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Louisville Colonels Top 10 Pitching Leaders

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Earned Run Average
RankPlayer  ERA  Year
1.Guy Hecker1.2981882
2.Guy Hecker1.7981884
3.Tony Mullane1.8771882
4.Guy Hecker2.1751885
5.Scott Stratton2.3601890
6.Toad Ramsey2.4461886
7.Elton Chamberlain2.5261888
8.Red Ehret2.5321890
9.Phil Reccius2.7141884
10.Al Mays2.7601885

Earned Run Average
RankPlayer  ERA  IP
1.Guy Hecker2.8302786.3
2.Toad Ramsey3.1981711.0
3.Elton Chamberlain3.490536.3
4.Scott Stratton3.6301715.7
5.Pete Dowling3.727601.3
6.Red Ehret3.8091032.7
7.Bert Cunningham4.0411340.7
8.Bill Hill4.043518.7
9.John Ewing4.121522.0
10.Bill Magee4.606521.7

Wins
RankPlayer  W  Year
1.Guy Hecker521884
2.Toad Ramsey381886
3.Toad Ramsey371887
4.Scott Stratton341890
5.Guy Hecker301885
 Tony Mullane301882
7.Bert Cunningham281898
8.Guy Hecker261883
 Guy Hecker261886
 Sam Weaver261883

Wins
RankPlayer  W  IP
1.Guy Hecker1712786.3
2.Toad Ramsey871711.0
 Scott Stratton871715.7
4.Bert Cunningham771340.7
5.Red Ehret511032.7
6.George Hemming36728.3
7.Chick Fraser34838.7
8.Elton Chamberlain32536.3
9.Tony Mullane30460.3
10.Pete Dowling27601.3

Win-Loss %
RankPlayer  W-L%  Year
1.Guy Hecker.7221884
2.Scott Stratton.7081890
3.Bert Cunningham.6511898
4.Red Ehret.6411890
5.George Meakim.6321890
6.Herb Goodall.6151890
7.Elton Chamberlain.6091888
8.Guy Hecker.6001887
9.Toad Ramsey.5851886
10.Toad Ramsey.5781887

Win-Loss %
RankPlayer  W-L%  IP
1.Tony Mullane.556460.3
2.Guy Hecker.5552786.3
3.Elton Chamberlain.533536.3
4.Bert Cunningham.5071340.7
5.George Hemming.462728.3
6.Scott Stratton.4551715.7
7.Toad Ramsey.4511711.0
8.Red Ehret.4471032.7
9.Pete Dowling.409601.3
10.Bill Magee.404521.7

Walks & Hits per IP
RankPlayer  WHIP  Year
1.Guy Hecker0.7691882
2.Guy Hecker0.8681884
3.Guy Hecker1.0581885
4.Phil Reccius1.0591884
5.Scott Stratton1.0651890
6.Tony Mullane1.0771882
7.John Ewing1.0941888
8.Toad Ramsey1.1111886
9.Al Mays1.1471885
10.Denny Driscoll1.1471884

Walks & Hits per IP
RankPlayer  WHIP  IP
1.Guy Hecker1.1452786.3
2.Toad Ramsey1.2461711.0
3.Scott Stratton1.3281715.7
4.Red Ehret1.3861032.7
5.Elton Chamberlain1.397536.3
6.Pete Dowling1.438601.3
7.John Ewing1.462522.0
8.Bert Cunningham1.4841340.7
9.Bill Hill1.515518.7
10.Bill Magee1.585521.7

Hits per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Hits/9  Year
1.Guy Hecker6.4901882
2.Toad Ramsey6.8341886
3.Guy Hecker7.0591884
4.Al Mays7.7401885
5.Herb Goodall7.7611890
6.Alex Jones7.9771892
7.George Meakim8.1091890
8.Elton Chamberlain8.1281888
9.Fritz Clausen8.1451892
10.Tony Mullane8.1721882

Hits per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Hits/9  IP
1.Toad Ramsey8.2691711.0
2.Guy Hecker8.8672786.3
3.Elton Chamberlain9.330536.3
4.Pete Dowling9.639601.3
5.Bill Hill9.752518.7
6.Bill Magee9.851521.7
7.Scott Stratton9.9931715.7
8.Red Ehret9.9961032.7
9.John Ewing10.034522.0
10.Chick Fraser10.281838.7

