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WAR for Pitchers†

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	Year
1.	Mickey Welch	5.6	1881
2.	Mickey Welch	4.9	1880
3.	Tim Keefe	4.6	1880
4.	Tim Keefe	4.1	1882
5.	Tim Keefe	2.4	1881
6.	Fred Goldsmith	0.8	1879
7.	George Bradley	0.3	1879

WAR for Pitchers

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	IP
1.	Tim Keefe	11.1	884.0
2.	Mickey Welch	8.8	1223.0
3.	Fred Goldsmith	0.8	63.0
4.	George Bradley	0.3	487.0

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	Year
1.	Tim Keefe	0.86	1880
2.	Tim Keefe	2.49	1882
3.	Mickey Welch	2.54	1880
4.	Mickey Welch	2.67	1881
5.	George Bradley	2.85	1879
6.	Tim Keefe	3.24	1881
7.	Mickey Welch	3.46	1882
8.	Jim Egan	4.14	1882

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	IP
1.	Tim Keefe	2.64	884.0
2.	Mickey Welch	2.79	1223.0

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	Year
1.	Mickey Welch	34	1880
2.	Mickey Welch	21	1881
3.	Tim Keefe	18	1881
4.	Tim Keefe	17	1882
5.	Mickey Welch	14	1882
6.	George Bradley	13	1879
7.	Tim Keefe	6	1880
8.	Jim Egan	4	1882
	Harry Salisbury	4	1879
10.	Fred Goldsmith	2	1879

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	IP
1.	Mickey Welch	69	1223.0
2.	Tim Keefe	41	884.0
3.	George Bradley	13	487.0
4.	Jim Egan	4	100.0
	Harry Salisbury	4	89.0
6.	Fred Goldsmith	2	63.0
7.	Frank Mountain	1	17.0

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	Year
1.	Mickey Welch	.538	1881
2.	Mickey Welch	.531	1880
3.	Tim Keefe	.500	1880
4.	Mickey Welch	.467	1882
5.	Jim Egan	.400	1882
	Tim Keefe	.400	1881
	Harry Salisbury	.400	1879
8.	Tim Keefe	.395	1882
9.	George Bradley	.245	1879

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	IP
1.	Mickey Welch	.519	1223.0
2.	Tim Keefe	.410	884.0
3.	George Bradley	.245	487.0

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	Year
1.	Tim Keefe	0.800	1880
2.	Mickey Welch	1.141	1880
3.	Tim Keefe	1.184	1882
4.	Mickey Welch	1.220	1881
5.	George Bradley	1.265	1879
6.	Tim Keefe	1.283	1881
7.	Mickey Welch	1.409	1882
8.	Jim Egan	1.570	1882

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	IP
1.	Tim Keefe	1.183	884.0
2.	Mickey Welch	1.226	1223.0

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	Year
1.	Tim Keefe	5.829	1880
2.	Tim Keefe	8.785	1882
3.	Mickey Welch	9.016	1880
4.	Mickey Welch	9.073	1881
5.	Tim Keefe	9.692	1881
6.	Mickey Welch	10.698	1882
7.	George Bradley	10.903	1879
8.	Jim Egan	11.970	1882

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	IP
1.	Tim Keefe	8.847	884.0
2.	Mickey Welch	9.419	1223.0

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	Year
1.	George Bradley	0.480	1879
2.	Mickey Welch	1.254	1880
3.	Tim Keefe	1.371	1880
4.	Tim Keefe	1.854	1881
5.	Tim Keefe	1.867	1882
6.	Mickey Welch	1.908	1881
7.	Mickey Welch	1.986	1882
8.	Jim Egan	2.160	1882

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	IP
1.	Mickey Welch	1.619	1223.0
2.	Tim Keefe	1.802	884.0

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	Year
1.	Tim Keefe	3.343	1880
2.	Tim Keefe	2.657	1882
3.	Mickey Welch	2.543	1881
4.	George Bradley	2.458	1879
5.	Tim Keefe	2.300	1881
6.	Mickey Welch	1.929	1880
7.	Jim Egan	1.800	1882
8.	Mickey Welch	1.698	1882

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	IP
1.	Tim Keefe	2.576	884.0
2.	Mickey Welch	2.061	1223.0

