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Washington Senators Top 10 Pitching Leaders

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Earned Run Average
RankPlayer  ERA  Year
1.Jesse Duryea2.4091892
2.Al Maul2.4551895
3.Win Mercer3.2431897
4.Frank Killen3.3091892
5.Bert Abbey3.4501892
6.Jouett Meekin3.4551892
7.Frank Killen3.5771898
8.Doc McJames3.6151897
9.Phil Knell3.6531892
10.Frank Foreman3.7271891

Earned Run Average
RankPlayer  ERA  IP
1.Frank Killen3.420600.0
2.Doc McJames3.855621.0
3.Bill Dinneen3.958509.3
4.Win Mercer4.1071766.3
5.Gus Weyhing4.528695.7
6.Al Maul4.799701.3

Wins
RankPlayer  W  Year
1.Frank Killen291892
2.Win Mercer251896
3.Win Mercer201897
4.Frank Foreman181891
5.Win Mercer171894
 Gus Weyhing171899
7.Doc McJames151897
 Gus Weyhing151898
9.Kid Carsey141891
 Bill Dinneen141899

Wins
RankPlayer  W  IP
1.Win Mercer941766.3
2.Al Maul38701.3
3.Frank Killen35600.0
4.Gus Weyhing32695.7
5.Doc McJames28621.0
6.Bill Dinneen23509.3
7.Frank Foreman20405.3
8.Duke Esper17450.3
9.Silver King16299.3
10.Kid Carsey15444.0

Win-Loss %
RankPlayer  W-L%  Year
1.Al Maul.6671895
2.Silver King.5881896
3.Win Mercer.5811896
4.Frank Killen.5271892
5.Win Mercer.5001897
6.Cy Swaim.4761897
7.Frank Foreman.4741891
8.Gus Weyhing.4471899
9.Win Mercer.4251894
10.Al Maul.4231894

Win-Loss %
RankPlayer  W-L%  IP
1.Frank Killen.486600.0
2.Al Maul.463701.3
3.Win Mercer.4481766.3
4.Gus Weyhing.405695.7
5.Bill Dinneen.390509.3
6.Doc McJames.389621.0
7.Duke Esper.309450.3
8.Kid Carsey.278444.0

Walks & Hits per IP
RankPlayer  WHIP  Year
1.Jesse Duryea1.1571892
2.Al Maul1.2751895
3.Phil Knell1.3651892
4.Frank Killen1.3711892
5.Frank Killen1.3871898
6.Gus Weyhing1.4181898
7.Jouett Meekin1.4291892
8.Bert Abbey1.4461892
9.Cy Swaim1.4511898
10.Gus Weyhing1.4641899

Walks & Hits per IP
RankPlayer  WHIP  IP
1.Frank Killen1.383600.0
2.Gus Weyhing1.440695.7
3.Bill Dinneen1.535509.3
4.Doc McJames1.572621.0
5.Al Maul1.597701.3
6.Win Mercer1.6051766.3

Hits per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Hits/9  Year
1.Jesse Duryea7.2281892
2.Phil Knell8.2591892
3.Frank Killen8.7721892
4.Jouett Meekin9.0001892
5.Al Maul9.0221895
6.Bert Abbey9.5211892
7.Bill Dinneen9.8111898
8.Frank Foreman9.9301891
9.Doc McJames9.9521896
10.Doc McJames10.0381897

Hits per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Hits/9  IP
1.Frank Killen9.225600.0
2.Doc McJames9.971621.0
3.Bill Dinneen10.390509.3
4.Al Maul10.844701.3
5.Gus Weyhing10.893695.7
6.Win Mercer11.5561766.3

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
RankPlayer  BB/9  Year
1.Frank Killen2.0341898
2.Gus Weyhing2.0441899
3.Gus Weyhing2.0941898
4.Al Maul2.4541895
5.Cy Swaim2.4871898
6.Win Mercer2.5641899
7.Silver King2.6301897
8.Silver King2.6631896
9.Dan McFarlan2.7211899
10.Win Mercer2.7351898

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
RankPlayer  BB/9  IP
1.Gus Weyhing2.070695.7
2.Win Mercer2.8841766.3
3.Frank Killen3.225600.0
4.Bill Dinneen3.428509.3
5.Al Maul3.529701.3
6.Doc McJames4.174621.0

Strikeouts per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Strikeouts/9  Year
1.Jouett Meekin4.6611892
2.Frank Foreman4.4311891
3.Doc McJames4.3381897
4.Phil Knell3.9181892
5.Kid Carsey3.7731891
6.Bert Abbey3.5421892
7.Bill Dinneen3.4211898
8.Jesse Duryea3.4021892
9.Jouett Meekin3.3431893
10.Doc McJames3.3071896

