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Worcester Ruby Legs Top 10 Pitching Leaders

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Career Leaders

WAR for Pitchers†

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	7.6	1880
2.	Lee Richmond	3.9	1881
3.	Fred Corey	1.7	1880
4.	Fred Corey	1.3	1881
5.	Harry McCormick	0.8	1881

WAR for Pitchers

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	10.9	1464.0
2.	Fred Corey	1.6	476.0
3.	Harry McCormick	0.8	78.1

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	2.15	1880
2.	Fred Corey	2.43	1880
3.	Lee Richmond	3.39	1881
4.	Fred Corey	3.56	1882
5.	Fred Corey	3.72	1881
6.	Lee Richmond	3.74	1882
7.	Frank Mountain	3.97	1882

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	2.99	1464.0

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	32	1880
2.	Lee Richmond	25	1881
3.	Lee Richmond	14	1882
4.	Fred Corey	8	1880
5.	Fred Corey	6	1881
6.	Frank Mountain	2	1882
7.	John Clarkson	1	1882
	Fred Corey	1	1882
	Harry McCormick	1	1881

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	71	1464.0
2.	Fred Corey	15	476.0
3.	Frank Mountain	2	144.0
4.	John Clarkson	1	24.0
	Harry McCormick	1	78.1

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	.500	1880
2.	Lee Richmond	.490	1881
3.	Fred Corey	.471	1880
4.	Lee Richmond	.298	1882
5.	Fred Corey	.286	1881
6.	Frank Mountain	.154	1882
7.	Fred Corey	.071	1882

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	.438	1464.0
2.	Fred Corey	.288	476.0

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	Year
1.	Fred Corey	0.991	1880
2.	Lee Richmond	1.041	1880
3.	Lee Richmond	1.330	1881
4.	Fred Corey	1.389	1881
5.	Fred Corey	1.432	1882
6.	Lee Richmond	1.491	1882
7.	Frank Mountain	1.588	1882

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	1.259	1464.0

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	Year
1.	Fred Corey	7.948	1880
2.	Lee Richmond	8.243	1880
3.	Lee Richmond	10.648	1881
4.	Fred Corey	11.019	1881
5.	Lee Richmond	11.496	1882
6.	Fred Corey	11.655	1882
7.	Frank Mountain	12.176	1882

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	9.916	1464.0

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	Year
1.	Fred Corey	0.971	1880
2.	Lee Richmond	1.128	1880
3.	Fred Corey	1.230	1882
4.	Lee Richmond	1.324	1881
5.	Fred Corey	1.479	1881
6.	Lee Richmond	1.927	1882
7.	Frank Mountain	2.118	1882

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	1.414	1464.0

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	3.703	1880
2.	Lee Richmond	3.037	1881
3.	Fred Corey	2.852	1880
4.	Lee Richmond	2.693	1882
5.	Fred Corey	2.331	1882
6.	Frank Mountain	2.118	1882
7.	Fred Corey	1.574	1881

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	3.209	1464.0

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	74	1880
2.	Lee Richmond	53	1881
3.	Lee Richmond	48	1882
4.	Fred Corey	25	1880
5.	Fred Corey	23	1881
6.	Fred Corey	21	1882
7.	Frank Mountain	13	1882
8.	Harry McCormick	9	1881
9.	Frank Mountain	5	1882
10.	John Clarkson	3	1882

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	175	1464.0
2.	Fred Corey	69	476.0
3.	Frank Mountain	18	144.0
4.	Harry McCormick	9	78.1
5.	John Clarkson	3	24.0
6.	Tommy Bond	2	12.1
	Tricky Nichols	2	17.2
	Harry Stovey	2	6.0
9.	Jake Evans	1	8.0
	Billy Taylor	1	8.0

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	3	1880
2.	Fred Corey	2	1880

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	3	1464.0
2.	Fred Corey	2	476.0

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	590.2	1880
2.	Lee Richmond	462.1	1881
3.	Lee Richmond	411.0	1882
4.	Fred Corey	188.2	1881
5.	Fred Corey	148.1	1880
6.	Fred Corey	139.0	1882
7.	Frank Mountain	102.0	1882
8.	Harry McCormick	78.1	1881
9.	Frank Mountain	42.0	1882
10.	John Clarkson	24.0	1882

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	1464.0	1464.0
2.	Fred Corey	476.0	476.0
3.	Frank Mountain	144.0	144.0
4.	Harry McCormick	78.1	78.1
5.	John Clarkson	24.0	24.0
6.	Tricky Nichols	17.2	17.2
7.	Tommy Bond	12.1	12.1
8.	Jake Evans	8.0	8.0
	Billy Taylor	8.0	8.0
10.	Harry Stovey	6.0	6.0

