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Kansas City Cowboys Top 10 Pitching Leaders

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Single-Season Leaders

Career Leaders

WAR for Pitchers†

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	Year
1.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	0.8	1884
2.	Jersey Bakley	0.5	1884
3.	Doug Crothers	0.1	1884

WAR for Pitchers

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	IP
1.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	0.8	104.0
2.	Jersey Bakley	0.5	33.0
3.	Doug Crothers	0.1	25.0

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	Year
1.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	2.42	1884
2.	Bob Black	3.22	1884
3.	Ernie Hickman	4.52	1884

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	IP

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	Year
1.	Bob Black	4	1884
	Ernie Hickman	4	1884
3.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	3	1884
4.	Jersey Bakley	2	1884
5.	Doug Crothers	1	1884
	Bill Hutchinson	1	1884
	Barney McLaughlin	1	1884

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	IP
1.	Bob Black	4	123.0
	Ernie Hickman	4	137.1
3.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	3	104.0
4.	Jersey Bakley	2	33.0
5.	Doug Crothers	1	25.0
	Bill Hutchinson	1	17.0
	Barney McLaughlin	1	48.2

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	Year
1.	Bob Black	.308	1884
2.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	.250	1884
3.	Ernie Hickman	.235	1884

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	IP

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	Year
1.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	1.010	1884
2.	Bob Black	1.171	1884
3.	Ernie Hickman	1.515	1884

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	IP

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	Year
1.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	8.221	1884
2.	Bob Black	9.293	1884
3.	Ernie Hickman	11.272	1884

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.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	0.865	1884
2.	Bob Black	1.244	1884
3.	Ernie Hickman	2.359	1884

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.	Bob Black	6.805	1884
2.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	5.365	1884
3.	Ernie Hickman	4.456	1884

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	IP

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Ernie Hickman	17	1884
2.	Bob Black	16	1884
3.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	12	1884
4.	Barney McLaughlin	7	1884
	Alex Voss	7	1884
6.	Henry Oberbeck	6	1884
7.	Jersey Bakley	5	1884
8.	Dick Blaisdell	3	1884
	Doug Crothers	3	1884
	Frank Wyman	3	1884

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	IP
1.	Ernie Hickman	17	137.1
2.	Bob Black	16	123.0
3.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	12	104.0
4.	Barney McLaughlin	7	48.2
	Alex Voss	7	53.0
6.	Henry Oberbeck	6	29.2
7.	Jersey Bakley	5	33.0
8.	Dick Blaisdell	3	26.0
	Doug Crothers	3	25.0
	Frank Wyman	3	21.0

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	Year

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	IP

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	Year
1.	Ernie Hickman	137.1	1884
2.	Bob Black	123.0	1884
3.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	104.0	1884
4.	Alex Voss	53.0	1884
5.	Barney McLaughlin	48.2	1884
6.	Jersey Bakley	33.0	1884
7.	Henry Oberbeck	29.2	1884
8.	Dick Blaisdell	26.0	1884
9.	Doug Crothers	25.0	1884
10.	Frank Wyman	21.0	1884

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	IP
1.	Ernie Hickman	137.1	137.1
2.	Bob Black	123.0	123.0
3.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	104.0	104.0
4.	Alex Voss	53.0	53.0
5.	Barney McLaughlin	48.2	48.2
6.	Jersey Bakley	33.0	33.0
7.	Henry Oberbeck	29.2	29.2
8.	Dick Blaisdell	26.0	26.0
9.	Doug Crothers	25.0	25.0
10.	Frank Wyman	21.0	21.0

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Bob Black	93	1884
2.	Ernie Hickman	68	1884
3.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	62	1884
4.	Alex Voss	17	1884
5.	Barney McLaughlin	14	1884
6.	Jersey Bakley	13	1884
7.	Doug Crothers	11	1884
8.	Frank Wyman	9	1884
9.	Dick Blaisdell	8	1884
10.	Jim Cudworth	6	1884
	Henry Oberbeck	6	1884
	Harry Wheeler	6	1884

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	IP
1.	Bob Black	93	123.0
2.	Ernie Hickman	68	137.1
3.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	62	104.0
4.	Alex Voss	17	53.0
5.	Barney McLaughlin	14	48.2
6.	Jersey Bakley	13	33.0
7.	Doug Crothers	11	25.0
8.	Frank Wyman	9	21.0
9.	Dick Blaisdell	8	26.0
10.	Jim Cudworth	6	17.0
	Henry Oberbeck	6	29.2
	Harry Wheeler	6	8.0

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	Year
1.	Ernie Hickman	17	1884
2.	Bob Black	15	1884
3.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	12	1884
4.	Alex Voss	6	1884
5.	Jersey Bakley	5	1884
6.	Barney McLaughlin	4	1884
	Henry Oberbeck	4	1884
8.	Dick Blaisdell	3	1884
	Doug Crothers	3	1884
10.	Bill Hutchinson	2	1884
	John Kirby	2	1884

