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Single-Season Leaders

Career Leaders

Earned Run Average
Rank Player ERA Year

1. Nolan Ryan 1.691 1981

2. Doug Jones 1.854 1992

3. Roger Clemens 1.874 2005

4. J.R. Richard 1.900 1980

5. Dave Smith 1.929 1980

6. Hal Woodeshick 1.974 1963

7. Xavier Hernandez 2.108 1992

8. Bob Knepper 2.183 1981

9. Danny Darwin 2.213 1990

10. Mike Cuellar 2.217 1966

Earned Run Average
Rank Player ERA IP

1. Roger Clemens 2.404 539.0

2. Joe Sambito 2.418 536.0

3. Dave Smith 2.528 762.0

4. Billy Wagner 2.534 504.3

5. Mike Cuellar 2.737 700.3

6. Nolan Ryan 3.130 1854.7

7. Don Wilson 3.145 1748.3

8. J.R. Richard 3.149 1606.0

9. Ken Forsch 3.181 1493.7

10. Danny Darwin 3.207 769.0

Wins
Rank Player W Year

1. Mike Hampton 22 1999

2. Jose Lima 21 1999

Joe Niekro 21 1979

4. Larry Dierker 20 1969

Joe Niekro 20 1980

Roy Oswalt 20 2004

Roy Oswalt 20 2005

J.R. Richard 20 1976

Mike Scott 20 1989

10. Darryl Kile 19 1997

Roy Oswalt 19 2002

Shane Reynolds 19 1998

Wins
Rank Player W IP

1. Joe Niekro 144 2270.0

2. Larry Dierker 137 2294.3

Roy Oswalt 137 1803.3

4. Mike Scott 110 1704.0

5. J.R. Richard 107 1606.0

6. Nolan Ryan 106 1854.7

7. Don Wilson 104 1748.3

8. Shane Reynolds 103 1622.3

9. Bob Knepper 93 1738.0

10. Ken Forsch 78 1493.7

Win-Loss %
Rank Player W-L% Year

1. Randy Johnson .909 1998

2. Xavier Hernandez .900 1992

3. Mike Hampton .846 1999

Charlie Kerfeld .846 1986

5. Juan Agosto .833 1988

6. Roy Oswalt .824 2001

7. Roger Clemens .818 2004

Mark Portugal .818 1993

9. Doug Henry .800 1998

Jim Ray .800 1969

Win-Loss %
Rank Player W-L% IP

1. Roger Clemens .679 539.0

2. Roy Oswalt .662 1803.3

3. Mark Portugal .634 782.3

4. Jim Ray .609 565.3

5. Scott Elarton .604 483.3

6. Mike Hampton .603 1138.0

7. J.R. Richard .601 1606.0

8. Wade Miller .598 768.0

9. Andy Pettitte .587 519.7

10. Pete Harnisch .577 736.0

Walks & Hits per IP
Rank Player WHIP Year

1. Mike Scott 0.922 1986

2. J.R. Richard 0.924 1980

3. Turk Farrell 0.969 1963

4. Mike Scott 0.983 1988

5. Roger Clemens 1.008 2005

6. Doug Jones 1.012 1992

7. Don Sutton 1.015 1981

8. Larry Dierker 1.022 1969

9. Don Wilson 1.022 1971

10. Danny Darwin 1.025 1989

Walks & Hits per IP
Rank Player WHIP IP

1. Billy Wagner 1.039 504.3

2. Roger Clemens 1.074 539.0

3. Joe Sambito 1.112 536.0

4. Turk Farrell 1.142 1015.0

5. Mike Scott 1.144 1704.0

6. Mike Cuellar 1.162 700.3

7. Danny Darwin 1.164 769.0

8. Ken Johnson 1.174 690.7

9. Dave Smith 1.189 762.0

10. Roy Oswalt 1.202 1803.3

Hits per 9 IP
Rank Player Hits/9 Year

1. J.R. Richard 5.147 1980

2. Hal Woodeshick 5.921 1963

3. Mike Scott 5.949 1986

4. Nolan Ryan 5.980 1981

5. Nolan Ryan 6.017 1986

