Single-Season Top 50 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1. Tim Keefe • 1883 19.9
2. Tim Keefe • 1884 7.5
3. Jack Lynch • 1884 5.2
4. Ed Cushman • 1886 4.4
5. Al Mays • 1887 2.2
6. Jack Lynch • 1883 2.1
7. John Shaffer • 1886 1.8
8. Al Mays • 1886 1.3
9. Ed Cushman • 1885 1.1
10. Jack Lynch • 1887 0.5
11. Bill Fagan • 1887 0.4
12. Buck Becannon • 1884 0.1
Darby O'Brien • 1887 0.1
George Weidman • 1887 0.1
Earned Run Average
1. Tim Keefe • 1884 2.25
2. Tim Keefe • 1883 2.41
3. Jack Lynch • 1884 2.67
4. Ed Cushman • 1885 2.78
5. Ed Cushman • 1886 3.12
6. Al Mays • 1886 3.39
7. Jack Lynch • 1885 3.61
8. Jack Lynch • 1886 3.95
9. Jack Lynch • 1883 4.09
10. Al Mays • 1887 4.73
11. Ed Bagley • 1885 4.93
12. Doug Crothers • 1885 5.08
13. Jack Lynch • 1887 5.1
14. Ed Cushman • 1887 5.97
Wins
1. Tim Keefe • 1883 41
2. Tim Keefe • 1884 37
Jack Lynch • 1884 37
4. Jack Lynch • 1885 23
5. Jack Lynch • 1886 20
6. Ed Cushman • 1886 17
Al Mays • 1887 17
8. Jack Lynch • 1883 13
9. Al Mays • 1886 11
10. Ed Cushman • 1887 10
11. Ed Cushman • 1885 8
12. Doug Crothers • 1885 7
Jack Lynch • 1887 7
14. John Shaffer • 1886 5
15. Ed Bagley • 1885 4
George Weidman • 1887 4
17. Buck Becannon • 1885 2
James McMullin • 1887 2
John Shaffer • 1887 2
20. Buck Becannon • 1884 1
Bill Fagan • 1887 1
Charlie Parsons • 1887 1
Win-Loss %
1. Jack Lynch • 1884 .712
2. Tim Keefe • 1884 .685
3. Tim Keefe • 1883 .603
4. Jack Lynch • 1885 .523
5. Jack Lynch • 1883 .464
6. Ed Cushman • 1886 .447
7. Ed Cushman • 1887 .400
Jack Lynch • 1886 .400
9. Doug Crothers • 1885 .389
10. Ed Cushman • 1885 .364
11. Jack Lynch • 1887 .333
Al Mays • 1887 .333
13. Ed Bagley • 1885 .308
14. Al Mays • 1886 .289
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Jack Lynch • 1884 0.931
2. Tim Keefe • 1884 0.934
3. Tim Keefe • 1883 0.963
4. Ed Cushman • 1885 1.000
5. Jack Lynch • 1883 1.129
6. Ed Cushman • 1886 1.158
7. Jack Lynch • 1885 1.193
8. Al Mays • 1886 1.343
9. Jack Lynch • 1886 1.389
10. Jack Lynch • 1887 1.503
11. Ed Bagley • 1885 1.557
Al Mays • 1887 1.557
13. Doug Crothers • 1885 1.565
14. Ed Cushman • 1887 1.786
Hits per 9 IP
1. Tim Keefe • 1884 7.081
2. Tim Keefe • 1883 7.095
3. Ed Cushman • 1885 7.445
4. Jack Lynch • 1884 7.621
5. Ed Cushman • 1886 7.683
6. Al Mays • 1886 8.486
7. Jack Lynch • 1883 9.282
8. Jack Lynch • 1885 9.736
9. Jack Lynch • 1886 10.089
10. Ed Bagley • 1885 10.252
11. Doug Crothers • 1885 11.221
12. Al Mays • 1887 11.236
13. Jack Lynch • 1887 11.791
14. Ed Cushman • 1887 12.682
