Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1. John Clarkson • 1887 14.9
2. John Clarkson • 1885 12.9
3. Pete Alexander • 1920 12.0
4. Clark Griffith • 1898 10.7
5. Bill Hutchinson • 1891 10.4
6. Dick Ellsworth • 1963 10.3
7. Fergie Jenkins • 1971 10.1
8. Mordecai Brown • 1909 9.6
9. Mordecai Brown • 1908 9.5
10. Rick Reuschel • 1977 9.4
Al Spalding • 1876 9.4
Earned Run Average
1. Mordecai Brown • 1906 1.04
2. Jack Pfiester • 1907 1.15
3. Carl Lundgren • 1907 1.17
4. Jack Taylor • 1902 1.29
5. Mordecai Brown • 1909 1.31
6. Bruce Sutter • 1977 1.34
7. Mordecai Brown • 1907 1.39
8. Orval Overall • 1909 1.42
Ed Reulbach • 1905 1.42
10. Mordecai Brown • 1908 1.47
Wins
1. John Clarkson • 1885 53
2. Al Spalding • 1876 47
3. Bill Hutchinson • 1891 44
4. Larry Corcoran • 1880 43
5. Bill Hutchinson • 1890 41
6. John Clarkson • 1887 38
7. John Clarkson • 1886 36
Bill Hutchinson • 1892 36
9. Larry Corcoran • 1884 35
10. Larry Corcoran • 1883 34
Win-Loss %
1. Rick Sutcliffe • 1984 .941
2. Fred Goldsmith • 1880 .875
3. Hank Borowy • 1945 .846
4. King Cole • 1910 .833
Jim McCormick • 1885 .833
6. Ed Reulbach • 1906 .826
7. Emil Kush • 1946 .818
8. Mordecai Brown • 1906 .813
9. Ed Reulbach • 1907 .810
10. Willie Hernandez • 1978 .800
Bert Humphries • 1913 .800
Orval Overall • 1906 .800
Jack Taylor • 1906 .800
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Mordecai Brown • 1908 0.842
2. Bruce Sutter • 1977 0.857
3. Jake Arrieta • 2015 0.865
4. Mordecai Brown • 1909 0.873
5. Pete Alexander • 1919 0.928
6. Mordecai Brown • 1906 0.934
7. Larry Corcoran • 1880 0.938
8. Jack Pfiester • 1906 0.941
9. Mordecai Brown • 1907 0.944
10. Warren Hacker • 1952 0.946
Hits per 9 IP
1. Ed Reulbach • 1906 5.326
2. Carl Lundgren • 1907 5.652
3. Bruce Sutter • 1977 5.786
4. Jake Arrieta • 2015 5.895
5. Bruce Sutter • 1979 5.951
6. Lee Smith • 1983 6.097
7. Mordecai Brown • 1908 6.166
8. Jack Pfiester • 1906 6.211
9. Jake Arrieta • 2016 6.294
10. Kerry Wood • 1998 6.318
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Al Spalding • 1876 0.443
2. Terry Larkin • 1879 0.526
3. Terry Larkin • 1878 0.551
4. Jon Lieber • 2002 0.766
5. Fred Goldsmith • 1880 0.770
6. Fred Goldsmith • 1882 0.844
7. Pete Alexander • 1923 0.885
8. George Bradley • 1877 0.891
9. Fred Goldsmith • 1883 0.916
10. Dennis Eckersley • 1985 1.010
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Kerry Wood • 1998 12.582
2. Kerry Wood • 2003 11.346
3. Mark Prior • 2002 11.340
4. Kerry Wood • 2001 11.203
5. Rich Harden • 2009 10.915
6. Bruce Sutter • 1977 10.817
7. Travis Wood • 2015 10.550
8. Mark Prior • 2004 10.542
9. Mark Prior • 2003 10.434
10. Paul Assenmacher • 1991 10.256
Games Played
1. Ted Abernathy • 1965 84
Bob Howry • 2006 84
Dick Tidrow • 1980 84
4. Bill Campbell • 1983 82
Jeff Fassero • 2001 82
Carlos Marmol • 2008 82
7. Rod Beck • 1998 81
8. Shawn Camp • 2012 80
Steve Cishek • 2018 80
Sean Marshall • 2010 80
Saves
1. Randy Myers • 1993 53
2. Rod Beck • 1998 51
3. Carlos Marmol • 2010 38
Randy Myers • 1995 38
5. Bruce Sutter • 1979 37
6. Lee Smith • 1987 36
Mitch Williams • 1989 36
8. Carlos Marmol • 2011 34
Kerry Wood • 2008 34
10. Joe Borowski • 2003 33
Ryan Dempster • 2005 33
Kevin Gregg • 2013 33
Lee Smith • 1984 33
Lee Smith • 1985 33
Innings Pitched
1. John Clarkson • 1885 623.0
2. Bill Hutchinson • 1892 622.0
3. Bill Hutchinson • 1890 603.0
4. Bill Hutchinson • 1891 561.0
5. Larry Corcoran • 1880 536.1
6. Al Spalding • 1876 528.2
7. John Clarkson • 1887 523.0
