Kansas City Cowboys Top 10 Pitching Leaders

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player		ERA		Year
1.	Frank Hoffman		2.769		1888
2.	Jim Conway		3.251		1889
3.	Tom Sullivan		3.396		1888
4.	John McCarty		3.911		1889
5.	Henry Porter		4.158		1888
6.	Park Swartzel		4.321		1889
7.	John Sowders		4.816		1889
8.	Bill Fagan		5.691		1888

Earned Run Average

Rank

Player

ERA

IP

Wins

Rank	Player		W		Year
1.	Jim Conway		19		1889
	Park Swartzel		19		1889
3.	Henry Porter		18		1888
4.	John McCarty		8		1889
	Tom Sullivan		8		1888
6.	John Sowders		6		1889
7.	Bill Fagan		5		1888
	Steve Toole		5		1888
9.	Red Ehret		3		1888
	Frank Hoffman		3		1888

Wins

Rank	Player		W		IP
1.	Jim Conway		19		335.0
	Park Swartzel		19		410.3
3.	Henry Porter		18		497.0
4.	Tom Sullivan		10		302.0
5.	John McCarty		8		119.7
6.	John Sowders		6		185.0
7.	Bill Fagan		5		142.3
	Steve Toole		5		91.7
9.	Red Ehret		3		52.0
	Frank Hoffman		3		104.0

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player		W-L%		Year
1.	John McCarty		.571		1889
2.	Jim Conway		.500		1889
3.	Steve Toole		.455		1888
4.	Park Swartzel		.413		1889
5.	Tom Sullivan		.333		1888
6.	Henry Porter		.327		1888
7.	Bill Fagan		.312		1888
8.	John Sowders		.273		1889
9.	Frank Hoffman		.250		1888
10.	Tom Sullivan		.200		1889

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player		W-L%		IP
1.	Henry Porter		.310		497.0

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player		WHIP		Year
1.	Jim Conway		1.266		1889
2.	Henry Porter		1.365		1888
3.	Tom Sullivan		1.374		1888
4.	Frank Hoffman		1.385		1888
5.	Park Swartzel		1.457		1889
6.	John Sowders		1.670		1889
7.	John McCarty		1.738		1889
8.	Bill Fagan		1.784		1888

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank

Player

WHIP

IP

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player		Hits/9		Year
1.	Frank Hoffman		8.827		1888
2.	Jim Conway		8.973		1889
3.	Tom Sullivan		9.517		1888
4.	John Sowders		9.924		1889
5.	Henry Porter		10.006		1888
6.	Park Swartzel		10.550		1889
7.	John McCarty		11.056		1889
8.	Bill Fagan		11.319		1888

Hits per 9 IP

Rank

Player

Hits/9

IP

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player		BB/9		Year
1.	Henry Porter		2.279		1888
2.	Jim Conway		2.418		1889
3.	Park Swartzel		2.566		1889
4.	Tom Sullivan		2.851		1888
5.	Frank Hoffman		3.635		1888
6.	John McCarty		4.588		1889
7.	Bill Fagan		4.742		1888
8.	John Sowders		5.108		1889

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank

Player

BB/9

IP

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player		Strikeouts/9		Year
1.	John Sowders		5.059		1889
2.	Tom Sullivan		3.522		1888
3.	Frank Hoffman		3.288		1888
4.	Park Swartzel		3.224		1889
5.	Bill Fagan		3.098		1888
6.	Jim Conway		3.090		1889
7.	Henry Porter		2.753		1888
8.	John McCarty		2.708		1889

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank

Player

Strikeouts/9

IP

Games Played

Rank	Player		Games		Year
1.	Henry Porter		55		1888
2.	Park Swartzel		48		1889
3.	Jim Conway		41		1889
4.	John Sowders		25		1889
5.	Tom Sullivan		24		1888
6.	Bill Fagan		17		1888
7.	John McCarty		15		1889
8.	Frank Hoffman		12		1888
	Steve Toole		12		1888
10.	Tom Sullivan		10		1889