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Jack Lynch • 1884 0.762
2. Jack Lynch • 1883 0.882
3. Jack Lynch • 1885 0.997
4. Tim Keefe • 1884 1.323
5. Ed Cushman • 1885 1.555
6. Tim Keefe • 1883 1.570
7. Jack Lynch • 1887 1.733
8. Jack Lynch • 1886 2.413
9. Ed Cushman • 1886 2.736
10. Al Mays • 1887 2.773
11. Doug Crothers • 1885 2.864
12. Ed Cushman • 1887 3.395
13. Al Mays • 1886 3.600
14. Ed Bagley • 1885 3.757
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Ed Cushman • 1885 6.267
2. Tim Keefe • 1884 6.224
3. Jack Lynch • 1884 5.298
4. Tim Keefe • 1883 5.220
5. Ed Cushman • 1886 4.615
6. Jack Lynch • 1885 4.203
7. Jack Lynch • 1883 4.200
8. Al Mays • 1886 4.191
9. Jack Lynch • 1886 4.015
10. Ed Bagley • 1885 3.443
11. Ed Cushman • 1887 2.618
12. Al Mays • 1887 2.529
13. Doug Crothers • 1885 2.338
14. Jack Lynch • 1887 2.166
Games Played
1. Tim Keefe • 1883 68
2. Tim Keefe • 1884 58
3. Jack Lynch • 1884 55
4. Al Mays • 1887 52
5. Jack Lynch • 1886 51
6. Jack Lynch • 1885 44
7. Al Mays • 1886 41
8. Ed Cushman • 1886 38
9. Jack Lynch • 1883 29
10. Ed Cushman • 1887 26
11. Ed Cushman • 1885 22
12. Jack Lynch • 1887 21
13. Doug Crothers • 1885 18
14. Ed Bagley • 1885 15
15. John Shaffer • 1887 13
16. George Weidman • 1887 12
17. Buck Becannon • 1885 10
18. John Shaffer • 1886 8
19. Bill Fagan • 1887 6
20. Charlie Parsons • 1887 4
21. James McMullin • 1887 3
Dave Orr • 1885 3
23. Charley Jones • 1887 2
Paul Radford • 1887 2
James Roseman • 1887 2
Cyclone Ryan • 1887 2
27. Buck Becannon • 1884 1
Fred Mauer • 1886 1
Frank Hankinson • 1885 1
Darby O'Brien • 1887 1
Tom O'Brien • 1887 1
James Roseman • 1885 1
James Roseman • 1886 1
Innings Pitched
1. Tim Keefe • 1883 619.0
2. Jack Lynch • 1884 496.0
3. Tim Keefe • 1884 483.0
4. Al Mays • 1887 441.1
5. Jack Lynch • 1886 432.2
6. Jack Lynch • 1885 379.0
7. Al Mays • 1886 350.0
8. Ed Cushman • 1886 325.2
9. Jack Lynch • 1883 255.0
10. Ed Cushman • 1887 220.0
11. Ed Cushman • 1885 191.0
12. Jack Lynch • 1887 187.0
13. Doug Crothers • 1885 154.0
14. Ed Bagley • 1885 115.0
15. John Shaffer • 1887 112.0
16. George Weidman • 1887 97.0
17. Buck Becannon • 1885 85.0
18. John Shaffer • 1886 69.0
19. Bill Fagan • 1887 45.0
20. Charlie Parsons • 1887 34.0
21. James McMullin • 1887 21.0
22. Dave Orr • 1885 10.0
23. James Roseman • 1887 8.0
24. James Roseman • 1886 7.0
25. Buck Becannon • 1884 6.0
26. Paul Radford • 1887 5.0
27. Tom O'Brien • 1887 3.2
28. Charley Jones • 1887 3.0
29. Cyclone Ryan • 1887 2.1
30. Fred Mauer • 1886 2.0
