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Philadelphia Athletics Top 10 Pitching Leaders

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Career Leaders

WAR for Pitchers†

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	Year
1.	Ed Seward	9.5	1888
2.	Sadie McMahon	7.0	1890
3.	Ed Seward	6.7	1887
4.	Sam Weaver	6.2	1882
5.	Bobby Mathews	6.0	1885
6.	Billy Taylor	5.1	1884
7.	Bobby Mathews	4.8	1883
8.	Bobby Mathews	4.0	1884
9.	Gus Weyhing	3.9	1889
10.	Gus Weyhing	3.2	1888

WAR for Pitchers

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	IP
1.	Ed Seward	18.5	1463.1
2.	Bobby Mathews	13.4	1489.2
3.	Gus Weyhing	9.5	1319.1
4.	Sadie McMahon	7.9	652.0
5.	Billy Taylor	5.4	321.1
	Sam Weaver	5.4	382.0
7.	George Bradley	2.4	214.1
8.	Cyclone Miller	1.2	169.2
9.	Duke Esper	1.1	143.2
10.	Jack Jones	0.8	65.0

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	Year
1.	Ed Seward	2.01	1888
2.	Gus Weyhing	2.25	1888
3.	Bobby Mathews	2.43	1885
4.	Bobby Mathews	2.46	1883
5.	Billy Taylor	2.53	1884
6.	Sam Weaver	2.74	1882
7.	Bill Sweeney	2.91	1882
8.	Gus Weyhing	2.95	1889
9.	Cyclone Miller	2.97	1886
10.	George Bradley	3.15	1883

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	3.06	1489.2
2.	Gus Weyhing	3.20	1319.1
3.	Sadie McMahon	3.41	652.0
	Ed Seward	3.41	1463.1
5.	Al Atkinson	4.36	705.2

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	Year
1.	Ed Seward	35	1888
2.	Bobby Mathews	30	1883
	Bobby Mathews	30	1884
	Bobby Mathews	30	1885
	Gus Weyhing	30	1889
6.	Sadie McMahon	29	1890
7.	Gus Weyhing	28	1888
8.	Sam Weaver	26	1882
	Gus Weyhing	26	1887
10.	Al Atkinson	25	1886
	Ed Seward	25	1887

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	106	1489.2
2.	Ed Seward	87	1463.1
3.	Gus Weyhing	84	1319.1
4.	Sadie McMahon	43	652.0
5.	Al Atkinson	42	705.2
6.	Sam Weaver	26	382.0
7.	Billy Taylor	20	321.1
8.	Mike Mattimore	17	252.0
9.	George Bradley	16	214.1
10.	Fred Corey	11	157.1

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	.698	1883
2.	George Bradley	.696	1883
3.	Ed Seward	.648	1888
4.	Bobby Mathews	.638	1885
5.	Sam Weaver	.634	1882
6.	Bobby Mathews	.625	1884
7.	Sadie McMahon	.617	1890
8.	Gus Weyhing	.609	1888
9.	Mike Mattimore	.600	1888
	Billy Taylor	.600	1884

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	.635	1489.2
2.	Sadie McMahon	.589	652.0
3.	Gus Weyhing	.556	1319.1
4.	Ed Seward	.551	1463.1
5.	Al Atkinson	.538	705.2

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	Year
1.	Ed Seward	0.993	1888
2.	Bobby Mathews	1.045	1884
3.	Gus Weyhing	1.052	1888
4.	Billy Taylor	1.062	1884
5.	Bobby Mathews	1.068	1885
6.	Sam Weaver	1.102	1882
7.	George Bradley	1.106	1883
8.	Bobby Mathews	1.121	1883
9.	Al Atkinson	1.123	1884
10.	Tom Lovett	1.212	1885

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	1.146	1489.2
2.	Ed Seward	1.224	1463.1
3.	Gus Weyhing	1.251	1319.1
4.	Al Atkinson	1.321	705.2
5.	Sadie McMahon	1.348	652.0

