Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1. Ed Morris • 1885 13.3
2. Ed Morris • 1886 10.9
3. Pink Hawley • 1895 10.0
4. Babe Adams • 1913 8.4
5. Vic Willis • 1906 8.3
6. Pink Hawley • 1896 8.2
7. Jesse Tannehill • 1899 7.7
8. Frank Killen • 1896 7.6
9. Babe Adams • 1919 7.4
John Candelaria • 1977 7.4
Earned Run Average
1. Denny Driscoll • 1882 1.21
2. Howie Camnitz • 1908 1.56
3. Howie Camnitz • 1909 1.62
4. Sam Leever • 1907 1.66
5. Vic Willis • 1906 1.73
6. Wilbur Cooper • 1916 1.87
Lefty Leifield • 1906 1.87
8. Jesse Tannehill • 1902 1.95
9. Babe Adams • 1919 1.98
10. Al Mamaux • 1915 2.04
Wins
1. Ed Morris • 1886 41
2. Ed Morris • 1885 39
3. Frank Killen • 1893 36
4. Pink Hawley • 1895 31
5. Frank Killen • 1896 30
6. Pud Galvin • 1886 29
Ed Morris • 1888 29
8. Jack Chesbro • 1902 28
Pud Galvin • 1887 28
10. Mark Baldwin • 1892 26
Win-Loss %
1. Roy Face • 1959 .947
2. Deacon Phillippe • 1910 .875
3. Emil Yde • 1924 .842
4. Jack Chesbro • 1902 .824
Bob Moose • 1969 .824
6. Al McBean • 1963 .813
Rip Sewell • 1948 .813
8. Howie Camnitz • 1909 .806
9. John Candelaria • 1977 .800
Ed Doheny • 1902 .800
Sam Leever • 1905 .800
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Denny Driscoll • 1882 0.866
2. Babe Adams • 1919 0.896
3. Ed Morris • 1885 0.964
4. Howie Camnitz • 1909 0.972
5. Babe Adams • 1920 0.981
6. Jesse Tannehill • 1902 0.987
7. Vern Law • 1965 0.998
8. Babe Adams • 1911 1.006
Hank Robinson • 1912 1.006
10. Vic Willis • 1908 1.011
Hits per 9 IP
1. Al Mamaux • 1915 6.509
2. Howie Camnitz • 1909 6.583
3. Óliver Pérez • 2004 6.658
4. Howie Camnitz • 1907 6.750
5. Bob Veale • 1968 6.860
6. José DeLeón • 1984 6.879
7. Wilbur Cooper • 1916 6.915
Lefty Leifield • 1908 6.915
9. Howie Camnitz • 1908 6.921
10. Adonis Terry • 1892 6.938
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Denny Driscoll • 1882 0.537
2. Babe Adams • 1920 0.616
3. Babe Adams • 1919 0.786
4. Babe Adams • 1922 0.788
5. Deacon Phillippe • 1902 0.860
6. Deacon Phillippe • 1903 0.902
7. Jesse Tannehill • 1902 0.974
8. Harry Salisbury • 1882 0.994
9. Babe Adams • 1921 1.013
10. Denny Driscoll • 1883 1.044
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Óliver Pérez • 2004 10.974
2. Francisco Liriano • 2015 9.884
3. A.J. Burnett • 2013 9.848
4. Mitch Keller • 2023 9.726
5. Francisco Liriano • 2014 9.702
6. Bob Veale • 1965 9.338
7. Gerrit Cole • 2015 8.740
8. Bob Moose • 1969 8.735
9. Gerrit Cole • 2017 8.690
10. Bob Veale • 1969 8.495
Games Played
1. Kent Tekulve • 1979 94
Salomón Torres • 2006 94
3. Kent Tekulve • 1978 91
4. Matt Capps • 2006 85
Kent Tekulve • 1982 85
6. Enrique Romo • 1979 84
Salomón Torres • 2004 84
8. José Veras • 2011 79
9. Mark Melancon • 2015 78
Scott Sauerbeck • 2002 78
Kent Tekulve • 1980 78
Salomón Torres • 2005 78
Tony Watson • 2014 78
Saves
1. Mark Melancon • 2015 51
2. Mike Williams • 2002 46
3. José Mesa • 2004 43
4. Joel Hanrahan • 2011 40
5. David Bednar • 2023 39
6. Felipe Vazquez • 2018 37
