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Pitching Leaders

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ERA
RankPlayer  ERA  Year
1.Jack Coombs1.301910
2.Harry Krause1.391909
3.Rube Waddell1.481905
4.Cy Morgan1.551910
5.Chief Bender1.581910
6.Rube Waddell1.621904
7.Cy Morgan1.651909
8.Chief Bender1.661909
9.Eddie Plank1.761909
10.Vida Blue1.821971

ERA
RankPlayer  ERA  IP
1.Rube Waddell1.971869.3
2.Cy Morgan2.15862.7
3.Chief Bender2.322602.0
4.Eddie Plank2.393860.7
5.Harry Krause2.42520.7
6.Andy Coakley2.51530.7
7.Jack Coombs2.601629.7
8.Jimmy Dygert2.65986.0
9.Dennis Eckersley2.74637.0
10.Lefty Grove2.882401.0

Wins
RankPlayer  W  Year
1.Jack Coombs311910
 Lefty Grove311931
3.Jack Coombs281911
 Lefty Grove281930
5.Eddie Rommel271922
 Rube Waddell271905
 Bob Welch271990
8.Eddie Plank261904
 Eddie Plank261912
10.Lefty Grove251932
 Catfish Hunter251974
 Rube Waddell251904

Wins
RankPlayer  W  IP
1.Eddie Plank2843860.7
2.Lefty Grove1952401.0
3.Chief Bender1932602.0
4.Eddie Rommel1712556.3
5.Catfish Hunter1612456.3
6.Rube Walberg1342186.7
7.Rube Waddell1311869.3
8.Vida Blue1241945.7
9.Dave Stewart1191717.3
10.Jack Coombs1151629.7

Won-Loss %
RankPlayer  wlp  Year
1.Lefty Grove.8861931
2.Chief Bender.8501914
3.Lefty Grove.8481930
4.Chief Bender.8211910
 Barry Zito.8212002
6.Bob Welch.8181990
7.Eddie Plank.8131912
8.Catfish Hunter.8081973
9.Roy Mahaffey.7891931
10.Jack Coombs.7751910

Won-Loss %
RankPlayer  wlp  IP
1.Lefty Grove.7122401.0
2.Tim Hudson.7021240.7
3.Mark Mulder.6591003.0
4.Chief Bender.6542602.0
5.Eddie Plank.6373860.7
6.Jack Coombs.6321629.7
7.George Earnshaw.6281353.7
8.Barry Zito.6181430.3
9.Rube Waddell.6151869.3
 Bob Welch.6151271.3

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
RankPlayer  WHperIP  Year
1.Catfish Hunter0.9141972
2.Chief Bender0.9161910
3.Harry Krause0.9391909
4.Vida Blue0.9521971
5.Chief Bender0.9641909
6.Cy Morgan0.9751909
7.Rube Waddell0.9771905
8.Catfish Hunter0.9861974
9.Chief Bender0.9981907
10.Eddie Plank1.0141908

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
RankPlayer  WHperIP  IP
1.Dennis Eckersley0.953637.0
2.Rube Waddell1.0621869.3
3.Chief Bender1.0912602.0
4.Harry Krause1.112520.7
5.Catfish Hunter1.1262456.3
6.Eddie Plank1.1273860.7
7.Rollie Fingers1.1351016.0
8.Vida Blue1.1651945.7
9.Jim Nash1.170693.3
10.Cy Morgan1.171862.7

Hits Allowed/9IP
RankPlayer  Hper9IP  Year
1.Cy Morgan5.981909
2.Vida Blue6.031971
3.Catfish Hunter6.091972
4.Jack Coombs6.321910
5.Rube Waddell6.331905
6.Harry Krause6.381909
7.Chief Bender6.551910
8.Cy Morgan6.631910
9.Steve McCatty6.791981
10.Mike Norris6.811980

Hits Allowed/9IP
RankPlayer  Hper9IP  IP
1.Cy Morgan6.86862.7
2.Rube Waddell7.181869.3
3.Dennis Eckersley7.28637.0
4.Jimmy Dygert7.28986.0
5.Harry Krause7.52520.7
6.Catfish Hunter7.622456.3
7.Rollie Fingers7.621016.0
8.Vida Blue7.631945.7
9.Jack Coombs7.661629.7
10.Jim Nash7.68693.3