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
RankPlayer  BB/9  Year
1.Guy Hecker0.4331882
2.Denny Driscoll0.6181884
3.Guy Hecker0.7511884
4.Sam Weaver0.8171883
5.Guy Hecker1.0121885
6.Scott Stratton1.2741890
7.Phil Reccius1.3221884
8.Guy Hecker1.4371883
9.Tony Mullane1.5251882
10.Guy Hecker1.5771887

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
RankPlayer  BB/9  IP
1.Guy Hecker1.4372786.3
2.Scott Stratton1.9571715.7
3.Red Ehret2.4751032.7
4.Bert Cunningham2.6181340.7
5.Toad Ramsey2.9401711.0
6.John Ewing3.121522.0
7.Elton Chamberlain3.239536.3
8.Pete Dowling3.308601.3
9.Bill Hill3.887518.7
10.Chick Fraser4.282838.7

Strikeouts per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Strikeouts/9  Year
1.Toad Ramsey7.6291886
2.Toad Ramsey5.9941888
3.George Meakim5.7661890
4.Toad Ramsey5.6951887
5.Jouett Meekin5.6841891
6.Elton Chamberlain5.4641888
7.Guy Hecker5.1671884
8.Red Ehret4.3621890
9.Scott Stratton4.3221890
10.Fritz Clausen4.2301892

Strikeouts per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Strikeouts/9  IP
1.Toad Ramsey6.4441711.0
2.Elton Chamberlain4.279536.3
3.John Ewing4.172522.0
4.Red Ehret3.5301032.7
5.Guy Hecker3.4462786.3
6.Scott Stratton2.8171715.7
7.Bill Hill2.759518.7
8.Pete Dowling2.619601.3
9.Chick Fraser2.350838.7
10.George Hemming2.026728.3

Games Played
RankPlayer  Games  Year
1.Guy Hecker751884
2.Toad Ramsey671886
3.Toad Ramsey651887
4.Tony Mullane551882
5.Guy Hecker531885
6.Guy Hecker511883
7.Scott Stratton501890
8.Guy Hecker491886
9.Sam Weaver481883
10.Red Ehret451889

Games Played
RankPlayer  Games  IP
1.Guy Hecker3202786.3
2.Scott Stratton2081715.7
3.Toad Ramsey1991711.0
4.Bert Cunningham1701340.7
5.Red Ehret1261032.7
6.Chick Fraser104838.7
7.George Hemming89728.3
8.Pete Dowling74601.3
9.Bill Magee72521.7
10.Bill Hill70518.7

Saves
RankPlayer  SV  Year
1.Herb Goodall41890
2.Red Ehret21890
 Bill Hill21896
4.George Boone11891
 Bert Cunningham11896
 Bones Ely11886
 Chick Fraser11896
 Guy Hecker11887
 George Hemming11893
 George Hemming11894
 Tom McCreery11895
 George Meakim11890
 Deacon Phillippe11899
 Phil Reccius11885
 Scott Stratton11889
 Joe Strauss11886
 Rube Waddell11899

Saves
RankPlayer  SV  IP
1.Herb Goodall4109.0
2.Red Ehret21032.7
 George Hemming2728.3
 Bill Hill2518.7
5.George Boone115.0
 Bert Cunningham11340.7
 Bones Ely144.0
 Chick Fraser1838.7
 Guy Hecker12786.3
 Tom McCreery149.7
 George Meakim1199.0
 Deacon Phillippe1321.0
 Phil Reccius1172.3
 Scott Stratton11715.7
 Joe Strauss14.0
 Rube Waddell193.0

Innings Pitched
RankPlayer  IP  Year
1.Guy Hecker670.71884
2.Toad Ramsey588.71886
3.Toad Ramsey561.01887
4.Guy Hecker480.01885
5.Tony Mullane460.31882
6.Guy Hecker451.01883
7.Scott Stratton431.01890
8.Guy Hecker420.71886
9.Sam Weaver418.71883
10.Red Ehret364.01889

Innings Pitched
RankPlayer  IP  IP
1.Guy Hecker2786.32786.3
2.Scott Stratton1715.71715.7
3.Toad Ramsey1711.01711.0
4.Bert Cunningham1340.71340.7
5.Red Ehret1032.71032.7
6.Chick Fraser838.7838.7
7.George Hemming728.3728.3
8.Pete Dowling601.3601.3
9.Elton Chamberlain536.3536.3
10.John Ewing522.0522.0