8. Larry Corcoran • 1884 516.2
9. Terry Larkin • 1879 513.1
10. Terry Larkin • 1878 506.0
Strikeouts
1. Bill Hutchinson • 1892 314
2. John Clarkson • 1886 313
3. John Clarkson • 1885 308
4. Bill Hutchinson • 1890 289
5. Fergie Jenkins • 1970 274
6. Fergie Jenkins • 1969 273
7. Larry Corcoran • 1884 272
8. Larry Corcoran • 1880 268
9. Kerry Wood • 2003 266
10. Fergie Jenkins • 1971 263
Games Started
1. John Clarkson • 1885 70
Bill Hutchinson • 1892 70
3. Bill Hutchinson • 1890 66
4. Larry Corcoran • 1880 60
Al Spalding • 1876 60
6. John Clarkson • 1887 59
Larry Corcoran • 1884 59
8. Bill Hutchinson • 1891 58
Terry Larkin • 1879 58
10. Terry Larkin • 1878 56
Complete Games
1. John Clarkson • 1885 68
2. Bill Hutchinson • 1892 67
3. Bill Hutchinson • 1890 65
4. Larry Corcoran • 1880 57
Larry Corcoran • 1884 57
Terry Larkin • 1879 57
7. John Clarkson • 1887 56
Bill Hutchinson • 1891 56
Terry Larkin • 1878 56
10. Al Spalding • 1876 53
Home Runs
1. Warren Hacker • 1955 38
2. John Lackey • 2017 36
Jon Lieber • 2000 36
4. Larry Corcoran • 1884 35
Warren Hacker • 1953 35
Fergie Jenkins • 1973 35
Greg Maddux • 2004 35
Kevin Tapani • 2000 35
9. Dick Ellsworth • 1964 34
10. Kevin Foster • 1995 32
Fergie Jenkins • 1972 32
Ted Lilly • 2008 32
Steve Trachsel • 1997 32
Steve Trachsel • 1999 32
Bases on Balls
1. Bill Hutchinson • 1890 199
2. Bill Hutchinson • 1892 190
3. Sam Jones • 1955 185
4. Willie McGill • 1893 181
5. Bill Hutchinson • 1891 178
6. Bill Hutchinson • 1893 156
7. Larry Cheney • 1914 140
Bill Hutchinson • 1894 140
9. Danny Friend • 1896 139
10. Adonis Terry • 1895 131
Hits
1. Bill Hutchinson • 1892 571
2. Al Spalding • 1876 542
3. Terry Larkin • 1879 514
4. John Clarkson • 1887 513
5. Terry Larkin • 1878 511
6. Bill Hutchinson • 1891 508
7. Bill Hutchinson • 1890 505
8. John Clarkson • 1885 497
9. Larry Corcoran • 1883 483
10. Larry Corcoran • 1884 473
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Jon Lieber • 2002 7.250
2. Fergie Jenkins • 1971 7.108
3. Dennis Eckersley • 1985 6.158
4. Bruce Sutter • 1977 5.609
5. Terry Larkin • 1878 5.258
6. Fred Goldsmith • 1880 5.000
7. Jake Arrieta • 2015 4.917
8. Mark Prior • 2003 4.900
9. Terry Larkin • 1879 4.733
10. Greg Maddux • 2004 4.576
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Mordecai Brown • 1909 0.026
2. Clark Griffith • 1898 0.028
3. Mordecai Brown • 1908 0.029
Jake Weimer • 1904 0.029
5. Ed Reulbach • 1905 0.031
Hippo Vaughn • 1914 0.031
7. Mordecai Brown • 1906 0.032
Orval Overall • 1909 0.032
9. Lefty Tyler • 1918 0.033
10. Ed Reulbach • 1909 0.034
Pop Williams • 1902 0.034
Losses
1. Bill Hutchinson • 1892 36
2. Terry Larkin • 1878 26
3. Bill Hutchinson • 1890 25
4. Bill Hutchinson • 1893 24
5. George Bradley • 1877 23
Larry Corcoran • 1884 23
Tom Hughes • 1901 23
Terry Larkin • 1879 23
9. Bill Bonham • 1974 22
Dick Ellsworth • 1966 22
Earned Runs
1. Bill Hutchinson • 1892 191
2. Bill Hutchinson • 1894 187
3. Bill Hutchinson • 1893 184
4. Bill Hutchinson • 1890 181
5. John Clarkson • 1887 179
6. Bill Hutchinson • 1891 175
7. Adonis Terry • 1895 166
8. Guy Bush • 1930 155
Willie McGill • 1893 155
10. Clark Griffith • 1895 154
Wild Pitches
1. Mark Baldwin • 1887 41
2. George Bradley • 1877 39
3. Terry Larkin • 1878 37
4. Jocko Flynn • 1886 28
5. Larry Corcoran • 1881 27
Larry Corcoran • 1884 27
Bill Hutchinson • 1890 27
8. Larry Cheney • 1914 26
9. John Clarkson • 1887 25
Bill Hutchinson • 1891 25
Hit By Pitch
1. Danny Friend • 1896 39
2. Jimmy Callahan • 1899 24
