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Kansas City Monarchs Top 10 Single-Season Pitching Leaders

Team Name: Kansas City Monarchs

Seasons: 24 (1920 to 1948)

Record: 1144-621, .648 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 12

Pennants: 10

World Championships: 2

Winningest Manager: Frank Duncan, 281-212, .570 W-L%

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Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1.	Bullet Rogan • 1925	7.4
2.	Chet Brewer • 1929	6.1
3.	Bullet Rogan • 1923	6.0
4.	William Bell • 1926	5.6
5.	Nelson Dean • 1925	5.3
	Bullet Rogan • 1921	5.3
	Hilton Smith • 1937	5.3
8.	William Bell • 1927	4.8
	Bullet Rogan • 1927	4.8
10.	Bullet Rogan • 1922	4.6

Earned Run Average
1.	Satchel Paige • 1944	1.1
2.	George Walker • 1940	1.29
3.	Hilton Smith • 1946	1.57
4.	Hilton Smith • 1937	1.68
5.	Bullet Rogan • 1921	1.72
6.	Hilton Smith • 1941	1.73
7.	Bullet Rogan • 1925	1.74
8.	Booker McDaniel • 1944	1.87
9.	Jack Matchett • 1942	1.92
	Hilton Smith • 1938	1.92

Wins
1.	Bullet Rogan • 1921	16
	Bullet Rogan • 1923	16
	Bullet Rogan • 1924	16
4.	William Bell • 1926	15
	Chet Brewer • 1929	15
	Andy Cooper • 1929	15
	Rube Curry • 1923	15
	Bullet Rogan • 1925	15
9.	William Bell • 1929	14
	Sam Crawford • 1920	14
	Rube Curry • 1921	14
	Bullet Rogan • 1922	14
	Bullet Rogan • 1927	14

Win-Loss %
1.	Connie Johnson • 1942	1.000
	Johnny Markham • 1937	1.000
	Satchel Paige • 1941	1.000
	Satchel Paige • 1946	1.000
	Hilton Smith • 1941	1.000
6.	Chet Brewer • 1926	.923
7.	George Walker • 1939	.889
8.	Chet Brewer • 1929	.882
	Bullet Rogan • 1925	.882
10.	Jack Matchett • 1942	.833
	Booker McDaniel • 1942	.833
	Bullet Rogan • 1928	.833

Walks & Hits per IP
1.	George Walker • 1940	0.735
2.	Hilton Smith • 1941	0.864
3.	Hilton Smith • 1937	0.865
4.	Frank Bradley • 1938	0.887
5.	Satchel Paige • 1944	0.905
6.	Satchel Paige • 1941	0.953
7.	Chet Brewer • 1929	0.960
8.	Hilton Smith • 1946	0.968
9.	Hilton Smith • 1939	0.970
10.	George Walker • 1939	1.004

Hits per 9 IP
1.	Gene Collins • 1948	5.304
2.	George Walker • 1940	5.327
3.	Frank Bradley • 1938	5.604
4.	Satchel Paige • 1944	5.675
5.	Hilton Smith • 1937	5.891
6.	Chet Brewer • 1929	6.282
7.	Connie Johnson • 1946	6.650
8.	Yellow Horse Morris • 1924	6.699
9.	Frank Bradley • 1940	6.792
10.	Booker McDaniel • 1944	6.867

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1.	Hilton Smith • 1941	0.864
2.	Hilton Smith • 1938	0.959
3.	Bullet Rogan • 1928	1.105
4.	Satchel Paige • 1941	1.112
5.	Andy Cooper • 1928	1.243
6.	Nelson Dean • 1926	1.286
	George Walker • 1940	1.286
8.	William Bell • 1930	1.309
9.	Satchel Paige • 1942	1.369
10.	William Bell • 1928	1.380

Strikeouts per 9 IP
1.	Frank Bradley • 1938	10.189
2.	Gene Collins • 1948	9.964
3.	Satchel Paige • 1944	9.610
4.	Vet Barnes • 1938	9.253
5.	Frank Bradley • 1940	9.000
6.	Army Cooper • 1930	8.720
7.	Hilton Smith • 1940	8.410
8.	Connie Johnson • 1946	8.379
9.	Booker McDaniel • 1944	7.960
10.	Satchel Paige • 1941	7.624

Games Played
1.	Bullet Rogan • 1923	34
2.	Rube Curry • 1923	33
3.	Rube Curry • 1921	31
4.	Sam Crawford • 1921	30
5.	Bullet Rogan • 1927	29
6.	Rube Curry • 1920	28
	Booker McDaniel • 1945	28
8.	Sam Crawford • 1920	27
	Satchel Paige • 1943	27
10.	William Bell • 1929	26
	Bill Drake • 1923	26
	Bill Drake • 1924	26
	Bullet Rogan • 1921	26
	Bullet Rogan • 1922	26

