Philadelphia Athletics Top 50 Single-Season Pitching Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1.	Ed Seward • 1888	10.1
2.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	8.3
3.	Ed Seward • 1887	7.0
4.	Sam Weaver • 1882	6.5
5.	Bobby Mathews • 1885	6.4
6.	Bobby Mathews • 1883	5.3
7.	Billy Taylor • 1884	5.2
8.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	4.5
9.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	4.3
10.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	3.7
11.	George Bradley • 1883	2.7
	Gus Weyhing • 1887	2.7
13.	Ed Seward • 1890	1.7
14.	Duke Esper • 1890	1.5
	Ed Seward • 1889	1.5
16.	Cyclone Miller • 1886	1.3
17.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	1.2
18.	Jack Jones • 1883	0.9
19.	John Coleman • 1886	0.6
20.	Jim Whitney • 1890	0.5
21.	Al Atkinson • 1886	0.4
	Fred Corey • 1883	0.4
	Bill Price • 1890	0.4
	Cub Stricker • 1882	0.4
25.	Lon Knight • 1885	0.3
	George Snyder • 1882	0.3
27.	Jake Aydelott • 1886	0.2
	Tom Lovett • 1885	0.2
	Billy Taylor • 1885	0.2
	Billy Taylor • 1887	0.2
31.	Lou Bierbauer • 1887	0.1
	Lou Bierbauer • 1888	0.1
	Jim Brown • 1886	0.1
	John Coleman • 1889	0.1
	Ed Knouff • 1889	0.1

Earned Run Average
1.	Ed Seward • 1888	2.01
2.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	2.25
3.	Bobby Mathews • 1885	2.43
4.	Bobby Mathews • 1883	2.46
5.	Billy Taylor • 1884	2.53
6.	Sam Weaver • 1882	2.74
7.	Bill Sweeney • 1882	2.91
8.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	2.95
9.	Cyclone Miller • 1886	2.97
10.	George Bradley • 1883	3.15
11.	Bill Hart • 1886	3.19
12.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	3.32
13.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	3.34
14.	Mike Mattimore • 1888	3.38
15.	Fred Corey • 1883	3.4
16.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	3.53
17.	Tom Lovett • 1885	3.7
18.	Al Atkinson • 1886	3.95
19.	Bobby Mathews • 1886	3.96
20.	Ed Seward • 1889	3.97
21.	Ed Seward • 1887	4.13
22.	Al Atkinson • 1884	4.2
23.	Gus Weyhing • 1887	4.27
24.	Ted Kennedy • 1886	4.53
25.	Ed Seward • 1890	4.73
26.	Duke Esper • 1890	4.89
27.	Ed Green • 1890	5.8

Wins
1.	Ed Seward • 1888	35
2.	Bobby Mathews • 1883	30
	Bobby Mathews • 1884	30
	Bobby Mathews • 1885	30
	Gus Weyhing • 1889	30
6.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	29
7.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	28
8.	Sam Weaver • 1882	26
	Gus Weyhing • 1887	26
10.	Al Atkinson • 1886	25
	Ed Seward • 1887	25
12.	Ed Seward • 1889	21
13.	Billy Taylor • 1884	18
14.	George Bradley • 1883	16
15.	Mike Mattimore • 1888	15
16.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	14
17.	Bobby Mathews • 1886	13
18.	Al Atkinson • 1884	11
19.	Fred Corey • 1883	10
	Cyclone Miller • 1886	10
21.	Bill Hart • 1886	9
	Bill Sweeney • 1882	9
23.	Duke Esper • 1890	8
24.	Ed Green • 1890	7
	Ed Knouff • 1885	7
	Tom Lovett • 1885	7
27.	Al Atkinson • 1887	6
	Ed Seward • 1890	6
29.	Jersey Bakley • 1883	5
	Jack Jones • 1883	5
	Ted Kennedy • 1886	5
32.	Bill Vinton • 1885	4
33.	John Coleman • 1889	3
	Ed Cushman • 1885	3
	Bobby Mathews • 1887	3
36.	John Coleman • 1885	2
	Charlie Hilsey • 1884	2
	Ed Knouff • 1889	2
	Mike Mattimore • 1889	2
	Frank Mountain • 1882	2
	Phenomenal Smith • 1888	2
	Phenomenal Smith • 1889	2
	Jim Whitney • 1890	2
44.	George Bausewine • 1889	1
	Bill Blair • 1888	1
	John Coleman • 1886	1
	Fred Corey • 1885	1
	Bill Hart • 1887	1
	Mickey Hughes • 1890	1
	Doc Landis • 1882	1
	Bill Price • 1890	1
	Thomas Reynolds • 1882	1
	George Snyder • 1882	1
	Cub Stricker • 1882	1
	Billy Taylor • 1885	1
	Billy Taylor • 1887	1
	Ledell Titcomb • 1887	1

Win-Loss %
1.	Bobby Mathews • 1883	.698
2.	George Bradley • 1883	.696
3.	Ed Seward • 1888	.648
4.	Bobby Mathews • 1885	.638
5.	Sam Weaver • 1882	.634
6.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	.625
7.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	.617
8.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	.609
9.	Mike Mattimore • 1888	.600
	Billy Taylor • 1884	.600
11.	Al Atkinson • 1886	.595
12.	Bobby Mathews • 1886	.591
13.	Fred Corey • 1883	.588
	Gus Weyhing • 1889	.588
15.	Ed Seward • 1889	.583
16.	Cyclone Miller • 1886	.556
17.	Ed Knouff • 1885	.538
	Sadie McMahon • 1889	.538
19.	Al Atkinson • 1884	.500
	Ed Seward • 1887	.500
21.	Gus Weyhing • 1887	.481
22.	Bill Sweeney • 1882	.474
23.	Duke Esper • 1890	.471
24.	Tom Lovett • 1885	.467
25.	Al Atkinson • 1887	.429
26.	Bill Hart • 1886	.409
27.	Ed Seward • 1890	.333
28.	Ed Green • 1890	.318
29.	Ted Kennedy • 1886	.250
	Frank Mountain • 1882	.250