Bases on Balls/9IP
RankPlayer  BBper9IP  Year
1.Catfish Hunter1.301974
2.Lum Harris1.341944
3.Eddie Rommel1.351928
4.Chief Bender1.401907
5.Jack Quinn1.451928
6.Gil Heredia1.531999
7.Joe Blanton1.572007
8.Chief Bender1.621909
9.Jack Quinn1.651927
10.Chief Bender1.691910

Bases on Balls/9IP
RankPlayer  BBper9IP  IP
1.Dennis Eckersley1.30637.0
2.Jack Quinn1.79926.7
3.Danny Haren2.08662.7
4.Chief Bender2.122602.0
5.Eddie Plank2.133860.7
6.Gil Heredia2.15551.3
7.Ken Holtzman2.301084.3
8.Joe Blanton2.33695.0
9.Rube Waddell2.381869.3
10.Rick Langford2.461468.0

Strikeouts/9IP
RankPlayer  SOper9IP  Year
1.Todd Stottlemyre8.801995
2.Vida Blue8.681971
3.Barry Zito8.612001
4.Rube Waddell8.391903
5.Rube Waddell8.201904
6.Jose Rijo8.181986
7.Rich Harden7.922004
8.Rube Waddell7.861905
9.Danny Haren7.762007
10.Orlando Pena7.551964

Strikeouts/9IP
RankPlayer  SOper9IP  IP
1.Dennis Eckersley9.30637.0
2.Rube Waddell7.591869.3
3.Danny Haren7.21662.7
4.Rollie Fingers6.941016.0
5.Barry Zito6.901430.3
6.Jim Nash6.85693.3
7.Tim Hudson6.521240.7
8.Orlando Pena6.29561.3
9.Vida Blue6.081945.7
10.Diego Segui6.051147.7

Games
RankPlayer  G_p  Year
1.Billy Koch842002
2.John Wyatt811964
3.Buddy Groom781997
4.Rollie Fingers761974
 Buddy Groom761999
6.Chad Bradford752002
 Rollie Fingers751975
 Buddy Groom751998
9.Bob Lacey741978
10.Chad Bradford722003
 Keith Foulke722003
 Mudcat Grant721970
 Buddy Groom721996
 Mike Mohler721996
 Jeff Tam722000
 Billy Taylor721997

Games
RankPlayer  G_p  IP
1.Dennis Eckersley525637.0
2.Eddie Plank5243860.7
3.Rollie Fingers5021016.0
4.Eddie Rommel5002556.3
5.Paul Lindblad479873.7
6.Rube Walberg4122186.7
7.Lefty Grove4022401.0
8.Rick Honeycutt387406.3
9.Chief Bender3852602.0
10.Catfish Hunter3632456.3

Saves
RankPlayer  SV  Year
1.Dennis Eckersley511992
2.Dennis Eckersley481990
3.Dennis Eckersley451988
4.Billy Koch442002
5.Dennis Eckersley431991
 Keith Foulke432003
7.Huston Street372006
8.Bill Caudill361984
 Dennis Eckersley361993
10.Jason Isringhausen342001

Saves
RankPlayer  SV  IP
1.Dennis Eckersley320637.0
2.Rollie Fingers1361016.0
3.Billy Taylor100295.7
4.Huston Street85215.3
5.Jason Isringhausen75165.7
6.John Wyatt73473.0
7.Jay Howell61195.7
8.Jack Aker58343.3
9.Lefty Grove512401.0
10.Keith Foulke4494.7
 Billy Koch4493.7

Innings
RankPlayer  IP  Year
1.Rube Waddell383.01904
2.Eddie Plank357.31904
3.Jack Coombs353.01910
4.Eddie Plank346.71905
5.Eddie Plank343.71907
6.Jack Coombs336.71911
7.Eddie Plank336.01903
8.Scott Perry332.31918
9.Chick Fraser331.01901
10.Rube Waddell328.71905

Innings
RankPlayer  IP  IP
1.Eddie Plank3860.73860.7
2.Chief Bender2602.02602.0
3.Eddie Rommel2556.32556.3
4.Catfish Hunter2456.32456.3
5.Lefty Grove2401.02401.0
6.Rube Walberg2186.72186.7
7.Vida Blue1945.71945.7
8.Rube Waddell1869.31869.3
9.Alex Kellner1730.31730.3
10.Dave Stewart1717.31717.3

