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Pitching Leaders

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ERA
RankPlayer  ERA  Year
1.Ed Seward2.011888
2.Gus Weyhing2.251888
3.Bobby Mathews2.431885
4.Bobby Mathews2.461883
5.Billy Taylor2.531884
6.Sam Weaver2.741882
7.Bill Sweeney2.911882
8.Gus Weyhing2.951889
9.Cyclone Miller2.971886
10.George Bradley3.151883
11.Gus Weyhing3.181891
12.Bill Hart3.191886
13.Bobby Mathews3.321884
14.Sadie McMahon3.341890
15.Mike Mattimore3.381888
16.Sadie McMahon3.531889
17.Ben Sanders3.761890
18.Charlie Buffinton3.811890
19.Phil Knell3.831890
20.Al Atkinson3.951886
21.Bobby Mathews3.961886
22.Ed Seward3.971889
23.Ed Seward4.131887
24.Al Atkinson4.211884
25.Elton Chamberlain4.221891
26.Gus Weyhing4.271887
27.Ted Kennedy4.531886
28.Ed Green5.801890

ERA
RankPlayer  ERA  IP
1.Bobby Mathews3.061489.7
2.Gus Weyhing3.191769.3
3.Sadie McMahon3.41652.0
 Ed Seward3.411463.3
5.Al Atkinson4.36705.3

Wins
RankPlayer  W  Year
1.Ed Seward351888
2.Gus Weyhing311891
3.Bobby Mathews301883
 Bobby Mathews301884
 Bobby Mathews301885
 Gus Weyhing301889
7.Sadie McMahon291890
8.Gus Weyhing281888
9.Sam Weaver261882
 Gus Weyhing261887
11.Al Atkinson251886
 Ed Seward251887
13.Elton Chamberlain221891
 Phil Knell221890
15.Ed Seward211889
16.Charlie Buffinton191890
 Ben Sanders191890
18.Billy Taylor181884
19.George Bradley161883
20.Mike Mattimore151888
21.Sadie McMahon141889
22.Bobby Mathews131886
23.Al Atkinson111884
 Ben Sanders111891
25.Fred Corey101883
 Cyclone Miller101886
27.Bill Hart91886
 Bill Sweeney91882
29.Duke Esper81890
30.Ed Green71890
 Ed Knouff71885
 Tom Lovett71885
33.Al Atkinson61887
 Will Calihan61891
 Ed Seward61890
36.Jersey Bakely51883
 Bill Husted51890
 Jack (DA) Jones51883
 Ted Kennedy51886
40.Bill Vinton41885
41.John Coleman31889
 Bert Cunningham31890
 Ed Cushman31885
 Bobby Mathews31887
45.Sumner Bowman21891
 John Coleman21885
 Charlie Hilsey21884
 Ed Knouff21889
 Mike Mattimore21889
 Frank Mountain21882
 Phenomenal Smith21888
 Phenomenal Smith21889
 Jim Whitney21890

Wins
RankPlayer  W  IP
1.Gus Weyhing1151769.3
2.Bobby Mathews1061489.7
3.Ed Seward871463.3
4.Sadie McMahon43652.0
5.Al Atkinson42705.3
6.Ben Sanders30491.7
7.Sam Weaver26382.0
8.Elton Chamberlain22405.7
 Phil Knell22286.7
10.Billy Taylor20321.3
11.Charlie Buffinton19283.3
12.Mike Mattimore17252.0
13.George Bradley16214.3
14.Fred Corey11157.3
15.Bill Hart10212.0
 Cyclone Miller10169.7
17.Ed Knouff9131.0
 Bill Sweeney9170.0
19.Duke Esper8143.7
20.Ed Green7191.0
 Tom Lovett7138.7
22.Will Calihan6112.0
 John Coleman6136.0
24.Jersey Bakely561.3
 Bill Husted5129.0
 Jack (DA) Jones565.0
 Ted Kennedy5172.7
28.Phenomenal Smith478.0
 Bill Vinton455.0
30.Bert Cunningham3108.7
 Ed Cushman387.0
32.Sumner Bowman268.0
 Charlie Hilsey227.0
 Frank Mountain269.0
 Jim Whitney240.0
36.George Bausewine155.3
 Bill Blair131.0
 Mickey Hughes141.3
 Doc Landis117.0
 George Meakim135.0
 Bill Price19.0
 Charlie Reynolds112.0
 George Snyder19.0
 Cub Stricker110.0
 Cannonball Titcomb124.0

