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Los Angeles Dodgers Top 10 Pitching Leaders

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Single-Season Leaders Career Leaders

Earned Run Average
RankPlayerERAYear
1.Rube Marquard1.581916
2.Phil Regan1.621966
3.Ron Perranoski1.671963
4.Ned Garvin1.681904
5.Sandy Koufax1.731966
6.Sandy Koufax1.741964
7.Larry French1.831942
8.Sherry Smith1.851920
9.Kaiser Wilhelm1.871908
10.Sandy Koufax1.881963

Earned Run Average
RankPlayerERAIP
1.Jeff Pfeffer2.311748.3
2.Nap Rucker2.422375.3
3.Larry Cheney2.45730.0
4.Ron Perranoski2.56766.7
5.Rube Marquard2.58950.0
6.Jim Brewer2.62822.3
7.Kaiser Wilhelm2.62563.3
8.Andy Messersmith2.67926.0
9.Sandy Koufax2.762324.3
10.Elmer Stricklett2.78758.7

Wins
RankPlayerWYear
1.Bob Caruthers401889
2.Henry Porter331885
3.Tom Lovett301890
4.Bob Caruthers291888
 George Haddock291892
6.Jay Hughes281899
 Joe McGinnity281900
 Dazzy Vance281924
9.Sandy Koufax271966
 Don Newcombe271956
 Henry Porter271886
 Ed Stein271892

Wins
RankPlayerWIP
1.Don Sutton2333816.3
2.Don Drysdale2093432.0
3.Dazzy Vance1902757.7
4.Brickyard Kennedy1772857.0
5.Sandy Koufax1652324.3
6.Burleigh Grimes1582426.0
7.Claude Osteen1472396.7
8.Fernando Valenzuela1412348.7
9.Johnny Podres1362029.3
10.Orel Hershiser1352180.7

Win-Loss %
RankPlayerW-L%Year
1.Phil Regan.9331966
2.Freddie Fitzsimmons.8891940
3.Preacher Roe.8801951
4.Orel Hershiser.8641985
5.Preacher Roe.8461952
6.Ron Perranoski.8421963
7.Sandy Koufax.8331963
 Ed Roebuck.8331962
9.Jay Hughes.8241899
 Dazzy Vance.8241924

Win-Loss %
RankPlayerW-L%IP
1.Preacher Roe.7151277.3
2.Bob Caruthers.6831433.7
3.Tommy John.6741198.0
4.Jay Hughes.674796.3
5.Billy Loes.658639.7
6.Sandy Koufax.6552324.3
7.Don Newcombe.6511662.7
8.Kirby Higbe.648931.0
9.Dave Foutz.647539.7
10.Ed Roebuck.645599.0

Walks & Hits per IP
RankPlayerWHIPYear
1.Sandy Koufax0.8551965
2.Sandy Koufax0.8751963
3.Don Sutton0.9131972
4.Sandy Koufax0.9281964
5.Phil Regan0.9341966
6.Don Drysdale0.9651964
7.Don Sutton0.9831973
8.Sandy Koufax0.9851966
9.Don Newcombe0.9891956
10.Don Sutton0.9891980

Walks & Hits per IP
RankPlayerWHIPIP
1.Kevin Brown1.100872.7
2.Andy Messersmith1.105926.0
3.Sandy Koufax1.1062324.3
4.Eric Gagne1.111545.3
5.Don Sutton1.1233816.3
6.Rube Marquard1.127950.0
7.Jim Brewer1.129822.3
8.Jeff Pfeffer1.1341748.3
9.Whit Wyatt1.1411072.3
10.Don Drysdale1.1483432.0

Hits per 9 IP
RankPlayerHits/9Year
1.Sandy Koufax5.7921965
2.Hideo Nomo5.8331995
3.Ralph Branca5.9911945
4.Don Sutton6.1391972
5.Sandy Koufax6.1931963
6.Sandy Koufax6.2151964
7.Clayton Kershaw6.2632009
8.Ed Reulbach6.3001913
9.Larry Cheney6.3321916
10.Pedro Martinez6.3931993

Hits per 9 IP
RankPlayerHits/9IP
1.Sandy Koufax6.7922324.3
2.Jim Brewer6.895822.3
3.Eric Gagne6.981545.3
4.Andy Messersmith7.017926.0
5.Rex Barney7.138597.7
6.Charlie Hough7.214799.7
7.Larry Cheney7.410730.0
8.Hideo Nomo7.5631217.3
9.Tim Belcher7.593806.0
10.Kevin Brown7.601872.7