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO  Year
1.Toad Ramsey4991886
2.Guy Hecker3851884
3.Toad Ramsey3551887
4.Toad Ramsey2281888
5.Guy Hecker2091885
6.Scott Stratton2071890
7.Red Ehret1741890
8.Tony Mullane1701882
9.John Ewing1551889
10.Guy Hecker1531883

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO  IP
1.Toad Ramsey12251711.0
2.Guy Hecker10672786.3
3.Scott Stratton5371715.7
4.Red Ehret4051032.7
5.Elton Chamberlain255536.3
6.John Ewing242522.0
7.Chick Fraser219838.7
8.Jouett Meekin211384.3
9.Bert Cunningham2051340.7
10.Pete Dowling175601.3

Games Started
RankPlayer  GS  Year
1.Guy Hecker731884
2.Toad Ramsey671886
3.Toad Ramsey641887
4.Tony Mullane551882
5.Guy Hecker531885
6.Guy Hecker501883
7.Scott Stratton491890
8.Guy Hecker481886
 Sam Weaver481883
10.Bert Cunningham421898

Games Started
RankPlayer  GS  IP
1.Guy Hecker3082786.3
2.Toad Ramsey1981711.0
3.Scott Stratton1941715.7
4.Bert Cunningham1541340.7
5.Red Ehret1101032.7
6.Chick Fraser98838.7
7.George Hemming76728.3
8.Pete Dowling68601.3
9.Bill Hill65518.7
10.Elton Chamberlain64536.3

Complete Games
RankPlayer  CG  Year
1.Guy Hecker721884
2.Toad Ramsey661886
3.Toad Ramsey611887
4.Guy Hecker511885
 Tony Mullane511882
6.Guy Hecker491883
7.Sam Weaver471883
8.Guy Hecker451886
9.Scott Stratton441890
10.Bert Cunningham411898

Complete Games
RankPlayer  CG  IP
1.Guy Hecker2992786.3
2.Toad Ramsey1881711.0
3.Scott Stratton1821715.7
4.Bert Cunningham1401340.7
5.Red Ehret1021032.7
6.Chick Fraser88838.7
7.George Hemming75728.3
8.Pete Dowling61601.3
9.Elton Chamberlain60536.3
10.John Ewing58522.0

Shutouts
RankPlayer  SHO  Year
1.Guy Hecker61884
2.Tony Mullane51882
3.Red Ehret41890
 Scott Stratton41890
 Sam Weaver41883
6.Warren Fitzgerald31891
 Guy Hecker31883
 Bill Magee31898
 George Meakim31890
 Toad Ramsey31886
 Ben Sanders31892

Shutouts
RankPlayer  SHO  IP
1.Guy Hecker152786.3
2.Scott Stratton101715.7
3.Red Ehret71032.7
4.Bill Magee5521.7
 Tony Mullane5460.3
6.Toad Ramsey41711.0
 Sam Weaver4418.7
8.John Ewing3522.0
 Warren Fitzgerald3310.0
 George Meakim3199.0
 Ben Sanders3268.3

Home Runs
RankPlayer  HR  Year
1.Bill Hill141896
2.Red Ehret111889
 Chick Fraser111897
4.Deacon Phillippe101899
 Toad Ramsey101888
 Bill Rhodes101893
 Scott Stratton101891
 Jack Wadsworth101894
9.Chick Fraser91896
 Guy Hecker91887
 Phil Knell91894
 Toad Ramsey91887
 Gus Weyhing91895
 Walt Woods91899

Home Runs
RankPlayer  HR  IP
1.Guy Hecker412786.3
2.Scott Stratton381715.7
3.Toad Ramsey301711.0
4.Bert Cunningham261340.7
5.Chick Fraser24838.7
6.Red Ehret211032.7
7.George Hemming20728.3
 Bill Hill20518.7
9.Bill Magee15521.7
 Gus Weyhing15255.0

Bases on Balls
RankPlayer  BB  Year
1.Toad Ramsey2071886
2.George Hemming1761893
3.Toad Ramsey1671887
4.Chick Fraser1661896
5.Bill Hill1551896
6.John Ewing1471889
7.Chick Fraser1331897
 George Hemming1331894
9.Bill Magee1291898
10.Pete Dowling1201898