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO_p  Year
1.Rube Waddell3491904
2.Rube Waddell3021903
3.Vida Blue3011971
4.Rube Waddell2871905
5.Rube Waddell2321907
6.Jack Coombs2241910
7.Eddie Plank2101905
 Rube Waddell2101902
9.Lefty Grove2091930
10.Dave Stewart2051987
 Todd Stottlemyre2051995
 Barry Zito2052001

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO_p  IP
1.Eddie Plank19853860.7
2.Rube Waddell15761869.3
3.Chief Bender15362602.0
4.Lefty Grove15232401.0
5.Catfish Hunter15202456.3
6.Vida Blue13151945.7
7.Dave Stewart11521717.3
8.Barry Zito10961430.3
9.Rube Walberg9072186.7
10.Tim Hudson8991240.7

Games Started
RankPlayer  GS  Year
1.Rube Waddell461904
2.Eddie Plank431904
3.Catfish Hunter411974
 Eddie Plank411905
5.Vida Blue401974
 George Caster401938
 Jack Coombs401911
 Chuck Dobson401970
 Ken Holtzman401973
 Catfish Hunter401970
 Eddie Plank401903
 Eddie Plank401907

Games Started
RankPlayer  GS  IP
1.Eddie Plank4583860.7
2.Catfish Hunter3402456.3
3.Chief Bender2882602.0
4.Lefty Grove2672401.0
 Rube Walberg2672186.7
6.Vida Blue2621945.7
7.Eddie Rommel2492556.3
8.Dave Stewart2451717.3
9.Alex Kellner2391730.3
10.Barry Zito2221430.3

Comp. Games
RankPlayer  CG  Year
1.Rube Waddell391904
2.Eddie Plank371904
3.Jack Coombs351910
 Chick Fraser351901
 Eddie Plank351905
6.Rube Waddell341903
7.Eddie Plank331903
 Eddie Plank331907
9.Weldon Henley311904
 Elmer Myers311916
 Eddie Plank311902

Comp. Games
RankPlayer  CG  IP
1.Eddie Plank3623860.7
2.Chief Bender2282602.0
3.Lefty Grove1792401.0
4.Rube Waddell1681869.3
5.Eddie Rommel1472556.3
6.Jack Coombs1351629.7
7.Rube Walberg1262186.7
8.Catfish Hunter1162456.3
9.Vida Blue1051945.7
10.Alex Kellner951730.3

Shutouts
RankPlayer  SHO  Year
1.Jack Coombs131910
2.Vida Blue81971
 Joe Bush81916
 Eddie Plank81907
 Rube Waddell81904
 Rube Waddell81906
7.Chief Bender71914
 Harry Krause71909
 Eddie Plank71904
 Eddie Plank71913
 Rube Waddell71905
 Rube Waddell71907

Shutouts
RankPlayer  SHO  IP
1.Eddie Plank593860.7
2.Rube Waddell371869.3
3.Chief Bender362602.0
4.Catfish Hunter312456.3
5.Vida Blue281945.7
 Jack Coombs281629.7
7.Lefty Grove202401.0
8.Eddie Rommel182556.3
9.Jimmy Dygert16986.0
10.Joe Bush151115.3
 Rube Walberg152186.7

Home Runs Allow.
RankPlayer  HRA  Year
1.Orlando Pena401964
2.Catfish Hunter391973
3.Matt Keough381982
 Curt Young381987
5.Catfish Hunter341969
6.Rick Langford331982
7.Chuck Dobson321970
 Catfish Hunter321970
9.Danny Haren312006
 Ed Rakow311962

Home Runs Allow.
RankPlayer  HRA  IP
1.Catfish Hunter2612456.3
2.Alex Kellner1671730.3
3.Rick Langford1581468.0
4.Dave Stewart1521717.3
5.Barry Zito1481430.3
6.Curt Young1451039.3
7.Vida Blue1391945.7
8.Eddie Rommel1382556.3
9.Rube Walberg1342186.7
 Bob Welch1341271.3