Walks & Hits per IP
1.	Ed Seward • 1888	0.993
2.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	1.045
3.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	1.052
4.	Billy Taylor • 1884	1.062
5.	Bobby Mathews • 1885	1.068
6.	Sam Weaver • 1882	1.102
7.	George Bradley • 1883	1.106
8.	Bobby Mathews • 1883	1.121
9.	Al Atkinson • 1884	1.123
10.	Tom Lovett • 1885	1.212
11.	Ed Seward • 1887	1.243
12.	Cyclone Miller • 1886	1.279
13.	Mike Mattimore • 1888	1.294
	Bill Sweeney • 1882	1.294
15.	Al Atkinson • 1886	1.298
16.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	1.323
17.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	1.334
18.	Bill Hart • 1886	1.339
19.	Gus Weyhing • 1887	1.355
20.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	1.372
21.	Fred Corey • 1883	1.389
22.	Bobby Mathews • 1886	1.411
23.	Ed Seward • 1889	1.419
24.	Ted Kennedy • 1886	1.517
25.	Ed Seward • 1890	1.539
26.	Duke Esper • 1890	1.691
27.	Ed Green • 1890	1.890

Hits per 9 IP
1.	Ed Seward • 1888	6.733
2.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	6.995
3.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	7.657
4.	Billy Taylor • 1884	8.031
5.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	8.380
6.	Cyclone Miller • 1886	8.381
7.	Bobby Mathews • 1885	8.396
8.	Tom Lovett • 1885	8.438
9.	Ed Seward • 1887	8.509
10.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	8.554
11.	Bill Hart • 1886	8.855
12.	Gus Weyhing • 1887	8.974
13.	Mike Mattimore • 1888	9.000
14.	George Bradley • 1883	9.028
15.	Sam Weaver • 1882	9.073
16.	Al Atkinson • 1884	9.081
17.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	9.088
18.	Bobby Mathews • 1883	9.354
19.	Al Atkinson • 1886	9.393
20.	Bill Sweeney • 1882	9.424
21.	Ed Seward • 1890	9.643
22.	Ed Seward • 1889	9.928
23.	Ted Kennedy • 1886	10.268
24.	Bobby Mathews • 1886	10.290
25.	Duke Esper • 1890	11.026
26.	Fred Corey • 1883	11.043
27.	Ed Green • 1890	12.581

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1.	Bobby Mathews • 1883	0.732
2.	Sam Weaver • 1882	0.849
3.	George Bradley • 1883	0.924
4.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	1.024
5.	Al Atkinson • 1884	1.025
6.	Bobby Mathews • 1885	1.215
7.	Fred Corey • 1883	1.456
8.	Billy Taylor • 1884	1.523
9.	Ed Seward • 1888	2.204
10.	Bill Sweeney • 1882	2.224
11.	Al Atkinson • 1886	2.292
12.	Bobby Mathews • 1886	2.413
13.	Tom Lovett • 1885	2.466
14.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	2.473
15.	Mike Mattimore • 1888	2.647
16.	Ed Seward • 1887	2.677
17.	Ed Seward • 1889	2.841
18.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	2.920
19.	Cyclone Miller • 1886	3.130
20.	Bill Hart • 1886	3.194
21.	Gus Weyhing • 1887	3.223
22.	Ted Kennedy • 1886	3.388
23.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	3.793
24.	Duke Esper • 1890	4.197
25.	Ed Seward • 1890	4.208
26.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	4.249
27.	Ed Green • 1890	4.429

Strikeouts per 9 IP
1.	Bobby Mathews • 1885	6.095
2.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	5.977
3.	Cyclone Miller • 1886	5.251
4.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	4.939
5.	Bobby Mathews • 1883	4.795
6.	Ed Seward • 1888	4.720
7.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	4.545
8.	Al Atkinson • 1884	4.541
9.	Billy Taylor • 1884	4.500
10.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	4.351
11.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	4.269
12.	Bobby Mathews • 1886	4.234
13.	Duke Esper • 1890	3.821
14.	Bill Hart • 1886	3.774
15.	Gus Weyhing • 1887	3.725
16.	Tom Lovett • 1885	3.635
17.	Ted Kennedy • 1886	3.544
18.	Al Atkinson • 1886	3.494
19.	Mike Mattimore • 1888	3.258
20.	Ed Seward • 1890	3.214
21.	Ed Seward • 1887	2.964
22.	Ed Seward • 1889	2.869
23.	Ed Green • 1890	2.639
24.	Fred Corey • 1883	2.548
25.	Bill Sweeney • 1882	2.541
26.	Sam Weaver • 1882	2.523
27.	George Bradley • 1883	2.351