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
RankPlayerBB/9Year
1.Earl Yingling0.6141913
2.Bill Reidy1.2121903
3.Watty Clark1.2171935
4.Bob Caruthers1.2181888
5.Curt Davis1.2481940
6.Curt Davis1.2631945
7.Jim Conway1.2821884
8.Phil Douglas1.3111915
9.Adonis Terry1.3611884
10.Leon Cadore1.4001919

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
RankPlayerBB/9IP
1.Curt Davis1.7691007.3
2.Watty Clark1.9151659.0
3.Frank Kitson1.939793.7
4.Rube Marquard1.961950.0
5.Odalis Perez1.970772.0
6.Sherry Smith1.9771197.3
7.Leon Cadore2.0431251.0
8.Jerry Reuss2.1291407.7
9.Claude Osteen2.1332396.7
10.Jeff Pfeffer2.1361748.3

Strikeouts per 9 IP
RankPlayerStrikeouts/9Year
1.Hideo Nomo11.1011995
2.Sandy Koufax10.5461962
3.Sandy Koufax10.5241957
4.Sandy Koufax10.2421965
5.Sandy Koufax10.1541959
6.Sandy Koufax10.1311960
7.Hideo Nomo10.1141997
8.Pedro Martinez10.0091993
9.Chan Ho Park9.8561996
10.Clayton Kershaw9.7372009

Strikeouts per 9 IP
RankPlayerStrikeouts/9IP
1.Eric Gagne10.381545.3
2.Sandy Koufax9.2772324.3
3.Hideo Nomo8.8721217.3
4.Chan Ho Park8.2821279.0
5.Darren Dreifort8.271872.7
6.Chad Billingsley8.233634.0
7.Kevin Brown8.086872.7
8.Jim Brewer7.355822.3
9.Tim Belcher7.068806.0
10.Bill Singer6.9851274.3

Games Played
RankPlayerGamesYear
1.Mike Marshall1061974
2.Paul Quantrill892003
3.Paul Quantrill862002
4.Joe Beimel832007
 Jonathan Broxton832007
6.Tom Martin802003
7.Duaner Sanchez792005
8.Eric Gagne772002
 Eric Gagne772003
 Charlie Hough771976
 Jeff Shaw772001

Games Played
RankPlayerGamesIP
1.Don Sutton5503816.3
2.Don Drysdale5183432.0
3.Jim Brewer474822.3
4.Ron Perranoski457766.7
5.Clem Labine425933.3
6.Charlie Hough401799.7
7.Sandy Koufax3972324.3
8.Brickyard Kennedy3812857.0
9.Dazzy Vance3782757.7
10.Johnny Podres3662029.3

Saves
RankPlayerSVYear
1.Eric Gagne552003
2.Eric Gagne522002
3.Eric Gagne452004
4.Todd Worrell441996
5.Jeff Shaw432001
6.Takashi Saito392007
7.Jonathan Broxton362009
8.Todd Worrell351997
9.Jeff Shaw341999
10.Todd Worrell321995

Saves
RankPlayerSVIP
1.Eric Gagne161545.3
2.Jeff Shaw129235.3
3.Todd Worrell127268.0
4.Jim Brewer125822.3
5.Ron Perranoski101766.7
6.Jay Howell85308.3
7.Clem Labine83933.3
8.Takashi Saito81189.7
9.Tom Niedenfuer64440.3
10.Charlie Hough60799.7

Innings Pitched
RankPlayerIPYear
1.Henry Porter481.71885
2.Adonis Terry476.01884
3.Bob Caruthers445.01889
4.Henry Porter424.01886
5.Bob Caruthers391.71888
6.Brickyard Kennedy382.71893
7.George Haddock381.31892
8.Ed Stein377.31892
9.Oscar Jones377.01904
10.Tom Lovett372.01890

Innings Pitched
RankPlayerIPIP
1.Don Sutton3816.33816.3
2.Don Drysdale3432.03432.0
3.Brickyard Kennedy2857.02857.0
4.Dazzy Vance2757.72757.7
5.Burleigh Grimes2426.02426.0
6.Claude Osteen2396.72396.7
7.Adonis Terry2376.32376.3
8.Nap Rucker2375.32375.3
9.Fernando Valenzuela2348.72348.7
10.Sandy Koufax2324.32324.3

