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Single-Season Leaders Career Leaders

ERA
Rank Player    ERA    Year

1. Dwight Gooden 1.53 1985

2. Tom Seaver 1.76 1971

3. Jerry Koosman 2.08 1968

Tom Seaver 2.08 1973

5. Tom Seaver 2.20 1968

6. Tom Seaver 2.21 1969

7. David Cone 2.22 1988

8. Jerry Koosman 2.28 1969

9. Jon Matlack 2.32 1972

10. Tom Seaver 2.38 1975

ERA
Rank Player    ERA    IP

1. Tom Seaver 2.57 3045.3

2. Jesse Orosco 2.73 595.7

3. Jon Matlack 3.03 1448.0

4. Jerry Koosman 3.09 2544.7

5. John Franco 3.10 702.7

Dwight Gooden 3.10 2169.7

7. Bob Ojeda 3.12 764.0

8. David Cone 3.13 1209.3

9. Sid Fernandez 3.14 1584.7

10. Bret Saberhagen 3.16 524.3

Wins
Rank Player    W    Year

1. Tom Seaver 25 1969

2. Dwight Gooden 24 1985

3. Tom Seaver 22 1975

4. Jerry Koosman 21 1976

Tom Seaver 21 1972

6. David Cone 20 1988

Tom Seaver 20 1971

Frank Viola 20 1990

9. Dwight Gooden 19 1990

Jerry Koosman 19 1968

Tom Seaver 19 1973

Wins
Rank Player    W    IP

1. Tom Seaver 198 3045.3

2. Dwight Gooden 157 2169.7

3. Jerry Koosman 140 2544.7

4. Ron Darling 99 1620.0

5. Sid Fernandez 98 1584.7

6. Al Leiter 95 1360.0

7. Jon Matlack 82 1448.0

8. David Cone 81 1209.3

9. Bobby Jones 74 1215.7

10. Steve Trachsel 66 956.3

Won-Loss %
Rank Player    wlp    Year

1. David Cone .870 1988

2. Dwight Gooden .857 1985

3. Bob Ojeda .783 1986

4. Tom Seaver .781 1969

5. Bret Saberhagen .778 1994

6. Dwight Gooden .739 1986

Al Leiter .739 1998

8. Sid Fernandez .737 1989

9. Dwight Gooden .731 1990

10. Ron Darling .727 1985

Sid Fernandez .727 1986

Won-Loss %
Rank Player    wlp    IP

1. Dwight Gooden .649 2169.7

2. Rick Reed .621 888.7

3. Tom Seaver .615 3045.3

4. David Cone .614 1209.3

5. Ron Darling .586 1620.0

Al Leiter .586 1360.0

7. Bobby Jones .569 1215.7

8. Bob Ojeda .560 764.0

9. Sid Fernandez .557 1584.7

10. Steve Trachsel .528 956.3

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
Rank Player    WHperIP    Year

1. Tom Seaver 0.946 1971

2. Pedro Martinez 0.949 2005

3. Dwight Gooden 0.965 1985

4. Tom Seaver 0.976 1973

5. Tom Seaver 0.980 1968

6. Bob Ojeda 1.004 1988

7. Bret Saberhagen 1.026 1994

8. Tom Seaver 1.039 1969

9. Rick Reed 1.042 1997

10. Sid Fernandez 1.053 1988

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
Rank Player    WHperIP    IP