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Mickey Welch	65	1880
2.	George Bradley	54	1879
3.	Tim Keefe	45	1881
4.	Tim Keefe	43	1882
5.	Mickey Welch	40	1881
6.	Mickey Welch	33	1882
7.	Jim Egan	12	1882
	Tim Keefe	12	1880
9.	Harry Salisbury	10	1879
10.	Fred Goldsmith	8	1879

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	IP
1.	Mickey Welch	138	1223.0
2.	Tim Keefe	100	884.0
3.	George Bradley	54	487.0
4.	Jim Egan	12	100.0
5.	Harry Salisbury	10	89.0
6.	Fred Goldsmith	8	63.0
7.	Terry Larkin	5	38.0
8.	Dan Brouthers	3	21.0
9.	Gid Gardner	2	14.0
	Pat McManus	2	21.0
	Frank Mountain	2	17.0

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	Year

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	IP

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	Year
1.	Mickey Welch	574.0	1880
2.	George Bradley	487.0	1879
3.	Tim Keefe	403.0	1881
4.	Tim Keefe	376.0	1882
5.	Mickey Welch	368.0	1881
6.	Mickey Welch	281.0	1882
7.	Tim Keefe	105.0	1880
8.	Jim Egan	100.0	1882
9.	Harry Salisbury	89.0	1879
10.	Fred Goldsmith	63.0	1879

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	IP
1.	Mickey Welch	1223.0	1223.0
2.	Tim Keefe	884.0	884.0
3.	George Bradley	487.0	487.0
4.	Jim Egan	100.0	100.0
5.	Harry Salisbury	89.0	89.0
6.	Fred Goldsmith	63.0	63.0
7.	Terry Larkin	38.0	38.0
8.	Dan Brouthers	21.0	21.0
	Pat McManus	21.0	21.0
10.	Frank Mountain	17.0	17.0

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	George Bradley	133	1879
2.	Mickey Welch	123	1880
3.	Tim Keefe	111	1882
4.	Mickey Welch	104	1881
5.	Tim Keefe	103	1881
6.	Mickey Welch	53	1882
7.	Tim Keefe	39	1880
8.	Fred Goldsmith	31	1879
	Harry Salisbury	31	1879
10.	Jim Egan	20	1882

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	IP
1.	Mickey Welch	280	1223.0
2.	Tim Keefe	253	884.0
3.	George Bradley	133	487.0
4.	Fred Goldsmith	31	63.0
	Harry Salisbury	31	89.0
6.	Jim Egan	20	100.0
7.	Dan Brouthers	6	21.0
	Pat McManus	6	21.0
9.	Terry Larkin	5	38.0
10.	Gid Gardner	3	14.0

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	Year
1.	Mickey Welch	64	1880
2.	George Bradley	54	1879
3.	Tim Keefe	45	1881
4.	Tim Keefe	42	1882
5.	Mickey Welch	40	1881
6.	Mickey Welch	33	1882
7.	Tim Keefe	12	1880
8.	Jim Egan	10	1882
	Harry Salisbury	10	1879
10.	Fred Goldsmith	7	1879

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	IP
1.	Mickey Welch	137	1223.0
2.	Tim Keefe	99	884.0
3.	George Bradley	54	487.0
4.	Jim Egan	10	100.0
	Harry Salisbury	10	89.0
6.	Fred Goldsmith	7	63.0
7.	Terry Larkin	5	38.0
8.	Dan Brouthers	2	21.0
	Gid Gardner	2	14.0
	Pat McManus	2	21.0
	Frank Mountain	2	17.0

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	Year
1.	Mickey Welch	64	1880
2.	George Bradley	53	1879
3.	Tim Keefe	45	1881
4.	Tim Keefe	41	1882
5.	Mickey Welch	40	1881
6.	Mickey Welch	30	1882
7.	Tim Keefe	12	1880
8.	Jim Egan	10	1882
9.	Harry Salisbury	9	1879
10.	Fred Goldsmith	7	1879

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	IP
1.	Mickey Welch	134	1223.0
2.	Tim Keefe	98	884.0
3.	George Bradley	53	487.0
4.	Jim Egan	10	100.0
5.	Harry Salisbury	9	89.0
6.	Fred Goldsmith	7	63.0
7.	Terry Larkin	3	38.0
8.	Dan Brouthers	2	21.0
	Gid Gardner	2	14.0
	Pat McManus	2	21.0
	Frank Mountain	2	17.0