Games Played
1.	Ed Seward • 1888	57
2.	Ed Seward • 1887	55
	Gus Weyhing • 1887	55
4.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	54
5.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	49
6.	Bobby Mathews • 1885	48
	Sadie McMahon • 1890	48
8.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	47
9.	Al Atkinson • 1886	45
10.	Bobby Mathews • 1883	44
11.	Sam Weaver • 1882	42
12.	Ed Seward • 1889	39
13.	Billy Taylor • 1884	30
14.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	28
15.	George Bradley • 1883	26
	Mike Mattimore • 1888	26
17.	Ed Green • 1890	25
18.	Bobby Mathews • 1886	24
19.	Al Atkinson • 1884	22
	Bill Hart • 1886	22
21.	Ed Seward • 1890	21
22.	Ted Kennedy • 1886	20
	Bill Sweeney • 1882	20
24.	Cyclone Miller • 1886	19
25.	Fred Corey • 1883	18
	Duke Esper • 1890	18
27.	Tom Lovett • 1885	16
28.	Al Atkinson • 1887	15
29.	Ed Knouff • 1885	14
30.	Ed Cushman • 1885	10
	William Stecher • 1890	10
32.	Jersey Bakley • 1883	8
	John Coleman • 1885	8
	Frank Mountain • 1882	8
35.	George Bausewine • 1889	7
	Jack Jones • 1883	7
	Bobby Mathews • 1887	7
	Bill Vinton • 1885	7
39.	Mickey Hughes • 1890	6
	Ed O'Neil • 1890	6
	Billy Taylor • 1885	6
	Jim Whitney • 1890	6
43.	John Coleman • 1889	5
	Mike Mattimore • 1889	5
	Phenomenal Smith • 1889	5
46.	Bill Blair • 1888	4
	Bob Emslie • 1885	4
48.	John Coleman • 1884	3
	John Coleman • 1886	3
	Bill Hart • 1887	3
	Charlie Hilsey • 1884	3
	Ed Knouff • 1889	3
	Phenomenal Smith • 1888	3
	Ledell Titcomb • 1887	3

Saves
1.	Lou Bierbauer • 1887	1
	Ed Green • 1890	1
	Mike Mattimore • 1889	1
	Sadie McMahon • 1890	1

Innings Pitched
1.	Ed Seward • 1888	518.2
2.	Ed Seward • 1887	470.2
3.	Gus Weyhing • 1887	466.1
4.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	449.0
5.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	430.2
6.	Bobby Mathews • 1885	422.1
7.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	410.0
8.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	404.0
9.	Al Atkinson • 1886	396.2
10.	Bobby Mathews • 1883	381.0
11.	Sam Weaver • 1882	371.0
12.	Ed Seward • 1889	320.0
13.	Billy Taylor • 1884	260.0
14.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	242.0
15.	Mike Mattimore • 1888	221.0
16.	George Bradley • 1883	214.1
17.	Bobby Mathews • 1886	197.2
18.	Ed Green • 1890	191.0
19.	Bill Hart • 1886	186.0
20.	Al Atkinson • 1884	184.1
21.	Ted Kennedy • 1886	172.2
22.	Bill Sweeney • 1882	170.0
23.	Cyclone Miller • 1886	169.2
24.	Ed Seward • 1890	154.0
25.	Fred Corey • 1883	148.1
26.	Duke Esper • 1890	143.2
27.	Tom Lovett • 1885	138.2
28.	Al Atkinson • 1887	124.2
29.	Ed Knouff • 1885	106.0
30.	Ed Cushman • 1885	87.0
31.	Frank Mountain • 1882	69.0
32.	William Stecher • 1890	68.0
33.	Jack Jones • 1883	65.0
34.	Jersey Bakley • 1883	61.1
35.	John Coleman • 1885	60.1
36.	Bobby Mathews • 1887	58.0
37.	George Bausewine • 1889	55.1
38.	Bill Vinton • 1885	55.0
39.	Billy Taylor • 1885	52.1
40.	Ed O'Neil • 1890	52.0
41.	Phenomenal Smith • 1889	43.0
42.	Mickey Hughes • 1890	41.1
43.	Jim Whitney • 1890	40.0
44.	John Coleman • 1889	34.0
45.	Bill Blair • 1888	31.0
	Mike Mattimore • 1889	31.0
47.	Bob Emslie • 1885	28.2
48.	Charlie Hilsey • 1884	27.0
49.	Bill Hart • 1887	26.0
50.	Ed Knouff • 1889	25.0

Strikeouts
1.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	286
	Bobby Mathews • 1885	286
3.	Ed Seward • 1888	272
4.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	225
5.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	213
6.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	204
7.	Bobby Mathews • 1883	203
8.	Gus Weyhing • 1887	193
9.	Ed Seward • 1887	155
10.	Al Atkinson • 1886	154
11.	Billy Taylor • 1884	130
12.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	117
13.	Sam Weaver • 1882	104
14.	Ed Seward • 1889	102
15.	Cyclone Miller • 1886	99
16.	Al Atkinson • 1884	93
	Bobby Mathews • 1886	93
18.	Mike Mattimore • 1888	80
19.	Bill Hart • 1886	78
20.	Ted Kennedy • 1886	68
21.	Duke Esper • 1890	61
22.	George Bradley • 1883	56
	Ed Green • 1890	56
	Tom Lovett • 1885	56
25.	Ed Seward • 1890	55
26.	Bill Sweeney • 1882	48
27.	Ed Knouff • 1885	43
28.	Fred Corey • 1883	42
29.	Ed Cushman • 1885	37
30.	Al Atkinson • 1887	34
	Bill Vinton • 1885	34
32.	Jack Jones • 1883	28
33.	Phenomenal Smith • 1888	19
34.	George Bausewine • 1889	18
	William Stecher • 1890	18
36.	Ed O'Neil • 1890	17
37.	Bill Blair • 1888	16
	Ledell Titcomb • 1887	16
39.	Mickey Hughes • 1890	15
	Frank Mountain • 1882	15
41.	Jersey Bakley • 1883	14
42.	Doc Landis • 1882	13
43.	John Coleman • 1885	12
	Phenomenal Smith • 1889	12
45.	Billy Taylor • 1885	11
46.	Charlie Hilsey • 1884	10
47.	Bob Emslie • 1885	9
	Bobby Mathews • 1887	9
49.	Phenomenal Smith • 1885	7
50.	John Coleman • 1889	6
	Mike Mattimore • 1889	6
	Jim Whitney • 1890	6

