Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1. Russ Ford • 1910 11.4
2. Jack Chesbro • 1904 10.6
3. Ron Guidry • 1978 9.6
4. Lefty Gomez • 1937 9.2
5. Lefty Gomez • 1934 8.4
Andy Pettitte • 1997 8.4
7. Bob Shawkey • 1920 8.2
8. Catfish Hunter • 1975 8.1
Al Orth • 1906 8.1
Herb Pennock • 1924 8.1
Earned Run Average
1. Spud Chandler • 1943 1.64
2. Russ Ford • 1910 1.65
3. Ron Guidry • 1978 1.74
4. Jack Chesbro • 1904 1.82
5. Hippo Vaughn • 1910 1.83
6. Joe Lake • 1909 1.88
7. Ray Caldwell • 1914 1.94
8. Whitey Ford • 1958 2.01
9. Stan Bahnsen • 1968 2.05
Nick Cullop • 1916 2.05
Wins
1. Jack Chesbro • 1904 41
2. Carl Mays • 1921 27
Al Orth • 1906 27
4. Bullet Joe Bush • 1922 26
Russ Ford • 1910 26
Lefty Gomez • 1934 26
Carl Mays • 1920 26
8. Whitey Ford • 1961 25
Ron Guidry • 1978 25
10. Whitey Ford • 1963 24
Lefty Gomez • 1932 24
George Pipgras • 1928 24
Bob Shawkey • 1916 24
Win-Loss %
1. Ron Guidry • 1978 .893
2. Ron Davis • 1979 .875
3. Roger Clemens • 2001 .870
4. Whitey Ford • 1961 .862
5. Ralph Terry • 1961 .842
6. Lefty Gomez • 1934 .839
7. Spud Chandler • 1943 .833
8. Nathan Eovaldi • 2015 .824
9. Domingo Germán • 2019 .818
David Wells • 1998 .818
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Russ Ford • 1910 0.881
2. Jack Chesbro • 1904 0.937
3. Ron Guidry • 1978 0.946
4. Ray Caldwell • 1914 0.958
5. Gerrit Cole • 2020 0.959
6. Gerrit Cole • 2023 0.981
7. Tiny Bonham • 1942 0.987
8. Spud Chandler • 1943 0.992
Ron Guidry • 1981 0.992
10. Fritz Peterson • 1969 0.996
Hits per 9 IP
1. Tommy Byrne • 1949 5.740
2. Russ Ford • 1910 5.826
3. Al Downing • 1963 5.841
4. Bob Turley • 1957 6.125
5. Bob Turley • 1955 6.130
6. Ron Guidry • 1978 6.150
7. Spec Shea • 1947 6.397
8. Ray Caldwell • 1914 6.465
9. Bob Turley • 1958 6.530
10. Gerrit Cole • 2020 6.534
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. David Wells • 2003 0.845
2. Jon Lieber • 2004 0.917
3. Tiny Bonham • 1942 0.956
4. Tiny Bonham • 1945 1.096
5. Herb Pennock • 1930 1.151
6. David Wells • 1998 1.218
7. Fritz Peterson • 1968 1.229
8. Scott Sanderson • 1991 1.255
9. Jesse Tannehill • 1903 1.277
10. Ralph Terry • 1963 1.310
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Gerrit Cole • 2021 12.061
2. Gerrit Cole • 2020 11.589
3. Gerrit Cole • 2022 11.527
4. Luis Severino • 2017 10.707
5. Michael Pineda • 2016 10.605
6. Luis Severino • 2018 10.348
7. David Cone • 1997 10.246
8. Carlos Rodón • 2024 10.029
9. Masahiro Tanaka • 2017 9.791
10. Roger Clemens • 2002 9.600
Games Played
1. Paul Quantrill • 2004 86
2. Scott Proctor • 2006 83
3. Tom Gordon • 2004 80
