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St. Louis Terriers Top 10 Pitching Leaders

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St. Louis Terriers Top 10 Pitching Leaders

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WAR for Pitchers

RankPlayerWAR for PitchersYear
1.Dave Davenport8.01915
2.Eddie Plank6.01915
3.Doc Crandall3.21915
4.Mordecai Brown2.61914
5.Dave Davenport1.91914
6.Doc Crandall1.51914
 Doc Watson1.51914
8.Bob Groom1.31914
9.Bob Groom0.31915
10.Ernie Herbert0.11915

WAR for Pitchers

RankPlayerWAR for PitchersIP
1.Dave Davenport9.9608.1
2.Eddie Plank6.0268.1
3.Doc Crandall4.7508.2
4.Mordecai Brown2.6175.0
5.Bob Groom1.6489.2
6.Doc Watson1.1191.2

Earned Run Average

RankPlayerEarned Run AverageYear
1.Eddie Plank2.081915
2.Dave Davenport2.201915
3.Doc Crandall2.591915
4.Bob Groom3.241914
5.Bob Groom3.271915
6.Mordecai Brown3.291914
7.Dave Davenport3.461914
8.Doc Crandall3.541914
9.Doc Watson3.981915
10.Henry Keupper4.271914
 Ed Willett4.271914

Earned Run Average

RankPlayerEarned Run AverageIP
1.Dave Davenport2.65608.1
2.Doc Crandall2.95508.2

Wins

RankPlayerWinsYear
1.Dave Davenport221915
2.Doc Crandall211915
 Eddie Plank211915
4.Doc Crandall131914
 Bob Groom131914
6.Mordecai Brown121914
7.Bob Groom111915
8.Doc Watson91915
9.Dave Davenport81914
 Henry Keupper81914

Wins

RankPlayerWinsIP
1.Doc Crandall34508.2
2.Dave Davenport30608.1
3.Bob Groom24489.2
4.Eddie Plank21268.1
5.Mordecai Brown12175.0
 Doc Watson12191.2
7.Henry Keupper8213.0
8.Ed Willett6227.2
9.Ernie Herbert298.1

Win-Loss %

RankPlayerWin-Loss %Year
1.Mordecai Brown.6671914
2.Eddie Plank.6561915
3.Doc Crandall.5911914
4.Doc Crandall.5831915
5.Dave Davenport.5501915
6.Bob Groom.5001915
 Doc Watson.5001915
8.Bob Groom.3941914
9.Dave Davenport.3811914
10.Henry Keupper.2861914

Win-Loss %

RankPlayerWin-Loss %IP
1.Doc Crandall.586508.2
2.Dave Davenport.492608.1
3.Bob Groom.436489.2

Walks & Hits per IP

RankPlayerWalks & Hits per IPYear
1.Eddie Plank0.9911915
2.Dave Davenport1.0081915
3.Doc Crandall1.2281915
4.Mordecai Brown1.2291914
5.Doc Crandall1.2551914
6.Bob Groom1.2681914
7.Bob Groom1.3061915
8.Dave Davenport1.3171914
9.Doc Watson1.4001915
10.Henry Keupper1.4321914

Walks & Hits per IP

RankPlayerWalks & Hits per IPIP
1.Dave Davenport1.118608.1
2.Doc Crandall1.239508.2

Hits per 9 IP

RankPlayerHits per 9 IPYear
1.Dave Davenport6.8761915
2.Eddie Plank7.1111915
3.Dave Davenport8.5131914
4.Bob Groom8.6121915
5.Doc Watson8.7571915
6.Doc Crandall8.8371915
7.Mordecai Brown8.8461914
8.Doc Crandall8.9081914
9.Bob Groom9.0111914
10.Ed Willett10.6971914

Hits per 9 IP

RankPlayerHits per 9 IPIP
1.Dave Davenport7.456608.1
2.Doc Crandall8.864508.2

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

RankPlayerBases On Balls per 9 IPYear
1.Eddie Plank1.8111915
2.Henry Keupper2.0701914
3.Dave Davenport2.2001915
4.Mordecai Brown2.2111914
5.Doc Crandall2.2161915
6.Doc Crandall2.3881914
7.Bob Groom2.4051914
8.Ed Willett2.8801914
9.Bob Groom3.1441915
10.Dave Davenport3.3381914