Bases On Balls Allow.
RankPlayer  BB_p  Year
1.Elmer Myers1681916
2.Weldon Wyckoff1651915
3.Phil Marchildon1411947
4.Phil Marchildon1401942
5.George Earnshaw1391930
6.Sugar Cain1371933
7.Chick Fraser1321901
8.Lefty Grove1311925
 Phil Marchildon1311948
10.Joe Bush1301916

Bases On Balls Allow.
RankPlayer  BB_p  IP
1.Eddie Plank9133860.7
2.Rube Walberg8532186.7
3.Lefty Grove7402401.0
4.Blue Moon Odom7321414.7
5.Eddie Rommel7242556.3
6.Alex Kellner7171730.3
7.Catfish Hunter6872456.3
8.Phil Marchildon6821213.0
9.Dave Stewart6551717.3
10.Vida Blue6171945.7

Hits Allowed
RankPlayer  H_p  Year
1.Jack Coombs3601911
2.Chick Fraser3441901
3.Bill Bernhard3281901
4.Eddie Plank3191902
5.Eddie Plank3171903
6.Eddie Rommel3121921
7.Eddie Plank3111904
8.George Caster3101938
 Scott Perry3101920
10.Rube Waddell3071904

Hits Allowed
RankPlayer  H_p  IP
1.Eddie Plank34383860.7
2.Eddie Rommel27292556.3
3.Rube Walberg22802186.7
4.Lefty Grove22622401.0
5.Chief Bender22252602.0
6.Catfish Hunter20792456.3
7.Alex Kellner18201730.3
8.Vida Blue16501945.7
9.Dave Stewart16081717.3
10.Rick Langford15431468.0

SO to Walk
RankPlayer  SOperBB  Year
1.Danny Haren3.912006
2.Rube Waddell3.841904
3.Chief Bender3.581909
4.Rube Waddell3.551903
5.Joe Blanton3.502007
6.Danny Haren3.492007
7.Lefty Grove3.481930
8.Gil Heredia3.441999
9.Vida Blue3.421971
10.Chief Bender3.311906

SO to Walk
RankPlayer  SOperBB  IP
1.Dennis Eckersley7.15637.0
2.Danny Haren3.47662.7
3.Rube Waddell3.181869.3
4.Rollie Fingers2.681016.0
5.Chief Bender2.502602.0
6.Jim Nash2.41693.3
7.Orlando Pena2.36561.3
8.Tim Hudson2.351240.7
9.Mark Mulder2.241003.0
10.Gil Heredia2.22551.3

Losses
RankPlayer  L  Year
1.Scott Perry251920
2.Joe Bush241916
3.Elmer Myers231916
 Rollie Naylor231920
 Eddie Rommel231921
6.Art Ditmar221956
 Weldon Wyckoff221915
8.Lum Harris211943
 Harry Kelley211937
10.Harry Byrd201953
 George Caster201938
 Slim Harriss201922
 Alex Kellner201950
 Brian Kingman201980
 Jack Nabors201916
 Bobo Newsom201945
 Orlando Pena201963
 Gordon Rhodes201936

Losses
RankPlayer  L  IP
1.Eddie Plank1623860.7
2.Eddie Rommel1192556.3
3.Rube Walberg1142186.7
4.Catfish Hunter1132456.3
5.Alex Kellner1081730.3
6.Rick Langford1051468.0
7.Chief Bender1022602.0
8.Slim Harriss931291.3
9.Vida Blue861945.7
10.Rollie Naylor831011.0

Earned Runs Allow.
RankPlayer  ER  Year
1.George Earnshaw1461930
2.Harry Byrd1451953
3.Nels Potter1441939
4.Rube Walberg1431932
5.Chick Fraser1401901
6.Gordon Rhodes1381936
7.Alex Kellner1371950
8.George Caster1361938
9.Matt Keough1331982
10.Jack Coombs1321911

Earned Runs Allow.
RankPlayer  ER  IP
1.Eddie Plank10253860.7
2.Eddie Rommel10062556.3
3.Rube Walberg9992186.7
4.Alex Kellner8721730.3
5.Catfish Hunter8532456.3
6.Lefty Grove7682401.0
7.Dave Stewart7121717.3
8.Chief Bender6702602.0
9.Rick Langford6481468.0
10.Vida Blue6381945.7

