Baltimore Orioles Top 10 Single-Season Pitching Leaders

Team Name: Baltimore Orioles

Seasons: 18 (1882 to 1899)

Record: 1133-1049, .519 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 0

Pennants: 3

World Championships: 0

Winningest Manager: Ned Hanlon, 555-369, .601 W-L%

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Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1.	Matt Kilroy • 1887	11.0
2.	Sadie McMahon • 1891	9.7
3.	Joe McGinnity • 1899	9.1
4.	Frank Kitson • 1899	8.4
5.	Bill Hoffer • 1895	8.2
6.	James McJames • 1898	8.1
7.	Hardie Henderson • 1885	7.4
	Al Maul • 1898	7.4
9.	Bill Hoffer • 1896	7.3
10.	Matt Kilroy • 1889	7.2

Earned Run Average
1.	Al Maul • 1898	2.1
2.	James McJames • 1898	2.36
3.	Hardie Henderson • 1884	2.62
4.	Joe McGinnity • 1899	2.68
5.	Bob Emslie • 1884	2.75
6.	Frank Kitson • 1899	2.78
7.	Sadie McMahon • 1891	2.81
	Jerry Nops • 1897	2.81
9.	Matt Kilroy • 1889	2.85
10.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	3

Wins
1.	Matt Kilroy • 1887	46
2.	Sadie McMahon • 1891	35
3.	Bob Emslie • 1884	32
4.	Bill Hoffer • 1895	31
5.	Matt Kilroy • 1886	29
	Matt Kilroy • 1889	29
7.	Joe McGinnity • 1899	28
8.	Hardie Henderson • 1884	27
	James McJames • 1898	27
10.	Hardie Henderson • 1885	25
	Bill Hoffer • 1896	25
	Sadie McMahon • 1894	25
	Phenomenal Smith • 1887	25

Win-Loss %
1.	Bill Hoffer • 1895	.838
2.	Dad Clarkson • 1895	.800
3.	Bill Hoffer • 1896	.781
4.	Jerry Nops • 1897	.769
5.	Sadie McMahon • 1894	.758
6.	Joe Corbett • 1897	.750
	Kid Gleason • 1894	.750
8.	Al Maul • 1898	.741
9.	Duke Esper • 1896	.737
10.	George Hemming • 1896	.714
	Sadie McMahon • 1895	.714

Walks & Hits per IP
1.	Al Maul • 1898	1.068
2.	Bill Geiss • 1882	1.108
3.	Bob Emslie • 1884	1.113
4.	Matt Kilroy • 1886	1.129
5.	Hardie Henderson • 1884	1.134
6.	Bob Emslie • 1883	1.137
7.	James McJames • 1898	1.176
8.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	1.182
9.	Frank Kitson • 1899	1.200
10.	Frank Foreman • 1889	1.210

Hits per 9 IP
1.	Matt Kilroy • 1886	7.348
2.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	7.636
3.	Phenomenal Smith • 1888	7.675
4.	Al Maul • 1898	7.773
5.	Hardie Henderson • 1884	7.825
6.	James McJames • 1898	7.869
7.	Bill Geiss • 1882	7.902
8.	Frank Foreman • 1889	7.913
9.	Jay Hughes • 1898	8.022
10.	Bert Cunningham • 1888	8.179

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1.	Doc Landis • 1882	1.263
2.	Tricky Nichols • 1882	1.293
3.	Bob Emslie • 1884	1.739
4.	John Fox • 1883	1.742
5.	Frank Kitson • 1899	1.791
6.	Bob Emslie • 1883	1.833
7.	Al Maul • 1898	1.840
8.	Hardie Henderson • 1885	1.952
9.	Jumbo McGinnis • 1886	2.064
10.	Bill Geiss • 1882	2.070

Strikeouts per 9 IP
1.	Matt Kilroy • 1886	7.919
2.	Hardie Henderson • 1884	7.088
3.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	6.000
4.	Bob Emslie • 1884	5.218
5.	Phenomenal Smith • 1888	4.685
6.	Hardie Henderson • 1886	4.623
7.	Bert Cunningham • 1889	4.511
8.	Hardie Henderson • 1885	4.389
9.	Joe Corbett • 1897	4.284
10.	James McJames • 1898	4.283

Games Played
1.	Matt Kilroy • 1887	69
2.	Matt Kilroy • 1886	68
3.	Hardie Henderson • 1885	61
	Sadie McMahon • 1891	61
5.	Matt Kilroy • 1889	59
6.	Phenomenal Smith • 1887	58
7.	George Cobb • 1892	53
8.	Hardie Henderson • 1884	52
9.	Bert Cunningham • 1888	51
	Frank Foreman • 1889	51

