Single-Season Top 50 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1. Jim McCormick • 1882 11.2
2. Jim McCormick • 1880 10.5
3. Jim McCormick • 1879 10.0
4. Jim McCormick • 1883 8.5
5. Hugh Daily • 1883 6.9
6. Jim McCormick • 1884 6.7
7. Jim McCormick • 1881 6.4
8. Will Sawyer • 1883 1.9
9. Frank Hankinson • 1880 0.5
10. The Only Nolan • 1881 0.3
11. Jake Evans • 1883 0.2
Billy Taylor • 1881 0.2
13. John Harkins • 1884 0.1
Earned Run Average
1. Jim McCormick • 1883 1.84
2. Jim McCormick • 1880 1.85
3. Will Sawyer • 1883 2.36
4. Jim McCormick • 1882 2.37
5. Hugh Daily • 1883 2.42
Jim McCormick • 1879 2.42
7. Jim McCormick • 1881 2.45
8. Jim McCormick • 1884 2.86
9. The Only Nolan • 1881 3.05
10. Bobby Mitchell • 1879 3.28
11. John Harkins • 1884 3.68
12. George Bradley • 1882 3.73
13. Sam Moffet • 1884 3.87
Wins
1. Jim McCormick • 1880 45
2. Jim McCormick • 1882 36
3. Jim McCormick • 1883 28
4. Jim McCormick • 1881 26
5. Hugh Daily • 1883 23
6. Jim McCormick • 1879 20
7. Jim McCormick • 1884 19
8. John Harkins • 1884 12
9. The Only Nolan • 1881 8
10. Bobby Mitchell • 1879 7
11. George Bradley • 1882 6
12. Will Sawyer • 1883 4
13. Sam Moffet • 1884 3
14. George Bradley • 1881 2
15. Gid Gardner • 1880 1
Frank Hankinson • 1880 1
John Henry • 1884 1
Win-Loss %
1. Jim McCormick • 1883 .700
2. Jim McCormick • 1880 .616
3. Hugh Daily • 1883 .548
4. Jim McCormick • 1882 .545
5. Jim McCormick • 1881 .464
6. Jim McCormick • 1884 .463
7. George Bradley • 1882 .400
8. The Only Nolan • 1881 .364
9. Jim McCormick • 1879 .333
10. Bobby Mitchell • 1879 .318
11. Will Sawyer • 1883 .286
12. John Harkins • 1884 .273
13. Sam Moffet • 1884 .136
14. Gid Gardner • 1880 .111
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Jim McCormick • 1880 1.004
2. Jim McCormick • 1881 1.080
3. Jim McCormick • 1882 1.096
4. Jim McCormick • 1883 1.114
5. Will Sawyer • 1883 1.177
6. Jim McCormick • 1879 1.201
7. Jim McCormick • 1884 1.203
8. Hugh Daily • 1883 1.212
9. The Only Nolan • 1881 1.228
10. George Bradley • 1882 1.265
11. John Harkins • 1884 1.297
12. Bobby Mitchell • 1879 1.428
13. Sam Moffet • 1884 1.487
Hits per 9 IP
1. Will Sawyer • 1883 7.596
2. Jim McCormick • 1880 8.006
3. Jim McCormick • 1881 8.281
4. Jim McCormick • 1882 8.310
5. Jim McCormick • 1883 8.316
6. Hugh Daily • 1883 8.556
7. Jim McCormick • 1884 8.950
8. The Only Nolan • 1881 9.150
9. John Harkins • 1884 9.184
10. Jim McCormick • 1879 9.588
11. George Bradley • 1882 10.041
12. Sam Moffet • 1884 10.745
13. Bobby Mitchell • 1879 10.911
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Jim McCormick • 1880 1.026
2. Jim McCormick • 1879 1.219
3. George Bradley • 1882 1.347
4. Jim McCormick • 1881 1.437
5. Jim McCormick • 1882 1.556
6. Jim McCormick • 1883 1.711
7. Jim McCormick • 1884 1.880
8. The Only Nolan • 1881 1.900
9. Bobby Mitchell • 1879 1.942
10. Hugh Daily • 1883 2.353
11. John Harkins • 1884 2.486
12. Sam Moffet • 1884 2.641
13. Will Sawyer • 1883 3.000
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Will Sawyer • 1883 4.851
2. Jim McCormick • 1884 4.563
3. John Harkins • 1884 4.419
4. Bobby Mitchell • 1879 4.161
5. Hugh Daily • 1883 4.064
6. Sam Moffet • 1884 3.825
7. Jim McCormick • 1883 3.816