6. Nolan Ryan 6.143 1983

7. J.R. Richard 6.276 1978

8. Roger Clemens 6.431 2005

9. Nolan Ryan 6.548 1987

10. Don Wilson 6.548 1971

Hits per 9 IP
Rank Player Hits/9 IP

1. Billy Wagner 5.942 504.3

2. Roger Clemens 6.829 539.0

3. J.R. Richard 6.876 1606.0

4. Nolan Ryan 6.993 1854.7

5. Joe Sambito 7.405 536.0

6. Pete Harnisch 7.606 736.0

7. Don Wilson 7.614 1748.3

8. Mike Scott 7.627 1704.0

9. Dave Smith 7.630 762.0

10. Jim Ray 7.832 565.3

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

1. Hal Brown 0.509 1963

2. Jose Lima 1.234 1998

3. Doug Jones 1.370 1992

4. Shane Reynolds 1.437 1999

5. Vern Ruhle 1.450 1982

6. Bob Bruce 1.468 1964

7. Bob Bruce 1.489 1965

8. Turk Farrell 1.512 1965

9. Shane Reynolds 1.524 1994

10. Roy Oswalt 1.525 2001

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

1. Turk Farrell 1.880 1015.0

2. Ken Johnson 1.968 690.7

3. Jose Lima 1.970 804.0

4. Shane Reynolds 1.986 1622.3

5. Vern Ruhle 1.993 749.7

6. Greg Swindell 2.029 514.7

7. Roy Oswalt 2.056 1803.3

8. Don Nottebart 2.321 508.0

9. Mike Cuellar 2.326 700.3

10. Danny Darwin 2.352 769.0

Strikeouts per 9 IP
Rank Player Strikeouts/9 Year

1. Octavio Dotel 12.429 2001

2. Nolan Ryan 11.480 1987

3. Octavio Dotel 10.224 2000

4. Mike Scott 10.002 1986

5. J.R. Richard 9.904 1978

6. Nolan Ryan 9.809 1986

7. Nolan Ryan 9.653 1984

8. J.R. Richard 9.636 1979

9. Tom Griffin 9.557 1969

10. J.R. Richard 9.422 1980

Strikeouts per 9 IP
Rank Player Strikeouts/9 IP

1. Billy Wagner 12.385 504.3

2. Nolan Ryan 9.055 1854.7

3. Roger Clemens 8.432 539.0

4. J.R. Richard 8.367 1606.0

5. Wade Miller 7.723 768.0

6. Wandy Rodriguez 7.519 790.0

7. Andy Pettitte 7.412 519.7

8. Roy Oswalt 7.351 1803.3

9. Darryl Kile 7.298 1200.0

10. Shane Reynolds 7.262 1622.3

Games Played
Rank Player Games Year

1. Octavio Dotel 83 2002

2. Juan Agosto 82 1990

3. Joe Boever 81 1992

Chad Qualls 81 2006

5. Doug Jones 80 1992

Brad Lidge 80 2004

7. Chad Qualls 79 2007

8. Brad Lidge 78 2003

Brad Lidge 78 2006

Ricky Stone 78 2002

Billy Wagner 78 2003

Games Played
Rank Player Games IP

1. Dave Smith 563 762.0

2. Billy Wagner 464 504.3

3. Ken Forsch 421 1493.7

4. Joe Niekro 397 2270.0

5. Brad Lidge 378 401.0

6. Joe Sambito 353 536.0

7. Larry Dierker 345 2294.3

8. Octavio Dotel 302 449.0

9. Bob Knepper 284 1738.0

10. Roy Oswalt 283 1803.3

Saves
Rank Player SV Year

1. Jose Valverde 44 2008

Billy Wagner 44 2003

3. Brad Lidge 42 2005

4. Billy Wagner 39 1999

Billy Wagner 39 2001

6. Doug Jones 36 1992

7. Billy Wagner 35 2002

8. Dave Smith 33 1986

9. Brad Lidge 32 2006

10. Billy Wagner 30 1998

Saves
Rank Player SV IP

1. Billy Wagner 225 504.3

2. Dave Smith 199 762.0

3. Brad Lidge 123 401.0

