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Philadelphia Athletics Top 10 Pitching Leaders

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WAR for Pitchers†

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	Year
1.	Dick McBride	11.4	1875
2.	Dick McBride	7.2	1873
3.	Dick McBride	7.1	1874
4.	Dick McBride	6.5	1872
5.	Dick McBride	3.9	1871
6.	Cherokee Fisher	1.5	1873
7.	Lon Knight	1.0	1875
8.	George Bechtel	0.9	1875
9.	John McMullin	0.3	1873

WAR for Pitchers

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	IP
1.	Dick McBride	36.1	2049.0
2.	Cherokee Fisher	1.5	84.1
3.	Lon Knight	1.0	107.0
4.	George Bechtel	0.6	62.0
5.	John McMullin	0.3	8.0

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	Year
1.	Dick McBride	1.64	1874
2.	Lon Knight	2.27	1875
3.	Dick McBride	2.33	1875
4.	Dick McBride	2.85	1872
5.	Dick McBride	3.34	1873
6.	Dick McBride	4.58	1871

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	IP
1.	Dick McBride	2.71	2049.0

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	Year
1.	Dick McBride	44	1875
2.	Dick McBride	33	1874
3.	Dick McBride	30	1872
4.	Dick McBride	24	1873
5.	Dick McBride	18	1871
6.	Lon Knight	6	1875
7.	George Bechtel	3	1875
	Cherokee Fisher	3	1873
9.	George Bechtel	1	1871
	John McMullin	1	1873

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	IP
1.	Dick McBride	149	2049.0
2.	Lon Knight	6	107.0
3.	George Bechtel	4	62.0
4.	Cherokee Fisher	3	84.1
5.	John McMullin	1	8.0

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	Year
1.	Dick McBride	.783	1871
2.	Dick McBride	.759	1875
3.	Dick McBride	.682	1872
4.	Dick McBride	.600	1874
5.	Dick McBride	.558	1873
6.	Lon Knight	.545	1875

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	IP
1.	Dick McBride	.668	2049.0

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	Year
1.	Dick McBride	1.121	1874
2.	Dick McBride	1.173	1875
3.	Lon Knight	1.178	1875
4.	Dick McBride	1.273	1872
5.	Dick McBride	1.307	1873
6.	Dick McBride	1.464	1871

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	IP
1.	Dick McBride	1.238	2049.0

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	Year
1.	Dick McBride	9.499	1874
2.	Lon Knight	9.589	1875
3.	Dick McBride	10.154	1875
4.	Dick McBride	10.654	1873
5.	Dick McBride	10.903	1872
6.	Dick McBride	11.554	1871

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	IP
1.	Dick McBride	10.397	2049.0

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	Year
1.	Dick McBride	0.401	1875
2.	Dick McBride	0.558	1872
3.	Dick McBride	0.591	1874
4.	Lon Knight	1.009	1875
5.	Dick McBride	1.105	1873
6.	Dick McBride	1.622	1871

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	IP
1.	Dick McBride	0.742	2049.0

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	Year
1.	Lon Knight	1.262	1875
2.	Dick McBride	0.944	1872
3.	Dick McBride	0.684	1874
4.	Dick McBride	0.608	1871
5.	Dick McBride	0.588	1873
6.	Dick McBride	0.452	1875

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	IP
1.	Dick McBride	0.650	2049.0

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Dick McBride	60	1875
2.	Dick McBride	55	1874
3.	Dick McBride	47	1872
4.	Dick McBride	46	1873
5.	Dick McBride	25	1871
6.	Cherokee Fisher	13	1873
	Lon Knight	13	1875
8.	George Bechtel	4	1875
9.	George Bechtel	3	1871
10.	Ezra Sutton	2	1875

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	IP
1.	Dick McBride	233	2049.0
2.	Cherokee Fisher	13	84.1
	Lon Knight	13	107.0
4.	George Bechtel	7	62.0
5.	Ezra Sutton	2	6.0
6.	John McMullin	1	8.0
	Levi Meyerle	1	1.0

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	Year
1.	Cherokee Fisher	2	1873

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	IP
1.	Cherokee Fisher	2	84.1

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	Year
1.	Dick McBride	538.0	1875
2.	Dick McBride	487.0	1874
3.	Dick McBride	419.1	1872
4.	Dick McBride	382.2	1873
5.	Dick McBride	222.0	1871
6.	Lon Knight	107.0	1875
7.	Cherokee Fisher	84.1	1873
8.	George Bechtel	36.0	1875
9.	George Bechtel	26.0	1871
10.	John McMullin	8.0	1873

