Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1. Gus Weyhing • 1891 9.8
2. Ben Sanders • 1890 5.0
3. Phil Knell • 1890 3.9
4. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 3.8
5. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 2.7
6. Ben Sanders • 1891 2.2
7. Bill Husted • 1890 0.5
8. Mike Sullivan • 1891 0.1
Earned Run Average
1. Gus Weyhing • 1891 3.18
2. Ben Sanders • 1890 3.76
3. Ben Sanders • 1891 3.79
4. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 3.81
5. Phil Knell • 1890 3.83
6. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 4.22
Wins
1. Gus Weyhing • 1891 31
2. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 22
Phil Knell • 1890 22
4. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 19
Ben Sanders • 1890 19
6. Ben Sanders • 1891 11
7. Will Calihan • 1891 6
8. Bill Husted • 1890 5
9. Bert Cunningham • 1890 3
10. Sumner Bowman • 1891 2
Win-Loss %
1. Ben Sanders • 1891 .688
2. Phil Knell • 1890 .667
3. Gus Weyhing • 1891 .608
4. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 .559
5. Ben Sanders • 1890 .514
6. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 .489
7. Bill Husted • 1890 .333
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Gus Weyhing • 1891 1.309
2. Ben Sanders • 1891 1.338
3. Ben Sanders • 1890 1.388
4. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 1.486
5. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 1.546
6. Phil Knell • 1890 1.580
Hits per 9 IP
1. Gus Weyhing • 1891 8.560
2. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 8.808
3. Phil Knell • 1890 9.010
4. Ben Sanders • 1891 9.745
5. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 9.911
6. Ben Sanders • 1890 10.696
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Ben Sanders • 1890 1.791
2. Ben Sanders • 1891 2.297
3. Gus Weyhing • 1891 3.220
4. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 4.002
5. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 4.570
6. Phil Knell • 1890 5.212
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 4.526
2. Gus Weyhing • 1891 4.380
3. Phil Knell • 1890 3.108
4. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 2.827
5. Ben Sanders • 1890 2.778
6. Ben Sanders • 1891 2.483
Games Played
1. Gus Weyhing • 1891 52
2. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 49
3. Ben Sanders • 1890 43
4. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 36
5. Phil Knell • 1890 35
6. Ben Sanders • 1891 19
7. Bill Husted • 1890 18
8. Bert Cunningham • 1890 14
9. Will Calihan • 1891 13
10. Sumner Bowman • 1891 8
Saves
1. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 1
Ben Sanders • 1890 1
Innings Pitched
1. Gus Weyhing • 1891 450.0
2. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 405.2
3. Ben Sanders • 1890 346.2
4. Phil Knell • 1890 286.2
5. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 283.1
6. Ben Sanders • 1891 145.0
7. Bill Husted • 1890 129.0
8. Will Calihan • 1891 112.0
9. Bert Cunningham • 1890 108.2
10. Sumner Bowman • 1891 68.0
Strikeouts
1. Gus Weyhing • 1891 219
2. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 204
3. Ben Sanders • 1890 107
4. Phil Knell • 1890 99
5. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 89
6. Ben Sanders • 1891 40
7. Bert Cunningham • 1890 33
Bill Husted • 1890 33
9. Will Calihan • 1891 28
10. Sumner Bowman • 1891 22
Games Started
1. Gus Weyhing • 1891 51
2. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 46
3. Ben Sanders • 1890 40
4. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 33
5. Phil Knell • 1890 31
6. Ben Sanders • 1891 18
7. Bill Husted • 1890 17
8. Will Calihan • 1891 11
Bert Cunningham • 1890 11
10. Sumner Bowman • 1891 8
Complete Games
1. Gus Weyhing • 1891 51
2. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 44
3. Ben Sanders • 1890 37
4. Phil Knell • 1890 30
5. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 28
6. Ben Sanders • 1891 15
7. Bill Husted • 1890 12
8. Will Calihan • 1891 11
Bert Cunningham • 1890 11
10. Sumner Bowman • 1891 8
Shutouts
1. Gus Weyhing • 1891 3
2. Phil Knell • 1890 2
Ben Sanders • 1890 2
Home Runs
1. Ben Sanders • 1890 13
2. Gus Weyhing • 1891 12
3. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 10
Phil Knell • 1890 10
5. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 8
