1898 National League Pitching Leaders

Classification: Major League

Overall: 920 games, 12 teams, approx. 153 games in season

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Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1	Kid Nichols	28	BSN	Maj	BSN	31	12	.721	2.13	3.15	50	42	8	40	5	4	388.0	316	136	92	7	85	138	14	0	15	1528	1.034	7.3	0.2	2.0	3.2	1.62
2	Bert Cunningham	32	LS3	Maj	LOU	28	15	.651	3.16	4.33	44	42	2	41	0	0	362.0	387	174	127	8	65	34	20	0	3	1510	1.249	9.6	0.2	1.6	0.8	0.52
3	Pink Hawley	25	CIN	Maj	CIN	27	11	.711	3.37	4.43	43	37	6	32	3	0	331.0	357	163	124	5	91	69	22	0	6	1420	1.353	9.7	0.1	2.5	1.9	0.76
4	James McJames	23	BLN	Maj	BLN	27	15	.643	2.36	3.56	45	42	3	40	2	0	374.0	327	148	98	5	113	178	12	0	13	1525	1.176	7.9	0.1	2.7	4.3	1.58
5	Ted Lewis	25	BSN	Maj	BSN	26	8	.765	2.90	3.76	41	33	8	29	1	2	313.1	267	131	101	9	109	72	9	0	12	1284	1.200	7.7	0.3	3.1	2.1	0.66
6	Cy Seymour*	25	NY1	Maj	NYG	25	19	.568	3.18	5.02	45	43	2	39	4	0	356.2	313	199	126	4	213	239	32	1	19	1581	1.475	7.9	0.1	5.4	6.0	1.12
7	Jesse Tannehill*	23	PIT	Maj	PIT	25	13	.658	2.95	4.05	43	38	4	34	5	2	326.2	338	147	107	2	63	93	12	0	6	1350	1.228	9.3	0.1	1.7	2.6	1.48
8	Vic Willis	22	BSN	Maj	BSN	25	13	.658	2.84	4.14	41	38	2	29	1	0	311.0	264	143	98	5	148	160	29	1	9	1333	1.325	7.6	0.1	4.3	4.6	1.08
9	Cy Young	31	CL4	Maj	CLV	25	13	.658	2.53	3.98	46	41	5	40	1	0	377.2	387	167	106	6	41	101	9	0	9	1520	1.133	9.2	0.1	1.0	2.4	2.46
10	Clark Griffith	28	CHN	Maj	CHC	24	10	.706	1.88	2.90	38	38	0	36	4	0	325.2	305	105	68	1	64	97	20	0	6	1323	1.133	8.4	0.0	1.8	2.7	1.52
11	Wiley Piatt*	23	PHI	Maj	PHI	24	14	.632	3.18	4.59	39	37	2	33	6	0	306.0	285	156	108	2	97	121	19	1	6	1279	1.248	8.4	0.1	2.9	3.6	1.25
12	Jay Hughes	24	BLN	Maj	BLN	23	12	.657	3.20	4.55	38	35	3	31	5	0	300.2	268	152	107	4	100	81	18	0	7	1248	1.224	8.0	0.1	3.0	2.4	0.81
13	Jack Powell	23	CL4	Maj	CLV	23	15	.605	3.00	4.05	42	41	1	36	6	0	342.0	328	154	114	8	112	93	16	0	6	1437	1.287	8.6	0.2	2.9	2.4	0.83
14	Theodore Breitenstein*	29	CIN	Maj	CIN	20	14	.588	3.42	4.85	39	37	2	32	3	0	315.2	313	170	120	2	123	68	11	0	3	1353	1.381	8.9	0.1	3.5	1.9	0.55
15	Jimmy Callahan	24	CHN	Maj	CHC	20	10	.667	2.46	4.49	31	31	0	30	2	0	274.1	267	137	75	2	71	73	10	3	4	1135	1.232	8.8	0.1	2.3	2.4	1.03