Strikeouts per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Strikeouts/9  IP
1.Doc McJames3.884621.0
2.Bill Dinneen3.075509.3
3.Frank Killen2.895600.0
4.Gus Weyhing2.432695.7
5.Win Mercer2.1301766.3
6.Al Maul2.028701.3

Games Played
RankPlayer  Games  Year
1.Frank Killen601892
2.Kid Carsey541891
3.Win Mercer501894
4.Win Mercer461896
 Win Mercer461897
6.Gus Weyhing451898
7.Doc McJames441897
8.Frank Foreman431891
 Win Mercer431895
 Gus Weyhing431899

Games Played
RankPlayer  Games  IP
1.Win Mercer2411766.3
2.Al Maul91701.3
3.Gus Weyhing88695.7
4.Doc McJames83621.0
5.Frank Killen79600.0
6.Bill Dinneen66509.3
7.Duke Esper60450.3
8.Kid Carsey58444.0
9.Frank Foreman54405.3
10.Otis Stocksdale49322.3

Saves
RankPlayer  SV  Year
1.Win Mercer31894
 Win Mercer31897
3.Jesse Duryea21892
 John Malarkey21895
 Doc McJames21897
 Win Mercer21895
7.Bert Abbey11892
 Frank Foreman11891
 Les German11896
 George Keefe11891
 Silver King11896
 Silver King11897
 Doc McJames11896
 Otis Stocksdale11895
 Mike Sullivan11894
 Cy Swaim11898

Saves
RankPlayer  SV  IP
1.Win Mercer81766.3
2.Doc McJames3621.0
3.Jesse Duryea2244.0
 Silver King2299.3
 John Malarkey2133.7
6.Bert Abbey1195.7
 Frank Foreman1405.3
 Les German1250.3
 George Keefe137.0
 Otis Stocksdale1322.3
 Mike Sullivan1117.7
 Cy Swaim1294.3

Innings Pitched
RankPlayer  IP  Year
1.Frank Killen459.71892
2.Kid Carsey415.01891
3.Win Mercer366.31896
4.Gus Weyhing361.01898
5.Frank Foreman345.31891
6.Win Mercer336.31894
7.Gus Weyhing334.71899
8.Duke Esper334.31893
9.Win Mercer333.01897
10.Doc McJames323.71897

Innings Pitched
RankPlayer  IP  IP
1.Win Mercer1766.31766.3
2.Al Maul701.3701.3
3.Gus Weyhing695.7695.7
4.Doc McJames621.0621.0
5.Frank Killen600.0600.0
6.Bill Dinneen509.3509.3
7.Duke Esper450.3450.3
8.Kid Carsey444.0444.0
9.Frank Foreman405.3405.3
10.Jouett Meekin357.0357.0

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO  Year
1.Kid Carsey1741891
2.Frank Foreman1701891
3.Doc McJames1561897
4.Frank Killen1471892
5.Doc McJames1031896
6.Gus Weyhing961899
7.Win Mercer941896
8.Gus Weyhing921898
9.Bill Dinneen911899
 Jouett Meekin911893

Strikeouts
RankPlayer  SO  IP
1.Win Mercer4181766.3
2.Doc McJames268621.0
3.Frank Killen193600.0
4.Gus Weyhing188695.7
5.Frank Foreman186405.3
6.Kid Carsey177444.0
7.Bill Dinneen174509.3
8.Al Maul158701.3
9.Jouett Meekin149357.0
10.Duke Esper102450.3

Games Started
RankPlayer  GS  Year
1.Kid Carsey531891
2.Frank Killen521892
3.Win Mercer451896
4.Win Mercer421897
 Gus Weyhing421898
6.Frank Foreman411891
7.Doc McJames391897
8.Win Mercer381894
 Win Mercer381895
 Gus Weyhing381899

Games Started
RankPlayer  GS  IP
1.Win Mercer2141766.3
2.Al Maul85701.3
3.Gus Weyhing80695.7
4.Doc McJames74621.0
5.Frank Killen70600.0
6.Bill Dinneen62509.3
7.Kid Carsey56444.0
8.Duke Esper50450.3
9.Frank Foreman48405.3
10.Jouett Meekin42357.0
 Otis Stocksdale42322.3

Complete Games
RankPlayer  CG  Year
1.Kid Carsey461891
 Frank Killen461892
3.Frank Foreman391891
 Gus Weyhing391898
5.Win Mercer381896
6.Duke Esper341893
 Win Mercer341897
 Gus Weyhing341899
9.Doc McJames331897
10.Win Mercer321895

Complete Games
RankPlayer  CG  IP
1.Win Mercer1781766.3
2.Gus Weyhing73695.7
3.Al Maul71701.3
4.Doc McJames64621.0
5.Frank Killen62600.0
6.Bill Dinneen52509.3
7.Kid Carsey48444.0
8.Frank Foreman43405.3
9.Duke Esper41450.3
10.Jouett Meekin37357.0