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	Year
1.	Mickey Welch	5	1882
2.	Tim Keefe	4	1881
	Mickey Welch	4	1880
	Mickey Welch	4	1881
5.	George Bradley	3	1879
6.	Tim Keefe	1	1882

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	IP
1.	Mickey Welch	13	1223.0
2.	Tim Keefe	5	884.0
3.	George Bradley	3	487.0

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	George Bradley	12	1879
2.	Mickey Welch	7	1880
	Mickey Welch	7	1881
	Mickey Welch	7	1882
5.	Tim Keefe	4	1881
	Tim Keefe	4	1882
7.	Jim Egan	2	1882
8.	Terry Larkin	1	1880
	Pat McManus	1	1879

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	IP
1.	Mickey Welch	21	1223.0
2.	George Bradley	12	487.0
3.	Tim Keefe	8	884.0
4.	Jim Egan	2	100.0
5.	Terry Larkin	1	38.0
	Pat McManus	1	21.0

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Tim Keefe	83	1881
2.	Mickey Welch	80	1880
3.	Tim Keefe	78	1882
	Mickey Welch	78	1881
5.	Mickey Welch	62	1882
6.	George Bradley	26	1879
7.	Jim Egan	24	1882
8.	Tim Keefe	16	1880
9.	Harry Salisbury	11	1879
10.	Terry Larkin	10	1880

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	IP
1.	Mickey Welch	220	1223.0
2.	Tim Keefe	177	884.0
3.	George Bradley	26	487.0
4.	Jim Egan	24	100.0
5.	Harry Salisbury	11	89.0
6.	Terry Larkin	10	38.0
7.	Dan Brouthers	8	21.0
8.	Frank Mountain	6	17.0
9.	Buck Ewing	1	1.0
	Fred Goldsmith	1	63.0
	Pat McManus	1	21.0

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	George Bradley	590	1879
2.	Mickey Welch	575	1880
3.	Tim Keefe	434	1881
4.	Mickey Welch	371	1881
5.	Tim Keefe	367	1882
6.	Mickey Welch	334	1882
7.	Jim Egan	133	1882
8.	Harry Salisbury	103	1879
9.	Terry Larkin	83	1880
10.	Tim Keefe	68	1880

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	IP
1.	Mickey Welch	1280	1223.0
2.	Tim Keefe	869	884.0
3.	George Bradley	590	487.0
4.	Jim Egan	133	100.0
5.	Harry Salisbury	103	89.0
6.	Terry Larkin	83	38.0
7.	Fred Goldsmith	61	63.0
8.	Dan Brouthers	35	21.0
9.	Gid Gardner	27	14.0
10.	Pat McManus	24	21.0

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	Year
1.	George Bradley	5.115	1879
2.	Tim Keefe	2.438	1880
3.	Mickey Welch	1.538	1880
4.	Tim Keefe	1.423	1882
5.	Mickey Welch	1.333	1881
6.	Tim Keefe	1.241	1881
7.	Mickey Welch	0.855	1882
8.	Jim Egan	0.833	1882

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	IP
1.	Tim Keefe	1.429	884.0
2.	Mickey Welch	1.273	1223.0

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	Year
1.	Tim Keefe	0.089	1881
2.	Tim Keefe	0.096	1882
3.	Mickey Welch	0.110	1880
4.	Mickey Welch	0.171	1881
5.	Jim Egan	0.180	1882
6.	George Bradley	0.222	1879
7.	Mickey Welch	0.224	1882

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	IP
1.	Tim Keefe	0.081	884.0
2.	Mickey Welch	0.155	1223.0

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	Year
1.	George Bradley	40	1879
2.	Mickey Welch	30	1880
3.	Tim Keefe	27	1881
4.	Tim Keefe	26	1882
5.	Mickey Welch	18	1881
6.	Mickey Welch	16	1882
7.	Jim Egan	6	1882
	Tim Keefe	6	1880
	Harry Salisbury	6	1879
10.	Terry Larkin	5	1880

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	IP
1.	Mickey Welch	64	1223.0
2.	Tim Keefe	59	884.0
3.	George Bradley	40	487.0
4.	Jim Egan	6	100.0
	Harry Salisbury	6	89.0
6.	Terry Larkin	5	38.0
7.	Fred Goldsmith	4	63.0
8.	Dan Brouthers	2	21.0
	Gid Gardner	2	14.0
	Pat McManus	2	21.0

