Baltimore Orioles Top 50 Single-Season Pitching Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	8.1
2.	Joe McGinnity • 1902	5.3
3.	Harry Howell • 1901	4.4
4.	Jack Cronin • 1902	3.0
	Frank Foreman • 1901	3.0
6.	Tom Hughes • 1902	2.7
7.	Harry Howell • 1902	1.9
	Jerry Nops • 1901	1.9
9.	Charlie Shields • 1902	0.6
10.	Jack Dunn • 1901	0.2

Earned Run Average
1.	Joe McGinnity • 1902	3.44
2.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	3.56
3.	Frank Foreman • 1901	3.67
	Harry Howell • 1901	3.67
5.	Jerry Nops • 1901	4.08
6.	Harry Howell • 1902	4.12
7.	Charlie Shields • 1902	4.24
8.	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	5.1

Wins
1.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	26
2.	Harry Howell • 1901	14
3.	Joe McGinnity • 1902	13
4.	Frank Foreman • 1901	12
	Jerry Nops • 1901	12
6.	Harry Howell • 1902	9
7.	Tom Hughes • 1902	7
	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	7
9.	Jack Katoll • 1902	5
10.	Charlie Shields • 1902	4
11.	Jack Cronin • 1902	3
	Jack Dunn • 1901	3
13.	Ike Butler • 1902	1
	Bill Karns • 1901	1
	Ernie Ross • 1902	1

Win-Loss %
1.	Frank Foreman • 1901	.667
2.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	.565
	Joe McGinnity • 1902	.565
4.	Jerry Nops • 1901	.545
5.	Harry Howell • 1901	.400
6.	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	.389
7.	Harry Howell • 1902	.375
8.	Jack Katoll • 1902	.333
9.	Charlie Shields • 1902	.267

Walks & Hits per IP
1.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	1.330
2.	Joe McGinnity • 1902	1.334
3.	Harry Howell • 1901	1.398
4.	Jerry Nops • 1901	1.421
5.	Harry Howell • 1902	1.462
6.	Frank Foreman • 1901	1.479
7.	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	1.622
8.	Charlie Shields • 1902	1.637

Hits per 9 IP
1.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	9.707
2.	Jerry Nops • 1901	9.781
3.	Joe McGinnity • 1902	9.921
4.	Harry Howell • 1901	10.171
5.	Frank Foreman • 1901	10.584
6.	Harry Howell • 1902	10.990
7.	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	11.799
8.	Charlie Shields • 1902	12.710

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1.	Charlie Shields • 1902	2.023
2.	Joe McGinnity • 1902	2.084
3.	Harry Howell • 1902	2.171
4.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	2.262
5.	Harry Howell • 1901	2.413
6.	Frank Foreman • 1901	2.728
7.	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	2.799
8.	Jerry Nops • 1901	3.006

Strikeouts per 9 IP
1.	Harry Howell • 1901	2.840
2.	Jerry Nops • 1901	2.191
3.	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	2.030
4.	Frank Foreman • 1901	1.929
5.	Charlie Shields • 1902	1.770
6.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	1.767
	Joe McGinnity • 1902	1.767
8.	Harry Howell • 1902	1.492

Games Played
1.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	48
2.	Harry Howell • 1901	37
3.	Jerry Nops • 1901	27
4.	Harry Howell • 1902	26
5.	Joe McGinnity • 1902	25
6.	Frank Foreman • 1901	24
7.	Charlie Shields • 1902	23
8.	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	19
9.	Ike Butler • 1902	16
10.	Jack Katoll • 1902	15
11.	Tom Hughes • 1902	13
12.	Jack Cronin • 1902	10
13.	Jack Dunn • 1901	9
14.	Crazy Schmit • 1901	4
15.	Ray Hale • 1902	3
	Crese Heismann • 1902	3
	Bill Karns • 1901	3
	Bob Lawson • 1902	3
19.	Roger Bresnahan • 1901	2
	Frank Foreman • 1902	2
	George Prentiss • 1902	2
	Ernie Ross • 1902	2
23.	Stan Yerkes • 1901	1

Saves
1.	Frank Foreman • 1901	1
	Joe McGinnity • 1901	1
	Jerry Nops • 1901	1
	Charlie Shields • 1902	1