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

RankPlayerBases On Balls per 9 IPIP
1.Doc Crandall2.282508.2
2.Dave Davenport2.604608.1

Strikeouts per 9 IP

RankPlayerStrikeouts per 9 IPYear
1.Dave Davenport5.9261914
2.Bob Groom5.3551914
3.Dave Davenport5.2491915
4.Eddie Plank4.9301915
5.Bob Groom4.7801915
6.Mordecai Brown4.1661914
7.Doc Crandall3.8571914
8.Ed Willett3.7541914
9.Doc Crandall3.3681915
10.Doc Watson2.9851915

Strikeouts per 9 IP

RankPlayerStrikeouts per 9 IPIP
1.Dave Davenport5.489608.1
2.Doc Crandall3.556508.2

Games Played

RankPlayerGames PlayedYear
1.Dave Davenport551915
2.Doc Crandall511915
3.Bob Groom421914
 Henry Keupper421914
 Eddie Plank421915
6.Bob Groom371915
7.Dave Davenport331914
 Doc Watson331915
9.Doc Crandall271914
 Ed Willett271914

Games Played

RankPlayerGames PlayedIP
1.Dave Davenport88608.1
2.Bob Groom79489.2
3.Doc Crandall78508.2
4.Ed Willett44227.2
5.Henry Keupper42213.0
 Eddie Plank42268.1
 Doc Watson42191.2
8.Ernie Herbert2998.1
9.Mordecai Brown26175.0
10.Ted Welch36.0

Saves

RankPlayerSavesYear
1.Dave Davenport41914
2.Eddie Plank31915
3.Bob Groom21915
 Ed Willett21915
5.Doc Crandall11915
 Dave Davenport11915
 Bob Groom11914
 Ernie Herbert11914

Saves

RankPlayerSavesIP
1.Dave Davenport5608.1
2.Bob Groom3489.2
 Eddie Plank3268.1
4.Ed Willett2227.2
5.Doc Crandall1508.2
 Ernie Herbert198.1

Innings Pitched

RankPlayerInnings PitchedYear
1.Dave Davenport392.21915
2.Doc Crandall312.21915
3.Bob Groom280.21914
4.Eddie Plank268.11915
5.Dave Davenport215.21914
6.Henry Keupper213.01914
7.Bob Groom209.01915
8.Doc Crandall196.01914
9.Mordecai Brown175.01914
 Ed Willett175.01914

Innings Pitched

RankPlayerInnings PitchedIP
1.Dave Davenport608.1608.1
2.Doc Crandall508.2508.2
3.Bob Groom489.2489.2
4.Eddie Plank268.1268.1
5.Ed Willett227.2227.2
6.Henry Keupper213.0213.0
7.Doc Watson191.2191.2
8.Mordecai Brown175.0175.0
9.Ernie Herbert98.198.1
10.LaRue Kirby7.07.0

Strikeouts

RankPlayerStrikeoutsYear
1.Dave Davenport2291915
2.Bob Groom1671914
3.Eddie Plank1471915
4.Dave Davenport1421914
5.Doc Crandall1171915
6.Bob Groom1111915
7.Doc Crandall841914
8.Mordecai Brown811914
9.Ed Willett731914
10.Henry Keupper701914

Strikeouts

RankPlayerStrikeoutsIP
1.Dave Davenport371608.1
2.Bob Groom278489.2
3.Doc Crandall201508.2
4.Eddie Plank147268.1
5.Ed Willett92227.2
6.Mordecai Brown81175.0
7.Henry Keupper70213.0
8.Doc Watson63191.2
9.Ernie Herbert4798.1
10.LaRue Kirby77.0

