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TEAM PITCHING SINGLE SEASON LEADERS TEAM PITCHING CAREER LEADERS
162 IP required for season rate statistics. 500 IP required for career rate statistics.
ERA - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player ERA Year  
1. Mordecai Brown 1.04 1906  
2. Jack Pfiester 1.15 1907  
3. Carl Lundgren 1.17 1907  
4. Mordecai Brown 1.31 1909  
5. Jack Taylor 1.33 1902  
6. Mordecai Brown 1.39 1907  
7. Ed Reulbach 1.42 1905  
8. Orval Overall 1.42 1909  
9. Mordecai Brown 1.47 1908  
10. Jack Pfiester 1.51 1906  
ERA - CAREER
Rank Player ERA IP  
1. Al Spalding 1.78 539.2  
2. Mordecai Brown 1.80 2329.0  
3. Jack Pfiester 1.85 1028.1  
4. Orval Overall 1.91 1135.0  
5. Jake Weimer 2.14 839.1  
6. Ed Reulbach 2.24 1864.2  
7. Larry Corcoran 2.26 2338.1  
8. Phil Douglas 2.29 636.2  
9. Hippo Vaughn 2.33 2216.1  
10. Terry Larkin 2.34 1019.1  
WINS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player W Year  
1. John Clarkson 53 1885  
2. Al Spalding 47 1876  
3. Bill Hutchison 44 1891  
4. Larry Corcoran 43 1880  
5. Bill Hutchison 42 1890  
6. John Clarkson 38 1887  
7. Bill Hutchison 36 1892  
8. John Clarkson 36 1886  
9. Larry Corcoran 35 1884  
10. Larry Corcoran 34 1883  
WINS - CAREER
Rank Player W IP  
1. Greg Maddux 209 3309.0  
2. Charley Root 201 3137.1  
3. Mordecai Brown 188 2329.0  
4. Bill Hutchison 181 3021.0  
5. Larry Corcoran 175 2338.1  
6. Fergie Jenkins 167 2673.2  
7. Guy Bush 152 2201.2  
8. Clark Griffith 152 2188.2  
9. Hippo Vaughn 151 2216.1  
10. Bill Lee 139 2271.1  
LOSSES - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player L Year  
1. Bill Hutchison 36 1892  
2. George Zettlein 30 1874  
3. Terry Larkin 26 1878  
4. Bill Hutchison 25 1890  
5. Bill Hutchison 24 1893  
6. George Bradley 23 1877  
7. Terry Larkin 23 1879  
8. Larry Corcoran 23 1884  
9. Tom Hughes 23 1901  
10. Bill Bonham 22 1974  
LOSSES - CAREER
Rank Player L IP  
1. Bill Hutchison 158 3021.0  
2. Charley Root 156 3137.1  
3. Bob Rush 140 2132.2  
4. Greg Maddux 137 3309.0  
5. Fergie Jenkins 132 2673.2  
6. Rick Reuschel 127 2290.0  
7. Bill Lee 123 2271.1  
8. Dick Ellsworth 110 1613.1  
9. Hippo Vaughn 105 2216.1  
10. Guy Bush 101 2201.2  
WINNING PCT - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WPct Year  
1. Fred Goldsmith .875 1880  
2. King Cole .833 1910  
3. Jim McCormick .833 1885  
4. Ed Reulbach .826 1906  
5. Greg Maddux .815 1993  
6. Mordecai Brown .812 1906  
7. Ed Reulbach .810 1907  
8. Bert Humphries .800 1913  
9. Al Spalding .797 1876  
10. Jocko Flynn .793 1886  
WINNING PCT - CAREER
Rank Player WPct IP  
1. Al Spalding .800 539.2  
2. Jim McCormick .773 562.2  
3. John Clarkson .706 1730.2  