1. Tom Seaver 1.076 3045.3

2. Bret Saberhagen 1.079 524.3

3. Sid Fernandez 1.113 1584.7

4. Rick Reed 1.155 888.7

5. Dwight Gooden 1.175 2169.7

6. Bob Ojeda 1.182 764.0

7. Jim McAndrew 1.184 729.7

8. David Cone 1.192 1209.3

9. Jon Matlack 1.195 1448.0

10. Jesse Orosco 1.209 595.7

Hits Allowed/9IP
Rank Player    Hper9IP    Year

1. Sid Fernandez 5.71 1985

2. Sid Fernandez 6.11 1988

3. Dwight Gooden 6.44 1985

4. Sid Fernandez 6.44 1989

5. Sid Fernandez 6.52 1990

6. Pedro Martinez 6.59 2005

7. Tom Seaver 6.60 1971

8. Dwight Gooden 6.65 1984

9. Tom Seaver 6.65 1969

10. Sid Fernandez 6.79 1992

Hits Allowed/9IP
Rank Player    Hper9IP    IP

1. Nolan Ryan 6.51 510.0

2. Sid Fernandez 6.63 1584.7

3. Tom Seaver 7.18 3045.3

4. Jesse Orosco 7.25 595.7

5. David Cone 7.52 1209.3

6. Gary Gentry 7.61 789.3

7. Tug McGraw 7.78 792.7

8. Dwight Gooden 7.87 2169.7

9. Jerry Koosman 8.07 2544.7

10. Al Leiter 8.09 1360.0

Bases on Balls/9IP
Rank Player    BBper9IP    Year

1. Bret Saberhagen 0.66 1994

2. Rick Reed 1.23 1998

3. Ed Lynch 1.27 1985

4. Rick Reed 1.34 1997

5. Tom Seaver 1.56 1968

6. Bob Ojeda 1.56 1988

7. Rick Reed 1.66 2000

8. Jim McAndrew 1.86 1970

9. Dennis Ribant 1.91 1966

10. Tom Seaver 1.92 1971

Bases on Balls/9IP
Rank Player    BBper9IP    IP

1. Bret Saberhagen 1.32 524.3

2. Rick Reed 1.60 888.7

3. Ed Lynch 1.95 730.3

4. Frank Viola 2.24 566.3

5. Jack Fisher 2.34 931.7

6. Jim McAndrew 2.47 729.7

7. Tom Seaver 2.50 3045.3

8. Bob Ojeda 2.51 764.0

9. Jon Matlack 2.60 1448.0

10. Bobby Jones 2.61 1215.7

Strikeouts/9IP
Rank Player    SOper9IP    Year

1. Dwight Gooden 11.39 1984

2. David Cone 9.91 1990

3. David Cone 9.79 1992

4. Sid Fernandez 9.51 1985

5. David Cone 9.32 1991

6. Sid Fernandez 9.10 1988

7. Tom Seaver 9.08 1971

8. Sid Fernandez 9.08 1990

9. Oliver Perez 8.85 2007

10. Sid Fernandez 8.81 1986

Strikeouts/9IP
Rank Player    SOper9IP    IP

1. David Cone 8.72 1209.3

2. Nolan Ryan 8.70 510.0

3. Sid Fernandez 8.23 1584.7

4. Dwight Gooden 7.78 2169.7

5. Jesse Orosco 7.65 595.7

6. John Franco 7.58 702.7

7. Tom Seaver 7.51 3045.3

8. Al Leiter 7.32 1360.0

9. Dave Mlicki 7.22 501.3

10. Tug McGraw 7.02 792.7

Games
Rank Player    G_p    Year

1. Mike Stanton 83 2004

2. Aaron Heilman 81 2007

3. Turk Wendell 80 1999

4. Pedro Feliciano 78 2007

5. Armando Benitez 77 1999

Dave Weathers 77 2003

Turk Wendell 77 2000

8. Armando Benitez 76 2000

Jeff Innis 76 1992

10. Roger McDowell 75 1986

Games
Rank Player    G_p    IP

1. John Franco 695 702.7

2. Tom Seaver 401 3045.3

3. Jerry Koosman 376 2544.7

4. Jesse Orosco 372 595.7

5. Tug McGraw 361 792.7