7. Joel Hanrahan • 2012 36
8. Jim Gott • 1988 34
9. Jason Grilli • 2013 33
Mark Melancon • 2014 33
Innings Pitched
1. Ed Morris • 1885 581.0
2. Ed Morris • 1886 555.1
3. Ed Morris • 1888 480.0
4. Pink Hawley • 1895 444.1
5. Fleury Sullivan • 1884 441.0
6. Pud Galvin • 1887 440.2
7. Mark Baldwin • 1892 440.1
8. Mark Baldwin • 1891 437.2
9. Pud Galvin • 1888 437.1
10. Pud Galvin • 1886 434.2
Strikeouts
1. Ed Morris • 1886 326
2. Ed Morris • 1885 298
3. Bob Veale • 1965 276
4. Bob Veale • 1964 250
5. Óliver Pérez • 2004 239
6. Bob Veale • 1966 229
7. Bob Veale • 1969 213
8. Mitch Keller • 2023 210
9. A.J. Burnett • 2013 209
10. Francisco Liriano • 2015 205
Games Started
1. Ed Morris • 1885 63
Ed Morris • 1886 63
3. Ed Morris • 1888 55
4. Mark Baldwin • 1892 53
5. Mark Baldwin • 1891 51
Fleury Sullivan • 1884 51
7. Pud Galvin • 1886 50
Pud Galvin • 1888 50
Pink Hawley • 1895 50
Frank Killen • 1896 50
Complete Games
1. Ed Morris • 1885 63
Ed Morris • 1886 63
3. Ed Morris • 1888 54
4. Fleury Sullivan • 1884 51
5. Pud Galvin • 1886 49
Pud Galvin • 1888 49
7. Mark Baldwin • 1891 48
8. Pud Galvin • 1887 47
9. Harry Staley • 1889 46
10. Mark Baldwin • 1892 45
Shutouts
1. Ed Morris • 1886 12
2. Babe Adams • 1920 8
Jack Chesbro • 1902 8
Lefty Leifield • 1906 8
Al Mamaux • 1915 8
6. Steve Blass • 1968 7
Wilbur Cooper • 1917 7
Sam Leever • 1903 7
Ed Morris • 1885 7
Bob Veale • 1965 7
Vic Willis • 1908 7
Home Runs
1. Murry Dickson • 1951 32
2. Gerrit Cole • 2017 31
3. John Candelaria • 1977 29
Ray Kremer • 1930 29
Iván Nova • 2017 29
Ian Snell • 2006 29
7. JT Brubaker • 2021 28
Josh Fogg • 2002 28
Bob Friend • 1957 28
10. Murry Dickson • 1953 27
Brian Fisher • 1987 27
Josh Fogg • 2005 27
Ron Kline • 1957 27
Trevor Williams • 2019 27
Bases on Balls
1. Mark Baldwin • 1891 227
2. Mark Baldwin • 1892 194
3. Marty O'Toole • 1912 159
4. Pink Hawley • 1896 157
5. Silver King • 1891 144
6. Frank Killen • 1893 140
7. Al Mamaux • 1916 136
8. Bill Hart • 1895 135
9. Red Ehret • 1894 128
10. Bob Veale • 1964 124
Hits
1. Fleury Sullivan • 1884 496
2. Pud Galvin • 1887 490
3. Frank Killen • 1896 476
4. Ed Morris • 1888 470
5. Ed Morris • 1885 459
6. Pud Galvin • 1886 457
7. Ed Morris • 1886 455
8. Pink Hawley • 1895 449
9. Mark Baldwin • 1892 447
10. Pud Galvin • 1888 446
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Denny Driscoll • 1882 4.917
2. Deacon Phillippe • 1902 4.692
3. Babe Adams • 1920 4.667
4. Gerrit Cole • 2015 4.591
5. Deacon Phillippe • 1903 4.241
6. Zane Smith • 1991 4.138
7. Bob Friend • 1960 4.067
8. Joe Musgrove • 2019 4.026
9. Babe Adams • 1919 4
Jesse Tannehill • 1902 4
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Harry Salisbury • 1882 0.027
2. Jack Chesbro • 1902 0.031
Lefty Leifield • 1907 0.031
4. Howie Camnitz • 1909 0.032
5. Deacon Phillippe • 1902 0.033
6. Babe Adams • 1919 0.034
7. Howie Camnitz • 1910 0.035
8. Jesse Tannehill • 1901 0.036
9. Ed Doheny • 1903 0.040
Mike Lynch • 1904 0.040