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	Year
1.	Mickey Welch	162	1880
2.	George Bradley	154	1879
3.	Tim Keefe	145	1881
4.	Mickey Welch	109	1881
5.	Mickey Welch	108	1882
6.	Tim Keefe	104	1882
7.	Jim Egan	46	1882
8.	Terry Larkin	37	1880
9.	Harry Salisbury	22	1879
10.	Dan Brouthers	13	1879

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	IP
1.	Mickey Welch	379	1223.0
2.	Tim Keefe	259	884.0
3.	George Bradley	154	487.0
4.	Jim Egan	46	100.0
5.	Terry Larkin	37	38.0
6.	Harry Salisbury	22	89.0
7.	Dan Brouthers	13	21.0
8.	Fred Goldsmith	11	63.0
9.	Frank Mountain	10	17.0
10.	Gid Gardner	9	14.0

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	Year
1.	George Bradley	43	1879
2.	Mickey Welch	26	1880
3.	Mickey Welch	15	1882
4.	Tim Keefe	13	1881
5.	Mickey Welch	11	1881
6.	Terry Larkin	9	1880
7.	Tim Keefe	8	1882
	Harry Salisbury	8	1879
9.	Gid Gardner	7	1879
10.	Jim Egan	5	1882

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	IP
1.	Mickey Welch	52	1223.0
2.	George Bradley	43	487.0
3.	Tim Keefe	22	884.0
4.	Terry Larkin	9	38.0
5.	Harry Salisbury	8	89.0
6.	Gid Gardner	7	14.0
7.	Jim Egan	5	100.0
8.	Dan Brouthers	4	21.0
9.	Fred Goldsmith	3	63.0
10.	Pat McManus	2	21.0

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.	Mickey Welch	2387	1880
2.	George Bradley	2170	1879
3.	Tim Keefe	1693	1881
4.	Tim Keefe	1588	1882
5.	Mickey Welch	1534	1881
6.	Mickey Welch	1256	1882
7.	Jim Egan	446	1882
8.	Harry Salisbury	400	1879
9.	Tim Keefe	397	1880
10.	Fred Goldsmith	258	1879

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	IP
1.	Mickey Welch	5177	1223.0
2.	Tim Keefe	3678	884.0
3.	George Bradley	2170	487.0
4.	Jim Egan	446	100.0
5.	Harry Salisbury	400	89.0
6.	Fred Goldsmith	258	63.0
7.	Terry Larkin	207	38.0
8.	Dan Brouthers	110	21.0
9.	Pat McManus	94	21.0
10.	Frank Mountain	81	17.0

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	Year
1.	Jim Egan	2	1882
2.	Dan Brouthers	1	1879
	Jake Evans	1	1880
	Buck Ewing	1	1882
	Fred Goldsmith	1	1879
	Tim Keefe	1	1882
	Mickey Welch	1	1880

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	IP
1.	Jim Egan	2	100.0
2.	Dan Brouthers	1	21.0
	Jake Evans	1	4.0
	Buck Ewing	1	1.0
	Fred Goldsmith	1	63.0
	Tim Keefe	1	884.0
	Mickey Welch	1	1223.0

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	Year
1.	Tim Keefe	293	1880
2.	Tim Keefe	114	1882
3.	Mickey Welch	109	1881
4.	Mickey Welch	98	1880
5.	Tim Keefe	90	1881
6.	George Bradley	89	1879
7.	Mickey Welch	82	1882
8.	Jim Egan	69	1882

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	IP
1.	Tim Keefe	107	884.0
2.	Mickey Welch	97	1223.0

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	Year
1.	Tim Keefe	17	1880
2.	Mickey Welch	14	1881
3.	Tim Keefe	8	1882
4.	Fred Goldsmith	3	1879

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	IP
1.	Tim Keefe	18	884.0
2.	Fred Goldsmith	3	63.0

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	Year
1.	Tim Keefe	1.8	1880
2.	Mickey Welch	1.3	1881
3.	Tim Keefe	0.7	1882
4.	Fred Goldsmith	0.3	1879

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	IP
1.	Tim Keefe	1.9	884.0
2.	Fred Goldsmith	0.3	63.0

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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