Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1. Guy Hecker • 1884 15.5
2. Toad Ramsey • 1886 12.6
3. Scott Stratton • 1890 9.1
4. Toad Ramsey • 1887 8.4
5. Guy Hecker • 1885 7.4
6. Bert Cunningham • 1898 7.0
7. Tony Mullane • 1882 5.2
8. Red Ehret • 1890 4.9
George Hemming • 1894 4.9
10. Deacon Phillippe • 1899 4.3
Earned Run Average
1. Guy Hecker • 1882 1.3
2. Guy Hecker • 1884 1.8
3. Tony Mullane • 1882 1.88
4. Guy Hecker • 1885 2.17
5. Scott Stratton • 1890 2.36
6. Toad Ramsey • 1886 2.45
7. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1888 2.53
Red Ehret • 1890 2.53
9. Phil Reccius • 1884 2.71
10. Al Mays • 1885 2.76
Wins
1. Guy Hecker • 1884 52
2. Toad Ramsey • 1886 38
3. Toad Ramsey • 1887 37
4. Scott Stratton • 1890 34
5. Guy Hecker • 1885 30
Tony Mullane • 1882 30
7. Bert Cunningham • 1898 28
Guy Hecker • 1883 28
9. Guy Hecker • 1886 26
10. Red Ehret • 1890 25
Win-Loss %
1. Guy Hecker • 1884 .722
2. Scott Stratton • 1890 .708
3. Bert Cunningham • 1898 .651
4. Red Ehret • 1890 .641
5. George Meakim • 1890 .632
6. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1888 .609
7. Guy Hecker • 1887 .600
8. Toad Ramsey • 1886 .585
9. Toad Ramsey • 1887 .578
10. Guy Hecker • 1885 .566
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Guy Hecker • 1882 0.769
2. Guy Hecker • 1884 0.868
3. Guy Hecker • 1885 1.058
4. Phil Reccius • 1884 1.059
5. Scott Stratton • 1890 1.065
6. Tony Mullane • 1882 1.077
7. John Ewing • 1888 1.094
8. Toad Ramsey • 1886 1.111
9. Al Mays • 1885 1.147
10. Scott Stratton • 1892 1.172
Hits per 9 IP
1. Guy Hecker • 1882 6.490
2. Toad Ramsey • 1886 6.834
3. Guy Hecker • 1884 7.059
4. Al Mays • 1885 7.740
5. George Meakim • 1890 8.109
6. Fritz Clausen • 1892 8.145
7. Tony Mullane • 1882 8.172
8. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1888 8.173
9. Phil Reccius • 1884 8.211
10. John Ewing • 1888 8.246
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Guy Hecker • 1882 0.433
2. Guy Hecker • 1884 0.751
3. Sam Weaver • 1883 0.786
4. Guy Hecker • 1885 1.013
5. Scott Stratton • 1890 1.274
6. Phil Reccius • 1884 1.322
7. Guy Hecker • 1883 1.439
8. Tony Mullane • 1882 1.525
9. Guy Hecker • 1887 1.577
10. John Ewing • 1888 1.602
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Toad Ramsey • 1886 7.629
2. Toad Ramsey • 1888 5.994
3. George Meakim • 1890 5.766
4. Jouett Meekin • 1891 5.742
5. Toad Ramsey • 1887 5.695
6. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1888 5.464
7. Guy Hecker • 1884 5.167
8. Red Ehret • 1890 4.362
9. Scott Stratton • 1890 4.323
10. Fritz Clausen • 1892 4.230
Games Played
1. Guy Hecker • 1884 75
2. Toad Ramsey • 1886 67
3. Toad Ramsey • 1887 65
4. Tony Mullane • 1882 55
5. Guy Hecker • 1883 53
Guy Hecker • 1885 53
7. Scott Stratton • 1890 50
8. Guy Hecker • 1886 49
9. Sam Weaver • 1883 46
10. Red Ehret • 1889 45
Innings Pitched
1. Guy Hecker • 1884 670.2
2. Toad Ramsey • 1886 588.2
3. Toad Ramsey • 1887 561.0