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	IP
1.	Dick McBride	2049.0	2049.0
2.	Lon Knight	107.0	107.0
3.	Cherokee Fisher	84.1	84.1
4.	George Bechtel	62.0	62.0
5.	John McMullin	8.0	8.0
6.	Ezra Sutton	6.0	6.0
7.	Levi Meyerle	1.0	1.0

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Dick McBride	44	1872
2.	Dick McBride	37	1874
3.	Dick McBride	27	1875
4.	Dick McBride	25	1873
5.	Lon Knight	15	1875
	Dick McBride	15	1871
7.	Cherokee Fisher	14	1873
8.	George Bechtel	3	1875
9.	John McMullin	2	1873
10.	George Bechtel	1	1871

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	IP
1.	Dick McBride	148	2049.0
2.	Lon Knight	15	107.0
3.	Cherokee Fisher	14	84.1
4.	George Bechtel	4	62.0
5.	John McMullin	2	8.0

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	Year
1.	Dick McBride	60	1875
2.	Dick McBride	55	1874
3.	Dick McBride	47	1872
4.	Dick McBride	46	1873
5.	Dick McBride	25	1871
6.	Lon Knight	13	1875
7.	Cherokee Fisher	5	1873
8.	George Bechtel	4	1875
9.	George Bechtel	3	1871
10.	John McMullin	1	1873

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	IP
1.	Dick McBride	233	2049.0
2.	Lon Knight	13	107.0
3.	George Bechtel	7	62.0
4.	Cherokee Fisher	5	84.1
5.	John McMullin	1	8.0

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	Year
1.	Dick McBride	59	1875
2.	Dick McBride	55	1874
3.	Dick McBride	47	1872
4.	Dick McBride	38	1873
5.	Dick McBride	25	1871
6.	Lon Knight	12	1875
7.	Cherokee Fisher	5	1873
8.	George Bechtel	4	1875
9.	George Bechtel	2	1871
10.	John McMullin	1	1873

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	IP
1.	Dick McBride	224	2049.0
2.	Lon Knight	12	107.0
3.	George Bechtel	6	62.0
4.	Cherokee Fisher	5	84.1
5.	John McMullin	1	8.0

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	Year
1.	Dick McBride	6	1875
2.	Dick McBride	3	1873
3.	Dick McBride	1	1872

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	IP
1.	Dick McBride	10	2049.0

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Dick McBride	6	1874
2.	Dick McBride	4	1875
3.	Dick McBride	3	1871
	Dick McBride	3	1872
	Dick McBride	3	1873
6.	Cherokee Fisher	1	1873

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	IP
1.	Dick McBride	19	2049.0
2.	Cherokee Fisher	1	84.1

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Dick McBride	47	1873
2.	Dick McBride	40	1871
3.	Dick McBride	32	1874
4.	Dick McBride	26	1872
5.	Dick McBride	24	1875
6.	Lon Knight	12	1875
7.	George Bechtel	11	1871
8.	Cherokee Fisher	10	1873
9.	George Bechtel	3	1875
10.	Levi Meyerle	2	1871

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	IP
1.	Dick McBride	169	2049.0
2.	George Bechtel	14	62.0
3.	Lon Knight	12	107.0
4.	Cherokee Fisher	10	84.1
5.	Levi Meyerle	2	1.0
6.	John McMullin	1	8.0

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Dick McBride	607	1875
2.	Dick McBride	514	1874
3.	Dick McBride	508	1872
4.	Dick McBride	453	1873
5.	Dick McBride	285	1871
6.	Lon Knight	114	1875
7.	Cherokee Fisher	90	1873
8.	George Bechtel	43	1871
9.	George Bechtel	41	1875
10.	Ezra Sutton	14	1875

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	IP
1.	Dick McBride	2367	2049.0
2.	Lon Knight	114	107.0
3.	Cherokee Fisher	90	84.1
4.	George Bechtel	84	62.0
5.	Ezra Sutton	14	6.0
6.	John McMullin	10	8.0
7.	Levi Meyerle	1	1.0

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	Year
1.	Dick McBride	1.692	1872
2.	Lon Knight	1.250	1875
3.	Dick McBride	1.156	1874
4.	Dick McBride	1.125	1875
5.	Dick McBride	0.532	1873
6.	Dick McBride	0.375	1871

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	IP
1.	Dick McBride	0.876	2049.0

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	Year
1.	Dick McBride	0.064	1872
2.	Dick McBride	0.067	1875
3.	Dick McBride	0.071	1873
4.	Dick McBride	0.111	1874
5.	Dick McBride	0.122	1871