Wild Pitches
RankPlayer  WP  Year
1.Mike Moore221992
2.Mike Moore171989
 Blue Moon Odom171968
4.Storm Davis161988
 Stu Flythe161936
 Rick Langford161979
7.Vida Blue151973
 Joe Bush151916
 Blake Stein151998
10.Tom Candiotti141998
 Mike Moore141991
 Cy Morgan141910
 Mike Norris141981
 Blue Moon Odom141970
 Dave Stewart141988
 Weldon Wyckoff141914
 Weldon Wyckoff141915

Wild Pitches
RankPlayer  WP  IP
1.Blue Moon Odom871414.7
2.Eddie Plank803860.7
3.Dave Stewart781717.3
4.Mike Moore66874.0
5.Chief Bender612602.0
6.Vida Blue571945.7
7.Matt Keough551060.3
8.Mike Norris531124.3
9.Alex Kellner521730.3
 Rube Waddell521869.3

Hit Batsmen
RankPlayer  HBP  Year
1.Chick Fraser321901
2.Chief Bender251903
3.Eddie Plank241905
4.Eddie Plank231903
5.Cy Morgan211911
6.Weldon Henley191904
 Eddie Plank191904
8.Jimmy Dygert181907
 Cy Morgan181910
 Eddie Plank181902

Hit Batsmen
RankPlayer  HBP  IP
1.Eddie Plank1853860.7
2.Chief Bender782602.0
3.Rube Waddell691869.3
4.Barry Zito651430.3
5.Jack Coombs601629.7
 Cy Morgan60862.7
7.Jimmy Dygert52986.0
8.Tim Hudson471240.7
9.Mike Norris451124.3
10.Dave Stewart421717.3
 Bob Welch421271.3

Batters Faced
RankPlayer  BFP  Year
1.Rube Waddell15481904
2.Chick Fraser14841901
3.Eddie Plank14641904
4.Jack Coombs14221911
5.Eddie Plank13911905
6.Eddie Plank13901907
7.Jack Coombs13881910
8.Eddie Plank13781903
9.Scott Perry13421918
10.Elmer Myers13101916

Batters Faced
RankPlayer  BFP  IP
1.Eddie Plank157113860.7
2.Eddie Rommel108732556.3
3.Lefty Grove100602401.0
4.Catfish Hunter99832456.3
5.Rube Walberg95162186.7
6.Chief Bender84362602.0
7.Vida Blue79351945.7
8.Rube Waddell75421869.3
9.Alex Kellner75381730.3
10.Dave Stewart73051717.3

Games Finished
RankPlayer  GF  Year
1.Billy Koch792002
2.Keith Foulke672003
3.Dennis Eckersley651992
4.Bill Caudill621984
 Rollie Fingers621976
6.Dennis Eckersley611990
7.Rollie Fingers601974
8.Dennis Eckersley591991
 Rollie Fingers591975
10.Jay Howell581985
 Billy Taylor581998

Games Finished
RankPlayer  GF  IP
1.Dennis Eckersley456637.0
2.Rollie Fingers3381016.0
3.John Wyatt206473.0
4.Eddie Rommel1822556.3
 Billy Taylor182295.7
6.Paul Lindblad165873.7
7.Huston Street150215.3
8.Jack Aker142343.3
9.Jason Isringhausen129165.7
10.Carl Scheib1241066.0

Adjusted ERA+
RankPlayer  ERA+  Year
1.Lefty Grove2191931
2.Lefty Grove1851930
3.Vida Blue1851971
4.Jack Coombs1821910
5.Rube Waddell1791902
6.Rube Waddell1791905
7.Harry Krause1721909
8.Lefty Grove1661926
9.Rube Waddell1651904
10.Tim Hudson1642003

Adjusted ERA+
RankPlayer  ERA+  IP
1.Lefty Grove1522401.0
2.Rube Waddell1461869.3
3.Dennis Eckersley144637.0
4.Tim Hudson1351240.7
5.Cy Morgan125862.7
6.Barry Zito1251430.3
7.Jack Quinn122926.7
8.Eddie Rommel1212556.3
9.Eddie Plank1203860.7
10.Danny Haren119662.7

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