Games Started

RankPlayerGames StartedYear
1.Dave Davenport461915
2.Bob Groom341914
3.Doc Crandall331915
4.Eddie Plank311915
5.Dave Davenport261914
 Bob Groom261915
7.Henry Keupper251914
8.Ed Willett221914
9.Doc Crandall211914
10.Doc Watson201915

Games Started

RankPlayerGames StartedIP
1.Dave Davenport72608.1
2.Bob Groom60489.2
3.Doc Crandall54508.2
4.Eddie Plank31268.1
5.Doc Watson27191.2
6.Henry Keupper25213.0
7.Ed Willett24227.2
8.Mordecai Brown18175.0
9.Ernie Herbert298.1

Complete Games

RankPlayerComplete GamesYear
1.Dave Davenport301915
2.Bob Groom231914
 Eddie Plank231915
4.Doc Crandall221915
5.Doc Crandall181914
6.Ed Willett141914
7.Mordecai Brown131914
 Dave Davenport131914
9.Henry Keupper121914
10.Bob Groom111915

Complete Games

RankPlayerComplete GamesIP
1.Dave Davenport43608.1
2.Doc Crandall40508.2
3.Bob Groom34489.2
4.Eddie Plank23268.1
5.Ed Willett15227.2
6.Mordecai Brown13175.0
7.Henry Keupper12213.0
8.Doc Watson10191.2
9.Ernie Herbert198.1

Shutouts

RankPlayerShutoutsYear
1.Dave Davenport101915
2.Eddie Plank61915
3.Doc Crandall41915
 Bob Groom41915
5.Mordecai Brown21914
 Dave Davenport21914
 Doc Watson21914
8.Doc Crandall11914
 Bob Groom11914
 Henry Keupper11914

Shutouts

RankPlayerShutoutsIP
1.Dave Davenport12608.1
2.Eddie Plank6268.1
3.Doc Crandall5508.2
 Bob Groom5489.2
5.Mordecai Brown2175.0
 Doc Watson2191.2
7.Henry Keupper1213.0

Home Runs

RankPlayerHome RunsYear
1.Bob Groom91914
2.Doc Crandall81914
3.Mordecai Brown71914
4.Bob Groom61915
5.Doc Crandall51915
 Dave Davenport51915
 Ed Willett51914
8.Dave Davenport31914
 Henry Keupper31914
10.Ernie Herbert21914
 Ed Willett21915

Home Runs

RankPlayerHome RunsIP
1.Bob Groom15489.2
2.Doc Crandall13508.2
3.Dave Davenport8608.1
4.Mordecai Brown7175.0
 Ed Willett7227.2
6.Ernie Herbert398.1
 Henry Keupper3213.0
8.Doc Watson2191.2
9.LaRue Kirby17.0
 Eddie Plank1268.1

Bases on Balls

RankPlayerBases on BallsYear
1.Dave Davenport961915
2.Dave Davenport801914
3.Doc Crandall771915
4.Bob Groom751914
5.Bob Groom731915
6.Doc Watson581915
7.Ed Willett561914
8.Eddie Plank541915
9.Doc Crandall521914
10.Henry Keupper491914

Bases on Balls

RankPlayerBases on BallsIP
1.Dave Davenport176608.1
2.Bob Groom148489.2
3.Doc Crandall129508.2
4.Doc Watson82191.2
5.Ed Willett74227.2
6.Eddie Plank54268.1
7.Henry Keupper49213.0
8.Ernie Herbert4598.1
9.Mordecai Brown43175.0
10.Ted Welch36.0

Hits

RankPlayerHitsYear
1.Doc Crandall3071915
2.Dave Davenport3001915
3.Bob Groom2811914
4.Henry Keupper2561914
5.Eddie Plank2121915
6.Ed Willett2081914
7.Dave Davenport2041914
8.Bob Groom2001915
9.Doc Crandall1941914
10.Mordecai Brown1721914

Hits

RankPlayerHitsIP
1.Dave Davenport504608.1
2.Doc Crandall501508.2
3.Bob Groom481489.2
4.Ed Willett269227.2
5.Henry Keupper256213.0
6.Eddie Plank212268.1
7.Doc Watson173191.2
8.Mordecai Brown172175.0
9.Ernie Herbert10498.1
10.LaRue Kirby77.0

