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Single-Season Leaders

Career Leaders

Earned Run Average
Rank Player ERA Year

1. Jack Coombs 1.300 1910

2. Harry Krause 1.394 1909

3. Rube Waddell 1.479 1905

4. Cy Morgan 1.548 1910

5. Chief Bender 1.584 1910

6. Rube Waddell 1.621 1904

7. Cy Morgan 1.653 1909

8. Chief Bender 1.656 1909

9. Chief Bender 1.752 1908

10. Eddie Plank 1.764 1909

Earned Run Average
Rank Player ERA IP

1. Rube Waddell 1.969 1869.3

2. Cy Morgan 2.149 862.7

3. Chief Bender 2.317 2602.0

4. Eddie Plank 2.389 3860.7

5. Harry Krause 2.420 520.7

6. Andy Coakley 2.510 530.7

7. Jack Coombs 2.596 1629.7

8. Jimmy Dygert 2.647 986.0

9. Dennis Eckersley 2.741 637.0

10. Lefty Grove 2.879 2401.0

Wins
Rank Player W Year

1. Jack Coombs 31 1910

Lefty Grove 31 1931

3. Jack Coombs 28 1911

Lefty Grove 28 1930

5. Eddie Rommel 27 1922

Rube Waddell 27 1905

Bob Welch 27 1990

8. Eddie Plank 26 1904

Eddie Plank 26 1912

10. Lefty Grove 25 1932

Catfish Hunter 25 1974

Rube Waddell 25 1904

Wins
Rank Player W IP

1. Eddie Plank 284 3860.7

2. Lefty Grove 195 2401.0

3. Chief Bender 193 2602.0

4. Eddie Rommel 171 2556.3

5. Catfish Hunter 161 2456.3

6. Rube Walberg 134 2186.7

7. Rube Waddell 131 1869.3

8. Vida Blue 124 1945.7

9. Dave Stewart 119 1717.3

10. Jack Coombs 115 1629.7

Win-Loss %
Rank Player W-L% Year

1. Jim Nash .923 1966

2. Keith Foulke .900 2003

Paul Lindblad .900 1975

Jeff Parrett .900 1992

5. Lefty Grove .886 1931

6. Eddie Rommel .857 1929

7. Chief Bender .850 1914

8. Lefty Grove .848 1930

9. Tim Hudson .846 1999

10. Chief Bender .821 1910

Barry Zito .821 2002

Win-Loss %
Rank Player W-L% IP

1. Lefty Grove .712 2401.0

2. Tim Hudson .702 1240.7

3. Mark Mulder .659 1003.0

4. Rich Harden .655 541.7

5. Chief Bender .654 2602.0

6. Storm Davis .644 464.0

7. Eddie Plank .637 3860.7

8. Jack Coombs .632 1629.7

9. George Earnshaw .628 1353.7

10. Barry Zito .618 1430.3

Walks & Hits per IP
Rank Player WHIP Year

1. Joe Berry 0.907 1944

2. Catfish Hunter 0.914 1972

3. Chief Bender 0.916 1910

4. Harry Krause 0.939 1909

5. Vida Blue 0.952 1971

6. Rollie Fingers 0.959 1971

7. Chief Bender 0.964 1909

8. Jack Aker 0.965 1966

9. Cy Morgan 0.975 1909

10. Rube Waddell 0.977 1905

Walks & Hits per IP
Rank Player WHIP IP

1. Dennis Eckersley 0.953 637.0

2. Rube Waddell 1.062 1869.3

3. Chief Bender 1.091 2602.0

4. Harry Krause 1.112 520.7

5. Catfish Hunter 1.126 2456.3

6. Eddie Plank 1.127 3860.7

7. Rollie Fingers 1.135 1016.0

8. Vida Blue 1.165 1945.7

9. Jim Nash 1.170 693.3

10. Cy Morgan 1.171 862.7

Hits per 9 IP
Rank Player Hits/9 Year

1. Cy Morgan 5.982 1909

2. Vida Blue 6.029 1971

3. Catfish Hunter 6.095 1972

4. Joe Berry 6.305 1944

5. Jack Coombs 6.323 1910

6. Rube Waddell 6.326 1905