4. Mordecai Brown .686 2329.0  
5. Ed Reulbach .677 1864.2  
6. Les Lancaster .674 547.1  
7. Larry Corcoran .673 2338.1  
8. Orval Overall .667 1135.0  
9. Bob Wicker .646 726.1  
10. Jack Pfiester .636 1028.1  
SAVES - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player SV Year  
1. Paul Quantrill 45 1993  
2. Paul Quantrill 44 1999  
3. Alejandro Pena 37 1989  
4. Paul Quantrill 37 1997  
5. Paul Quantrill 37 1994  
6. Bruce Sutter 37 1979  
7. Lee Smith 36 1987  
8. Rich Gossage 36 1988  
9. Paul Quantrill 35 1992  
10. Dennis Eckersley 33 1990  
SAVES - CAREER
Rank Player SV IP  
1. Paul Quantrill 311 769.2  
2. Lee Smith 180 681.1  
3. Bruce Sutter 133 493.1  
4. Don Elston 63 754.2  
5. Phil Regan 60 392.0  
6. Alejandro Pena 45 149.2  
7. Grant Balfour 42 145.1  
8. Charley Root 40 3137.1  
9. Ted Abernathy 39 258.1  
10. Mordecai Brown 39 2329.0  
WAR - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WAR Year  
1. Bill Hutchison 15.7 1892  
2. John Clarkson 10.9 1887  
3. Terry Larkin 9.9 1878  
4. Mordecai Brown 9.9 1909  
5. Bill Hutchison 9.5 1891  
6. Fergie Jenkins 9.3 1971  
7. Greg Maddux 9.3 1999  
8. John Clarkson 9.0 1885  
9. Bill Hutchison 8.9 1890  
10. John Clarkson 8.8 1886  
WAR - CAREER
Rank Player WAR IP  
1. Greg Maddux 88.0 3309.0  
2. Mordecai Brown 53.2 2329.0  
3. Fergie Jenkins 50.2 2673.2  
4. Charley Root 48.1 3137.1  
5. Rick Reuschel 47.4 2290.0  
6. Bill Hutchison 47.4 3021.0  
7. Bob Rush 44.3 2132.2  
8. Hippo Vaughn 41.2 2216.1  
9. Claude Passeau 41.1 1914.2  
10. Clark Griffith 41.0 2188.2  
GAMES PITCHED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player G Year  
1. Dick Tidrow 84 1980  
2. Matt Mantei 84 1996  
3. Ted Abernathy 84 1965  
4. Rob Dibble 84 1996  
5. Bill Campbell 82 1983  
6. Doug Creek 80 1995  
7. Heathcliff Slocumb 79 1996  
8. Bryan Harvey 79 1996  
9. Bob Tewksbury 78 1994  
10. Les Lancaster 77 1995  
GAMES PITCHED - CAREER
Rank Player G IP  
1. Paul Quantrill 647 769.2  
2. Charley Root 605 3137.1  
3. Greg Maddux 469 3309.0  
4. Lee Smith 458 681.1  
5. Don Elston 449 754.2  
6. Guy Bush 428 2201.2  
7. Fergie Jenkins 401 2673.2  
8. Bill Hutchison 367 3021.0  
9. Bill Lee 364 2271.1  
10. Rick Reuschel 358 2290.0  
GAMES STARTED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player GS Year  
1. John Clarkson 70 1885  
2. Bill Hutchison 70 1892  
3. Bill Hutchison 66 1890  
4. Al Spalding 60 1876  
5. Larry Corcoran 60 1880  
6. Larry Corcoran 59 1884  
7. John Clarkson 59 1887  
8. Terry Larkin 58 1879  
9. Bill Hutchison 58 1891  
10. George Zettlein 57 1874  
GAMES STARTED - CAREER
Rank Player GS IP  
1. Greg Maddux 465 3309.0  
2. Fergie Jenkins 347 2673.2  
3. Rick Reuschel 343 2290.0  
4. Bill Hutchison 339 3021.0  