8. Jim McCormick • 1880 3.558
9. Jim McCormick • 1879 3.245
10. Jim McCormick • 1881 3.046
11. Jim McCormick • 1882 3.022
12. The Only Nolan • 1881 2.700
13. George Bradley • 1882 1.959
Games Played
1. Jim McCormick • 1880 74
2. Jim McCormick • 1882 68
3. Jim McCormick • 1879 62
4. Jim McCormick • 1881 59
5. John Harkins • 1884 46
6. Hugh Daily • 1883 45
7. Jim McCormick • 1883 43
8. Jim McCormick • 1884 42
9. Sam Moffet • 1884 24
10. Bobby Mitchell • 1879 23
11. The Only Nolan • 1881 22
12. George Bradley • 1882 18
13. Will Sawyer • 1883 17
14. Gid Gardner • 1880 9
15. George Bradley • 1881 6
16. John Henry • 1884 5
17. Frank Hankinson • 1880 4
18. Jack Glasscock • 1884 2
19. Charlie Cady • 1883 1
Jake Evans • 1883 1
Lem Hunter • 1883 1
Dave Rowe • 1882 1
Billy Taylor • 1881 1
Saves
1. Hugh Daily • 1883 1
Frank Hankinson • 1880 1
Jim McCormick • 1883 1
Innings Pitched
1. Jim McCormick • 1880 657.2
2. Jim McCormick • 1882 595.2
3. Jim McCormick • 1879 546.1
4. Jim McCormick • 1881 526.0
5. John Harkins • 1884 391.0
6. Hugh Daily • 1883 378.2
7. Jim McCormick • 1884 359.0
8. Jim McCormick • 1883 342.0
9. Sam Moffet • 1884 197.2
10. Bobby Mitchell • 1879 194.2
11. The Only Nolan • 1881 180.0
12. George Bradley • 1882 147.0
13. Will Sawyer • 1883 141.0
14. Gid Gardner • 1880 77.0
15. George Bradley • 1881 51.0
16. John Henry • 1884 42.0
17. Frank Hankinson • 1880 25.0
18. Dave Rowe • 1882 9.0
19. Charlie Cady • 1883 8.0
20. Lem Hunter • 1883 6.1
21. Jack Glasscock • 1884 5.0
22. Jake Evans • 1883 3.0
Billy Taylor • 1881 3.0
Strikeouts
1. Jim McCormick • 1880 260
2. Jim McCormick • 1882 200
3. Jim McCormick • 1879 197
4. John Harkins • 1884 192
5. Jim McCormick • 1884 182
6. Jim McCormick • 1881 178
7. Hugh Daily • 1883 171
8. Jim McCormick • 1883 145
9. Bobby Mitchell • 1879 90
10. Sam Moffet • 1884 84
11. Will Sawyer • 1883 76
12. The Only Nolan • 1881 54
13. George Bradley • 1882 32
14. John Henry • 1884 23
15. Gid Gardner • 1880 21
16. Frank Hankinson • 1880 8
17. George Bradley • 1881 6
18. Charlie Cady • 1883 5
19. Lem Hunter • 1883 4
20. Billy Taylor • 1881 2
21. Jake Evans • 1883 1
Jack Glasscock • 1884 1
Games Started
1. Jim McCormick • 1880 74
2. Jim McCormick • 1882 67
3. Jim McCormick • 1879 60
4. Jim McCormick • 1881 58
5. John Harkins • 1884 45
6. Hugh Daily • 1883 43
7. Jim McCormick • 1883 41
Jim McCormick • 1884 41
9. Bobby Mitchell • 1879 22
Sam Moffet • 1884 22
11. The Only Nolan • 1881 21
12. George Bradley • 1882 16
13. Will Sawyer • 1883 15
14. Gid Gardner • 1880 9
15. George Bradley • 1881 6
16. John Henry • 1884 5
17. Frank Hankinson • 1880 2
18. Charlie Cady • 1883 1
Dave Rowe • 1882 1
Complete Games
1. Jim McCormick • 1880 72
2. Jim McCormick • 1882 65
3. Jim McCormick • 1879 59
4. Jim McCormick • 1881 57
5. John Harkins • 1884 42
6. Hugh Daily • 1883 40
7. Jim McCormick • 1884 39
8. Jim McCormick • 1883 36
9. Sam Moffet • 1884 21
10. Bobby Mitchell • 1879 20
The Only Nolan • 1881 20
12. George Bradley • 1882 15
Will Sawyer • 1883 15
14. Gid Gardner • 1880 9
15. George Bradley • 1881 5
John Henry • 1884 5
17. Frank Hankinson • 1880 2
18. Charlie Cady • 1883 1
Dave Rowe • 1882 1
Shutouts
1. Jim McCormick • 1880 7
