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Chicago Whales Top 10 Career Pitching Leaders

Team Names: Chicago Whales, Chicago Chi-Feds

Seasons: 2 (1914 to 1915)

Record: 173-133, .565 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 0

Pennants: 1

World Championships: 0

Winningest Manager: Joe Tinker, 173-133, .565 W-L%

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Career Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †

1. Claude Hendrix 7.4

2. George McConnell 2.9

3. Mordecai Brown 2.6

4. Doc Watson 2.0

5. Mike Prendergast 1.8

6. Rankin Johnson 1.4

7. Erv Lange 0.9

8. Bill Bailey 0.6

Earned Run Average

1. Claude Hendrix 2.27

Wins

1. Claude Hendrix 45

2. George McConnell 25

3. Mike Prendergast 19

4. Mordecai Brown 17

5. Max Fiske 12

Erv Lange 12

7. Rankin Johnson 11

8. Doc Watson 9

9. Ad Brennan 8

10. Dave Black 7

Win-Loss %

1. Claude Hendrix .643

Walks & Hits per IP

1. Claude Hendrix 1.049

Hits per 9 IP

1. Claude Hendrix 7.206

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

1. Claude Hendrix 2.240

Strikeouts per 9 IP

1. Claude Hendrix 4.117

Games Played

1. Claude Hendrix 89

2. Mike Prendergast 72

3. George McConnell 44

4. Max Fiske 38

5. Erv Lange 36

6. Ad Brennan 35

Mordecai Brown 35

8. Dave Black 33

9. Rankin Johnson 27

10. Doc Watson 26

Saves

1. Claude Hendrix 9

2. Mordecai Brown 4

3. Erv Lange 2

4. Rankin Johnson 1

George McConnell 1

Doc Watson 1

Innings Pitched

1. Claude Hendrix 647.0

2. Mike Prendergast 389.2

3. George McConnell 303.0

4. Mordecai Brown 236.1

5. Max Fiske 198.0

6. Ad Brennan 191.2

7. Erv Lange 190.0

8. Rankin Johnson 177.0

9. Doc Watson 172.0

10. Dave Black 146.1

Strikeouts

1. Claude Hendrix 296

2. Mike Prendergast 166

3. George McConnell 151

4. Mordecai Brown 95

5. Max Fiske 87

Erv Lange 87

7. Rankin Johnson 79

8. Ad Brennan 71

9. Doc Watson 69

10. Dave Black 62

Games Started

1. Claude Hendrix 68

2. Mike Prendergast 49

3. George McConnell 35

4. Mordecai Brown 25

5. Ad Brennan 24

6. Max Fiske 22

Erv Lange 22

8. Rankin Johnson 20

9. Doc Watson 18

10. Tom McGuire 12

Complete Games

1. Claude Hendrix 60

2. George McConnell 23

Mike Prendergast 23

4. Mordecai Brown 17

5. Rankin Johnson 15

6. Ad Brennan 12

7. Erv Lange 10

Doc Watson 10

9. Max Fiske 7

Tom McGuire 7

Shutouts

1. Claude Hendrix 11

2. George McConnell 4

Mike Prendergast 4

4. Bill Bailey 3

Ad Brennan 3

Mordecai Brown 3

Doc Watson 3

8. Rankin Johnson 2

Erv Lange 2

Home Runs

1. Claude Hendrix 13

2. Ad Brennan 11

Mike Prendergast 11

4. George McConnell 8

5. Max Fiske 7

Rankin Johnson 7

Tom McGuire 7

8. Dave Black 5

9. Erv Lange 3

10. Mordecai Brown 2

Doc Watson 2

Bases on Balls

1. Claude Hendrix 161

2. Mike Prendergast 107

3. George McConnell 89

4. Mordecai Brown 64

5. Max Fiske 59

6. Tom McGuire 57

7. Erv Lange 55

8. Rankin Johnson 52

9. Ad Brennan 51

10. Doc Watson 49

Hits

1. Claude Hendrix 518

2. Mike Prendergast 351

3. George McConnell 262

4. Ad Brennan 201

5. Mordecai Brown 189

6. Erv Lange 162

7. Max Fiske 161

8. Rankin Johnson 146

9. Doc Watson 145

