Pitching Leaders Up to & Including Age 21

Ages used are the player's age on June 30th.

Up to & Including age 21

  • Minimum 300 IP or 29 Decisions for rate statistics
  • Last column is Innings Pitched
Earned Run Average
1. Tommy Bond 1.85 1778.0
2. John Ward 1.90 1846.0
3. Walter Johnson 1.94 663.0
4. Harry Krause 1.95 346.3
5. Billy Rhines 1.95 401.3
6. Smoky Joe Wood 1.98 655.7
7. Al Mamaux 1.98 317.7
8. Charlie Sweeney 2.03 638.7
9. Nick Maddox 2.03 314.7
10. Larry Corcoran 2.10 933.0
Wins
1. John Ward 126 1846.0
2. Silver King 113 1471.7
3. Tommy Bond 112 1778.0
4. Amos Rusie 106 1815.0
5. Bob Feller 82 1105.3
6. Ice Box Chamberlain 75 1070.0
7. Matt Kilroy 75 1172.3
8. Larry Corcoran 74 933.0
9. Kid Carsey 71 1339.3
10. Elmer Smith 69 1071.3
Win-Loss %
1. Al Spalding .760 662.0
2. Bob Caruthers .758 565.0
3. Nick Maddox .757 314.7
4. Dwight Gooden .753 744.7
5. Vida Blue .750 392.7
6. Joe Corbett .730 373.0
7. Larry Corcoran .725 933.0
8. Ed Morris .723 429.7
9. Al Mamaux .722 317.7
10. Slim Jones .714 294.0
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Charlie Sweeney 0.896 638.7
2. Ed Morris 0.898 429.7
3. Bob Caruthers 0.996 565.0
4. Vida Blue 1.008 392.7
5. John Ward 1.015 1846.0
6. Larry Corcoran 1.030 933.0
7. Mickey Hughes 1.044 363.0
8. Tommy Bond 1.044 1778.0
9. Dwight Gooden 1.045 744.7
10. Walter Johnson 1.053 663.0
Hits per 9 IP
1. Vida Blue 6.372 392.7
2. Al Mamaux 6.375 317.7
3. Toad Ramsey 6.619 667.7
4. Babe Ruth 6.650 564.3
5. Dwight Gooden 6.720 744.7
6. Jim Shaw 6.878 403.0
7. Nick Maddox 6.893 314.7
8. Mickey Hughes 6.967 363.0
9. Harry Krause 7.016 346.3
10. Ed Morris 7.017 429.7
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Tommy Bond 0.324 1778.0
2. Bill Stearns 0.677 558.7
3. Jack Manning 0.730 320.7
4. John Ward 0.819 1846.0
5. George Weidman 0.844 639.7
6. Al Spalding 0.884 662.0
7. John Coleman 0.908 713.7
8. Terry Larkin 0.935 510.0
9. Charlie Sweeney 0.986 638.7
10. Ed Morris 1.068 429.7
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Billy McCool 9.330 300.0
2. Dwight Gooden 8.992 744.7
3. Sam McDowell 8.531 332.3
4. Vida Blue 8.251 392.7
5. Dennis Eckersley 8.207 386.0
6. José Rijo 8.108 319.7
7. Félix Hernández 8.079 465.7
8. Madison Bumgarner 7.931 325.7
9. Bob Feller 7.922 1105.3
10. Toad Ramsey 7.845 667.7
Games Played
1. Amos Rusie 226 1815.0
2. John Ward 216 1846.0
3. Tommy Bond 198 1778.0
4. Kid Carsey 173 1339.3
5. Silver King 173 1471.7
6. Pete Schneider 167 1028.0
7. Bob Feller 161 1105.3
8. Billy McCool 159 300.0
9. Terry Forster 158 322.3
10. Mike McCormick 156 738.3
Saves
1. Roberto Osuna 56 143.7
2. Terry Forster 46 322.3
3. Billy McCool 46 300.0
4. Huston Street 23 78.3
5. Víctor Cruz 19 126.0
6. Lloyd Allen 15 128.0
7. Byung-Hyun Kim 15 98.0
8. Kelvim Escobar 14 31.0
9. Bart Johnson 14 290.0
10. Art Houtteman 10 512.0
Innings Pitched
1. John Ward 1846.0 1846.0
