Newark Eagles Top 10 Career Pitching Leaders

Team Names: Newark Eagles, Brooklyn Eagles

Seasons: 14 (1935 to 1948)

Record: 399-327, .550 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 2

Pennants: 1

World Championships: 1

Winningest Manager: Biz Mackey, 173-122, .586 W-L%

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Career Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †

1. Leon Day 16.1

2. Max Manning 14.5

3. Leniel Hooker 8.0

4. Rufus Lewis 5.3

5. Jimmy Hill 4.3

6. Terris McDuffie 3.8

7. William Bell 1.7

8. Johnny Wright 1.5

9. Don Newcombe 1.2

10. Jesse Brown 1.0

Earned Run Average

1. Max Manning 3.33

2. Leon Day 3.55

3. Leniel Hooker 3.98

Wins

1. Max Manning 59

2. Leon Day 56

3. Leniel Hooker 42

4. Jimmy Hill 29

5. Rufus Lewis 20

6. Terris McDuffie 15

7. Bob Evans 12

8. Fred Hobgood 11

9. Will Jackman 8

10. William Bell 7

Don Newcombe 7

Win-Loss %

1. Leon Day .675

2. Max Manning .663

3. Jimmy Hill .518

4. Leniel Hooker .477

Walks & Hits per IP

1. Max Manning 1.244

2. Leon Day 1.277

3. Leniel Hooker 1.339

Hits per 9 IP

1. Leon Day 7.940

2. Max Manning 8.437

3. Leniel Hooker 9.237

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

1. Max Manning 2.756

2. Leniel Hooker 2.818

3. Leon Day 3.552

Strikeouts per 9 IP

1. Leon Day 6.402

2. Max Manning 5.369

3. Leniel Hooker 4.204

Games Played

1. Leniel Hooker 131

2. Max Manning 123

3. Leon Day 102

4. Jimmy Hill 85

5. Terris McDuffie 44

6. Bob Evans 43

Rufus Lewis 43

8. Fred Hobgood 36

9. Cotton Williams 31

10. Will Jackman 25

Saves

1. Leniel Hooker 7

2. Jimmy Hill 4

Max Manning 4

4. Leon Day 3

Terris McDuffie 3

6. Spoon Carter 2

Bob Evans 2

Clyde Golden 2

Rufus Lewis 2

Elbert Williams 2

Innings Pitched

1. Leniel Hooker 760.0

2. Max Manning 751.0

3. Leon Day 679.0

4. Jimmy Hill 467.1

5. Rufus Lewis 279.2

6. Terris McDuffie 278.1

7. Bob Evans 249.0

8. Fred Hobgood 189.1

9. Cotton Williams 150.0

10. Will Jackman 133.2

Strikeouts

1. Leon Day 483

2. Max Manning 448

3. Leniel Hooker 355

4. Jimmy Hill 310

5. Rufus Lewis 190

6. Bob Evans 134

7. Terris McDuffie 128

8. Fred Hobgood 90

9. Don Newcombe 81

10. Cotton Williams 76

Games Started

1. Leniel Hooker 90

2. Max Manning 88

3. Leon Day 82

4. Jimmy Hill 57

5. Rufus Lewis 35

6. Terris McDuffie 33

7. Bob Evans 32

8. Fred Hobgood 24

9. Will Jackman 17

10. Don Newcombe 14

Cotton Williams 14

Complete Games

1. Max Manning 64

2. Leon Day 58

3. Leniel Hooker 54

4. Jimmy Hill 28

5. Rufus Lewis 23

6. Terris McDuffie 22

7. Bob Evans 20

8. Fred Hobgood 12

Will Jackman 12

Don Newcombe 12

Shutouts

1. Leon Day 10

2. Rufus Lewis 6

3. Leniel Hooker 4

Max Manning 4

5. Jimmy Hill 3

6. James Brown 2

Clyde Golden 2

Terris McDuffie 2

9. William Bell 1

Johnny Davis 1

Bob Evans 1

