Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1. Jim Whitney • 1887 7.5
2. Dupee Shaw • 1886 5.3
3. Hank O'Day • 1888 4.3
4. Alex Ferson • 1889 2.7
5. Frank Gilmore • 1887 2.1
6. Frank Gilmore • 1886 1.9
Hank O'Day • 1886 1.9
8. Jim Whitney • 1888 1.8
9. George Keefe • 1888 1.6
10. George Haddock • 1889 1.5
Hank O'Day • 1887 1.5
Earned Run Average
1. Jim Whitney • 1888 3.05
2. Hank O'Day • 1888 3.1
3. Jim Whitney • 1887 3.22
4. Dupee Shaw • 1886 3.34
5. Frank Gilmore • 1887 3.87
6. Alex Ferson • 1889 3.9
7. Hank O'Day • 1887 4.17
8. George Haddock • 1889 4.2
9. Bob Barr • 1886 4.41
10. George Keefe • 1889 5.13
Wins
1. Jim Whitney • 1887 24
2. Jim Whitney • 1888 18
3. Alex Ferson • 1889 17
4. Hank O'Day • 1888 16
5. Dupee Shaw • 1886 13
6. George Haddock • 1889 11
7. George Keefe • 1889 8
Hank O'Day • 1887 8
9. Frank Gilmore • 1887 7
Dupee Shaw • 1887 7
Win-Loss %
1. Jim Whitney • 1887 .533
2. Alex Ferson • 1889 .500
3. Jim Whitney • 1888 .462
4. George Haddock • 1889 .367
5. Hank O'Day • 1888 .356
6. Dupee Shaw • 1887 .350
7. George Keefe • 1889 .308
8. Dupee Shaw • 1886 .295
9. Hank O'Day • 1887 .286
10. Frank Gilmore • 1887 .259
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Jim Whitney • 1888 1.142
2. Jim Whitney • 1887 1.166
3. Hank O'Day • 1888 1.181
4. Dupee Shaw • 1886 1.232
5. Hank O'Day • 1887 1.429
6. Bob Barr • 1886 1.435
7. Frank Gilmore • 1887 1.445
8. Alex Ferson • 1889 1.471
9. George Haddock • 1889 1.527
10. Dupee Shaw • 1887 1.704
Hits per 9 IP
1. Hank O'Day • 1888 8.017
2. Jim Whitney • 1888 8.778
3. Dupee Shaw • 1886 8.961
4. Hank O'Day • 1887 9.012
5. Frank Gilmore • 1887 9.473
6. Jim Whitney • 1887 9.563
7. George Haddock • 1889 9.738
8. Alex Ferson • 1889 9.957
9. Bob Barr • 1886 10.377
10. George Keefe • 1889 10.409
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Jim Whitney • 1887 0.934
2. Jim Whitney • 1888 1.495
3. Dupee Shaw • 1886 2.124
4. Dupee Shaw • 1887 2.283
5. Bob Barr • 1886 2.536
6. Hank O'Day • 1888 2.613
7. Alex Ferson • 1889 3.277
8. Frank Gilmore • 1887 3.528
9. Hank O'Day • 1887 3.852
10. George Haddock • 1889 4.006
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Frank Gilmore • 1887 4.372
2. Hank O'Day • 1888 4.154
3. Dupee Shaw • 1886 4.131
4. Bob Barr • 1886 3.757
5. George Keefe • 1889 3.522
6. George Haddock • 1889 3.452
7. Jim Whitney • 1887 3.247
8. Hank O'Day • 1887 3.039
9. Alex Ferson • 1889 2.653
10. Dupee Shaw • 1887 2.333
Games Played
1. Jim Whitney • 1887 47
2. Hank O'Day • 1888 46
3. Dupee Shaw • 1886 45
4. Jim Whitney • 1888 39
5. Alex Ferson • 1889 36
6. George Haddock • 1889 33
7. George Keefe • 1889 30