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	IP
1.	Ernie Hickman	17	137.1
2.	Bob Black	15	123.0
3.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	12	104.0
4.	Alex Voss	6	53.0
5.	Jersey Bakley	5	33.0
6.	Barney McLaughlin	4	48.2
	Henry Oberbeck	4	29.2
8.	Dick Blaisdell	3	26.0
	Doug Crothers	3	25.0
10.	Bill Hutchinson	2	17.0
	John Kirby	2	11.0

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	Year
1.	Ernie Hickman	15	1884
2.	Bob Black	13	1884
3.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	12	1884
4.	Alex Voss	6	1884
5.	Barney McLaughlin	4	1884
6.	Jersey Bakley	3	1884
	Dick Blaisdell	3	1884
	Doug Crothers	3	1884
	Henry Oberbeck	3	1884
10.	Bill Hutchinson	2	1884

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	IP
1.	Ernie Hickman	15	137.1
2.	Bob Black	13	123.0
3.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	12	104.0
4.	Alex Voss	6	53.0
5.	Barney McLaughlin	4	48.2
6.	Jersey Bakley	3	33.0
	Dick Blaisdell	3	26.0
	Doug Crothers	3	25.0
	Henry Oberbeck	3	29.2
10.	Bill Hutchinson	2	17.0

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	Year

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	IP

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Ernie Hickman	5	1884
2.	Barney McLaughlin	2	1884
	Alex Voss	2	1884
4.	Bob Black	1	1884
	Joe Connors	1	1884
	Jim Cudworth	1	1884
	Pat Sullivan	1	1884
	Peek-A-Boo Veach	1	1884

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	IP
1.	Ernie Hickman	5	137.1
2.	Barney McLaughlin	2	48.2
	Alex Voss	2	53.0
4.	Bob Black	1	123.0
	Joe Connors	1	12.0
	Jim Cudworth	1	17.0
	Pat Sullivan	1	7.0
	Peek-A-Boo Veach	1	104.0

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Ernie Hickman	36	1884
2.	Bob Black	17	1884
3.	Barney McLaughlin	15	1884
4.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	10	1884
5.	Alex Voss	7	1884
6.	Doug Crothers	6	1884
7.	Frank Kreeger	5	1884
	Pat Sullivan	5	1884
9.	Jersey Bakley	4	1884
	Dick Blaisdell	4	1884

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	IP
1.	Ernie Hickman	36	137.1
2.	Bob Black	17	123.0
3.	Barney McLaughlin	15	48.2
4.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	10	104.0
5.	Alex Voss	7	53.0
6.	Doug Crothers	6	25.0
7.	Frank Kreeger	5	7.0
	Pat Sullivan	5	7.0
9.	Jersey Bakley	4	33.0
	Dick Blaisdell	4	26.0

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Ernie Hickman	172	1884
2.	Bob Black	127	1884
3.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	95	1884
4.	Alex Voss	74	1884
5.	Barney McLaughlin	62	1884
6.	Dick Blaisdell	49	1884
7.	Henry Oberbeck	47	1884
8.	Frank Wyman	37	1884
9.	Jersey Bakley	29	1884
10.	Doug Crothers	26	1884

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	IP
1.	Ernie Hickman	172	137.1
2.	Bob Black	127	123.0
3.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	95	104.0
4.	Alex Voss	74	53.0
5.	Barney McLaughlin	62	48.2
6.	Dick Blaisdell	49	26.0
7.	Henry Oberbeck	47	29.2
8.	Frank Wyman	37	21.0
9.	Jersey Bakley	29	33.0
10.	Doug Crothers	26	25.0

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	Year
1.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	6.200	1884
2.	Bob Black	5.471	1884
3.	Ernie Hickman	1.889	1884

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.	Bob Black	0.073	1884
2.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	0.087	1884
3.	Ernie Hickman	0.328	1884

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	IP

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	Year
1.	Ernie Hickman	13	1884
2.	Bob Black	9	1884
	Peek-A-Boo Veach	9	1884
4.	Alex Voss	6	1884
5.	Henry Oberbeck	5	1884
6.	Jersey Bakley	3	1884
	Dick Blaisdell	3	1884
	Barney McLaughlin	3	1884
9.	Doug Crothers	2	1884
10.	Jim Chatterton	1	1884
	Joe Connors	1	1884
	Frank Foreman	1	1884
	Bill Hutchinson	1	1884
	John Kirby	1	1884
	Frank Kreeger	1	1884
	Pat Sullivan	1	1884
	Harry Wheeler	1	1884
	Frank Wyman	1	1884

