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Pitching Leaders
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Single-Season Leaders Career Leaders

ERA
Rank Player    ERA    Year

1. Denny Driscoll 1.21 1882

2. Howie Camnitz 1.56 1908

3. Howie Camnitz 1.62 1909

4. Sam Leever 1.66 1907

5. Vic Willis 1.73 1906

6. Wilbur Cooper 1.87 1916

Lefty Leifield 1.87 1906

8. Jesse Tannehill 1.95 1902

9. Babe Adams 1.98 1919

10. Al Mamaux 2.04 1915

ERA
Rank Player    ERA    IP

1. Vic Willis 2.08 1209.0

2. Nick Maddox 2.29 605.3

3. Lefty Leifield 2.38 1578.0

4. Sam Leever 2.47 2660.7

5. Deacon Phillippe 2.50 2286.0

6. Bob Harmon 2.60 769.7

7. Al Mamaux 2.61 713.3

8. Howie Camnitz 2.63 1754.3

9. Kent Tekulve 2.68 1017.0

10. Claude Hendrix 2.71 648.3

Wins
Rank Player    W    Year

1. Ed Morris 41 1886

2. Ed Morris 39 1885

3. Frank Killen 36 1893

4. Ed Morris 34 1884

5. Pink Hawley 31 1895

6. Frank Killen 30 1896

7. Pud Galvin 29 1886

Ed Morris 29 1888

9. Jack Chesbro 28 1902

Pud Galvin 28 1887

Wins
Rank Player    W    IP

1. Wilbur Cooper 202 3199.0

2. Babe Adams 194 2991.3

Sam Leever 194 2660.7

4. Bob Friend 191 3480.3

5. Ed Morris 171 2678.0

6. Deacon Phillippe 168 2286.0

7. Vern Law 162 2672.0

8. Ray Kremer 143 1954.7

Rip Sewell 143 2108.7

10. Pud Galvin 137 2301.7

Won-Loss %
Rank Player    wlp    Year

1. Roy Face .947 1959

2. Deacon Phillippe .875 1910

3. Emil Yde .842 1924

4. Jack Chesbro .824 1902

Bob Moose .824 1969

6. Al McBean .813 1963

Rip Sewell .813 1948

8. Howie Camnitz .806 1909

9. John Candelaria .800 1977

Ed Doheny .800 1902

Sam Leever .800 1905

Won-Loss %
Rank Player    wlp    IP

1. Jesse Tannehill .667 1499.0

2. Sam Leever .660 2660.7

3. Vic Willis .659 1209.0

4. Jack Chesbro .648 938.7

5. Deacon Phillippe .646 2286.0

6. Lee Meadows .629 1248.3

7. Dave Giusti .627 618.0

Ray Kremer .627 1954.7

9. Jim Bibby .610 654.7

10. Carmen Hill .603 735.3

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
Rank Player    WHperIP    Year

1. Denny Driscoll 0.866 1882

2. Babe Adams 0.896 1919

3. Ed Morris 0.898 1884

4. Ed Morris 0.964 1885

5. Howie Camnitz 0.972 1909

6. Babe Adams 0.981 1920

7. Jesse Tannehill 0.987 1902

8. Vern Law 0.998 1965

9. Babe Adams 1.006 1911

10. Hank Robinson 1.006 1912

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
Rank Player    WHperIP    IP

