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WAR for Pitchers†

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	Year
1.	Sandy Koufax	10.8	1963
	Sandy Koufax	10.8	1966
3.	Bob Caruthers	10.3	1889
4.	Dazzy Vance	9.1	1924
5.	Dazzy Vance	9.0	1928
6.	Don Drysdale	8.2	1964
	Sandy Koufax	8.2	1965
8.	Sandy Koufax	7.8	1964
9.	Nap Rucker	7.7	1911
10.	Nap Rucker	7.4	1912

WAR for Pitchers

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	IP
1.	Don Drysdale	65.7	3432.0
2.	Dazzy Vance	55.9	2757.2
3.	Sandy Koufax	54.5	2324.1
4.	Don Sutton	53.5	3816.1
5.	Nap Rucker	41.7	2375.1
6.	Orel Hershiser	40.0	2180.2
7.	Fernando Valenzuela	34.7	2348.2
8.	Bob Welch	32.8	1820.2
9.	Claude Osteen	30.0	2397.0
10.	Jeff Pfeffer	29.8	1748.1

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	Year
1.	Rube Marquard	1.58	1916
2.	Phil Regan	1.62	1966
3.	Ron Perranoski	1.67	1963
4.	Ned Garvin	1.68	1904
5.	Sandy Koufax	1.73	1966
6.	Sandy Koufax	1.74	1964
7.	Larry French	1.83	1942
8.	Sherry Smith	1.85	1920
9.	Kaiser Wilhelm	1.87	1908
10.	Sandy Koufax	1.88	1963

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	IP
1.	Jeff Pfeffer	2.31	1748.1
2.	Nap Rucker	2.42	2375.1
3.	Larry Cheney	2.45	730.0
4.	Ron Perranoski	2.56	766.2
5.	Rube Marquard	2.58	950.0
6.	Jim Brewer	2.62	822.0
	Kaiser Wilhelm	2.62	563.1
8.	Andy Messersmith	2.67	926.0
9.	Sandy Koufax	2.76	2324.1
10.	Elmer Stricklett	2.78	758.2

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	Year
1.	Bob Caruthers	40	1889
2.	Henry Porter	33	1885
3.	Tom Lovett	30	1890
4.	Bob Caruthers	29	1888
	George Haddock	29	1892
6.	Jim Hughes	28	1899
	Joe McGinnity	28	1900
	Dazzy Vance	28	1924
9.	Sandy Koufax	27	1966
	Don Newcombe	27	1956
	Henry Porter	27	1886
	Ed Stein	27	1892

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	IP
1.	Don Sutton	233	3816.1
2.	Don Drysdale	209	3432.0
3.	Dazzy Vance	190	2757.2
4.	Brickyard Kennedy	177	2866.0
5.	Sandy Koufax	165	2324.1
6.	Burleigh Grimes	158	2426.0
7.	Claude Osteen	147	2397.0
8.	Fernando Valenzuela	141	2348.2
9.	Johnny Podres	136	2029.1
10.	Orel Hershiser	135	2180.2

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	Year
1.	Phil Regan	.933	1966
2.	Freddie Fitzsimmons	.889	1940
3.	Preacher Roe	.880	1951
4.	Orel Hershiser	.864	1985
5.	Preacher Roe	.846	1952
6.	Ron Perranoski	.842	1963
7.	Sandy Koufax	.833	1963
	Ed Roebuck	.833	1962
9.	Jim Hughes	.824	1899
	Dazzy Vance	.824	1924

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	IP
1.	Preacher Roe	.715	1277.1
2.	Bob Caruthers	.683	1433.2
3.	Jim Hughes	.682	787.1
4.	Tommy John	.674	1198.0
5.	Billy Loes	.658	639.2
6.	Sandy Koufax	.655	2324.1
7.	Don Newcombe	.651	1662.2
8.	Kirby Higbe	.648	931.0
9.	Dave Foutz	.647	539.2
10.	Ed Roebuck	.645	599.0