7. Harry Krause 6.380 1909

8. Jack Aker 6.451 1966

9. Rich Harden 6.539 2005

10. Rollie Fingers 6.541 1971

Hits per 9 IP
Rank Player Hits/9 IP

1. Cy Morgan 6.865 862.7

2. Rube Waddell 7.178 1869.3

3. Dennis Eckersley 7.276 637.0

4. Jimmy Dygert 7.284 986.0

5. Rich Harden 7.344 541.7

6. Harry Krause 7.519 520.7

7. Catfish Hunter 7.617 2456.3

8. Rollie Fingers 7.618 1016.0

9. Vida Blue 7.632 1945.7

10. Jack Coombs 7.660 1629.7

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
Rank Player BB/9 Year

1. Bill Fischer 0.564 1962

2. Catfish Hunter 1.300 1974

3. Dennis Eckersley 1.323 1987

4. Lum Harris 1.342 1944

5. Eddie Rommel 1.347 1928

6. Chief Bender 1.363 1908

7. Chief Bender 1.395 1907

8. Jack Quinn 1.448 1928

9. Dick Bosman 1.527 1976

10. Gil Heredia 1.527 1999

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
Rank Player BB/9 IP

1. Dennis Eckersley 1.300 637.0

2. Jack Quinn 1.787 926.7

3. Danny Haren 2.078 662.7

4. Chief Bender 2.124 2602.0

5. Eddie Plank 2.128 3860.7

6. Gil Heredia 2.155 551.3

7. Ken Holtzman 2.299 1084.3

8. Rube Waddell 2.383 1869.3

9. Joe Blanton 2.390 760.7

10. Rick Langford 2.465 1468.0

Strikeouts per 9 IP
Rank Player Strikeouts/9 Year

1. Rollie Fingers 9.135 1972

2. Todd Stottlemyre 8.800 1995

3. Dennis Eckersley 8.793 1987

4. Tim Hudson 8.714 1999

5. Vida Blue 8.683 1971

6. Barry Zito 8.608 2001

7. Rich Harden 8.508 2005

8. Rube Waddell 8.389 1903

9. Rube Waddell 8.201 1904

10. Jose Rijo 8.179 1986

Strikeouts per 9 IP
Rank Player Strikeouts/9 IP

1. Dennis Eckersley 9.297 637.0

2. Rich Harden 8.690 541.7

3. Rube Waddell 7.588 1869.3

4. Danny Haren 7.212 662.7

5. Rollie Fingers 6.945 1016.0

6. Barry Zito 6.896 1430.3

7. Jim Nash 6.854 693.3

8. Tim Hudson 6.521 1240.7

9. Orlando Pena 6.285 561.3

10. Vida Blue 6.083 1945.7

Games Played
Rank Player Games Year

1. Billy Koch 84 2002

2. John Wyatt 81 1964

3. Buddy Groom 78 1997

4. Rollie Fingers 76 1974

Buddy Groom 76 1999

6. Chad Bradford 75 2002

Rollie Fingers 75 1975

Buddy Groom 75 1998

9. Bob Lacey 74 1978

Michael Wuertz 74 2009

Games Played
Rank Player Games IP

1. Dennis Eckersley 525 637.0

2. Eddie Plank 524 3860.7

3. Rollie Fingers 502 1016.0

4. Eddie Rommel 500 2556.3

5. Paul Lindblad 479 873.7

6. Rube Walberg 412 2186.7

7. Lefty Grove 402 2401.0

8. Rick Honeycutt 387 406.3

9. Chief Bender 385 2602.0

10. Catfish Hunter 363 2456.3

Saves
Rank Player SV Year

1. Dennis Eckersley 51 1992

2. Dennis Eckersley 48 1990

3. Dennis Eckersley 45 1988

4. Billy Koch 44 2002

5. Dennis Eckersley 43 1991

Keith Foulke 43 2003

7. Huston Street 37 2006

8. Bill Caudill 36 1984

Dennis Eckersley 36 1993

10. Jason Isringhausen 34 2001

Saves
Rank Player SV IP

1. Dennis Eckersley 320 637.0