Frank Hankinson • 1885 2.0
32. Darby O'Brien • 1887 1.0
James Roseman • 1885 1.0
Strikeouts
1. Tim Keefe • 1883 359
2. Tim Keefe • 1884 334
3. Jack Lynch • 1884 292
4. Jack Lynch • 1886 193
5. Jack Lynch • 1885 177
6. Ed Cushman • 1886 167
7. Al Mays • 1886 163
8. Ed Cushman • 1885 133
9. Al Mays • 1887 124
10. Jack Lynch • 1883 119
11. Ed Cushman • 1887 64
12. Jack Lynch • 1887 45
13. Ed Bagley • 1885 44
14. Doug Crothers • 1885 40
15. George Weidman • 1887 37
16. John Shaffer • 1886 36
17. John Shaffer • 1887 22
18. Buck Becannon • 1885 13
19. Bill Fagan • 1887 12
20. Charlie Parsons • 1887 5
21. Paul Radford • 1887 4
22. Buck Becannon • 1884 2
James McMullin • 1887 2
24. Dave Orr • 1885 1
James Roseman • 1887 1
Games Started
1. Tim Keefe • 1883 68
2. Tim Keefe • 1884 58
3. Jack Lynch • 1884 53
4. Al Mays • 1887 52
5. Jack Lynch • 1886 50
6. Jack Lynch • 1885 43
7. Al Mays • 1886 40
8. Ed Cushman • 1886 38
9. Jack Lynch • 1883 29
10. Ed Cushman • 1887 26
11. Ed Cushman • 1885 22
12. Jack Lynch • 1887 21
13. Doug Crothers • 1885 18
14. Ed Bagley • 1885 14
15. John Shaffer • 1887 13
16. George Weidman • 1887 12
17. Buck Becannon • 1885 10
18. John Shaffer • 1886 8
19. Bill Fagan • 1887 6
20. Charlie Parsons • 1887 4
21. James McMullin • 1887 3
22. Buck Becannon • 1884 1
Fred Mauer • 1886 1
James Roseman • 1885 1
Cyclone Ryan • 1887 1
Complete Games
1. Tim Keefe • 1883 68
2. Tim Keefe • 1884 56
3. Jack Lynch • 1884 53
4. Jack Lynch • 1886 50
Al Mays • 1887 50
6. Jack Lynch • 1885 43
7. Al Mays • 1886 39
8. Ed Cushman • 1886 37
9. Jack Lynch • 1883 29
10. Ed Cushman • 1887 25
11. Ed Cushman • 1885 22
12. Jack Lynch • 1887 21
13. Doug Crothers • 1885 18
14. John Shaffer • 1887 13
15. George Weidman • 1887 11
16. Buck Becannon • 1885 10
Ed Bagley • 1885 10
18. John Shaffer • 1886 8
19. Bill Fagan • 1887 6
20. Charlie Parsons • 1887 4
21. James McMullin • 1887 2
22. Buck Becannon • 1884 1
Shutouts
1. Tim Keefe • 1883 5
Jack Lynch • 1884 5
3. Tim Keefe • 1884 4
4. Ed Cushman • 1886 2
5. Doug Crothers • 1885 1
Jack Lynch • 1883 1
Jack Lynch • 1885 1
Jack Lynch • 1886 1
Al Mays • 1886 1
John Shaffer • 1886 1
George Weidman • 1887 1
Home Runs
1. Jack Lynch • 1885 17
2. Al Mays • 1887 11
3. Jack Lynch • 1884 10
Jack Lynch • 1886 10
5. Ed Cushman • 1887 9
6. Jack Lynch • 1887 8
7. Al Mays • 1886 7
8. Ed Cushman • 1886 6
Tim Keefe • 1883 6
Jack Lynch • 1883 6
11. Buck Becannon • 1885 5
Ed Bagley • 1885 5
Tim Keefe • 1884 5
14. Doug Crothers • 1885 4
15. John Shaffer • 1887 3