1. Vic Willis 1.082 1209.0

2. Nick Maddox 1.085 605.3

3. Deacon Phillippe 1.087 2286.0

4. Babe Adams 1.090 2991.3

5. Ed Morris 1.108 2678.0

6. Frank Miller 1.109 769.0

7. Sam Leever 1.141 2660.7

8. Doug Drabek 1.148 1362.7

9. Bob Harmon 1.152 769.7

10. Nelson Briles 1.174 550.3

Hits Allowed/9IP
Rank Player    Hper9IP    Year

1. Al Mamaux 6.51 1915

2. Howie Camnitz 6.58 1909

3. Oliver Perez 6.66 2004

4. Howie Camnitz 6.75 1907

5. Bob Veale 6.86 1968

6. Jose DeLeon 6.88 1984

7. Wilbur Cooper 6.91 1916

Lefty Leifield 6.91 1908

9. Howie Camnitz 6.92 1908

10. Adonis Terry 6.94 1892

Hits Allowed/9IP
Rank Player    Hper9IP    IP

1. Nick Maddox 7.24 605.3

2. Al Mamaux 7.33 713.3

3. Vic Willis 7.53 1209.0

4. Claude Hendrix 7.73 648.3

5. Howie Camnitz 7.84 1754.3

6. Bob Veale 7.85 1868.7

7. Frank Miller 7.88 769.0

8. Kent Tekulve 7.96 1017.0

9. Lefty Leifield 8.00 1578.0

10. Doug Drabek 8.10 1362.7

Bases on Balls/9IP
Rank Player    BBper9IP    Year

1. Denny Driscoll 0.54 1882

2. Babe Adams 0.62 1920

3. Babe Adams 0.79 1919

4. Babe Adams 0.79 1922

5. Deacon Phillippe 0.86 1902

6. Deacon Phillippe 0.90 1903

7. Jesse Tannehill 0.97 1902

8. Harry Salisbury 0.99 1882

9. Denny Driscoll 1.04 1883

10. Ed Morris 1.07 1884

Bases on Balls/9IP
Rank Player    BBper9IP    IP

1. Denny Driscoll 0.85 537.3

2. Deacon Phillippe 1.18 2286.0

3. Babe Adams 1.29 2991.3

4. Jesse Tannehill 1.45 1499.0

5. Zane Smith 1.57 768.3

6. Pud Galvin 1.64 2301.7

7. Ed Morris 1.67 2678.0

8. Waite Hoyt 1.68 616.3

9. Red Lucas 1.68 684.3

10. Bill Swift 1.79 1555.0

Strikeouts/9IP
Rank Player    SOper9IP    Year

1. Oliver Perez 10.97 2004

2. Bob Veale 9.34 1965

3. Bob Moose 8.74 1969

4. Bob Veale 8.49 1969

5. Jose DeLeon 8.24 1985

6. Ian Snell 8.18 2006

7. Bob Veale 8.05 1964

8. Bob Veale 7.94 1967

9. Bob Veale 7.93 1970

10. Bob Veale 7.68 1966

Strikeouts/9IP
Rank Player    SOper9IP    IP

1. Bob Veale 7.96 1868.7

2. Ian Snell 7.70 612.3

3. Denny Neagle 7.14 697.0

4. Paul Wagner 6.96 536.7

5. Bert Blyleven 6.73 697.7

6. Jason Schmidt 6.71 799.7

7. Jon Lieber 6.70 682.7

8. Kip Wells 6.52 752.3

9. Francisco Cordova 6.41 753.7

10. Kris Benson 6.36 782.0

Games
Rank Player    G_p    Year

1. Kent Tekulve 94 1979

Salomon Torres 94 2006

3. Kent Tekulve 91 1978

4. Matt Capps 85 2006

Kent Tekulve 85 1982

6. Enrique Romo 84 1979

Salomon Torres 84 2004

8. Scott Sauerbeck 78 2002

Kent Tekulve 78 1980

Salomon Torres 78 2005

Games
Rank Player    G_p    IP

1. Roy Face 802 1314.7

2. Kent Tekulve 722 1017.0

3. Bob Friend 568 3480.3

4. Vern Law 483 2672.0

5. Babe Adams 481 2991.3