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	243	1880
2.	Lee Richmond	156	1881
3.	Lee Richmond	123	1882
4.	Fred Corey	47	1880
5.	Fred Corey	36	1882
6.	Fred Corey	33	1881
7.	Frank Mountain	24	1882
8.	Harry McCormick	7	1881
9.	Frank Mountain	5	1882
10.	Tricky Nichols	4	1880

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	522	1464.0
2.	Fred Corey	116	476.0
3.	Frank Mountain	29	144.0
4.	Harry McCormick	7	78.1
5.	Tricky Nichols	4	17.2
6.	John Clarkson	3	24.0
	Harry Stovey	3	6.0
8.	Tommy Bond	2	12.1
	Jake Evans	2	8.0

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	66	1880
2.	Lee Richmond	52	1881
3.	Lee Richmond	46	1882
4.	Fred Corey	21	1881
5.	Fred Corey	17	1880
6.	Fred Corey	14	1882
7.	Frank Mountain	13	1882
8.	Harry McCormick	9	1881
9.	Frank Mountain	5	1882
10.	John Clarkson	3	1882

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	164	1464.0
2.	Fred Corey	52	476.0
3.	Frank Mountain	18	144.0
4.	Harry McCormick	9	78.1
5.	John Clarkson	3	24.0
6.	Tommy Bond	2	12.1
	Tricky Nichols	2	17.2
8.	Jake Evans	1	8.0
	Billy Taylor	1	8.0

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	57	1880
2.	Lee Richmond	50	1881
3.	Lee Richmond	44	1882
4.	Fred Corey	20	1881
5.	Fred Corey	12	1882
6.	Frank Mountain	11	1882
7.	Fred Corey	9	1880
	Harry McCormick	9	1881
9.	Frank Mountain	5	1882
10.	John Clarkson	2	1882
	Tricky Nichols	2	1880

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	151	1464.0
2.	Fred Corey	41	476.0
3.	Frank Mountain	16	144.0
4.	Harry McCormick	9	78.1
5.	John Clarkson	2	24.0
	Tricky Nichols	2	17.2
7.	Jake Evans	1	8.0
	Billy Taylor	1	8.0

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	5	1880
2.	Lee Richmond	3	1881
3.	Fred Corey	2	1880
4.	Fred Corey	1	1881
	Harry McCormick	1	1881

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	8	1464.0
2.	Fred Corey	3	476.0
3.	Harry McCormick	1	78.1

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	11	1882
2.	Lee Richmond	7	1880
	Lee Richmond	7	1881
4.	Fred Corey	6	1880
5.	Fred Corey	5	1882
6.	Frank Mountain	4	1882
7.	Fred Corey	3	1881
8.	Jake Evans	1	1882
	Harry McCormick	1	1881

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	25	1464.0
2.	Fred Corey	14	476.0
3.	Frank Mountain	4	144.0
4.	Jake Evans	1	8.0
	Harry McCormick	1	78.1

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	88	1882
2.	Lee Richmond	74	1880
3.	Lee Richmond	68	1881
4.	Fred Corey	31	1881
5.	Frank Mountain	24	1882
6.	Fred Corey	19	1882
7.	Fred Corey	16	1880
8.	Harry McCormick	15	1881
9.	Frank Mountain	11	1882
10.	Tommy Bond	7	1882

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	230	1464.0
2.	Fred Corey	66	476.0
3.	Frank Mountain	35	144.0
4.	Harry McCormick	15	78.1
5.	Tommy Bond	7	12.1
6.	Billy Taylor	6	8.0
7.	Tricky Nichols	4	17.2
8.	Harry Stovey	3	6.0
9.	John Clarkson	2	24.0

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	547	1881
2.	Lee Richmond	541	1880
3.	Lee Richmond	525	1882
4.	Fred Corey	231	1881
5.	Fred Corey	180	1882
6.	Frank Mountain	138	1882
7.	Fred Corey	131	1880
8.	Harry McCormick	89	1881
9.	John Clarkson	49	1882
10.	Frank Mountain	47	1882

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	1613	1464.0
2.	Fred Corey	542	476.0
3.	Frank Mountain	185	144.0
4.	Harry McCormick	89	78.1
5.	John Clarkson	49	24.0
6.	Tricky Nichols	29	17.2
7.	Billy Taylor	15	8.0
8.	Jake Evans	13	8.0
9.	Tommy Bond	12	12.1
10.	Harry Stovey	8	6.0