Innings Pitched
1.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	382.0
2.	Harry Howell • 1901	294.2
3.	Harry Howell • 1902	199.0
4.	Joe McGinnity • 1902	198.2
5.	Frank Foreman • 1901	191.1
6.	Jerry Nops • 1901	176.2
7.	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	164.0
8.	Charlie Shields • 1902	142.1
9.	Jack Katoll • 1902	123.0
10.	Ike Butler • 1902	116.1
11.	Tom Hughes • 1902	108.1
12.	Jack Cronin • 1902	75.2
13.	Jack Dunn • 1901	59.2
14.	Crazy Schmit • 1901	22.2
15.	Bill Karns • 1901	17.0
	Ernie Ross • 1902	17.0
17.	Frank Foreman • 1902	16.1
18.	Crese Heismann • 1902	16.0
19.	Ray Hale • 1902	14.0
20.	Bob Lawson • 1902	13.0
21.	Stan Yerkes • 1901	8.0
22.	George Prentiss • 1902	6.2
23.	Roger Bresnahan • 1901	6.0

Strikeouts
1.	Harry Howell • 1901	93
2.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	75
3.	Tom Hughes • 1902	45
4.	Jerry Nops • 1901	43
5.	Frank Foreman • 1901	41
6.	Joe McGinnity • 1902	39
7.	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	37
8.	Harry Howell • 1902	33
9.	Charlie Shields • 1902	28
10.	Jack Katoll • 1902	25
11.	Jack Cronin • 1902	20
12.	Ike Butler • 1902	13
13.	Ray Hale • 1902	6
14.	Jack Dunn • 1901	5
	Bill Karns • 1901	5
	Bob Lawson • 1902	5
17.	Stan Yerkes • 1901	4
18.	Roger Bresnahan • 1901	3
19.	Frank Foreman • 1902	2
	Crese Heismann • 1902	2
	Ernie Ross • 1902	2
	Crazy Schmit • 1901	2
23.	George Prentiss • 1902	1

Games Started
1.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	43
2.	Harry Howell • 1901	34
3.	Harry Howell • 1902	23
	Joe McGinnity • 1902	23
	Jerry Nops • 1901	23
6.	Frank Foreman • 1901	22
7.	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	18
8.	Charlie Shields • 1902	15
9.	Ike Butler • 1902	14
10.	Tom Hughes • 1902	13
	Jack Katoll • 1902	13
12.	Jack Cronin • 1902	8
13.	Jack Dunn • 1901	6
14.	Crese Heismann • 1902	3
	Crazy Schmit • 1901	3
16.	Frank Foreman • 1902	2
	Ray Hale • 1902	2
	Bob Lawson • 1902	2
	George Prentiss • 1902	2
	Ernie Ross • 1902	2
21.	Roger Bresnahan • 1901	1
	Bill Karns • 1901	1
	Stan Yerkes • 1901	1

Complete Games
1.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	39
2.	Harry Howell • 1901	32
3.	Harry Howell • 1902	19
	Joe McGinnity • 1902	19
5.	Frank Foreman • 1901	18
	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	18
7.	Jerry Nops • 1901	17
8.	Jack Katoll • 1902	13
9.	Ike Butler • 1902	12
	Tom Hughes • 1902	12
11.	Charlie Shields • 1902	10
12.	Jack Cronin • 1902	8
13.	Jack Dunn • 1901	6
14.	Frank Foreman • 1902	2
	Crese Heismann • 1902	2
	Ernie Ross • 1902	2
17.	Ray Hale • 1902	1
	Bill Karns • 1901	1
	Bob Lawson • 1902	1
	Crazy Schmit • 1901	1
	Stan Yerkes • 1901	1

Shutouts
1.	Frank Foreman • 1901	1
	Harry Howell • 1901	1
	Harry Howell • 1902	1
	Tom Hughes • 1902	1
	Joe McGinnity • 1901	1
	Jerry Nops • 1901	1
	Charlie Shields • 1902	1

Home Runs
1.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	7
	Charlie Shields • 1902	7
3.	Harry Howell • 1901	5
	Harry Howell • 1902	5
	Jack Katoll • 1902	5
	Jerry Nops • 1901	5
7.	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	4
8.	Joe McGinnity • 1902	3
9.	Jack Dunn • 1901	2
	Frank Foreman • 1901	2
	Tom Hughes • 1902	2
12.	Ike Butler • 1902	1
	Jack Cronin • 1902	1
	Crese Heismann • 1902	1
	George Prentiss • 1902	1