4. Fred Gladding 76 264.0

5. Joe Sambito 72 536.0

6. Jose Valverde 69 126.0

7. Doug Jones 62 197.0

8. Ken Forsch 50 1493.7

9. Frank DiPino 43 291.3

10. Octavio Dotel 42 449.0

Innings Pitched
Rank Player IP Year

1. Larry Dierker 305.3 1969

2. J.R. Richard 292.3 1979

3. J.R. Richard 291.0 1976

4. Jerry Reuss 279.3 1973

5. J.R. Richard 275.3 1978

Mike Scott 275.3 1986

7. Joe Niekro 270.0 1982

8. Larry Dierker 269.7 1970

9. Don Wilson 268.0 1971

10. J.R. Richard 267.0 1977

Innings Pitched
Rank Player IP IP

1. Larry Dierker 2294.3 2294.3

2. Joe Niekro 2270.0 2270.0

3. Nolan Ryan 1854.7 1854.7

4. Roy Oswalt 1803.3 1803.3

5. Don Wilson 1748.3 1748.3

6. Bob Knepper 1738.0 1738.0

7. Mike Scott 1704.0 1704.0

8. Shane Reynolds 1622.3 1622.3

9. J.R. Richard 1606.0 1606.0

10. Ken Forsch 1493.7 1493.7

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO Year

1. J.R. Richard 313 1979

2. Mike Scott 306 1986

3. J.R. Richard 303 1978

4. Nolan Ryan 270 1987

5. Nolan Ryan 245 1982

6. Don Wilson 235 1969

7. Mike Scott 233 1987

8. Larry Dierker 232 1969

9. Nolan Ryan 228 1988

10. Darryl Kile 219 1996

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO IP

1. Nolan Ryan 1866 1854.7

2. J.R. Richard 1493 1606.0

3. Larry Dierker 1487 2294.3

4. Roy Oswalt 1473 1803.3

5. Mike Scott 1318 1704.0

6. Shane Reynolds 1309 1622.3

7. Don Wilson 1283 1748.3

8. Joe Niekro 1178 2270.0

9. Darryl Kile 973 1200.0

10. Bob Knepper 946 1738.0

Games Started
Rank Player GS Year

1. Jerry Reuss 40 1973

2. J.R. Richard 39 1976

3. Bob Knepper 38 1986

Joe Niekro 38 1979

Joe Niekro 38 1983

Joe Niekro 38 1984

J.R. Richard 38 1979

8. Larry Dierker 37 1969

Bob Knepper 37 1985

Denny Lemaster 37 1969

Mike Scott 37 1986

Games Started
Rank Player GS IP

1. Larry Dierker 320 2294.3

2. Joe Niekro 301 2270.0

3. Nolan Ryan 282 1854.7

4. Roy Oswalt 271 1803.3

5. Bob Knepper 267 1738.0

6. Mike Scott 259 1704.0

7. Shane Reynolds 248 1622.3

8. Don Wilson 245 1748.3

9. J.R. Richard 221 1606.0

10. Darryl Kile 182 1200.0

Complete Games
Rank Player CG Year

1. Larry Dierker 20 1969

2. J.R. Richard 19 1979

3. Don Wilson 18 1971

4. Larry Dierker 17 1970

5. Mike Cuellar 16 1967

Joe Niekro 16 1982

J.R. Richard 16 1978

8. Larry Dierker 14 1975

J.R. Richard 14 1976

10. J.R. Richard 13 1977

Don Wilson 13 1969

Don Wilson 13 1972

Complete Games
Rank Player CG IP

1. Larry Dierker 106 2294.3

2. Joe Niekro 82 2270.0

3. Don Wilson 78 1748.3

4. J.R. Richard 76 1606.0

5. Mike Scott 42 1704.0

6. Turk Farrell 41 1015.0

Bob Knepper 41 1738.0

8. Mike Cuellar 38 700.3

Nolan Ryan 38 1854.7

10. Ken Forsch 36 1493.7

Shutouts
Rank Player SHO Year

1. Dave Roberts 6 1973

2. Larry Dierker 5 1972

