	0.952	501.0

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	Year
1.	Tommy Bond	1.941	1876
2.	Terry Larkin	1.725	1877
3.	Candy Cummings	1.083	1876

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	IP
1.	Terry Larkin	1.725	501.0

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Terry Larkin	56	1877
2.	Tommy Bond	45	1876
3.	Candy Cummings	24	1876
4.	Bob Ferguson	3	1877
5.	John Cassidy	2	1877

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	IP
1.	Terry Larkin	56	501.0
2.	Tommy Bond	45	408.0
3.	Candy Cummings	24	216.0
4.	Bob Ferguson	3	25.0
5.	John Cassidy	2	18.0

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	Year

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	IP

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	Year
1.	Terry Larkin	501.0	1877
2.	Tommy Bond	408.0	1876
3.	Candy Cummings	216.0	1876
4.	Bob Ferguson	25.0	1877
5.	John Cassidy	18.0	1877

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	IP
1.	Terry Larkin	501.0	501.0
2.	Tommy Bond	408.0	408.0
3.	Candy Cummings	216.0	216.0
4.	Bob Ferguson	25.0	25.0
5.	John Cassidy	18.0	18.0

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Terry Larkin	96	1877
2.	Tommy Bond	88	1876
3.	Candy Cummings	26	1876
4.	John Cassidy	2	1877
5.	Bob Ferguson	1	1877

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	IP
1.	Terry Larkin	96	501.0
2.	Tommy Bond	88	408.0
3.	Candy Cummings	26	216.0
4.	John Cassidy	2	18.0
5.	Bob Ferguson	1	25.0

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	Year
1.	Terry Larkin	56	1877
2.	Tommy Bond	45	1876
3.	Candy Cummings	24	1876
4.	John Cassidy	2	1877
	Bob Ferguson	2	1877

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	IP
1.	Terry Larkin	56	501.0
2.	Tommy Bond	45	408.0
3.	Candy Cummings	24	216.0
4.	John Cassidy	2	18.0
	Bob Ferguson	2	25.0

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	Year
1.	Terry Larkin	55	1877
2.	Tommy Bond	45	1876
3.	Candy Cummings	24	1876
4.	John Cassidy	2	1877
	Bob Ferguson	2	1877

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	IP
1.	Terry Larkin	55	501.0
2.	Tommy Bond	45	408.0
3.	Candy Cummings	24	216.0
4.	John Cassidy	2	18.0
	Bob Ferguson	2	25.0

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	Year
1.	Tommy Bond	6	1876
2.	Candy Cummings	5	1876
3.	Terry Larkin	4	1877

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	IP
1.	Tommy Bond	6	408.0
2.	Candy Cummings	5	216.0
3.	Terry Larkin	4	501.0

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Tommy Bond	2	1876
	Terry Larkin	2	1877

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	IP
1.	Tommy Bond	2	408.0
	Terry Larkin	2	501.0

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Terry Larkin	53	1877
2.	Candy Cummings	14	1876
3.	Tommy Bond	13	1876
4.	Bob Ferguson	2	1877
5.	John Cassidy	1	1877

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	IP
1.	Terry Larkin	53	501.0
2.	Candy Cummings	14	216.0
3.	Tommy Bond	13	408.0
4.	Bob Ferguson	2	25.0
5.	John Cassidy	1	18.0

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Terry Larkin	510	1877
2.	Tommy Bond	355	1876
3.	Candy Cummings	215	1876
4.	Bob Ferguson	38	1877
5.	John Cassidy	24	1877

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	IP
1.	Terry Larkin	510	501.0
2.	Tommy Bond	355	408.0
3.	Candy Cummings	215	216.0
4.	Bob Ferguson	38	25.0
5.	John Cassidy	24	18.0

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	Year
1.	Tommy Bond	6.769	1876
2.	Candy Cummings	1.857	1876
3.	Terry Larkin	1.811	1877

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	IP
1.	Terry Larkin	1.811	501.0

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	Year
1.	Terry Larkin	0.036	1877
2.	Tommy Bond	0.044	1876

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	IP
1.	Terry Larkin	0.036	501.0

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	Year
1.	Terry Larkin	25	1877
2.	Tommy Bond	13	1876
3.	Candy Cummings	8	1876
4.	John Cassidy	1	1877
	Bob Ferguson	1	1877

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	IP
1.	Terry Larkin	25	501.0
2.	Tommy Bond	13	408.0
3.	Candy Cummings	8	216.0
4.	John Cassidy	1	18.0
	Bob Ferguson	1	25.0

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	Year
1.	Terry Larkin	119	1877
2.	Tommy Bond	76	1876
3.	Candy Cummings	40	1876
4.	Bob Ferguson	11	1877
5.	John Cassidy	10	1877

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	IP
1.	Terry Larkin	119	501.0
2.	Tommy Bond	76	408.0
3.	Candy Cummings	40	216.0
4.	Bob Ferguson	11	25.0
5.	John Cassidy	10	18.0

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	Year
1.	Terry Larkin	18	1877
2.	Tommy Bond	8	1876
3.	Candy Cummings	7	1876

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	IP
1.	Terry Larkin	18	501.0
2.	Tommy Bond	8	408.0
3.	Candy Cummings	7	216.0

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.	Terry Larkin	2132	1877
2.	Tommy Bond	1623	1876
3.	Candy Cummings	913	1876
4.	Bob Ferguson	110	1877
5.	John Cassidy	76	1877

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	IP
1.	Terry Larkin	2132	501.0
2.	Tommy Bond	1623	408.0
3.	Candy Cummings	913	216.0
4.	Bob Ferguson	110	25.0
5.	John Cassidy	76	18.0

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	Year
1.	Bob Ferguson	1	1877

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	IP
1.	Bob Ferguson	1	25.0

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	144	1876
2.	Tommy Bond	143	1876
3.	Terry Larkin	114	1877

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	IP
1.	Terry Larkin	114	501.0

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	Year
1.	Tommy Bond	37	1876
2.	Candy Cummings	18	1876
3.	Terry Larkin	7	1877

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	IP
1.	Tommy Bond	37	408.0
2.	Candy Cummings	18	216.0
3.	Terry Larkin	7	501.0

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	Year
1.	Tommy Bond	3.4	1876
2.	Candy Cummings	1.6	1876
3.	Terry Larkin	0.6	1877

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	IP
1.	Tommy Bond	3.4	408.0
2.	Candy Cummings	1.6	216.0
3.	Terry Larkin	0.6	501.0

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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