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

RankPlayerStrikeouts / Base On BallsYear
1.Eddie Plank2.7221915
2.Dave Davenport2.3851915
3.Bob Groom2.2271914
4.Mordecai Brown1.8841914
5.Dave Davenport1.7751914
6.Doc Crandall1.6151914
7.Bob Groom1.5211915
8.Doc Crandall1.5201915
9.Henry Keupper1.4291914
10.Ed Willett1.3041914

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

RankPlayerStrikeouts / Base On BallsIP
1.Dave Davenport2.108608.1
2.Doc Crandall1.558508.2

Home Runs per 9 IP

RankPlayerHome Runs per 9 IPYear
1.Eddie Plank0.0341915
2.Doc Watson0.0661915
3.Dave Davenport0.1151915
4.Dave Davenport0.1251914
5.Henry Keupper0.1271914
6.Doc Crandall0.1441915
7.Ed Willett0.2571914
8.Bob Groom0.2581915
9.Bob Groom0.2891914
10.Mordecai Brown0.3601914

Home Runs per 9 IP

RankPlayerHome Runs per 9 IPIP
1.Dave Davenport0.118608.1
2.Doc Crandall0.230508.2

Losses

RankPlayerLossesYear
1.Bob Groom201914
 Henry Keupper201914
3.Dave Davenport181915
4.Ed Willett171914
5.Doc Crandall151915
6.Dave Davenport131914
7.Bob Groom111915
 Eddie Plank111915
9.Doc Crandall91914
 Doc Watson91915

Losses

RankPlayerLossesIP
1.Dave Davenport31608.1
 Bob Groom31489.2
3.Doc Crandall24508.2
4.Henry Keupper20213.0
 Ed Willett20227.2
6.Doc Watson13191.2
7.Eddie Plank11268.1
8.Mordecai Brown6175.0

Earned Runs

RankPlayerEarned RunsYear
1.Bob Groom1011914
 Henry Keupper1011914
3.Dave Davenport961915
4.Doc Crandall901915
5.Dave Davenport831914
 Ed Willett831914
7.Doc Crandall771914
8.Bob Groom761915
9.Mordecai Brown641914
10.Eddie Plank621915

Earned Runs

RankPlayerEarned RunsIP
1.Dave Davenport179608.1
2.Bob Groom177489.2
3.Doc Crandall167508.2
4.Ed Willett110227.2
5.Henry Keupper101213.0
6.Doc Watson72191.2
7.Mordecai Brown64175.0
8.Eddie Plank62268.1
9.Ernie Herbert3898.1
10.LaRue Kirby47.0
 Ted Welch46.0

Wild Pitches

RankPlayerWild PitchesYear
1.Bob Groom91914
 Ed Willett91914
3.Dave Davenport71914
 Dave Davenport71915
5.Mordecai Brown51914
6.Bob Groom41915
 Eddie Plank41915
8.Ernie Herbert31915
 Doc Watson31915
10.Ernie Herbert21914
 Henry Keupper21914
 Ed Willett21915

Wild Pitches

RankPlayerWild PitchesIP
1.Dave Davenport14608.1
2.Bob Groom13489.2
3.Ed Willett11227.2
4.Mordecai Brown5175.0
 Ernie Herbert598.1
6.Eddie Plank4268.1
 Doc Watson4191.2
8.Doc Crandall2508.2
 Henry Keupper2213.0

Hit By Pitch

RankPlayerHit By PitchYear
1.Doc Crandall101915
 Ed Willett101914
3.Dave Davenport71914
4.Dave Davenport51915
5.Bob Groom41914
 Ernie Herbert41914
 Henry Keupper41914
 Doc Watson41914
 Doc Watson41915
10.Mordecai Brown31914
 Ernie Herbert31915
 Eddie Plank31915
 Ted Welch31914
 Ed Willett31915

