Philadelphia Athletics Top 10 Career Pitching Leaders

Career Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †

1. Gus Weyhing 9.8

2. Ben Sanders 7.2

3. Phil Knell 3.9

4. Ice Box Chamberlain 3.8

5. Charlie Buffinton 2.7

6. Bill Husted 0.5

7. Mike Sullivan 0.1

Wins

1. Gus Weyhing 31

2. Ben Sanders 30

3. Ice Box Chamberlain 22

Phil Knell 22

5. Charlie Buffinton 19

6. Will Calihan 6

7. Bill Husted 5

8. Bert Cunningham 3

9. Sumner Bowman 2

10. George Meakim 1

Win-Loss %

1. Gus Weyhing .608

2. Ben Sanders .566

Games Played

1. Ben Sanders 62

2. Gus Weyhing 52

3. Ice Box Chamberlain 49

4. Charlie Buffinton 36

5. Phil Knell 35

6. Bill Husted 18

7. Bert Cunningham 14

8. Will Calihan 13

9. Sumner Bowman 8

10. George Meakim 6

Saves

1. Charlie Buffinton 1

Ben Sanders 1

Innings Pitched

1. Ben Sanders 491.2

2. Gus Weyhing 450.0

3. Ice Box Chamberlain 405.2

4. Phil Knell 286.2

5. Charlie Buffinton 283.1

6. Bill Husted 129.0

7. Will Calihan 112.0

8. Bert Cunningham 108.2

9. Sumner Bowman 68.0

10. George Meakim 35.0

Strikeouts

1. Gus Weyhing 219

2. Ice Box Chamberlain 204

3. Ben Sanders 147

4. Phil Knell 99

5. Charlie Buffinton 89

6. Bert Cunningham 33

Bill Husted 33

8. Will Calihan 28

9. Sumner Bowman 22

10. George Meakim 13

Games Started

1. Ben Sanders 58

2. Gus Weyhing 51

3. Ice Box Chamberlain 46

4. Charlie Buffinton 33

5. Phil Knell 31

6. Bill Husted 17

7. Will Calihan 11

Bert Cunningham 11

9. Sumner Bowman 8

10. George Meakim 6

Complete Games

1. Ben Sanders 52

2. Gus Weyhing 51

3. Ice Box Chamberlain 44

4. Phil Knell 30

5. Charlie Buffinton 28

6. Bill Husted 12

7. Will Calihan 11

Bert Cunningham 11

9. Sumner Bowman 8

10. George Meakim 4

Shutouts

1. Gus Weyhing 3

2. Phil Knell 2

Ben Sanders 2

Home Runs

1. Ben Sanders 16

2. Gus Weyhing 12

3. Ice Box Chamberlain 10

Phil Knell 10

5. Charlie Buffinton 8

6. Will Calihan 7

7. Bill Husted 2

Mike Sullivan 2

9. George Meakim 1

Bases on Balls

1. Ice Box Chamberlain 206

2. Phil Knell 166

3. Gus Weyhing 161

4. Charlie Buffinton 126

5. Ben Sanders 106

6. Bert Cunningham 67

Bill Husted 67

8. Will Calihan 47

9. Sumner Bowman 37

10. George Meakim 22

Hits

1. Ben Sanders 569

2. Gus Weyhing 428

3. Ice Box Chamberlain 397

4. Charlie Buffinton 312

5. Phil Knell 287

6. Will Calihan 151

7. Bill Husted 148

8. Bert Cunningham 133

9. Sumner Bowman 73

10. George Meakim 51

Losses

1. Ice Box Chamberlain 23

Ben Sanders 23

3. Gus Weyhing 20

4. Charlie Buffinton 15

5. Phil Knell 11

6. Bill Husted 10

7. Bert Cunningham 9

8. Will Calihan 6

9. Sumner Bowman 5

10. George Meakim 4

Earned Runs

1. Ben Sanders 206

2. Ice Box Chamberlain 190

3. Gus Weyhing 159

4. Phil Knell 122

5. Charlie Buffinton 120

6. Will Calihan 80

7. Bill Husted 70

8. Bert Cunningham 63

9. George Meakim 27

10. Sumner Bowman 26

Wild Pitches

1. Gus Weyhing 28

2. Ice Box Chamberlain 21

3. Phil Knell 16

4. Charlie Buffinton 11

Bill Husted 11

6. Bert Cunningham 10

7. George Meakim 6

Ben Sanders 6

9. Will Calihan 4

10. Sumner Bowman 2

Mike Sullivan 2

Hit By Pitch

1. Gus Weyhing 31

2. Phil Knell 28

3. Ben Sanders 18

4. Will Calihan 12

Ice Box Chamberlain 12

6. Charlie Buffinton 7

Bert Cunningham 7

8. Sumner Bowman 5

Bill Husted 5

10. Mike Sullivan 3

Batters Faced

1. Ben Sanders 2169

2. Gus Weyhing 1959

3. Ice Box Chamberlain 1822

4. Phil Knell 1345

5. Charlie Buffinton 1299

6. Bill Husted 609

7. Will Calihan 543

8. Bert Cunningham 535

9. Sumner Bowman 317

10. George Meakim 178

Games Finished

1. Phil Knell 4

Ben Sanders 4

3. Charlie Buffinton 3

Ice Box Chamberlain 3

Bert Cunningham 3

6. Will Calihan 2

7. Bill Husted 1

Gus Weyhing 1

Adj. Pitching Runs

1. Gus Weyhing 37

2. Ben Sanders 26

3. Phil Knell 17

4. Charlie Buffinton 13

Adj. Pitching Wins

1. Gus Weyhing 3.3

2. Ben Sanders 2.2

3. Phil Knell 1.4

4. Charlie Buffinton 1.0

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