10. Tom McGuire 143

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

1. Claude Hendrix 1.839

Home Runs per 9 IP

1. Claude Hendrix 0.181

Losses

1. Claude Hendrix 25

2. Mike Prendergast 21

3. Ad Brennan 14

4. Max Fiske 12

5. Erv Lange 11

6. George McConnell 10

7. Rankin Johnson 9

8. Mordecai Brown 8

Doc Watson 8

10. Dave Black 7

Earned Runs

1. Claude Hendrix 163

2. Mike Prendergast 106

3. Ad Brennan 78

4. George McConnell 74

5. Max Fiske 69

6. Mordecai Brown 55

7. Tom McGuire 54

8. Dave Black 50

9. Rankin Johnson 49

10. Erv Lange 47

Wild Pitches

1. Claude Hendrix 20

2. George McConnell 10

3. Ad Brennan 6

Mordecai Brown 6

5. Rankin Johnson 5

6. Dave Black 4

7. Mike Prendergast 3

8. Tom McGuire 2

Hans Rasmussen 2

10. Erv Lange 1

Hit By Pitch

1. Ad Brennan 9

2. George McConnell 8

3. Mordecai Brown 7

Max Fiske 7

Claude Hendrix 7

Mike Prendergast 7

7. Dave Black 6

8. Rankin Johnson 5

9. Tom McGuire 4

10. Erv Lange 3

Doc Watson 3

Batters Faced

1. Claude Hendrix 2520

2. Mike Prendergast 1542

3. George McConnell 1228

4. Mordecai Brown 931

5. Ad Brennan 796

6. Erv Lange 781

7. Max Fiske 762

8. Rankin Johnson 693

9. Doc Watson 667

10. Dave Black 564

Games Finished

1. Claude Hendrix 21

2. Dave Black 16

3. Mike Prendergast 14

4. Max Fiske 12

5. Erv Lange 11

6. Tom McGuire 10

7. Mordecai Brown 9

George McConnell 9

9. Ad Brennan 6

Doc Watson 6

Adjusted ERA+

1. Claude Hendrix 127

Fielding Independent Pitching

1. Claude Hendrix 2.55

Adj. Pitching Runs

1. Claude Hendrix 48

2. Mordecai Brown 19

George McConnell 19

Doc Watson 19

5. Mike Prendergast 15

6. Erv Lange 13

7. Rankin Johnson 9

8. Bill Bailey 3

Adj. Pitching Wins

1. Claude Hendrix 5.4

2. Mordecai Brown 2.1

George McConnell 2.1

Doc Watson 2.1

5. Mike Prendergast 1.7

6. Erv Lange 1.4

7. Rankin Johnson 1.1

8. Bill Bailey 0.4

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24) †

1. Claude Hendrix 69.42

2. Doc Watson 24.07

3. George McConnell 22.98

4. Mordecai Brown 20.87

5. Mike Prendergast 17.51

6. Erv Lange 14.76

7. Rankin Johnson 13.49

8. Bill Bailey 5.15

9. Max Fiske 4.63

Win Probability Added (WPA) †

1. Claude Hendrix 7.7

2. George McConnell 2.9

3. Mordecai Brown 2.5

4. Mike Prendergast 2.2

5. Doc Watson 2.0

6. Rankin Johnson 1.7

7. Erv Lange 0.7

8. Bill Bailey 0.4

9. Dave Black 0.2

10. Max Fiske 0.1

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI) †

1. Claude Hendrix 7.9

2. Mike Prendergast 2.6

Doc Watson 2.6

4. George McConnell 2.5

5. Mordecai Brown 2.4

6. Rankin Johnson 1.8

7. Erv Lange 1.3

8. Max Fiske 0.8

9. Bill Bailey 0.7

Dave Black 0.7

Championship WPA (cWPA) †

1. Claude Hendrix 33.5

2. Rankin Johnson 15.1

3. Bill Bailey 14.2

4. Mordecai Brown 7.0

5. Mike Prendergast 4.9

6. Max Fiske 4.4

7. Doc Watson 3.7

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW) †

1. Claude Hendrix 8.4

2. Doc Watson 2.8

3. George McConnell 2.7

4. Mordecai Brown 2.4

5. Mike Prendergast 2.0

6. Rankin Johnson 1.8

7. Erv Lange 1.7

8. Bill Bailey 0.6

9. Max Fiske 0.5

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