Bob Knepper 5 1981

Bob Knepper 5 1986

Joe Niekro 5 1979

Joe Niekro 5 1982

Mike Scott 5 1986

Mike Scott 5 1988

9. Joaquin Andujar 4 1976

Bob Bruce 4 1964

Larry Dierker 4 1969

Larry Dierker 4 1976

Dave Giusti 4 1966

Pete Harnisch 4 1993

Randy Johnson 4 1998

Darryl Kile 4 1997

J.R. Richard 4 1979

J.R. Richard 4 1980

Don Wilson 4 1974

Shutouts
Rank Player SHO IP

1. Larry Dierker 25 2294.3

2. Joe Niekro 21 2270.0

Mike Scott 21 1704.0

4. Don Wilson 20 1748.3

5. J.R. Richard 19 1606.0

6. Bob Knepper 18 1738.0

7. Nolan Ryan 13 1854.7

8. Dave Roberts 11 843.7

9. Ken Forsch 9 1493.7

Tom Griffin 9 863.3

Home Runs
Rank Player HR Year

1. Jose Lima 48 2000

2. Brandon Backe 36 2008

3. Woody Williams 35 2007

4. Jose Lima 34 1998

5. Larry Dierker 31 1970

Wade Miller 31 2001

7. Jose Lima 30 1999

8. Scott Elarton 29 2000

9. Andy Pettitte 27 2006

Mike Scott 27 1990

Home Runs
Rank Player HR IP

1. Larry Dierker 177 2294.3

2. Shane Reynolds 171 1622.3

3. Roy Oswalt 154 1803.3

4. Bob Knepper 148 1738.0

5. Mike Scott 144 1704.0

6. Joe Niekro 139 2270.0

7. Jose Lima 133 804.0

8. Don Wilson 119 1748.3

9. Jim Deshaies 113 1102.0

10. Nolan Ryan 111 1854.7

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB Year

1. J.R. Richard 151 1976

2. J.R. Richard 141 1978

3. J.R. Richard 138 1975

4. Jerry Reuss 117 1973

5. Nolan Ryan 109 1982

6. Joe Niekro 107 1979

7. J.R. Richard 104 1977

8. Mike Hampton 101 1999

Joe Niekro 101 1983

Nolan Ryan 101 1983

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB IP

1. Joe Niekro 818 2270.0

2. Nolan Ryan 796 1854.7

3. J.R. Richard 770 1606.0

4. Larry Dierker 695 2294.3

5. Don Wilson 640 1748.3

6. Darryl Kile 562 1200.0

7. Bob Knepper 521 1738.0

8. Mike Scott 505 1704.0

9. Tom Griffin 441 863.3

10. Ken Forsch 428 1493.7

Hits
Rank Player Hits Year

1. Jerry Reuss 271 1973

2. Joe Niekro 268 1980

3. Dave Roberts 264 1973

4. Larry Dierker 263 1970

5. Shane Reynolds 257 1998

6. Jose Lima 256 1999

7. Bob Knepper 253 1985

8. Jose Lima 251 2000

9. Shane Reynolds 250 1999

10. Chris Holt 247 2000

Hits
Rank Player Hits IP

1. Larry Dierker 2090 2294.3

2. Joe Niekro 2052 2270.0

3. Roy Oswalt 1756 1803.3

4. Bob Knepper 1748 1738.0

5. Shane Reynolds 1738 1622.3

6. Don Wilson 1479 1748.3

7. Mike Scott 1444 1704.0

8. Nolan Ryan 1441 1854.7

9. Ken Forsch 1439 1493.7

10. J.R. Richard 1227 1606.0

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
Rank Player SO/BB Year

1. Hal Brown 8.500 1963

2. Roy Oswalt 6.000 2001

3. Doug Jones 5.471 1992

4. Shane Reynolds 5.324 1999

5. Jose Lima 5.281 1998

6. Shane Reynolds 5.238 1994

7. Shane Reynolds 4.730 1995

8. Shane Reynolds 4.636 1996

9. Roy Oswalt 4.368 2006