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	3.284	1880
2.	Fred Corey	2.938	1880
3.	Lee Richmond	2.294	1881
4.	Fred Corey	1.895	1882
5.	Lee Richmond	1.398	1882
6.	Fred Corey	1.065	1881
7.	Frank Mountain	1.000	1882

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	2.270	1464.0

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	0.107	1880
2.	Lee Richmond	0.136	1881
3.	Fred Corey	0.143	1881
4.	Lee Richmond	0.241	1882
5.	Fred Corey	0.324	1882
6.	Frank Mountain	0.353	1882
7.	Fred Corey	0.364	1880

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	0.154	1464.0

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	33	1882
2.	Lee Richmond	32	1880
3.	Lee Richmond	26	1881
4.	Fred Corey	15	1881
5.	Fred Corey	13	1882
6.	Frank Mountain	11	1882
7.	Fred Corey	9	1880
8.	Harry McCormick	8	1881
9.	Frank Mountain	5	1882
10.	John Clarkson	2	1882
	Tricky Nichols	2	1880

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	91	1464.0
2.	Fred Corey	37	476.0
3.	Frank Mountain	16	144.0
4.	Harry McCormick	8	78.1
5.	John Clarkson	2	24.0
	Tricky Nichols	2	17.2
7.	Tommy Bond	1	12.1
	Jake Evans	1	8.0
	Billy Taylor	1	8.0

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	174	1881
2.	Lee Richmond	171	1882
3.	Lee Richmond	141	1880
4.	Fred Corey	78	1881
5.	Fred Corey	55	1882
6.	Frank Mountain	45	1882
7.	Fred Corey	40	1880
8.	Harry McCormick	31	1881
9.	Frank Mountain	14	1882
10.	John Clarkson	12	1882

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	486	1464.0
2.	Fred Corey	173	476.0
3.	Frank Mountain	59	144.0
4.	Harry McCormick	31	78.1
5.	John Clarkson	12	24.0
6.	Tricky Nichols	8	17.2
7.	Billy Taylor	7	8.0
8.	Tommy Bond	6	12.1
9.	Jake Evans	5	8.0
10.	Harry Stovey	3	6.0

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	29	1880
2.	Lee Richmond	26	1882
3.	Lee Richmond	24	1881
4.	Fred Corey	23	1882
5.	Frank Mountain	14	1882
6.	Fred Corey	8	1881
	Frank Mountain	8	1882
8.	John Clarkson	3	1882
	Fred Corey	3	1880
	Harry McCormick	3	1881

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	79	1464.0
2.	Fred Corey	34	476.0
3.	Frank Mountain	22	144.0
4.	John Clarkson	3	24.0
	Harry McCormick	3	78.1
6.	Billy Taylor	2	8.0
7.	Tommy Bond	1	12.1
	Jake Evans	1	8.0
	Tricky Nichols	1	17.2

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.	Lee Richmond	2410	1880
2.	Lee Richmond	1992	1881
3.	Lee Richmond	1876	1882
4.	Fred Corey	803	1881
5.	Fred Corey	648	1882
6.	Fred Corey	614	1880
7.	Frank Mountain	485	1882
8.	Harry McCormick	339	1881
9.	Frank Mountain	195	1882
10.	John Clarkson	127	1882

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	6278	1464.0
2.	Fred Corey	2065	476.0
3.	Frank Mountain	680	144.0
4.	Harry McCormick	339	78.1
5.	John Clarkson	127	24.0
6.	Tricky Nichols	85	17.2
7.	Tommy Bond	62	12.1
8.	Billy Taylor	47	8.0
9.	Jake Evans	41	8.0
10.	Harry Stovey	29	6.0

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	9	1880
2.	Fred Corey	7	1882
3.	Fred Corey	6	1880
4.	Fred Corey	2	1881
	Lee Richmond	2	1882
	Harry Stovey	2	1880
7.	Lee Richmond	1	1881

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	IP
1.	Fred Corey	15	476.0
2.	Lee Richmond	12	1464.0
3.	Harry Stovey	2	6.0

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	119	1880
2.	Fred Corey	106	1880
3.	Lee Richmond	89	1881
4.	Fred Corey	87	1882
5.	Lee Richmond	83	1882
6.	Fred Corey	81	1881
7.	Frank Mountain	78	1882

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	IP
1.	Lee Richmond	95	1464.0

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	27	1880
2.	Fred Corey	4	1880

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	IP

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	Year
1.	Lee Richmond	2.6	1880
2.	Fred Corey	0.4	1880

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	IP

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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