Games Started
1.	Ed Seward • 1888	57
2.	Gus Weyhing • 1887	55
3.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	53
4.	Ed Seward • 1887	52
5.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	49
6.	Bobby Mathews • 1885	48
7.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	47
8.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	46
9.	Al Atkinson • 1886	45
10.	Bobby Mathews • 1883	44
11.	Sam Weaver • 1882	41
12.	Ed Seward • 1889	38
13.	Billy Taylor • 1884	30
14.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	27
15.	Bobby Mathews • 1886	24
	Mike Mattimore • 1888	24
17.	George Bradley • 1883	23
18.	Al Atkinson • 1884	22
	Ed Green • 1890	22
	Bill Hart • 1886	22
21.	Bill Sweeney • 1882	20
22.	Ted Kennedy • 1886	19
	Cyclone Miller • 1886	19
	Ed Seward • 1890	19
25.	Fred Corey • 1883	16
	Duke Esper • 1890	16
	Tom Lovett • 1885	16
28.	Al Atkinson • 1887	15
29.	Ed Knouff • 1885	13
30.	Ed Cushman • 1885	10
	William Stecher • 1890	10
32.	Jersey Bakley • 1883	8
	Frank Mountain • 1882	8
34.	Jack Jones • 1883	7
	Bobby Mathews • 1887	7
	Bill Vinton • 1885	7
37.	George Bausewine • 1889	6
	Ed O'Neil • 1890	6
	Billy Taylor • 1885	6
40.	John Coleman • 1889	5
	Mickey Hughes • 1890	5
	Phenomenal Smith • 1889	5
43.	Bill Blair • 1888	4
	Bob Emslie • 1885	4
	Jim Whitney • 1890	4
46.	John Coleman • 1885	3
	Bill Hart • 1887	3
	Charlie Hilsey • 1884	3
	Ed Knouff • 1889	3
	Phenomenal Smith • 1888	3
	Ledell Titcomb • 1887	3

Complete Games
1.	Ed Seward • 1888	57
2.	Gus Weyhing • 1887	53
3.	Ed Seward • 1887	52
4.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	50
5.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	48
6.	Bobby Mathews • 1885	46
7.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	45
8.	Al Atkinson • 1886	44
	Sadie McMahon • 1890	44
10.	Bobby Mathews • 1883	41
	Sam Weaver • 1882	41
12.	Ed Seward • 1889	35
13.	Billy Taylor • 1884	30
14.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	27
15.	Mike Mattimore • 1888	24
16.	George Bradley • 1883	22
	Bill Hart • 1886	22
	Bobby Mathews • 1886	22
19.	Al Atkinson • 1884	20
	Ed Green • 1890	20
21.	Ted Kennedy • 1886	19
	Cyclone Miller • 1886	19
23.	Bill Sweeney • 1882	18
24.	Fred Corey • 1883	15
	Tom Lovett • 1885	15
	Ed Seward • 1890	15
27.	Duke Esper • 1890	14
28.	Ed Knouff • 1885	12
29.	Al Atkinson • 1887	11
30.	Ed Cushman • 1885	10
31.	William Stecher • 1890	9
32.	Frank Mountain • 1882	8
33.	Jersey Bakley • 1883	7
	Jack Jones • 1883	7
	Bobby Mathews • 1887	7
36.	George Bausewine • 1889	6
	Ed O'Neil • 1890	6
	Billy Taylor • 1885	6
	Bill Vinton • 1885	6
40.	Phenomenal Smith • 1889	5
41.	John Coleman • 1889	4
	Mickey Hughes • 1890	4
43.	Bill Blair • 1888	3
	John Coleman • 1885	3
	Bob Emslie • 1885	3
	Bill Hart • 1887	3
	Charlie Hilsey • 1884	3
	Phenomenal Smith • 1888	3
	Ledell Titcomb • 1887	3
	Jim Whitney • 1890	3

Shutouts
1.	Ed Seward • 1888	6
2.	Mike Mattimore • 1888	4
	Gus Weyhing • 1889	4
4.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	3
	Ed Seward • 1887	3
	Ed Seward • 1889	3
	Gus Weyhing • 1888	3
8.	Bill Hart • 1886	2
	Bobby Mathews • 1885	2
	Sadie McMahon • 1889	2
	Bill Vinton • 1885	2
	Sam Weaver • 1882	2
	Gus Weyhing • 1887	2
14.	Al Atkinson • 1884	1
	Al Atkinson • 1886	1
	Duke Esper • 1890	1
	Ed Green • 1890	1
	Tom Lovett • 1885	1
	Bobby Mathews • 1883	1
	Cyclone Miller • 1886	1
	Ed Seward • 1890	1
	Billy Taylor • 1884	1