6. Armando Benitez 333 347.0

7. Dwight Gooden 305 2169.7

8. Jeff Innis 288 360.0

9. Turk Wendell 285 312.7

10. Roger McDowell 280 468.3

Saves
Rank Player    SV    Year

1. Armando Benitez 43 2001

2. Armando Benitez 41 2000

3. Billy Wagner 40 2006

4. John Franco 38 1998

5. John Franco 36 1997

6. Billy Wagner 34 2007

7. Armando Benitez 33 2002

John Franco 33 1990

9. Jesse Orosco 31 1984

10. John Franco 30 1991

John Franco 30 1994

Saves
Rank Player    SV    IP

1. John Franco 276 702.7

2. Armando Benitez 160 347.0

3. Jesse Orosco 107 595.7

4. Tug McGraw 86 792.7

5. Roger McDowell 84 468.3

6. Billy Wagner 81 153.7

7. Neil Allen 69 381.7

8. Skip Lockwood 65 379.7

9. Braden Looper 57 142.7

10. Randy Myers 56 240.0

Innings
Rank Player    IP    Year

1. Tom Seaver 290.7 1970

2. Tom Seaver 290.0 1973

3. Tom Seaver 286.3 1971

4. Tom Seaver 280.3 1975

5. Tom Seaver 277.7 1968

6. Dwight Gooden 276.7 1985

7. Tom Seaver 273.3 1969

8. Tom Seaver 271.0 1976

9. Jon Matlack 265.3 1974

10. Jerry Koosman 265.0 1974

Innings
Rank Player    IP    IP

1. Tom Seaver 3045.3 3045.3

2. Jerry Koosman 2544.7 2544.7

3. Dwight Gooden 2169.7 2169.7

4. Ron Darling 1620.0 1620.0

5. Sid Fernandez 1584.7 1584.7

6. Jon Matlack 1448.0 1448.0

7. Al Leiter 1360.0 1360.0

8. Craig Swan 1230.7 1230.7

9. Bobby Jones 1215.7 1215.7

10. David Cone 1209.3 1209.3

Strikeouts
Rank Player    SO_p    Year

1. Tom Seaver 289 1971

2. Tom Seaver 283 1970

3. Dwight Gooden 276 1984

4. Dwight Gooden 268 1985

5. Tom Seaver 251 1973

6. Tom Seaver 249 1972

7. Tom Seaver 243 1975

8. David Cone 241 1991

9. Tom Seaver 235 1976

10. David Cone 233 1990

Strikeouts
Rank Player    SO_p    IP

1. Tom Seaver 2541 3045.3

2. Dwight Gooden 1875 2169.7

3. Jerry Koosman 1799 2544.7

4. Sid Fernandez 1449 1584.7

5. David Cone 1172 1209.3

6. Ron Darling 1148 1620.0

7. Al Leiter 1106 1360.0

8. Jon Matlack 1023 1448.0

9. Bobby Jones 714 1215.7

10. Craig Swan 671 1230.7

Games Started
Rank Player    GS    Year

1. Jack Fisher 36 1965

Tom Seaver 36 1970

Tom Seaver 36 1973

Tom Seaver 36 1975

5. Ron Darling 35 1985

Gary Gentry 35 1969

Dwight Gooden 35 1985

Jerry Koosman 35 1973

Jerry Koosman 35 1974

Jon Matlack 35 1976

Tom Seaver 35 1968

Tom Seaver 35 1969

Tom Seaver 35 1971

Tom Seaver 35 1972

Craig Swan 35 1979

Frank Viola 35 1990

Frank Viola 35 1991

Games Started
Rank Player    GS    IP

1. Tom Seaver 395 3045.3

2. Jerry Koosman 346 2544.7

3. Dwight Gooden 303 2169.7

4. Sid Fernandez 250 1584.7

5. Ron Darling 241 1620.0

6. Al Leiter 213 1360.0

7. Jon Matlack 199 1448.0

8. Bobby Jones 190 1215.7

9. Craig Swan 184 1230.7