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	Year
1.	Ed Seward	6.733	1888
2.	Gus Weyhing	6.995	1888
3.	Gus Weyhing	7.657	1889
4.	Billy Taylor	8.031	1884
5.	Bobby Mathews	8.380	1884
6.	Cyclone Miller	8.381	1886
7.	Bobby Mathews	8.396	1885
8.	Tom Lovett	8.438	1885
9.	Ed Seward	8.509	1887
10.	Sadie McMahon	8.554	1889

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	IP
1.	Gus Weyhing	7.920	1319.1
2.	Ed Seward	8.309	1463.1
3.	Sadie McMahon	8.890	652.0
4.	Bobby Mathews	9.014	1489.2
5.	Al Atkinson	9.642	705.2

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	0.732	1883
2.	Sam Weaver	0.849	1882
3.	George Bradley	0.924	1883
4.	Bobby Mathews	1.024	1884
5.	Al Atkinson	1.025	1884
6.	Bobby Mathews	1.215	1885
7.	Fred Corey	1.456	1883
8.	Billy Taylor	1.523	1884
9.	Ed Seward	2.204	1888
10.	Bill Sweeney	2.224	1882

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	1.299	1489.2
2.	Al Atkinson	2.245	705.2
3.	Ed Seward	2.706	1463.1
4.	Sadie McMahon	3.244	652.0
5.	Gus Weyhing	3.343	1319.1

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	6.095	1885
2.	Bobby Mathews	5.977	1884
3.	Cyclone Miller	5.251	1886
4.	Sadie McMahon	4.939	1890
5.	Bobby Mathews	4.795	1883
6.	Ed Seward	4.720	1888
7.	Gus Weyhing	4.545	1888
8.	Al Atkinson	4.541	1884
9.	Billy Taylor	4.500	1884
10.	Sadie McMahon	4.351	1889

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	5.299	1489.2
2.	Sadie McMahon	4.721	652.0
3.	Gus Weyhing	4.161	1319.1
4.	Ed Seward	3.592	1463.1
5.	Al Atkinson	3.584	705.2

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Ed Seward	57	1888
2.	Ed Seward	55	1887
	Gus Weyhing	55	1887
4.	Gus Weyhing	54	1889
5.	Bobby Mathews	49	1884
6.	Bobby Mathews	48	1885
	Sadie McMahon	48	1890
8.	Gus Weyhing	47	1888
9.	Al Atkinson	45	1886
10.	Bobby Mathews	44	1883

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	172	1489.2
	Ed Seward	172	1463.1
3.	Gus Weyhing	156	1319.1
4.	Al Atkinson	82	705.2
5.	Sadie McMahon	76	652.0
6.	Sam Weaver	44	382.0
7.	Billy Taylor	37	321.1
8.	Mike Mattimore	31	252.0
9.	George Bradley	26	214.1
10.	Ed Green	25	191.0
	Bill Hart	25	212.0

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	Year
1.	Lou Bierbauer	1	1887
	Ed Green	1	1890
	Mike Mattimore	1	1889
	Sadie McMahon	1	1890

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	IP
1.	Lou Bierbauer	1	14.2
	Ed Green	1	191.0
	Mike Mattimore	1	252.0
	Sadie McMahon	1	652.0

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	Year
1.	Ed Seward	518.2	1888
2.	Ed Seward	470.2	1887
3.	Gus Weyhing	466.1	1887
4.	Gus Weyhing	449.0	1889
5.	Bobby Mathews	430.2	1884
6.	Bobby Mathews	422.1	1885
7.	Sadie McMahon	410.0	1890
8.	Gus Weyhing	404.0	1888
9.	Al Atkinson	396.2	1886
10.	Bobby Mathews	381.0	1883

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	1489.2	1489.2
2.	Ed Seward	1463.1	1463.1
3.	Gus Weyhing	1319.1	1319.1
4.	Al Atkinson	705.2	705.2
5.	Sadie McMahon	652.0	652.0
6.	Sam Weaver	382.0	382.0
7.	Billy Taylor	321.1	321.1
8.	Mike Mattimore	252.0	252.0
9.	George Bradley	214.1	214.1
10.	Bill Hart	212.0	212.0