Saves
1.	Army Cooper • 1929	6
	Booker McDaniel • 1945	6
3.	Chet Brewer • 1929	4
4.	William Bell • 1929	3
	Cannonball Berry • 1947	3
	Rube Curry • 1923	3
	Henry McHenry • 1937	3
	José Méndez • 1924	3
	José Méndez • 1926	3
	Bullet Rogan • 1923	3
	Bullet Rogan • 1925	3
	Bullet Rogan • 1927	3
	Hilton Smith • 1941	3

Innings Pitched
1.	Bullet Rogan • 1923	248.1
2.	Rube Curry • 1923	213.2
3.	Rube Curry • 1920	205.1
4.	Bullet Rogan • 1921	204.0
5.	Bullet Rogan • 1922	193.2
6.	Rube Curry • 1921	193.0
7.	Rube Curry • 1922	190.0
8.	Sam Crawford • 1920	188.0
9.	Sam Crawford • 1921	187.2
10.	Bill Drake • 1923	185.0

Strikeouts
1.	Bullet Rogan • 1923	151
2.	Bullet Rogan • 1921	124
3.	Rube Curry • 1923	119
4.	Bullet Rogan • 1922	118
5.	Booker McDaniel • 1945	117
6.	Bullet Rogan • 1927	109
7.	Rube Curry • 1922	107
8.	Sam Crawford • 1920	106
9.	Satchel Paige • 1944	105
10.	Andy Cooper • 1929	104
	Army Cooper • 1930	104

Games Started
1.	Bullet Rogan • 1923	24
2.	Sam Crawford • 1921	23
	Rube Curry • 1923	23
	Satchel Paige • 1943	23
	Bullet Rogan • 1921	23
6.	Bill Drake • 1923	22
	Bullet Rogan • 1924	22
8.	Andy Cooper • 1929	21
	Rube Curry • 1921	21
	Rube Curry • 1922	21
	Bullet Rogan • 1922	21

Complete Games
1.	Bullet Rogan • 1921	22
2.	Bullet Rogan • 1922	20
	Bullet Rogan • 1923	20
4.	Rube Curry • 1923	18
5.	Rube Curry • 1922	17
	Bullet Rogan • 1924	17
7.	William Bell • 1926	16
	Rube Curry • 1921	16
9.	Chet Brewer • 1930	15
	Sam Crawford • 1920	15
	Sam Crawford • 1921	15
	Bullet Rogan • 1925	15

Shutouts
1.	William Bell • 1927	4
	George Mitchell • 1927	4
	Bullet Rogan • 1923	4
	Bullet Rogan • 1925	4
	Bullet Rogan • 1927	4
6.	Chet Brewer • 1929	3
	Sam Crawford • 1920	3
	Bill Drake • 1925	3
	Satchel Paige • 1944	3
	Bullet Rogan • 1921	3
	Hilton Smith • 1937	3
	George Walker • 1940	3

Home Runs
1.	Chet Brewer • 1928	9
	Rube Curry • 1923	9
3.	Vet Barnes • 1938	8
	Sam Crawford • 1921	8
5.	Rube Curry • 1921	7
6.	Rube Curry • 1922	6
	Connie Johnson • 1947	6
8.	Bill Drake • 1923	5
	Jim LaMarque • 1945	5
10.	Cliff Bell • 1921	4
	Cliff Bell • 1926	4
	Nelson Dean • 1926	4
	Jack Matchett • 1943	4
	Booker McDaniel • 1945	4
	José Méndez • 1923	4
	Bullet Rogan • 1921	4
	Bullet Rogan • 1923	4
	Bullet Rogan • 1928	4

Bases on Balls
1.	Bullet Rogan • 1923	77
2.	Bullet Rogan • 1921	71
3.	Andy Cooper • 1929	64
4.	Sam Crawford • 1921	63
5.	Sam Crawford • 1920	61
6.	Gene Collins • 1948	60
7.	Bill Drake • 1923	59
8.	Bill Drake • 1924	58
9.	Bullet Rogan • 1924	57
10.	Army Cooper • 1930	53
	Rube Curry • 1923	53

Hits
1.	Rube Curry • 1923	229
2.	Bullet Rogan • 1923	212
3.	Rube Curry • 1922	204
4.	Sam Crawford • 1921	203
	Bill Drake • 1923	203
6.	Rube Curry • 1920	189
7.	Rube Curry • 1921	168
	Bullet Rogan • 1921	168
9.	Bullet Rogan • 1922	165
10.	Chet Brewer • 1930	161

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1.	Hilton Smith • 1938	7.333
2.	Hilton Smith • 1941	7.125
3.	Satchel Paige • 1941	6.857
4.	George Walker • 1940	5.429
5.	Satchel Paige • 1942	5.091
6.	Vet Barnes • 1938	5.083
7.	William Bell • 1930	4.5
8.	Frank Bradley • 1938	4.286
9.	Hilton Smith • 1940	4.071
10.	Hilton Smith • 1939	4.048