Bases on Balls
1.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	96
2.	Harry Howell • 1901	79
3.	Jerry Nops • 1901	59
4.	Frank Foreman • 1901	58
5.	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	51
6.	Harry Howell • 1902	48
7.	Joe McGinnity • 1902	46
8.	Ike Butler • 1902	45
9.	Tom Hughes • 1902	32
	Jack Katoll • 1902	32
	Charlie Shields • 1902	32
12.	Jack Cronin • 1902	24
13.	Jack Dunn • 1901	21
14.	Crazy Schmit • 1901	16
15.	Crese Heismann • 1902	12
	Ernie Ross • 1902	12
17.	Bill Karns • 1901	9
18.	Frank Foreman • 1902	6
	Ray Hale • 1902	6
20.	George Prentiss • 1902	5
21.	Roger Bresnahan • 1901	4
22.	Bob Lawson • 1902	3
23.	Stan Yerkes • 1901	2

Hits
1.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	412
2.	Harry Howell • 1901	333
3.	Harry Howell • 1902	243
4.	Frank Foreman • 1901	225
5.	Joe McGinnity • 1902	219
6.	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	215
7.	Charlie Shields • 1902	201
8.	Jerry Nops • 1901	192
9.	Jack Katoll • 1902	175
10.	Ike Butler • 1902	168
11.	Tom Hughes • 1902	120
12.	Jack Dunn • 1901	74
13.	Jack Cronin • 1902	66
14.	Bill Karns • 1901	30
15.	Frank Foreman • 1902	28
16.	Crazy Schmit • 1901	25
17.	Ray Hale • 1902	21
	Bob Lawson • 1902	21
19.	Crese Heismann • 1902	20
	Ernie Ross • 1902	20
21.	George Prentiss • 1902	14
22.	Stan Yerkes • 1901	12
23.	Roger Bresnahan • 1901	10

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1.	Harry Howell • 1901	1.177
2.	Charlie Shields • 1902	0.875
3.	Joe McGinnity • 1902	0.848
4.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	0.781
5.	Jerry Nops • 1901	0.729
6.	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	0.725
7.	Frank Foreman • 1901	0.707
8.	Harry Howell • 1902	0.688

Home Runs per 9 IP
1.	Frank Foreman • 1901	0.094
2.	Joe McGinnity • 1902	0.136
3.	Harry Howell • 1901	0.153
4.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	0.165
5.	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	0.220
6.	Harry Howell • 1902	0.226
7.	Jerry Nops • 1901	0.255
8.	Charlie Shields • 1902	0.443

Losses
1.	Harry Howell • 1901	21
2.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	20
3.	Harry Howell • 1902	15
4.	Charlie Shields • 1902	11
	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	11
6.	Ike Butler • 1902	10
	Jack Katoll • 1902	10
	Joe McGinnity • 1902	10
	Jerry Nops • 1901	10
10.	Frank Foreman • 1901	6
11.	Jack Cronin • 1902	5
	Tom Hughes • 1902	5
13.	Jack Dunn • 1901	3
	Crese Heismann • 1902	3
15.	Frank Foreman • 1902	2
	Bob Lawson • 1902	2
	Crazy Schmit • 1901	2
18.	Roger Bresnahan • 1901	1
	Ray Hale • 1902	1
	George Prentiss • 1902	1
	Ernie Ross • 1902	1
	Stan Yerkes • 1901	1

Earned Runs
1.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	151
2.	Harry Howell • 1901	120
3.	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	93
4.	Harry Howell • 1902	91
5.	Jerry Nops • 1901	80
6.	Frank Foreman • 1901	78
7.	Joe McGinnity • 1902	76
8.	Ike Butler • 1902	69
9.	Charlie Shields • 1902	67
10.	Jack Katoll • 1902	55
11.	Tom Hughes • 1902	47
12.	Jack Dunn • 1901	24
13.	Jack Cronin • 1902	22
14.	Crese Heismann • 1902	15
15.	Ernie Ross • 1902	14
16.	Bill Karns • 1901	12
17.	Frank Foreman • 1902	11
18.	George Prentiss • 1902	8
19.	Ray Hale • 1902	7
	Bob Lawson • 1902	7
21.	Stan Yerkes • 1901	6
22.	Crazy Schmit • 1901	5
23.	Roger Bresnahan • 1901	4