6. Wilbur Cooper 469 3199.0

7. Dave Giusti 410 618.0

8. Sam Leever 388 2660.7

9. Rip Sewell 385 2108.7

10. Al McBean 376 1016.0

Saves
Rank Player    SV    Year

1. Mike Williams 46 2002

2. Jose Mesa 43 2004

3. Jim Gott 34 1988

4. Kent Tekulve 31 1978

Kent Tekulve 31 1979

6. Dave Giusti 30 1971

7. Rich Loiselle 29 1997

8. Roy Face 28 1962

9. Jose Mesa 27 2005

10. Dave Giusti 26 1970

Rich Gossage 26 1977

Bill Landrum 26 1989

Saves
Rank Player    SV    IP

1. Roy Face 188 1314.7

2. Kent Tekulve 158 1017.0

3. Mike Williams 140 321.7

4. Dave Giusti 133 618.0

5. Jose Mesa 70 126.0

6. Stan Belinda 61 260.7

7. Al McBean 59 1016.0

8. Bill Landrum 56 229.0

9. Jim Gott 50 140.3

10. Rich Loiselle 49 224.0

Innings
Rank Player    IP    Year

1. Ed Morris 581.0 1885

2. Ed Morris 555.3 1886

3. Frank Mountain 503.0 1883

4. Ed Morris 480.0 1888

5. Pink Hawley 444.3 1895

6. Fleury Sullivan 441.0 1884

7. Pud Galvin 440.7 1887

8. Mark Baldwin 440.3 1892

9. Mark Baldwin 437.7 1891

10. Pud Galvin 437.3 1888

Innings
Rank Player    IP    IP

1. Bob Friend 3480.3 3480.3

2. Wilbur Cooper 3199.0 3199.0

3. Babe Adams 2991.3 2991.3

4. Ed Morris 2678.0 2678.0

5. Vern Law 2672.0 2672.0

6. Sam Leever 2660.7 2660.7

7. Pud Galvin 2301.7 2301.7

8. Deacon Phillippe 2286.0 2286.0

9. Rip Sewell 2108.7 2108.7

10. Ray Kremer 1954.7 1954.7

Strikeouts
Rank Player    SO_p    Year

1. Ed Morris 326 1886

2. Ed Morris 302 1884

3. Ed Morris 298 1885

4. Bob Veale 276 1965

5. Bob Veale 250 1964

6. Oliver Perez 239 2004

7. Bob Veale 229 1966

8. Bob Veale 213 1969

9. Larry McWilliams 199 1983

10. Mark Baldwin 197 1891

Strikeouts
Rank Player    SO_p    IP

1. Bob Friend 1682 3480.3

2. Bob Veale 1652 1868.7

3. Ed Morris 1217 2678.0

4. Wilbur Cooper 1191 3199.0

5. John Candelaria 1159 1873.0

6. Vern Law 1092 2672.0

7. Babe Adams 1036 2991.3

8. Steve Blass 896 1597.3

9. Dock Ellis 869 1430.0

10. Deacon Phillippe 861 2286.0

Games Started
Rank Player    GS    Year

1. Ed Morris 63 1885

Ed Morris 63 1886

3. Frank Mountain 59 1883

4. Ed Morris 55 1888

5. Mark Baldwin 53 1892

6. Ed Morris 52 1884

7. Fleury Sullivan 51 1884

8. Mark Baldwin 50 1891

Pud Galvin 50 1886

Pud Galvin 50 1888

Pink Hawley 50 1895

Frank Killen 50 1896

Games Started
Rank Player    GS    IP

1. Bob Friend 477 3480.3

2. Wilbur Cooper 371 3199.0

3. Vern Law 364 2672.0

4. Babe Adams 354 2991.3

5. Ed Morris 307 2678.0

6. Sam Leever 299 2660.7

7. John Candelaria 271 1873.0

8. Pud Galvin 267 2301.7

9. Bob Veale 255 1868.7

10. Deacon Phillippe 250 2286.0

Comp. Games
Rank Player    CG    Year