4. Guy Hecker • 1885 480.0
5. Guy Hecker • 1883 469.0
6. Tony Mullane • 1882 460.1
7. Scott Stratton • 1890 431.0
8. Guy Hecker • 1886 420.2
9. Sam Weaver • 1883 400.2
10. Red Ehret • 1889 364.0
Strikeouts
1. Toad Ramsey • 1886 499
2. Guy Hecker • 1884 385
3. Toad Ramsey • 1887 355
4. Toad Ramsey • 1888 228
5. Guy Hecker • 1885 209
6. Scott Stratton • 1890 207
7. Red Ehret • 1890 174
8. Tony Mullane • 1882 170
9. Guy Hecker • 1883 164
10. John Ewing • 1889 155
Games Started
1. Guy Hecker • 1884 73
2. Toad Ramsey • 1886 67
3. Toad Ramsey • 1887 64
4. Tony Mullane • 1882 55
5. Guy Hecker • 1885 53
6. Guy Hecker • 1883 52
7. Scott Stratton • 1890 49
8. Guy Hecker • 1886 48
9. Sam Weaver • 1883 46
10. Bert Cunningham • 1898 42
Complete Games
1. Guy Hecker • 1884 72
2. Toad Ramsey • 1886 66
3. Toad Ramsey • 1887 61
4. Guy Hecker • 1883 51
Guy Hecker • 1885 51
Tony Mullane • 1882 51
7. Guy Hecker • 1886 45
Sam Weaver • 1883 45
9. Scott Stratton • 1890 44
10. Bert Cunningham • 1898 41
Shutouts
1. Guy Hecker • 1884 6
2. Tony Mullane • 1882 5
3. Red Ehret • 1890 4
Scott Stratton • 1890 4
Sam Weaver • 1883 4
6. Warren Fitzgerald • 1891 3
Guy Hecker • 1883 3
Bill Magee • 1898 3
George Meakim • 1890 3
Toad Ramsey • 1886 3
Ben Sanders • 1892 3
Home Runs
1. Bill Hill • 1896 14
2. Red Ehret • 1889 11
Chick Fraser • 1897 11
4. Deacon Phillippe • 1899 10
Toad Ramsey • 1888 10
Bill Rotes • 1893 10
Scott Stratton • 1891 10
Jack Wadsworth • 1894 10
9. Chick Fraser • 1896 9
Guy Hecker • 1887 9
Toad Ramsey • 1887 9
Gus Weyhing • 1895 9
Walt Woods • 1899 9
Bases on Balls
1. Toad Ramsey • 1886 207
2. George Hemming • 1893 175
3. Toad Ramsey • 1887 167
4. Chick Fraser • 1896 166
5. Bill Hill • 1896 155
6. John Ewing • 1889 147
7. Chick Fraser • 1897 139
8. George Hemming • 1894 133
9. Bill Magee • 1898 129
10. Pete Dowling • 1898 120
Hits
1. Toad Ramsey • 1887 544
2. Guy Hecker • 1883 526
Guy Hecker • 1884 526
4. Guy Hecker • 1885 454
5. Sam Weaver • 1883 451
6. Toad Ramsey • 1886 447
7. Scott Stratton • 1893 445
8. Red Ehret • 1889 441
9. Tony Mullane • 1882 418
10. John Ewing • 1889 407
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Guy Hecker • 1884 6.875
2. Guy Hecker • 1882 6.6
3. Guy Hecker • 1885 3.87
4. Scott Stratton • 1890 3.393
5. Sam Weaver • 1883 3
6. Toad Ramsey • 1888 2.651
7. John Ewing • 1888 2.559
8. Phil Reccius • 1884 2.421
9. Toad Ramsey • 1886 2.411
10. Red Ehret • 1890 2.203
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Scott Stratton • 1892 0.026
2. Toad Ramsey • 1886 0.046
3. Guy Hecker • 1884 0.054
4. Tony Mullane • 1882 0.059
5. Scott Stratton • 1890 0.063
6. Sam Weaver • 1883 0.067
7. Guy Hecker • 1883 0.077
8. Jouett Meekin • 1891 0.081
9. Red Ehret • 1891 0.082
10. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1888 0.092
Losses
1. John Ewing • 1889 30
Toad Ramsey • 1888 30
3. Red Ehret • 1889 29
4. Bill Hill • 1896 28
5. Chick Fraser • 1896 27
Toad Ramsey • 1886 27
Toad Ramsey • 1887 27
