Single-Season Top 10 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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