1. Ed Morris 63 1885

Ed Morris 63 1886

3. Frank Mountain 57 1883

4. Ed Morris 54 1888

5. Fleury Sullivan 51 1884

6. Pud Galvin 49 1886

Pud Galvin 49 1888

8. Mark Baldwin 48 1891

9. Pud Galvin 47 1887

Ed Morris 47 1884

Comp. Games
Rank Player    CG    IP

1. Ed Morris 297 2678.0

2. Wilbur Cooper 263 3199.0

3. Pud Galvin 248 2301.7

4. Sam Leever 241 2660.7

5. Deacon Phillippe 209 2286.0

6. Babe Adams 206 2991.3

7. Frank Killen 163 1661.3

8. Bob Friend 161 3480.3

9. Jesse Tannehill 148 1499.0

10. Rip Sewell 137 2108.7

Shutouts
Rank Player    SHO    Year

1. Ed Morris 12 1886

2. Babe Adams 8 1920

Jack Chesbro 8 1902

Lefty Leifield 8 1906

Al Mamaux 8 1915

6. Steve Blass 7 1968

Wilbur Cooper 7 1917

Sam Leever 7 1903

Ed Morris 7 1885

Bob Veale 7 1965

Vic Willis 7 1908

Shutouts
Rank Player    SHO    IP

1. Babe Adams 44 2991.3

2. Sam Leever 39 2660.7

3. Bob Friend 35 3480.3

4. Wilbur Cooper 33 3199.0

5. Lefty Leifield 29 1578.0

Ed Morris 29 2678.0

7. Vern Law 28 2672.0

8. Deacon Phillippe 25 2286.0

9. Vic Willis 23 1209.0

10. Rip Sewell 20 2108.7

Bob Veale 20 1868.7

Home Runs Allow.
Rank Player    HRA    Year

1. Murry Dickson 32 1951

2. John Candelaria 29 1977

Ray Kremer 29 1930

Ian Snell 29 2006

5. Josh Fogg 28 2002

Bob Friend 28 1957

Ron Kline 28 1957

8. Murry Dickson 27 1953

Brian Fisher 27 1987

Josh Fogg 27 2005

Home Runs Allow.
Rank Player    HRA    IP

1. Bob Friend 273 3480.3

2. Vern Law 268 2672.0

3. John Candelaria 172 1873.0

4. Roy Face 130 1314.7

5. Steve Blass 128 1597.3

6. Ron Kline 124 1251.3

7. Murry Dickson 122 1216.3

Ray Kremer 122 1954.7

9. Rip Sewell 114 2108.7

10. Doug Drabek 112 1362.7

Bases On Balls Allow.
Rank Player    BB_p    Year

1. Mark Baldwin 227 1891

2. Mark Baldwin 194 1892

3. Marty O'Toole 159 1912

4. Pink Hawley 157 1896

5. Silver King 144 1891

6. Frank Killen 140 1893

7. Al Mamaux 136 1916

8. Bill Hart 135 1895

9. Red Ehret 128 1894

10. Bob Veale 124 1964

Bases On Balls Allow.
Rank Player    BB_p    IP

1. Bob Friend 869 3480.3

2. Bob Veale 839 1868.7

3. Wilbur Cooper 762 3199.0

4. Rip Sewell 740 2108.7

5. Steve Blass 597 1597.3

Vern Law 597 2672.0

7. Sam Leever 587 2660.7

8. Howie Camnitz 532 1754.3

9. Frank Killen 519 1661.3

10. Ed Morris 498 2678.0

Hits Allowed
Rank Player    H_p    Year

1. Frank Mountain 546 1883

2. Fleury Sullivan 496 1884

3. Pud Galvin 490 1887

4. Frank Killen 476 1896

5. Ed Morris 470 1888

6. Ed Morris 459 1885

7. Pud Galvin 457 1886

8. Ed Morris 455 1886

9. Pink Hawley 449 1895

10. Mark Baldwin 447 1892

Hits Allowed
Rank Player    H_p    IP