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	286	1884
	Bobby Mathews	286	1885
3.	Ed Seward	272	1888
4.	Sadie McMahon	225	1890
5.	Gus Weyhing	213	1889
6.	Gus Weyhing	204	1888
7.	Bobby Mathews	203	1883
8.	Gus Weyhing	193	1887
9.	Ed Seward	155	1887
10.	Al Atkinson	154	1886

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	877	1489.2
2.	Gus Weyhing	610	1319.1
3.	Ed Seward	584	1463.1
4.	Sadie McMahon	342	652.0
5.	Al Atkinson	281	705.2
6.	Billy Taylor	141	321.1
7.	Sam Weaver	106	382.0
8.	Cyclone Miller	99	169.2
9.	Mike Mattimore	86	252.0
10.	Bill Hart	82	212.0

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	Year
1.	Ed Seward	57	1888
2.	Gus Weyhing	55	1887
3.	Gus Weyhing	53	1889
4.	Ed Seward	52	1887
5.	Bobby Mathews	49	1884
6.	Bobby Mathews	48	1885
7.	Gus Weyhing	47	1888
8.	Sadie McMahon	46	1890
9.	Al Atkinson	45	1886
10.	Bobby Mathews	44	1883

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	172	1489.2
2.	Ed Seward	166	1463.1
3.	Gus Weyhing	155	1319.1
4.	Al Atkinson	82	705.2
5.	Sadie McMahon	73	652.0
6.	Sam Weaver	43	382.0
7.	Billy Taylor	37	321.1
8.	Bill Hart	25	212.0
	Mike Mattimore	25	252.0
10.	George Bradley	23	214.1

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	Year
1.	Ed Seward	57	1888
2.	Gus Weyhing	53	1887
3.	Ed Seward	52	1887
4.	Gus Weyhing	50	1889
5.	Bobby Mathews	48	1884
6.	Bobby Mathews	46	1885
7.	Gus Weyhing	45	1888
8.	Al Atkinson	44	1886
	Sadie McMahon	44	1890
10.	Bobby Mathews	41	1883
	Sam Weaver	41	1882

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	164	1489.2
2.	Ed Seward	159	1463.1
3.	Gus Weyhing	148	1319.1
4.	Al Atkinson	75	705.2
5.	Sadie McMahon	71	652.0
6.	Sam Weaver	42	382.0
7.	Billy Taylor	37	321.1
8.	Bill Hart	25	212.0
	Mike Mattimore	25	252.0
10.	George Bradley	22	214.1

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	Year
1.	Ed Seward	6	1888
2.	Mike Mattimore	4	1888
	Gus Weyhing	4	1889
4.	Bobby Mathews	3	1884
	Ed Seward	3	1887
	Ed Seward	3	1889
	Gus Weyhing	3	1888
8.	Bill Hart	2	1886
	Bobby Mathews	2	1885
	Sadie McMahon	2	1889
	Bill Vinton	2	1885
	Sam Weaver	2	1882
	Gus Weyhing	2	1887

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	IP
1.	Ed Seward	13	1463.1
2.	Gus Weyhing	9	1319.1
3.	Bobby Mathews	6	1489.2
4.	Mike Mattimore	4	252.0
5.	Al Atkinson	2	705.2
	Bill Hart	2	212.0
	Sadie McMahon	2	652.0
	Bill Vinton	2	55.0
	Sam Weaver	2	382.0
10.	Duke Esper	1	143.2
	Ed Green	1	191.0
	Tom Lovett	1	138.2
	Cyclone Miller	1	169.2
	Billy Taylor	1	321.1