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	Year
1.	Sandy Koufax	0.855	1965
2.	Sandy Koufax	0.875	1963
3.	Don Sutton	0.913	1972
4.	Sandy Koufax	0.928	1964
5.	Phil Regan	0.934	1966
6.	Don Drysdale	0.965	1964
7.	Clayton Kershaw	0.977	2011
8.	Don Sutton	0.983	1973
9.	Sandy Koufax	0.985	1966
10.	Don Newcombe	0.989	1956
	Don Sutton	0.989	1980

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	IP
1.	Kevin Brown	1.100	872.2
2.	Andy Messersmith	1.105	926.0
3.	Sandy Koufax	1.106	2324.1
4.	Eric Gagne	1.111	545.1
5.	Don Sutton	1.123	3816.1
6.	Rube Marquard	1.127	950.0
7.	Jim Brewer	1.129	822.0
8.	Jeff Pfeffer	1.134	1748.1
9.	Whit Wyatt	1.141	1072.1
10.	Don Drysdale	1.148	3432.0

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	Year
1.	Sandy Koufax	5.791	1965
2.	Hideo Nomo	5.833	1995
3.	Ralph Branca	5.991	1945
4.	Don Sutton	6.139	1972
5.	Sandy Koufax	6.193	1963
6.	Sandy Koufax	6.215	1964
7.	Clayton Kershaw	6.263	2009
8.	Ed Reulbach	6.300	1913
9.	Larry Cheney	6.332	1916
10.	Pedro Martinez	6.393	1993

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	IP
1.	Sandy Koufax	6.792	2324.1
2.	Jim Brewer	6.898	822.0
3.	Eric Gagne	6.981	545.1
4.	Andy Messersmith	7.017	926.0
5.	Clayton Kershaw	7.061	716.1
6.	Rex Barney	7.138	597.2
7.	Charlie Hough	7.214	799.2
8.	Larry Cheney	7.410	730.0
9.	Hideo Nomo	7.563	1217.1
10.	Tim Belcher	7.593	806.0

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	Year
1.	Earl Yingling	0.614	1913
2.	Bill Reidy	1.212	1903
3.	Watty Clark	1.217	1935
4.	Bob Caruthers	1.218	1888
5.	Curt Davis	1.248	1940
6.	Curt Davis	1.263	1945
7.	Jim Conway	1.282	1884
8.	Phil Douglas	1.311	1915
9.	Adonis Terry	1.361	1884
10.	Leon Cadore	1.400	1919

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	IP
1.	Curt Davis	1.769	1007.1
2.	Watty Clark	1.915	1659.0
3.	Rube Marquard	1.961	950.0
4.	Frank Kitson	1.962	802.2
5.	Odalis Perez	1.970	772.0
6.	Sherry Smith	1.977	1197.1
7.	Leon Cadore	2.043	1251.0
8.	Hiroki Kuroda	2.099	699.0
9.	Jerry Reuss	2.129	1407.2
10.	Claude Osteen	2.133	2397.0

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	Year
1.	Hideo Nomo	11.101	1995
2.	Sandy Koufax	10.546	1962
3.	Sandy Koufax	10.524	1957
4.	Sandy Koufax	10.242	1965
5.	Sandy Koufax	10.154	1959
6.	Sandy Koufax	10.131	1960
7.	Hideo Nomo	10.114	1997
8.	Pedro Martinez	10.009	1993
9.	Chan Ho Park	9.856	1996
10.	Clayton Kershaw	9.737	2009

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	IP
1.	Eric Gagne	10.381	545.1
2.	Clayton Kershaw	9.360	716.1
3.	Sandy Koufax	9.277	2324.1
4.	Hideo Nomo	8.872	1217.1
5.	Chan Ho Park	8.282	1279.0
6.	Darren Dreifort	8.271	872.2
7.	Kevin Brown	8.086	872.2
8.	Chad Billingsley	8.017	1013.2
9.	Jim Brewer	7.358	822.0
10.	Tim Belcher	7.068	806.0