8. Tony Mullane • 1882 24
9. Guy Hecker • 1883 23
Guy Hecker • 1885 23
Guy Hecker • 1886 23
Scott Stratton • 1893 23
Earned Runs
1. Toad Ramsey • 1887 214
2. Red Ehret • 1889 194
3. Scott Stratton • 1893 190
4. Chick Fraser • 1896 189
5. George Hemming • 1893 188
6. John Ewing • 1889 179
7. Guy Hecker • 1883 174
8. Sam Weaver • 1883 165
9. Toad Ramsey • 1886 160
10. Bill Hill • 1896 153
Wild Pitches
1. Toad Ramsey • 1888 48
2. Toad Ramsey • 1887 46
3. Red Ehret • 1889 35
Toad Ramsey • 1886 35
5. Tony Mullane • 1882 33
6. Chick Fraser • 1896 27
Guy Hecker • 1884 27
8. Scott Stratton • 1888 24
9. Chick Fraser • 1897 22
10. Norm Baker • 1885 21
Guy Hecker • 1886 21
Jouett Meekin • 1891 21
Hit By Pitch
1. Chick Fraser • 1896 29
2. Chick Fraser • 1898 23
3. Pete Dowling • 1898 22
Chick Fraser • 1897 22
5. Bert Cunningham • 1898 20
6. Bill Magee • 1898 19
7. Red Ehret • 1889 18
Guy Hecker • 1885 18
Bill Hill • 1896 18
10. Bert Cunningham • 1896 17
Pete Dowling • 1899 17
Red Ehret • 1890 17
Bill Hill • 1897 17
Batters Faced
1. Guy Hecker • 1884 2649
2. Toad Ramsey • 1886 2477
3. Toad Ramsey • 1887 2430
4. Guy Hecker • 1883 2056
5. Guy Hecker • 1885 1988
6. Tony Mullane • 1882 1927
7. Guy Hecker • 1886 1815
8. Scott Stratton • 1890 1749
9. Sam Weaver • 1883 1729
10. Red Ehret • 1889 1653
Games Finished
1. George Hemming • 1893 9
2. Red Ehret • 1889 7
George Meakim • 1890 7
Phil Reccius • 1884 7
5. Bill Magee • 1897 6
Mike McDermott • 1895 6
Tom Smith • 1896 6
8. Bert Cunningham • 1896 5
Red Ehret • 1890 5
Chick Fraser • 1896 5
Herb Goodall • 1890 5
Bill Magee • 1898 5
Scott Stratton • 1888 5
Walt Woods • 1899 5
Adjusted ERA+
1. Guy Hecker • 1882 191
2. Guy Hecker • 1884 171
3. Scott Stratton • 1890 164
4. Red Ehret • 1890 153
5. Guy Hecker • 1885 149
6. Toad Ramsey • 1886 148
7. George Meakim • 1890 133
8. Tony Mullane • 1882 132
9. Toad Ramsey • 1887 128
10. Pete Dowling • 1899 126
Guy Hecker • 1886 126
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Guy Hecker • 1882 2.27
2. Toad Ramsey • 1888 2.48
3. Guy Hecker • 1884 2.53
4. John Ewing • 1888 2.54
5. Scott Stratton • 1890 2.56
6. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1888 2.57
7. Toad Ramsey • 1886 2.59
8. Guy Hecker • 1885 2.62
Tony Mullane • 1882 2.62
Scott Stratton • 1892 2.62
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Guy Hecker • 1884 98
2. Scott Stratton • 1890 67
3. Toad Ramsey • 1886 66
4. Toad Ramsey • 1887 53
5. Red Ehret • 1890 43
6. Guy Hecker • 1885 42
7. Tony Mullane • 1882 27
8. Bert Cunningham • 1898 21
Guy Hecker • 1886 21
George Hemming • 1894 21
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Guy Hecker • 1884 9.6
2. Scott Stratton • 1890 6.3
3. Toad Ramsey • 1886 6.0
4. Toad Ramsey • 1887 4.4
5. Red Ehret • 1890 4.0
6. Guy Hecker • 1885 3.9
7. Tony Mullane • 1882 2.6
8. Bert Cunningham • 1898 2.0
9. Pete Dowling • 1899 1.8
Guy Hecker • 1886 1.8

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