Home Runs
1.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	15
2.	Gus Weyhing • 1887	12
3.	Al Atkinson • 1886	11
	Bobby Mathews • 1883	11
5.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	10
6.	Ed Seward • 1889	8
7.	George Bradley • 1883	7
	Bill Hart • 1886	7
	Ed Seward • 1887	7
10.	Mike Mattimore • 1888	6
	Cyclone Miller • 1886	6
	Sam Weaver • 1882	6
13.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	5
	Sadie McMahon • 1890	5
15.	Ed Green • 1890	4
	Ted Kennedy • 1886	4
	Bobby Mathews • 1887	4
	Ed Seward • 1888	4
	Ed Seward • 1890	4
	Bill Sweeney • 1882	4
	Gus Weyhing • 1888	4
22.	Al Atkinson • 1884	3
	Fred Corey • 1883	3
	Tom Lovett • 1885	3
	Bobby Mathews • 1885	3
	Bobby Mathews • 1886	3
	Billy Taylor • 1884	3
28.	Al Atkinson • 1887	2
	Ed Clark • 1886	2
	John Coleman • 1889	2
	Fred Corey • 1885	2
	Ed Knouff • 1889	2
	Phenomenal Smith • 1889	2
34.	George Bausewine • 1889	1
	John Coleman • 1886	1
	Ed Cushman • 1885	1
	Bob Emslie • 1885	1
	Duke Esper • 1890	1
	Ed Halbriter • 1882	1
	Bill Hart • 1887	1
	William Hyndman • 1886	1
	Jack Jones • 1883	1
	Doc Landis • 1882	1
	Frank Mountain • 1882	1
	Tom Poorman • 1887	1
	William Stecher • 1890	1
	John Sterling • 1890	1
	Billy Taylor • 1887	1
	Ledell Titcomb • 1887	1
	Bill Vinton • 1885	1
	Jim Whitney • 1890	1

Bases on Balls
1.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	212
2.	Gus Weyhing • 1887	167
3.	Ed Seward • 1887	140
4.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	133
5.	Ed Seward • 1888	127
6.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	111
7.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	102
8.	Al Atkinson • 1886	101
	Ed Seward • 1889	101
10.	Ed Green • 1890	94
11.	Ed Seward • 1890	72
12.	Duke Esper • 1890	67
13.	Bill Hart • 1886	66
14.	Ted Kennedy • 1886	65
	Mike Mattimore • 1888	65
16.	William Stecher • 1890	60
17.	Cyclone Miller • 1886	59
18.	Bobby Mathews • 1885	57
19.	Al Atkinson • 1887	54
20.	Bobby Mathews • 1886	53
21.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	49
22.	Ed Knouff • 1885	44
	Billy Taylor • 1884	44
24.	Bill Sweeney • 1882	42
25.	Tom Lovett • 1885	38
26.	Sam Weaver • 1882	35
27.	George Bausewine • 1889	33
28.	Ed O'Neil • 1890	32
29.	Bobby Mathews • 1883	31
30.	Bobby Mathews • 1887	25
	Phenomenal Smith • 1889	25
32.	Fred Corey • 1883	24
33.	George Bradley • 1883	22
34.	Al Atkinson • 1884	21
	Mickey Hughes • 1890	21
36.	Ledell Titcomb • 1887	19
37.	Ed Cushman • 1885	17
	Bill Hart • 1887	17
39.	Bill Vinton • 1885	15
40.	John Coleman • 1889	14
41.	Mike Mattimore • 1889	13
42.	Jake Aydelott • 1886	12
	Jersey Bakley • 1883	12
44.	Frank Mountain • 1882	11
	Jim Whitney • 1890	11
46.	Bill Hughes • 1885	10
	Phenomenal Smith • 1888	10
48.	Ed Knouff • 1889	9
	Billy Taylor • 1885	9
50.	Bill Blair • 1888	8

Hits
1.	Gus Weyhing • 1887	465
2.	Ed Seward • 1887	445
3.	Al Atkinson • 1886	414
	Sadie McMahon • 1890	414
5.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	401
6.	Bobby Mathews • 1883	396
7.	Bobby Mathews • 1885	394
8.	Ed Seward • 1888	388
9.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	382
10.	Sam Weaver • 1882	374
11.	Ed Seward • 1889	353
12.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	314
13.	Ed Green • 1890	267
14.	Billy Taylor • 1884	232
15.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	230
16.	Bobby Mathews • 1886	226
17.	Mike Mattimore • 1888	221
18.	George Bradley • 1883	215
19.	Ted Kennedy • 1886	197
20.	Al Atkinson • 1884	186
21.	Bill Hart • 1886	183
22.	Fred Corey • 1883	182
23.	Bill Sweeney • 1882	178
24.	Duke Esper • 1890	176
25.	Ed Seward • 1890	165
26.	Cyclone Miller • 1886	158
27.	Al Atkinson • 1887	156
28.	Tom Lovett • 1885	130
29.	William Stecher • 1890	111
30.	Ed Knouff • 1885	103
31.	Ed Cushman • 1885	101
32.	Ed O'Neil • 1890	84
33.	John Coleman • 1885	82
34.	Bobby Mathews • 1887	75
35.	Frank Mountain • 1882	72
36.	Billy Taylor • 1885	68
37.	Jersey Bakley • 1883	65
38.	George Bausewine • 1889	64
	Mickey Hughes • 1890	64
40.	Jim Whitney • 1890	61
41.	Jack Jones • 1883	58
42.	Phenomenal Smith • 1889	53
43.	Bill Vinton • 1885	46
44.	Mike Mattimore • 1889	42
45.	John Coleman • 1889	38
46.	Bob Emslie • 1885	37
	Ed Knouff • 1889	37
48.	Ledell Titcomb • 1887	31
49.	Sam Weaver • 1886	30
50.	Bill Blair • 1888	29
	Charlie Hilsey • 1884	29

