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New York Mutuals Top 10 Pitching Leaders

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WAR for Pitchers†

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	13.9	1874
2.	Bobby Mathews	11.0	1873
3.	Bobby Mathews	10.8	1875
4.	Candy Cummings	10.7	1872
5.	Rynie Wolters	3.0	1871
6.	Count Gedney	0.5	1875
7.	Phonney Martin	0.2	1873
8.	John Hatfield	0.1	1874

WAR for Pitchers

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	35.7	1646.2
2.	Candy Cummings	10.7	497.0
3.	Rynie Wolters	3.0	283.0
4.	Count Gedney	0.5	11.0
5.	Phonney Martin	0.2	34.0
6.	John Hatfield	0.1	8.0

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	1.90	1874
2.	Bobby Mathews	2.49	1875
3.	Bobby Mathews	2.58	1873
4.	Candy Cummings	3.01	1872
5.	Rynie Wolters	3.43	1871

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	2.31	1646.2

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	42	1874
2.	Candy Cummings	33	1872
3.	Bobby Mathews	29	1873
	Bobby Mathews	29	1875
5.	Rynie Wolters	16	1871
6.	Count Gedney	1	1875
	John McMullin	1	1872

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	100	1646.2
2.	Candy Cummings	33	497.0
3.	Rynie Wolters	16	283.0
4.	Count Gedney	1	11.0
	John McMullin	1	15.0

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	.656	1874
2.	Candy Cummings	.623	1872
3.	Bobby Mathews	.558	1873
4.	Rynie Wolters	.500	1871
5.	Bobby Mathews	.433	1875

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	IP
1.	Candy Cummings	.623	497.0
2.	Bobby Mathews	.546	1646.2

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	1.168	1875
2.	Bobby Mathews	1.199	1874
3.	Bobby Mathews	1.244	1873
4.	Candy Cummings	1.278	1872
5.	Rynie Wolters	1.357	1871

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	1.199	1646.2

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	9.935	1873
2.	Bobby Mathews	10.152	1874
3.	Bobby Mathews	10.227	1875
4.	Candy Cummings	10.938	1872
5.	Rynie Wolters	10.972	1871

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	10.122	1646.2

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	0.288	1875
2.	Candy Cummings	0.561	1872
3.	Bobby Mathews	0.638	1874
4.	Rynie Wolters	1.240	1871
5.	Bobby Mathews	1.260	1873

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	0.672	1646.2

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	1.605	1873
2.	Bobby Mathews	1.573	1874
3.	Bobby Mathews	1.079	1875
4.	Candy Cummings	0.815	1872
5.	Rynie Wolters	0.700	1871

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	1.394	1646.2

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	70	1875
2.	Bobby Mathews	65	1874
3.	Candy Cummings	55	1872
4.	Bobby Mathews	52	1873
5.	Rynie Wolters	32	1871
6.	Phonney Martin	6	1873
7.	John Hatfield	3	1874
	John McMullin	3	1872
9.	Count Gedney	2	1875
10.	Bob Ferguson	1	1871
	Frank Fleet	1	1871

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	187	1646.2
2.	Candy Cummings	55	497.0
3.	Rynie Wolters	32	283.0
4.	Phonney Martin	6	34.0
5.	John Hatfield	3	8.0
	John McMullin	3	15.0
7.	Count Gedney	2	11.0
8.	Bob Ferguson	1	1.0
	Frank Fleet	1	9.0

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	Year
1.	John McMullin	1	1872

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	IP
1.	John McMullin	1	15.0

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	625.2	1875
2.	Bobby Mathews	578.0	1874
3.	Candy Cummings	497.0	1872
4.	Bobby Mathews	443.0	1873
5.	Rynie Wolters	283.0	1871
6.	Phonney Martin	34.0	1873
7.	John McMullin	15.0	1872
8.	Count Gedney	11.0	1875
9.	Frank Fleet	9.0	1871
10.	John Hatfield	8.0	1874

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	1646.2	1646.2
2.	Candy Cummings	497.0	497.0
3.	Rynie Wolters	283.0	283.0
4.	Phonney Martin	34.0	34.0
5.	John McMullin	15.0	15.0
6.	Count Gedney	11.0	11.0
7.	Frank Fleet	9.0	9.0
8.	John Hatfield	8.0	8.0
9.	Bob Ferguson	1.0	1.0

