Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1. Will White • 1882 11.1
2. Billy Rhines • 1890 11.0
3. Dolf Luque • 1923 10.7
4. Elmer Smith • 1887 10.3
5. Ewell Blackwell • 1947 9.4
6. José Rijo • 1993 9.2
7. Will White • 1883 9.0
8. Jesse Duryea • 1889 8.4
Noodles Hahn • 1899 8.4
Noodles Hahn • 1902 8.4
Earned Run Average
1. Harry McCormick • 1882 1.52
2. Will White • 1882 1.54
3. Fred Toney • 1915 1.58
4. Trevor Bauer • 2020 1.73
Bob Ewing • 1907 1.73
6. Noodles Hahn • 1902 1.77
7. Dutch Ruether • 1919 1.82
8. Andy Coakley • 1908 1.86
9. Art Fromme • 1909 1.9
10. Dolf Luque • 1923 1.93
Wins
1. Will White • 1883 43
2. Will White • 1882 40
3. Elmer Smith • 1887 34
Will White • 1884 34
5. Tony Mullane • 1886 33
6. Jesse Duryea • 1889 32
7. Tony Mullane • 1887 31
8. Billy Rhines • 1890 28
9. Pink Hawley • 1898 27
Dolf Luque • 1923 27
Lee Viau • 1888 27
Bucky Walters • 1939 27
Win-Loss %
1. Tom Seaver • 1981 .875
2. Elmer Riddle • 1941 .826
3. Tom Seaver • 1977 .824
Wayne Simpson • 1970 .824
5. Bob Purkey • 1962 .821
6. Don Gullett • 1975 .789
7. Tom Browning • 1988 .783
8. Paul Derringer • 1939 .781
9. Mat Latos • 2012 .778
10. Dolf Luque • 1923 .771
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Trevor Bauer • 2020 0.795
2. Tom Seaver • 1977 0.956
3. Johnny Cueto • 2014 0.960
4. Noodles Hahn • 1904 0.984
5. Harry McCormick • 1882 0.997
6. Will White • 1883 1.000
7. Will White • 1882 1.004
8. Gary Nolan • 1972 1.006
9. Ray Fisher • 1919 1.027
10. Bob Ewing • 1908 1.035
Hits per 9 IP
1. Trevor Bauer • 2020 5.055
2. Mario Soto • 1980 5.958
3. Johnny Cueto • 2014 6.242
4. Sonny Gray • 2019 6.262
5. Art Fromme • 1909 6.283
6. Wayne Simpson • 1970 6.392
7. Fred Toney • 1915 6.467
8. Tom Seaver • 1981 6.493
9. Tom Seaver • 1977 6.532
10. Luis Castillo • 2019 6.561
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Red Lucas • 1933 0.737
2. Slim Sallee • 1919 0.791
3. Gary Nolan • 1976 1.015
4. Paul Derringer • 1939 1.047
5. Noodles Hahn • 1904 1.058
6. Don Newcombe • 1959 1.095
7. Red Lucas • 1932 1.170
8. Pete Donohue • 1926 1.229
9. Gary Nolan • 1975 1.239
10. Eppa Rixey • 1922 1.293
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Trevor Bauer • 2020 12.329
2. Luis Castillo • 2020 11.443
3. Luis Castillo • 2019 10.668
4. Sonny Gray • 2019 10.523
5. Tyler Mahle • 2021 10.500
6. Mario Soto • 1982 9.571
7. Jim Maloney • 1963 9.527
8. Edinson Vólquez • 2008 9.459
9. Luis Castillo • 2021 9.208
10. Anthony DeSclafani • 2019 9.018
Games Played
1. Wayne Granger • 1969 90
2. Rob Murphy • 1987 87
3. Frank Williams • 1987 85
4. Stan Belinda • 1997 84
5. Nick Masset • 2010 82
6. Todd Coffey • 2006 81
7. Pedro Borbón • 1973 80
8. Bill Bray • 2011 79
Scott Sullivan • 1999 79
Scott Sullivan • 2000 79
Scott Sullivan • 2001 79
Saves
1. Jeff Brantley • 1996 44
2. Jeff Shaw • 1997 42
3. Danny Graves • 2004 41
4. Francisco Cordero • 2010 40
5. Francisco Cordero • 2009 39
John Franco • 1988 39
7. Aroldis Chapman • 2012 38
Aroldis Chapman • 2013 38
9. Clay Carroll • 1972 37
Francisco Cordero • 2011 37
Alexis Díaz • 2023 37
Innings Pitched
1. Will White • 1883 577.0
2. Tony Mullane • 1886 529.2
3. Will White • 1882 480.0
4. Will White • 1884 456.0
5. Elmer Smith • 1887 447.1
6. Tony Mullane • 1891 426.1
7. Tony Mullane • 1887 416.1
8. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1892 406.1
9. Billy Rhines • 1890 401.1
10. Jesse Duryea • 1889 401.0
Strikeouts
1. Mario Soto • 1982 274
2. Jim Maloney • 1963 265
3. Tony Mullane • 1886 250