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1.	Bobby Mathews • 1883	6.548
2.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	5.837
3.	Bobby Mathews • 1885	5.018
4.	Al Atkinson • 1884	4.429
5.	Sam Weaver • 1882	2.971
6.	Billy Taylor • 1884	2.955
7.	George Bradley • 1883	2.545
8.	Ed Seward • 1888	2.142
9.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	1.838
10.	Bobby Mathews • 1886	1.755
11.	Fred Corey • 1883	1.75
12.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	1.692
13.	Cyclone Miller • 1886	1.678
14.	Al Atkinson • 1886	1.525
15.	Tom Lovett • 1885	1.474
16.	Mike Mattimore • 1888	1.231
17.	Bill Hart • 1886	1.182
18.	Gus Weyhing • 1887	1.156
19.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	1.147
20.	Bill Sweeney • 1882	1.143
21.	Ed Seward • 1887	1.107
22.	Ted Kennedy • 1886	1.046
23.	Ed Seward • 1889	1.01
24.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	1.005
25.	Duke Esper • 1890	0.91
26.	Ed Seward • 1890	0.764
27.	Ed Green • 1890	0.596

Home Runs per 9 IP
1.	Duke Esper • 1890	0.063
2.	Bobby Mathews • 1885	0.064
3.	Ed Seward • 1888	0.069
4.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	0.089
5.	Billy Taylor • 1884	0.104
6.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	0.110
7.	Ed Seward • 1887	0.134
8.	Bobby Mathews • 1886	0.137
9.	Al Atkinson • 1884	0.146
	Sam Weaver • 1882	0.146
11.	Fred Corey • 1883	0.182
12.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	0.186
13.	Ed Green • 1890	0.188
14.	Tom Lovett • 1885	0.195
15.	Ted Kennedy • 1886	0.208
16.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	0.209
17.	Bill Sweeney • 1882	0.212
18.	Ed Seward • 1889	0.225
19.	Gus Weyhing • 1887	0.232
20.	Ed Seward • 1890	0.234
21.	Mike Mattimore • 1888	0.244
22.	Al Atkinson • 1886	0.250
23.	Bobby Mathews • 1883	0.260
24.	George Bradley • 1883	0.294
25.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	0.301
26.	Cyclone Miller • 1886	0.318
27.	Bill Hart • 1886	0.339

Losses
1.	Gus Weyhing • 1887	28
2.	Ed Seward • 1887	25
3.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	21
4.	Ed Seward • 1888	19
5.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	18
	Sadie McMahon • 1890	18
	Gus Weyhing • 1888	18
8.	Al Atkinson • 1886	17
	Bobby Mathews • 1885	17
10.	Ed Green • 1890	15
	Ted Kennedy • 1886	15
	Ed Seward • 1889	15
	Sam Weaver • 1882	15
14.	Bill Hart • 1886	13
	Bobby Mathews • 1883	13
16.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	12
	Ed Seward • 1890	12
	Billy Taylor • 1884	12
19.	Al Atkinson • 1884	11
20.	Mike Mattimore • 1888	10
	William Stecher • 1890	10
	Bill Sweeney • 1882	10
23.	Duke Esper • 1890	9
	Bobby Mathews • 1886	9
25.	Al Atkinson • 1887	8
	Tom Lovett • 1885	8
	Cyclone Miller • 1886	8
28.	George Bradley • 1883	7
	Fred Corey • 1883	7
	Ed Cushman • 1885	7
31.	Ed Knouff • 1885	6
	Frank Mountain • 1882	6
	Ed O'Neil • 1890	6
34.	Billy Taylor • 1885	5
35.	George Bausewine • 1889	4
	Bob Emslie • 1885	4
	Bobby Mathews • 1887	4
38.	Jersey Bakley • 1883	3
	Bill Blair • 1888	3
	Mickey Hughes • 1890	3
	Phenomenal Smith • 1889	3
	Bill Vinton • 1885	3
43.	Jake Aydelott • 1886	2
	John Coleman • 1884	2
	John Coleman • 1885	2
	John Coleman • 1889	2
	Bill Hart • 1887	2
	Bill Hughes • 1885	2
	Jack Jones • 1883	2
	Ledell Titcomb • 1887	2
	Sam Weaver • 1886	2
	Jim Whitney • 1890	2

Earned Runs
1.	Gus Weyhing • 1887	221
2.	Ed Seward • 1887	216
3.	Al Atkinson • 1886	174
4.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	159
5.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	152
6.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	147
7.	Ed Seward • 1889	141
8.	Ed Green • 1890	123
9.	Ed Seward • 1888	116
10.	Bobby Mathews • 1885	114
11.	Sam Weaver • 1882	113
12.	Bobby Mathews • 1883	104
13.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	101
14.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	95
15.	Ted Kennedy • 1886	87
	Bobby Mathews • 1886	87
17.	Al Atkinson • 1884	86
18.	Mike Mattimore • 1888	83
19.	Al Atkinson • 1887	82
20.	Ed Seward • 1890	81
21.	Duke Esper • 1890	78
	William Stecher • 1890	78
23.	George Bradley • 1883	75
24.	Billy Taylor • 1884	73
25.	Bill Hart • 1886	66
26.	Tom Lovett • 1885	57
27.	Fred Corey • 1883	56
	Cyclone Miller • 1886	56
	Ed O'Neil • 1890	56
30.	Bill Sweeney • 1882	55
31.	Ed Knouff • 1885	43
	Bobby Mathews • 1887	43
33.	Ed Cushman • 1885	34
34.	Frank Mountain • 1882	30
35.	Mickey Hughes • 1890	25
36.	George Bausewine • 1889	24
37.	John Coleman • 1885	23
	Jim Whitney • 1890	23
39.	Jersey Bakley • 1883	22
40.	Phenomenal Smith • 1889	21
41.	Bob Emslie • 1885	20
	Mike Mattimore • 1889	20
43.	Jack Jones • 1883	19
	Billy Taylor • 1885	19
45.	Ledell Titcomb • 1887	18
	Sam Weaver • 1886	18
47.	Bill Vinton • 1885	15
48.	Charlie Hilsey • 1884	14
	Lon Knight • 1884	14
50.	Bill Hart • 1887	13