Games Played

Rank	Player		Games		IP
1.	Henry Porter		59		497.0
2.	Park Swartzel		48		410.3
3.	Jim Conway		41		335.0
4.	Tom Sullivan		34		302.0
5.	John Sowders		25		185.0
6.	Bill Fagan		17		142.3
7.	John McCarty		15		119.7
8.	Frank Hoffman		12		104.0
	Steve Toole		12		91.7
10.	Red Ehret		7		52.0

Saves

Rank	Player		SV		Year
1.	John Sowders		1		1889
	Park Swartzel		1		1889

Saves

Rank	Player		SV		IP
1.	John Sowders		1		185.0
	Park Swartzel		1		410.3

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player		IP		Year
1.	Henry Porter		474.0		1888
2.	Park Swartzel		410.3		1889
3.	Jim Conway		335.0		1889
4.	Tom Sullivan		214.7		1888
5.	John Sowders		185.0		1889
6.	Bill Fagan		142.3		1888
7.	John McCarty		119.7		1889
8.	Frank Hoffman		104.0		1888
9.	Steve Toole		91.7		1888
10.	Tom Sullivan		87.3		1889

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player		IP		IP
1.	Henry Porter		497.0		497.0
2.	Park Swartzel		410.3		410.3
3.	Jim Conway		335.0		335.0
4.	Tom Sullivan		302.0		302.0
5.	John Sowders		185.0		185.0
6.	Bill Fagan		142.3		142.3
7.	John McCarty		119.7		119.7
8.	Frank Hoffman		104.0		104.0
9.	Steve Toole		91.7		91.7
10.	Red Ehret		52.0		52.0

Strikeouts

Rank	Player		SO		Year
1.	Park Swartzel		147		1889
2.	Henry Porter		145		1888
3.	Jim Conway		115		1889
4.	John Sowders		104		1889
5.	Tom Sullivan		84		1888
6.	Bill Fagan		49		1888
7.	Frank Hoffman		38		1888
8.	John McCarty		36		1889
9.	Steve Toole		35		1888
10.	Tom Sullivan		24		1889

Strikeouts

Rank	Player		SO		IP
1.	Henry Porter		154		497.0
2.	Park Swartzel		147		410.3
3.	Jim Conway		115		335.0
4.	Tom Sullivan		108		302.0
5.	John Sowders		104		185.0
6.	Bill Fagan		49		142.3
7.	Frank Hoffman		38		104.0
8.	John McCarty		36		119.7
9.	Steve Toole		35		91.7
10.	Red Ehret		12		52.0

Games Started

Rank	Player		GS		Year
1.	Henry Porter		54		1888
2.	Park Swartzel		47		1889
3.	Jim Conway		37		1889
4.	Tom Sullivan		24		1888
5.	John Sowders		23		1889
6.	Bill Fagan		17		1888
7.	John McCarty		14		1889
8.	Frank Hoffman		12		1888
9.	Tom Sullivan		10		1889
	Steve Toole		10		1888

Games Started

Rank	Player		GS		IP
1.	Henry Porter		58		497.0
2.	Park Swartzel		47		410.3
3.	Jim Conway		37		335.0
4.	Tom Sullivan		34		302.0
5.	John Sowders		23		185.0
6.	Bill Fagan		17		142.3
7.	John McCarty		14		119.7
8.	Frank Hoffman		12		104.0
9.	Steve Toole		10		91.7
10.	Red Ehret		6		52.0

Complete Games

Rank	Player		CG		Year
1.	Henry Porter		53		1888
2.	Park Swartzel		45		1889
3.	Jim Conway		33		1889
4.	Tom Sullivan		24		1888
5.	John Sowders		20		1889
6.	Bill Fagan		15		1888
7.	John McCarty		13		1889
8.	Frank Hoffman		12		1888
9.	Tom Sullivan		10		1889
	Steve Toole		10		1888

Complete Games

Rank	Player		CG		IP
1.	Henry Porter		56		497.0
2.	Park Swartzel		45		410.3
3.	Tom Sullivan		34		302.0
4.	Jim Conway		33		335.0
5.	John Sowders		20		185.0
6.	Bill Fagan		15		142.3
7.	John McCarty		13		119.7
8.	Frank Hoffman		12		104.0
9.	Steve Toole		10		91.7
10.	Red Ehret		5		52.0
	John Kirby		5		43.0