2. Rollie Fingers 136 1016.0

3. Billy Taylor 100 295.7

4. Huston Street 94 269.0

5. Jason Isringhausen 75 165.7

6. John Wyatt 73 473.0

7. Jay Howell 61 195.7

8. Jack Aker 58 343.3

9. Lefty Grove 51 2401.0

10. Keith Foulke 44 117.7

Billy Koch 44 93.7

Innings Pitched
Rank Player IP Year

1. Rube Waddell 383.0 1904

2. Eddie Plank 357.3 1904

3. Jack Coombs 353.0 1910

4. Eddie Plank 346.7 1905

5. Eddie Plank 343.7 1907

6. Jack Coombs 336.7 1911

7. Eddie Plank 336.0 1903

8. Scott Perry 332.3 1918

9. Chick Fraser 331.0 1901

10. Rube Waddell 328.7 1905

Innings Pitched
Rank Player IP IP

1. Eddie Plank 3860.7 3860.7

2. Chief Bender 2602.0 2602.0

3. Eddie Rommel 2556.3 2556.3

4. Catfish Hunter 2456.3 2456.3

5. Lefty Grove 2401.0 2401.0

6. Rube Walberg 2186.7 2186.7

7. Vida Blue 1945.7 1945.7

8. Rube Waddell 1869.3 1869.3

9. Alex Kellner 1730.3 1730.3

10. Dave Stewart 1717.3 1717.3

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO Year

1. Rube Waddell 349 1904

2. Rube Waddell 302 1903

3. Vida Blue 301 1971

4. Rube Waddell 287 1905

5. Rube Waddell 232 1907

6. Jack Coombs 224 1910

7. Eddie Plank 210 1905

Rube Waddell 210 1902

9. Lefty Grove 209 1930

10. Dave Stewart 205 1987

Todd Stottlemyre 205 1995

Barry Zito 205 2001

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO IP

1. Eddie Plank 1985 3860.7

2. Rube Waddell 1576 1869.3

3. Chief Bender 1536 2602.0

4. Lefty Grove 1523 2401.0

5. Catfish Hunter 1520 2456.3

6. Vida Blue 1315 1945.7

7. Dave Stewart 1152 1717.3

8. Barry Zito 1096 1430.3

9. Rube Walberg 907 2186.7

10. Tim Hudson 899 1240.7

Games Started
Rank Player GS Year

1. Rube Waddell 46 1904

2. Eddie Plank 43 1904

3. Catfish Hunter 41 1974

Eddie Plank 41 1905

5. Vida Blue 40 1974

George Caster 40 1938

Jack Coombs 40 1911

Chuck Dobson 40 1970

Ken Holtzman 40 1973

Catfish Hunter 40 1970

Eddie Plank 40 1903

Eddie Plank 40 1907

Games Started
Rank Player GS IP

1. Eddie Plank 458 3860.7

2. Catfish Hunter 340 2456.3

3. Chief Bender 288 2602.0

4. Lefty Grove 267 2401.0

Rube Walberg 267 2186.7

6. Vida Blue 262 1945.7

7. Eddie Rommel 249 2556.3

8. Dave Stewart 245 1717.3

9. Alex Kellner 239 1730.3

10. Barry Zito 222 1430.3

Complete Games
Rank Player CG Year

1. Rube Waddell 39 1904

2. Eddie Plank 37 1904

3. Jack Coombs 35 1910

Chick Fraser 35 1901

Eddie Plank 35 1905

6. Rube Waddell 34 1903

7. Eddie Plank 33 1903

Eddie Plank 33 1907

9. Weldon Henley 31 1904

Elmer Myers 31 1916

Eddie Plank 31 1902

Complete Games
Rank Player CG IP

1. Eddie Plank 362 3860.7

2. Chief Bender 228 2602.0

3. Lefty Grove 179 2401.0

4. Rube Waddell 168 1869.3

5. Eddie Rommel 147 2556.3

6. Jack Coombs 135 1629.7

7. Rube Walberg 126 2186.7

8. Catfish Hunter 116 2456.3

9. Vida Blue 105 1945.7