Home Runs per 9 IP
1.	Chet Brewer • 1926	0.074
2.	Bullet Rogan • 1924	0.103
3.	William Bell • 1928	0.120
4.	Henry McHenry • 1937	0.134
5.	Bullet Rogan • 1922	0.139
6.	Hilton Smith • 1937	0.140
7.	Sam Crawford • 1920	0.144
8.	Bullet Rogan • 1923	0.145
9.	Hilton Smith • 1940	0.148
10.	Bullet Rogan • 1920	0.149

Losses
1.	Sam Crawford • 1921	11
	Rube Curry • 1920	11
	Rube Curry • 1921	11
	Bullet Rogan • 1923	11
5.	Bill Drake • 1923	10
6.	Chet Brewer • 1930	9
	Rube Curry • 1923	9
8.	Chet Brewer • 1928	8
	Sam Crawford • 1920	8
	Satchel Paige • 1943	8
	Bullet Rogan • 1921	8
	Bullet Rogan • 1922	8

Earned Runs
1.	Sam Crawford • 1921	86
2.	Bullet Rogan • 1923	81
3.	Rube Curry • 1922	79
	Bill Drake • 1923	79
5.	Rube Curry • 1923	77
6.	Rube Curry • 1921	68
7.	Henry McHenry • 1930	66
8.	Bill Drake • 1924	65
9.	Army Cooper • 1930	64
	Rube Curry • 1920	64

Wild Pitches
1.	Bullet Rogan • 1923	9
2.	George Mitchell • 1927	6
3.	Army Cooper • 1928	5
	Willie Gisentaner • 1922	5
	Bullet Rogan • 1921	5
6.	Frank Bradley • 1938	4
	Chet Brewer • 1927	4
	Floyd Kranson • 1937	4
	Bullet Rogan • 1922	4
	Bullet Rogan • 1928	4

Hit By Pitch
1.	Sam Crawford • 1921	15
2.	Chet Brewer • 1926	12
	Army Cooper • 1928	12
4.	Rube Curry • 1921	11
5.	Chet Brewer • 1927	9
6.	William Bell • 1928	8
	Chet Brewer • 1928	8
	Chet Brewer • 1930	8
	Bill Drake • 1923	8
	Bill Drake • 1924	8
	Jim LaMarque • 1948	8
	Bullet Rogan • 1921	8

Batters Faced
1.	Bullet Rogan • 1923	1013
2.	Rube Curry • 1923	903
3.	Bullet Rogan • 1921	847
4.	Sam Crawford • 1921	838
5.	Rube Curry • 1920	836
6.	Rube Curry • 1922	818
7.	Bill Drake • 1923	806
8.	Rube Curry • 1921	794
9.	Bullet Rogan • 1922	789
10.	Sam Crawford • 1920	786

Games Finished
1.	Booker McDaniel • 1945	12
2.	Rube Curry • 1923	10
	José Méndez • 1924	10
4.	Bullet Rogan • 1923	9
5.	Cannonball Berry • 1947	8
	Booker McDaniel • 1944	8
	Yellow Horse Morris • 1924	8
	Hilton Smith • 1940	8
9.	Vet Barnes • 1937	7
	Johnny Markham • 1938	7
	José Méndez • 1923	7
	Bullet Rogan • 1926	7
	Hilton Smith • 1938	7

Adjusted ERA+
1.	George Walker • 1940	325
2.	Satchel Paige • 1944	313
3.	Bullet Rogan • 1925	302
4.	Hilton Smith • 1937	267
5.	Hilton Smith • 1946	264
6.	Bullet Rogan • 1921	223
7.	Chet Brewer • 1929	222
8.	Vet Barnes • 1937	217
9.	Hilton Smith • 1938	213
10.	Hilton Smith • 1941	206

Fielding Independent Pitching
1.	Satchel Paige • 1944	1.40
2.	Satchel Paige • 1941	1.62
3.	Hilton Smith • 1941	1.70
4.	Frank Bradley • 1938	1.75
5.	Booker McDaniel • 1944	2.06
	Satchel Paige • 1943	2.06
7.	Booker McDaniel • 1943	2.08
	Hilton Smith • 1940	2.08
9.	Hilton Smith • 1938	2.21
10.	Booker McDaniel • 1945	2.22

Adj. Pitching Runs
1.	Bullet Rogan • 1925	59
2.	William Bell • 1926	41
3.	Bullet Rogan • 1921	40
	Hilton Smith • 1937	40
5.	Chet Brewer • 1929	39
	Nelson Dean • 1925	39
	Bullet Rogan • 1923	39
8.	Bullet Rogan • 1922	32
9.	Chet Brewer • 1926	28
10.	William Bell • 1927	27
	Bill Drake • 1925	27

Adj. Pitching Wins
1.	Bullet Rogan • 1925	6.0
2.	Bullet Rogan • 1921	4.1
3.	William Bell • 1926	3.9
	Chet Brewer • 1929	3.9
5.	Nelson Dean • 1925	3.8
	Hilton Smith • 1937	3.8
7.	Bullet Rogan • 1923	3.6
8.	Bullet Rogan • 1922	3.0
9.	Satchel Paige • 1944	2.8
10.	William Bell • 1927	2.7
	Chet Brewer • 1926	2.7

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