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Pitching Leaders
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Single-Season Leaders Career Leaders

ERA
Rank Player    ERA    Year

1. Bob Gibson 1.12 1968

2. Silver King 1.64 1888

3. Bill Doak 1.72 1914

4. Mort Cooper 1.78 1942

5. Max Lanier 1.90 1943

6. John Tudor 1.93 1985

7. Kid Nichols 2.02 1904

8. Bugs Raymond 2.03 1908

9. Ed Karger 2.04 1907

10. Bob Caruthers 2.07 1885

ERA
Rank Player    ERA    IP

1. Ed Karger 2.46 647.0

2. John Tudor 2.52 881.7

3. Dave Foutz 2.67 1457.7

Slim Sallee 2.67 1905.3

Jack Taylor 2.67 816.0

6. Silver King 2.71 1433.7

7. Jumbo McGinnis 2.73 1325.0

Mike O'Neill 2.73 694.3

9. Red Ames 2.74 827.0

Johnny Lush 2.74 841.3

Wins
Rank Player    W    Year

1. Silver King 45 1888

2. Dave Foutz 41 1886

3. Bob Caruthers 40 1885

4. Tony Mullane 35 1883

5. Elton Chamberlain 34 1889

Silver King 34 1889

7. Dave Foutz 33 1885

Jack Stivetts 33 1891

9. Silver King 32 1887

10. Bob Caruthers 30 1886

Dizzy Dean 30 1934

Wins
Rank Player    W    IP

1. Bob Gibson 251 3884.3

2. Jesse Haines 210 3203.7

3. Bob Forsch 163 2658.7

4. Bill Sherdel 153 2450.7

5. Bill Doak 144 2387.0

6. Dizzy Dean 134 1737.3

7. Harry Brecheen 128 1790.3

8. Dave Foutz 114 1457.7

9. Silver King 111 1433.7

10. Bob Caruthers 108 1395.0

Won-Loss %
Rank Player    wlp    Year

1. Al Hrabosky .813 1975

Howie Krist .813 1942

3. Dizzy Dean .811 1934

4. Ted Wilks .810 1944

5. Chris Carpenter .808 2005

6. Harry Brecheen .789 1945

7. Johnny Beazley .778 1942

8. Bob Gibson .767 1970

9. Jesse Haines .765 1926

10. Bob Caruthers .763 1887

Won-Loss %
Rank Player    wlp    IP

1. John Tudor .705 881.7

2. Dave Foutz .704 1457.7

3. Bob Caruthers .692 1395.0

4. Silver King .689 1433.7

5. Mort Cooper .677 1480.3

6. Dizzy Dean .641 1737.3

7. Lon Warneke .629 1157.7

8. Matt Morris .620 1377.3

9. Pete Alexander .618 792.0

Harry Brecheen .618 1790.3

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
Rank Player    WHperIP    Year

1. Bob Gibson 0.853 1968

2. Silver King 0.876 1888

3. John Tudor 0.938 1985

4. Dick Hughes 0.954 1967

5. Tony Mullane 0.968 1883

6. Dave Foutz 0.982 1884

7. Mort Cooper 0.987 1942

8. Kid Nichols 1.003 1904

9. Bob Caruthers 1.010 1885

10. Bob Tewksbury 1.017 1992

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
Rank Player    WHperIP    IP

