Washington Nationals Top 10 Career Pitching Leaders

Team Name: Washington Nationals

Seasons: 4 (1886 to 1889)

Record: 163-337, .326 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 0

Pennants: 0

World Championships: 0

Winningest Manager: John Gaffney, 61-101, .377 W-L%

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Career Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †

1. Jim Whitney 9.4

2. Hank O'Day 7.5

3. Dupee Shaw 3.1

4. Alex Ferson 2.7

5. George Haddock 1.7

6. George Keefe 1.6

7. Frank Gilmore 1.3

8. Wild Bill Widner 0.3

9. George Shoch 0.2

Earned Run Average

1. Jim Whitney 3.15

2. Hank O'Day 3.51

3. Dupee Shaw 4.42

Wins

1. Jim Whitney 42

2. Hank O'Day 28

3. Dupee Shaw 20

4. Alex Ferson 17

5. George Keefe 14

6. Frank Gilmore 12

7. George Haddock 11

8. Wild Bill Widner 5

9. Bob Barr 3

10. Ed Daily 2

Gus Krock 2

Win-Loss %

1. Jim Whitney .500

2. Hank O'Day .315

3. Dupee Shaw .299

Walks & Hits per IP

1. Jim Whitney 1.155

2. Hank O'Day 1.316

3. Dupee Shaw 1.397

Hits per 9 IP

1. Hank O'Day 8.529

2. Jim Whitney 9.214

3. Dupee Shaw 10.383

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

1. Jim Whitney 1.184

2. Dupee Shaw 2.189

3. Hank O'Day 3.314

Strikeouts per 9 IP

1. Hank O'Day 3.778

2. Dupee Shaw 3.527

3. Jim Whitney 2.775

Games Played

1. Hank O'Day 95

2. Jim Whitney 86

3. Dupee Shaw 69

4. Frank Gilmore 49

5. George Keefe 48

6. Alex Ferson 36

7. George Haddock 35

8. Bob Barr 23

9. William Madigan 14

10. Egyptian Healy 13

Wild Bill Widner 13

Innings Pitched

1. Hank O'Day 814.2

2. Jim Whitney 729.2

3. Dupee Shaw 592.0

4. Frank Gilmore 405.1

5. George Keefe 383.1

6. George Haddock 292.1

7. Alex Ferson 288.1

8. Bob Barr 191.2

9. Wild Bill Widner 115.0

10. William Madigan 114.2

Strikeouts

1. Hank O'Day 342

2. Dupee Shaw 232

3. Jim Whitney 225

4. Frank Gilmore 212

5. George Keefe 147

6. George Haddock 109

7. Alex Ferson 85

8. Bob Barr 80

9. Egyptian Healy 49

10. Ed Crane 39

Games Started

1. Hank O'Day 95

2. Jim Whitney 86

3. Dupee Shaw 67

4. Frank Gilmore 47

5. George Keefe 45

6. Alex Ferson 34

7. George Haddock 33

8. Bob Barr 23

9. William Madigan 13

Wild Bill Widner 13

Complete Games

1. Hank O'Day 92

2. Jim Whitney 83

3. Dupee Shaw 66

4. Frank Gilmore 46

5. George Keefe 42

6. George Haddock 32

7. Alex Ferson 28

8. Bob Barr 21

9. Wild Bill Widner 13

10. William Madigan 12

Shutouts

1. Jim Whitney 5

2. Frank Gilmore 2

Hank O'Day 2

4. Bob Barr 1

Ed Crane 1

Alex Ferson 1

George Keefe 1

Dupee Shaw 1

Home Runs

1. Hank O'Day 42

2. Jim Whitney 23

3. Dupee Shaw 22

4. Frank Gilmore 14

5. George Haddock 10

6. Alex Ferson 9

George Keefe 9

8. Bob Barr 7

Ed Daily 7

Wild Bill Widner 7

Bases on Balls

1. Hank O'Day 300

2. George Keefe 205

3. Dupee Shaw 144

4. Frank Gilmore 143

5. George Haddock 125

6. Alex Ferson 105

7. Jim Whitney 96

8. Bob Barr 54

9. Ed Crane 53

10. William Madigan 44

Hits

1. Hank O'Day 772

2. Jim Whitney 747

3. Dupee Shaw 683

4. Frank Gilmore 435

5. George Keefe 397

6. Alex Ferson 319

7. George Haddock 308

8. Bob Barr 221

9. William Madigan 154

10. Egyptian Healy 139

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

1. Jim Whitney 2.344

2. Dupee Shaw 1.611

3. Hank O'Day 1.14

Home Runs per 9 IP

1. Jim Whitney 0.284

2. Dupee Shaw 0.334

3. Hank O'Day 0.464

Losses

1. Hank O'Day 61

2. Dupee Shaw 47

3. Jim Whitney 42

4. Frank Gilmore 33

5. George Keefe 29

6. George Haddock 21

7. Bob Barr 18

8. Alex Ferson 17

9. William Madigan 13

10. Egyptian Healy 11

Earned Runs

1. Hank O'Day 318

2. Dupee Shaw 291

3. Jim Whitney 255

4. George Keefe 193

5. Frank Gilmore 192

6. George Haddock 133

7. Alex Ferson 125

8. Bob Barr 94

9. Egyptian Healy 70

10. William Madigan 62

Wild Pitches

1. Hank O'Day 55

2. Frank Gilmore 24

3. Dupee Shaw 23

4. Bob Barr 22

Ed Crane 22

George Keefe 22

7. Jim Whitney 21

8. George Haddock 17

9. Ed Daily 11

10. Egyptian Healy 10

Hit By Pitch

1. Hank O'Day 31

2. Jim Whitney 25

3. Frank Gilmore 20

4. Alex Ferson 12

5. George Haddock 10

George Keefe 10

7. Wild Bill Widner 6

8. Egyptian Healy 5

9. Ed Daily 3

Dupee Shaw 3

Mike Sullivan 3

Batters Faced

1. Hank O'Day 3505

2. Jim Whitney 3075

3. Dupee Shaw 2597

4. Frank Gilmore 1796

5. George Keefe 1747

6. George Haddock 1311

7. Alex Ferson 1288

8. Bob Barr 844

9. William Madigan 541

10. Egyptian Healy 480

Games Finished

1. Mike Sullivan 6

2. George Keefe 3

3. Ed Crane 2

Alex Ferson 2

Frank Gilmore 2

George Haddock 2

Dupee Shaw 2

8. Larry Corcoran 1

Ed Daily 1

Ed Fuller 1

Egyptian Healy 1

William Madigan 1

George Shoch 1

Joe Yingling 1

Adjusted ERA+

1. Jim Whitney 111

2. Hank O'Day 95

3. Dupee Shaw 78

Fielding Independent Pitching

1. Jim Whitney 3.26

2. Dupee Shaw 3.58

3. Hank O'Day 3.94

Adj. Pitching Runs

1. Jim Whitney 17

2. George Shoch 1

Adj. Pitching Wins

1. Jim Whitney 1.4

2. George Shoch 0.1

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