Boone Logan • 2012 80
5. Tom Gordon • 2005 79
Mike Stanton • 2002 79
7. Steve Karsay • 2002 78
8. Jeff Nelson • 1997 77
Luis Vizcaíno • 2007 77
10. Mike Stanton • 2001 76
Saves
1. Mariano Rivera • 2004 53
2. Mariano Rivera • 2001 50
3. Dave Righetti • 1986 46
4. Mariano Rivera • 1999 45
5. Mariano Rivera • 2009 44
Mariano Rivera • 2011 44
Mariano Rivera • 2013 44
8. Mariano Rivera • 1997 43
Mariano Rivera • 2005 43
John Wetteland • 1996 43
Innings Pitched
1. Jack Chesbro • 1904 454.2
2. Jack Powell • 1904 390.1
3. Al Orth • 1906 338.2
4. Carl Mays • 1921 336.2
5. Catfish Hunter • 1975 328.0
6. Jack Chesbro • 1906 325.0
7. Jack Chesbro • 1903 324.2
8. Carl Mays • 1920 312.0
9. Al Orth • 1905 305.1
10. Ray Caldwell • 1915 305.0
Strikeouts
1. Gerrit Cole • 2022 257
2. Ron Guidry • 1978 248
3. Gerrit Cole • 2021 243
4. Jack Chesbro • 1904 239
5. CC Sabathia • 2011 230
Luis Severino • 2017 230
7. Gerrit Cole • 2023 222
David Cone • 1997 222
9. Luis Severino • 2018 220
10. Melido Perez • 1992 218
Games Started
1. Jack Chesbro • 1904 51
2. Jack Powell • 1904 45
3. Jack Chesbro • 1906 42
4. Pat Dobson • 1974 39
Whitey Ford • 1961 39
Catfish Hunter • 1975 39
Al Orth • 1906 39
Mel Stottlemyre • 1969 39
Ralph Terry • 1962 39
10. Jack Chesbro • 1905 38
Carl Mays • 1921 38
Doc Medich • 1974 38
George Pipgras • 1928 38
Mel Stottlemyre • 1973 38
Complete Games
1. Jack Chesbro • 1904 48
2. Jack Powell • 1904 38
3. Al Orth • 1906 36
4. Jack Chesbro • 1903 33
5. Ray Caldwell • 1915 31
6. Russ Ford • 1912 30
Catfish Hunter • 1975 30
Carl Mays • 1921 30
9. Russ Ford • 1910 29
10. Russ Ford • 1911 26
Carl Mays • 1920 26
Al Orth • 1905 26
Home Runs
1. Ralph Terry • 1962 40
2. Phil Hughes • 2012 35
Masahiro Tanaka • 2017 35
4. J.A. Happ • 2019 34
Orlando Hernández • 2000 34
6. Gerrit Cole • 2022 33
Javier Vázquez • 2004 33
8. Jim Bouton • 1964 32
Randy Johnson • 2005 32
Javier Vázquez • 2010 32
Bases on Balls
1. Tommy Byrne • 1949 179
2. Bob Turley • 1955 177
3. Tommy Byrne • 1950 160
4. Vic Raschi • 1949 138
Allie Reynolds • 1950 138
6. Monte Pearson • 1936 135
7. Bob Turley • 1958 128
8. Allie Reynolds • 1947 123
Allie Reynolds • 1949 123
10. Lefty Gomez • 1936 122
Hits
1. Jack Powell • 1904 340
2. Jack Chesbro • 1904 338
3. Carl Mays • 1921 332
4. Russ Ford • 1912 317
Al Orth • 1906 317
6. Jack Chesbro • 1906 314
George Pipgras • 1928 314
8. Carl Mays • 1920 310
9. Herb Pennock • 1924 302
10. Waite Hoyt • 1921 301
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Gerrit Cole • 2021 5.927
2. Jon Lieber • 2004 5.667
3. David Wells • 1998 5.621
