Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1. Cy Young • 1892 13.9
2. Cy Young • 1895 12.0
3. Cy Young • 1893 11.2
4. Cy Young • 1896 9.9
5. George Cuppy • 1896 9.7
6. Cy Young • 1894 9.5
7. George Cuppy • 1895 7.8
8. Cy Young • 1897 7.4
9. George Cuppy • 1892 6.8
10. Cy Young • 1898 6.7
Earned Run Average
1. Cy Young • 1892 1.93
2. George Cuppy • 1892 2.51
3. Cy Young • 1898 2.53
4. John Clarkson • 1892 2.55
5. George Davies • 1892 2.59
6. Cy Young • 1891 2.85
7. Jersey Bakley • 1889 2.96
8. Jersey Bakley • 1888 2.97
9. Jack Powell • 1898 3
10. Lee Viau • 1891 3.01
Wins
1. Cy Young • 1892 36
2. Cy Young • 1895 35
3. Cy Young • 1893 33
4. George Cuppy • 1892 28
Cy Young • 1896 28
6. Cy Young • 1891 27
7. George Cuppy • 1895 26
Cy Young • 1894 26
9. Jersey Bakley • 1888 25
George Cuppy • 1896 25
Cy Young • 1898 25
Win-Loss %
1. Cy Young • 1895 .778
2. Cy Young • 1892 .750
3. George Cuppy • 1892 .683
4. Cy Young • 1893 .673
5. Cy Young • 1898 .658
6. Zeke Wilson • 1896 .654
7. Cy Young • 1896 .651
8. George Cuppy • 1895 .650
9. George Cuppy • 1893 .643
10. George Cuppy • 1896 .641
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Cy Young • 1892 1.062
2. Cy Young • 1898 1.133
3. Cy Young • 1890 1.185
Cy Young • 1895 1.185
5. George Cuppy • 1892 1.207
6. Jersey Bakley • 1888 1.213
7. George Davies • 1892 1.252
8. John Clarkson • 1892 1.262
9. George Cuppy • 1897 1.275
10. Jack Powell • 1898 1.287
Hits per 9 IP
1. Cy Young • 1892 7.212
2. George Cuppy • 1892 7.971
3. George Davies • 1892 8.388
4. Cinders O'Brien • 1888 8.514
5. Jack Powell • 1898 8.632
6. John Clarkson • 1892 8.692
7. Henry Gruber • 1889 8.693
8. Jersey Bakley • 1888 8.752
9. Jersey Bakley • 1889 8.754
10. Cy Young • 1890 8.837
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Cy Young • 1898 0.977
2. Cy Young • 1897 1.314
3. Cy Young • 1896 1.347
4. George Cuppy • 1897 1.696
5. Zeke Wilson • 1898 1.802
6. Cy Young • 1895 1.826
7. Cy Young • 1890 1.828
8. George Cuppy • 1896 1.885
9. Jersey Bakley • 1888 2.163
10. Cy Young • 1893 2.193
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Cinders O'Brien • 1888 4.691
2. Mike Morrison • 1887 4.491
3. George Davies • 1892 3.964
4. Billy Crowell • 1888 3.644
5. Jersey Bakley • 1888 3.582
6. Ed Beatin • 1889 3.570
7. Lee Viau • 1891 3.404
8. John Clarkson • 1892 3.366
9. Cy Young • 1892 3.338
10. Henry Gruber • 1889 3.249
Games Played
1. Jersey Bakley • 1888 61
2. Cy Young • 1891 55
3. Ed Beatin • 1890 54
4. Cy Young • 1892 53
Cy Young • 1893 53
6. Cy Young • 1894 52
7. Cy Young • 1896 51
8. George Cuppy • 1892 47
George Cuppy • 1895 47
Cy Young • 1895 47
Innings Pitched
1. Jersey Bakley • 1888 532.2
2. Ed Beatin • 1890 474.1
3. Cy Young • 1892 453.0
4. Cy Young • 1891 423.2