5. Charley Root 339 3137.1  
6. Bill Lee 296 2271.1  
7. Bob Rush 292 2132.2  
8. Jamie Moyer 281 1923.1  
9. Hippo Vaughn 270 2216.1  
10. Larry Corcoran 262 2338.1  
COMPLETE GAMES - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player CG Year  
1. John Clarkson 68 1885  
2. Bill Hutchison 67 1892  
3. Bill Hutchison 65 1890  
4. Terry Larkin 57 1879  
5. Larry Corcoran 57 1880  
6. Larry Corcoran 57 1884  
7. George Zettlein 57 1874  
8. Bill Hutchison 56 1891  
9. John Clarkson 56 1887  
10. Terry Larkin 56 1878  
COMPLETE GAMES - CAREER
Rank Player CG IP  
1. Bill Hutchison 317 3021.0  
2. Larry Corcoran 252 2338.1  
3. Clark Griffith 240 2188.2  
4. Mordecai Brown 206 2329.0  
5. Jack Taylor 188 1801.0  
6. John Clarkson 186 1730.2  
7. Charley Root 177 3137.1  
8. Hippo Vaughn 177 2216.1  
9. Fred Goldsmith 164 1516.2  
10. Grover Cleveland Alexander 159 1884.1  
SHUTOUTS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player SHO Year  
1. John Clarkson 10 1885  
2. Orval Overall 9 1909  
3. Mordecai Brown 9 1906  
4. Mordecai Brown 9 1908  
5. Grover Cleveland Alexander 9 1919  
6. Bill Lee 9 1938  
7. Mordecai Brown 8 1909  
8. Al Spalding 8 1876  
9. Orval Overall 8 1907  
10. Hippo Vaughn 8 1918  
SHUTOUTS - CAREER
Rank Player SHO IP  
1. Mordecai Brown 48 2329.0  
2. Hippo Vaughn 35 2216.1  
3. Ed Reulbach 31 1864.2  
4. Fergie Jenkins 29 2673.2  
5. Orval Overall 28 1135.0  
6. Bill Lee 25 2271.1  
7. Grover Cleveland Alexander 24 1884.1  
8. Greg Maddux 24 3309.0  
9. Larry Corcoran 22 2338.1  
10. Claude Passeau 22 1914.2  
INNINGS PITCHED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player IP Year  
1. John Clarkson 623.0 1885  
2. Bill Hutchison 622.0 1892  
3. Bill Hutchison 603.0 1890  
4. Bill Hutchison 561.0 1891  
5. Larry Corcoran 536.1 1880  
6. Al Spalding 528.2 1876  
7. John Clarkson 523.0 1887  
8. Larry Corcoran 516.2 1884  
9. George Zettlein 515.2 1874  
10. Terry Larkin 513.1 1879  
INNINGS PITCHED - CAREER
Rank Player IP IP  
1. Greg Maddux 3309.0 3309.0  
2. Charley Root 3137.1 3137.1  
3. Bill Hutchison 3021.0 3021.0  
4. Fergie Jenkins 2673.2 2673.2  
5. Larry Corcoran 2338.1 2338.1  
6. Mordecai Brown 2329.0 2329.0  
7. Rick Reuschel 2290.0 2290.0  
8. Bill Lee 2271.1 2271.1  
9. Hippo Vaughn 2216.1 2216.1  
10. Guy Bush 2201.2 2201.2  
HITS ALLOWED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player H Year  
1. George Zettlein 653 1874  
2. Bill Hutchison 571 1892  
3. Al Spalding 542 1876  
4. Terry Larkin 514 1879  
5. John Clarkson 513 1887  
6. Terry Larkin 511 1878  
7. Bill Hutchison 508 1891  
8. Bill Hutchison 505 1890  
9. John Clarkson 497 1885  
10. Larry Corcoran 483 1883  
HITS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player H IP  