1. John Tudor 1.080 881.7

2. Chris Carpenter 1.089 651.3

3. Bob Caruthers 1.095 1395.0

4. Jumbo McGinnis 1.098 1325.0

5. Silver King 1.123 1433.7

6. Cy Young 1.137 690.7

7. Dave Foutz 1.144 1457.7

8. Jack Taylor 1.159 816.0

9. Ed Karger 1.168 647.0

10. Pete Alexander 1.174 792.0

Hits Allowed/9IP
Rank Player    Hper9IP    Year

1. Bob Gibson 5.85 1968

2. Jose DeLeon 6.36 1989

3. Bugs Raymond 6.55 1908

4. Dick Hughes 6.64 1967

5. Mort Cooper 6.69 1942

6. Bob Gibson 6.70 1962

7. Silver King 6.72 1888

8. Bob Gibson 6.74 1966

9. Bill Doak 6.79 1914

10. Ernie Broglio 6.84 1960

Hits Allowed/9IP
Rank Player    Hper9IP    IP

1. Fred Beebe 7.29 861.0

2. Bob Gibson 7.60 3884.3

3. Jose DeLeon 7.63 917.7

4. Elton Chamberlain 7.66 568.7

5. John Tudor 7.73 881.7

6. Ernie Broglio 7.78 1124.0

7. Jack Stivetts 7.78 1051.0

8. Todd Stottlemyre 7.83 565.7

9. Mort Cooper 7.95 1480.3

10. Chris Carpenter 7.96 651.3

Bases on Balls/9IP
Rank Player    BBper9IP    Year

1. Bob Tewksbury 0.77 1992

2. Bob Tewksbury 0.84 1993

3. Jumbo McGinnis 0.89 1884

4. Cy Young 1.01 1900

5. Bob Caruthers 1.06 1885

6. Cy Young 1.07 1899

7. Silver King 1.17 1888

8. Jumbo McGinnis 1.23 1882

9. Pete Alexander 1.28 1927

10. Jack Powell 1.33 1901

Bases on Balls/9IP
Rank Player    BBper9IP    IP

1. Cy Young 1.04 690.7

2. Bob Tewksbury 1.16 968.7

3. Jumbo McGinnis 1.38 1325.0

4. Pete Alexander 1.39 792.0

5. Bob Caruthers 1.59 1395.0

6. Chris Carpenter 1.84 651.3

7. Jack Powell 1.91 999.0

8. Paul Dean 1.94 669.0

9. Silver King 1.95 1433.7

10. John Tudor 1.99 881.7

Strikeouts/9IP
Rank Player    SOper9IP    Year

1. Rick Ankiel 9.98 2000

2. Andy Benes 8.90 1997

3. Bob Gibson 8.39 1970

4. Jose DeLeon 8.31 1988

5. Bob Gibson 8.13 1965

6. Sam Jones 8.10 1958

7. Jose DeLeon 8.08 1990

8. Bob Gibson 8.01 1962

9. Steve Carlton 8.00 1969

10. Todd Stottlemyre 7.96 1997

Strikeouts/9IP
Rank Player    SOper9IP    IP

1. Todd Stottlemyre 7.97 565.7

2. Chris Carpenter 7.63 651.3

3. Jose DeLeon 7.48 917.7

4. Bob Gibson 7.22 3884.3

5. Andy Benes 7.11 777.7

6. Darryl Kile 6.96 544.3

7. Steve Carlton 6.77 1265.0

8. Matt Morris 6.44 1377.3

9. Woody Williams 6.30 588.7

10. Harvey Haddix 6.23 786.3

Games
Rank Player    G_p    Year

1. Steve Kline 89 2001

2. Ray King 86 2004

3. Steve Kline 78 2003

4. Ray King 77 2005

Mike Perez 77 1992

Julian Tavarez 77 2004

7. Russ Springer 76 2007

8. Todd Worrell 75 1987

9. Jason Isringhausen 74 2004

Julian Tavarez 74 2005

Todd Worrell 74 1986

Games
Rank Player    G_p    IP

1. Jesse Haines 554 3203.7

2. Bob Gibson 528 3884.3

3. Bill Sherdel 465 2450.7

4. Bob Forsch 455 2658.7

5. Al Brazle 441 1376.7