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	IP
1.	Dick McBride	0.083	2049.0

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	Year
1.	Dick McBride	22	1874
2.	Dick McBride	19	1873
3.	Dick McBride	14	1872
	Dick McBride	14	1875
5.	Lon Knight	5	1875
	Dick McBride	5	1871
7.	Cherokee Fisher	4	1873
8.	George Bechtel	2	1871
9.	George Bechtel	1	1875

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	IP
1.	Dick McBride	74	2049.0
2.	Lon Knight	5	107.0
3.	Cherokee Fisher	4	84.1
4.	George Bechtel	3	62.0

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	Year
1.	Dick McBride	142	1873
2.	Dick McBride	139	1875
3.	Dick McBride	133	1872
4.	Dick McBride	113	1871
5.	Dick McBride	89	1874
6.	Lon Knight	27	1875
7.	George Bechtel	23	1871
8.	Cherokee Fisher	17	1873
9.	George Bechtel	10	1875
10.	Ezra Sutton	7	1875

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	IP
1.	Dick McBride	616	2049.0
2.	George Bechtel	33	62.0
3.	Lon Knight	27	107.0
4.	Cherokee Fisher	17	84.1
5.	Ezra Sutton	7	6.0
6.	John McMullin	2	8.0
7.	Levi Meyerle	1	1.0

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	Year
1.	Dick McBride	10	1872
2.	Dick McBride	9	1873
	Dick McBride	9	1874
4.	Dick McBride	8	1875
5.	George Bechtel	7	1871
	Lon Knight	7	1875
7.	Cherokee Fisher	6	1873
8.	Dick McBride	3	1871
9.	George Bechtel	1	1875
	Levi Meyerle	1	1871
	Ezra Sutton	1	1875

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	IP
1.	Dick McBride	39	2049.0
2.	George Bechtel	8	62.0
3.	Lon Knight	7	107.0
4.	Cherokee Fisher	6	84.1
5.	Levi Meyerle	1	1.0
	Ezra Sutton	1	6.0

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	Year

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	IP

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	Year
1.	Dick McBride	2294	1875
2.	Dick McBride	2171	1874
3.	Dick McBride	1944	1872
4.	Dick McBride	1778	1873
5.	Dick McBride	1059	1871
6.	Lon Knight	453	1875
7.	Cherokee Fisher	400	1873
8.	George Bechtel	150	1875
9.	George Bechtel	146	1871
10.	John McMullin	34	1873
	Ezra Sutton	34	1875

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	IP
1.	Dick McBride	9246	2049.0
2.	Lon Knight	453	107.0
3.	Cherokee Fisher	400	84.1
4.	George Bechtel	296	62.0
5.	John McMullin	34	8.0
	Ezra Sutton	34	6.0
7.	Levi Meyerle	6	1.0

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	Year
1.	Cherokee Fisher	8	1873
2.	Ezra Sutton	2	1875
3.	Levi Meyerle	1	1871

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	IP
1.	Cherokee Fisher	8	84.1
2.	Ezra Sutton	2	6.0
3.	Levi Meyerle	1	1.0

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	Year
1.	Dick McBride	139	1874
2.	Dick McBride	124	1872
3.	Dick McBride	107	1873
4.	Lon Knight	106	1875
5.	Dick McBride	103	1875
6.	Dick McBride	92	1871

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	IP
1.	Dick McBride	112	2049.0

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	Year
1.	Dick McBride	31	1872
2.	Dick McBride	28	1874
3.	Dick McBride	18	1873
	Dick McBride	18	1875
5.	Cherokee Fisher	11	1873
6.	Dick McBride	4	1871
7.	Lon Knight	2	1875
8.	George Bechtel	1	1875
	John McMullin	1	1873

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	IP
1.	Dick McBride	99	2049.0
2.	Cherokee Fisher	11	84.1
3.	Lon Knight	2	107.0
4.	John McMullin	1	8.0

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	Year
1.	Dick McBride	2.2	1872
	Dick McBride	2.2	1874
3.	Dick McBride	1.6	1875
4.	Dick McBride	1.3	1873
5.	Cherokee Fisher	0.8	1873
6.	Dick McBride	0.2	1871
7.	George Bechtel	0.1	1875
	Lon Knight	0.1	1875
	John McMullin	0.1	1873

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	IP
1.	Dick McBride	7.5	2049.0
2.	Cherokee Fisher	0.8	84.1
3.	Lon Knight	0.1	107.0
	John McMullin	0.1	8.0

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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