Fred Hobgood 1

Will Jackman 1

Warren Peace 1

Otis Starks 1

Home Runs

1. Leon Day 29

2. Leniel Hooker 28

3. Jimmy Hill 21

Terris McDuffie 21

5. Bob Evans 19

6. Max Manning 18

7. Rufus Lewis 12

8. Will Jackman 11

9. Ted Radcliffe 10

10. Fred Hobgood 9

Bases on Balls

1. Jimmy Hill 282

2. Leon Day 268

3. Leniel Hooker 238

4. Max Manning 230

5. Terris McDuffie 97

6. Bob Evans 94

7. Fred Hobgood 84

8. Rufus Lewis 82

9. Cotton Williams 53

10. Don Newcombe 48

Hits

1. Leniel Hooker 780

2. Max Manning 704

3. Leon Day 599

4. Jimmy Hill 440

5. Terris McDuffie 305

6. Bob Evans 289

7. Rufus Lewis 248

8. Fred Hobgood 217

9. Cotton Williams 179

10. Will Jackman 177

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

1. Max Manning 1.948

2. Leon Day 1.802

3. Leniel Hooker 1.492

Home Runs per 9 IP

1. Max Manning 0.216

2. Leniel Hooker 0.332

3. Leon Day 0.384

Losses

1. Leniel Hooker 46

2. Max Manning 30

3. Leon Day 27

Jimmy Hill 27

5. Terris McDuffie 18

6. Bob Evans 16

7. Rufus Lewis 14

8. Fred Hobgood 12

9. Will Jackman 11

10. Cotton Williams 9

Earned Runs

1. Leniel Hooker 336

2. Max Manning 278

3. Leon Day 268

4. Jimmy Hill 230

5. Bob Evans 150

6. Terris McDuffie 134

7. Fred Hobgood 111

8. Will Jackman 98

9. Rufus Lewis 93

10. Cotton Williams 82

Wild Pitches

1. Jimmy Hill 8

2. Max Manning 7

3. Rufus Lewis 5

4. Bob Evans 4

Cotton Williams 4

6. Fred Hobgood 3

Don Newcombe 3

8. Harry Cozart 2

Leon Day 2

Jim Elam 2

Johnny Wright 2

Hit By Pitch

1. Leniel Hooker 23

2. Max Manning 21

3. Leon Day 18

4. Elbert Williams 9

5. Jimmy Hill 7

6. Fred Hobgood 6

7. James Brown 5

Rufus Lewis 5

Don Newcombe 5

Cotton Williams 5

Batters Faced

1. Leniel Hooker 3312

2. Max Manning 3198

3. Leon Day 2862

4. Jimmy Hill 2126

5. Terris McDuffie 1246

6. Rufus Lewis 1159

7. Bob Evans 1124

8. Fred Hobgood 889

9. Cotton Williams 682

10. Will Jackman 624

Games Finished

1. Leniel Hooker 35

2. Max Manning 30

3. Jimmy Hill 22

4. Leon Day 15

Cotton Williams 15

6. Fred Hobgood 9

Terris McDuffie 9

8. James Brown 7

Bob Evans 7

10. Clyde Golden 6

Rufus Lewis 6

Johnny Wright 6

Adjusted ERA+

1. Leon Day 133

2. Max Manning 130

3. Leniel Hooker 109

Fielding Independent Pitching

1. Max Manning 2.88

2. Leniel Hooker 3.30

3. Leon Day 3.33

Adj. Pitching Runs

1. Leon Day 94

2. Max Manning 80

3. Rufus Lewis 30

4. Leniel Hooker 27

5. Terris McDuffie 17

6. Jimmy Hill 12

7. Johnny Wright 10

8. Jesse Brown 8

9. William Bell 7

10. Albert Williams 6

Adj. Pitching Wins

1. Leon Day 9.2

2. Max Manning 7.9

3. Rufus Lewis 3.1

4. Leniel Hooker 2.7

5. Terris McDuffie 1.8

6. Jimmy Hill 1.1

7. Johnny Wright 0.9

8. Jesse Brown 0.8

9. William Bell 0.7

10. Albert Williams 0.6

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