Strikeouts
RankPlayerSOYear
1.Sandy Koufax3821965
2.Sandy Koufax3171966
3.Sandy Koufax3061963
4.Sandy Koufax2691961
5.Dazzy Vance2621924
6.Don Drysdale2511963
7.Bill Singer2471969
8.Don Drysdale2461960
9.Don Drysdale2421959
 Fernando Valenzuela2421986

Strikeouts
RankPlayerSOIP
1.Don Sutton26963816.3
2.Don Drysdale24863432.0
3.Sandy Koufax23962324.3
4.Dazzy Vance19182757.7
5.Fernando Valenzuela17592348.7
6.Orel Hershiser14562180.7
7.Johnny Podres13312029.3
8.Ramon Martinez13141731.7
9.Bob Welch12921820.7
10.Nap Rucker12172375.3

Games Started
RankPlayerGSYear
1.Adonis Terry551884
2.Henry Porter541885
3.Bob Caruthers501889
4.Henry Porter481886
5.George Haddock441892
 Brickyard Kennedy441893
 Adonis Terry441890
8.Bob Caruthers431888
 Tom Lovett431891
10.Don Drysdale421963
 Don Drysdale421965
 Ed Stein421892

Games Started
RankPlayerGSIP
1.Don Sutton5333816.3
2.Don Drysdale4653432.0
3.Claude Osteen3352396.7
4.Brickyard Kennedy3322857.0
5.Dazzy Vance3262757.7
6.Fernando Valenzuela3202348.7
7.Sandy Koufax3142324.3
8.Johnny Podres3102029.3
9.Orel Hershiser3092180.7
10.Burleigh Grimes2872426.0

Complete Games
RankPlayerCGYear
1.Adonis Terry541884
2.Henry Porter531885
3.Henry Porter481886
4.Bob Caruthers461889
5.Bob Caruthers421888
6.Sam Kimber411884
7.Mickey Hughes401888
 Brickyard Kennedy401893
9.George Haddock391892
 Tom Lovett391890
 Tom Lovett391891

Complete Games
RankPlayerCGIP
1.Brickyard Kennedy2792857.0
2.Adonis Terry2552376.3
3.Dazzy Vance2122757.7
4.Burleigh Grimes2052426.0
5.Nap Rucker1862375.3
6.Don Drysdale1673432.0
7.Jeff Pfeffer1571748.3
8.Don Sutton1563816.3
9.Bob Caruthers1471433.7
10.Henry Porter1391245.3

Shutouts
RankPlayerSHOYear
1.Sandy Koufax111963
2.Don Sutton91972
3.Tim Belcher81989
 Don Drysdale81968
 Orel Hershiser81988
 Sandy Koufax81965
 Fernando Valenzuela81981
8.Bob Caruthers71889
 Don Drysdale71965
 Burleigh Grimes71918
 Sandy Koufax71964
 Andy Messersmith71975
 Claude Osteen71969
 Whit Wyatt71941

Shutouts
RankPlayerSHOIP
1.Don Sutton523816.3
2.Don Drysdale493432.0
3.Sandy Koufax402324.3
4.Nap Rucker382375.3
5.Claude Osteen342396.7
6.Fernando Valenzuela292348.7
 Dazzy Vance292757.7
8.Jeff Pfeffer251748.3
9.Orel Hershiser242180.7
10.Johnny Podres232029.3
 Bob Welch231820.7

Home Runs
RankPlayerHRYear
1.Don Sutton381970
2.Don Newcombe351955
 Jeff Weaver352005
4.Preacher Roe341950
5.Jose Lima332004
 Don Newcombe331956
7.Ismael Valdez321999
8.Darren Dreifort312000
 Carl Erskine311954
 Chan Ho Park311999

Home Runs
RankPlayerHRIP
1.Don Sutton3093816.3
2.Don Drysdale2803432.0
3.Johnny Podres2112029.3
4.Sandy Koufax2042324.3
5.Carl Erskine1991718.7
6.Don Newcombe1891662.7
7.Claude Osteen1602396.7
8.Preacher Roe1571277.3
9.Fernando Valenzuela1522348.7
10.Ramon Martinez1481731.7

Bases on Balls
RankPlayerBBYear
1.Ed Stein1701894
2.Brickyard Kennedy1681893
3.George Haddock1631892
4.Bill Donovan1521901
5.Ed Stein1501892
6.Brickyard Kennedy1491894
 Brickyard Kennedy1491897
8.Tom Lovett1411890
9.Hal Gregg1371944
10.Adonis Terry1331890