Won-Loss %
RankPlayer  wlp  Year
1.Bobby Mathews.6981883
2.George Bradley.6961883
3.Ben Sanders.6881891
4.Phil Knell.6671890
5.Ed Seward.6481888
6.Bobby Mathews.6381885
7.Sam Weaver.6341882
8.Bobby Mathews.6251884
9.Sadie McMahon.6171890
10.Gus Weyhing.6091888
11.Gus Weyhing.6081891
12.Mike Mattimore.6001888
 Billy Taylor.6001884
14.Al Atkinson.5951886
15.Bobby Mathews.5911886
16.Fred Corey.5881883
 Gus Weyhing.5881889
18.Ed Seward.5831889
19.Charlie Buffinton.5591890
20.Cyclone Miller.5561886
21.Sadie McMahon.5381889
22.Ben Sanders.5141890
23.Al Atkinson.5001884
 Ed Seward.5001887
25.Elton Chamberlain.4891891
26.Gus Weyhing.4811887
27.Bill Sweeney.4741882
28.Duke Esper.4711890
29.Bill Hart.4091886
30.Ed Seward.3331890
31.Ed Green.3181890
32.Ted Kennedy.2501886

Won-Loss %
RankPlayer  wlp  IP
1.Bobby Mathews.6351489.7
2.Gus Weyhing.5691769.3
3.Ed Seward.5511463.3
4.Al Atkinson.538705.3

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
RankPlayer  WHperIP  Year
1.Ed Seward0.9931888
2.Bobby Mathews1.0451884
3.Gus Weyhing1.0521888
4.Billy Taylor1.0621884
5.Bobby Mathews1.0681885
6.Sam Weaver1.1021882
7.George Bradley1.1061883
8.Bobby Mathews1.1211883
9.Al Atkinson1.1251884
10.Ed Seward1.2431887
11.Cyclone Miller1.2791886
12.Mike Mattimore1.2941888
 Bill Sweeney1.2941882
14.Al Atkinson1.2981886
15.Gus Weyhing1.3091891
16.Gus Weyhing1.3231889
17.Sadie McMahon1.3341890
18.Bill Hart1.3391886
19.Gus Weyhing1.3551887
20.Sadie McMahon1.3721889
21.Ben Sanders1.3871890
22.Bobby Mathews1.4111886
23.Ed Seward1.4191889
24.Elton Chamberlain1.4861891
25.Ted Kennedy1.5121886
26.Charlie Buffinton1.5461890
27.Phil Knell1.5801890
28.Ed Green1.8901890

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
RankPlayer  WHperIP  IP
1.Bobby Mathews1.1461489.7
2.Ed Seward1.2241463.3
3.Gus Weyhing1.2661769.3
4.Al Atkinson1.321705.3
5.Sadie McMahon1.348652.0

Hits Allowed/9IP
RankPlayer  Hper9IP  Year
1.Ed Seward6.731888
2.Gus Weyhing7.001888
3.Gus Weyhing7.661889
4.Billy Taylor8.031884
5.Bobby Mathews8.381884
6.Cyclone Miller8.381886
7.Bobby Mathews8.401885
8.Ed Seward8.511887
9.Sadie McMahon8.551889
10.Gus Weyhing8.561891
11.Elton Chamberlain8.811891
12.Bill Hart8.851886
13.Gus Weyhing8.971887
14.Mike Mattimore9.001888
15.Phil Knell9.011890
16.George Bradley9.031883
17.Sam Weaver9.071882
18.Sadie McMahon9.091890
19.Al Atkinson9.101884
20.Bobby Mathews9.351883
21.Al Atkinson9.391886
22.Bill Sweeney9.421882
23.Charlie Buffinton9.911890
24.Ed Seward9.931889
25.Ted Kennedy10.221886
26.Bobby Mathews10.291886
27.Ben Sanders10.701890
28.Ed Green12.581890