16	Al Maul	32	BLN	Maj	BLN	20	7	.741	2.10	2.78	28	28	0	26	1	0	239.2	207	74	56	3	49	31	4	0	1	948	1.068	7.8	0.1	1.8	1.2	0.63
17	Amos Rusie	27	NY1	Maj	NYG	20	11	.645	3.03	4.47	37	36	1	33	4	1	300.0	288	149	101	6	103	114	9	0	13	1261	1.303	8.6	0.2	3.1	3.4	1.11
18	Fred Klobedanz*	27	BSN	Maj	BSN	19	10	.655	3.89	5.59	35	33	2	25	0	0	270.2	281	168	117	13	99	51	12	0	3	1168	1.404	9.3	0.4	3.3	1.7	0.52
19	Bill Dammann*	25	CIN	Maj	CIN	16	10	.615	3.61	5.29	35	22	13	16	2	2	224.2	277	132	90	3	67	51	7	0	8	995	1.531	11.1	0.1	2.7	2.0	0.76
20	Red Donahue	25	PHI	Maj	PHI	16	17	.485	3.55	5.22	35	35	0	33	1	0	284.1	327	165	112	7	80	57	14	0	2	1237	1.431	10.4	0.2	2.5	1.8	0.71
21	Jack Dunn	25	BRO	Maj	BRO	16	21	.432	3.60	5.02	41	37	3	31	0	0	322.2	352	180	129	10	82	66	15	0	7	1375	1.345	9.8	0.3	2.3	1.8	0.80
22	Frank Dwyer	30	CIN	Maj	CIN	16	10	.615	3.04	4.39	31	28	3	24	0	0	240.0	257	117	81	3	42	29	16	0	2	1003	1.246	9.6	0.1	1.6	1.1	0.69
23	Brickyard Kennedy	30	BRO	Maj	BRO	16	22	.421	3.37	4.85	40	39	0	38	0	0	339.1	360	183	127	12	123	73	5	0	5	1461	1.423	9.5	0.3	3.3	1.9	0.59
24	Frank Killen*	27	WSN,PIT	Maj	PIT-WHS	16	20	.444	3.68	5.47	40	39	1	32	0	0	306.0	350	186	125	7	70	91	13	1	6	1311	1.373	10.3	0.2	2.1	2.7	1.30
25	Bill Magee	22	LS3	Maj	LOU	16	15	.516	4.05	4.97	38	33	5	29	3	0	295.1	294	163	133	8	129	55	19	1	3	1289	1.432	9.0	0.2	3.9	1.7	0.43
26	Jouett Meekin	31	NY1	Maj	NYG	16	18	.471	3.77	5.20	38	37	1	34	1	0	320.0	329	185	134	9	108	82	12	0	11	1367	1.366	9.3	0.3	3.0	2.3	0.76
27	Jerry Nops*	23	BLN	Maj	BLN	16	9	.640	3.56	4.98	33	29	4	23	2	0	235.0	241	130	93	5	78	91	16	0	5	1009	1.357	9.2	0.2	3.0	3.5	1.17
28	Al Orth	25	PHI	Maj	PHI	15	13	.536	3.02	4.72	32	28	4	25	1	0	250.0	290	131	84	2	53	52	8	0	0	1068	1.372	10.4	0.1	1.9	1.9	0.98
29	Jack Taylor	25	SLN	Maj	STL	15	29	.341	3.90	5.87	50	47	1	42	0	1	397.1	465	259	172	14	83	89	25	0	7	1713	1.379	10.5	0.3	1.9	2.0	1.07
30	Gus Weyhing	31	WSN	Maj	WHS	15	26	.366	4.51	5.78	45	42	3	39	0	0	361.0	428	232	181	10	84	92	16	0	7	1564	1.418	10.7	0.2	2.1	2.3	1.10
31	Pete Dowling*	21	LS3	Maj	LOU	13	20	.394	4.16	5.54	36	32	3	30	0	0	285.2	284	176	132	7	120	84	22	2	5	1245	1.414	8.9	0.2	3.8	2.6	0.70
32	Bill Hill*	23	CIN	Maj	CIN	13	14	.481	3.98	5.02	33	32	1	26	2	0	262.0	261	146	116	3	119	75	17	0	5	1149	1.450	9.0	0.1	4.1	2.6	0.63