Bases on Balls
RankPlayerBBIP
1.Brickyard Kennedy11282857.0
2.Don Sutton9963816.3
3.Fernando Valenzuela9152348.7
4.Don Drysdale8553432.0
5.Sandy Koufax8172324.3
6.Dazzy Vance7642757.7
7.Burleigh Grimes7442426.0
8.Adonis Terry7342376.3
9.Ramon Martinez7041731.7
10.Nap Rucker7012375.3

Hits
RankPlayerHitsYear
1.Adonis Terry4861884
2.Brickyard Kennedy4451894
3.Bob Caruthers4441889
4.Henry Porter4391886
5.Henry Porter4271885
6.Henry Porter4161887
7.Ed Stein3881894
8.Oscar Jones3871904
9.Brickyard Kennedy3761893
10.Brickyard Kennedy3701897

Hits
RankPlayerHitsIP
1.Don Sutton32913816.3
2.Brickyard Kennedy31022857.0
3.Don Drysdale30843432.0
4.Dazzy Vance25792757.7
5.Burleigh Grimes25472426.0
6.Claude Osteen23502396.7
7.Adonis Terry22922376.3
8.Fernando Valenzuela20992348.7
9.Nap Rucker20892375.3
10.Johnny Podres20092029.3

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
RankPlayerSO/BBYear
1.Sandy Koufax5.3801965
2.Sandy Koufax5.2761963
3.Kevin Brown4.5962000
4.Don Drysdale4.4041963
5.Tom Niedenfuer4.2501985
6.Sandy Koufax4.2071964
7.Sandy Koufax4.1171966
8.Odalis Perez4.0792002
9.Don Sutton4.0191966
10.Earl Yingling4.0001913

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
RankPlayerSO/BBIP
1.Kevin Brown3.516872.7
2.Eric Gagne3.437545.3
3.Odalis Perez3.142772.0
4.Sandy Koufax2.9332324.3
5.Don Drysdale2.9083432.0
6.Don Sutton2.7073816.3
7.Derek Lowe2.631850.3
8.Ismael Valdez2.6251065.0
9.Jeff Weaver2.615523.0
10.Bill Singer2.5231274.3

Home Runs per 9 IP
RankPlayerHome Runs/9Year
1.Bill Donovan0.0261901
2.Nap Rucker0.0271908
3.Bill Donovan0.0301902
4.Adonis Terry0.0311886
5.George Bell0.0341907
6.Elmer Stricklett0.0391907
7.Mal Eason0.0401906
8.Doc Scanlan0.0411910
9.Elmer Knetzer0.0441911
10.Jack Coombs0.0461915

Home Runs per 9 IP
RankPlayerHome Runs/9IP
1.Bill Donovan0.025704.7
2.Elmer Stricklett0.036758.7
3.Doc Scanlan0.1111221.0
4.George Bell0.1331086.0
5.Jay Hughes0.136796.3
6.Kaiser Wilhelm0.144563.3
7.Larry Cheney0.148730.0
8.Cy Barger0.154583.0
9.Nap Rucker0.1552375.3
10.Harry McIntire0.1661300.3

Losses
RankPlayerLYear
1.Adonis Terry351884
2.George Bell271910
3.Oscar Jones251904
 Harry McIntire251905
5.Henry Porter241887
6.Jack Cronin231904
7.Brickyard Kennedy221898
 Kaiser Wilhelm221908
 Joe Yeager221898
10.Jack Dunn211898
 Mal Eason211905
 Harry McIntire211906
 Henry Porter211885
 Nap Rucker211912

Losses
RankPlayerLIP
1.Don Sutton1813816.3
2.Don Drysdale1663432.0
3.Brickyard Kennedy1492857.0
4.Adonis Terry1392376.3
5.Nap Rucker1342375.3
6.Dazzy Vance1312757.7
7.Claude Osteen1262396.7
8.Burleigh Grimes1212426.0
9.Fernando Valenzuela1162348.7
10.Orel Hershiser1072180.7

Earned Runs
RankPlayerERYear
1.Brickyard Kennedy1971894
2.Adonis Terry1881884
3.Ed Stein1801894
4.Henry Porter1611886
5.Brickyard Kennedy1591895
 Henry Porter1591887
7.Brickyard Kennedy1581893
8.Bob Caruthers1551889
9.Sam Kimber1531884
10.Dan Daub1521894