10. Alex Kellner 95 1730.3

Shutouts
Rank Player SHO Year

1. Jack Coombs 13 1910

2. Vida Blue 8 1971

Joe Bush 8 1916

Eddie Plank 8 1907

Rube Waddell 8 1904

Rube Waddell 8 1906

7. Chief Bender 7 1914

Harry Krause 7 1909

Eddie Plank 7 1904

Eddie Plank 7 1913

Rube Waddell 7 1905

Rube Waddell 7 1907

Shutouts
Rank Player SHO IP

1. Eddie Plank 59 3860.7

2. Rube Waddell 37 1869.3

3. Chief Bender 36 2602.0

4. Catfish Hunter 31 2456.3

5. Vida Blue 28 1945.7

Jack Coombs 28 1629.7

7. Lefty Grove 20 2401.0

8. Eddie Rommel 18 2556.3

9. Jimmy Dygert 16 986.0

10. Joe Bush 15 1115.3

Rube Walberg 15 2186.7

Home Runs
Rank Player HR Year

1. Orlando Pena 40 1964

2. Catfish Hunter 39 1973

3. Matt Keough 38 1982

Curt Young 38 1987

5. Catfish Hunter 34 1969

6. Rick Langford 33 1982

7. Chuck Dobson 32 1970

Catfish Hunter 32 1970

9. Danny Haren 31 2006

Ed Rakow 31 1962

Home Runs
Rank Player HR IP

1. Catfish Hunter 261 2456.3

2. Alex Kellner 167 1730.3

3. Rick Langford 158 1468.0

4. Dave Stewart 152 1717.3

5. Barry Zito 148 1430.3

6. Curt Young 145 1039.3

7. Vida Blue 139 1945.7

8. Eddie Rommel 138 2556.3

9. Rube Walberg 134 2186.7

Bob Welch 134 1271.3

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB Year

1. Elmer Myers 168 1916

2. Weldon Wyckoff 165 1915

3. Phil Marchildon 141 1947

4. Phil Marchildon 140 1942

5. George Earnshaw 139 1930

6. Sugar Cain 137 1933

7. Chick Fraser 132 1901

8. Lefty Grove 131 1925

Phil Marchildon 131 1948

10. Joe Bush 130 1916

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB IP

1. Eddie Plank 913 3860.7

2. Rube Walberg 853 2186.7

3. Lefty Grove 740 2401.0

4. Blue Moon Odom 732 1414.7

5. Eddie Rommel 724 2556.3

6. Alex Kellner 717 1730.3

7. Catfish Hunter 687 2456.3

8. Phil Marchildon 682 1213.0

9. Dave Stewart 655 1717.3

10. Vida Blue 617 1945.7

Hits
Rank Player Hits Year

1. Jack Coombs 360 1911

2. Chick Fraser 344 1901

3. Bill Bernhard 328 1901

4. Eddie Plank 319 1902

5. Eddie Plank 317 1903

6. Eddie Rommel 312 1921

7. Eddie Plank 311 1904

8. George Caster 310 1938

Scott Perry 310 1920

10. Rube Waddell 307 1904

Hits
Rank Player Hits IP

1. Eddie Plank 3438 3860.7

2. Eddie Rommel 2729 2556.3

3. Rube Walberg 2280 2186.7

4. Lefty Grove 2262 2401.0

5. Chief Bender 2225 2602.0

6. Catfish Hunter 2079 2456.3

7. Alex Kellner 1820 1730.3

8. Vida Blue 1650 1945.7

9. Dave Stewart 1608 1717.3

10. Rick Langford 1543 1468.0

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
Rank Player SO/BB Year

1. Dennis Eckersley 6.647 1987

2. Bill Fischer 4.750 1962

3. Chief Bender 4.048 1908

4. Danny Haren 3.911 2006

5. Rube Waddell 3.835 1904

6. Chief Bender 3.578 1909

7. Rube Waddell 3.553 1903

8. Rollie Fingers 3.531 1972

9. Joe Blanton 3.500 2007

10. Danny Haren 3.491 2007