33	Walter Thornton*	23	CHN	Maj	CHC	13	10	.565	3.34	4.85	28	25	3	21	2	0	215.1	226	116	80	4	56	56	18	0	3	918	1.310	9.4	0.2	2.3	2.3	1.00
34	Zeke Wilson	28	CL4	Maj	CLV	13	18	.419	3.60	4.98	33	31	2	28	1	0	254.2	307	141	102	4	51	45	7	0	4	1096	1.406	10.8	0.1	1.8	1.6	0.88
35	Win Mercer	24	WSN	Maj	WHS	12	18	.400	4.81	6.97	33	30	3	24	0	0	233.2	309	181	125	3	71	52	18	0	1	1068	1.626	11.9	0.1	2.7	2.0	0.73
36	Billy Rhines	29	PIT	Maj	PIT	12	16	.429	3.52	4.99	31	29	2	27	2	0	258.0	289	143	101	0	61	48	13	0	4	1103	1.357	10.1	0.0	2.1	1.7	0.79
37	Joe Yeager	22	BRO	Maj	BRO	12	22	.353	3.65	5.47	36	33	3	32	0	0	291.1	333	177	118	4	80	70	6	0	3	1255	1.418	10.3	0.1	2.5	2.2	0.88
38	Jack Fifield	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	11	9	.550	3.31	4.78	21	21	0	18	2	0	171.1	170	91	63	2	60	31	18	0	7	739	1.342	8.9	0.1	3.2	1.6	0.52
39	Willie Sudhoff	23	SLN	Maj	STL	11	27	.289	4.34	5.86	41	38	3	35	0	1	315.0	355	205	152	11	102	65	27	0	4	1388	1.451	10.1	0.3	2.9	1.9	0.64
40	Jim Gardner	24	PIT	Maj	PIT	10	13	.435	3.21	4.66	25	22	3	19	1	0	185.1	179	96	66	3	48	41	8	0	2	767	1.225	8.7	0.1	2.3	2.0	0.85
41	George Cuppy	28	CL4	Maj	CLV	9	8	.529	3.30	4.36	18	15	3	13	1	0	128.0	147	62	47	4	25	27	6	0	0	545	1.344	10.3	0.3	1.8	1.9	1.08
42	Bill Dinneen	22	WSN	Maj	WHS	9	16	.360	4.00	5.77	29	27	2	22	0	0	218.1	238	140	97	6	88	83	16	0	11	968	1.493	9.8	0.2	3.6	3.4	0.94
43	Chick Fraser	24	LS3,CL4	Maj	LOU-CLV	9	20	.310	5.36	7.02	32	32	0	26	1	0	245.0	279	191	146	6	112	77	29	0	8	1122	1.596	10.2	0.2	4.1	2.8	0.69
44	Walt Woods	23	CHN	Maj	CHC	9	13	.409	3.14	5.36	27	22	5	18	3	0	215.0	224	128	75	7	59	26	10	0	2	910	1.316	9.4	0.3	2.5	1.1	0.44
45	Frank Kitson	28	BLN	Maj	BLN	8	5	.615	3.24	5.35	17	13	4	13	1	0	119.1	123	71	43	0	35	32	8	1	2	508	1.324	9.3	0.0	2.6	2.4	0.91
46	Ed Doheny*	24	NY1	Maj	NYG	7	19	.269	3.68	6.93	28	27	1	23	0	0	213.0	238	164	87	1	101	96	20	0	19	970	1.592	10.1	0.0	4.3	4.1	0.95
47	Jim Hughey	29	SLN	Maj	STL	7	24	.226	3.93	5.36	35	33	2	31	0	0	283.2	325	169	124	2	71	74	11	0	11	1221	1.396	10.3	0.1	2.3	2.3	1.04
48	Charlie Gettig?	27	NY1	Maj	NYG	6	3	.667	3.83	5.63	17	8	9	7	0	0	115.0	141	72	49	1	39	14	8	0	1	518	1.565	11.0	0.1	3.1	1.1	0.36
49	Matt Kilroy*	32	CHN	Maj	CHC	6	7	.462	4.31	6.01	13	11	2	10	0	0	100.1	119	67	48	2	30	18	11	0	6	448	1.485	10.7	0.2	2.7	1.6	0.60