1. Charley Root 3184 3137.1  
2. Greg Maddux 3158 3309.0  
3. Bill Hutchison 3054 3021.0  
4. Clark Griffith 2445 2188.2  
5. Fergie Jenkins 2402 2673.2  
6. Rick Reuschel 2365 2290.0  
7. Guy Bush 2354 2201.2  
8. Bill Lee 2317 2271.1  
9. Larry Corcoran 2084 2338.1  
10. Bob Rush 2043 2132.2  
HOME RUNS ALLOWED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player HR Year  
1. Rick Sutcliffe 43 1996  
2. John Burkett 41 1996  
3. Warren Hacker 38 1955  
4. John Burkett 36 1997  
5. Fergie Jenkins 35 1973  
6. Warren Hacker 35 1953  
7. Larry Corcoran 35 1884  
8. Dick Ellsworth 34 1964  
9. Jeff Fassero 33 1998  
10. Tom Gordon 32 2000  
HOME RUNS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player HR IP  
1. Fergie Jenkins 271 2673.2  
2. Charley Root 183 3137.1  
3. Greg Maddux 180 3309.0  
4. John Burkett 170 1026.2  
5. Dick Ellsworth 156 1613.1  
6. Warren Hacker 156 1091.2  
7. Rick Sutcliffe 155 1509.1  
8. Bob Rush 153 2132.2  
9. Jamie Moyer 148 1923.1  
10. Ken Holtzman 147 1447.0  
WALKS ALLOWED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player BB Year  
1. Bill Hutchison 199 1890  
2. Bill Hutchison 190 1892  
3. Sam Jones 185 1955  
4. Willie McGill 181 1893  
5. Bill Hutchison 178 1891  
6. Bill Hutchison 156 1893  
7. Larry Cheney 140 1914  
8. Bill Hutchison 140 1894  
9. Danny Friend 139 1896  
10. Adonis Terry 131 1895  
WALKS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player BB IP  
1. Bill Hutchison 1109 3021.0  
2. Charley Root 871 3137.1  
3. Greg Maddux 750 3309.0  
4. Guy Bush 734 2201.2  
5. Bob Rush 725 2132.2  
6. Bill Lee 704 2271.1  
7. Sheriff Blake 661 1455.1  
8. Ed Reulbach 650 1864.2  
9. Rick Reuschel 640 2290.0  
10. Hippo Vaughn 621 2216.1  
WALKS PER 9 IP - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player BB9 Year  
1. George Zettlein 0.2 1875  
2. Jim Devlin 0.4 1875  
3. Al Spalding 0.4 1876  
4. Terry Larkin 0.5 1879  
5. Terry Larkin 0.6 1878  
6. Fred Goldsmith 0.8 1880  
7. George Zettlein 0.8 1874  
8. Fred Goldsmith 0.8 1882  
9. Grover Cleveland Alexander 0.9 1923  
10. George Bradley 0.9 1877  
WALKS PER 9 IP - CAREER
Rank Player BB9 IP  
1. Al Spalding 0.4 539.2  
2. Terry Larkin 0.5 1019.1  
3. George Zettlein 0.7 1038.1  
4. Fred Goldsmith 1.0 1516.2  
5. Grover Cleveland Alexander 1.3 1884.1  
6. Bert Humphries 1.4 523.2  
7. John Clarkson 1.6 1730.2  
8. Mordecai Brown 1.7 2329.0  
9. Phil Douglas 1.7 636.2  
10. Dennis Eckersley 1.7 678.1  
STRIKEOUTS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player K Year  
1. Bill Hutchison 314 1892  
2. John Clarkson 313 1886  
3. John Clarkson 308 1885  
4. Bill Hutchison 289 1890  
5. Fergie Jenkins 274 1970  