5. Cy Young • 1893 422.2
6. Cy Young • 1896 414.1
7. Cy Young • 1894 408.2
8. Billy Crowell • 1887 389.1
9. Cy Young • 1898 377.2
10. George Cuppy • 1892 376.0
Strikeouts
1. Jersey Bakley • 1888 212
2. Cy Young • 1892 168
3. Mike Morrison • 1887 158
4. Ed Beatin • 1890 155
5. Cy Young • 1891 147
6. Cy Young • 1896 140
7. Cinders O'Brien • 1888 135
8. Lee Viau • 1891 130
9. Ed Beatin • 1889 126
10. Cinders O'Brien • 1889 122
Games Started
1. Jersey Bakley • 1888 61
2. Ed Beatin • 1890 54
3. Cy Young • 1892 49
4. Cy Young • 1894 47
5. Cy Young • 1891 46
Cy Young • 1893 46
Cy Young • 1896 46
8. Billy Crowell • 1887 45
9. George Cuppy • 1892 42
10. Cinders O'Brien • 1889 41
Jack Powell • 1898 41
Cy Young • 1898 41
Complete Games
1. Jersey Bakley • 1888 60
2. Ed Beatin • 1890 53
3. Cy Young • 1892 48
4. Billy Crowell • 1887 45
5. Cy Young • 1894 44
6. Cy Young • 1891 43
7. Cy Young • 1893 42
Cy Young • 1896 42
9. Cy Young • 1898 40
10. Cinders O'Brien • 1889 39
Shutouts
1. Cy Young • 1892 9
2. Jack Powell • 1898 6
3. Cy Young • 1896 5
4. Jersey Bakley • 1888 4
Cy Young • 1895 4
6. Ed Beatin • 1889 3
George Cuppy • 1894 3
8. Jersey Bakley • 1889 2
Jack Powell • 1897 2
Bobby Wallace • 1896 2
Cy Young • 1894 2
Cy Young • 1897 2
Home Runs
1. Cy Young • 1894 19
2. Jersey Bakley • 1888 14
3. Mike Morrison • 1887 13
4. Ed Beatin • 1889 12
5. Ed Beatin • 1890 11
John Clarkson • 1893 11
George Cuppy • 1894 11
Charlie Knepper • 1899 11
9. Henry Gruber • 1891 10
Cy Young • 1893 10
Cy Young • 1895 10
Bases on Balls
1. Mike Morrison • 1887 205
2. Ed Beatin • 1890 186
3. Cinders O'Brien • 1889 167
4. Ed Beatin • 1889 141
5. Cy Young • 1891 140
6. Billy Crowell • 1887 138
Lee Viau • 1891 138
8. Jersey Bakley • 1888 128
George Cuppy • 1894 128
10. George Cuppy • 1892 121
Hits
1. Billy Crowell • 1887 541
2. Jersey Bakley • 1888 518
Ed Beatin • 1890 518
4. Cy Young • 1894 488
5. Cy Young • 1896 477
6. Cy Young • 1893 442
7. Cy Young • 1891 431
8. Henry Gruber • 1891 407
9. Jim Hughey • 1899 403
10. Cy Young • 1897 391
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Cy Young • 1898 2.463
2. Cy Young • 1896 2.258
3. Cy Young • 1897 1.796
4. Jersey Bakley • 1888 1.656
5. Cy Young • 1895 1.613
6. Cy Young • 1892 1.424
7. George Davies • 1892 1.377
8. Cinders O'Brien • 1888 1.364
9. Cy Young • 1890 1.3
10. John Clarkson • 1892 1.264
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Hugh Daily • 1887 0.064
2. Lee Viau • 1891 0.079
3. Jack Powell • 1897 0.080
4. Cy Young • 1891 0.085
5. Bobby Wallace • 1895 0.118
6. Bobby Wallace • 1896 0.124
7. Zeke Wilson • 1898 0.141
8. Cy Young • 1898 0.143
9. John Clarkson • 1892 0.148
10. Cy Young • 1896 0.152
Losses
1. Jersey Bakley • 1888 33
2. Billy Crowell • 1887 31
3. Ed Beatin • 1890 30