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Mike Marshall	106	1974
2.	Paul Quantrill	89	2003
3.	Paul Quantrill	86	2002
4.	Joe Beimel	83	2007
	Jonathan Broxton	83	2007
6.	Tom Martin	80	2003
7.	Duaner Sanchez	79	2005
8.	Eric Gagne	77	2002
	Eric Gagne	77	2003
	Charlie Hough	77	1976
	Jeff Shaw	77	2001

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	IP
1.	Don Sutton	550	3816.1
2.	Don Drysdale	518	3432.0
3.	Jim Brewer	474	822.0
4.	Ron Perranoski	457	766.2
5.	Clem Labine	425	933.1
6.	Charlie Hough	401	799.2
7.	Sandy Koufax	397	2324.1
8.	Jonathan Broxton	386	392.0
9.	Brickyard Kennedy	382	2866.0
10.	Dazzy Vance	378	2757.2

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	Year
1.	Eric Gagne	55	2003
2.	Eric Gagne	52	2002
3.	Eric Gagne	45	2004
4.	Todd Worrell	44	1996
5.	Jeff Shaw	43	2001
6.	Takashi Saito	39	2007
7.	Jonathan Broxton	36	2009
8.	Todd Worrell	35	1997
9.	Jeff Shaw	34	1999
10.	Todd Worrell	32	1995

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	IP
1.	Eric Gagne	161	545.1
2.	Jeff Shaw	129	235.1
3.	Todd Worrell	127	268.0
4.	Jim Brewer	125	822.0
5.	Ron Perranoski	101	766.2
6.	Jay Howell	85	308.1
7.	Jonathan Broxton	84	392.0
8.	Clem Labine	83	933.1
9.	Takashi Saito	81	189.2
10.	Tom Niedenfuer	64	440.1

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	Year
1.	Henry Porter	481.2	1885
2.	Adonis Terry	476.0	1884
3.	Bob Caruthers	445.0	1889
4.	Henry Porter	424.0	1886
5.	Bob Caruthers	391.2	1888
6.	Brickyard Kennedy	382.2	1893
7.	George Haddock	381.1	1892
8.	Ed Stein	377.1	1892
9.	Oscar Jones	377.0	1904
10.	Tom Lovett	372.0	1890

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	IP
1.	Don Sutton	3816.1	3816.1
2.	Don Drysdale	3432.0	3432.0
3.	Brickyard Kennedy	2866.0	2866.0
4.	Dazzy Vance	2757.2	2757.2
5.	Burleigh Grimes	2426.0	2426.0
6.	Claude Osteen	2397.0	2397.0
7.	Adonis Terry	2376.1	2376.1
8.	Nap Rucker	2375.1	2375.1
9.	Fernando Valenzuela	2348.2	2348.2
10.	Sandy Koufax	2324.1	2324.1

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Sandy Koufax	382	1965
2.	Sandy Koufax	317	1966
3.	Sandy Koufax	306	1963
4.	Sandy Koufax	269	1961
5.	Dazzy Vance	262	1924
6.	Don Drysdale	251	1963
7.	Clayton Kershaw	248	2011
8.	Bill Singer	247	1969
9.	Don Drysdale	246	1960
10.	Don Drysdale	242	1959
	Fernando Valenzuela	242	1986

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	IP
1.	Don Sutton	2696	3816.1
2.	Don Drysdale	2486	3432.0
3.	Sandy Koufax	2396	2324.1
4.	Dazzy Vance	1918	2757.2
5.	Fernando Valenzuela	1759	2348.2
6.	Orel Hershiser	1456	2180.2
7.	Johnny Podres	1331	2029.1
8.	Ramon Martinez	1314	1731.2
9.	Bob Welch	1292	1820.2
10.	Nap Rucker	1217	2375.1

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	Year
1.	Adonis Terry	55	1884
2.	Henry Porter	54	1885
3.	Bob Caruthers	50	1889
4.	Henry Porter	48	1886
5.	George Haddock	44	1892
	Brickyard Kennedy	44	1893
	Adonis Terry	44	1890
8.	Bob Caruthers	43	1888
	Tom Lovett	43	1891
10.	Don Drysdale	42	1963
	Don Drysdale	42	1965
	Ed Stein	42	1892