Saves
1.	Tony Mullane • 1894	4
2.	Thomas Burns • 1885	3
	Bill Hawke • 1894	3
4.	Duke Esper • 1894	2
	Joe McGinnity • 1899	2
	Arlie Pond • 1895	2
7.	Thomas Burns • 1884	1
	Joe Corbett • 1896	1
	Bert Cunningham • 1889	1
	Duke Esper • 1895	1
	Kid Gleason • 1895	1
	Jack Horner • 1894	1
	Harry Howell • 1899	1
	Bert Inks • 1894	1
	Kid Madden • 1891	1
	Kit McKenna • 1899	1
	Sadie McMahon • 1891	1
	Sadie McMahon • 1892	1
	Sadie McMahon • 1893	1
	Ralph Miller • 1899	1
	Tony Mullane • 1893	1
	Joe Sommer • 1885	1
	Ben Stephens • 1892	1

Innings Pitched
1.	Matt Kilroy • 1887	589.1
2.	Matt Kilroy • 1886	583.0
3.	Hardie Henderson • 1885	539.1
4.	Sadie McMahon • 1891	503.0
5.	Phenomenal Smith • 1887	491.1
6.	Matt Kilroy • 1889	480.2
7.	Bob Emslie • 1884	455.1
8.	Bert Cunningham • 1888	453.1
9.	Hardie Henderson • 1884	439.1
10.	Frank Foreman • 1889	414.0

Strikeouts
1.	Matt Kilroy • 1886	513
2.	Hardie Henderson • 1884	346
3.	Bob Emslie • 1884	264
4.	Hardie Henderson • 1885	263
5.	Sadie McMahon • 1891	219
6.	Matt Kilroy • 1887	217
	Matt Kilroy • 1889	217
8.	Phenomenal Smith • 1887	206
9.	Bert Cunningham • 1888	186
10.	Frank Foreman • 1889	180

Games Started
1.	Matt Kilroy • 1887	69
2.	Matt Kilroy • 1886	68
3.	Hardie Henderson • 1885	61
4.	Sadie McMahon • 1891	58
5.	Matt Kilroy • 1889	56
6.	Phenomenal Smith • 1887	55
7.	Hardie Henderson • 1884	52
8.	Bert Cunningham • 1888	51
9.	Bob Emslie • 1884	50
10.	Frank Foreman • 1889	48

Complete Games
1.	Matt Kilroy • 1886	66
	Matt Kilroy • 1887	66
3.	Hardie Henderson • 1885	59
4.	Matt Kilroy • 1889	55
5.	Phenomenal Smith • 1887	54
6.	Sadie McMahon • 1891	53
7.	Bert Cunningham • 1888	50
	Bob Emslie • 1884	50
	Hardie Henderson • 1884	50
10.	Sadie McMahon • 1892	44

Shutouts
1.	Matt Kilroy • 1887	6
2.	Frank Foreman • 1889	5
	Jay Hughes • 1898	5
	Matt Kilroy • 1886	5
	Matt Kilroy • 1889	5
	Sadie McMahon • 1891	5
7.	Bob Emslie • 1884	4
	Hardie Henderson • 1884	4
	Bill Hoffer • 1895	4
	Joe McGinnity • 1899	4
	Sadie McMahon • 1895	4

Home Runs
1.	George Cobb • 1892	21
2.	Sadie McMahon • 1891	13
3.	Bert Cunningham • 1889	11
4.	George Hemming • 1895	10
	Matt Kilroy • 1886	10
6.	Bill Hawke • 1894	9
	George Hemming • 1896	9
	Hardie Henderson • 1884	9
	Bill Hoffer • 1895	9
	Matt Kilroy • 1887	9
	Sadie McMahon • 1892	9

Bases on Balls
1.	Matt Kilroy • 1886	182
2.	Phenomenal Smith • 1887	176
3.	Bert Cunningham • 1888	157
	Matt Kilroy • 1887	157
5.	Sadie McMahon • 1893	156
6.	Sadie McMahon • 1891	149
7.	Sadie McMahon • 1892	145
8.	Matt Kilroy • 1889	142
9.	Bert Cunningham • 1889	141
10.	George Cobb • 1892	140

Hits
1.	Matt Kilroy • 1887	585
2.	Hardie Henderson • 1885	539
3.	Phenomenal Smith • 1887	526
4.	George Cobb • 1892	495
5.	Sadie McMahon • 1891	493
6.	Matt Kilroy • 1886	476
	Matt Kilroy • 1889	476
8.	Sadie McMahon • 1892	430
9.	Bob Emslie • 1884	419
10.	Bert Cunningham • 1888	412

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1.	Bob Emslie • 1884	3
2.	Hardie Henderson • 1884	2.983
3.	Matt Kilroy • 1886	2.819
4.	Hardie Henderson • 1885	2.248
5.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	2
6.	Matt Kilroy • 1888	1.709
7.	Hardie Henderson • 1883	1.667
8.	James McJames • 1898	1.575
9.	John Fox • 1883	1.531
10.	Matt Kilroy • 1889	1.528