Wild Pitches
1.	Ed Seward • 1887	58
2.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	56
3.	Ed Seward • 1888	54
4.	Gus Weyhing • 1887	49
5.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	37
6.	Cyclone Miller • 1886	35
7.	Bill Hart • 1886	31
8.	Al Atkinson • 1886	29
9.	Al Atkinson • 1884	28
10.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	23
11.	Bobby Mathews • 1886	21
	Sadie McMahon • 1890	21
13.	Ed Green • 1890	19
	Tom Lovett • 1885	19
	Bobby Mathews • 1885	19
	Mike Mattimore • 1888	19
17.	Ed Knouff • 1885	16
18.	George Bradley • 1883	15
	Sadie McMahon • 1889	15
20.	Ed Seward • 1889	14
21.	Ed Cushman • 1885	13
	Billy Taylor • 1884	13
	Sam Weaver • 1882	13
24.	William Stecher • 1890	12
25.	Al Atkinson • 1887	11
	Fred Corey • 1883	11
	Ted Kennedy • 1886	11
	Bobby Mathews • 1883	11
	Ed O'Neil • 1890	11
	Bill Sweeney • 1882	11
31.	Frank Mountain • 1882	10
32.	Ed Seward • 1890	8
33.	Ledell Titcomb • 1887	7
34.	John Coleman • 1885	6
	Billy Taylor • 1885	6
36.	Jake Aydelott • 1886	5
	George Bausewine • 1889	5
	Ed Halbriter • 1882	5
	Mickey Hughes • 1890	5
40.	Jersey Bakley • 1883	4
	Bill Hughes • 1885	4
	Lon Knight • 1884	4
	Mike Mattimore • 1889	4
	Phenomenal Smith • 1888	4
	Bill Vinton • 1885	4
46.	John Coleman • 1886	3
	Bob Emslie • 1885	3
	Jack Jones • 1883	3
	Thomas Reynolds • 1882	3
	Rex Smith • 1886	3

Hit By Pitch
1.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	42
2.	Gus Weyhing • 1887	37
3.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	34
4.	Ed Seward • 1887	24
5.	Al Atkinson • 1886	22
	Ed Seward • 1888	22
7.	Bobby Mathews • 1885	20
	Sadie McMahon • 1890	20
9.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	14
	William Stecher • 1890	14
11.	Bobby Mathews • 1886	13
	Mike Mattimore • 1888	13
	Ed Seward • 1889	13
14.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	12
	Billy Taylor • 1884	12
16.	Al Atkinson • 1884	10
17.	George Bausewine • 1889	9
	Ed Knouff • 1885	9
19.	Ted Kennedy • 1886	8
20.	Bill Hart • 1886	7
	Ed O'Neil • 1890	7
	Ed Seward • 1890	7
23.	Al Atkinson • 1887	6
	Ed Green • 1890	6
25.	Duke Esper • 1890	5
	Mickey Hughes • 1890	5
	Tom Lovett • 1885	5
28.	John Coleman • 1884	4
	Cyclone Miller • 1886	4
	Bill Vinton • 1885	4
31.	Ed Cushman • 1885	3
	Bobby Mathews • 1887	3
	Phenomenal Smith • 1889	3
34.	Ed Clark • 1886	2
	Charlie Gessner • 1886	2
	Bill Hughes • 1885	2
37.	Bill Blair • 1888	1
	John Coleman • 1886	1
	John Coleman • 1889	1
	Bill Hart • 1887	1
	William Hyndman • 1886	1
	Lon Knight • 1884	1
	Ed Knouff • 1889	1
	Mike Mattimore • 1889	1
	Bill Price • 1890	1
	Phenomenal Smith • 1885	1
	John Sterling • 1890	1
	Billy Taylor • 1885	1
	Sam Weaver • 1886	1
	Jim Whitney • 1890	1

Batters Faced
1.	Ed Seward • 1888	2085
2.	Gus Weyhing • 1887	2042
3.	Ed Seward • 1887	1990
4.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	1959
5.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	1788
6.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	1781
7.	Bobby Mathews • 1885	1766
8.	Al Atkinson • 1886	1743
9.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	1673
10.	Bobby Mathews • 1883	1609
11.	Sam Weaver • 1882	1563
12.	Ed Seward • 1889	1415
13.	Billy Taylor • 1884	1115
14.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	1063
15.	Mike Mattimore • 1888	958
16.	Ed Green • 1890	933
17.	Bobby Mathews • 1886	913
18.	George Bradley • 1883	902
19.	Bill Hart • 1886	856
20.	Ted Kennedy • 1886	796
21.	Al Atkinson • 1884	792
22.	Bill Sweeney • 1882	749
23.	Cyclone Miller • 1886	725
24.	Ed Seward • 1890	700
25.	Duke Esper • 1890	674
26.	Fred Corey • 1883	666
27.	Al Atkinson • 1887	594
	Tom Lovett • 1885	594
29.	Ed Knouff • 1885	505
30.	Ed Cushman • 1885	396
31.	William Stecher • 1890	386
32.	Frank Mountain • 1882	298
33.	Bobby Mathews • 1887	280
34.	Ed O'Neil • 1890	277
35.	George Bausewine • 1889	270
36.	Jersey Bakley • 1883	267
37.	Jack Jones • 1883	266
38.	Bill Vinton • 1885	249
39.	John Coleman • 1885	229
40.	Mickey Hughes • 1890	212
41.	Phenomenal Smith • 1889	208
	Billy Taylor • 1885	208
43.	Jim Whitney • 1890	191
44.	John Coleman • 1889	154
45.	Mike Mattimore • 1889	148
46.	Bob Emslie • 1885	133
47.	Bill Blair • 1888	131
48.	Ledell Titcomb • 1887	123
49.	Bill Hart • 1887	121
	Ed Knouff • 1889	121