4. Jim Maloney • 1965 244
5. Johnny Cueto • 2014 242
Mario Soto • 1983 242
7. Noodles Hahn • 1901 239
8. José Rijo • 1993 227
9. Luis Castillo • 2019 226
Tom Seaver • 1978 226
Games Started
1. Will White • 1883 65
2. Tony Mullane • 1886 56
3. Will White • 1882 54
4. Elmer Smith • 1887 52
Will White • 1884 52
6. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1892 49
7. Jesse Duryea • 1889 48
Tony Mullane • 1887 48
9. Tony Mullane • 1891 47
10. Billy Rhines • 1890 45
Complete Games
1. Will White • 1883 64
2. Tony Mullane • 1886 55
3. Will White • 1882 52
Will White • 1884 52
5. Elmer Smith • 1887 49
6. Tony Mullane • 1887 47
7. Billy Rhines • 1890 45
8. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1892 43
9. Tony Mullane • 1891 42
Lee Viau • 1888 42
Home Runs
1. Bronson Arroyo • 2011 46
2. Eric Milton • 2005 40
3. Tom Browning • 1988 36
4. Sammy Ellis • 1966 35
Aaron Harang • 2008 35
6. Ramón Ortiz • 2005 34
Ken Raffensberger • 1950 34
8. Bill Gullickson • 1987 33
Jim Merritt • 1969 33
10. Bronson Arroyo • 2013 32
Rob Bell • 2000 32
Tom Browning • 1991 32
Elmer Dessens • 2001 32
Bases on Balls
1. Tony Mullane • 1891 187
2. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1892 170
3. Tony Mullane • 1886 166
4. Johnny Vander Meer • 1943 162
5. Orval Overall • 1905 147
6. Lee Viau • 1889 136
7. Herm Wehmeier • 1950 135
8. George Pechiney • 1886 133
9. Jesse Duryea • 1889 127
Tony Mullane • 1892 127
Hits
1. Tony Mullane • 1886 501
2. Will White • 1884 479
3. Will White • 1883 473
4. Frank Dwyer • 1894 471
5. Tony Mullane • 1887 414
6. Will White • 1882 411
7. Tom Parrott • 1894 402
8. Elmer Smith • 1887 400
9. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1892 391
10. Tony Mullane • 1891 390
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Trevor Bauer • 2020 5.882
2. Erik Hanson • 1994 4.391
3. Joe Nuxhall • 1963 4.333
4. Aaron Harang • 2007 4.192
5. Gary Nolan • 1976 4.185
6. José Rijo • 1992 3.886
7. Mario Soto • 1982 3.859
8. Aaron Harang • 2006 3.857
9. Johnny Cueto • 2014 3.723
10. Joey Jay • 1964 3.722
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Elmer Smith • 1888 0.026
2. Eppa Rixey • 1921 0.030
3. Andy Coakley • 1907 0.034
4. Dutch Ruether • 1919 0.037
5. Chick Fraser • 1906 0.038
6. Win Kellum • 1904 0.040
Fred Toney • 1915 0.040
8. Hod Eller • 1918 0.041
Bob Ewing • 1909 0.041
10. Ewell Blackwell • 1946 0.046
Losses
1. Tony Mullane • 1886 27
2. Tony Mullane • 1891 26
3. Paul Derringer • 1933 25
4. Billy Rhines • 1891 24
5. Red Ames • 1914 23
Ice Box Chamberlain • 1892 23
Dolf Luque • 1922 23
Orval Overall • 1905 23
9. Si Johnson • 1934 22
Will White • 1883 22
Earned Runs
1. Tony Mullane • 1886 218
2. Frank Dwyer • 1894 196
3. Tom Parrott • 1894 192
4. Will White • 1884 168
5. Tom Parrott • 1895 160
6. Lee Viau • 1889 157
7. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1892 153
Tony Mullane • 1891 153
9. George Pechiney • 1886 152
10. Tony Mullane • 1887 150
Wild Pitches
1. Tony Mullane • 1886 53
2. Elmer Smith • 1887 31
3. Tony Mullane • 1887 27
Lee Viau • 1888 27
5. Tony Mullane • 1889 26
6. Elmer Smith • 1888 25
Will White • 1883 25
Will White • 1885 25
9. Tony Mullane • 1888 24
Will White • 1884 24
Hit By Pitch
1. Will White • 1884 35
2. Tony Mullane • 1887 32
3. Tony Mullane • 1888 29
4. Will White • 1885 27
5. Gus Shallix • 1884 26
6. Jake Weimer • 1907 23
7. Pink Hawley • 1898 22
Billy Rhines • 1891 22
9. Billy Rhines • 1895 21
10. Frank Foreman • 1890 20
Pink Hawley • 1899 20
Lee Viau • 1888 20