50	George Wheeler	28	PHI	Maj	PHI	6	8	.429	4.17	7.53	15	13	2	10	0	0	112.1	155	94	52	1	36	20	6	0	4	519	1.700	12.4	0.1	2.9	1.6	0.56
51	Bill Hart	32	PIT	Maj	PIT	5	9	.357	4.82	5.83	16	15	1	13	1	1	125.0	141	81	67	4	44	19	7	0	0	551	1.480	10.2	0.3	3.2	1.4	0.43
52	Jack Taylor	24	CHN	Maj	CHC	5	0	1.000	2.20	2.63	5	5	0	5	0	0	41.0	32	12	10	0	10	11	1	0	1	161	1.024	7.0	0.0	2.2	2.4	1.10
53	Charlie Hastings?	27	PIT	Maj	PIT	4	10	.286	3.41	4.98	19	13	6	12	0	0	137.1	142	76	52	2	52	40	10	1	2	598	1.413	9.3	0.1	3.4	2.6	0.77
54	Frank Isbell	22	CHN	Maj	CHC	4	7	.364	3.56	6.00	13	9	4	7	0	0	81.0	86	54	32	0	42	16	7	1	4	367	1.580	9.6	0.0	4.7	1.8	0.38
55	Cowboy Jones*	23	CL4	Maj	CLV	4	4	.500	3.00	5.50	9	9	0	7	0	0	72.0	76	44	24	0	29	26	4	0	1	316	1.458	9.5	0.0	3.6	3.3	0.90
56	Ralph Miller	25	BRO	Maj	BRO	4	14	.222	5.34	7.06	23	21	2	16	0	0	151.2	161	119	90	4	86	43	13	0	5	695	1.629	9.6	0.2	5.1	2.6	0.50
57	Nick Altrock*	21	LS3	Maj	LOU	3	3	.500	4.50	6.94	11	7	4	6	0	0	70.0	89	54	35	2	21	13	3	0	5	314	1.571	11.4	0.3	2.7	1.7	0.62
58	Bill Carrick	24	NY1	Maj	NYG	3	1	.750	3.40	5.22	5	4	1	4	0	0	39.2	39	23	15	0	21	10	5	0	0	179	1.513	8.8	0.0	4.8	2.3	0.48
59	Bill Duggleby	24	PHI	Maj	PHI	3	3	.500	5.50	6.50	9	5	4	4	0	0	54.0	70	39	33	4	18	12	6	1	2	249	1.630	11.7	0.7	3.0	2.0	0.67
60	Red Ehret	29	LS3	Maj	LOU	3	7	.300	5.76	7.28	12	10	1	9	0	0	89.0	130	72	57	3	20	20	3	0	1	408	1.685	13.1	0.3	2.0	2.0	1.00
61	Duke Esper*	30	SLN	Maj	STL	3	5	.375	5.98	6.82	10	8	1	6	0	0	64.2	86	49	43	1	22	14	0	0	2	294	1.670	12.0	0.1	3.1	1.9	0.64
62	Roy Evans	24	WSN	Maj	WHS	3	3	.500	3.38	4.80	7	6	1	4	0	0	50.2	50	27	19	0	25	11	7	0	2	227	1.480	8.9	0.0	4.4	2.0	0.44
63	Bill Hoffer	27	BLN,PIT	Maj	BLN-PIT	3	4	.429	4.68	7.03	8	7	1	7	0	0	65.1	88	51	34	0	31	16	1	0	2	307	1.821	12.1	0.0	4.3	2.2	0.52
64	Sport McAllister	23	CL4	Maj	CLV	3	4	.429	4.55	5.92	9	7	1	6	0	0	65.1	73	43	33	2	23	9	3	0	1	286	1.469	10.1	0.3	3.2	1.2	0.39
65	Cy Swaim?	24	WSN	Maj	WHS	3	11	.214	4.26	6.84	16	13	3	9	0	1	101.1	119	77	48	4	28	30	4	0	1	442	1.451	10.6	0.4	2.5	2.7	1.07
66	Kirtley Baker	29	WSN	Maj	WHS	2	3	.400	3.06	5.94	6	5	1	4	0	0	47.0	56	31	16	1	18	7	0	0	1	209	1.574	10.7	0.2	3.4	1.3	0.39
67	Frank Bates	21	CL4	Maj	CLV	2	1	.667	3.10	4.66	4	4	0	4	0	0	29.0	30	15	10	0	11	5	1	0	0	125	1.414	9.3	0.0	3.4	1.6	0.45