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	IP
1.	Don Sutton	533	3816.1
2.	Don Drysdale	465	3432.0
3.	Claude Osteen	335	2397.0
4.	Brickyard Kennedy	333	2866.0
5.	Dazzy Vance	328	2757.2
6.	Fernando Valenzuela	320	2348.2
7.	Sandy Koufax	314	2324.1
8.	Johnny Podres	310	2029.1
9.	Orel Hershiser	309	2180.2
10.	Burleigh Grimes	287	2426.0

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	Year
1.	Adonis Terry	54	1884
2.	Henry Porter	53	1885
3.	Henry Porter	48	1886
4.	Bob Caruthers	46	1889
5.	Bob Caruthers	42	1888
6.	Sam Kimber	41	1884
7.	Mickey Hughes	40	1888
	Brickyard Kennedy	40	1893
9.	George Haddock	39	1892
	Tom Lovett	39	1890
	Tom Lovett	39	1891

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	IP
1.	Brickyard Kennedy	280	2866.0
2.	Adonis Terry	255	2376.1
3.	Dazzy Vance	212	2757.2
4.	Burleigh Grimes	205	2426.0
5.	Nap Rucker	186	2375.1
6.	Don Drysdale	167	3432.0
7.	Jeff Pfeffer	157	1748.1
8.	Don Sutton	156	3816.1
9.	Bob Caruthers	147	1433.2
10.	Henry Porter	139	1245.1

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	Year
1.	Sandy Koufax	11	1963
2.	Don Sutton	9	1972
3.	Tim Belcher	8	1989
	Don Drysdale	8	1968
	Orel Hershiser	8	1988
	Sandy Koufax	8	1965
	Fernando Valenzuela	8	1981
8.	Bob Caruthers	7	1889
	Don Drysdale	7	1965
	Burleigh Grimes	7	1918
	Sandy Koufax	7	1964
	Andy Messersmith	7	1975
	Claude Osteen	7	1969
	Whit Wyatt	7	1941

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	IP
1.	Don Sutton	52	3816.1
2.	Don Drysdale	49	3432.0
3.	Sandy Koufax	40	2324.1
4.	Nap Rucker	38	2375.1
5.	Claude Osteen	34	2397.0
6.	Fernando Valenzuela	29	2348.2
	Dazzy Vance	29	2757.2
8.	Jeff Pfeffer	25	1748.1
9.	Orel Hershiser	24	2180.2
10.	Johnny Podres	23	2029.1
	Bob Welch	23	1820.2

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Don Sutton	38	1970
2.	Don Newcombe	35	1955
	Jeff Weaver	35	2005
4.	Preacher Roe	34	1950
5.	Jose Lima	33	2004
	Don Newcombe	33	1956
7.	Ismael Valdez	32	1999
8.	Darren Dreifort	31	2000
	Carl Erskine	31	1954
	Chan Ho Park	31	1999

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	IP
1.	Don Sutton	309	3816.1
2.	Don Drysdale	280	3432.0
3.	Johnny Podres	211	2029.1
4.	Sandy Koufax	204	2324.1
5.	Carl Erskine	199	1718.2
6.	Don Newcombe	189	1662.2
7.	Claude Osteen	160	2397.0
8.	Preacher Roe	157	1277.1
9.	Fernando Valenzuela	152	2348.2
10.	Ramon Martinez	148	1731.2

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Ed Stein	170	1894
2.	Brickyard Kennedy	168	1893
3.	George Haddock	163	1892
4.	Bill Donovan	152	1901
5.	Ed Stein	150	1892
6.	Brickyard Kennedy	149	1894
	Brickyard Kennedy	149	1897
8.	Tom Lovett	141	1890
9.	Hal Gregg	137	1944
10.	Adonis Terry	133	1890