Home Runs per 9 IP
1.	Bill Hoffer • 1896	0.029
2.	Jerry Nops • 1899	0.035
3.	Harry Howell • 1899	0.043
4.	Joe Corbett • 1897	0.058
5.	Joe McGinnity • 1899	0.074
6.	Duke Esper • 1895	0.082
7.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	0.091
8.	Bob Emslie • 1884	0.099
9.	Hardie Henderson • 1883	0.100
10.	John Fox • 1883	0.109

Losses
1.	George Cobb • 1892	37
2.	Hardie Henderson • 1885	35
3.	Matt Kilroy • 1886	34
4.	Hardie Henderson • 1883	32
5.	Phenomenal Smith • 1887	30
6.	Bert Cunningham • 1888	29
7.	Doc Landis • 1882	28
8.	Matt Kilroy • 1889	25
	Sadie McMahon • 1892	25
10.	Sadie McMahon • 1891	24

Earned Runs
1.	Matt Kilroy • 1886	218
2.	George Cobb • 1892	213
3.	Phenomenal Smith • 1887	207
4.	Matt Kilroy • 1887	201
5.	Hardie Henderson • 1885	191
6.	Bert Cunningham • 1888	171
7.	Sadie McMahon • 1893	168
8.	Frank Foreman • 1889	162
9.	Hardie Henderson • 1883	160
10.	Sadie McMahon • 1891	157

Wild Pitches
1.	Matt Kilroy • 1886	61
2.	Hardie Henderson • 1885	51
3.	Bert Cunningham • 1888	47
4.	Matt Kilroy • 1887	46
5.	Hardie Henderson • 1884	45
	Matt Kilroy • 1888	45
7.	Frank Foreman • 1889	36
8.	Bob Emslie • 1884	35
9.	Matt Kilroy • 1889	32
10.	Bert Cunningham • 1889	31

Hit By Pitch
1.	Frank Foreman • 1889	40
2.	Bert Cunningham • 1888	30
3.	Matt Kilroy • 1889	27
4.	Joe McGinnity • 1899	26
5.	Kid Madden • 1891	24
	Phenomenal Smith • 1888	24
7.	Matt Kilroy • 1888	23
8.	Joe Corbett • 1897	21
9.	Matt Kilroy • 1887	20
10.	George Cobb • 1892	19
	Hardie Henderson • 1885	19
	Bill Hoffer • 1895	19
	Matt Kilroy • 1886	19

Batters Faced
1.	Matt Kilroy • 1887	2492
2.	Matt Kilroy • 1886	2469
3.	Hardie Henderson • 1885	2268
4.	Phenomenal Smith • 1887	2204
5.	Sadie McMahon • 1891	2155
6.	Matt Kilroy • 1889	2070
7.	Bob Emslie • 1884	1971
8.	Bert Cunningham • 1888	1952
9.	Hardie Henderson • 1884	1900
10.	George Cobb • 1892	1836

Games Finished
1.	Duke Esper • 1895	9
2.	Tony Mullane • 1893	8
3.	Bill Hawke • 1894	7
	Bert Inks • 1894	7
	Joe McGinnity • 1899	7
	Peter McNabb • 1893	7
7.	Dad Clarkson • 1895	6
	George Cobb • 1892	6
	Duke Esper • 1894	6
	Tony Mullane • 1894	6

Adjusted ERA+
1.	Al Maul • 1898	172
2.	James McJames • 1898	153
3.	Bill Hoffer • 1895	149
	Jerry Nops • 1897	149
5.	Joe McGinnity • 1899	148
6.	Frank Kitson • 1899	143
	Sadie McMahon • 1890	143
8.	Joe Corbett • 1897	135
9.	Matt Kilroy • 1889	134
10.	Matt Kilroy • 1887	133

Fielding Independent Pitching
1.	Matt Kilroy • 1886	2.60
2.	Hardie Henderson • 1885	2.83
3.	Hardie Henderson • 1884	2.87
4.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	2.89
5.	Matt Kilroy • 1888	2.90
6.	Bob Emslie • 1884	2.93
7.	James McJames • 1898	2.99
	Sadie McMahon • 1891	2.99
9.	Tricky Nichols • 1882	3.06
10.	Doc Landis • 1882	3.09

Adj. Pitching Runs
1.	Matt Kilroy • 1887	68
2.	Bill Hoffer • 1895	60
3.	James McJames • 1898	49
4.	Joe McGinnity • 1899	48
	Sadie McMahon • 1891	48
6.	Frank Kitson • 1899	42
	Al Maul • 1898	42
8.	Matt Kilroy • 1889	41
	Sadie McMahon • 1894	41
10.	Bill Hoffer • 1896	37

Adj. Pitching Wins
1.	Matt Kilroy • 1887	5.7
2.	Bill Hoffer • 1895	5.1
3.	James McJames • 1898	4.9
4.	Joe McGinnity • 1899	4.6
5.	Al Maul • 1898	4.3
	Sadie McMahon • 1891	4.3
7.	Frank Kitson • 1899	4.0
8.	Matt Kilroy • 1889	3.6
9.	Bill Hoffer • 1896	3.3
10.	Sadie McMahon • 1894	3.2