2. Hugh Daily • 1883 4
Jim McCormick • 1882 4
4. John Harkins • 1884 3
Jim McCormick • 1879 3
Jim McCormick • 1884 3
7. Jim McCormick • 1881 2
8. John Henry • 1884 1
Jim McCormick • 1883 1
Home Runs
1. Jim McCormick • 1884 16
2. Jim McCormick • 1882 14
3. Sam Moffet • 1884 9
4. John Harkins • 1884 7
5. George Bradley • 1882 5
Hugh Daily • 1883 5
7. Jim McCormick • 1881 4
8. Jim McCormick • 1879 3
The Only Nolan • 1881 3
Dave Rowe • 1882 3
11. George Bradley • 1881 2
Gid Gardner • 1880 2
John Henry • 1884 2
Jim McCormick • 1880 2
15. Jack Glasscock • 1884 1
Jim McCormick • 1883 1
Bobby Mitchell • 1879 1
Will Sawyer • 1883 1
Bases on Balls
1. John Harkins • 1884 108
2. Jim McCormick • 1882 103
3. Hugh Daily • 1883 99
4. Jim McCormick • 1881 84
5. Jim McCormick • 1880 75
Jim McCormick • 1884 75
7. Jim McCormick • 1879 74
8. Jim McCormick • 1883 65
9. Sam Moffet • 1884 58
10. Will Sawyer • 1883 47
11. Bobby Mitchell • 1879 42
12. The Only Nolan • 1881 38
13. John Henry • 1884 26
14. George Bradley • 1882 22
15. Gid Gardner • 1880 20
16. Dave Rowe • 1882 7
17. Charlie Cady • 1883 4
18. George Bradley • 1881 3
Frank Hankinson • 1880 3
20. Jack Glasscock • 1884 2
Lem Hunter • 1883 2
22. Billy Taylor • 1881 1
Hits
1. Jim McCormick • 1880 585
2. Jim McCormick • 1879 582
3. Jim McCormick • 1882 550
4. Jim McCormick • 1881 484
5. John Harkins • 1884 399
6. Hugh Daily • 1883 360
7. Jim McCormick • 1884 357
8. Jim McCormick • 1883 316
9. Bobby Mitchell • 1879 236
Sam Moffet • 1884 236
11. The Only Nolan • 1881 183
12. George Bradley • 1882 164
13. Will Sawyer • 1883 119
14. Gid Gardner • 1880 80
15. George Bradley • 1881 70
16. John Henry • 1884 46
17. Dave Rowe • 1882 29
18. Frank Hankinson • 1880 20
19. Charlie Cady • 1883 13
20. Lem Hunter • 1883 10
21. Jack Glasscock • 1884 8
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Jim McCormick • 1880 3.467
2. Jim McCormick • 1879 2.662
3. Jim McCormick • 1884 2.427
4. Jim McCormick • 1883 2.231
5. Bobby Mitchell • 1879 2.143
6. Jim McCormick • 1881 2.119
7. Jim McCormick • 1882 1.942
8. John Harkins • 1884 1.778
9. Hugh Daily • 1883 1.727
10. Will Sawyer • 1883 1.617
11. George Bradley • 1882 1.455
12. Sam Moffet • 1884 1.448
13. The Only Nolan • 1881 1.421
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Jim McCormick • 1883 0.026
2. Jim McCormick • 1880 0.027
3. Bobby Mitchell • 1879 0.046
4. Jim McCormick • 1879 0.049
5. Will Sawyer • 1883 0.064
6. Jim McCormick • 1881 0.068
7. Hugh Daily • 1883 0.119
8. The Only Nolan • 1881 0.150
9. John Harkins • 1884 0.161
10. Jim McCormick • 1882 0.212
11. George Bradley • 1882 0.306
12. Jim McCormick • 1884 0.401
13. Sam Moffet • 1884 0.410
Losses
1. Jim McCormick • 1879 40
2. John Harkins • 1884 32
3. Jim McCormick • 1881 30
Jim McCormick • 1882 30
5. Jim McCormick • 1880 28
6. Jim McCormick • 1884 22
7. Hugh Daily • 1883 19
Sam Moffet • 1884 19
9. Bobby Mitchell • 1879 15
10. The Only Nolan • 1881 14
11. Jim McCormick • 1883 12
12. Will Sawyer • 1883 10
13. George Bradley • 1882 9
14. Gid Gardner • 1880 8
15. George Bradley • 1881 4
John Henry • 1884 4
17. Charlie Cady • 1883 1
Frank Hankinson • 1880 1
Dave Rowe • 1882 1
Earned Runs
1. John Harkins • 1884 160