2. Amos Rusie 1815.0 1815.0
3. Tommy Bond 1778.0 1778.0
4. Silver King 1471.7 1471.7
5. Kid Carsey 1339.3 1339.3
6. Matt Kilroy 1172.3 1172.3
7. Willie McGill 1155.3 1155.3
8. Bob Feller 1105.3 1105.3
9. Egyptian Healy 1082.0 1082.0
10. Elmer Smith 1071.3 1071.3
Strikeouts
1. Amos Rusie 1091 1815.0
2. Bob Feller 973 1105.3
3. Dwight Gooden 744 744.7
4. Matt Kilroy 730 1172.3
5. John Ward 704 1846.0
6. Silver King 597 1471.7
7. Bert Blyleven 587 729.7
8. Toad Ramsey 582 667.7
9. Ice Box Chamberlain 514 1070.0
10. Hardie Henderson 493 806.7
Games Started
1. Amos Rusie 203 1815.0
2. John Ward 199 1846.0
3. Tommy Bond 197 1778.0
4. Silver King 166 1471.7
5. Kid Carsey 156 1339.3
6. Matt Kilroy 137 1172.3
7. Willie McGill 137 1155.3
8. Bob Feller 135 1105.3
9. Ice Box Chamberlain 129 1070.0
10. Egyptian Healy 127 1082.0
Complete Games
1. Tommy Bond 195 1778.0
2. Amos Rusie 186 1815.0
3. John Ward 186 1846.0
4. Silver King 159 1471.7
5. Kid Carsey 132 1339.3
6. Matt Kilroy 132 1172.3
7. Egyptian Healy 123 1082.0
8. Ice Box Chamberlain 117 1070.0
9. Pete Conway 115 1018.0
10. Larry McKeon 110 979.0
Shutouts
1. Tommy Bond 19 1778.0
2. John Ward 19 1846.0
3. Dwight Gooden 13 744.7
4. Christy Mathewson 13 654.3
5. Amos Rusie 13 1815.0
6. Smoky Joe Wood 13 655.7
7. Walter Johnson 12 663.0
8. Kid Nichols 12 849.3
9. Fernando Valenzuela 12 495.0
10. Matt Kilroy 11 1172.3
Home Runs
1. Mike McCormick 67 738.3
2. Bert Blyleven 60 729.7
3. Ray Sadecki 56 482.3
4. Catfish Hunter 54 569.3
5. Kid Carsey 52 1339.3
6. Larry Dierker 52 675.3
7. Dave Morehead 52 534.0
8. Wally Bunker 50 549.7
9. Frank Tanana 50 552.3
10. Zack Greinke 49 328.0
Bases on Balls
1. Amos Rusie 937 1815.0
2. Willie McGill 643 1155.3
3. Bob Feller 621 1105.3
4. Kid Carsey 495 1339.3
5. Ice Box Chamberlain 385 1070.0
6. Elmer Smith 360 1071.3
7. Pete Schneider 359 1028.0
8. Matt Kilroy 339 1172.3
9. Egyptian Healy 333 1082.0
10. Hal Newhouser 331 495.0
Hits
1. Tommy Bond 1793 1778.0
2. John Ward 1706 1846.0
3. Kid Carsey 1571 1339.3
4. Amos Rusie 1483 1815.0
5. Silver King 1341 1471.7
6. Willie McGill 1276 1155.3
7. Bobby Mathews 1230 1018.0
8. Egyptian Healy 1131 1082.0
9. Scott Stratton 1062 1024.7
10. Matt Kilroy 1061 1172.3
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Ed Morris 5.922 429.7
2. Tommy Bond 5.781 1778.0
3. Charlie Sweeney 5.500 638.7
4. John Ward 4.190 1846.0
5. Madison Bumgarner 3.827 325.7
6. George Weidman 3.533 639.7
7. Bob Caruthers 3.444 565.0
8. Bert Blyleven 3.354 729.7
9. Dwight Gooden 3.351 744.7
10. Bret Saberhagen 3.122 393.0
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Walter Johnson 0.027 663.0
2. Al Spalding 0.027 662.0
3. Terry Larkin 0.035 510.0
4. Toad Ramsey 0.054 667.7
5. Ed Morris 0.063 429.7
6. Bob Caruthers 0.064 565.0
7. Babe Ruth 0.064 564.3
8. Johnny Lush 0.066 542.0
9. Willie Mitchell 0.070 384.0