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Gus Weyhing	15	1889
2.	Gus Weyhing	12	1887
3.	Al Atkinson	11	1886
	Bobby Mathews	11	1883
5.	Bobby Mathews	10	1884
6.	Ed Seward	8	1889
7.	George Bradley	7	1883
	Bill Hart	7	1886
	Ed Seward	7	1887
10.	Mike Mattimore	6	1888
	Cyclone Miller	6	1886
	Sam Weaver	6	1882

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	31	1489.2
	Gus Weyhing	31	1319.1
3.	Ed Seward	23	1463.1
4.	Al Atkinson	16	705.2
5.	Sadie McMahon	10	652.0
6.	Bill Hart	8	212.0
7.	George Bradley	7	214.1
8.	Mike Mattimore	6	252.0
	Cyclone Miller	6	169.2
	Sam Weaver	6	382.0

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Gus Weyhing	212	1889
2.	Gus Weyhing	167	1887
3.	Ed Seward	140	1887
4.	Sadie McMahon	133	1890
5.	Ed Seward	127	1888
6.	Gus Weyhing	111	1888
7.	Sadie McMahon	102	1889
8.	Al Atkinson	101	1886
	Ed Seward	101	1889
10.	Ed Green	94	1890

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	IP
1.	Gus Weyhing	490	1319.1
2.	Ed Seward	440	1463.1
3.	Sadie McMahon	235	652.0
4.	Bobby Mathews	215	1489.2
5.	Al Atkinson	176	705.2
6.	Ed Green	94	191.0
7.	Bill Hart	83	212.0
8.	Mike Mattimore	78	252.0
9.	Duke Esper	67	143.2
10.	Ted Kennedy	65	172.2

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Gus Weyhing	465	1887
2.	Ed Seward	445	1887
3.	Al Atkinson	414	1886
	Sadie McMahon	414	1890
5.	Bobby Mathews	401	1884
6.	Bobby Mathews	396	1883
7.	Bobby Mathews	394	1885
8.	Ed Seward	388	1888
9.	Gus Weyhing	382	1889
10.	Sam Weaver	374	1882

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	1492	1489.2
2.	Ed Seward	1351	1463.1
3.	Gus Weyhing	1161	1319.1
4.	Al Atkinson	756	705.2
5.	Sadie McMahon	644	652.0
6.	Sam Weaver	404	382.0
7.	Billy Taylor	310	321.1
8.	Ed Green	267	191.0
9.	Mike Mattimore	263	252.0
10.	George Bradley	215	214.1

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	Year
1.	Bobby Mathews	6.548	1883
2.	Bobby Mathews	5.837	1884
3.	Bobby Mathews	5.018	1885
4.	Al Atkinson	4.429	1884
5.	Sam Weaver	2.971	1882
6.	Billy Taylor	2.955	1884
7.	George Bradley	2.546	1883
8.	Ed Seward	2.142	1888
9.	Gus Weyhing	1.838	1888
10.	Bobby Mathews	1.755	1886

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	4.079	1489.2
2.	Al Atkinson	1.597	705.2
3.	Sadie McMahon	1.455	652.0
4.	Ed Seward	1.327	1463.1
5.	Gus Weyhing	1.245	1319.1

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	Year
1.	Duke Esper	0.063	1890
2.	Bobby Mathews	0.064	1885
3.	Ed Seward	0.069	1888
4.	Gus Weyhing	0.089	1888
5.	Billy Taylor	0.104	1884
6.	Sadie McMahon	0.110	1890
7.	Ed Seward	0.134	1887
8.	Bobby Mathews	0.137	1886
9.	Al Atkinson	0.144	1887
10.	Al Atkinson	0.146	1884
	Sam Weaver	0.146	1882

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	IP
1.	Sadie McMahon	0.138	652.0
2.	Ed Seward	0.141	1463.1
3.	Bobby Mathews	0.187	1489.2
4.	Al Atkinson	0.204	705.2
5.	Gus Weyhing	0.211	1319.1