Shutouts

Rank	Player		SHO		Year
1.	Henry Porter		4		1888

Shutouts

Rank	Player		SHO		IP
1.	Henry Porter		4		497.0

Home Runs

Rank	Player		HR		Year
1.	Park Swartzel		21		1889
2.	Henry Porter		16		1888
3.	Jim Conway		12		1889
4.	John Sowders		9		1889
5.	Bill Fagan		4		1888
	John McCarty		4		1889
	Steve Toole		4		1888
8.	Frank Hoffman		3		1888
9.	Frank Hafner		2		1888
	Frank Pears		2		1889
	Tom Sullivan		2		1888
	Tom Sullivan		2		1889

Home Runs

Rank	Player		HR		IP
1.	Park Swartzel		21		410.3
2.	Henry Porter		16		497.0
3.	Jim Conway		12		335.0
4.	John Sowders		9		185.0
5.	Bill Fagan		4		142.3
	John McCarty		4		119.7
	Tom Sullivan		4		302.0
	Steve Toole		4		91.7
9.	Frank Hoffman		3		104.0
10.	Frank Hafner		2		18.0
	Frank Pears		2		22.0

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player		BB		Year
1.	Henry Porter		120		1888
2.	Park Swartzel		117		1889
3.	John Sowders		105		1889
4.	Jim Conway		90		1889
5.	Bill Fagan		75		1888
6.	Tom Sullivan		68		1888
7.	John McCarty		61		1889
8.	Steve Toole		50		1888
9.	Tom Sullivan		48		1889
10.	Frank Hoffman		42		1888

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player		BB		IP
1.	Henry Porter		134		497.0
2.	Park Swartzel		117		410.3
3.	Tom Sullivan		116		302.0
4.	John Sowders		105		185.0
5.	Jim Conway		90		335.0
6.	Bill Fagan		75		142.3
7.	John McCarty		61		119.7
8.	Steve Toole		50		91.7
9.	Frank Hoffman		42		104.0
10.	Red Ehret		22		52.0

Hits

Rank	Player		Hits		Year
1.	Henry Porter		527		1888
2.	Park Swartzel		481		1889
3.	Jim Conway		334		1889
4.	Tom Sullivan		227		1888
5.	John Sowders		204		1889
6.	Bill Fagan		179		1888
7.	John McCarty		147		1889
8.	Steve Toole		124		1888
9.	Tom Sullivan		111		1889
10.	Frank Hoffman		102		1888

Hits

Rank	Player		Hits		IP
1.	Henry Porter		579		497.0
2.	Park Swartzel		481		410.3
3.	Tom Sullivan		338		302.0
4.	Jim Conway		334		335.0
5.	John Sowders		204		185.0
6.	Bill Fagan		179		142.3
7.	John McCarty		147		119.7
8.	Steve Toole		124		91.7
9.	Frank Hoffman		102		104.0
10.	Red Ehret		58		52.0

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player		SO/BB		Year
1.	Jim Conway		1.278		1889
2.	Park Swartzel		1.256		1889
3.	Tom Sullivan		1.235		1888
4.	Henry Porter		1.208		1888
5.	John Sowders		0.991		1889
6.	Frank Hoffman		0.905		1888
7.	Bill Fagan		0.653		1888
8.	John McCarty		0.590		1889

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank

Player

SO/BB

IP

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player		Home Runs/9		Year
1.	Tom Sullivan		0.084		1888
2.	Bill Fagan		0.253		1888
3.	Frank Hoffman		0.260		1888
4.	John McCarty		0.301		1889
5.	Henry Porter		0.304		1888
6.	Jim Conway		0.322		1889
7.	John Sowders		0.438		1889
8.	Park Swartzel		0.461		1889

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank

Player

Home Runs/9

IP

Losses

Rank	Player		L		Year
1.	Henry Porter		37		1888
2.	Park Swartzel		27		1889
3.	Jim Conway		19		1889
4.	John Sowders		16		1889
	Tom Sullivan		16		1888
6.	Bill Fagan		11		1888
7.	Frank Hoffman		9		1888
8.	Tom Sullivan		8		1889
9.	John McCarty		6		1889
	Steve Toole		6		1888

