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Philadelphia White Stockings Top 10 Pitching Leaders

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WAR for Pitchers†

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	Year
1.	Cherokee Fisher	9.7	1875
2.	George Zettlein	9.5	1873
3.	Candy Cummings	6.9	1874
4.	George Zettlein	2.5	1875
5.	Joe Borden	2.3	1875
6.	Sam Weaver	0.3	1875
7.	Chick Fulmer	0.1	1873

WAR for Pitchers

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	IP
1.	George Zettlein	12.0	641.1
2.	Cherokee Fisher	9.7	358.0
3.	Candy Cummings	6.9	483.0
4.	Joe Borden	2.3	66.0
5.	Sam Weaver	0.3	6.0
6.	Chick Fulmer	0.1	5.0

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	1.96	1874
2.	Cherokee Fisher	1.99	1875
3.	George Zettlein	2.08	1875
4.	George Zettlein	2.86	1873

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	IP
1.	George Zettlein	2.64	641.1

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	Year
1.	George Zettlein	36	1873
2.	Candy Cummings	28	1874
3.	Cherokee Fisher	22	1875
4.	George Zettlein	12	1875
5.	Joe Borden	2	1875
6.	George Bechtel	1	1874
	Sam Weaver	1	1875

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	IP
1.	George Zettlein	48	641.1
2.	Candy Cummings	28	483.0
3.	Cherokee Fisher	22	358.0
4.	Joe Borden	2	66.0
5.	George Bechtel	1	55.0
	Sam Weaver	1	6.0

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	Year
1.	George Zettlein	.706	1873
2.	George Zettlein	.600	1875
3.	Cherokee Fisher	.537	1875
4.	Candy Cummings	.519	1874

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	IP
1.	George Zettlein	.676	641.1
2.	Candy Cummings	.519	483.0

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	Year
1.	Cherokee Fisher	0.989	1875
2.	George Zettlein	1.208	1875
3.	Candy Cummings	1.313	1874
4.	George Zettlein	1.380	1873

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	IP
1.	George Zettlein	1.332	641.1

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	Year
1.	Cherokee Fisher	8.673	1875
2.	George Zettlein	10.373	1875
3.	Candy Cummings	11.478	1874
4.	George Zettlein	11.622	1873

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	IP
1.	George Zettlein	11.269	641.1

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	Year
1.	Cherokee Fisher	0.226	1875
2.	Candy Cummings	0.335	1874
3.	George Zettlein	0.496	1875
4.	George Zettlein	0.802	1873

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	IP
1.	George Zettlein	0.716	641.1

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	1.137	1874
2.	George Zettlein	0.645	1875
3.	George Zettlein	0.567	1873
4.	Cherokee Fisher	0.453	1875

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	IP
1.	George Zettlein	0.589	641.1

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	54	1874
2.	George Zettlein	51	1873
3.	Cherokee Fisher	41	1875
4.	George Zettlein	21	1875
5.	Joe Borden	7	1875
6.	George Bechtel	6	1874
7.	John McMullin	4	1875
8.	George Bechtel	3	1873
9.	Chick Fulmer	2	1873
	Bill Parks	2	1875

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	IP
1.	George Zettlein	72	641.1
2.	Candy Cummings	54	483.0
3.	Cherokee Fisher	41	358.0
4.	George Bechtel	9	55.0
5.	Joe Borden	7	66.0
6.	John McMullin	4	11.1
7.	Chick Fulmer	2	5.0
	Bill Parks	2	5.1
9.	Sam Weaver	1	6.0

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	Year

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	IP

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	483.0	1874
2.	George Zettlein	460.0	1873
3.	Cherokee Fisher	358.0	1875
4.	George Zettlein	181.1	1875
5.	Joe Borden	66.0	1875
6.	George Bechtel	39.0	1874
7.	George Bechtel	16.0	1873
8.	John McMullin	11.1	1875
9.	Sam Weaver	6.0	1875
10.	Bill Parks	5.1	1875

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	IP
1.	George Zettlein	641.1	641.1
2.	Candy Cummings	483.0	483.0
3.	Cherokee Fisher	358.0	358.0
4.	Joe Borden	66.0	66.0
5.	George Bechtel	55.0	55.0
6.	John McMullin	11.1	11.1
7.	Sam Weaver	6.0	6.0
8.	Bill Parks	5.1	5.1
9.	Chick Fulmer	5.0	5.0