1. Bob Friend 3610 3480.3

2. Wilbur Cooper 3074 3199.0

3. Vern Law 2833 2672.0

4. Babe Adams 2832 2991.3

5. Pud Galvin 2517 2301.7

6. Ed Morris 2468 2678.0

7. Sam Leever 2449 2660.7

8. Deacon Phillippe 2187 2286.0

9. Ray Kremer 2108 1954.7

10. Rip Sewell 2082 2108.7

SO to Walk
Rank Player    SOperBB    Year

1. Ed Morris 5.92 1884

2. Denny Driscoll 4.92 1882

3. Deacon Phillippe 4.69 1902

4. Babe Adams 4.67 1920

5. Deacon Phillippe 4.24 1903

6. Zane Smith 4.14 1991

7. Bob Friend 4.07 1960

8. Babe Adams 4.00 1919

Jesse Tannehill 4.00 1902

10. John Candelaria 3.91 1984

SO to Walk
Rank Player    SOperBB    IP

1. Jon Lieber 3.22 682.7

2. Deacon Phillippe 2.88 2286.0

3. Harvey Haddix 2.74 764.0

4. Denny Driscoll 2.71 537.3

5. Zane Smith 2.70 768.3

6. John Candelaria 2.66 1873.0

Denny Neagle 2.66 697.0

8. Ed Morris 2.44 2678.0

9. Doug Drabek 2.43 1362.7

Roy Face 2.43 1314.7

Losses
Rank Player    L    Year

1. Fleury Sullivan 35 1884

2. Frank Mountain 33 1883

3. Silver King 29 1891

4. Mark Baldwin 28 1891

5. Mark Baldwin 27 1892

6. Jack Neagle 26 1884

Harry Staley 26 1889

8. Pud Galvin 25 1888

Harry Staley 25 1890

10. Ed Morris 24 1885

Losses
Rank Player    L    IP

1. Bob Friend 218 3480.3

2. Wilbur Cooper 159 3199.0

3. Vern Law 147 2672.0

4. Babe Adams 139 2991.3

5. Pud Galvin 123 2301.7

6. Ed Morris 122 2678.0

7. Sam Leever 100 2660.7

8. Rip Sewell 97 2108.7

9. Roy Face 93 1314.7

10. Deacon Phillippe 92 2286.0

Earned Runs Allow.
Rank Player    ER    Year

1. Fleury Sullivan 206 1884

2. Frank Mountain 201 1883

3. Red Ehret 198 1894

4. Ad Gumbert 180 1894

5. Mark Baldwin 170 1892

6. Frank Killen 168 1893

7. Frank Killen 167 1897

8. Pink Hawley 166 1897

9. Frank Killen 164 1896

Harry Staley 164 1889

Earned Runs Allow.
Rank Player    ER    IP

1. Bob Friend 1372 3480.3

2. Vern Law 1118 2672.0

3. Wilbur Cooper 974 3199.0

4. Babe Adams 911 2991.3

5. Ed Morris 838 2678.0

6. Pud Galvin 824 2301.7

7. Ray Kremer 816 1954.7

8. Rip Sewell 804 2108.7

9. Frank Killen 733 1661.3

10. Sam Leever 731 2660.7

Wild Pitches
Rank Player    WP    Year

1. Harry Staley 30 1889

2. Ed Morris 28 1886

3. Ed Morris 25 1885

4. Mark Baldwin 24 1891

5. Kirtley Baker 22 1890

Silver King 22 1891

7. Harry Staley 18 1890

Bob Veale 18 1964

9. Mark Baldwin 17 1892

Pink Hawley 17 1896

Don Robinson 17 1982

Bob Veale 17 1965

Wild Pitches
Rank Player    WP    IP

1. Bob Veale 90 1868.7

2. Ed Morris 84 2678.0

3. Pud Galvin 67 2301.7

4. Bob Walk 66 1303.0

5. Harry Staley 63 1086.7

6. Don Robinson 61 1203.0

7. Steve Blass 56 1597.3

8. Rick Rhoden 51 1448.0