George Weidman • 1887 3
17. Ed Cushman • 1885 2
James McMullin • 1887 2
Dave Orr • 1885 2
20. Bill Fagan • 1887 1
Frank Hankinson • 1885 1
Paul Radford • 1887 1
Cyclone Ryan • 1887 1
Bases on Balls
1. Al Mays • 1886 140
2. Al Mays • 1887 136
3. Jack Lynch • 1886 116
4. Tim Keefe • 1883 108
5. Ed Cushman • 1886 99
6. Ed Cushman • 1887 83
7. Tim Keefe • 1884 71
8. John Shaffer • 1887 53
9. Doug Crothers • 1885 49
10. Ed Bagley • 1885 48
11. Jack Lynch • 1884 42
Jack Lynch • 1885 42
13. Jack Lynch • 1887 36
14. Ed Cushman • 1885 33
15. John Shaffer • 1886 29
16. Jack Lynch • 1883 25
George Weidman • 1887 25
18. Buck Becannon • 1885 24
Bill Fagan • 1887 24
20. James McMullin • 1887 19
21. Charlie Parsons • 1887 6
Cyclone Ryan • 1887 6
23. Tom O'Brien • 1887 5
Dave Orr • 1885 5
James Roseman • 1887 5
26. Charley Jones • 1887 4
27. Paul Radford • 1887 3
28. Buck Becannon • 1884 2
Fred Mauer • 1886 2
James Roseman • 1885 2
31. Frank Hankinson • 1885 1
Darby O'Brien • 1887 1
Hits
1. Al Mays • 1887 551
2. Tim Keefe • 1883 488
3. Jack Lynch • 1886 485
4. Jack Lynch • 1884 420
5. Jack Lynch • 1885 410
6. Tim Keefe • 1884 380
7. Al Mays • 1886 330
8. Ed Cushman • 1887 310
9. Ed Cushman • 1886 278
10. Jack Lynch • 1883 263
11. Jack Lynch • 1887 245
12. Doug Crothers • 1885 192
13. Ed Cushman • 1885 158
14. John Shaffer • 1887 148
15. Ed Bagley • 1885 131
16. George Weidman • 1887 122
17. Buck Becannon • 1885 108
18. Bill Fagan • 1887 55
19. Charlie Parsons • 1887 51
20. John Shaffer • 1886 40
21. James McMullin • 1887 25
22. Paul Radford • 1887 15
23. Dave Orr • 1885 11
James Roseman • 1887 11
25. Fred Mauer • 1886 9
26. James Roseman • 1886 6
27. Cyclone Ryan • 1887 5
28. Tom O'Brien • 1887 4
29. James Roseman • 1885 3
30. Buck Becannon • 1884 2
Frank Hankinson • 1885 2
Charley Jones • 1887 2
33. Darby O'Brien • 1887 1
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Jack Lynch • 1884 6.952
2. Jack Lynch • 1883 4.76
3. Tim Keefe • 1884 4.704
4. Jack Lynch • 1885 4.214
5. Ed Cushman • 1885 4.03
6. Tim Keefe • 1883 3.324
7. Ed Cushman • 1886 1.687
8. Jack Lynch • 1886 1.664
9. Jack Lynch • 1887 1.25
10. Al Mays • 1886 1.164
11. Ed Bagley • 1885 0.917
12. Al Mays • 1887 0.912
13. Doug Crothers • 1885 0.816
14. Ed Cushman • 1887 0.771
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Tim Keefe • 1883 0.087
2. Tim Keefe • 1884 0.093
3. Ed Cushman • 1885 0.094
4. Ed Cushman • 1886 0.166
5. Al Mays • 1886 0.180
6. Jack Lynch • 1884 0.181
7. Jack Lynch • 1886 0.208