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	Year
1.	Gus Weyhing	28	1887
2.	Ed Seward	25	1887
3.	Gus Weyhing	21	1889
4.	Ed Seward	19	1888
5.	Bobby Mathews	18	1884
	Sadie McMahon	18	1890
	Gus Weyhing	18	1888
8.	Al Atkinson	17	1886
	Bobby Mathews	17	1885
10.	Ed Green	15	1890
	Ted Kennedy	15	1886
	Ed Seward	15	1889
	Sam Weaver	15	1882

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	IP
1.	Ed Seward	71	1463.1
2.	Gus Weyhing	67	1319.1
3.	Bobby Mathews	61	1489.2
4.	Al Atkinson	36	705.2
5.	Sadie McMahon	30	652.0
6.	Billy Taylor	17	321.1
	Sam Weaver	17	382.0
8.	Ed Green	15	191.0
	Bill Hart	15	212.0
	Ted Kennedy	15	172.2

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	Year
1.	Gus Weyhing	221	1887
2.	Ed Seward	216	1887
3.	Al Atkinson	174	1886
4.	Bobby Mathews	159	1884
5.	Sadie McMahon	152	1890
6.	Gus Weyhing	147	1889
7.	Ed Seward	141	1889
8.	Ed Green	123	1890
9.	Ed Seward	116	1888
10.	Bobby Mathews	114	1885

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	IP
1.	Ed Seward	554	1463.1
2.	Bobby Mathews	507	1489.2
3.	Gus Weyhing	469	1319.1
4.	Al Atkinson	342	705.2
5.	Sadie McMahon	247	652.0
6.	Sam Weaver	131	382.0
7.	Ed Green	123	191.0
8.	Mike Mattimore	103	252.0
9.	Billy Taylor	95	321.1
10.	Ted Kennedy	87	172.2

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	Year
1.	Ed Seward	58	1887
2.	Gus Weyhing	56	1888
3.	Ed Seward	54	1888
4.	Gus Weyhing	49	1887
5.	Gus Weyhing	37	1889
6.	Cyclone Miller	35	1886
7.	Bill Hart	31	1886
8.	Al Atkinson	29	1886
9.	Al Atkinson	28	1884
10.	Bobby Mathews	23	1884

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	IP
1.	Gus Weyhing	142	1319.1
2.	Ed Seward	134	1463.1
3.	Bobby Mathews	76	1489.2
4.	Al Atkinson	68	705.2
5.	Sadie McMahon	36	652.0
6.	Cyclone Miller	35	169.2
7.	Bill Hart	32	212.0
8.	Mike Mattimore	23	252.0
9.	Billy Taylor	21	321.1
10.	Ed Green	19	191.0
	Tom Lovett	19	138.2

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	Year
1.	Gus Weyhing	42	1888
2.	Gus Weyhing	37	1887
3.	Gus Weyhing	34	1889
4.	Ed Seward	24	1887
5.	Al Atkinson	22	1886
	Ed Seward	22	1888
7.	Bobby Mathews	20	1885
	Sadie McMahon	20	1890
9.	Sadie McMahon	14	1889
	William Stecher	14	1890

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	IP
1.	Gus Weyhing	113	1319.1
2.	Ed Seward	66	1463.1
3.	Bobby Mathews	48	1489.2
4.	Al Atkinson	38	705.2
5.	Sadie McMahon	34	652.0
6.	Mike Mattimore	14	252.0
	William Stecher	14	68.0
8.	Billy Taylor	13	321.1
9.	Ed Knouff	10	131.0
10.	George Bausewine	9	55.1

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	Year
1.	Ed Seward	2085	1888
2.	Gus Weyhing	2042	1887
3.	Ed Seward	1990	1887
4.	Gus Weyhing	1959	1889
5.	Bobby Mathews	1788	1884
6.	Sadie McMahon	1781	1890
7.	Bobby Mathews	1766	1885
8.	Al Atkinson	1743	1886
9.	Gus Weyhing	1673	1888
10.	Bobby Mathews	1609	1883