10. David Cone 169 1209.3

Comp. Games
Rank Player    CG    Year

1. Tom Seaver 21 1971

2. Tom Seaver 19 1970

3. Tom Seaver 18 1967

Tom Seaver 18 1969

Tom Seaver 18 1973

6. Jerry Koosman 17 1968

Jerry Koosman 17 1976

8. Dwight Gooden 16 1985

Jerry Koosman 16 1969

Jon Matlack 16 1976

Comp. Games
Rank Player    CG    IP

1. Tom Seaver 171 3045.3

2. Jerry Koosman 108 2544.7

3. Dwight Gooden 67 2169.7

4. Jon Matlack 65 1448.0

5. Al Jackson 41 980.7

6. Jack Fisher 35 931.7

7. David Cone 34 1209.3

8. Roger Craig 27 469.3

9. Ron Darling 25 1620.0

Craig Swan 25 1230.7

Shutouts
Rank Player    SHO    Year

1. Dwight Gooden 8 1985

2. Jerry Koosman 7 1968

Jon Matlack 7 1974

4. Jerry Koosman 6 1969

Jon Matlack 6 1976

6. David Cone 5 1992

Bob Ojeda 5 1988

Tom Seaver 5 1968

Tom Seaver 5 1969

Tom Seaver 5 1974

Tom Seaver 5 1975

Tom Seaver 5 1976

Shutouts
Rank Player    SHO    IP

1. Tom Seaver 44 3045.3

2. Jerry Koosman 26 2544.7

Jon Matlack 26 1448.0

4. Dwight Gooden 23 2169.7

5. David Cone 15 1209.3

6. Ron Darling 10 1620.0

Al Jackson 10 980.7

8. Sid Fernandez 9 1584.7

Bob Ojeda 9 764.0

10. Gary Gentry 8 789.3

Home Runs Allow.
Rank Player    HRA    Year

1. Roger Craig 35 1962

2. Pedro Astacio 32 2002

3. Jay Hook 31 1962

4. Pete Harnisch 30 1996

Rick Reed 30 1998

6. Roger Craig 28 1963

Rick Reed 28 2000

Steve Trachsel 28 2001

9. Jack Fisher 26 1966

Bobby Jones 26 1996

Frank Tanana 26 1993

Steve Trachsel 26 2003

Home Runs Allow.
Rank Player    HRA    IP

1. Tom Seaver 212 3045.3

2. Jerry Koosman 187 2544.7

3. Ron Darling 155 1620.0

4. Sid Fernandez 138 1584.7

5. Bobby Jones 137 1215.7

6. Steve Trachsel 124 956.3

7. Dwight Gooden 123 2169.7

8. Al Leiter 118 1360.0

9. Rick Reed 116 888.7

10. Craig Swan 112 1230.7

Bases On Balls Allow.
Rank Player    BB_p    Year

1. Nolan Ryan 116 1971

2. Ron Darling 114 1985

3. Mike Torrez 113 1983

4. Ron Darling 104 1984

5. Mike Hampton 99 2000

Jon Matlack 99 1973

7. Jerry Koosman 98 1975

8. Al Leiter 97 2004

Nolan Ryan 97 1970

10. Ron Darling 96 1987

Bases On Balls Allow.
Rank Player    BB_p    IP

1. Tom Seaver 847 3045.3

2. Jerry Koosman 820 2544.7

3. Dwight Gooden 651 2169.7

4. Ron Darling 614 1620.0

5. Sid Fernandez 596 1584.7

6. Al Leiter 546 1360.0

7. David Cone 431 1209.3

8. Jon Matlack 419 1448.0

9. Craig Swan 368 1230.7

10. Steve Trachsel 354 956.3

Hits Allowed
Rank Player    H_p    Year

1. Roger Craig 261 1962

2. Frank Viola 259 1991

3. Jerry Koosman 258 1974

4. Jack Fisher 256 1964

5. Jack Fisher 252 1965

6. Jack Fisher 251 1967

7. Roger Craig 249 1963

8. Al Jackson 244 1962

9. Dwight Gooden 242 1988