Hits Allowed/9IP
RankPlayer  Hper9IP  IP
1.Gus Weyhing8.081769.3
2.Ed Seward8.311463.3
3.Sadie McMahon8.89652.0
4.Bobby Mathews9.011489.7
5.Al Atkinson9.65705.3

Bases on Balls/9IP
RankPlayer  BBper9IP  Year
1.Bobby Mathews0.731883
2.Sam Weaver0.851882
3.George Bradley0.921883
4.Bobby Mathews1.021884
5.Al Atkinson1.031884
6.Bobby Mathews1.211885
7.Billy Taylor1.521884
8.Ben Sanders1.791890
9.Ed Seward2.201888
10.Bill Sweeney2.221882
11.Al Atkinson2.291886
12.Bobby Mathews2.411886
13.Gus Weyhing2.471888
14.Mike Mattimore2.651888
15.Ed Seward2.681887
16.Ed Seward2.841889
17.Sadie McMahon2.921890
18.Cyclone Miller3.131886
19.Bill Hart3.191886
20.Gus Weyhing3.221891
21.Gus Weyhing3.221887
22.Ted Kennedy3.391886
23.Sadie McMahon3.791889
24.Charlie Buffinton4.001890
25.Gus Weyhing4.251889
26.Ed Green4.431890
27.Elton Chamberlain4.571891
28.Phil Knell5.211890

Bases on Balls/9IP
RankPlayer  BBper9IP  IP
1.Bobby Mathews1.301489.7
2.Al Atkinson2.25705.3
3.Ed Seward2.711463.3
4.Sadie McMahon3.24652.0
5.Gus Weyhing3.311769.3

Strikeouts/9IP
RankPlayer  SOper9IP  Year
1.Bobby Mathews6.091885
2.Bobby Mathews5.981884
3.Cyclone Miller5.251886
4.Sadie McMahon4.941890
5.Bobby Mathews4.801883
6.Ed Seward4.721888
7.Al Atkinson4.551884
8.Gus Weyhing4.541888
9.Elton Chamberlain4.531891
10.Billy Taylor4.501884
11.Gus Weyhing4.381891
12.Sadie McMahon4.351889
13.Gus Weyhing4.271889
14.Bobby Mathews4.231886
15.Bill Hart3.771886
16.Gus Weyhing3.721887
17.Ted Kennedy3.541886
18.Al Atkinson3.491886
19.Mike Mattimore3.261888
20.Phil Knell3.111890
21.Ed Seward2.961887
22.Ed Seward2.871889
23.Charlie Buffinton2.831890
24.Ben Sanders2.781890
25.Ed Green2.641890
26.Bill Sweeney2.541882
27.Sam Weaver2.521882
28.George Bradley2.351883

Strikeouts/9IP
RankPlayer  SOper9IP  IP
1.Bobby Mathews5.301489.7
2.Sadie McMahon4.72652.0
3.Gus Weyhing4.221769.3
4.Ed Seward3.591463.3
5.Al Atkinson3.59705.3