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	IP
1.	Brickyard Kennedy	1130	2866.0
2.	Don Sutton	996	3816.1
3.	Fernando Valenzuela	915	2348.2
4.	Don Drysdale	855	3432.0
5.	Sandy Koufax	817	2324.1
6.	Dazzy Vance	764	2757.2
7.	Burleigh Grimes	744	2426.0
8.	Adonis Terry	734	2376.1
9.	Ramon Martinez	704	1731.2
10.	Nap Rucker	701	2375.1

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Adonis Terry	486	1884
2.	Brickyard Kennedy	445	1894
3.	Bob Caruthers	444	1889
4.	Henry Porter	439	1886
5.	Henry Porter	427	1885
6.	Henry Porter	416	1887
7.	Ed Stein	388	1894
8.	Oscar Jones	387	1904
9.	Brickyard Kennedy	376	1893
10.	Brickyard Kennedy	370	1897

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	IP
1.	Don Sutton	3291	3816.1
2.	Brickyard Kennedy	3108	2866.0
3.	Don Drysdale	3084	3432.0
4.	Dazzy Vance	2579	2757.2
5.	Burleigh Grimes	2547	2426.0
6.	Claude Osteen	2350	2397.0
7.	Adonis Terry	2292	2376.1
8.	Fernando Valenzuela	2099	2348.2
9.	Nap Rucker	2089	2375.1
10.	Johnny Podres	2009	2029.1

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	Year
1.	Sandy Koufax	5.380	1965
2.	Sandy Koufax	5.276	1963
3.	Kevin Brown	4.596	2000
4.	Clayton Kershaw	4.593	2011
5.	Don Drysdale	4.404	1963
6.	Tom Niedenfuer	4.250	1985
7.	Sandy Koufax	4.208	1964
8.	Sandy Koufax	4.117	1966
9.	Odalis Perez	4.079	2002
10.	Don Sutton	4.019	1966

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	IP
1.	Kevin Brown	3.516	872.2
2.	Eric Gagne	3.437	545.1
3.	Hiroki Kuroda	3.209	699.0
4.	Odalis Perez	3.142	772.0
5.	Sandy Koufax	2.933	2324.1
6.	Don Drysdale	2.908	3432.0
7.	Don Sutton	2.707	3816.1
8.	Clayton Kershaw	2.680	716.1
9.	Derek Lowe	2.631	850.1
10.	Ismael Valdez	2.625	1065.0

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	Year
1.	Bill Donovan	0.026	1901
2.	Nap Rucker	0.027	1908
3.	Bill Donovan	0.030	1902
4.	Adonis Terry	0.031	1886
5.	George Bell	0.034	1907
6.	Elmer Stricklett	0.039	1907
7.	Mal Eason	0.040	1906
8.	Doc Scanlan	0.041	1910
9.	Elmer Knetzer	0.044	1911
10.	Jack Coombs	0.046	1915
	Steve Toole	0.046	1887

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	IP
1.	Bill Donovan	0.026	704.2
2.	Elmer Stricklett	0.036	758.2
3.	Doc Scanlan	0.111	1221.0
4.	George Bell	0.124	1086.0
5.	Jim Hughes	0.137	787.1
6.	Kaiser Wilhelm	0.144	563.1
7.	Larry Cheney	0.148	730.0
8.	Cy Barger	0.154	583.0
9.	Nap Rucker	0.155	2375.1
10.	Harry McIntire	0.166	1300.1

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	Year
1.	Adonis Terry	35	1884
2.	George Bell	27	1910
3.	Oscar Jones	25	1904
	Harry McIntire	25	1905
5.	Henry Porter	24	1887
6.	Jack Cronin	23	1904
7.	Brickyard Kennedy	22	1898
	Kaiser Wilhelm	22	1908
	Joe Yeager	22	1898
10.	Jack Dunn	21	1898
	Mal Eason	21	1905
	Harry McIntire	21	1906
	Henry Porter	21	1885
	Nap Rucker	21	1912