9. Bob Friend 50 3480.3

10. Bruce Kison 47 1266.3

Hit Batsmen
Rank Player    HBP    Year

1. Pink Hawley 27 1897

2. Jack Chesbro 21 1902

3. Fleury Sullivan 20 1884

4. Ed Doheny 19 1903

5. Jack Neagle 18 1884

6. Kirtley Baker 17 1890

Jesse Tannehill 17 1900

8. Don Cardwell 16 1963

Lefty Leifield 16 1911

10. Charlie Case 15 1905

Wilbur Cooper 15 1919

Ed Doheny 15 1902

Mike Lynch 15 1904

Nick Maddox 15 1909

Hit Batsmen
Rank Player    HBP    IP

1. Wilbur Cooper 93 3199.0

2. Sam Leever 90 2660.7

3. Lefty Leifield 76 1578.0

4. Jesse Tannehill 70 1499.0

5. Ed Morris 60 2678.0

6. Jack Chesbro 58 938.7

7. Pud Galvin 57 2301.7

8. Howie Camnitz 55 1754.3

9. Deacon Phillippe 53 2286.0

10. Bruce Kison 49 1266.3

Batters Faced
Rank Player    BFP    Year

1. Ed Morris 2321 1885

2. Ed Morris 2252 1886

3. Frank Mountain 2177 1883

4. Ed Morris 2002 1888

5. Fleury Sullivan 1967 1884

6. Pud Galvin 1897 1887

7. Pud Galvin 1820 1886

8. Pud Galvin 1809 1888

9. Harry Staley 1791 1889

10. Ed Morris 1703 1884

Batters Faced
Rank Player    BFP    IP

1. Bob Friend 14644 3480.3

2. Wilbur Cooper 13123 3199.0

3. Babe Adams 11926 2991.3

4. Vern Law 11231 2672.0

5. Ed Morris 11120 2678.0

6. Pud Galvin 9928 2301.7

7. Rip Sewell 9042 2108.7

8. Ray Kremer 8330 1954.7

9. Deacon Phillippe 8016 2286.0

10. Bob Veale 7924 1868.7

Games Finished
Rank Player    GF    Year

1. Kent Tekulve 67 1979

2. Jose Mesa 65 2004

Kent Tekulve 65 1978

4. Kent Tekulve 64 1982

5. Mike Williams 63 2000

6. Roy Face 61 1960

7. Dave Giusti 60 1973

8. Jim Gott 59 1988

Mike Williams 59 2002

10. Rich Loiselle 58 1997

Games Finished
Rank Player    GF    IP

1. Roy Face 547 1314.7

2. Kent Tekulve 470 1017.0

3. Dave Giusti 306 618.0

4. Mike Williams 252 321.7

5. Al McBean 167 1016.0

6. Ramon Hernandez 146 347.7

7. Don Robinson 140 1203.0

8. Stan Belinda 135 260.7

9. Rich Loiselle 129 224.0

10. Mace Brown 128 852.7

Adjusted ERA+
Rank Player    ERA+    Year

1. Denny Driscoll 220 1882

2. John Candelaria 169 1977

3. Ray Kremer 166 1927

4. Vern Law 163 1965

5. Cy Blanton 159 1935

6. Rick Reuschel 158 1985

7. Howie Camnitz 158 1909

8. Sam Leever 157 1903

9. Vic Willis 154 1906

10. Rube Waddell 153 1900

Adjusted ERA+
Rank Player    ERA+    IP

1. Kent Tekulve 139 1017.0

2. Jesse Tannehill 128 1499.0

3. Waite Hoyt 128 616.3

4. Rick Reuschel 126 586.7

5. Sam Leever 123 2660.7

6. Carmen Hill 122 735.3

7. Cy Blanton 121 955.3

8. Dave Giusti 120 618.0

9. Vic Willis 120 1209.0

10. Wilbur Cooper 119 3199.0

Stats updated through October 30, 2008.

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