6. Jason Isringhausen 377 381.0

7. Bill Doak 376 2387.0

8. Todd Worrell 348 425.7

9. Lindy McDaniel 336 884.7

10. Larry Jackson 330 1672.3

Saves
Rank Player    SV    Year

1. Jason Isringhausen 47 2004

Lee Smith 47 1991

3. Bruce Sutter 45 1984

4. Lee Smith 43 1992

Lee Smith 43 1993

6. Jason Isringhausen 39 2005

7. Dennis Eckersley 36 1997

Tom Henke 36 1995

Bruce Sutter 36 1982

Todd Worrell 36 1986

Saves
Rank Player    SV    IP

1. Jason Isringhausen 216 381.0

2. Lee Smith 160 266.7

3. Todd Worrell 129 425.7

4. Bruce Sutter 127 396.7

5. Dennis Eckersley 66 113.0

6. Lindy McDaniel 64 884.7

7. Al Brazle 60 1376.7

Joe Hoerner 60 244.0

9. Al Hrabosky 59 451.3

10. Dave Veres 48 224.0

Innings
Rank Player    IP    Year

1. Silver King 585.7 1888

2. Dave Foutz 504.0 1886

3. Bob Caruthers 482.3 1885

4. Tony Mullane 460.7 1883

5. Silver King 458.0 1889

6. Ted Breitenstein 447.3 1894

7. Jack Stivetts 440.0 1891

8. Ted Breitenstein 429.7 1895

9. Elton Chamberlain 421.7 1889

10. Jack Stivetts 419.3 1890

Innings
Rank Player    IP    IP

1. Bob Gibson 3884.3 3884.3

2. Jesse Haines 3203.7 3203.7

3. Bob Forsch 2658.7 2658.7

4. Bill Sherdel 2450.7 2450.7

5. Bill Doak 2387.0 2387.0

6. Ted Breitenstein 1925.3 1925.3

7. Slim Sallee 1905.3 1905.3

8. Harry Brecheen 1790.3 1790.3

9. Dizzy Dean 1737.3 1737.3

10. Larry Jackson 1672.3 1672.3

Strikeouts
Rank Player    SO_p    Year

1. Jack Stivetts 289 1890

2. Dave Foutz 283 1886

3. Bob Gibson 274 1970

4. Bob Gibson 270 1965

5. Bob Gibson 269 1969

6. Bob Gibson 268 1968

7. Jack Stivetts 259 1891

8. Silver King 258 1888

9. Toad Ramsey 257 1890

10. Bob Gibson 245 1964

Strikeouts
Rank Player    SO_p    IP

1. Bob Gibson 3117 3884.3

2. Dizzy Dean 1095 1737.3

3. Bob Forsch 1079 2658.7

4. Matt Morris 986 1377.3

5. Jesse Haines 979 3203.7

6. Steve Carlton 951 1265.0

7. Bill Doak 938 2387.0

8. Larry Jackson 899 1672.3

9. Harry Brecheen 857 1790.3

10. Vinegar Bend Mizell 789 1218.7

Games Started
Rank Player    GS    Year

1. Silver King 65 1888

2. Dave Foutz 57 1886

3. Jack Stivetts 56 1891

4. Bob Caruthers 53 1885

5. Elton Chamberlain 52 1889

Silver King 52 1889

7. Ted Breitenstein 50 1894

Ted Breitenstein 50 1895

9. Tony Mullane 49 1883

10. Jack Taylor 47 1898

Games Started
Rank Player    GS    IP

1. Bob Gibson 482 3884.3

2. Bob Forsch 401 2658.7

3. Jesse Haines 388 3203.7

4. Bill Doak 319 2387.0

5. Bill Sherdel 242 2450.7

6. Harry Brecheen 224 1790.3

7. Ted Breitenstein 221 1925.3

8. Slim Sallee 215 1905.3

9. Larry Jackson 209 1672.3

10. Matt Morris 206 1377.3

Comp. Games
Rank Player    CG    Year

1. Silver King 64 1888

2. Dave Foutz 55 1886

3. Bob Caruthers 53 1885