6. Will Calihan • 1891 7
7. Ben Sanders • 1891 3
8. Bill Husted • 1890 2
Mike Sullivan • 1891 2
10. George Meakim • 1891 1
Bases on Balls
1. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 206
2. Phil Knell • 1890 166
3. Gus Weyhing • 1891 161
4. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 126
5. Ben Sanders • 1890 69
6. Bert Cunningham • 1890 67
Bill Husted • 1890 67
8. Will Calihan • 1891 47
9. Sumner Bowman • 1891 37
Ben Sanders • 1891 37
Hits
1. Gus Weyhing • 1891 428
2. Ben Sanders • 1890 412
3. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 397
4. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 312
5. Phil Knell • 1890 287
6. Ben Sanders • 1891 157
7. Will Calihan • 1891 151
8. Bill Husted • 1890 148
9. Bert Cunningham • 1890 133
10. Sumner Bowman • 1891 73
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Ben Sanders • 1890 1.551
2. Gus Weyhing • 1891 1.36
3. Ben Sanders • 1891 1.081
4. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 0.99
5. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 0.706
6. Phil Knell • 1890 0.596
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Ben Sanders • 1891 0.186
2. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 0.222
3. Gus Weyhing • 1891 0.240
4. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 0.254
5. Phil Knell • 1890 0.314
6. Ben Sanders • 1890 0.338
Losses
1. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 23
2. Gus Weyhing • 1891 20
3. Ben Sanders • 1890 18
4. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 15
5. Phil Knell • 1890 11
6. Bill Husted • 1890 10
7. Bert Cunningham • 1890 9
8. Will Calihan • 1891 6
9. Sumner Bowman • 1891 5
Ben Sanders • 1891 5
Earned Runs
1. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 190
2. Gus Weyhing • 1891 159
3. Ben Sanders • 1890 145
4. Phil Knell • 1890 122
5. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 120
6. Will Calihan • 1891 80
7. Bill Husted • 1890 70
8. Bert Cunningham • 1890 63
9. Ben Sanders • 1891 61
10. George Meakim • 1891 27
Wild Pitches
1. Gus Weyhing • 1891 28
2. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 21
3. Phil Knell • 1890 16
4. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 11
Bill Husted • 1890 11
6. Bert Cunningham • 1890 10
7. George Meakim • 1891 6
8. Will Calihan • 1891 4
9. Ben Sanders • 1890 3
Ben Sanders • 1891 3
Hit By Pitch
1. Gus Weyhing • 1891 31
2. Phil Knell • 1890 28
3. Will Calihan • 1891 12
Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 12
5. Ben Sanders • 1890 10
6. Ben Sanders • 1891 8
7. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 7
Bert Cunningham • 1890 7
9. Sumner Bowman • 1891 5
Bill Husted • 1890 5
Batters Faced
1. Gus Weyhing • 1891 1959
2. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 1822
3. Ben Sanders • 1890 1536
4. Phil Knell • 1890 1345
5. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 1299
6. Ben Sanders • 1891 633
7. Bill Husted • 1890 609
8. Will Calihan • 1891 543
9. Bert Cunningham • 1890 535
10. Sumner Bowman • 1891 317
Games Finished
1. Phil Knell • 1890 4
2. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 3
Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 3
Bert Cunningham • 1890 3
Ben Sanders • 1890 3
6. Will Calihan • 1891 2
7. Bill Husted • 1890 1
Ben Sanders • 1891 1
Gus Weyhing • 1891 1
Adjusted ERA+
1. Gus Weyhing • 1891 118
2. Ben Sanders • 1890 115
3. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 113
Phil Knell • 1890 113
5. Ben Sanders • 1891 99
6. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 89
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Ben Sanders • 1891 3.18
Gus Weyhing • 1891 3.18
3. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1891 3.46
4. Ben Sanders • 1890 3.47
5. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 4.06
6. Phil Knell • 1890 4.71
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Gus Weyhing • 1891 37
2. Ben Sanders • 1890 23
3. Phil Knell • 1890 17
4. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 13
5. Ben Sanders • 1891 4
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Gus Weyhing • 1891 3.3
2. Ben Sanders • 1890 1.8
3. Phil Knell • 1890 1.4
4. Charlie Buffinton • 1890 1.0
5. Ben Sanders • 1891 0.3

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