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	101	1874
2.	Bobby Mathews	79	1873
3.	Bobby Mathews	75	1875
4.	Candy Cummings	45	1872
5.	Rynie Wolters	22	1871
6.	Count Gedney	2	1875
7.	Phonney Martin	1	1873
	John McMullin	1	1872

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	255	1646.2
2.	Candy Cummings	45	497.0
3.	Rynie Wolters	22	283.0
4.	Count Gedney	2	11.0
5.	Phonney Martin	1	34.0
	John McMullin	1	15.0

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	70	1875
2.	Bobby Mathews	65	1874
3.	Candy Cummings	55	1872
4.	Bobby Mathews	52	1873
5.	Rynie Wolters	32	1871
6.	Frank Fleet	1	1871
	Count Gedney	1	1875
	Phonney Martin	1	1873
	John McMullin	1	1872

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	187	1646.2
2.	Candy Cummings	55	497.0
3.	Rynie Wolters	32	283.0
4.	Frank Fleet	1	9.0
	Count Gedney	1	11.0
	Phonney Martin	1	34.0
	John McMullin	1	15.0

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	69	1875
2.	Bobby Mathews	62	1874
3.	Candy Cummings	53	1872
4.	Bobby Mathews	47	1873
5.	Rynie Wolters	31	1871
6.	Frank Fleet	1	1871
	Count Gedney	1	1875
	Phonney Martin	1	1873
	John McMullin	1	1872

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	178	1646.2
2.	Candy Cummings	53	497.0
3.	Rynie Wolters	31	283.0
4.	Frank Fleet	1	9.0
	Count Gedney	1	11.0
	Phonney Martin	1	34.0
	John McMullin	1	15.0

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	4	1874
2.	Candy Cummings	3	1872
	Bobby Mathews	3	1875
4.	Bobby Mathews	2	1873
5.	Rynie Wolters	1	1871

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	9	1646.2
2.	Candy Cummings	3	497.0
3.	Rynie Wolters	1	283.0

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Rynie Wolters	7	1871
2.	Bobby Mathews	5	1873
3.	Bobby Mathews	4	1875
4.	Bobby Mathews	3	1874
5.	Candy Cummings	2	1872

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	12	1646.2
2.	Rynie Wolters	7	283.0
3.	Candy Cummings	2	497.0

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	62	1873
2.	Bobby Mathews	41	1874
3.	Rynie Wolters	39	1871
4.	Candy Cummings	31	1872
5.	Bobby Mathews	20	1875
6.	Phonney Martin	6	1873
7.	Frank Fleet	3	1871
8.	John McMullin	2	1872
9.	Count Gedney	1	1875

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	123	1646.2
2.	Rynie Wolters	39	283.0
3.	Candy Cummings	31	497.0
4.	Phonney Martin	6	34.0
5.	Frank Fleet	3	9.0
6.	John McMullin	2	15.0
7.	Count Gedney	1	11.0

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	711	1875
2.	Bobby Mathews	652	1874
3.	Candy Cummings	604	1872
4.	Bobby Mathews	489	1873
5.	Rynie Wolters	345	1871
6.	Phonney Martin	50	1873
7.	Frank Fleet	20	1871
8.	John McMullin	18	1872
9.	John Hatfield	11	1874
10.	Bob Ferguson	8	1871

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	1852	1646.2
2.	Candy Cummings	604	497.0
3.	Rynie Wolters	345	283.0
4.	Phonney Martin	50	34.0
5.	Frank Fleet	20	9.0
6.	John McMullin	18	15.0
7.	John Hatfield	11	8.0
8.	Bob Ferguson	8	1.0
9.	Count Gedney	7	11.0

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	3.750	1875
2.	Bobby Mathews	2.463	1874
3.	Candy Cummings	1.452	1872
4.	Bobby Mathews	1.274	1873
5.	Rynie Wolters	0.564	1871