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	IP
1.	Bobby Mathews	6356	1489.2
2.	Ed Seward	6190	1463.1
3.	Gus Weyhing	5674	1319.1
4.	Al Atkinson	3129	705.2
5.	Sadie McMahon	2844	652.0
6.	Sam Weaver	1637	382.0
7.	Billy Taylor	1365	321.1
8.	Mike Mattimore	1106	252.0
9.	Bill Hart	977	212.0
10.	Ed Green	933	191.0

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	Year
1.	John Coleman	4	1885
	Mike Mattimore	4	1889
3.	George Bradley	3	1883
	Ed Green	3	1890
5.	Al Atkinson	2	1887
	Lou Bierbauer	2	1886
	John Coleman	2	1886
	Fred Corey	2	1883
	Duke Esper	2	1890
	Ed Knouff	2	1885
	Mike Mattimore	2	1888
	Sadie McMahon	2	1890
	Ed Seward	2	1887
	Ed Seward	2	1890
	Cub Stricker	2	1882
	Jim Whitney	2	1890

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	IP
1.	John Coleman	7	136.0
2.	Mike Mattimore	6	252.0
3.	Ed Seward	5	1463.1
4.	Lou Bierbauer	4	14.2
5.	George Bradley	3	214.1
	Ed Green	3	191.0
	Sadie McMahon	3	652.0
	Cub Stricker	3	10.0
9.	Al Atkinson	2	705.2
	Fred Corey	2	157.1
	Duke Esper	2	143.2
	Lon Knight	2	19.0
	Ed Knouff	2	131.0
	Jim Whitney	2	40.0

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	Year
1.	Ed Seward	146	1888
2.	Bobby Mathews	143	1885
3.	Bobby Mathews	141	1883
4.	Billy Taylor	134	1884
5.	Gus Weyhing	131	1888
6.	Gus Weyhing	129	1889
7.	Cyclone Miller	117	1886
8.	Sadie McMahon	116	1890
9.	George Bradley	110	1883
10.	Bill Hart	109	1886

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	IP
1.	Gus Weyhing	116	1319.1
2.	Bobby Mathews	113	1489.2
	Sadie McMahon	113	652.0
4.	Ed Seward	107	1463.1
5.	Al Atkinson	82	705.2

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	Year
1.	Ed Seward	55	1888
2.	Bobby Mathews	37	1885
3.	Gus Weyhing	34	1889
4.	Bobby Mathews	30	1883
5.	Billy Taylor	25	1884
	Gus Weyhing	25	1888
7.	Ed Seward	23	1887
8.	Sadie McMahon	21	1890
9.	Sam Weaver	17	1882
10.	Bobby Mathews	10	1884

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	IP
1.	Ed Seward	69	1463.1
2.	Gus Weyhing	62	1319.1
3.	Bobby Mathews	52	1489.2
4.	Sadie McMahon	27	652.0
	Billy Taylor	27	321.1
6.	George Bradley	8	214.1
7.	Cyclone Miller	6	169.2
8.	Jack Jones	5	65.0
9.	Sam Weaver	4	382.0
10.	John Coleman	3	136.0

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	Year
1.	Ed Seward	5.3	1888
2.	Bobby Mathews	3.4	1885
3.	Gus Weyhing	3.0	1889
4.	Bobby Mathews	2.7	1883
5.	Gus Weyhing	2.4	1888
6.	Billy Taylor	2.3	1884
7.	Sadie McMahon	1.9	1890
	Ed Seward	1.9	1887
9.	Sam Weaver	1.6	1882
10.	Bobby Mathews	0.9	1884

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	IP
1.	Ed Seward	6.4	1463.1
2.	Gus Weyhing	5.6	1319.1
3.	Bobby Mathews	5.1	1489.2
4.	Billy Taylor	2.5	321.1
5.	Sadie McMahon	2.4	652.0
6.	George Bradley	0.7	214.1
	Sam Weaver	0.7	382.0
8.	Cyclone Miller	0.5	169.2
9.	Jack Jones	0.4	65.0
10.	John Coleman	0.3	136.0

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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