Hank O'Day • 1887 30
9. Frank Gilmore • 1887 28
10. Bob Barr • 1886 23
Innings Pitched
1. Jim Whitney • 1887 404.2
2. Hank O'Day • 1888 403.0
3. Dupee Shaw • 1886 385.2
4. Jim Whitney • 1888 325.0
5. Alex Ferson • 1889 288.1
6. George Haddock • 1889 276.1
7. Hank O'Day • 1887 254.2
8. Frank Gilmore • 1887 234.2
9. George Keefe • 1889 230.0
10. Bob Barr • 1886 191.2
Strikeouts
1. Hank O'Day • 1888 186
2. Dupee Shaw • 1886 177
3. Jim Whitney • 1887 146
4. Frank Gilmore • 1887 114
5. George Haddock • 1889 106
6. George Keefe • 1889 90
7. Hank O'Day • 1887 86
8. Alex Ferson • 1889 85
9. Bob Barr • 1886 80
10. Jim Whitney • 1888 79
Games Started
1. Jim Whitney • 1887 47
2. Hank O'Day • 1888 46
3. Dupee Shaw • 1886 44
4. Jim Whitney • 1888 39
5. Alex Ferson • 1889 34
6. George Haddock • 1889 31
7. Hank O'Day • 1887 30
8. Frank Gilmore • 1887 27
George Keefe • 1889 27
10. Bob Barr • 1886 23
Complete Games
1. Hank O'Day • 1888 46
Jim Whitney • 1887 46
3. Dupee Shaw • 1886 43
4. Jim Whitney • 1888 37
5. George Haddock • 1889 30
6. Hank O'Day • 1887 29
7. Alex Ferson • 1889 28
8. Frank Gilmore • 1887 27
9. George Keefe • 1889 24
10. Bob Barr • 1886 21
Shutouts
1. Jim Whitney • 1888 3
2. Hank O'Day • 1888 2
Jim Whitney • 1887 2
4. Bob Barr • 1886 1
Ed Crane • 1886 1
Alex Ferson • 1889 1
Frank Gilmore • 1886 1
Frank Gilmore • 1887 1
George Keefe • 1888 1
Dupee Shaw • 1886 1
Home Runs
1. Hank O'Day • 1888 19
2. Jim Whitney • 1887 16
3. Hank O'Day • 1887 15
4. Dupee Shaw • 1886 12
5. George Haddock • 1889 10
6. Alex Ferson • 1889 9
7. Dupee Shaw • 1887 8
8. Bob Barr • 1886 7
Ed Daily • 1888 7
Frank Gilmore • 1887 7
Hank O'Day • 1889 7
Jim Whitney • 1888 7
Wild Bill Widner • 1888 7
Bases on Balls
1. George Keefe • 1889 143
2. George Haddock • 1889 123
3. Hank O'Day • 1888 117
4. Hank O'Day • 1887 109
5. Alex Ferson • 1889 105
6. Frank Gilmore • 1887 92
7. Dupee Shaw • 1886 91
8. Hank O'Day • 1889 57
9. Bob Barr • 1886 54
Jim Whitney • 1888 54
Hits
1. Jim Whitney • 1887 430
2. Dupee Shaw • 1886 384
3. Hank O'Day • 1888 359
4. Alex Ferson • 1889 319
5. Jim Whitney • 1888 317
6. George Haddock • 1889 299
7. George Keefe • 1889 266
8. Dupee Shaw • 1887 263
9. Hank O'Day • 1887 255
10. Frank Gilmore • 1887 247
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Jim Whitney • 1887 3.476
2. Dupee Shaw • 1886 1.945
3. Hank O'Day • 1888 1.59
4. Bob Barr • 1886 1.481
5. Jim Whitney • 1888 1.463
6. Frank Gilmore • 1887 1.239
7. Dupee Shaw • 1887 1.022
8. George Haddock • 1889 0.862
9. Alex Ferson • 1889 0.81
10. Hank O'Day • 1887 0.789
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Jim Whitney • 1888 0.194