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
Rank Player SO/BB IP

1. Dennis Eckersley 7.152 637.0

2. Danny Haren 3.471 662.7

3. Rube Waddell 3.184 1869.3

4. Rollie Fingers 2.676 1016.0

5. Chief Bender 2.502 2602.0

6. Jim Nash 2.411 693.3

7. Orlando Pena 2.361 561.3

8. Tim Hudson 2.353 1240.7

9. Rich Harden 2.254 541.7

10. Mark Mulder 2.242 1003.0

Home Runs per 9 IP
Rank Player Home Runs/9 Year

1. Scott Perry 0.027 1918

2. Weldon Wyckoff 0.033 1915

3. Rube Waddell 0.033 1906

4. Eddie Plank 0.034 1909

5. Eddie Plank 0.035 1912

6. Chief Bender 0.036 1909

Chief Bender 0.036 1910

8. Eddie Plank 0.037 1908

9. Chief Bender 0.041 1907

10. Jimmy Dygert 0.042 1906

Home Runs per 9 IP
Rank Player Home Runs/9 IP

1. Cy Morgan 0.031 862.7

2. Jimmy Dygert 0.082 986.0

3. Weldon Wyckoff 0.083 544.0

4. Eddie Plank 0.084 3860.7

5. Andy Coakley 0.085 530.7

6. Jack Coombs 0.094 1629.7

7. Chief Bender 0.104 2602.0

8. Rube Waddell 0.111 1869.3

9. Joe Bush 0.121 1115.3

10. Weldon Henley 0.135 665.7

Losses
Rank Player L Year

1. Scott Perry 25 1920

2. Joe Bush 24 1916

3. Elmer Myers 23 1916

Rollie Naylor 23 1920

Eddie Rommel 23 1921

6. Art Ditmar 22 1956

Weldon Wyckoff 22 1915

8. Lum Harris 21 1943

Harry Kelley 21 1937

10. Harry Byrd 20 1953

George Caster 20 1938

Slim Harriss 20 1922

Alex Kellner 20 1950

Brian Kingman 20 1980

Jack Nabors 20 1916

Bobo Newsom 20 1945

Orlando Pena 20 1963

Gordon Rhodes 20 1936

Losses
Rank Player L IP

1. Eddie Plank 162 3860.7

2. Eddie Rommel 119 2556.3

3. Rube Walberg 114 2186.7

4. Catfish Hunter 113 2456.3

5. Alex Kellner 108 1730.3

6. Rick Langford 105 1468.0

7. Chief Bender 102 2602.0

8. Slim Harriss 93 1291.3

9. Vida Blue 86 1945.7

10. Rollie Naylor 83 1011.0

Earned Runs
Rank Player ER Year

1. George Earnshaw 146 1930

2. Harry Byrd 145 1953

3. Nels Potter 144 1939

4. Rube Walberg 143 1932

5. Chick Fraser 140 1901

6. Gordon Rhodes 138 1936

7. Alex Kellner 137 1950

8. George Caster 136 1938

9. Matt Keough 133 1982

10. Jack Coombs 132 1911

Earned Runs
Rank Player ER IP

1. Eddie Plank 1025 3860.7

2. Eddie Rommel 1006 2556.3

3. Rube Walberg 999 2186.7

4. Alex Kellner 872 1730.3

5. Catfish Hunter 853 2456.3

6. Lefty Grove 768 2401.0

7. Dave Stewart 712 1717.3

8. Chief Bender 670 2602.0

9. Rick Langford 648 1468.0

10. Vida Blue 638 1945.7

Wild Pitches
Rank Player WP Year

1. Mike Moore 22 1992

2. Mike Moore 17 1989

Blue Moon Odom 17 1968

4. Storm Davis 16 1988

Stu Flythe 16 1936

Rick Langford 16 1979

7. Vida Blue 15 1973

Joe Bush 15 1916

Blake Stein 15 1998

10. Tom Candiotti 14 1998

Mike Moore 14 1991

Cy Morgan 14 1910

Mike Norris 14 1981

Blue Moon Odom 14 1970

Dave Stewart 14 1988

Weldon Wyckoff 14 1914

Weldon Wyckoff 14 1915

Wild Pitches