68	Kid Carsey	25	SLN	Maj	STL	2	12	.143	6.33	8.15	20	13	7	10	0	0	123.2	177	112	87	2	37	10	10	0	3	579	1.730	12.9	0.1	2.7	0.7	0.27
69	Jack Cronin	24	PIT	Maj	PIT	2	2	.500	3.54	4.50	4	4	0	2	1	0	28.0	35	14	11	0	8	9	0	0	0	123	1.536	11.3	0.0	2.6	2.9	1.13
70	Harry Howell	21	BRO	Maj	BRO	2	0	1.000	5.00	5.50	2	2	0	2	0	0	18.0	15	11	10	0	11	2	1	0	2	79	1.444	7.5	0.0	5.5	1.0	0.18
71	Kit McKenna	25	BRO	Maj	BRO	2	6	.250	5.63	6.71	14	9	5	7	0	0	100.2	118	75	63	4	57	27	17	0	4	481	1.738	10.5	0.4	5.1	2.4	0.47
72	Bill Phyle	23	CHN	Maj	CHC	2	1	.667	0.78	5.87	3	3	0	3	2	0	23.0	24	15	2	0	6	4	2	0	0	98	1.304	9.4	0.0	2.3	1.6	0.67
73	Buttons Briggs	22	CHN	Maj	CHC	1	3	.250	5.70	6.60	4	4	0	3	0	0	30.0	38	22	19	0	10	14	1	0	1	135	1.600	11.4	0.0	3.0	4.2	1.40
74	Henry Clarke	22	CHN	Maj	CHC	1	0	1.000	2.00	4.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	8	4	2	0	5	1	1	0	0	40	1.444	8.0	0.0	5.0	1.0	0.20
75	Pete Daniels*	34	SLN	Maj	STL	1	6	.143	3.62	6.75	10	6	3	3	0	0	54.2	62	41	22	0	14	13	3	0	0	236	1.390	10.2	0.0	2.3	2.1	0.93
76	Bill Donovan	21	WSN	Maj	WHS	1	6	.143	4.30	7.57	17	7	10	6	0	0	88.0	88	74	42	0	69	36	7	0	12	416	1.784	9.0	0.0	7.1	3.7	0.52
77	Davy Dunkle	25	PHI	Maj	PHI	1	4	.200	6.98	9.22	12	7	4	4	0	0	68.1	83	70	53	1	38	21	9	0	5	326	1.771	10.9	0.1	5.0	2.8	0.55
78	Welcome Gaston*	23	BRO	Maj	BRO	1	1	.500	2.81	5.06	2	2	0	2	0	0	16.0	17	9	5	0	9	0	0	0	1	72	1.625	9.6	0.0	5.1	0.0	0.00
79	Charlie Hickman	22	BSN	Maj	BSN	1	2	.333	2.18	2.18	6	3	3	3	1	2	33.0	22	8	8	0	13	9	0	0	1	130	1.061	6.0	0.0	3.5	2.5	0.69
80	Sam Leever	26	PIT	Maj	PIT	1	0	1.000	2.45	2.73	5	3	2	2	0	0	33.0	26	10	9	0	5	15	1	0	0	127	0.939	7.1	0.0	1.4	4.1	3.00
81	Ed Murphy	21	PHI	Maj	PHI	1	2	.333	5.10	6.90	7	3	4	2	0	0	30.0	41	23	17	3	10	8	1	0	1	138	1.700	12.3	0.9	3.0	2.4	0.80
82	Harley Payne*	30	BRO	Maj	BRO	1	0	1.000	4.00	8.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	11	8	4	0	3	2	0	0	1	40	1.556	11.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	0.67
83	Arlie Pond	25	BLN	Maj	BLN	1	1	.500	0.45	1.80	3	2	1	1	1	0	20.0	8	4	1	0	9	4	2	0	1	76	0.850	3.6	0.0	4.1	1.8	0.44
84	Doc Amole*	24	WSN	Maj	WHS	0	6	.000	7.84	10.40	7	5	1	4	0	0	49.1	83	57	43	0	22	11	6	0	2	253	2.128	15.1	0.0	4.0	2.0	0.50
85	Bob Becker*	22	PHI	Maj	PHI	0	0		10.80	10.80	1	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	6	6	6	0	5	0	0	0	0	25	2.200	10.8	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