10. Craig Swan 241 1979

Hits Allowed
Rank Player    H_p    IP

1. Tom Seaver 2431 3045.3

2. Jerry Koosman 2281 2544.7

3. Dwight Gooden 1898 2169.7

4. Ron Darling 1473 1620.0

5. Jon Matlack 1312 1448.0

6. Bobby Jones 1255 1215.7

7. Al Leiter 1222 1360.0

8. Craig Swan 1191 1230.7

9. Sid Fernandez 1167 1584.7

10. Tom Glavine 1057 1005.3

SO to Walk
Rank Player    SOperBB    Year

1. Bret Saberhagen 11.00 1994

2. Rick Reed 5.28 1998

3. Tom Seaver 4.74 1971

4. Pedro Martinez 4.43 2005

5. Tom Seaver 4.27 1968

6. Bob Ojeda 4.03 1988

7. Tom Seaver 3.92 1973

8. Dwight Gooden 3.88 1985

9. Dwight Gooden 3.78 1984

10. Rick Reed 3.65 1997

SO to Walk
Rank Player    SOperBB    IP

1. Bret Saberhagen 5.04 524.3

2. Rick Reed 3.73 888.7

3. Tom Seaver 3.00 3045.3

4. Dwight Gooden 2.88 2169.7

5. Frank Viola 2.74 566.3

6. David Cone 2.72 1209.3

7. Jon Matlack 2.44 1448.0

8. Sid Fernandez 2.43 1584.7

9. Jerry Koosman 2.19 2544.7

10. Bob Ojeda 2.15 764.0

Losses
Rank Player    L    Year

1. Roger Craig 24 1962

Jack Fisher 24 1965

3. Roger Craig 22 1963

4. Al Jackson 20 1962

Al Jackson 20 1965

Jerry Koosman 20 1977

Tracy Stallard 20 1964

8. Galen Cisco 19 1964

Jay Hook 19 1962

10. Jack Fisher 18 1967

Losses
Rank Player    L    IP

1. Jerry Koosman 137 2544.7

2. Tom Seaver 124 3045.3

3. Dwight Gooden 85 2169.7

4. Jon Matlack 81 1448.0

5. Al Jackson 80 980.7

6. Sid Fernandez 78 1584.7

7. Jack Fisher 73 931.7

8. Craig Swan 71 1230.7

9. Ron Darling 70 1620.0

10. Al Leiter 67 1360.0

Earned Runs Allow.
Rank Player    ER    Year

1. Roger Craig 117 1962

2. Jack Fisher 115 1967

Jay Hook 115 1962

4. Al Jackson 113 1962

5. Jack Fisher 111 1965

6. Mike Torrez 108 1983

7. Nino Espinosa 107 1978

Jack Fisher 107 1964

9. Pedro Astacio 102 2002

Frank Viola 102 1991

Earned Runs Allow.
Rank Player    ER    IP

1. Jerry Koosman 875 2544.7

2. Tom Seaver 870 3045.3

3. Dwight Gooden 747 2169.7

4. Ron Darling 630 1620.0

5. Bobby Jones 558 1215.7

6. Sid Fernandez 553 1584.7

7. Al Leiter 517 1360.0

8. Craig Swan 508 1230.7

9. Jon Matlack 488 1448.0

10. Al Jackson 464 980.7

Wild Pitches
Rank Player    WP    Year

1. Jack Hamilton 18 1966

2. David Cone 17 1991

3. David Cone 14 1989

Jason Isringhausen 14 1996

5. Jon Matlack 13 1976

6. Kevin Appier 12 2001

Ron Darling 12 1989

Jack Fisher 12 1966

Bob Miller 12 1962

Tom Seaver 12 1976

Tracy Stallard 12 1964

Wild Pitches
Rank Player    WP    IP

1. Tom Seaver 81 3045.3

2. Jerry Koosman 66 2544.7

3. Ron Darling 63 1620.0

4. David Cone 62 1209.3

5. Dwight Gooden 47 2169.7

6. Tug McGraw 44 792.7

7. Jon Matlack 42 1448.0

8. John Franco 39 702.7