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	IP
1.	Don Sutton	181	3816.1
2.	Don Drysdale	166	3432.0
3.	Brickyard Kennedy	149	2866.0
4.	Adonis Terry	139	2376.1
5.	Nap Rucker	134	2375.1
6.	Dazzy Vance	131	2757.2
7.	Claude Osteen	126	2397.0
8.	Burleigh Grimes	121	2426.0
9.	Fernando Valenzuela	116	2348.2
10.	Orel Hershiser	107	2180.2

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	Year
1.	Brickyard Kennedy	197	1894
2.	Adonis Terry	188	1884
3.	Ed Stein	180	1894
4.	Brickyard Kennedy	162	1895
5.	Henry Porter	161	1886
6.	Henry Porter	159	1887
7.	Brickyard Kennedy	158	1893
8.	Bob Caruthers	155	1889
9.	Sam Kimber	153	1884
10.	Dan Daub	152	1894

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	IP
1.	Don Sutton	1311	3816.1
2.	Brickyard Kennedy	1267	2866.0
3.	Don Drysdale	1124	3432.0
4.	Dazzy Vance	972	2757.2
5.	Burleigh Grimes	934	2426.0
6.	Adonis Terry	903	2376.1
7.	Fernando Valenzuela	864	2348.2
8.	Johnny Podres	826	2029.1
9.	Claude Osteen	822	2397.0
10.	Carl Erskine	763	1718.2

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	Year
1.	Sam Kimber	52	1884
2.	John Harkins	47	1885
3.	Adonis Terry	33	1884
4.	Adonis Terry	30	1887
5.	Adonis Terry	27	1890
6.	Henry Porter	25	1885
7.	Bob Caruthers	23	1888
8.	Bob Caruthers	22	1889
9.	George Haddock	21	1892
	Mickey Hughes	21	1888
	Brickyard Kennedy	21	1894
	Tom Lovett	21	1891

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	IP
1.	Adonis Terry	165	2376.1
2.	Fernando Valenzuela	94	2348.2
3.	Sandy Koufax	87	2324.1
4.	Don Sutton	86	3816.1
5.	John Harkins	83	784.1
	Brickyard Kennedy	83	2866.0
7.	Don Drysdale	82	3432.0
8.	Orel Hershiser	78	2180.2
9.	Ed Stein	69	1394.1
10.	Bob Caruthers	66	1433.2

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	Year
1.	Joe McGinnity	40	1900
2.	Harry McIntire	21	1909
	Henry Schmidt	21	1903
4.	Don Drysdale	20	1961
	Tom Lovett	20	1891
	Harry McIntire	20	1905
	Harry McIntire	20	1908
	Chan Ho Park	20	2001
9.	Oscar Jones	19	1903
	Nap Rucker	19	1908

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	IP
1.	Don Drysdale	154	3432.0
2.	Adonis Terry	84	2376.1
3.	Harry McIntire	82	1300.1
4.	Jeff Pfeffer	79	1748.1
5.	Chan Ho Park	74	1279.0
6.	Nap Rucker	73	2375.1
7.	Dazzy Vance	70	2757.2
8.	Brickyard Kennedy	66	2866.0
9.	Orel Hershiser	65	2180.2
10.	Don Sutton	62	3816.1

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	Year
1.	Adonis Terry	2049	1884
2.	Henry Porter	2035	1885
3.	Bob Caruthers	1880	1889
4.	Henry Porter	1864	1886
5.	Brickyard Kennedy	1683	1893
6.	George Haddock	1660	1892
7.	Brickyard Kennedy	1644	1894
8.	Adonis Terry	1608	1890
9.	Ed Stein	1606	1892
10.	Tom Lovett	1604	1891

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	IP
1.	Don Sutton	15567	3816.1
2.	Don Drysdale	14097	3432.0
3.	Brickyard Kennedy	12586	2866.0
4.	Dazzy Vance	11452	2757.2
5.	Burleigh Grimes	10424	2426.0
6.	Adonis Terry	10229	2376.1
7.	Fernando Valenzuela	9857	2348.2
8.	Claude Osteen	9855	2397.0
9.	Sandy Koufax	9497	2324.1
10.	Nap Rucker	9441	2375.1

