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Providence Grays Top 10 Career Pitching Leaders

Team Name: Providence Grays

Seasons: 8 (1878 to 1885)

Record: 438-278, .612 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 0

Pennants: 2

World Championships: 0

Winningest Manager: Frank Bancroft, 137-85, .617 W-L%

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Career Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †

1. Old Hoss Radbourn 51.6

2. John Ward 24.6

3. Charlie Sweeney 6.5

4. Dupee Shaw 4.4

5. George Bradley 3.2

6. Bobby Mathews 1.4

7. Harry Arundel 0.4

Fred Corey 0.4

Ed Seward 0.4

10. Edgar Smith 0.3

Earned Run Average

1. Old Hoss Radbourn 1.96

2. John Ward 1.98

Wins

1. Old Hoss Radbourn 194

2. John Ward 145

3. Charlie Sweeney 24

4. Dupee Shaw 23

5. Bobby Mathews 16

6. George Bradley 13

7. Harry Wheeler 6

8. Ed Conley 4

Tricky Nichols 4

10. Lee Richmond 3

Win-Loss %

1. Old Hoss Radbourn .688

2. John Ward .625

Walks & Hits per IP

1. Old Hoss Radbourn 1.019

2. John Ward 1.022

Hits per 9 IP

1. Old Hoss Radbourn 7.930

2. John Ward 8.333

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

1. John Ward 0.861

2. Old Hoss Radbourn 1.243

Strikeouts per 9 IP

1. Old Hoss Radbourn 4.338

2. John Ward 3.276

Games Played

1. Old Hoss Radbourn 295

2. John Ward 250

3. Dupee Shaw 49

4. Charlie Sweeney 47

5. Bobby Mathews 41

6. George Bradley 28

7. Lee Richmond 12

8. Tricky Nichols 11

9. Ed Conley 8

10. Harry Wheeler 7

Saves

1. John Ward 3

2. George Bradley 2

Old Hoss Radbourn 2

4. Bobby Mathews 1

Charlie Sweeney 1

Innings Pitched

1. Old Hoss Radbourn 2548.0

2. John Ward 2132.0

3. Dupee Shaw 399.2

4. Charlie Sweeney 367.2

5. Bobby Mathews 291.1

6. George Bradley 196.0

7. Tricky Nichols 98.0

8. Lee Richmond 92.0

9. Ed Conley 71.0

10. Harry Wheeler 62.0

Strikeouts

1. Old Hoss Radbourn 1228

2. John Ward 776

3. Dupee Shaw 194

4. Charlie Sweeney 193

5. Bobby Mathews 118

6. George Bradley 54

7. Ed Conley 33

8. Harry Wheeler 25

9. Tricky Nichols 21

10. Lee Richmond 13

Games Started

1. Old Hoss Radbourn 277

2. John Ward 232

3. Dupee Shaw 49

4. Charlie Sweeney 42

5. Bobby Mathews 39

6. George Bradley 20

7. Lee Richmond 12

8. Tricky Nichols 10

9. Ed Conley 8

10. Harry Wheeler 6

Complete Games

1. Old Hoss Radbourn 272

2. John Ward 216

3. Dupee Shaw 47

4. Charlie Sweeney 36

5. Bobby Mathews 25

6. George Bradley 16

7. Tricky Nichols 10

8. Ed Conley 8

Lee Richmond 8

10. Harry Wheeler 6

Shutouts

1. Old Hoss Radbourn 26

2. John Ward 23

3. Dupee Shaw 6

4. George Bradley 4

Charlie Sweeney 4

6. Bobby Mathews 2

7. Ed Conley 1

Home Runs

1. Old Hoss Radbourn 36

2. John Ward 21

3. Dupee Shaw 7

Charlie Sweeney 7

5. Bobby Mathews 6

6. Ed Conley 4

7. Charlie Hallstrom 3

8. George Bradley 2

Lee Richmond 2

10. Tom Healey 1

Sam Kimber 1

Lon Knight 1

Jim McCormick 1

Paul Radford 1

Harry Wheeler 1

Bases on Balls

1. Old Hoss Radbourn 352

2. John Ward 204

3. Dupee Shaw 99

4. Charlie Sweeney 57

5. Bobby Mathews 47

6. Lee Richmond 27

7. Harry Wheeler 25

8. Ed Conley 22

9. Jim McCormick 20

10. Cyclone Miller 11

Paul Radford 11

Hits

1. Old Hoss Radbourn 2245

2. John Ward 1974

3. Dupee Shaw 343

4. Bobby Mathews 315

5. Charlie Sweeney 295

6. George Bradley 158

7. Tricky Nichols 157

8. Lee Richmond 122

9. Harry Wheeler 70

10. Ed Conley 63

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

1. John Ward 3.804

2. Old Hoss Radbourn 3.489

Home Runs per 9 IP

1. John Ward 0.089

2. Old Hoss Radbourn 0.127

Losses

1. Old Hoss Radbourn 88

2. John Ward 87

3. Dupee Shaw 26

4. Charlie Sweeney 15

5. Bobby Mathews 14

6. George Bradley 8

7. Tricky Nichols 7

Lee Richmond 7

9. Ed Conley 4

Paul Radford 4

Earned Runs

1. Old Hoss Radbourn 554

2. John Ward 470

3. Dupee Shaw 114

4. Charlie Sweeney 89

5. Bobby Mathews 84

6. Tricky Nichols 46

7. Lee Richmond 34

8. George Bradley 30

9. Paul Radford 27

10. Harry Wheeler 24

Wild Pitches

1. Old Hoss Radbourn 144

2. John Ward 119

3. Dupee Shaw 32

4. Charlie Sweeney 29

5. Bobby Mathews 26

6. Harry Wheeler 13

7. Cyclone Miller 11

8. Tricky Nichols 9

9. George Bradley 7

Ed Conley 7

Jim McCormick 7

Batters Faced

1. Old Hoss Radbourn 10349

2. John Ward 8730

3. Dupee Shaw 1740

4. Charlie Sweeney 1472

5. Bobby Mathews 1252

6. George Bradley 757

7. Tricky Nichols 464

8. Lee Richmond 416

9. Ed Conley 304

10. Harry Wheeler 280

Games Finished

1. John Ward 20

2. Old Hoss Radbourn 17

3. George Bradley 7

4. Charlie Sweeney 5

5. Bobby Mathews 2

6. Doug Allison 1

Mike Dorgan 1

Arthur Irwin 1

Lon Knight 1

Cyclone Miller 1

Tricky Nichols 1

Ed Seward 1

Harry Wheeler 1

Adjusted ERA+

1. Old Hoss Radbourn 145

2. John Ward 121

Fielding Independent Pitching

1. John Ward 2.33

2. Old Hoss Radbourn 2.67

Adj. Pitching Runs

1. Old Hoss Radbourn 248

2. John Ward 97

3. Charlie Sweeney 34

4. George Bradley 18

5. Dupee Shaw 6

6. Harry Arundel 2

Ed Conley 2

Ed Seward 2

Edgar Smith 2

10. Fred Corey 1

Mike Dorgan 1

Cyclone Miller 1

Adj. Pitching Wins

1. Old Hoss Radbourn 23.4

2. John Ward 9.4

3. Charlie Sweeney 3.2

4. George Bradley 1.8

5. Dupee Shaw 0.5

6. Harry Arundel 0.2

Ed Conley 0.2

Ed Seward 0.2

Edgar Smith 0.2

10. Fred Corey 0.1

Mike Dorgan 0.1

Cyclone Miller 0.1

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