9. Jim McAndrew 34 729.7

10. Pete Falcone 31 607.7

Hit Batsmen
Rank Player    HBP    Year

1. Pedro Astacio 16 2002

2. Kevin Appier 15 2001

Nolan Ryan 15 1971

Victor Zambrano 15 2005

5. Al Jackson 12 1963

6. Orel Hershiser 11 1999

Al Leiter 11 1998

Al Leiter 11 2000

Al Leiter 11 2004

10. Don Cardwell 10 1968

Jack Fisher 10 1964

Pedro Martinez 10 2006

Paul Wilson 10 1996

Hit Batsmen
Rank Player    HBP    IP

1. Al Leiter 63 1360.0

2. Tom Seaver 52 3045.3

3. Jerry Koosman 49 2544.7

4. Dwight Gooden 41 2169.7

5. Ron Darling 36 1620.0

Sid Fernandez 36 1584.7

7. Bobby Jones 33 1215.7

8. Al Jackson 32 980.7

9. David Cone 28 1209.3

10. Jack Fisher 26 931.7

Gary Gentry 26 789.3

Batters Faced
Rank Player    BFP    Year

1. Tom Seaver 1173 1970

2. Tom Seaver 1147 1973

3. Jerry Koosman 1118 1974

4. Tom Seaver 1115 1975

5. Tom Seaver 1103 1971

6. Tom Seaver 1089 1969

7. Tom Seaver 1088 1968

8. Tom Seaver 1079 1976

9. Jon Matlack 1076 1974

10. Jerry Koosman 1071 1973

Batters Faced
Rank Player    BFP    IP

1. Tom Seaver 12191 3045.3

2. Jerry Koosman 10517 2544.7

3. Dwight Gooden 8898 2169.7

4. Ron Darling 6807 1620.0

5. Sid Fernandez 6456 1584.7

6. Jon Matlack 5953 1448.0

7. Al Leiter 5774 1360.0

8. Bobby Jones 5154 1215.7

9. Craig Swan 5140 1230.7

10. David Cone 5008 1209.3

Games Finished
Rank Player    GF    Year

1. Armando Benitez 68 2000

2. Armando Benitez 64 2001

3. Braden Looper 60 2004

4. Billy Wagner 59 2006

5. Billy Wagner 57 2007

6. John Franco 54 1998

Braden Looper 54 2005

8. John Franco 53 1997

9. Armando Benitez 52 2002

Roger McDowell 52 1986

Jesse Orosco 52 1984

Games Finished
Rank Player    GF    IP

1. John Franco 484 702.7

2. Armando Benitez 266 347.0

3. Jesse Orosco 246 595.7

4. Tug McGraw 228 792.7

5. Roger McDowell 189 468.3

6. Ron Taylor 184 361.0

7. Skip Lockwood 164 379.7

8. Neil Allen 160 381.7

9. Doug Sisk 128 412.3

10. Jeff Innis 126 360.0

Adjusted ERA+
Rank Player    ERA+    Year

1. Dwight Gooden 228 1985

2. Tom Seaver 193 1971

3. Tom Seaver 175 1973

4. Al Leiter 170 1998

5. Tom Seaver 165 1969

6. Jerry Koosman 160 1969

7. Bret Saberhagen 152 1994

8. Jon Matlack 149 1974

9. David Cone 146 1988

10. Pedro Martinez 145 2005

Adjusted ERA+
Rank Player    ERA+    IP

1. Tom Seaver 136 3045.3

2. Jesse Orosco 132 595.7

3. John Franco 131 702.7

4. Bret Saberhagen 126 524.3

5. Al Leiter 124 1360.0

6. Rick Reed 117 888.7

7. Dwight Gooden 116 2169.7

8. Jon Matlack 115 1448.0

9. Jerry Koosman 113 2544.7

10. Sid Fernandez 113 1584.7

Stats updated through May 8, 2008.

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