2. Jim McCormick • 1882 157
3. Jim McCormick • 1879 147
4. Jim McCormick • 1881 143
5. Jim McCormick • 1880 135
6. Jim McCormick • 1884 114
7. Hugh Daily • 1883 102
8. Sam Moffet • 1884 85
9. Bobby Mitchell • 1879 71
10. Jim McCormick • 1883 70
11. George Bradley • 1882 61
The Only Nolan • 1881 61
13. Will Sawyer • 1883 37
14. George Bradley • 1881 22
Gid Gardner • 1880 22
16. John Henry • 1884 17
17. Dave Rowe • 1882 12
18. Charlie Cady • 1883 7
19. Jack Glasscock • 1884 3
Frank Hankinson • 1880 3
21. Lem Hunter • 1883 1
Wild Pitches
1. John Harkins • 1884 48
2. Jim McCormick • 1879 30
3. Sam Moffet • 1884 29
4. Bobby Mitchell • 1879 26
5. Jim McCormick • 1881 24
6. Hugh Daily • 1883 23
7. Jim McCormick • 1882 22
8. Jim McCormick • 1880 21
9. George Bradley • 1882 14
10. Will Sawyer • 1883 13
11. Jim McCormick • 1884 12
12. Jim McCormick • 1883 11
13. Gid Gardner • 1880 10
The Only Nolan • 1881 10
15. John Henry • 1884 4
16. Charlie Cady • 1883 3
Dave Rowe • 1882 3
18. George Bradley • 1881 2
19. Jack Glasscock • 1884 1
Batters Faced
1. Jim McCormick • 1880 2669
2. Jim McCormick • 1882 2412
3. Jim McCormick • 1879 2325
4. Jim McCormick • 1881 2145
5. John Harkins • 1884 1709
6. Hugh Daily • 1883 1578
7. Jim McCormick • 1884 1518
8. Jim McCormick • 1883 1421
9. Sam Moffet • 1884 890
10. Bobby Mitchell • 1879 876
11. The Only Nolan • 1881 768
12. George Bradley • 1882 643
13. Will Sawyer • 1883 596
14. Gid Gardner • 1880 335
15. George Bradley • 1881 222
16. John Henry • 1884 205
17. Frank Hankinson • 1880 96
18. Dave Rowe • 1882 66
19. Charlie Cady • 1883 40
20. Lem Hunter • 1883 29
21. Jack Glasscock • 1884 26
22. Billy Taylor • 1881 10
23. Jake Evans • 1883 9
Adjusted ERA+
1. Jim McCormick • 1883 170
2. Will Sawyer • 1883 133
3. Hugh Daily • 1883 129
4. Jim McCormick • 1880 126
5. Jim McCormick • 1882 118
6. Jim McCormick • 1884 110
7. Jim McCormick • 1881 107
8. Jim McCormick • 1879 105
9. The Only Nolan • 1881 86
10. John Harkins • 1884 85
11. Sam Moffet • 1884 81
12. Bobby Mitchell • 1879 78
13. George Bradley • 1882 75
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Jim McCormick • 1880 2.12
2. Jim McCormick • 1879 2.50
3. Bobby Mitchell • 1879 2.53
4. Jim McCormick • 1881 2.59
5. Jim McCormick • 1882 2.92
6. The Only Nolan • 1881 2.94
7. Jim McCormick • 1883 3.01
8. George Bradley • 1882 3.22
9. Will Sawyer • 1883 3.27
10. Hugh Daily • 1883 3.30
11. John Harkins • 1884 3.35
12. Jim McCormick • 1884 3.47
13. Sam Moffet • 1884 3.90
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Jim McCormick • 1883 44
2. Jim McCormick • 1880 35
Jim McCormick • 1882 35
4. Hugh Daily • 1883 30
5. Jim McCormick • 1884 13
6. Jim McCormick • 1881 10
Will Sawyer • 1883 10
8. Jim McCormick • 1879 8
9. Frank Hankinson • 1880 3
10. Jake Evans • 1883 1
Billy Taylor • 1881 1
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Jim McCormick • 1883 4.0
2. Jim McCormick • 1880 3.5
3. Jim McCormick • 1882 3.3
4. Hugh Daily • 1883 2.7
5. Jim McCormick • 1884 1.2
6. Jim McCormick • 1881 0.9
Will Sawyer • 1883 0.9
8. Jim McCormick • 1879 0.8
9. Frank Hankinson • 1880 0.3
10. Jake Evans • 1883 0.1
Billy Taylor • 1881 0.1

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