Losses

Rank	Player		L		IP
1.	Henry Porter		40		497.0
2.	Park Swartzel		27		410.3
3.	Tom Sullivan		24		302.0
4.	Jim Conway		19		335.0
5.	John Sowders		16		185.0
6.	Bill Fagan		11		142.3
7.	Frank Hoffman		9		104.0
8.	John McCarty		6		119.7
	Steve Toole		6		91.7
10.	John Kirby		4		43.0

Earned Runs

Rank	Player		ER		Year
1.	Henry Porter		219		1888
2.	Park Swartzel		197		1889
3.	Jim Conway		121		1889
4.	John Sowders		99		1889
5.	Bill Fagan		90		1888
6.	Tom Sullivan		81		1888
7.	Steve Toole		68		1888
8.	Tom Sullivan		55		1889
9.	John McCarty		52		1889
10.	Frank Hoffman		32		1888
	Henry Porter		32		1889

Earned Runs

Rank	Player		ER		IP
1.	Henry Porter		251		497.0
2.	Park Swartzel		197		410.3
3.	Tom Sullivan		136		302.0
4.	Jim Conway		121		335.0
5.	John Sowders		99		185.0
6.	Bill Fagan		90		142.3
7.	Steve Toole		68		91.7
8.	John McCarty		52		119.7
9.	Frank Hoffman		32		104.0
10.	Red Ehret		23		52.0

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player		WP		Year
1.	Park Swartzel		35		1889
2.	Tom Sullivan		28		1888
3.	Jim Conway		19		1889
4.	John Sowders		17		1889
5.	Tom Sullivan		7		1889
6.	Frank Hafner		6		1888

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player		WP		IP
1.	Tom Sullivan		35		302.0
	Park Swartzel		35		410.3
3.	Jim Conway		19		335.0
4.	John Sowders		17		185.0
5.	Frank Hafner		6		18.0

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player		Hit By Pitch		Year
1.	Tom Sullivan		24		1888
2.	Tom Sullivan		6		1889
3.	Frank Hafner		1		1888

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player		Hit By Pitch		IP
1.	Tom Sullivan		30		302.0
2.	Frank Hafner		1		18.0

Batters Faced

Rank	Player		BF		Year
1.	Park Swartzel		1830		1889
2.	Jim Conway		1448		1889
3.	Tom Sullivan		941		1888
4.	John Sowders		865		1889
5.	Bill Fagan		696		1888
6.	Tom Sullivan		424		1889
7.	Red Ehret		241		1888
8.	Frank Hafner		93		1888
9.	Myron Allen		73		1888

Batters Faced

Rank	Player		BF		IP
1.	Park Swartzel		1830		410.3
2.	Jim Conway		1448		335.0
3.	Tom Sullivan		1365		302.0
4.	John Sowders		865		185.0
5.	Bill Fagan		696		142.3
6.	Red Ehret		241		52.0
7.	Frank Hafner		93		18.0
8.	Myron Allen		73		18.0

Games Finished

Rank	Player		GF		Year
1.	Jim Conway		4		1889
2.	John Sowders		2		1889
	Steve Toole		2		1888
4.	Red Ehret		1		1888
	Steve Ladew		1		1889
	Mike Mattimore		1		1889
	John McCarty		1		1889
	Frank Pears		1		1889
	Henry Porter		1		1888
	Park Swartzel		1		1889

Games Finished

Rank	Player		GF		IP
1.	Jim Conway		4		335.0
2.	John Sowders		2		185.0
	Steve Toole		2		91.7
4.	Red Ehret		1		52.0
	Steve Ladew		1		2.0
	Mike Mattimore		1		3.0
	John McCarty		1		119.7
	Frank Pears		1		22.0
	Henry Porter		1		497.0
	Park Swartzel		1		410.3

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player		ERA+		Year
1.	Jim Conway		128		1889
2.	Frank Hoffman		124		1888
3.	John McCarty		106		1889
4.	Tom Sullivan		101		1888
5.	Park Swartzel		96		1889
6.	John Sowders		86		1889
7.	Henry Porter		82		1888
8.	Bill Fagan		60		1888

Adjusted ERA+

Rank

Player

ERA+

IP