Wild Pitches
1.	Jerry Nops • 1901	10
2.	Harry Howell • 1901	6
	Tom Hughes • 1902	6
4.	Frank Foreman • 1901	5
	Joe McGinnity • 1901	5
	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	5
7.	Jack Katoll • 1902	4
8.	Harry Howell • 1902	3
9.	Jack Cronin • 1902	2
	Crazy Schmit • 1901	2
	Charlie Shields • 1902	2
12.	Crese Heismann • 1902	1
	Bill Karns • 1901	1
	Bob Lawson • 1902	1
	Joe McGinnity • 1902	1
	George Prentiss • 1902	1

Hit By Pitch
1.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	21
2.	Jerry Nops • 1901	13
3.	Joe McGinnity • 1902	8
	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	8
5.	Harry Howell • 1901	7
	Harry Howell • 1902	7
7.	Frank Foreman • 1901	6
8.	Ike Butler • 1902	2
	Crese Heismann • 1902	2
	Tom Hughes • 1902	2
	Jack Katoll • 1902	2
	Bob Lawson • 1902	2
	Charlie Shields • 1902	2
14.	Jack Dunn • 1901	1
	Ray Hale • 1902	1
	Ernie Ross • 1902	1

Batters Faced
1.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	1631
2.	Harry Howell • 1901	1269
3.	Harry Howell • 1902	862
4.	Frank Foreman • 1901	841
5.	Joe McGinnity • 1902	836
6.	Jerry Nops • 1901	774
7.	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	739
8.	Charlie Shields • 1902	638
9.	Jack Katoll • 1902	558
10.	Ike Butler • 1902	545
11.	Tom Hughes • 1902	461
12.	Jack Cronin • 1902	304
13.	Jack Dunn • 1901	268
14.	Crazy Schmit • 1901	106
15.	Bill Karns • 1901	88
16.	Ernie Ross • 1902	81
17.	Frank Foreman • 1902	80
18.	Crese Heismann • 1902	79
19.	Ray Hale • 1902	68
20.	Bob Lawson • 1902	63
21.	George Prentiss • 1902	38
22.	Stan Yerkes • 1901	37
23.	Roger Bresnahan • 1901	31

Games Finished
1.	Charlie Shields • 1902	8
2.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	4
3.	Jack Dunn • 1901	3
	Harry Howell • 1901	3
	Harry Howell • 1902	3
	Jerry Nops • 1901	3
7.	Ike Butler • 1902	2
	Frank Foreman • 1901	2
	Bill Karns • 1901	2
	Jack Katoll • 1902	2
	Joe McGinnity • 1902	2
12.	Roger Bresnahan • 1901	1
	Jack Cronin • 1902	1
	Ray Hale • 1902	1
	Bob Lawson • 1902	1
	Crazy Schmit • 1901	1
	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	1

Adjusted ERA+
1.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	109
	Joe McGinnity • 1902	109
3.	Frank Foreman • 1901	106
	Harry Howell • 1901	106
5.	Jerry Nops • 1901	95
6.	Harry Howell • 1902	91
7.	Charlie Shields • 1902	89
8.	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	74

Fielding Independent Pitching
1.	Joe McGinnity • 1902	3.29
2.	Harry Howell • 1901	3.39
3.	Harry Howell • 1902	3.49
4.	Lewis Wiltse • 1902	3.61
5.	Charlie Shields • 1902	3.63
6.	Frank Foreman • 1901	3.64
7.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	3.69
8.	Jerry Nops • 1901	4.03

Adj. Pitching Runs
1.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	16
2.	Jack Cronin • 1902	10
3.	Joe McGinnity • 1902	9
4.	Harry Howell • 1901	5
5.	Frank Foreman • 1901	4
6.	Tom Hughes • 1902	1
	Crazy Schmit • 1901	1

Adj. Pitching Wins
1.	Joe McGinnity • 1901	1.5
2.	Jack Cronin • 1902	1.0
3.	Joe McGinnity • 1902	0.9
4.	Harry Howell • 1901	0.4
5.	Frank Foreman • 1901	0.3
6.	Tom Hughes • 1902	0.1
	Crazy Schmit • 1901	0.1

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