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	IP
1.	Ernie Hickman	13	137.1
2.	Bob Black	9	123.0
	Peek-A-Boo Veach	9	104.0
4.	Alex Voss	6	53.0
5.	Henry Oberbeck	5	29.2
6.	Jersey Bakley	3	33.0
	Dick Blaisdell	3	26.0
	Barney McLaughlin	3	48.2
9.	Doug Crothers	2	25.0
10.	Jim Chatterton	1	5.0
	Joe Connors	1	12.0
	Frank Foreman	1	8.0
	Bill Hutchinson	1	17.0
	John Kirby	1	11.0
	Frank Kreeger	1	7.0
	Pat Sullivan	1	7.0
	Harry Wheeler	1	8.0
	Frank Wyman	1	21.0

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	Year
1.	Ernie Hickman	69	1884
2.	Bob Black	44	1884
3.	Barney McLaughlin	29	1884
4.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	28	1884
5.	Dick Blaisdell	25	1884
	Alex Voss	25	1884
7.	Henry Oberbeck	19	1884
8.	Frank Wyman	16	1884
9.	Jersey Bakley	9	1884
	Pat Sullivan	9	1884

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	IP
1.	Ernie Hickman	69	137.1
2.	Bob Black	44	123.0
3.	Barney McLaughlin	29	48.2
4.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	28	104.0
5.	Dick Blaisdell	25	26.0
	Alex Voss	25	53.0
7.	Henry Oberbeck	19	29.2
8.	Frank Wyman	16	21.0
9.	Jersey Bakley	9	33.0
	Pat Sullivan	9	7.0

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	Year
1.	Ernie Hickman	27	1884
2.	Bob Black	11	1884
3.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	10	1884
4.	Frank Wyman	8	1884
5.	Barney McLaughlin	5	1884
	Alex Voss	5	1884
7.	Jersey Bakley	4	1884
8.	Jim Chatterton	2	1884
	Joe Connors	2	1884
	Frank Foreman	2	1884
	Henry Oberbeck	2	1884
	Harry Wheeler	2	1884

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	IP
1.	Ernie Hickman	27	137.1
2.	Bob Black	11	123.0
3.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	10	104.0
4.	Frank Wyman	8	21.0
5.	Barney McLaughlin	5	48.2
	Alex Voss	5	53.0
7.	Jersey Bakley	4	33.0
8.	Jim Chatterton	2	5.0
	Joe Connors	2	12.0
	Frank Foreman	2	8.0
	Henry Oberbeck	2	29.2
	Harry Wheeler	2	8.0

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.	Ernie Hickman	635	1884
2.	Bob Black	527	1884
3.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	429	1884
4.	Alex Voss	246	1884
5.	Barney McLaughlin	228	1884
6.	Henry Oberbeck	142	1884
7.	Jersey Bakley	136	1884
8.	Dick Blaisdell	134	1884
9.	Doug Crothers	110	1884
10.	Frank Wyman	105	1884

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	IP
1.	Ernie Hickman	635	137.1
2.	Bob Black	527	123.0
3.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	429	104.0
4.	Alex Voss	246	53.0
5.	Barney McLaughlin	228	48.2
6.	Henry Oberbeck	142	29.2
7.	Jersey Bakley	136	33.0
8.	Dick Blaisdell	134	26.0
9.	Doug Crothers	110	25.0
10.	Frank Wyman	105	21.0

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	Year
1.	Barney McLaughlin	3	1884
2.	Henry Oberbeck	2	1884
	Frank Wyman	2	1884
4.	Bob Black	1	1884
	Joe Connors	1	1884
	Jim Cudworth	1	1884
	Frank McLaughlin	1	1884
	Alex Voss	1	1884

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	IP
1.	Barney McLaughlin	3	48.2
2.	Henry Oberbeck	2	29.2
	Frank Wyman	2	21.0
4.	Bob Black	1	123.0
	Joe Connors	1	12.0
	Jim Cudworth	1	17.0
	Frank McLaughlin	1	10.0
	Alex Voss	1	53.0

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	Year
1.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	117	1884
2.	Bob Black	88	1884
3.	Ernie Hickman	63	1884

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	IP

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	Year
1.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	4	1884
2.	Jersey Bakley	2	1884
	Doug Crothers	2	1884
4.	Harry Wheeler	1	1884

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	IP
1.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	4	104.0
2.	Jersey Bakley	2	33.0
	Doug Crothers	2	25.0
4.	Harry Wheeler	1	8.0

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	Year
1.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	0.4	1884
2.	Jersey Bakley	0.2	1884
	Doug Crothers	0.2	1884
4.	Harry Wheeler	0.1	1884

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	IP
1.	Peek-A-Boo Veach	0.4	104.0
2.	Jersey Bakley	0.2	33.0
	Doug Crothers	0.2	25.0
4.	Harry Wheeler	0.1	8.0

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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