6. Fergie Jenkins 273 1969  
7. Larry Corcoran 272 1884  
8. Larry Corcoran 268 1880  
9. Fergie Jenkins 263 1971  
10. Bill Hutchison 261 1891  
STRIKEOUTS - CAREER
Rank Player K IP  
1. Greg Maddux 2207 3309.0  
2. Fergie Jenkins 2038 2673.2  
3. Charley Root 1432 3137.1  
4. Rick Reuschel 1367 2290.0  
5. Jamie Moyer 1237 1923.1  
6. Bill Hutchison 1224 3021.0  
7. Hippo Vaughn 1138 2216.1  
8. Rick Sutcliffe 1098 1509.1  
9. Larry Corcoran 1086 2338.1  
10. Bob Rush 1076 2132.2  
STRIKEOUTS PER 9 IP - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player K9 Year  
1. Dick Selma 8.6 1969  
2. Tom Gordon 8.5 2000  
3. Sam Jones 8.4 1956  
4. Fergie Jenkins 7.9 1969  
5. Fergie Jenkins 7.9 1970  
6. Frank Castillo 7.6 1994  
7. Fergie Jenkins 7.6 1968  
8. Sam Jones 7.4 1955  
9. Fergie Jenkins 7.3 1967  
10. Fergie Jenkins 7.3 1966  
STRIKEOUTS PER 9 IP - CAREER
Rank Player K9 IP  
1. Lee Smith 8.5 681.1  
2. Paul Quantrill 7.4 769.2  
3. Frank Castillo 7.1 626.0  
4. Fergie Jenkins 6.9 2673.2  
5. Rick Sutcliffe 6.5 1509.1  
6. Bill Bonham 6.3 1152.1  
7. Don Elston 6.2 754.2  
8. Ken Holtzman 6.1 1447.0  
9. Dick Drott 6.1 577.0  
10. Greg Maddux 6.0 3309.0  
K/BB - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player K/BB Year  
1. Fergie Jenkins 7.11 1971  
2. Dennis Eckersley 6.16 1985  
3. Greg Maddux 5.29 1999  
4. Terry Larkin 5.26 1878  
5. Greg Maddux 5.06 1991  
6. Fred Goldsmith 5.00 1880  
7. Terry Larkin 4.73 1879  
8. Fergie Jenkins 4.57 1970  
9. Bill Hands 4.11 1968  
10. Fergie Jenkins 4.00 1968  
K/BB - CAREER
Rank Player K/BB IP  
1. Terry Larkin 5.0 1019.1  
2. Fergie Jenkins 3.4 2673.2  
3. Dennis Eckersley 3.3 678.1  
4. John Clarkson 3.2 1730.2  
5. Greg Maddux 2.9 3309.0  
6. Larry Jackson 2.5 838.0  
7. Lee Smith 2.4 681.1  
8. Larry Corcoran 2.4 2338.1  
9. Mordecai Brown 2.3 2329.0  
10. Scott Sanderson 2.3 827.2  
WHIP - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WHIP Year  
1. Mordecai Brown 0.84 1908  
2. Mordecai Brown 0.87 1909  
3. Greg Maddux 0.92 1991  
4. Grover Cleveland Alexander 0.93 1919  
5. Mordecai Brown 0.93 1906  
6. Larry Corcoran 0.94 1880  
7. Jack Pfiester 0.94 1906  
8. Mordecai Brown 0.94 1907  
9. Warren Hacker 0.95 1952  
10. John Clarkson 0.95 1885  
WHIP - CAREER
Rank Player WHIP IP  
1. Mordecai Brown 1.00 2329.0  
2. John Clarkson 1.05 1730.2  
3. Jack Pfiester 1.06 1028.1  
4. Terry Larkin 1.07 1019.1  
5. Phil Douglas 1.08 636.2  
6. Orval Overall 1.08 1135.0  
7. Al Spalding 1.08 539.2  
8. Larry Corcoran 1.09 2338.1  
9. Fergie Jenkins 1.12 2673.2  
10. Ed Reulbach 1.13 1864.2  
OAVG - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OAVG Year  
1. Ed Reulbach .176 1906  
2. Carl Lundgren .186 1907  
3. Jack Pfiester .195 1906  