Games
RankPlayer  G_p  Year
1.Ed Seward571888
2.Ed Seward551887
 Gus Weyhing551887
4.Gus Weyhing541889
5.Gus Weyhing521891
6.Elton Chamberlain491891
 Bobby Mathews491884
8.Bobby Mathews481885
 Sadie McMahon481890
10.Gus Weyhing471888
11.Al Atkinson451886
12.Bobby Mathews441883
13.Ben Sanders431890
14.Sam Weaver421882
15.Ed Seward391889
16.Charlie Buffinton361890
17.Phil Knell351890
18.Billy Taylor301884
19.Sadie McMahon281889
20.George Bradley261883
 Mike Mattimore261888
22.Ed Green251890
23.Bobby Mathews241886
24.Al Atkinson221884
 Bill Hart221886
26.Ed Seward211890
27.Ted Kennedy201886
 Bill Sweeney201882
29.Cyclone Miller191886
 Ben Sanders191891
31.Fred Corey181883
 Duke Esper181890
 Bill Husted181890
34.Tom Lovett161885
35.Al Atkinson151887
36.Bert Cunningham141890
 Ed Knouff141885
38.Will Calihan131891
39.Ed Cushman101885
 Charlie Stecher101890
41.Jersey Bakely81883
 Sumner Bowman81891
 John Coleman81885
 Frank Mountain81882
45.George Bausewine71889
 Jack (DA) Jones71883
 Bobby Mathews71887
 Bill Vinton71885
49.Mickey Hughes61890
 George Meakim61891
 Ed O'Neil61890
 Billy Taylor61885
 Jim Whitney61890

Games
RankPlayer  G_p  IP
1.Gus Weyhing2081769.3
2.Bobby Mathews1721489.7
 Ed Seward1721463.3
4.Al Atkinson82705.3
5.Sadie McMahon76652.0
6.Ben Sanders62491.7
7.Elton Chamberlain49405.7
8.Sam Weaver44382.0
9.Billy Taylor37321.3
10.Charlie Buffinton36283.3
11.Phil Knell35286.7
12.Mike Mattimore31252.0
13.George Bradley26214.3
14.Ed Green25191.0
 Bill Hart25212.0
16.Ted Kennedy20172.7
 Bill Sweeney20170.0
18.John Coleman19136.0
 Fred Corey19157.3
 Cyclone Miller19169.7
21.Duke Esper18143.7
 Bill Husted18129.0
23.Ed Knouff17131.0
24.Tom Lovett16138.7
25.Bert Cunningham14108.7
26.Will Calihan13112.0
27.Ed Cushman1087.0
 Phenomenal Smith1078.0
 Charlie Stecher1068.0
30.Jersey Bakely861.3
 Sumner Bowman868.0
 Frank Mountain869.0
33.George Bausewine755.3
 Jack (DA) Jones765.0
 Bill Vinton755.0
36.Mickey Hughes641.3
 George Meakim635.0
 Ed O'Neil652.0
 Jim Whitney640.0
40.Lou Bierbauer414.7
 Bill Blair431.0
 Bob Emslie428.7
43.Charlie Hilsey327.0
 Lon Knight319.0
 Cub Stricker310.0
 Cannonball Titcomb324.0
47.Jake Aydelott218.0
 Jim Conway212.3
 Bill Hughes216.7
 Doc Landis217.0
 Charlie Reynolds212.0
 Harry Stovey23.3
 Mike Sullivan218.0

Saves
RankPlayer  SV  Year
1.Lou Bierbauer11887
 Charlie Buffinton11890
 Ed Green11890
 Mike Mattimore11889
 Sadie McMahon11890
 Ben Sanders11890

Saves
RankPlayer  SV  IP
1.Lou Bierbauer114.7
 Charlie Buffinton1283.3
 Ed Green1191.0
 Mike Mattimore1252.0
 Sadie McMahon1652.0
 Ben Sanders1491.7