Earned Runs
RankPlayerERIP
1.Don Sutton13113816.3
2.Brickyard Kennedy12642857.0
3.Don Drysdale11243432.0
4.Dazzy Vance9722757.7
5.Burleigh Grimes9342426.0
6.Adonis Terry9032376.3
7.Fernando Valenzuela8642348.7
8.Johnny Podres8262029.3
9.Claude Osteen8222396.7
10.Carl Erskine7631718.7

Wild Pitches
RankPlayerWPYear
1.John Harkins391885
2.Adonis Terry321886
3.Adonis Terry271890
4.John Harkins261886
 Henry Porter261885
6.Adonis Terry251889
7.Bob Caruthers221889
8.George Haddock211892
 Brickyard Kennedy211894
 Tom Lovett211891

Wild Pitches
RankPlayerWPIP
1.Adonis Terry1072376.3
2.Fernando Valenzuela942348.7
3.Sandy Koufax872324.3
4.Don Sutton863816.3
5.Brickyard Kennedy832857.0
6.Don Drysdale823432.0
7.Orel Hershiser782180.7
8.Ed Stein691394.3
9.John Harkins65784.3
10.Hideo Nomo641217.3

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayerHit By PitchYear
1.Joe McGinnity411900
2.Harry McIntire211909
 Henry Schmidt211903
4.Don Drysdale201961
 Harry McIntire201905
 Harry McIntire201908
 Chan Ho Park202001
8.Nap Rucker191908
9.Don Drysdale181959
 Jack Dunn181899
 Jeff Weaver182005

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayerHit By PitchIP
1.Don Drysdale1543432.0
2.Harry McIntire821300.3
3.Jeff Pfeffer791748.3
4.Chan Ho Park741279.0
5.Nap Rucker732375.3
6.Dazzy Vance702757.7
7.Orel Hershiser652180.7
8.Don Sutton623816.3
9.Ramon Martinez531731.7
10.Burleigh Grimes522426.0

Batters Faced
RankPlayerBFYear
1.Adonis Terry20461884
2.Henry Porter20351885
3.Henry Porter18641886
4.Bob Caruthers18271889
5.Oscar Jones15931904
6.Bob Caruthers15751888
7.Sam Kimber15591884
8.Bill Donovan15291901
9.Henry Porter15041887
10.Joe McGinnity14981900

Batters Faced
RankPlayerBFIP
1.Don Sutton155673816.3
2.Don Drysdale140973432.0
3.Dazzy Vance114522757.7
4.Burleigh Grimes104092426.0
5.Fernando Valenzuela98572348.7
6.Claude Osteen98552396.7
7.Nap Rucker96252375.3
8.Sandy Koufax94972324.3
9.Orel Hershiser90702180.7
10.Johnny Podres85742029.3

Games Finished
RankPlayerGFYear
1.Mike Marshall831974
2.Eric Gagne682002
3.Eric Gagne672003
 Todd Worrell671996
5.Jeff Shaw662001
6.Eric Gagne592004
7.Jonathan Broxton582009
8.Jeff Shaw561999
9.Charlie Hough551976
 Takashi Saito552007
 Todd Worrell551997

Games Finished
RankPlayerGFIP
1.Jim Brewer302822.3
2.Ron Perranoski273766.7
3.Clem Labine242933.3
4.Todd Worrell224268.0
5.Charlie Hough222799.7
6.Eric Gagne212545.3
7.Jeff Shaw207235.3
8.Jay Howell175308.3
9.Tom Niedenfuer169440.3
10.Hugh Casey159867.7

Adjusted ERA+
RankPlayerERA+Year
1.Roger Craig2051959
2.Guillermo Mota2042003
3.Phil Regan2031966
4.Dazzy Vance1911928
5.Sandy Koufax1901966
6.Dazzy Vance1891930
7.Sandy Koufax1871964
8.Ron Perranoski1791963
9.Larry French1781942
10.Sherry Smith1751920

Adjusted ERA+
RankPlayerERA+IP
1.Kevin Brown147872.7
2.Ron Perranoski131766.7
3.Sandy Koufax1312324.3
4.Andy Messersmith129926.0
5.Dazzy Vance1282757.7
6.Whit Wyatt1271072.3
7.Jim Brewer126822.3
8.Jeff Pfeffer1251748.3
9.Eric Gagne124545.3
10.Preacher Roe1231277.3