4. Gerrit Cole • 2020 5.529
5. Gerrit Cole • 2022 5.14
6. Mike Mussina • 2001 5.095
7. David Wells • 2003 5.05
8. Mike Mussina • 2006 4.914
9. Mike Mussina • 2003 4.875
10. Mike Mussina • 2008 4.839
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Jack Warhop • 1910 0.037
2. Hippo Vaughn • 1910 0.041
3. Ray Keating • 1914 0.043
4. Bill Hogg • 1905 0.044
5. Ray Caldwell • 1912 0.049
6. Al Orth • 1906 0.053
7. Jack Chesbro • 1906 0.055
8. Barney Wolfe • 1903 0.061
9. Al Orth • 1907 0.072
10. Jack Warhop • 1909 0.074
Losses
1. Joe Lake • 1908 22
2. Russ Ford • 1912 21
Sad Sam Jones • 1925 21
Al Orth • 1907 21
5. Jack Chesbro • 1908 20
Mel Stottlemyre • 1966 20
7. Tim Leary • 1990 19
Jack Powell • 1904 19
Jack Warhop • 1912 19
10. Russ Ford • 1913 18
Mel Stottlemyre • 1972 18
Earned Runs
1. Sad Sam Jones • 1925 127
2. Lefty Gomez • 1932 124
3. David Cone • 2000 119
4. Catfish Hunter • 1976 117
5. Red Ruffing • 1931 116
Red Ruffing • 1936 116
7. Russ Ford • 1912 115
8. Randy Johnson • 2006 114
Carl Mays • 1921 114
Vic Raschi • 1950 114
Wild Pitches
1. A.J. Burnett • 2011 25
2. Tim Leary • 1990 23
3. A.J. Burnett • 2009 17
4. A.J. Burnett • 2010 16
Jason Grimsley • 2000 16
6. Greg Cadaret • 1990 14
Roger Clemens • 2001 14
Roger Clemens • 2002 14
David Cone • 1997 14
Al Downing • 1964 14
Bill Hogg • 1905 14
Hit By Pitch
1. Jack Warhop • 1909 26
2. A.J. Burnett • 2010 19
3. Rube Manning • 1908 18
Jack Warhop • 1910 18
5. Tommy Byrne • 1950 17
6. Jack Warhop • 1912 16
7. David Cone • 1998 15
Jack Warhop • 1911 15
9. Jack Chesbro • 1908 14
Rip Collins • 1920 14
Iván Nova • 2013 14
Batters Faced
1. Jack Chesbro • 1904 1720
2. Jack Powell • 1904 1546
3. Carl Mays • 1921 1400
4. Al Orth • 1906 1331
5. Jack Chesbro • 1903 1309
6. Jack Chesbro • 1906 1308
7. George Pipgras • 1928 1298
8. Catfish Hunter • 1975 1294
9. Carl Mays • 1920 1268
10. Bob Shawkey • 1922 1253
Games Finished
1. Mariano Rivera • 2004 69
2. Dave Righetti • 1986 68
3. Mariano Rivera • 2005 67
4. Mariano Rivera • 2001 66
5. Mariano Rivera • 1999 63
6. Mariano Rivera • 2000 61
7. Sparky Lyle • 1977 60
Dave Righetti • 1985 60
Mariano Rivera • 2008 60
Mariano Rivera • 2013 60
Adjusted ERA+
1. Ron Guidry • 1978 208
2. Spud Chandler • 1943 198
3. Lefty Gomez • 1937 193
4. Whitey Ford • 1958 177
5. Lefty Gomez • 1934 176
6. Wilcy Moore • 1927 171
7. Whitey Ford • 1964 170
8. Gerrit Cole • 2023 165
9. Spud Chandler • 1946 164
10. Allie Reynolds • 1952 161
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Russ Ford • 1910 1.87
2. Jack Chesbro • 1904 2.11
3. Joe Lake • 1909 2.14