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	Year
1.	Mike Marshall	83	1974
2.	Eric Gagne	68	2002
3.	Eric Gagne	67	2003
	Todd Worrell	67	1996
5.	Jeff Shaw	66	2001
6.	Eric Gagne	59	2004
7.	Jonathan Broxton	58	2009
8.	Jeff Shaw	56	1999
9.	Charlie Hough	55	1976
	Takashi Saito	55	2007
	Todd Worrell	55	1997

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	IP
1.	Jim Brewer	302	822.0
2.	Ron Perranoski	273	766.2
3.	Clem Labine	242	933.1
4.	Todd Worrell	224	268.0
5.	Charlie Hough	222	799.2
6.	Eric Gagne	212	545.1
7.	Jeff Shaw	207	235.1
8.	Jonathan Broxton	191	392.0
9.	Jay Howell	175	308.1
10.	Tom Niedenfuer	169	440.1

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	Year
1.	Roger Craig	205	1959
	Guillermo Mota	205	2003
3.	Phil Regan	203	1966
4.	Dazzy Vance	192	1928
5.	Sandy Koufax	190	1966
6.	Dazzy Vance	189	1930
7.	Sandy Koufax	188	1964
8.	Larry French	180	1942
9.	Ron Perranoski	179	1963
10.	Whit Wyatt	177	1939

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	IP
1.	Kevin Brown	148	872.2
2.	Clayton Kershaw	135	716.1
3.	Ron Perranoski	132	766.2
4.	Sandy Koufax	131	2324.1
5.	Andy Messersmith	129	926.0
	Dazzy Vance	129	2757.2
	Whit Wyatt	129	1072.1
8.	Jim Brewer	127	822.0
9.	Eric Gagne	125	545.1
	Jeff Pfeffer	125	1748.1

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	Year
1.	Dazzy Vance	63	1930
2.	Sandy Koufax	60	1966
3.	Dazzy Vance	58	1928
4.	Dazzy Vance	56	1924
5.	Sandy Koufax	48	1965
6.	Kevin Brown	47	2000
7.	Sandy Koufax	46	1963
8.	Andy Messersmith	43	1975
	Whit Wyatt	43	1941
10.	Ralph Branca	42	1947

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	IP
1.	Dazzy Vance	291	2757.2
2.	Sandy Koufax	241	2324.1
3.	Don Drysdale	228	3432.0
4.	Don Sutton	157	3816.1
5.	Nap Rucker	140	2375.1
6.	Kevin Brown	130	872.2
7.	Preacher Roe	123	1277.1
8.	Jeff Pfeffer	113	1748.1
9.	Watty Clark	110	1659.0
10.	Orel Hershiser	109	2180.2

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	Year
1.	Sandy Koufax	6.9	1966
2.	Dazzy Vance	6.2	1928
3.	Dazzy Vance	6.1	1924
4.	Dazzy Vance	6.0	1930
5.	Sandy Koufax	5.5	1965
6.	Sandy Koufax	5.4	1963
7.	Sandy Koufax	4.8	1964
	Andy Messersmith	4.8	1975
9.	Kevin Brown	4.7	2000
	Whit Wyatt	4.7	1941

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	IP
1.	Dazzy Vance	29.7	2757.2
2.	Sandy Koufax	27.4	2324.1
3.	Don Drysdale	24.8	3432.0
4.	Don Sutton	17.7	3816.1
5.	Nap Rucker	15.1	2375.1
6.	Kevin Brown	13.3	872.2
7.	Jeff Pfeffer	13.2	1748.1
8.	Orel Hershiser	12.9	2180.2
	Preacher Roe	12.9	1277.1
10.	Watty Clark	10.9	1659.0

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)†

Rank	Player	Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)	Year
1.	Sandy Koufax	69.04	1966
2.	Sandy Koufax	61.15	1963
3.	Sandy Koufax	57.72	1965
4.	Andy Messersmith	55.03	1975
5.	Don Drysdale	51.08	1964
6.	Kevin Brown	50.54	2000
7.	Sandy Koufax	45.84	1964
8.	Don Drysdale	44.69	1960
9.	Don Sutton	42.30	1973
10.	Bill Singer	41.16	1969

