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Hartford Dark Blues Top 10 Pitching Leaders

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Single-Season Leaders

Career Leaders

WAR for Pitchers†

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	14.0	1875
2.	Tommy Bond	12.3	1875
3.	Cherokee Fisher	5.2	1874

WAR for Pitchers

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	IP
1.	Candy Cummings	14.0	416.0
2.	Tommy Bond	12.3	352.0
3.	Cherokee Fisher	5.2	322.1

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	Year
1.	Tommy Bond	1.41	1875
2.	Candy Cummings	1.60	1875
3.	Cherokee Fisher	2.32	1874
4.	Bill Stearns	2.95	1874

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	IP

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	35	1875
2.	Tommy Bond	19	1875
3.	Cherokee Fisher	13	1874
4.	Bill Stearns	3	1874

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	IP
1.	Candy Cummings	35	416.0
2.	Tommy Bond	19	352.0
3.	Cherokee Fisher	13	322.1
4.	Bill Stearns	3	158.2

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	.745	1875
2.	Tommy Bond	.543	1875
3.	Cherokee Fisher	.361	1874
4.	Bill Stearns	.176	1874

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	IP

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	Year
1.	Tommy Bond	0.878	1875
2.	Candy Cummings	0.964	1875
3.	Cherokee Fisher	1.331	1874
4.	Bill Stearns	1.588	1874

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	IP

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	Year
1.	Tommy Bond	7.722	1875
2.	Candy Cummings	8.589	1875
3.	Cherokee Fisher	11.615	1874
4.	Bill Stearns	13.443	1874

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	IP

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	0.087	1875
2.	Tommy Bond	0.179	1875
3.	Cherokee Fisher	0.363	1874
4.	Bill Stearns	0.851	1874

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	IP

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	Year
1.	Tommy Bond	1.790	1875
2.	Candy Cummings	1.774	1875
3.	Bill Stearns	0.794	1874
4.	Cherokee Fisher	0.698	1874

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	IP

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	48	1875
2.	Tommy Bond	40	1875
3.	Cherokee Fisher	39	1874
4.	Bill Stearns	22	1874
5.	Bob Ferguson	1	1875

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	IP
1.	Candy Cummings	48	416.0
2.	Tommy Bond	40	352.0
3.	Cherokee Fisher	39	322.1
4.	Bill Stearns	22	158.2
5.	Bob Ferguson	1	2.0

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	Year

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	IP

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	416.0	1875
2.	Tommy Bond	352.0	1875
3.	Cherokee Fisher	322.1	1874
4.	Bill Stearns	158.2	1874
5.	Bob Ferguson	2.0	1875

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	IP
1.	Candy Cummings	416.0	416.0
2.	Tommy Bond	352.0	352.0
3.	Cherokee Fisher	322.1	322.1
4.	Bill Stearns	158.2	158.2
5.	Bob Ferguson	2.0	2.0

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	82	1875
2.	Tommy Bond	70	1875
3.	Cherokee Fisher	25	1874
4.	Bill Stearns	14	1874

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	IP
1.	Candy Cummings	82	416.0
2.	Tommy Bond	70	352.0
3.	Cherokee Fisher	25	322.1
4.	Bill Stearns	14	158.2

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	47	1875
2.	Tommy Bond	39	1875
3.	Cherokee Fisher	35	1874
4.	Bill Stearns	18	1874

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	IP
1.	Candy Cummings	47	416.0
2.	Tommy Bond	39	352.0
3.	Cherokee Fisher	35	322.1
4.	Bill Stearns	18	158.2

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	46	1875
2.	Tommy Bond	37	1875
3.	Cherokee Fisher	31	1874
4.	Bill Stearns	14	1874

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	IP
1.	Candy Cummings	46	416.0
2.	Tommy Bond	37	352.0
3.	Cherokee Fisher	31	322.1
4.	Bill Stearns	14	158.2

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	7	1875
2.	Tommy Bond	6	1875

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	IP
1.	Candy Cummings	7	416.0
2.	Tommy Bond	6	352.0