8. Jack Lynch • 1883 0.212
9. Al Mays • 1887 0.224
10. Doug Crothers • 1885 0.234
11. Ed Cushman • 1887 0.368
12. Jack Lynch • 1887 0.385
13. Ed Bagley • 1885 0.391
14. Jack Lynch • 1885 0.404
Losses
1. Al Mays • 1887 34
2. Jack Lynch • 1886 30
3. Tim Keefe • 1883 27
Al Mays • 1886 27
5. Ed Cushman • 1886 21
Jack Lynch • 1885 21
7. Tim Keefe • 1884 17
8. Ed Cushman • 1887 15
Jack Lynch • 1883 15
Jack Lynch • 1884 15
11. Ed Cushman • 1885 14
Jack Lynch • 1887 14
13. Doug Crothers • 1885 11
John Shaffer • 1887 11
15. Ed Bagley • 1885 9
16. Buck Becannon • 1885 8
George Weidman • 1887 8
18. Bill Fagan • 1887 4
19. John Shaffer • 1886 3
20. Fred Mauer • 1886 1
James McMullin • 1887 1
Charlie Parsons • 1887 1
James Roseman • 1885 1
Cyclone Ryan • 1887 1
Earned Runs
1. Al Mays • 1887 232
2. Jack Lynch • 1886 190
3. Tim Keefe • 1883 166
4. Jack Lynch • 1885 152
5. Jack Lynch • 1884 147
6. Ed Cushman • 1887 146
7. Al Mays • 1886 132
8. Tim Keefe • 1884 121
9. Jack Lynch • 1883 116
10. Ed Cushman • 1886 113
11. Jack Lynch • 1887 106
12. Doug Crothers • 1885 87
13. John Shaffer • 1887 77
14. Ed Bagley • 1885 63
15. Buck Becannon • 1885 59
Ed Cushman • 1885 59
17. George Weidman • 1887 50
18. Bill Fagan • 1887 20
19. James McMullin • 1887 18
20. Charlie Parsons • 1887 17
21. John Shaffer • 1886 15
22. Paul Radford • 1887 10
23. Fred Mauer • 1886 8
Dave Orr • 1885 8
25. James Roseman • 1887 7
26. Cyclone Ryan • 1887 6
27. James Roseman • 1886 4
28. Tom O'Brien • 1887 3
James Roseman • 1885 3
30. Buck Becannon • 1884 1
Frank Hankinson • 1885 1
Charley Jones • 1887 1
Wild Pitches
1. Al Mays • 1886 44
2. Jack Lynch • 1886 40
3. Al Mays • 1887 36
4. Jack Lynch • 1885 33
5. Jack Lynch • 1884 30
6. Tim Keefe • 1883 27
7. Ed Cushman • 1886 21
8. Ed Cushman • 1885 18
9. Buck Becannon • 1885 17
Ed Bagley • 1885 17
11. Doug Crothers • 1885 16
12. Tim Keefe • 1884 15
13. John Shaffer • 1887 14
14. Ed Cushman • 1887 13
Jack Lynch • 1887 13
16. Jack Lynch • 1883 11
17. George Weidman • 1887 7
18. James McMullin • 1887 6
19. John Shaffer • 1886 4
20. Bill Fagan • 1887 2
Dave Orr • 1885 2
22. Cyclone Ryan • 1887 1
Hit By Pitch
1. Al Mays • 1887 20
2. Tim Keefe • 1884 15
3. Al Mays • 1886 14
4. Jack Lynch • 1886 12
5. John Shaffer • 1887 11
6. Jack Lynch • 1884 10
7. Ed Cushman • 1887 9
8. Ed Bagley • 1885 8
9. Buck Becannon • 1885 5
10. Jack Lynch • 1887 4
11. Ed Cushman • 1885 3
Jack Lynch • 1885 3
13. Doug Crothers • 1885 2
Bill Fagan • 1887 2
James Roseman • 1887 2
16. Ed Cushman • 1886 1