Hit By Pitch

RankPlayerHit By PitchIP
1.Ed Willett13227.2
2.Doc Crandall12508.2
 Dave Davenport12608.1
4.Doc Watson8191.2
5.Ernie Herbert798.1
6.Bob Groom6489.2
7.Henry Keupper4213.0
8.Mordecai Brown3175.0
 Eddie Plank3268.1
 Ted Welch36.0

Batters Faced

RankPlayerBatters FacedYear
1.Dave Davenport14971915
2.Doc Crandall12561915
3.Bob Groom11531914
4.Eddie Plank10281915
5.Henry Keupper9321914
6.Dave Davenport8991914
7.Bob Groom8411915
8.Doc Crandall8121914
9.Ed Willett7711914
10.Mordecai Brown7221914

Batters Faced

RankPlayerBatters FacedIP
1.Dave Davenport2396608.1
2.Doc Crandall2068508.2
3.Bob Groom1994489.2
4.Eddie Plank1028268.1
5.Ed Willett999227.2
6.Henry Keupper932213.0
7.Doc Watson768191.2
8.Mordecai Brown722175.0
9.Ernie Herbert43398.1
10.LaRue Kirby287.0
 Ted Welch286.0

Games Finished

RankPlayerGames FinishedYear
1.Ernie Herbert151914
2.Ed Willett131915
3.Henry Keupper121914
4.Doc Crandall111915
5.Eddie Plank101915
6.Ernie Herbert91915
7.Doc Watson81915
8.Mordecai Brown71914
 Dave Davenport71914
10.Bob Groom61915

Games Finished

RankPlayerGames FinishedIP
1.Ernie Herbert2498.1
2.Doc Crandall16508.2
 Ed Willett16227.2
4.Dave Davenport12608.1
 Henry Keupper12213.0
6.Bob Groom10489.2
 Eddie Plank10268.1
 Doc Watson10191.2
9.Mordecai Brown7175.0
10.Ted Welch36.0

Adjusted ERA+

RankPlayerAdjusted ERA+Year
1.Eddie Plank1551915
2.Dave Davenport1461915
3.Doc Crandall1241915
4.Bob Groom1031914
5.Mordecai Brown1021914
6.Bob Groom981915
7.Dave Davenport961914
8.Doc Crandall941914
9.Doc Watson811915
10.Henry Keupper781914
 Ed Willett781914

Adjusted ERA+

RankPlayerAdjusted ERA+IP
1.Dave Davenport123608.1
2.Doc Crandall111508.2

Adj. Pitching Runs

RankPlayerAdj. Pitching RunsYear
1.Dave Davenport441915
2.Eddie Plank341915
3.Doc Crandall201915
4.Doc Watson81914
5.Mordecai Brown51914

Adj. Pitching Runs

RankPlayerAdj. Pitching RunsIP
1.Dave Davenport44608.1
2.Eddie Plank34268.1
3.Doc Crandall18508.2
4.Mordecai Brown5175.0
5.Doc Watson1191.2

Adj. Pitching Wins

RankPlayerAdj. Pitching WinsYear
1.Dave Davenport5.01915
2.Eddie Plank3.81915
3.Doc Crandall2.21915
4.Doc Watson0.81914
5.Mordecai Brown0.51914

Adj. Pitching Wins

RankPlayerAdj. Pitching WinsIP
1.Dave Davenport5.0608.1
2.Eddie Plank3.8268.1
3.Doc Crandall2.1508.2
4.Mordecai Brown0.5175.0
5.Doc Watson0.1191.2

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)

RankPlayerBase-Out Runs Saved (RE24)Year

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)

RankPlayerBase-Out Runs Saved (RE24)IP

Win Probability Added (WPA)

RankPlayerWin Probability Added (WPA)Year

Win Probability Added (WPA)

RankPlayerWin Probability Added (WPA)IP

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)

RankPlayerSit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)Year

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)

RankPlayerSit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)IP

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)

RankPlayerBase-Out Wins Saved (REW)Year

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)

RankPlayerBase-Out Wins Saved (REW)IP

Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1948-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.