10. Jose Lima 4.250 1999

Mike Scott 4.250 1986

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
Rank Player SO/BB IP

1. Shane Reynolds 3.656 1622.3

2. Billy Wagner 3.633 504.3

3. Roy Oswalt 3.575 1803.3

4. Jose Lima 3.318 804.0

5. Turk Farrell 3.274 1015.0

6. Ken Johnson 3.119 690.7

7. Mike Cuellar 3.077 700.3

8. Andy Pettitte 3.014 519.7

9. Roger Clemens 2.971 539.0

10. Joe Sambito 2.716 536.0

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

1. Dave Smith 0.088 1980

2. Nolan Ryan 0.121 1981

3. Ken Forsch 0.135 1978

4. J.R. Richard 0.158 1980

5. Hal Woodeshick 0.194 1962

6. Mike LaCoss 0.204 1984

7. Mike LaCoss 0.235 1982

8. Hal Woodeshick 0.237 1963

9. Joe Boever 0.242 1992

10. Joaquin Andujar 0.244 1978

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

1. Dave Smith 0.331 762.0

2. J.R. Richard 0.409 1606.0

3. Mike Cuellar 0.475 700.3

4. Joaquin Andujar 0.502 860.0

5. Nolan Ryan 0.539 1854.7

6. Roger Clemens 0.551 539.0

7. Joe Niekro 0.551 2270.0

8. Ken Forsch 0.578 1493.7

9. Dave Roberts 0.587 843.7

10. Joe Sambito 0.588 536.0

Losses
Rank Player L Year

1. Turk Farrell 20 1962

2. Bob Bruce 18 1965

Doug Drabek 18 1993

4. Ken Johnson 17 1963

Bob Knepper 17 1987

Denny Lemaster 17 1969

7. Jack Billingham 16 1971

Larry Dierker 16 1975

Chris Holt 16 2000

Ken Johnson 16 1962

Ken Johnson 16 1964

Jose Lima 16 2000

Nolan Ryan 16 1987

Don Wilson 16 1968

Don Wilson 16 1973

Hal Woodeshick 16 1962

Losses
Rank Player L IP

1. Larry Dierker 117 2294.3

2. Joe Niekro 116 2270.0

3. Bob Knepper 100 1738.0

4. Nolan Ryan 94 1854.7

5. Don Wilson 92 1748.3

6. Shane Reynolds 86 1622.3

7. Ken Forsch 81 1493.7

Mike Scott 81 1704.0

9. J.R. Richard 71 1606.0

10. Roy Oswalt 70 1803.3

Earned Runs
Rank Player ER Year

1. Jose Lima 145 2000

2. Chris Holt 123 2000

3. Larry Dierker 116 1970

Jerry Reuss 116 1973

5. Brandon Backe 112 2008

6. Woody Williams 110 2007

7. Bob Knepper 104 1987

8. Larry Dierker 103 1975

Scott Elarton 103 2000

Dave Giusti 103 1967

Earned Runs
Rank Player ER IP

1. Larry Dierker 837 2294.3

2. Joe Niekro 811 2270.0

3. Shane Reynolds 712 1622.3

4. Bob Knepper 706 1738.0

5. Roy Oswalt 647 1803.3

6. Nolan Ryan 645 1854.7

7. Mike Scott 625 1704.0

8. Don Wilson 611 1748.3

9. J.R. Richard 562 1606.0

10. Ken Forsch 528 1493.7

Wild Pitches
Rank Player WP Year

1. Joe Niekro 21 1985

2. Larry Dierker 20 1968

J.R. Richard 20 1975

4. Joe Niekro 19 1979

Joe Niekro 19 1982

J.R. Richard 19 1979

7. Nolan Ryan 18 1982

8. Bo Belinsky 16 1967

J.R. Richard 16 1978

Nolan Ryan 16 1981

Don Wilson 16 1969

Wild Pitches
Rank Player WP IP

1. Joe Niekro 128 2270.0

2. Nolan Ryan 104 1854.7

3. Larry Dierker 102 2294.3

4. J.R. Richard 92 1606.0