Jim Hughey • 1899 30
5. Mike Morrison • 1887 25
6. Jersey Bakley • 1889 22
Henry Gruber • 1891 22
Charlie Knepper • 1899 22
Cy Young • 1891 22
10. Cy Young • 1894 21
Earned Runs
1. Billy Crowell • 1887 211
2. Ed Beatin • 1890 202
3. Cy Young • 1894 179
4. Jersey Bakley • 1888 176
5. Mike Morrison • 1887 173
6. Jim Hughey • 1899 170
7. George Cuppy • 1894 160
Henry Gruber • 1891 160
Cinders O'Brien • 1889 160
10. Cy Young • 1893 158
Wild Pitches
1. Mike Morrison • 1887 62
2. Jersey Bakley • 1888 40
3. Cinders O'Brien • 1888 37
4. Cinders O'Brien • 1889 27
5. Jersey Bakley • 1889 24
6. Billy Crowell • 1887 23
7. Lee Viau • 1891 21
8. Billy Crowell • 1888 20
Henry Gruber • 1891 20
10. Henry Gruber • 1889 18
Hit By Pitch
1. Cinders O'Brien • 1889 24
2. Frank Bates • 1899 23
3. Jim Hughey • 1899 22
Mike Morrison • 1887 22
5. Billy Crowell • 1887 20
6. Jack Powell • 1898 16
7. Jersey Bakley • 1888 15
Ed Beatin • 1890 15
Charlie Knepper • 1899 15
Lee Viau • 1891 15
Batters Faced
1. Jersey Bakley • 1888 2251
2. Ed Beatin • 1890 2127
3. Cy Young • 1891 1848
4. Cy Young • 1892 1847
5. Billy Crowell • 1887 1812
6. Cy Young • 1893 1806
7. Cy Young • 1894 1777
8. Cy Young • 1896 1739
9. George Cuppy • 1892 1591
10. Henry Gruber • 1891 1576
Games Finished
1. George Cuppy • 1894 10
2. Cy Young • 1891 8
3. Cy Young • 1893 7
Cy Young • 1895 7
Cy Young • 1897 7
6. George Cuppy • 1895 6
George Cuppy • 1896 6
Phil Knell • 1895 6
Lee Viau • 1891 6
Bobby Wallace • 1896 6
Adjusted ERA+
1. Cy Young • 1892 176
2. Cy Young • 1895 152
3. Jack Powell • 1897 147
4. George Cuppy • 1896 146
George Cuppy • 1897 146
6. Cy Young • 1893 144
7. Jersey Bakley • 1889 140
George Cuppy • 1895 140
Cy Young • 1896 140
10. Cy Young • 1894 138
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Cy Young • 1892 2.76
2. John Clarkson • 1892 2.84
George Davies • 1892 2.84
Cy Young • 1898 2.84
5. Jersey Bakley • 1888 2.94
6. Cy Young • 1891 3.02
7. Cinders O'Brien • 1888 3.08
8. Lee Viau • 1891 3.22
9. George Cuppy • 1892 3.24
10. Zeke Wilson • 1898 3.30
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Cy Young • 1895 73
2. Cy Young • 1892 70
3. Cy Young • 1893 66
4. Cy Young • 1894 64
5. Cy Young • 1896 57
6. George Cuppy • 1896 56
7. George Cuppy • 1895 50
8. Cy Young • 1897 34
Cy Young • 1898 34
10. Jersey Bakley • 1889 33
George Cuppy • 1892 33
Jack Powell • 1897 33
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Cy Young • 1892 7.0
2. Cy Young • 1895 6.2
3. Cy Young • 1893 5.7
4. Cy Young • 1894 5.1
Cy Young • 1896 5.1
6. George Cuppy • 1896 5.0
7. George Cuppy • 1895 4.2
8. Cy Young • 1898 3.3
9. George Cuppy • 1892 3.2
10. Jack Powell • 1897 3.0
Cy Young • 1897 3.0

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