Innings
RankPlayer  IP  Year
1.Ed Seward518.71888
2.Ed Seward470.71887
3.Gus Weyhing466.31887
4.Gus Weyhing450.01891
5.Gus Weyhing449.01889
6.Bobby Mathews430.71884
7.Bobby Mathews422.31885
8.Sadie McMahon410.01890
9.Elton Chamberlain405.71891
10.Gus Weyhing404.01888
11.Al Atkinson396.71886
12.Bobby Mathews381.01883
13.Sam Weaver371.01882
14.Ben Sanders346.71890
15.Ed Seward320.01889
16.Phil Knell286.71890
17.Charlie Buffinton283.31890
18.Billy Taylor260.01884
19.Sadie McMahon242.01889
20.Mike Mattimore221.01888
21.George Bradley214.31883
22.Bobby Mathews197.71886
23.Ed Green191.01890
24.Bill Hart186.01886
25.Al Atkinson184.01884
26.Ted Kennedy172.71886
27.Bill Sweeney170.01882
28.Cyclone Miller169.71886
29.Ed Seward154.01890
30.Fred Corey148.31883
31.Ben Sanders145.01891
32.Duke Esper143.71890
33.Tom Lovett138.71885
34.Bill Husted129.01890
35.Al Atkinson124.71887
36.Will Calihan112.01891
37.Bert Cunningham108.71890
38.Ed Knouff106.01885
39.Ed Cushman87.01885
40.Frank Mountain69.01882
41.Sumner Bowman68.01891
 Charlie Stecher68.01890
43.Jack (DA) Jones65.01883
44.Jersey Bakely61.31883
45.John Coleman60.31885
46.Bobby Mathews58.01887
47.George Bausewine55.31889
48.Bill Vinton55.01885
49.Billy Taylor52.31885
50.Ed O'Neil52.01890

Innings
RankPlayer  IP  IP
1.Gus Weyhing1769.31769.3
2.Bobby Mathews1489.71489.7
3.Ed Seward1463.31463.3
4.Al Atkinson705.3705.3
5.Sadie McMahon652.0652.0
6.Ben Sanders491.7491.7
7.Elton Chamberlain405.7405.7
8.Sam Weaver382.0382.0
9.Billy Taylor321.3321.3
10.Phil Knell286.7286.7
11.Charlie Buffinton283.3283.3
12.Mike Mattimore252.0252.0
13.George Bradley214.3214.3
14.Bill Hart212.0212.0
15.Ed Green191.0191.0
16.Ted Kennedy172.7172.7
17.Bill Sweeney170.0170.0
18.Cyclone Miller169.7169.7
19.Fred Corey157.3157.3
20.Duke Esper143.7143.7
21.Tom Lovett138.7138.7
22.John Coleman136.0136.0
23.Ed Knouff131.0131.0
24.Bill Husted129.0129.0
25.Will Calihan112.0112.0
26.Bert Cunningham108.7108.7
27.Ed Cushman87.087.0
28.Phenomenal Smith78.078.0
29.Frank Mountain69.069.0
30.Sumner Bowman68.068.0
 Charlie Stecher68.068.0
32.Jack (DA) Jones65.065.0
33.Jersey Bakely61.361.3
34.George Bausewine55.355.3
35.Bill Vinton55.055.0
36.Ed O'Neil52.052.0
37.Mickey Hughes41.341.3
38.Jim Whitney40.040.0
39.George Meakim35.035.0
40.Bill Blair31.031.0
41.Bob Emslie28.728.7
42.Charlie Hilsey27.027.0
43.Cannonball Titcomb24.024.0
44.Lon Knight19.019.0
45.Jake Aydelott18.018.0
 Mike Sullivan18.018.0
47.Doc Landis17.017.0
48.Bill Hughes16.716.7
49.Lou Bierbauer14.714.7
50.Jim Conway12.312.3