Rank Player WP IP

1. Blue Moon Odom 87 1414.7

2. Eddie Plank 80 3860.7

3. Dave Stewart 78 1717.3

4. Mike Moore 66 874.0

5. Chief Bender 61 2602.0

6. Vida Blue 57 1945.7

7. Matt Keough 55 1060.3

8. Mike Norris 53 1124.3

9. Alex Kellner 52 1730.3

Rube Waddell 52 1869.3

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch Year

1. Chick Fraser 32 1901

2. Chief Bender 25 1903

3. Eddie Plank 24 1905

4. Eddie Plank 23 1903

5. Cy Morgan 21 1911

6. Weldon Henley 19 1904

Eddie Plank 19 1904

8. Jimmy Dygert 18 1907

Cy Morgan 18 1910

Eddie Plank 18 1902

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch IP

1. Eddie Plank 185 3860.7

2. Chief Bender 78 2602.0

3. Rube Waddell 69 1869.3

4. Barry Zito 65 1430.3

5. Jack Coombs 60 1629.7

Cy Morgan 60 862.7

7. Jimmy Dygert 52 986.0

8. Tim Hudson 47 1240.7

9. Mike Norris 45 1124.3

10. Dave Stewart 42 1717.3

Bob Welch 42 1271.3

Batters Faced
Rank Player BF Year

1. Rube Waddell 1548 1904

2. Chick Fraser 1484 1901

3. Eddie Plank 1464 1904

4. Jack Coombs 1422 1911

5. Eddie Plank 1391 1905

6. Eddie Plank 1390 1907

7. Jack Coombs 1388 1910

8. Eddie Plank 1378 1903

9. Scott Perry 1342 1918

10. Elmer Myers 1310 1916

Batters Faced
Rank Player BF IP

1. Eddie Plank 15711 3860.7

2. Eddie Rommel 10873 2556.3

3. Lefty Grove 10060 2401.0

4. Catfish Hunter 9983 2456.3

5. Rube Walberg 9516 2186.7

6. Chief Bender 8436 2602.0

7. Vida Blue 7935 1945.7

8. Rube Waddell 7542 1869.3

9. Alex Kellner 7538 1730.3

10. Dave Stewart 7305 1717.3

Games Finished
Rank Player GF Year

1. Billy Koch 79 2002

2. Keith Foulke 67 2003

3. Dennis Eckersley 65 1992

4. Bill Caudill 62 1984

Rollie Fingers 62 1976

6. Dennis Eckersley 61 1990

7. Rollie Fingers 60 1974

8. Dennis Eckersley 59 1991

Rollie Fingers 59 1975

10. Jay Howell 58 1985

Billy Taylor 58 1998

Games Finished
Rank Player GF IP

1. Dennis Eckersley 456 637.0

2. Rollie Fingers 338 1016.0

3. John Wyatt 206 473.0

4. Eddie Rommel 182 2556.3

Billy Taylor 182 295.7

6. Huston Street 174 269.0

7. Paul Lindblad 165 873.7

8. Jack Aker 142 343.3

9. Jason Isringhausen 129 165.7

10. Carl Scheib 124 1066.0

Adjusted ERA+
Rank Player ERA+ Year

1. Lefty Grove 219 1931

2. Mudcat Grant 194 1970

3. Rollie Fingers 185 1973

4. Lefty Grove 185 1930

5. Vida Blue 185 1971

6. Jack Coombs 182 1910

7. Rube Waddell 179 1902

8. Rube Waddell 179 1905

9. Joe Berry 179 1944

10. Rich Harden 172 2005

Adjusted ERA+
Rank Player ERA+ IP

1. Lefty Grove 152 2401.0

2. Rube Waddell 146 1869.3

3. Dennis Eckersley 144 637.0

4. Tim Hudson 135 1240.7

5. Rich Harden 129 541.7

6. Cy Morgan 125 862.7

7. Barry Zito 125 1430.3

8. Jack Quinn 122 926.7

9. Eddie Rommel 121 2556.3

10. Eddie Plank 120 3860.7

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