4. Jack Chesbro • 1907 2.18
5. Ron Guidry • 1978 2.19
6. Al Orth • 1906 2.25
7. Jack Chesbro • 1906 2.30
8. Nick Cullop • 1916 2.33
Hippo Vaughn • 1910 2.33
10. Jack Chesbro • 1908 2.35
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Lefty Gomez • 1937 67
2. Lefty Gomez • 1934 60
3. Ron Guidry • 1978 59
4. Herb Pennock • 1924 45
5. Jack Chesbro • 1904 43
Andy Pettitte • 1997 43
Red Ruffing • 1937 43
8. Spud Chandler • 1943 42
Catfish Hunter • 1975 42
Bob Shawkey • 1920 42
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Lefty Gomez • 1937 6.8
Ron Guidry • 1978 6.8
3. Lefty Gomez • 1934 6.1
4. Spud Chandler • 1943 5.1
Jack Chesbro • 1904 5.1
6. Catfish Hunter • 1975 4.6
7. Whitey Ford • 1964 4.5
Herb Pennock • 1924 4.5
9. Spud Chandler • 1946 4.4
Bob Shawkey • 1920 4.4
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24) †
1. Lefty Gomez • 1937 77.06
2. Lefty Gomez • 1934 65.70
3. Ron Guidry • 1978 64.05
4. Bob Shawkey • 1920 57.14
5. Carl Mays • 1921 56.61
6. Wilcy Moore • 1927 54.98
7. Herb Pennock • 1924 53.08
8. Catfish Hunter • 1975 51.56
9. Red Ruffing • 1937 50.48
10. Waite Hoyt • 1927 50.23
Win Probability Added (WPA) †
1. Wilcy Moore • 1927 8.7
2. Herb Pennock • 1924 6.5
3. Red Ruffing • 1939 5.9
4. Lefty Gomez • 1934 5.7
Lindy McDaniel • 1970 5.7
6. Spud Chandler • 1943 5.5
7. Mariano Rivera • 1996 5.4
8. Lefty Gomez • 1937 5.3
9. Ron Guidry • 1978 5.2
10. Tiny Bonham • 1942 5.0
Whitey Ford • 1964 5.0
Rich Gossage • 1980 5.0
Rich Gossage • 1982 5.0
Carl Mays • 1921 5.0
Mariano Rivera • 2004 5.0
Bob Shawkey • 1920 5.0
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI) †
1. Lefty Gomez • 1937 6.4
Ron Guidry • 1978 6.4
3. Lefty Gomez • 1934 6.1
4. Catfish Hunter • 1975 5.6
5. Carl Mays • 1921 5.1
6. Herb Pennock • 1925 5.0
7. Gerrit Cole • 2023 4.9
8. Wilcy Moore • 1927 4.7
Red Ruffing • 1937 4.7
10. Spud Chandler • 1943 4.6
Championship WPA (cWPA) †
1. Vic Raschi • 1949 38.3
2. Herb Pennock • 1924 30.3
3. Bullet Joe Bush • 1922 26.5
4. Bob Shawkey • 1922 26.0
5. Waite Hoyt • 1921 22.8
6. Joe Page • 1949 21.6
7. Eddie Lopat • 1951 19.0
Vic Raschi • 1950 19.0
9. Carl Mays • 1921 17.1
10. Allie Reynolds • 1952 16.3
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW) †
1. Lefty Gomez • 1937 8.1
2. Ron Guidry • 1978 7.6
3. Lefty Gomez • 1934 7.1
4. Bob Shawkey • 1920 6.0
5. Catfish Hunter • 1975 5.8
6. Spud Chandler • 1943 5.7
Carl Mays • 1921 5.7
Wilcy Moore • 1927 5.7
9. Herb Pennock • 1924 5.4
10. Whitey Ford • 1955 5.3
Waite Hoyt • 1927 5.3
Bob Shawkey • 1922 5.3

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