Charlie Parsons • 1887 1
John Shaffer • 1886 1
George Weidman • 1887 1
Batters Faced
1. Tim Keefe • 1883 2517
2. Jack Lynch • 1884 2002
Al Mays • 1887 2002
4. Tim Keefe • 1884 1950
5. Jack Lynch • 1886 1918
6. Jack Lynch • 1885 1606
7. Al Mays • 1886 1528
8. Ed Cushman • 1886 1365
9. Jack Lynch • 1883 1079
10. Ed Cushman • 1887 1047
11. Jack Lynch • 1887 843
12. Ed Cushman • 1885 790
13. Doug Crothers • 1885 706
14. John Shaffer • 1887 542
15. Ed Bagley • 1885 527
16. George Weidman • 1887 444
17. Buck Becannon • 1885 394
18. John Shaffer • 1886 274
19. Bill Fagan • 1887 206
20. Charlie Parsons • 1887 167
21. James McMullin • 1887 112
22. Dave Orr • 1885 49
23. James Roseman • 1887 34
24. James Roseman • 1886 25
25. Buck Becannon • 1884 24
Tom O'Brien • 1887 24
27. Fred Mauer • 1886 23
28. Paul Radford • 1887 22
29. Cyclone Ryan • 1887 17
30. Charley Jones • 1887 11
James Roseman • 1885 11
32. Frank Hankinson • 1885 9
33. Darby O'Brien • 1887 4
Games Finished
1. Dave Orr • 1885 3
2. Jack Lynch • 1884 2
3. Ed Bagley • 1885 1
Charley Jones • 1887 1
Jack Lynch • 1885 1
Jack Lynch • 1886 1
Al Mays • 1886 1
Al Mays • 1887 1
James McMullin • 1887 1
Paul Radford • 1887 1
James Roseman • 1886 1
James Roseman • 1887 1
Cyclone Ryan • 1887 1
Adjusted ERA+
1. Tim Keefe • 1883 145
2. Tim Keefe • 1884 138
3. Jack Lynch • 1884 117
4. Ed Cushman • 1886 108
5. Ed Cushman • 1885 102
6. Al Mays • 1886 100
7. Al Mays • 1887 89
8. Jack Lynch • 1883 86
9. Jack Lynch • 1886 85
10. Jack Lynch • 1887 83
11. Jack Lynch • 1885 78
12. Ed Cushman • 1887 71
13. Ed Bagley • 1885 58
14. Doug Crothers • 1885 56
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Ed Cushman • 1885 2.19
2. Tim Keefe • 1884 2.56
3. Jack Lynch • 1884 2.67
4. Tim Keefe • 1883 2.74
5. Jack Lynch • 1885 2.89
6. Jack Lynch • 1883 2.92
7. Ed Cushman • 1886 3.24
8. Jack Lynch • 1886 3.40
9. Doug Crothers • 1885 3.69
10. Al Mays • 1886 3.75
11. Jack Lynch • 1887 3.99
12. Al Mays • 1887 4.10
13. Ed Bagley • 1885 4.14
14. Ed Cushman • 1887 4.48
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Tim Keefe • 1883 83
2. Tim Keefe • 1884 50
3. Jack Lynch • 1884 32
4. Ed Cushman • 1886 13
5. John Shaffer • 1886 10
6. Buck Becannon • 1884 1
Bill Fagan • 1887 1
Darby O'Brien • 1887 1
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Tim Keefe • 1883 7.8
2. Tim Keefe • 1884 4.7
3. Jack Lynch • 1884 3.0
4. Ed Cushman • 1886 1.2
5. John Shaffer • 1886 1.0
6. Buck Becannon • 1884 0.1
Bill Fagan • 1887 0.1
Darby O'Brien • 1887 0.1

Data Notes