Bases on Balls
RankPlayer  BB  IP
1.Toad Ramsey5591711.0
2.Guy Hecker4452786.3
3.Chick Fraser399838.7
4.Bert Cunningham3901340.7
5.Scott Stratton3731715.7
6.George Hemming351728.3
7.Red Ehret2841032.7
8.Bill Magee256521.7
9.Bill Hill224518.7
10.Pete Dowling221601.3

Hits
RankPlayer  Hits  Year
1.Toad Ramsey5441887
2.Guy Hecker5261884
3.Guy Hecker5091883
4.Sam Weaver4681883
5.Guy Hecker4541885
6.Toad Ramsey4471886
7.Scott Stratton4451893
8.Red Ehret4411889
9.Tony Mullane4181882
10.John Ewing4071889

Hits
RankPlayer  Hits  IP
1.Guy Hecker27452786.3
2.Scott Stratton19051715.7
3.Bert Cunningham15991340.7
4.Toad Ramsey15721711.0
5.Red Ehret11471032.7
6.Chick Fraser958838.7
7.George Hemming843728.3
8.Pete Dowling644601.3
9.John Ewing582522.0
10.Bill Magee571521.7

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
RankPlayer  SO/BB  Year
1.Guy Hecker6.8751884
2.Guy Hecker6.6001882
3.Guy Hecker3.8701885
4.Scott Stratton3.3931890
5.Sam Weaver3.0531883
6.Toad Ramsey2.6511888
7.John Ewing2.5591888
8.Phil Reccius2.4211884
9.Toad Ramsey2.4111886
10.Denny Driscoll2.2861884

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
RankPlayer  SO/BB  IP
1.Guy Hecker2.3982786.3
2.Toad Ramsey2.1911711.0
3.Scott Stratton1.4401715.7
4.Red Ehret1.4261032.7
5.John Ewing1.337522.0
6.Elton Chamberlain1.321536.3
7.Pete Dowling0.792601.3
8.Bill Hill0.710518.7
9.Chick Fraser0.549838.7
10.Bert Cunningham0.5261340.7

Home Runs per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Home Runs/9  Year
1.Scott Stratton0.0261892
2.Toad Ramsey0.0461886
3.Guy Hecker0.0541884
4.Scott Stratton0.0631890
5.Sam Weaver0.0651883
6.Bert Cunningham0.0771897
7.Tony Mullane0.0781882
8.Jouett Meekin0.0791891
9.Guy Hecker0.0801883
10.Red Ehret0.0821891

Home Runs per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Home Runs/9  IP
1.Guy Hecker0.1322786.3
2.John Ewing0.155522.0
3.Toad Ramsey0.1581711.0
4.Pete Dowling0.165601.3
5.Elton Chamberlain0.168536.3
6.Bert Cunningham0.1741340.7
7.Red Ehret0.1831032.7
8.Scott Stratton0.1991715.7
9.George Hemming0.247728.3
10.Chick Fraser0.258838.7

Losses
RankPlayer  L  Year
1.John Ewing301889
 Toad Ramsey301888
3.Red Ehret291889
4.Bill Hill281896
5.Chick Fraser271896
 Toad Ramsey271886
 Toad Ramsey271887
8.Tony Mullane241882
9.Guy Hecker231883
 Guy Hecker231885
 Guy Hecker231886
 Scott Stratton231893

Losses
RankPlayer  L  IP
1.Guy Hecker1372786.3
2.Toad Ramsey1061711.0
3.Scott Stratton1041715.7
4.Bert Cunningham751340.7
5.Red Ehret631032.7
 Chick Fraser63838.7
7.Bill Hill45518.7
8.John Ewing43522.0
9.George Hemming42728.3
10.Pete Dowling39601.3

Earned Runs
RankPlayer  ER  Year
1.Toad Ramsey2141887
2.Red Ehret1941889
3.Scott Stratton1901893
4.Chick Fraser1891896
5.George Hemming1881893
6.John Ewing1791889
7.Sam Weaver1721883
8.Guy Hecker1671883
9.Toad Ramsey1601886
10.Bill Hill1531896