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	61	1874
2.	George Zettlein	29	1873
3.	Cherokee Fisher	18	1875
4.	George Zettlein	13	1875
5.	Joe Borden	9	1875
6.	Sam Weaver	2	1875

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	IP
1.	Candy Cummings	61	483.0
2.	George Zettlein	42	641.1
3.	Cherokee Fisher	18	358.0
4.	Joe Borden	9	66.0
5.	Sam Weaver	2	6.0

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	54	1874
2.	George Zettlein	51	1873
3.	Cherokee Fisher	41	1875
4.	George Zettlein	21	1875
5.	Joe Borden	7	1875
6.	George Bechtel	4	1874
7.	George Bechtel	2	1873
8.	Sam Weaver	1	1875

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	IP
1.	George Zettlein	72	641.1
2.	Candy Cummings	54	483.0
3.	Cherokee Fisher	41	358.0
4.	Joe Borden	7	66.0
5.	George Bechtel	6	55.0
6.	Sam Weaver	1	6.0

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	52	1874
2.	George Zettlein	49	1873
3.	Cherokee Fisher	36	1875
4.	George Zettlein	20	1875
5.	Joe Borden	7	1875
6.	George Bechtel	4	1874
7.	George Bechtel	1	1873
	Sam Weaver	1	1875

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	IP
1.	George Zettlein	69	641.1
2.	Candy Cummings	52	483.0
3.	Cherokee Fisher	36	358.0
4.	Joe Borden	7	66.0
5.	George Bechtel	5	55.0
6.	Sam Weaver	1	6.0

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	3	1874
2.	Joe Borden	2	1875
	Cherokee Fisher	2	1875
4.	George Zettlein	1	1875

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	IP
1.	Candy Cummings	3	483.0
2.	Joe Borden	2	66.0
	Cherokee Fisher	2	358.0
4.	George Zettlein	1	641.1

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Cherokee Fisher	6	1875
2.	Candy Cummings	4	1874
3.	George Zettlein	3	1873

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	IP
1.	Cherokee Fisher	6	358.0
2.	Candy Cummings	4	483.0
3.	George Zettlein	3	641.1

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	George Zettlein	41	1873
2.	Candy Cummings	18	1874
3.	George Zettlein	10	1875
4.	Cherokee Fisher	9	1875
5.	Joe Borden	7	1875
6.	George Bechtel	2	1873
	Sam Weaver	2	1875
8.	George Bechtel	1	1874
	Chick Fulmer	1	1873
	John McMullin	1	1875
	Bill Parks	1	1875

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	IP
1.	George Zettlein	51	641.1
2.	Candy Cummings	18	483.0
3.	Cherokee Fisher	9	358.0
4.	Joe Borden	7	66.0
5.	George Bechtel	3	55.0
6.	Sam Weaver	2	6.0
7.	Chick Fulmer	1	5.0
	John McMullin	1	11.1
	Bill Parks	1	5.1

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	616	1874
2.	George Zettlein	594	1873
3.	Cherokee Fisher	345	1875
4.	George Zettlein	209	1875
5.	George Bechtel	57	1874
6.	Joe Borden	47	1875
7.	John McMullin	32	1875
8.	George Bechtel	27	1873
9.	Bill Parks	13	1875
10.	Chick Fulmer	7	1873

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	IP
1.	George Zettlein	803	641.1
2.	Candy Cummings	616	483.0
3.	Cherokee Fisher	345	358.0
4.	George Bechtel	84	55.0
5.	Joe Borden	47	66.0
6.	John McMullin	32	11.1
7.	Bill Parks	13	5.1
8.	Chick Fulmer	7	5.0
9.	Sam Weaver	6	6.0

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	3.389	1874
2.	Cherokee Fisher	2.000	1875
3.	George Zettlein	1.300	1875
4.	George Zettlein	0.707	1873

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	IP
1.	George Zettlein	0.824	641.1

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	Year
1.	George Zettlein	0.059	1873
2.	Candy Cummings	0.075	1874
3.	Cherokee Fisher	0.151	1875

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	IP
1.	George Zettlein	0.042	641.1

