Career Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †

1. Red Faber 67.4
2. Ted Lyons 66.8
3. Ed Walsh 65.2
4. Wilbur Wood 51.8
5. Eddie Cicotte 50.0
6. Billy Pierce 49.3
7. Mark Buehrle 48.9
8. Doc White 34.1
9. Thornton Lee 30.2
Chris Sale 30.2

Earned Run Average

1. Ed Walsh 1.81
2. Hoyt Wilhelm 1.92
3. Frank Smith 2.18
4. Eddie Cicotte 2.25
5. Jim Scott 2.3
Doc White 2.3
7. Reb Russell 2.33
8. Nick Altrock 2.4
9. Joe Benz 2.43
10. Frank Owen 2.48

Wins

1. Ted Lyons 260
2. Red Faber 254
3. Ed Walsh 195
4. Billy Pierce 186
5. Wilbur Wood 163
6. Mark Buehrle 161
7. Doc White 159
8. Eddie Cicotte 156
9. Joe Horlen 113
10. Frank Smith 108

Win-Loss %

1. Clark Griffith .709
2. Lefty Williams .648
3. Virgil Trucks .644
4. Freddy García .640
5. Jim Kaat .616
6. Juan Pizarro .615
7. Jack McDowell .611
8. Monty Stratton .610
9. Dickey Kerr .609
Ed Walsh .609

Walks & Hits per IP

1. Hoyt Wilhelm 0.935
2. Ed Walsh 0.995
3. Chris Sale 1.065
4. Frank Smith 1.079
5. Reb Russell 1.080
6. Nick Altrock 1.083
7. Frank Owen 1.103
8. Doc White 1.106
9. Eddie Cicotte 1.112
10. Joe Benz 1.147

Hits per 9 IP

1. Hoyt Wilhelm 6.194
2. Ed Walsh 7.099
3. Frank Smith 7.113
4. Chris Sale 7.476
5. Jack Harshman 7.672
6. Lucas Giolito 7.721
7. Jim Scott 7.725
8. Dylan Cease 7.728
9. Gary Peters 7.737
10. Juan Pizarro 7.835

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

1. Nick Altrock 1.491
2. Roy Patterson 1.800
3. LaMarr Hoyt 1.825
4. Frank Owen 1.838
5. Ed Walsh 1.857
6. Reb Russell 1.860
7. Doc White 1.953
8. Hollis Thurston 2.014
9. Mark Buehrle 2.050
10. Ray Herbert 2.052

Strikeouts per 9 IP

1. Dylan Cease 10.833
2. Chris Sale 10.086
3. Lucas Giolito 9.620
4. Carlos Rodón 9.547
5. Javier Vázquez 8.560
6. Reynaldo López 8.004
7. Jake Peavy 7.968
8. Jose Quintana 7.590
9. Jason Bere 7.497
10. Melido Perez 7.170

Games Played

1. Red Faber 669
2. Ted Lyons 594
3. Wilbur Wood 578
4. Matt Thornton 512
5. Billy Pierce 456
6. Ed Walsh 426
7. Bobby Thigpen 424
8. Mark Buehrle 390
9. Hoyt Wilhelm 361
10. Doc White 360

Saves

Innings Pitched

1. Ted Lyons 4161.0
2. Red Faber 4086.2
3. Ed Walsh 2946.1
4. Billy Pierce 2931.0
5. Wilbur Wood 2524.1
6. Doc White 2498.1
7. Mark Buehrle 2476.2
8. Eddie Cicotte 2322.1
9. Joe Horlen 1918.0
10. Jim Scott 1892.0

Strikeouts

1. Billy Pierce 1796
2. Ed Walsh 1732
3. Red Faber 1471
4. Mark Buehrle 1396
5. Wilbur Wood 1332
6. Chris Sale 1244
7. John Danks 1102
8. Gary Peters 1098
9. Ted Lyons 1073
10. Doc White 1067

Games Started

1. Ted Lyons 484
2. Red Faber 483
3. Billy Pierce 391
4. Mark Buehrle 365
5. Ed Walsh 312
6. Doc White 301
7. Wilbur Wood 286
8. Joe Horlen 284
9. Eddie Cicotte 258
10. Richard Dotson 250

Complete Games

1. Ted Lyons 356
2. Red Faber 273
3. Ed Walsh 249
4. Doc White 206
5. Eddie Cicotte 183
7. Frank Smith 156
8. Thornton Lee 142
9. Jim Scott 123
10. Roy Patterson 119

Shutouts

1. Ed Walsh 57
2. Doc White 42
3. Billy Pierce 35
4. Red Faber 29
6. Ted Lyons 27
7. Jim Scott 26
8. Frank Smith 25
9. Reb Russell 24

Home Runs

1. Mark Buehrle 274
2. Billy Pierce 241
3. Ted Lyons 222
4. John Danks 197
5. Wilbur Wood 193
6. Jon Garland 182
8. James Baldwin 150
10. Joe Horlen 142

Bases on Balls

1. Red Faber 1213
2. Ted Lyons 1121
3. Billy Pierce 1052
4. Wilbur Wood 671
6. Thornton Lee 633
7. Jim Scott 609
8. Ed Walsh 608
9. Mark Buehrle 564
10. Bill Dietrich 561

Hits

1. Ted Lyons 4489
2. Red Faber 4106
3. Billy Pierce 2643
4. Mark Buehrle 2610
5. Wilbur Wood 2422
6. Ed Walsh 2324
7. Doc White 2220
8. Eddie Cicotte 2050
9. Thornton Lee 1851
10. Joe Horlen 1755