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO_p  Year
1.Bobby Mathews2861884
 Bobby Mathews2861885
3.Ed Seward2721888
4.Sadie McMahon2251890
5.Gus Weyhing2191891
6.Gus Weyhing2131889
7.Elton Chamberlain2041891
 Gus Weyhing2041888
9.Bobby Mathews2031883
10.Gus Weyhing1931887
11.Ed Seward1551887
12.Al Atkinson1541886
13.Billy Taylor1301884
14.Sadie McMahon1171889
15.Ben Sanders1071890
16.Sam Weaver1041882
17.Ed Seward1021889
18.Phil Knell991890
 Cyclone Miller991886
20.Al Atkinson931884
 Bobby Mathews931886
22.Charlie Buffinton891890
23.Mike Mattimore801888
24.Bill Hart781886
25.Ted Kennedy681886
26.Duke Esper611890
27.George Bradley561883
 Ed Green561890
 Tom Lovett561885
30.Ed Seward551890
31.Bill Sweeney481882
32.Ed Knouff431885
33.Fred Corey421883
34.Ben Sanders401891
35.Ed Cushman371885
36.Al Atkinson341887
 Bill Vinton341885
38.Bert Cunningham331890
 Bill Husted331890
40.Will Calihan281891
 Jack (DA) Jones281883
42.Sumner Bowman221891
43.Phenomenal Smith191888
44.George Bausewine181889
 Charlie Stecher181890
46.Ed O'Neil171890
47.Bill Blair161888
 Cannonball Titcomb161887
49.Mickey Hughes151890
 Frank Mountain151882

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO_p  IP
1.Bobby Mathews8771489.7
2.Gus Weyhing8291769.3
3.Ed Seward5841463.3
4.Sadie McMahon342652.0
5.Al Atkinson281705.3
6.Elton Chamberlain204405.7
7.Ben Sanders147491.7
8.Billy Taylor141321.3
9.Sam Weaver106382.0
10.Phil Knell99286.7
 Cyclone Miller99169.7
12.Charlie Buffinton89283.3
13.Mike Mattimore86252.0
14.Bill Hart82212.0
15.Ted Kennedy68172.7
16.Duke Esper61143.7
17.George Bradley56214.3
 Ed Green56191.0
 Tom Lovett56138.7
20.Ed Knouff48131.0
 Bill Sweeney48170.0
22.Fred Corey45157.3
23.Phenomenal Smith4178.0
24.Ed Cushman3787.0
25.Bill Vinton3455.0
26.Bert Cunningham33108.7
 Bill Husted33129.0
28.Will Calihan28112.0
 Jack (DA) Jones2865.0
30.John Coleman25136.0
31.Sumner Bowman2268.0
32.George Bausewine1855.3
 Charlie Stecher1868.0
34.Ed O'Neil1752.0
35.Bill Blair1631.0
 Cannonball Titcomb1624.0
37.Mickey Hughes1541.3
 Frank Mountain1569.0
39.Jersey Bakely1461.3
40.Doc Landis1317.0
 George Meakim1335.0
42.Charlie Hilsey1027.0
43.Bob Emslie928.7
44.Mike Sullivan718.0
45.Jim Whitney640.0
46.Jake Aydelott518.0
 Lou Bierbauer514.7
48.Jim Brown48.3
 Fred Chapman45.0
 Ed Halbriter48.0
 Bill Hughes416.7
 Charlie Reynolds412.0
 Rex Smith49.0
 Harry Stovey43.3

Games Started
RankPlayer  GS  Year
1.Ed Seward571888
2.Gus Weyhing551887
3.Gus Weyhing531889
4.Ed Seward521887
5.Gus Weyhing511891
6.Bobby Mathews491884
7.Bobby Mathews481885
8.Gus Weyhing471888
9.Elton Chamberlain461891
 Sadie McMahon461890
11.Al Atkinson451886
12.Bobby Mathews441883
13.Sam Weaver411882
14.Ben Sanders401890
15.Ed Seward381889
16.Charlie Buffinton331890
17.Phil Knell311890
18.Billy Taylor301884
19.Sadie McMahon271889
20.Bobby Mathews241886
 Mike Mattimore241888
22.George Bradley231883
23.Al Atkinson221884
 Ed Green221890
 Bill Hart221886
26.Bill Sweeney201882
27.Ted Kennedy191886
 Cyclone Miller191886
 Ed Seward191890
30.Ben Sanders181891
31.Bill Husted171890
32.Fred Corey161883
 Duke Esper161890
 Tom Lovett161885
35.Al Atkinson151887
36.Ed Knouff131885
37.Will Calihan111891
 Bert Cunningham111890
39.Ed Cushman101885
 Charlie Stecher101890
41.Jersey Bakely81