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	Year
1.	Candy Cummings	26	1874
2.	Cherokee Fisher	19	1875
3.	George Zettlein	15	1873
4.	George Zettlein	8	1875
5.	Joe Borden	4	1875
6.	George Bechtel	3	1874
7.	George Bechtel	2	1873

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	IP
1.	Candy Cummings	26	483.0
2.	George Zettlein	23	641.1
3.	Cherokee Fisher	19	358.0
4.	George Bechtel	5	55.0
5.	Joe Borden	4	66.0

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	Year
1.	George Zettlein	146	1873
2.	Candy Cummings	105	1874
3.	Cherokee Fisher	79	1875
4.	George Zettlein	42	1875
5.	Joe Borden	11	1875
6.	John McMullin	10	1875
7.	George Bechtel	8	1873
8.	George Bechtel	7	1874
9.	Bill Parks	5	1875
10.	Chick Fulmer	2	1873

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	IP
1.	George Zettlein	188	641.1
2.	Candy Cummings	105	483.0
3.	Cherokee Fisher	79	358.0
4.	George Bechtel	15	55.0
5.	Joe Borden	11	66.0
6.	John McMullin	10	11.1
7.	Bill Parks	5	5.1
8.	Chick Fulmer	2	5.0
9.	Sam Weaver	1	6.0

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	Year
1.	George Zettlein	13	1873
2.	Cherokee Fisher	12	1875
3.	George Zettlein	4	1875
4.	Candy Cummings	3	1874
	John McMullin	3	1875
6.	Joe Borden	1	1875
	Bill Parks	1	1875
	Sam Weaver	1	1875

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	IP
1.	George Zettlein	17	641.1
2.	Cherokee Fisher	12	358.0
3.	Candy Cummings	3	483.0
	John McMullin	3	11.1
5.	Joe Borden	1	66.0
	Bill Parks	1	5.1
	Sam Weaver	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.	Candy Cummings	2246	1874
2.	George Zettlein	2133	1873
3.	Cherokee Fisher	1517	1875
4.	George Zettlein	803	1875
5.	Joe Borden	266	1875
6.	George Bechtel	193	1874
7.	George Bechtel	87	1873
8.	John McMullin	70	1875
9.	Bill Parks	32	1875
10.	Sam Weaver	27	1875

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	IP
1.	George Zettlein	2936	641.1
2.	Candy Cummings	2246	483.0
3.	Cherokee Fisher	1517	358.0
4.	George Bechtel	280	55.0
5.	Joe Borden	266	66.0
6.	John McMullin	70	11.1
7.	Bill Parks	32	5.1
8.	Sam Weaver	27	6.0
9.	Chick Fulmer	24	5.0

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	Year
1.	John McMullin	3	1875
2.	Cherokee Fisher	2	1875
	Chick Fulmer	2	1873
4.	George Bechtel	1	1873
	George Bechtel	1	1874
	Candy Cummings	1	1874
	Bill Parks	1	1875

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	IP
1.	John McMullin	3	11.1
2.	George Bechtel	2	55.0
	Cherokee Fisher	2	358.0
	Chick Fulmer	2	5.0
5.	Candy Cummings	1	483.0
	Bill Parks	1	5.1

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	Year
1.	George Zettlein	120	1873
2.	Cherokee Fisher	116	1875
3.	Candy Cummings	112	1874
4.	George Zettlein	110	1875

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	IP
1.	George Zettlein	118	641.1

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	Year
1.	George Zettlein	33	1873
2.	Cherokee Fisher	17	1875
3.	Candy Cummings	9	1874
4.	Joe Borden	6	1875
5.	George Zettlein	3	1875
6.	Sam Weaver	1	1875

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	IP
1.	George Zettlein	36	641.1
2.	Cherokee Fisher	17	358.0
3.	Candy Cummings	9	483.0
4.	Joe Borden	6	66.0
5.	Sam Weaver	1	6.0

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	Year
1.	George Zettlein	2.4	1873
2.	Cherokee Fisher	1.5	1875
3.	Candy Cummings	0.7	1874
4.	Joe Borden	0.5	1875
5.	George Zettlein	0.3	1875
6.	Sam Weaver	0.1	1875

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	IP
1.	George Zettlein	2.6	641.1
2.	Cherokee Fisher	1.5	358.0
3.	Candy Cummings	0.7	483.0
4.	Joe Borden	0.5	66.0
5.	Sam Weaver	0.1	6.0

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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