2. George Keefe • 1889 0.235
3. Frank Gilmore • 1887 0.268
4. Dupee Shaw • 1886 0.280
5. Alex Ferson • 1889 0.281
6. George Haddock • 1889 0.326
7. Bob Barr • 1886 0.329
8. Jim Whitney • 1887 0.356
9. Dupee Shaw • 1887 0.397
10. Hank O'Day • 1888 0.424
Losses
1. Dupee Shaw • 1886 31
2. Hank O'Day • 1888 29
3. Jim Whitney • 1887 21
Jim Whitney • 1888 21
5. Frank Gilmore • 1887 20
Hank O'Day • 1887 20
7. George Haddock • 1889 19
8. Bob Barr • 1886 18
George Keefe • 1889 18
10. Alex Ferson • 1889 17
Earned Runs
1. Jim Whitney • 1887 145
2. Dupee Shaw • 1886 143
3. Hank O'Day • 1888 139
4. George Keefe • 1889 131
5. Dupee Shaw • 1887 130
6. George Haddock • 1889 129
7. Alex Ferson • 1889 125
8. Hank O'Day • 1887 118
9. Jim Whitney • 1888 110
10. Frank Gilmore • 1887 101
Wild Pitches
1. Hank O'Day • 1887 31
2. Bob Barr • 1886 22
Ed Crane • 1886 22
4. Dupee Shaw • 1886 18
5. Hank O'Day • 1888 17
6. George Haddock • 1889 16
7. Frank Gilmore • 1887 14
Jim Whitney • 1887 14
9. Ed Daily • 1888 10
Egyptian Healy • 1889 10
Hit By Pitch
1. Hank O'Day • 1888 16
Jim Whitney • 1887 16
3. Frank Gilmore • 1887 13
4. Alex Ferson • 1889 12
5. George Haddock • 1889 9
Hank O'Day • 1887 9
Jim Whitney • 1888 9
8. Frank Gilmore • 1888 7
9. Hank O'Day • 1889 6
Wild Bill Widner • 1888 6
Batters Faced
1. Jim Whitney • 1887 1718
2. Hank O'Day • 1888 1680
3. Dupee Shaw • 1886 1630
4. Jim Whitney • 1888 1357
5. Alex Ferson • 1889 1288
6. George Haddock • 1889 1247
7. Hank O'Day • 1887 1122
8. George Keefe • 1889 1093
9. Frank Gilmore • 1887 1047
10. Dupee Shaw • 1887 852
Adjusted ERA+
1. Jim Whitney • 1887 126
2. Frank Gilmore • 1887 105
3. Alex Ferson • 1889 99
4. Hank O'Day • 1887 97
5. Dupee Shaw • 1886 96
6. George Haddock • 1889 92
7. Jim Whitney • 1888 91
8. Hank O'Day • 1888 90
9. George Keefe • 1889 75
10. Bob Barr • 1886 72
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Jim Whitney • 1888 2.96
2. Hank O'Day • 1888 3.26
3. Dupee Shaw • 1886 3.30
4. Jim Whitney • 1887 3.50
5. Bob Barr • 1886 3.59
6. Alex Ferson • 1889 4.04
Frank Gilmore • 1887 4.04
8. George Haddock • 1889 4.14
Dupee Shaw • 1887 4.14
10. George Keefe • 1889 4.48
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Jim Whitney • 1887 28
2. Hank O'Day • 1886 8
3. Frank Gilmore • 1886 6
4. George Haddock • 1888 1
George Keefe • 1888 1
George Shoch • 1888 1
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Jim Whitney • 1887 2.4
2. Hank O'Day • 1886 0.8
3. Frank Gilmore • 1886 0.6
4. George Haddock • 1888 0.1
George Keefe • 1888 0.1
George Shoch • 1888 0.1

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