Batters Faced
1. Will White • 1883 2367
2. Tony Mullane • 1886 2258
3. Will White • 1884 1986
4. Will White • 1882 1975
5. Elmer Smith • 1887 1872
6. Tony Mullane • 1891 1870
7. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1892 1796
8. Tony Mullane • 1887 1763
9. Jesse Duryea • 1889 1704
10. Billy Rhines • 1890 1656
Games Finished
1. Francisco Cordero • 2010 64
2. Francisco Cordero • 2008 63
Francisco Cordero • 2011 63
4. Tom Hume • 1980 62
Jeff Shaw • 1997 62
6. Ted Abernathy • 1967 61
Jeff Brantley • 1996 61
John Franco • 1988 61
9. John Franco • 1987 60
David Weathers • 2007 60
Adjusted ERA+
1. Trevor Bauer • 2020 284
2. Dolf Luque • 1923 201
3. Billy Rhines • 1896 189
4. Billy Rhines • 1890 186
5. Fred Toney • 1915 183
6. Harry McCormick • 1882 176
7. Will White • 1882 173
8. Bucky Walters • 1939 170
9. Noodles Hahn • 1902 169
10. Ewell Blackwell • 1947 168
Tom Seaver • 1977 168
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Johnny Vander Meer • 1942 2.13
2. Bob Ewing • 1906 2.19
3. Bob Ewing • 1907 2.20
4. Bob Ewing • 1908 2.31
Noodles Hahn • 1904 2.31
6. Pete Donohue • 1925 2.32
7. Billy Campbell • 1908 2.35
8. Dolf Luque • 1925 2.37
Jim Maloney • 1963 2.37
10. Joe Nuxhall • 1963 2.38
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Elmer Smith • 1887 72
2. Will White • 1883 71
3. Dolf Luque • 1923 69
4. Billy Rhines • 1890 66
5. Will White • 1882 60
6. Bucky Walters • 1939 55
7. Jesse Duryea • 1889 54
8. Tony Mullane • 1887 52
9. Ewell Blackwell • 1947 48
10. Dolf Luque • 1925 47
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Dolf Luque • 1923 7.4
2. Will White • 1883 6.5
3. Billy Rhines • 1890 6.3
4. Elmer Smith • 1887 6.1
5. Bucky Walters • 1939 6.0
6. Will White • 1882 5.8
7. Ewell Blackwell • 1947 5.1
Bucky Walters • 1940 5.1
9. José Rijo • 1993 4.9
10. Jesse Duryea • 1889 4.8
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24) †
1. Dolf Luque • 1923 81.54
2. Bucky Walters • 1939 62.58
3. Dolf Luque • 1925 55.62
4. Bucky Walters • 1940 55.08
5. José Rijo • 1993 52.17
6. Ewell Blackwell • 1947 50.94
7. Eppa Rixey • 1925 48.47
8. Pete Donohue • 1925 46.00
9. Eppa Rixey • 1923 43.08
10. Bucky Walters • 1944 39.89
Win Probability Added (WPA) †
1. Dolf Luque • 1923 10.2
2. Ewell Blackwell • 1947 7.1
3. Dolf Luque • 1925 6.5
4. Bucky Walters • 1939 6.3
Bucky Walters • 1944 6.3
6. Ray Starr • 1942 6.1
7. Bob Purkey • 1962 5.7
8. Jim O'Toole • 1964 5.4
9. Eppa Rixey • 1923 5.2
10. Johnny Cueto • 2014 5.1
Paul Derringer • 1939 5.1
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI) †
1. Dolf Luque • 1923 6.8
2. Bucky Walters • 1940 5.4
3. Bucky Walters • 1939 5.3
4. Pete Donohue • 1925 5.0
Dolf Luque • 1925 5.0
6. Paul Derringer • 1940 4.9
7. Ewell Blackwell • 1947 4.7
8. José Rijo • 1993 4.6
9. Johnny Cueto • 2014 4.4
Bucky Walters • 1944 4.4
Championship WPA (cWPA) †
1. Bucky Walters • 1939 20.0
2. Dolf Luque • 1923 18.7
3. Paul Derringer • 1939 16.9
4. Jim Maloney • 1964 16.5
5. Jim O'Toole • 1964 15.9
6. Carl Mays • 1926 15.2
7. Dutch Ruether • 1919 13.8
8. Eppa Rixey • 1923 12.4
9. Sammy Ellis • 1964 12.1
10. Jim O'Toole • 1961 11.1
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW) †
1. Dolf Luque • 1923 9.0
2. Bucky Walters • 1939 7.0
3. Bucky Walters • 1940 6.2
4. Dolf Luque • 1925 5.8
5. José Rijo • 1993 5.7
6. Ewell Blackwell • 1947 5.4
7. Eppa Rixey • 1925 5.0
8. Pete Donohue • 1925 4.7
9. Eppa Rixey • 1923 4.5
Bucky Walters • 1944 4.5

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