4. Tony Mullane 49 1883

5. Ted Breitenstein 46 1894

Ted Breitenstein 46 1895

Dave Foutz 46 1885

Silver King 46 1889

9. Elton Chamberlain 45 1889

10. Kid Gleason 43 1892

Silver King 43 1887

Jumbo McGinnis 43 1882

Comp. Games
Rank Player    CG    IP

1. Bob Gibson 255 3884.3

2. Jesse Haines 208 3203.7

3. Ted Breitenstein 197 1925.3

4. Dave Foutz 156 1457.7

5. Silver King 153 1433.7

6. Bob Caruthers 151 1395.0

7. Jumbo McGinnis 145 1325.0

8. Bill Doak 144 2387.0

Bill Sherdel 144 2450.7

10. Dizzy Dean 141 1737.3

Shutouts
Rank Player    SHO    Year

1. Bob Gibson 13 1968

2. Dave Foutz 11 1886

3. Mort Cooper 10 1942

John Tudor 10 1985

5. Harry Brecheen 7 1948

Mort Cooper 7 1944

Dizzy Dean 7 1934

Bill Doak 7 1914

9. Bob Caruthers 6 1885

Mort Cooper 6 1943

Bob Gibson 6 1965

Harvey Haddix 6 1953

Jesse Haines 6 1927

Ed Karger 6 1907

Silver King 6 1888

Jumbo McGinnis 6 1883

Red Munger 6 1947

Curt Simmons 6 1963

Shutouts
Rank Player    SHO    IP

1. Bob Gibson 56 3884.3

2. Bill Doak 30 2387.0

3. Mort Cooper 28 1480.3

4. Harry Brecheen 25 1790.3

5. Jesse Haines 24 3203.7

6. Dizzy Dean 23 1737.3

7. Max Lanier 20 1454.7

Howie Pollet 20 1401.7

9. Bob Forsch 19 2658.7

10. Ernie Broglio 18 1124.0

Jumbo McGinnis 18 1325.0

Home Runs Allow.
Rank Player    HRA    Year

1. Murry Dickson 39 1948

2. Jason Marquis 35 2006

Matt Morris 35 2004

Brett Tomko 35 2003

5. Bob Gibson 34 1965

Dustin Hermanson 34 2001

7. Darryl Kile 33 2000

8. Lon Warneke 32 1937

9. Jerry Staley 31 1953

Garrett Stephenson 31 2000

Home Runs Allow.
Rank Player    HRA    IP

1. Bob Gibson 257 3884.3

2. Bob Forsch 204 2658.7

3. Jesse Haines 165 3203.7

4. Larry Jackson 152 1672.3

5. Matt Morris 129 1377.3

6. Bill Sherdel 126 2450.7

7. Ray Sadecki 125 1103.7

8. Jerry Staley 115 1274.7

9. Harry Brecheen 110 1790.3

Ernie Broglio 110 1124.0

Bases On Balls Allow.
Rank Player    BB_p    Year

1. Jack Stivetts 232 1891

2. Ted Breitenstein 191 1894

3. Kid Gleason 187 1893

4. Bob Harmon 181 1911

5. Jack Stivetts 179 1890

6. Ted Breitenstein 178 1895

7. Elton Chamberlain 165 1889

8. Ted Breitenstein 156 1893

9. Kid Gleason 151 1892

10. Pink Hawley 149 1894

Bases On Balls Allow.
Rank Player    BB_p    IP

1. Bob Gibson 1336 3884.3

2. Jesse Haines 870 3203.7

3. Ted Breitenstein 839 1925.3

4. Bob Forsch 780 2658.7

5. Bill Doak 740 2387.0

6. Bill Hallahan 648 1453.3

7. Bill Sherdel 595 2450.7

8. Bob Harmon 594 1284.3

9. Vinegar Bend Mizell 568 1218.7

10. Max Lanier 524 1454.7

Hits Allowed
Rank Player    H_p    Year

1. Ted Breitenstein 497 1894

2. Red Donahue 484 1897

3. Pink Hawley 481 1894

4. Jack Taylor 465 1898

5. Silver King 462 1889