Shutouts
RankPlayer  SHO  Year
1.Doc McJames31897
 Win Mercer31897
3.Frank Killen21892
 Win Mercer21896
 Gus Weyhing21899
6.Roger Bresnahan11897
 Kid Carsey11891
 Jesse Duryea11892
 Frank Foreman11891
 Phil Knell11892
 Al Maul11893
 Dan McFarlan11899
 Jouett Meekin11892
 Jouett Meekin11893

Shutouts
RankPlayer  SHO  IP
1.Win Mercer51766.3
2.Doc McJames3621.0
3.Frank Killen2600.0
 Jouett Meekin2357.0
 Gus Weyhing2695.7
6.Roger Bresnahan141.0
 Kid Carsey1444.0
 Jesse Duryea1244.0
 Frank Foreman1405.3
 Phil Knell1170.0
 Al Maul1701.3
 Dan McFarlan1211.7

Home Runs
RankPlayer  HR  Year
1.Kid Carsey171891
 Al Maul171893
 Win Mercer171895
4.Frank Killen151892
5.Duke Esper141893
6.Varney Anderson131895
7.Al Maul121894
8.Win Mercer101896
 Otis Stocksdale101894
 Mike Sullivan101894
 Gus Weyhing101898

Home Runs
RankPlayer  HR  IP
1.Win Mercer461766.3
2.Al Maul34701.3
3.Duke Esper22450.3
4.Otis Stocksdale21322.3
5.Frank Killen19600.0
6.Gus Weyhing18695.7
7.Kid Carsey17444.0
8.Jesse Duryea14244.0
9.Varney Anderson13227.7
10.Bill Dinneen12509.3
 Frank Foreman12405.3

Bases on Balls
RankPlayer  BB  Year
1.Frank Killen1821892
2.Kid Carsey1611891
3.Duke Esper1561893
4.Al Maul1441893
5.Frank Foreman1421891
6.Jouett Meekin1401893
7.Doc McJames1371897
8.Doc McJames1351896
9.Win Mercer1261894
10.Win Mercer1171896

Bases on Balls
RankPlayer  BB  IP
1.Win Mercer5661766.3
2.Doc McJames288621.0
3.Al Maul275701.3
4.Frank Killen215600.0
5.Duke Esper195450.3
6.Bill Dinneen194509.3
7.Jouett Meekin188357.0
8.Frank Foreman179405.3
9.Kid Carsey165444.0
10.Gus Weyhing160695.7

Hits
RankPlayer  Hits  Year
1.Kid Carsey5131891
2.Win Mercer4561896
3.Frank Killen4481892
4.Duke Esper4421893
 Win Mercer4421894
6.Win Mercer4301895
7.Gus Weyhing4281898
8.Gus Weyhing4141899
9.Win Mercer3971897
10.Frank Foreman3811891

Hits
RankPlayer  Hits  IP
1.Win Mercer22681766.3
2.Al Maul845701.3
3.Gus Weyhing842695.7
4.Doc McJames688621.0
5.Duke Esper619450.3
6.Frank Killen615600.0
7.Bill Dinneen588509.3
8.Kid Carsey540444.0
9.Otis Stocksdale486322.3
10.Frank Foreman434405.3

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
RankPlayer  SO/BB  Year
1.Frank Killen1.4831898
2.Gus Weyhing1.2631899
3.Jouett Meekin1.2081892
4.Frank Foreman1.1971891
5.Doc McJames1.1391897
6.Gus Weyhing1.0951898
7.Kid Carsey1.0811891
8.Cy Swaim1.0711898
9.Jesse Duryea1.0671892
10.Bert Abbey1.0131892

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
RankPlayer  SO/BB  IP
1.Gus Weyhing1.175695.7
2.Doc McJames0.931621.0
3.Frank Killen0.898600.0
4.Bill Dinneen0.897509.3
5.Win Mercer0.7391766.3
6.Al Maul0.575701.3

Home Runs per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Home Runs/9  Year
1.Doc McJames0.0641896
2.Win Mercer0.0971899
3.Win Mercer0.1161898
4.Win Mercer0.1351897
5.Jouett Meekin0.1611892
6.Bill Dinneen0.1861899
7.Silver King0.1861896
8.Doc McJames0.1951897
9.Phil Knell0.2121892
10.Dan McFarlan0.2131899

Home Runs per 9 IP
RankPlayer  Home Runs/9  IP
1.Doc McJames0.130621.0
2.Bill Dinneen0.212509.3
3.Gus Weyhing0.233695.7
4.Win Mercer0.2341766.3
5.Frank Killen0.285600.0
6.Al Maul0.436701.3