86	John Callahan?	23	SLN	Maj	STL	0	2	.000	16.20	21.60	2	2	0	1	0	0	8.1	18	20	15	2	7	2	2	1	1	51	3.000	19.4	2.2	7.6	2.2	0.29
87	Dad Clarke	33	LS3	Maj	LOU	0	1	.000	5.00	7.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	10	7	5	1	2	1	2	0	0	40	1.333	10.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	0.50
88	Percy Coleman	21	CIN	Maj	CIN	0	1	.000	3.00	7.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	13	7	3	0	3	2	1	0	0	43	1.778	13.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	0.67
89	Bert Conn	18	PHI	Maj	PHI	0	1	.000	6.43	11.57	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	13	9	5	1	2	3	0	0	0	35	2.143	16.7	1.3	2.6	3.9	1.50
90	Danny Friend*	25	CHN	Maj	CHC	0	2	.000	5.29	7.94	2	2	0	2	0	0	17.0	20	15	10	1	10	4	1	0	0	80	1.765	10.6	0.5	5.3	2.1	0.40
91	Joe Gannon?	21	SLN	Maj	STL	0	1	.000	11.00	13.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	13	13	11	0	5	2	1	0	0	45	2.000	13.0	0.0	5.0	2.0	0.40
92	George Gillpatrick	23	SLN	Maj	STL	0	2	.000	6.94	9.77	7	3	3	1	0	0	35.0	42	38	27	0	19	12	2	0	2	163	1.743	10.8	0.0	4.9	3.1	0.63
93	Jot Goar	28	CIN	Maj	CIN	0	0		9.00	13.50	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	4	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	11	2.500	18.0	0.0	4.5	0.0	0.00
94	Frank Hansford*	23	BRO	Maj	BRO	0	0		3.86	5.14	1	0	1	0	0	0	7.0	10	4	3	0	5	0	0	0	0	35	2.143	12.9	0.0	6.4	0.0	0.00
95	Lefty Hopper*	23	BRO	Maj	BRO	0	2	.000	4.91	9.00	2	2	0	2	0	0	11.0	14	11	6	0	5	5	0	0	1	51	1.727	11.5	0.0	4.1	4.1	1.00
96	Elmer Horton	31	BRO	Maj	BRO	0	1	.000	10.00	13.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	16	13	10	0	6	0	0	0	1	48	2.444	16.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	0.00
97	Jack Katoll	23	CHN	Maj	CHC	0	1	.000	0.82	3.27	2	1	1	1	0	0	11.0	8	4	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	41	0.818	6.5	0.0	0.8	2.5	3.00
98	George Kelb*	27	CL4	Maj	CLV	0	1	.000	4.41	9.37	3	1	2	1	0	0	16.1	23	17	8	0	1	8	4	0	0	75	1.469	12.7	0.0	0.6	4.4	8.00
99	Lou Mahaffey	24	LS3	Maj	LOU	0	1	.000	3.00	9.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	10	9	3	0	5	1	0	0	1	41	1.667	10.0	0.0	5.0	1.0	0.20
100	Harry Maupin	25	SLN	Maj	STL	0	2	.000	5.50	5.50	2	2	0	2	0	0	18.0	22	11	11	0	3	3	3	0	0	80	1.389	11.0	0.0	1.5	1.5	1.00