6. Ted Breitenstein 458 1895

7. Silver King 437 1888

8. Kid Gleason 436 1893

9. Jack Powell 433 1899

10. Bob Caruthers 430 1885

Hits Allowed
Rank Player    H_p    IP

1. Jesse Haines 3455 3203.7

2. Bob Gibson 3279 3884.3

3. Bill Sherdel 2721 2450.7

4. Bob Forsch 2602 2658.7

5. Bill Doak 2285 2387.0

6. Ted Breitenstein 2009 1925.3

7. Slim Sallee 1831 1905.3

8. Larry Jackson 1689 1672.3

9. Dizzy Dean 1684 1737.3

10. Harry Brecheen 1609 1790.3

SO to Walk
Rank Player    SOperBB    Year

1. Bob Tewksbury 4.85 1993

2. Bob Tewksbury 4.55 1992

3. Bob Gibson 4.32 1968

4. Chris Carpenter 4.28 2006

5. Chris Carpenter 4.18 2005

6. Daisy Davis 4.09 1884

7. Jumbo McGinnis 4.03 1884

8. Chris Carpenter 4.00 2004

9. Dizzy Dean 3.68 1936

Bob Gibson 3.68 1967

SO to Walk
Rank Player    SOperBB    IP

1. Chris Carpenter 4.15 651.3

2. Bob Tewksbury 3.27 968.7

3. Cy Young 2.83 690.7

4. Darryl Kile 2.79 544.3

5. Dizzy Dean 2.69 1737.3

6. Woody Williams 2.62 588.7

7. Matt Morris 2.61 1377.3

8. Paul Dean 2.44 669.0

9. Todd Stottlemyre 2.40 565.7

10. Harvey Haddix 2.39 786.3

Losses
Rank Player    L    Year

1. Red Donahue 35 1897

2. Ted Breitenstein 30 1895

3. Bill Hart 29 1896

Jack Taylor 29 1898

5. Bill Hart 27 1897

Pink Hawley 27 1894

Willie Sudhoff 27 1898

8. Ted Breitenstein 26 1896

9. Stoney McGlynn 25 1907

Bugs Raymond 25 1908

Losses
Rank Player    L    IP

1. Bob Gibson 174 3884.3

2. Jesse Haines 158 3203.7

3. Bill Doak 136 2387.0

4. Bill Sherdel 131 2450.7

5. Bob Forsch 127 2658.7

6. Ted Breitenstein 125 1925.3

7. Slim Sallee 107 1905.3

8. Larry Jackson 86 1672.3

9. Bob Harmon 81 1284.3

10. Harry Brecheen 79 1790.3

Earned Runs Allow.
Rank Player    ER    Year

1. Ted Breitenstein 238 1894

2. Red Donahue 237 1897

3. Pink Hawley 214 1894

4. Ted Breitenstein 212 1895

5. Bill Hart 205 1897

6. Kid Gleason 195 1893

7. Bill Hart 191 1896

8. Red Donahue 172 1896

Jack Taylor 172 1898

10. Ted Breitenstein 169 1896

Earned Runs Allow.
Rank Player    ER    IP

1. Jesse Haines 1297 3203.7

2. Bob Gibson 1258 3884.3

3. Bob Forsch 1085 2658.7

4. Bill Sherdel 992 2450.7

5. Ted Breitenstein 919 1925.3

6. Bill Doak 776 2387.0

7. Larry Jackson 682 1672.3

8. Bill Hallahan 617 1453.3

9. Harry Brecheen 578 1790.3

10. Dizzy Dean 577 1737.3

Wild Pitches
Rank Player    WP    Year

1. Jack Stivetts 33 1890

2. Toad Ramsey 31 1890

3. Silver King 29 1889

4. Dave Foutz 26 1886

5. Jack Stivetts 25 1891

6. Dave Foutz 22 1885

7. Bob Caruthers 21 1885

Pink Hawley 21 1894

9. Billy Hart 20 1890

10. Jack Harper 19 1901

Wild Pitches
Rank Player    WP    IP

1. Bob Gibson 108 3884.3

2. Bob Forsch 88 2658.7

3. Jack Stivetts 74 1051.0