Games Finished
1.	John Coleman • 1885	4
	Mike Mattimore • 1889	4
3.	George Bradley • 1883	3
	Ed Green • 1890	3
5.	Al Atkinson • 1887	2
	Lou Bierbauer • 1886	2
	John Coleman • 1886	2
	Fred Corey • 1883	2
	Duke Esper • 1890	2
	Ed Knouff • 1885	2
	Mike Mattimore • 1888	2
	Sadie McMahon • 1890	2
	Ed Seward • 1887	2
	Ed Seward • 1890	2
	Cub Stricker • 1882	2
	Jim Whitney • 1890	2
17.	George Bausewine • 1889	1
	Lou Bierbauer • 1887	1
	Lou Bierbauer • 1888	1
	Tommy Casey • 1887	1
	John Coleman • 1884	1
	Ted Kennedy • 1886	1
	Lon Knight • 1884	1
	Lon Knight • 1885	1
	William Lackey • 1890	1
	Sadie McMahon • 1889	1
	Blondie Purcell • 1885	1
	Ed Seward • 1889	1
	Harry Stovey • 1883	1
	Cub Stricker • 1884	1
	Sam Weaver • 1882	1
	Curt Welch • 1890	1
	Gus Weyhing • 1889	1

Adjusted ERA+
1.	Ed Seward • 1888	146
2.	Bobby Mathews • 1885	142
3.	Bobby Mathews • 1883	141
4.	Billy Taylor • 1884	134
5.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	131
6.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	129
7.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	116
	Cyclone Miller • 1886	116
9.	George Bradley • 1883	110
10.	Bill Hart • 1886	108
	Sadie McMahon • 1889	108
12.	Sam Weaver • 1882	107
13.	Fred Corey • 1883	102
	Bobby Mathews • 1884	102
	Ed Seward • 1887	102
16.	Bill Sweeney • 1882	101
17.	Gus Weyhing • 1887	99
18.	Ed Seward • 1889	96
19.	Tom Lovett • 1885	93
20.	Al Atkinson • 1886	87
	Bobby Mathews • 1886	87
	Mike Mattimore • 1888	87
23.	Ed Seward • 1890	82
24.	Al Atkinson • 1884	81
25.	Duke Esper • 1890	79
26.	Ted Kennedy • 1886	76
27.	Ed Green • 1890	67

Fielding Independent Pitching
1.	Bobby Mathews • 1885	2.17
2.	Ed Seward • 1888	2.50
3.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	2.67
4.	Sam Weaver • 1882	2.70
5.	Bobby Mathews • 1883	2.81
6.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	2.84
7.	Al Atkinson • 1884	2.98
8.	Billy Taylor • 1884	3.07
9.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	3.10
10.	Bill Sweeney • 1882	3.25
11.	Mike Mattimore • 1888	3.27
12.	Tom Lovett • 1885	3.28
13.	Bobby Mathews • 1886	3.36
14.	Fred Corey • 1883	3.43
15.	George Bradley • 1883	3.46
16.	Cyclone Miller • 1886	3.51
17.	Al Atkinson • 1886	3.62
18.	Duke Esper • 1890	3.66
19.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	3.74
20.	Ed Seward • 1889	3.76
21.	Ed Seward • 1887	3.86
22.	Ted Kennedy • 1886	3.88
23.	Bill Hart • 1886	3.93
24.	Ed Seward • 1890	4.08
25.	Gus Weyhing • 1887	4.10
26.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	4.13
27.	Ed Green • 1890	4.17

Adj. Pitching Runs
1.	Ed Seward • 1888	55
2.	Bobby Mathews • 1885	36
3.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	34
4.	Bobby Mathews • 1883	30
5.	Billy Taylor • 1884	25
	Gus Weyhing • 1888	25
7.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	21
	Ed Seward • 1887	21
9.	Sam Weaver • 1882	17
10.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	10
11.	George Bradley • 1883	8
12.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	6
13.	Jack Jones • 1883	5
	Cyclone Miller • 1886	5
15.	John Coleman • 1886	2
	John Coleman • 1889	2
	Bill Price • 1890	2
	George Snyder • 1882	2
	Cub Stricker • 1882	2
	Bill Vinton • 1885	2
21.	Lou Bierbauer • 1887	1
	Lou Bierbauer • 1888	1
	Lon Knight • 1885	1
	Billy Taylor • 1887	1
	Gus Weyhing • 1887	1

Adj. Pitching Wins
1.	Ed Seward • 1888	5.3
2.	Bobby Mathews • 1885	3.3
3.	Gus Weyhing • 1889	3.0
4.	Bobby Mathews • 1883	2.7
5.	Gus Weyhing • 1888	2.4
6.	Billy Taylor • 1884	2.3
7.	Sadie McMahon • 1890	1.9
8.	Ed Seward • 1887	1.7
9.	Sam Weaver • 1882	1.6
10.	Bobby Mathews • 1884	0.9
11.	George Bradley • 1883	0.7
12.	Sadie McMahon • 1889	0.5
13.	Jack Jones • 1883	0.4
	Cyclone Miller • 1886	0.4
15.	John Coleman • 1886	0.2
	John Coleman • 1889	0.2
	Bill Price • 1890	0.2
	George Snyder • 1882	0.2
	Cub Stricker • 1882	0.2
	Bill Vinton • 1885	0.2
21.	Lou Bierbauer • 1887	0.1
	Lou Bierbauer • 1888	0.1
	Lon Knight • 1885	0.1
	Billy Taylor • 1887	0.1

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