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	2.073	1646.2

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	0.036	1872
2.	Bobby Mathews	0.047	1874
3.	Bobby Mathews	0.058	1875
4.	Bobby Mathews	0.102	1873
5.	Rynie Wolters	0.223	1871

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	0.066	1646.2

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	38	1875
2.	Bobby Mathews	23	1873
3.	Bobby Mathews	22	1874
4.	Candy Cummings	20	1872
5.	Rynie Wolters	16	1871
6.	Frank Fleet	1	1871
	John Hatfield	1	1874
	Phonney Martin	1	1873

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	83	1646.2
2.	Candy Cummings	20	497.0
3.	Rynie Wolters	16	283.0
4.	Frank Fleet	1	9.0
	John Hatfield	1	8.0
	Phonney Martin	1	34.0

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	173	1875
2.	Candy Cummings	166	1872
3.	Bobby Mathews	127	1873
4.	Bobby Mathews	122	1874
5.	Rynie Wolters	108	1871
6.	Phonney Martin	13	1873
7.	Frank Fleet	10	1871
8.	John McMullin	6	1872
9.	Bob Ferguson	3	1871
10.	John Hatfield	2	1874

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	422	1646.2
2.	Candy Cummings	166	497.0
3.	Rynie Wolters	108	283.0
4.	Phonney Martin	13	34.0
5.	Frank Fleet	10	9.0
6.	John McMullin	6	15.0
7.	Bob Ferguson	3	1.0
8.	John Hatfield	2	8.0
9.	Count Gedney	1	11.0

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	32	1874
2.	Bobby Mathews	28	1875
3.	Bobby Mathews	23	1873
4.	Candy Cummings	15	1872
	Rynie Wolters	15	1871
6.	John McMullin	3	1872
7.	Bob Ferguson	2	1871
	Count Gedney	2	1875
9.	Phonney Martin	1	1873

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	83	1646.2
2.	Candy Cummings	15	497.0
	Rynie Wolters	15	283.0
4.	John McMullin	3	15.0
5.	Bob Ferguson	2	1.0
	Count Gedney	2	11.0
7.	Phonney Martin	1	34.0

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.	Bobby Mathews	2759	1875
2.	Bobby Mathews	2543	1874
3.	Candy Cummings	2251	1872
4.	Bobby Mathews	2008	1873
5.	Rynie Wolters	1349	1871
6.	Phonney Martin	177	1873
7.	John McMullin	75	1872
8.	Frank Fleet	57	1871
9.	Count Gedney	43	1875
10.	John Hatfield	35	1874

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	7310	1646.2
2.	Candy Cummings	2251	497.0
3.	Rynie Wolters	1349	283.0
4.	Phonney Martin	177	34.0
5.	John McMullin	75	15.0
6.	Frank Fleet	57	9.0
7.	Count Gedney	43	11.0
8.	John Hatfield	35	8.0
9.	Bob Ferguson	14	1.0

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	Year
1.	Phonney Martin	5	1873
2.	John Hatfield	3	1874
3.	John McMullin	2	1872
4.	Count Gedney	1	1875
	Rynie Wolters	1	1871

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	IP
1.	Phonney Martin	5	34.0
2.	John Hatfield	3	8.0
3.	John McMullin	2	15.0
4.	Count Gedney	1	11.0
	Rynie Wolters	1	283.0

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	127	1873
2.	Bobby Mathews	117	1874
3.	Rynie Wolters	111	1871
4.	Candy Cummings	108	1872
5.	Bobby Mathews	90	1875

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	109	1646.2

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	33	1873
2.	Candy Cummings	32	1872
3.	Bobby Mathews	27	1874
4.	Rynie Wolters	11	1871
5.	Count Gedney	2	1875

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	53	1646.2
2.	Candy Cummings	32	497.0
3.	Rynie Wolters	11	283.0
4.	Count Gedney	2	11.0

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	2.4	1873
2.	Candy Cummings	2.3	1872
3.	Bobby Mathews	2.1	1874
4.	Rynie Wolters	0.7	1871
5.	Count Gedney	0.2	1875

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	3.9	1646.2
2.	Candy Cummings	2.3	497.0
3.	Rynie Wolters	0.7	283.0
4.	Count Gedney	0.2	11.0

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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