Losses
RankPlayer  L  Year
1.Kid Carsey371891
2.Duke Esper281893
3.Frank Killen261892
 Gus Weyhing261898
5.Doc McJames231897
 Win Mercer231894
 Win Mercer231895
8.Al Maul211893
 Gus Weyhing211899
10.Bill Dinneen201899
 Frank Foreman201891
 Les German201896
 Doc McJames201896
 Win Mercer201897

Losses
RankPlayer  L  IP
1.Win Mercer1161766.3
2.Gus Weyhing47695.7
3.Al Maul44701.3
 Doc McJames44621.0
5.Kid Carsey39444.0
6.Duke Esper38450.3
7.Frank Killen37600.0
8.Bill Dinneen36509.3
9.Otis Stocksdale28322.3
10.Les German25250.3
 Jouett Meekin25357.0

Earned Runs
RankPlayer  ER  Year
1.Kid Carsey2301891
2.Gus Weyhing1811898
3.Duke Esper1751893
 Al Maul1751893
5.Frank Killen1691892
 Gus Weyhing1691899
7.Win Mercer1681896
8.Win Mercer1541895
9.Win Mercer1441894
10.Frank Foreman1431891

Earned Runs
RankPlayer  ER  IP
1.Win Mercer8061766.3
2.Al Maul374701.3
3.Gus Weyhing350695.7
4.Duke Esper271450.3
5.Doc McJames266621.0
6.Kid Carsey242444.0
7.Frank Killen228600.0
8.Bill Dinneen224509.3
9.Otis Stocksdale221322.3
10.Jouett Meekin178357.0

Wild Pitches
RankPlayer  WP  Year
1.Doc McJames241896
2.Kid Carsey221891
3.Doc McJames211897
4.Frank Killen181892
5.Frank Foreman171891
6.Bill Donovan121898
7.Bert Abbey111892
 Bill Dinneen111898
 Phil Knell111892
 Al Maul111893
 Jouett Meekin111893
 Win Mercer111894

Wild Pitches
RankPlayer  WP  IP
1.Doc McJames46621.0
2.Win Mercer361766.3
3.Kid Carsey23444.0
4.Frank Killen22600.0
5.Al Maul20701.3
6.Bill Dinneen19509.3
7.Frank Foreman18405.3
8.Jouett Meekin17357.0
9.Bill Donovan1288.0
 Gus Weyhing12695.7

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayer  Hit By Pitch  Year
1.Win Mercer281897
 Gus Weyhing281899
3.Doc McJames221897
4.Win Mercer181898
5.Bill Dinneen171898
 Gus Weyhing171898
7.Bill Dinneen111899
 Silver King111897
 Dan McFarlan111899
10.Cy Swaim101897

Hit By Pitch
RankPlayer  Hit By Pitch  IP
1.Win Mercer521766.3
2.Gus Weyhing45695.7
3.Bill Dinneen28509.3
4.Doc McJames22621.0
5.Cy Swaim14294.3
6.Silver King11299.3
 Dan McFarlan11211.7
8.Bill Donovan788.0
 Roy Evans7104.7
 Les German7250.3
 Bill Magee742.0

Batters Faced
RankPlayer  BF  Year
1.Kid Carsey18101891
2.Frank Foreman14231891
3.Bill Donovan4211898
4.Bill Magee2061899
5.Pop Williams881898
6.Bill Wynne431894

Batters Faced
RankPlayer  BF  IP
1.Kid Carsey1810444.0
2.Frank Foreman1423405.3
3.Bill Donovan42188.0
4.Bill Magee20642.0
5.Pop Williams8817.0
6.Bill Wynne438.0

Games Finished
RankPlayer  GF  Year
1.John Malarkey121895
2.Bill Donovan101898
 Win Mercer101894
4.Les German91897
5.Mike Sullivan81894
6.Les German71896
 Frank Killen71892
8.Duke Esper61893
 Silver King61896
 Cy Swaim61897

Games Finished
RankPlayer  GF  IP
1.Win Mercer231766.3
2.Les German16250.3
3.John Malarkey12133.7
4.Bill Donovan1088.0
 Silver King10299.3
6.Duke Esper9450.3
 Cy Swaim9294.3
8.Frank Killen8600.0
 Doc McJames8621.0
 Mike Sullivan8117.7
 Gus Weyhing8695.7

Adjusted ERA+
RankPlayer  ERA+  Year
1.Al Maul1971895
2.Win Mercer1371894
3.Jesse Duryea1351892
4.Win Mercer1341897
5.Doc McJames1201897
6.Win Mercer1081895
7.Silver King1081896
8.Win Mercer1071896
9.Otis Stocksdale1041894
10.Doc McJames1031896

Adjusted ERA+
RankPlayer  ERA+  IP
1.Doc McJames114621.0
2.Win Mercer1091766.3
3.Al Maul101701.3
4.Frank Killen98600.0
5.Bill Dinneen96509.3
6.Gus Weyhing83695.7