4. Mordecai Brown .195 1908  
5. Orval Overall .199 1909  
6. Mordecai Brown .200 1904  
7. Ed Reulbach .202 1905  
8. Larry Corcoran .202 1880  
9. Sam Jones .202 1955  
10. Mordecai Brown .202 1909  
OAVG - CAREER
Rank Player OAVG IP  
1. Orval Overall .212 1135.0  
2. Ed Reulbach .219 1864.2  
3. Jack Pfiester .219 1028.1  
4. Jake Weimer .219 839.1  
5. Mordecai Brown .222 2329.0  
6. John Clarkson .227 1730.2  
7. Larry Cheney .227 1061.0  
8. Larry Corcoran .228 2338.1  
9. Phil Douglas .234 636.2  
10. Dick Drott .235 577.0  
OSLG - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OSLG Year  
1. Ed Reulbach .184 1906  
2. Carl Lundgren .186 1907  
3. Mordecai Brown .198 1908  
4. Orval Overall .202 1909  
5. Mordecai Brown .204 1904  
6. Ed Reulbach .204 1905  
7. Mordecai Brown .205 1909  
8. Jack Pfiester .205 1906  
9. Mordecai Brown .206 1906  
10. Jake Weimer .207 1904  
OSLG - CAREER
Rank Player OSLG IP  
1. Orval Overall .220 1135.0  
2. Jack Pfiester .224 1028.1  
3. Jake Weimer .225 839.1  
4. Ed Reulbach .228 1864.2  
5. Mordecai Brown .228 2329.0  
6. Larry Cheney .244 1061.0  
7. Carl Lundgren .245 1322.0  
8. Hippo Vaughn .248 2216.1  
9. Larry Corcoran .249 2338.1  
10. Terry Larkin .251 1019.1  
OOPS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OOPS Year  
1. Mordecai Brown .431 1908  
2. Mordecai Brown .444 1909  
3. Mordecai Brown .457 1904  
4. Mordecai Brown .458 1906  
5. Larry Corcoran .458 1882  
6. Grover Cleveland Alexander .459 1919  
7. Larry Corcoran .462 1880  
8. Ed Reulbach .462 1906  
9. Jack Pfiester .463 1906  
10. Orval Overall .464 1909  
OOPS - CAREER
Rank Player OOPS IP  
1. Mordecai Brown .492 2329.0  
2. Orval Overall .499 1135.0  
3. Jack Pfiester .502 1028.1  
4. Terry Larkin .510 1019.1  
5. Jake Weimer .514 839.1  
6. John Clarkson .522 1730.2  
7. Larry Corcoran .522 2338.1  
8. Al Spalding .523 539.2  
9. Ed Reulbach .524 1864.2  
10. Phil Douglas .527 636.2  
RWAR - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player rWAR Year  
1. John Clarkson 22.6 1885  
2. Al Spalding 20.2 1876  
3. Larry Corcoran 17.9 1880  
4. John Clarkson 16.7 1887  
5. Bill Hutchison 15.7 1891  
6. Bill Hutchison 14.5 1890  
7. Terry Larkin 14.4 1878  
8. Bill Hutchison 14.3 1892  
9. Clark Griffith 13.7 1898  
10. Larry Corcoran 12.8 1882  
RWAR - CAREER
Rank Player rWAR IP  
1. Greg Maddux 88.2 3309.0  
2. Mordecai Brown 69.9 2329.0  
3. Charley Root 58.2 3137.1  
4. Larry Corcoran 58.1 2338.1  
5. Bill Hutchison 56.1 3021.0  
6. John Clarkson 53.3 1730.2  
7. Grover Cleveland Alexander 51.0 1884.1  
8. Ed Reulbach 49.8 1864.2  
9. Fergie Jenkins 49.7 2673.2  
10. Clark Griffith 47.6 2188.2  
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