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Tommy Bond	3	1875
2.	Bob Ferguson	1	1875
	Cherokee Fisher	1	1874

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	IP
1.	Tommy Bond	3	352.0
2.	Bob Ferguson	1	2.0
	Cherokee Fisher	1	322.1

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Bill Stearns	15	1874
2.	Cherokee Fisher	13	1874
3.	Tommy Bond	7	1875
4.	Candy Cummings	4	1875

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	IP
1.	Bill Stearns	15	158.2
2.	Cherokee Fisher	13	322.1
3.	Tommy Bond	7	352.0
4.	Candy Cummings	4	416.0

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Cherokee Fisher	416	1874
2.	Candy Cummings	397	1875
3.	Tommy Bond	302	1875
4.	Bill Stearns	237	1874
5.	Bob Ferguson	9	1875

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	IP
1.	Cherokee Fisher	416	322.1
2.	Candy Cummings	397	416.0
3.	Tommy Bond	302	352.0
4.	Bill Stearns	237	158.2
5.	Bob Ferguson	9	2.0

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	20.500	1875
2.	Tommy Bond	10.000	1875
3.	Cherokee Fisher	1.923	1874
4.	Bill Stearns	0.933	1874

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	IP

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	Year
1.	Cherokee Fisher	0.028	1874
2.	Tommy Bond	0.077	1875

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	IP

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	Year
1.	Cherokee Fisher	23	1874
2.	Tommy Bond	16	1875
3.	Bill Stearns	14	1874
4.	Candy Cummings	12	1875

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	IP
1.	Cherokee Fisher	23	322.1
2.	Tommy Bond	16	352.0
3.	Bill Stearns	14	158.2
4.	Candy Cummings	12	416.0

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	Year
1.	Cherokee Fisher	83	1874
2.	Candy Cummings	74	1875
3.	Tommy Bond	55	1875
4.	Bill Stearns	52	1874
5.	Bob Ferguson	5	1875

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	IP
1.	Cherokee Fisher	83	322.1
2.	Candy Cummings	74	416.0
3.	Tommy Bond	55	352.0
4.	Bill Stearns	52	158.2
5.	Bob Ferguson	5	2.0

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	Year
1.	Tommy Bond	17	1875
	Candy Cummings	17	1875
3.	Cherokee Fisher	16	1874
4.	Bill Stearns	3	1874
5.	Bob Ferguson	1	1875

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	IP
1.	Tommy Bond	17	352.0
	Candy Cummings	17	416.0
3.	Cherokee Fisher	16	322.1
4.	Bill Stearns	3	158.2
5.	Bob Ferguson	1	2.0

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.	Candy Cummings	1696	1875
2.	Cherokee Fisher	1513	1874
3.	Tommy Bond	1408	1875
4.	Bill Stearns	813	1874
5.	Bob Ferguson	15	1875

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	IP
1.	Candy Cummings	1696	416.0
2.	Cherokee Fisher	1513	322.1
3.	Tommy Bond	1408	352.0
4.	Bill Stearns	813	158.2
5.	Bob Ferguson	15	2.0

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	Year
1.	Cherokee Fisher	5	1874
2.	Bill Stearns	3	1874
3.	Tommy Bond	2	1875
4.	Candy Cummings	1	1875

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	IP
1.	Cherokee Fisher	5	322.1
2.	Bill Stearns	3	158.2
3.	Tommy Bond	2	352.0
4.	Candy Cummings	1	416.0

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	Year
1.	Tommy Bond	167	1875
2.	Candy Cummings	146	1875
3.	Cherokee Fisher	99	1874
4.	Bill Stearns	78	1874

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	IP

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	36	1875
2.	Tommy Bond	35	1875

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	IP
1.	Candy Cummings	36	416.0
2.	Tommy Bond	35	352.0

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	3.2	1875
2.	Tommy Bond	3.1	1875

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	IP
1.	Candy Cummings	3.2	416.0
2.	Tommy Bond	3.1	352.0

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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