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

1. Chris Sale 4.785
2. Jake Peavy 3.662
3. Javier Vázquez 3.575
4. Jose Quintana 3.134
5. Hoyt Wilhelm 3.12
6. Tom Bradley 2.986
7. Lucas Giolito 2.904
8. Ed Walsh 2.849
9. Dylan Cease 2.694
10. LaMarr Hoyt 2.686

Home Runs per 9 IP

1. Reb Russell 0.049
2. Frank Smith 0.052
3. Ed Walsh 0.070
4. Nick Altrock 0.087
5. Eddie Cicotte 0.089
6. Jim Scott 0.100
7. Doc White 0.101
8. Joe Benz 0.106
9. Frank Owen 0.110
10. Roy Patterson 0.152

Losses

1. Ted Lyons 230
2. Red Faber 213
3. Billy Pierce 152
4. Wilbur Wood 148
5. Ed Walsh 125
6. Doc White 123
7. Mark Buehrle 119
8. Jim Scott 114
9. Joe Horlen 113
10. John Danks 104

Earned Runs

1. Ted Lyons 1696
2. Red Faber 1430
3. Mark Buehrle 1053
4. Billy Pierce 1038
5. Wilbur Wood 891
6. John Danks 731
8. Jon Garland 700
9. Thornton Lee 699
10. Bill Dietrich 675

Wild Pitches

Hit By Pitch

1. Red Faber 103
2. Doc White 93
3. Chris Sale 63
4. Wilbur Wood 57
5. Mark Buehrle 55
6. Jim Scott 53
7. Ed Walsh 51
8. Joe Horlen 49
9. Gavin Floyd 48
10. Gary Peters 46

Batters Faced

1. Ted Lyons 17797
2. Red Faber 17104
3. Billy Pierce 12278
4. Ed Walsh 11329
5. Wilbur Wood 10472
6. Mark Buehrle 10317
7. Doc White 9885
8. Eddie Cicotte 9080
9. Thornton Lee 8007
10. Joe Horlen 7895

Games Finished

1. Bobby Thigpen 348
3. Bobby Jenks 282
4. Hoyt Wilhelm 239
5. Keith Foulke 216
6. Clint Brown 177
7. Wilbur Wood 174
8. Terry Forster 158
9. Gerry Staley 146
10. Bob Howry 138

Adjusted ERA+

Fielding Independent Pitching

1. Ed Walsh 2.01
2. Frank Smith 2.33
3. Reb Russell 2.35
4. Nick Altrock 2.46
5. Eddie Cicotte 2.49
Doc White 2.49
7. Hoyt Wilhelm 2.51
8. Tom Bradley 2.53
9. Joe Benz 2.63
Frank Owen 2.63
Jim Scott 2.63

Adj. Pitching Runs

1. Ted Lyons 277
2. Ed Walsh 275
3. Billy Pierce 252
4. Red Faber 249
5. Eddie Cicotte 195
6. Mark Buehrle 189
7. Thornton Lee 154
8. Chris Sale 130
9. Wilbur Wood 117
10. Doc White 103

Adj. Pitching Wins

1. Ed Walsh 31.1
2. Ted Lyons 27.8
3. Billy Pierce 26.6
4. Red Faber 25.6
5. Eddie Cicotte 22.0
6. Mark Buehrle 19.0
7. Thornton Lee 15.6
8. Chris Sale 13.9
9. Wilbur Wood 13.8
10. Doc White 11.7

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24) †

1. Billy Pierce 289.60
2. Red Faber 271.79
3. Ted Lyons 265.21
4. Eddie Cicotte 252.19
5. Ed Walsh 212.69
6. Mark Buehrle 199.48
7. Chris Sale 149.33
8. Thornton Lee 123.50
9. Jack McDowell 119.06
10. Keith Foulke 110.00

Win Probability Added (WPA) †

1. Ted Lyons 36.6
2. Billy Pierce 34.2
3. Red Faber 33.3
4. Eddie Cicotte 30.4
5. Ed Walsh 21.9
6. Chris Sale 18.9
7. Mark Buehrle 15.9
8. Keith Foulke 14.8
9. Jack McDowell 14.2
10. Thornton Lee 12.5

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI) †

1. Ted Lyons 30.3
2. Eddie Cicotte 28.5
3. Red Faber 27.1
4. Billy Pierce 26.2
5. Ed Walsh 22.3
6. Mark Buehrle 17.7
7. Chris Sale 16.2
8. Jim Scott 12.8
9. Reb Russell 12.3
10. Hoyt Wilhelm 12.0

Championship WPA (cWPA) †

1. Eddie Cicotte 67.6
2. Billy Pierce 64.0
3. Joe Horlen 30.2
4. Ted Lyons 28.4
5. Dickey Kerr 25.7
6. Lefty Williams 23.8
7. Gary Peters 21.8
8. Red Faber 20.6
9. Hoyt Wilhelm 19.7
10. Reb Russell 17.9

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW) †

1. Billy Pierce 31.1
2. Eddie Cicotte 28.9
3. Red Faber 28.3
4. Ted Lyons 26.8
5. Ed Walsh 24.3
6. Mark Buehrle 19.9
7. Chris Sale 15.9
8. Jack McDowell 12.5
9. Thornton Lee 12.1
10. Gary Peters 11.8

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