5. Don Wilson 77 1748.3

6. Darryl Kile 58 1200.0

7. Dave Giusti 56 913.3

8. Tom Griffin 55 863.3

9. Shane Reynolds 38 1622.3

10. Ken Forsch 36 1493.7

Bob Knepper 36 1738.0

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch Year

1. Jack Billingham 16 1971

Darryl Kile 16 1996

3. Darryl Kile 15 1993

4. Wade Blasingame 13 1971

5. Bob Bruce 12 1962

Darryl Kile 12 1995

Woody Williams 12 2007

8. Roy Oswalt 11 2004

9. Jack Billingham 10 1970

Darryl Kile 10 1997

Wade Miller 10 2003

Peter Munro 10 2004

Roy Oswalt 10 2008

Jerry Reuss 10 1972

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch IP

1. Darryl Kile 72 1200.0

2. Roy Oswalt 66 1803.3

3. Larry Dierker 48 2294.3

4. Don Wilson 47 1748.3

5. Nolan Ryan 44 1854.7

6. Joe Niekro 41 2270.0

7. Bob Bruce 40 907.0

8. Shane Reynolds 33 1622.3

9. Jack Billingham 31 498.7

10. Mike Scott 30 1704.0

Batters Faced
Rank Player BF Year

1. J.R. Richard 1218 1976

2. Larry Dierker 1207 1969

3. Jerry Reuss 1198 1973

4. J.R. Richard 1175 1979

5. J.R. Richard 1139 1978

6. Larry Dierker 1132 1970

7. Joe Niekro 1113 1983

8. Joe Niekro 1096 1980

9. Joe Niekro 1095 1979

10. J.R. Richard 1092 1977

Batters Faced
Rank Player BF IP

1. Larry Dierker 9492 2294.3

2. Joe Niekro 9490 2270.0

3. Nolan Ryan 7716 1854.7

4. Roy Oswalt 7455 1803.3

5. Bob Knepper 7315 1738.0

6. Don Wilson 7305 1748.3

7. Mike Scott 6989 1704.0

8. Shane Reynolds 6865 1622.3

9. J.R. Richard 6674 1606.0

10. Ken Forsch 6213 1493.7

Games Finished
Rank Player GF Year

1. Jose Valverde 71 2008

2. Doug Jones 70 1992

3. Billy Wagner 67 2003

4. Brad Lidge 65 2005

5. Billy Wagner 61 2002

6. Doug Jones 60 1993

7. Billy Wagner 58 2001

8. Billy Wagner 55 1999

9. Brad Lidge 52 2006

10. Joe Sambito 51 1979

Dave Smith 51 1986

Games Finished
Rank Player GF IP

1. Dave Smith 400 762.0

2. Billy Wagner 379 504.3

3. Joe Sambito 229 536.0

4. Brad Lidge 206 401.0

5. Ken Forsch 171 1493.7

6. Fred Gladding 163 264.0

7. Doug Jones 130 197.0

8. Frank DiPino 119 291.3

9. Frank LaCorte 117 281.7

10. Jose Valverde 116 126.0

Adjusted ERA+
Rank Player ERA+ Year

1. Roger Clemens 226 2005

2. Nolan Ryan 194 1981

3. Roger Clemens 193 2006

4. Doug Jones 180 1992

5. Andy Pettitte 177 2005

6. Octavio Dotel 174 2001

7. J.R. Richard 173 1980

8. Dave Veres 172 1995

9. Dave Smith 170 1980

10. Roy Oswalt 169 2001

Adjusted ERA+
Rank Player ERA+ IP

1. Roger Clemens 180 539.0

2. Billy Wagner 170 504.3

3. Joe Sambito 139 536.0

4. Dave Smith 136 762.0

5. Roy Oswalt 135 1803.3

6. Andy Pettitte 129 519.7

7. Mike Cuellar 118 700.3

8. Wade Miller 117 768.0

9. Mike Hampton 114 1138.0

10. Danny Darwin 113 769.0

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