3. Jimmy Callahan • 1900 22
Clark Griffith • 1895 22
Jack Taylor • 1899 22
6. Kerry Wood • 2003 21
7. Clark Griffith • 1898 20
Carlos Zambrano • 2004 20
9. Pat Luby • 1891 19
10. Ned Garvin • 1900 18
Ed Reulbach • 1905 18
Walter Thornton • 1898 18
Batters Faced
1. Bill Hutchinson • 1892 2639
2. Bill Hutchinson • 1890 2506
3. John Clarkson • 1885 2487
4. Bill Hutchinson • 1891 2371
5. Al Spalding • 1876 2219
6. John Clarkson • 1887 2183
7. Larry Corcoran • 1884 2180
8. Terry Larkin • 1879 2176
9. Larry Corcoran • 1880 2133
10. Terry Larkin • 1878 2105
Games Finished
1. Rod Beck • 1998 70
Carlos Marmol • 2010 70
3. Randy Myers • 1993 69
4. Ryan Dempster • 2006 64
5. Ted Abernathy • 1965 62
6. Carlos Marmol • 2011 61
Mitch Williams • 1989 61
8. Phil Regan • 1968 60
9. Joe Borowski • 2003 59
Lee Smith • 1984 59
Lee Smith • 1986 59
Adjusted ERA+
1. Bruce Sutter • 1977 328
2. Mordecai Brown • 1906 253
3. Lee Smith • 1983 229
4. Jack Pfiester • 1907 216
5. Jake Arrieta • 2015 215
6. Carl Lundgren • 1907 213
7. Ed Reulbach • 1905 209
8. Jack Taylor • 1902 206
9. Chuck McElroy • 1991 199
10. Kyle Hendricks • 2016 196
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Bruce Sutter • 1977 1.61
2. Orval Overall • 1909 1.75
3. Mordecai Brown • 1909 1.78
4. Orval Overall • 1908 1.86
5. Mordecai Brown • 1908 1.87
6. Bruce Sutter • 1979 1.89
7. Mordecai Brown • 1907 1.97
8. Fred Goldsmith • 1880 2.06
9. Rick Reuschel • 1972 2.07
10. Mordecai Brown • 1906 2.08
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. John Clarkson • 1887 71
2. John Clarkson • 1885 69
3. Clark Griffith • 1898 60
4. Bill Hutchinson • 1890 57
5. Jake Arrieta • 2015 52
6. Pete Alexander • 1920 51
7. Ed Reulbach • 1905 48
8. Jack Taylor • 1902 47
9. Lon Warneke • 1932 46
10. Mordecai Brown • 1906 45
Mordecai Brown • 1909 45
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. John Clarkson • 1885 6.9
2. John Clarkson • 1887 6.3
3. Clark Griffith • 1898 6.1
4. Jake Arrieta • 2015 5.9
5. Pete Alexander • 1920 5.8
6. Mordecai Brown • 1906 5.5
Ed Reulbach • 1905 5.5
Jack Taylor • 1902 5.5
9. Mordecai Brown • 1909 5.3
Dick Ellsworth • 1963 5.3
Bill Hutchinson • 1890 5.3
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24) †
1. Bill Lee • 1938 57.17
2. Jake Arrieta • 2015 53.42
3. Dick Ellsworth • 1963 53.39
4. Greg Maddux • 1992 48.47
5. Rick Reuschel • 1977 47.51
6. Sheriff Blake • 1928 46.38
7. Kyle Hendricks • 2016 43.25
8. Bill Hands • 1969 42.09
Jon Lester • 2016 42.09
10. Mark Prior • 2003 41.27
Win Probability Added (WPA) †
1. Bill Lee • 1938 7.5
2. Dick Ellsworth • 1963 5.9
3. Jake Arrieta • 2015 5.7
4. Rick Reuschel • 1977 5.5
5. Greg Maddux • 1992 5.2
6. Bruce Sutter • 1977 5.1
7. Sheriff Blake • 1928 5.0
Jon Lester • 2016 5.0
9. Pat Malone • 1930 4.6
10. Mark Prior • 2003 4.5
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI) †
1. Jake Arrieta • 2015 5.7
2. Fergie Jenkins • 1970 5.2
3. Dick Ellsworth • 1963 5.1
Greg Maddux • 1992 5.1
5. Kyle Hendricks • 2016 4.6
6. Bill Lee • 1938 4.5
7. Sheriff Blake • 1928 4.4
8. Bill Hands • 1969 4.0
Larry Jackson • 1964 4.0
Rick Reuschel • 1977 4.0
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW) †
1. Jake Arrieta • 2015 6.2
Dick Ellsworth • 1963 6.2
Bill Lee • 1938 6.2
4. Greg Maddux • 1992 5.7
5. Sheriff Blake • 1928 5.0
6. Rick Reuschel • 1977 4.9
7. Kyle Hendricks • 2016 4.7
8. Jon Lester • 2016 4.5
9. Bill Hands • 1969 4.4
Mark Prior • 2003 4.4
Lon Warneke • 1933 4.4

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