4. Bill Hallahan 56 1453.3

5. Jesse Haines 55 3203.7

6. Steve Carlton 52 1265.0

7. Lindy McDaniel 51 884.7

8. Joe Magrane 50 921.0

9. Dave Foutz 48 1457.7

10. Ray Sadecki 47 1103.7

Hit Batsmen
Rank Player    HBP    Year

1. Willie Sudhoff 27 1898

2. Jack Taylor 25 1898

3. Red Donahue 22 1897

4. Bob Caruthers 19 1885

Cowboy Jones 19 1900

6. Dave Foutz 18 1885

Willie Sudhoff 18 1901

8. Bill Hart 17 1897

Silver King 17 1887

Jerry Staley 17 1953

Hit Batsmen
Rank Player    HBP    IP

1. Bob Gibson 102 3884.3

2. Willie Sudhoff 72 1000.3

3. Jesse Haines 57 3203.7

4. Bill Doak 54 2387.0

5. Bill Sherdel 51 2450.7

6. Matt Morris 49 1377.3

Jerry Staley 49 1274.7

8. Dave Foutz 47 1457.7

9. Bob Caruthers 45 1395.0

10. Bob Forsch 42 2658.7

Batters Faced
Rank Player    BFP    Year

1. Silver King 2294 1888

2. Dave Foutz 2091 1886

3. Bob Caruthers 1948 1885

4. Silver King 1920 1889

5. Tony Mullane 1841 1883

6. Elton Chamberlain 1818 1889

7. Jack Stivetts 1782 1890

8. Jack Stivetts 1701 1891

9. Silver King 1666 1887

10. Dave Foutz 1659 1885

Batters Faced
Rank Player    BFP    IP

1. Bob Gibson 16068 3884.3

2. Jesse Haines 13624 3203.7

3. Bob Forsch 11088 2658.7

4. Bill Sherdel 10473 2450.7

5. Bill Doak 9908 2387.0

6. Slim Sallee 7811 1905.3

7. Harry Brecheen 7327 1790.3

8. Dizzy Dean 7212 1737.3

9. Larry Jackson 7056 1672.3

10. Bill Hallahan 6313 1453.3

Games Finished
Rank Player    GF    Year

1. Jason Isringhausen 66 2004

2. Bruce Sutter 63 1984

3. Lee Smith 61 1991

Dave Veres 61 2000

5. Todd Worrell 60 1986

6. Bruce Sutter 58 1982

7. Lee Smith 55 1992

8. Jason Isringhausen 54 2007

Todd Worrell 54 1987

Todd Worrell 54 1988

Games Finished
Rank Player    GF    IP

1. Jason Isringhausen 321 381.0

2. Todd Worrell 232 425.7

3. Lee Smith 209 266.7

4. Bruce Sutter 203 396.7

5. Lindy McDaniel 188 884.7

6. Al Hrabosky 182 451.3

7. Al Brazle 178 1376.7

8. Bill Sherdel 152 2450.7

9. Joe Hoerner 137 244.0

10. Ken Dayley 136 374.0

Adjusted ERA+
Rank Player    ERA+    Year

1. Bob Gibson 258 1968

2. Silver King 197 1888

3. Mort Cooper 194 1942

4. Jack Stivetts 188 1889

5. John Tudor 184 1985

6. Harry Brecheen 182 1948

7. Max Lanier 178 1943

8. Howie Pollet 164 1946

9. Steve Carlton 164 1969

10. Bob Gibson 164 1969

Adjusted ERA+
Rank Player    ERA+    IP

1. John Tudor 146 881.7

2. Silver King 145 1433.7

3. Elton Chamberlain 140 568.7

4. Jack Stivetts 138 1051.0

5. Chris Carpenter 138 651.3

6. Cy Young 137 690.7

7. Dave Foutz 136 1457.7

8. Harry Brecheen 133 1790.3

9. Mort Cooper 133 1480.3

10. Max Lanier 133 1454.7

Stats updated through May 11, 2008.

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