Earned Runs
RankPlayer  ER  IP
1.Guy Hecker8762786.3
2.Scott Stratton6921715.7
3.Toad Ramsey6081711.0
4.Bert Cunningham6021340.7
5.Chick Fraser439838.7
6.Red Ehret4371032.7
7.George Hemming387728.3
8.Bill Magee267521.7
9.Pete Dowling249601.3
10.John Ewing239522.0

Wild Pitches
RankPlayer  WP  Year
1.Toad Ramsey351886
2.Red Ehret291889
3.Chick Fraser271896
4.Chick Fraser221897
5.Norm Baker191885
6.Guy Hecker171886
7.Mike McDermott161895
 George Meakim161890
9.Guy Hecker151885
 Guy Hecker151889
 Al Mays151885
 Jouett Meekin151891

Wild Pitches
RankPlayer  WP  IP
1.Chick Fraser57838.7
2.Red Ehret531032.7
3.Guy Hecker472786.3
4.Toad Ramsey431711.0
5.Scott Stratton331715.7
6.Bert Cunningham241340.7
7.Ed Daily23204.3
8.Jouett Meekin22384.3
9.Mike McDermott21272.3
10.Norm Baker19217.0

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayer  Hit By Pitch  Year
1.Chick Fraser241897
2.Chick Fraser231898
3.Pete Dowling221898
4.Bert Cunningham201898
 Bill Hill201897
6.Bill Magee191898
7.Guy Hecker181885
8.Pete Dowling171899
9.Guy Hecker161884
 Toad Ramsey161887

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayer  Hit By Pitch  IP
1.Guy Hecker542786.3
2.Bert Cunningham481340.7
3.Chick Fraser47838.7
4.Pete Dowling45601.3
5.Bill Magee39521.7
6.Toad Ramsey291711.0
7.Bill Hill20518.7
8.Red Ehret181032.7
9.Elton Chamberlain14536.3
10.Ed Daily12204.3
 Scott Stratton121715.7

Batters Faced
RankPlayer  BF  Year
1.Guy Hecker26491884
2.Toad Ramsey24771886
3.Toad Ramsey24301887
4.Guy Hecker19931883
5.Guy Hecker19881885
6.Guy Hecker18151886
7.Scott Stratton17771890
8.Sam Weaver17761883
9.Red Ehret15911889
10.Red Ehret15191890

Batters Faced
RankPlayer  BF  IP
1.Guy Hecker113712786.3
2.Toad Ramsey52291711.0
3.Red Ehret39441032.7
4.Scott Stratton30541715.7
5.John Ewing2435522.0
6.Bill Magee2382521.7
7.Elton Chamberlain2343536.3
8.Sam Weaver1776418.7
9.Ed Daily1612204.3
10.Warren Fitzgerald1054310.0

Games Finished
RankPlayer  GF  Year
1.George Hemming81893
2.Red Ehret71889
 George Meakim71890
 Phil Reccius71884
5.Bill Magee61897
 Mike McDermott61895
 Tom Smith61896
8.Bert Cunningham51896
 Red Ehret51890
 Chick Fraser51896
 Herb Goodall51890
 Bill Magee51898
 Scott Stratton51888
 Walt Woods51899

Games Finished
RankPlayer  GF  IP
1.Red Ehret151032.7
2.Bert Cunningham141340.7
3.Bill Magee13521.7
 Scott Stratton131715.7
5.George Hemming12728.3
6.Guy Hecker112786.3
7.Phil Reccius9172.3
8.Mike McDermott8272.3
9.Phil Knell7303.7
 George Meakim7199.0

Adjusted ERA+
RankPlayer  ERA+  Year
1.Guy Hecker1921882
2.Guy Hecker1711884
3.Scott Stratton1621890
4.Red Ehret1511890
5.Toad Ramsey1491886
6.Guy Hecker1491885
7.Tony Mullane1331882
8.George Meakim1321890
9.Toad Ramsey1271887
10.Guy Hecker1271886

Adjusted ERA+
RankPlayer  ERA+  IP
1.Toad Ramsey1181711.0
2.Guy Hecker1182786.3
3.Elton Chamberlain110536.3
4.Bill Hill106518.7
5.Scott Stratton1011715.7
6.Pete Dowling100601.3
7.Bert Cunningham1001340.7
8.Red Ehret991032.7
9.George Hemming96728.3
10.Chick Fraser87838.7