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)

Rank	Player	Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)	IP
1.	Don Drysdale	300.97	3432.0
2.	Sandy Koufax	276.44	2324.1
3.	Don Sutton	251.15	3816.1
4.	Kevin Brown	140.50	872.2
5.	Bob Welch	140.07	1820.2
6.	Burt Hooton	123.04	1861.1
7.	Orel Hershiser	121.84	2180.2
8.	Andy Messersmith	117.37	926.0
9.	Jim Brewer	115.90	822.0
10.	Claude Osteen	106.16	2397.0

Win Probability Added (WPA)†

Rank	Player	Win Probability Added (WPA)	Year
1.	Sandy Koufax	8.4	1965
2.	Sandy Koufax	8.0	1966
3.	Sandy Koufax	7.9	1963
4.	Orel Hershiser	6.7	1988
5.	Eric Gagne	6.6	2003
6.	Eric Gagne	5.7	2002
	Sandy Koufax	5.7	1964
8.	Eric Gagne	5.4	2004
9.	Kevin Brown	5.2	2000
10.	Don Drysdale	5.0	1960

Win Probability Added (WPA)

Rank	Player	Win Probability Added (WPA)	IP
1.	Sandy Koufax	34.3	2324.1
2.	Don Drysdale	28.4	3432.0
3.	Don Sutton	28.1	3816.1
4.	Eric Gagne	16.3	545.1
5.	Kevin Brown	14.9	872.2
6.	Jim Brewer	14.6	822.0
	Orel Hershiser	14.6	2180.2
8.	Fernando Valenzuela	13.5	2348.2
9.	Burt Hooton	12.5	1861.1
	Ron Perranoski	12.5	766.2

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)†

Rank	Player	Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)	Year
1.	Sandy Koufax	7.2	1963
	Sandy Koufax	7.2	1966
3.	Sandy Koufax	6.8	1965
4.	Don Drysdale	6.5	1964
5.	Sandy Koufax	5.6	1964
6.	Don Sutton	5.4	1972
7.	Andy Messersmith	5.0	1975
8.	Kevin Brown	4.9	1999
9.	Kevin Brown	4.8	2000
10.	Don Sutton	4.7	1973

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)

Rank	Player	Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)	IP
1.	Don Sutton	33.4	3816.1
2.	Sandy Koufax	31.6	2324.1
3.	Don Drysdale	27.3	3432.0
4.	Burt Hooton	17.6	1861.1
5.	Orel Hershiser	16.6	2180.2
6.	Kevin Brown	14.6	872.2
7.	Bob Welch	13.5	1820.2
8.	Andy Messersmith	11.7	926.0
9.	Claude Osteen	11.6	2397.0
10.	Clayton Kershaw	10.5	716.1
	Fernando Valenzuela	10.5	2348.2

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)†

Rank	Player	Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)	Year
1.	Sandy Koufax	8.6	1966
2.	Sandy Koufax	7.9	1963
3.	Sandy Koufax	7.0	1965
4.	Andy Messersmith	6.5	1975
5.	Don Drysdale	6.2	1964
6.	Sandy Koufax	5.7	1964
7.	Kevin Brown	5.4	2000
8.	Orel Hershiser	4.9	1988
	Don Sutton	4.9	1973
10.	Don Drysdale	4.8	1960
	Bill Singer	4.8	1969

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)

Rank	Player	Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)	IP
1.	Sandy Koufax	33.8	2324.1
2.	Don Drysdale	33.6	3432.0
3.	Don Sutton	29.0	3816.1
4.	Bob Welch	15.6	1820.2
5.	Kevin Brown	15.0	872.2
6.	Orel Hershiser	14.4	2180.2
7.	Burt Hooton	13.9	1861.1
8.	Andy Messersmith	13.6	926.0
9.	Jim Brewer	13.1	822.0
10.	Claude Osteen	12.2	2397.0

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