10. John Ward 0.073 1846.0
Losses
1. Amos Rusie 95 1815.0
2. Egyptian Healy 83 1082.0
3. Kid Carsey 80 1339.3
4. Tommy Bond 78 1778.0
5. John Ward 74 1846.0
6. Pete Schneider 70 1028.0
7. Willie McGill 69 1155.3
8. Adonis Terry 68 973.3
9. John Coleman 65 713.7
10. Larry McKeon 64 979.0
Earned Runs
1. Kid Carsey 687 1339.3
2. Amos Rusie 602 1815.0
3. Willie McGill 580 1155.3
4. Egyptian Healy 470 1082.0
5. Silver King 451 1471.7
6. Matt Kilroy 419 1172.3
7. Larry McKeon 404 979.0
8. Pete Conway 403 1018.0
9. Bob Feller 392 1105.3
10. Elmer Smith 392 1071.3
Wild Pitches
1. Ed Seward 114 995.3
2. Egyptian Healy 112 1082.0
3. Matt Kilroy 107 1172.3
4. John Ward 106 1846.0
5. Gus Weyhing 105 870.3
6. Silver King 86 1471.7
7. Amos Rusie 86 1815.0
8. Elmer Smith 80 1071.3
9. Hardie Henderson 77 806.7
10. Ice Box Chamberlain 71 1070.0
Hit By Pitch
1. Gus Weyhing 79 870.3
2. Kid Carsey 76 1339.3
3. Silver King 68 1471.7
4. Amos Rusie 65 1815.0
5. Willie McGill 55 1155.3
6. Pink Hawley 52 786.0
7. Kid Madden 51 664.0
8. Ice Box Chamberlain 48 1070.0
9. Ed Seward 46 995.3
10. Scott Stratton 42 1024.7
Batters Faced
1. Amos Rusie 7896 1815.0
2. John Ward 7539 1846.0
3. Tommy Bond 7484 1778.0
4. Silver King 6104 1471.7
5. Kid Carsey 6102 1339.3
6. Willie McGill 5383 1155.3
7. Matt Kilroy 4961 1172.3
8. Bobby Mathews 4806 1018.0
9. Bob Feller 4725 1105.3
10. Egyptian Healy 4700 1082.0
Games Finished
1. Billy McCool 109 300.0
2. Roberto Osuna 100 143.7
3. Terry Forster 89 322.3
4. Víctor Cruz 71 126.0
5. Huston Street 47 78.3
6. Erv Palica 42 225.3
7. Art Houtteman 41 512.0
8. Byung-Hyun Kim 40 98.0
9. Camilo Pascual 39 248.3
10. Dick Welteroth 39 160.7
Adjusted ERA+
1. Billy Rhines 186 401.3
2. Kid Nichols 160 849.3
3. Al Spalding 158 662.0
4. Dwight Gooden 155 744.7
5. Bob Caruthers 154 565.0
6. Toad Ramsey 150 667.7
7. Charlie Sweeney 146 638.7
8. Smoky Joe Wood 145 655.7
9. Vida Blue 143 392.7
10. Mickey Hughes 141 363.0
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Walter Johnson 1.85 663.0
2. Steel Arm Tyler 2.11 352.3
3. Smoky Joe Wood 2.15 655.7
4. Jack Manning 2.22 320.7
5. Tommy Bond 2.24 1778.0
6. John Ward 2.24 1846.0
7. Harry Krause 2.29 346.3
8. Bob Moose 2.30 355.3
9. Dwight Gooden 2.31 744.7
10. Ed Morris 2.41 429.7
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Silver King 177 1471.7
2. Bob Feller 167 1105.3
3. Kid Nichols 113 849.3
4. Dwight Gooden 106 744.7
5. Tommy Bond 105 1778.0
6. Al Spalding 97 662.0
7. John Ward 86 1846.0
8. Ice Box Chamberlain 80 1070.0
9. Ed Seward 78 995.3
10. Matt Kilroy 77 1172.3
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Bob Feller 16.4 1105.3
2. Silver King 16.4 1471.7
3. Dwight Gooden 12.2 744.7
4. Kid Nichols 10.6 849.3
5. Tommy Bond 9.6 1778.0
6. John Ward 8.3 1846.0
7. Ice Box Chamberlain 7.3 1070.0
8. Ed Seward 7.2 995.3
9. Al Spalding 6.9 662.0
10. Toad Ramsey 6.9 667.7