Frank Miller • 1917 0.040
Losses
1. Fleury Sullivan • 1884 35
2. Silver King • 1891 29
3. Mark Baldwin • 1891 28
4. Mark Baldwin • 1892 27
5. Jack Neagle • 1884 26
Harry Staley • 1889 26
7. Pud Galvin • 1888 25
8. Ed Morris • 1885 24
9. Frank Killen • 1897 23
Sam Leever • 1899 23
Jim McCormick • 1887 23
Ed Morris • 1888 23
Earned Runs
1. Fleury Sullivan • 1884 206
2. Red Ehret • 1894 198
3. Ad Gumbert • 1894 182
4. Mark Baldwin • 1892 170
5. Frank Killen • 1893 168
6. Frank Killen • 1897 167
7. Pink Hawley • 1897 166
8. Frank Killen • 1896 164
Harry Staley • 1889 164
10. Pud Galvin • 1887 161
Wild Pitches
1. Ed Morris • 1885 36
2. Harry Staley • 1889 30
3. Jack Neagle • 1884 25
Fleury Sullivan • 1884 25
5. Mark Baldwin • 1891 24
6. Kirtley Baker • 1890 22
Silver King • 1891 22
Ed Morris • 1886 22
Jack Neagle • 1883 22
10. Bob Veale • 1964 18
Hit By Pitch
1. Pink Hawley • 1895 33
2. Pink Hawley • 1896 28
3. Pink Hawley • 1897 26
4. Mark Baldwin • 1891 23
Red Ehret • 1893 23
6. Mark Baldwin • 1892 22
Red Ehret • 1892 22
8. Jack Chesbro • 1902 21
9. Kirtley Baker • 1890 20
Fleury Sullivan • 1884 20
Batters Faced
1. Ed Morris • 1885 2321
2. Ed Morris • 1886 2252
3. Ed Morris • 1888 2002
4. Mark Baldwin • 1892 1983
5. Fleury Sullivan • 1884 1967
6. Mark Baldwin • 1891 1944
7. Pud Galvin • 1887 1897
8. Pink Hawley • 1895 1892
9. Frank Killen • 1896 1850
10. Pud Galvin • 1886 1820
Games Finished
1. Kent Tekulve • 1979 67
2. José Mesa • 2004 65
Kent Tekulve • 1978 65
4. Kent Tekulve • 1982 64
5. Mark Melancon • 2015 63
Mike Williams • 2000 63
7. Roy Face • 1960 61
8. Dave Giusti • 1973 60
Felipe Vazquez • 2018 60
10. Jim Gott • 1988 59
Joel Hanrahan • 2011 59
Mike Williams • 2002 59
Adjusted ERA+
1. Denny Driscoll • 1882 218
2. John Candelaria • 1977 169
3. Ray Kremer • 1927 168
4. Vern Law • 1965 163
5. Cy Blanton • 1935 159
Rick Reuschel • 1985 159
7. Howie Camnitz • 1909 158
8. Sam Leever • 1903 157
9. Burleigh Grimes • 1929 154
10. Babe Adams • 1919 153
Rube Waddell • 1900 153
Vic Willis • 1906 153
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Deacon Phillippe • 1904 2.04
2. Bob Moose • 1968 2.06
3. Deacon Phillippe • 1906 2.11
Bob Veale • 1965 2.11
5. Howie Camnitz • 1909 2.12
6. Babe Adams • 1919 2.13
7. Deacon Phillippe • 1902 2.15
8. Deacon Phillippe • 1905 2.19
9. Jesse Tannehill • 1902 2.26
10. Howie Camnitz • 1907 2.27
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Pink Hawley • 1895 64
2. Ed Morris • 1885 61
3. Ed Morris • 1886 59
4. Frank Killen • 1893 44
5. John Candelaria • 1977 43
6. Cy Blanton • 1935 40
Ray Kremer • 1927 40
8. Jesse Tannehill • 1899 38
9. Babe Adams • 1911 37
Sam Leever • 1903 37
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Ed Morris • 1885 5.7
2. Pink Hawley • 1895 5.5
3. Ed Morris • 1886 5.4
4. John Candelaria • 1977 4.7
5. Ray Kremer • 1927 4.2
6. Cy Blanton • 1935 4.1
7. Babe Adams • 1911 3.9
Vic Willis • 1906 3.9
9. Babe Adams • 1919 3.8
Sam Leever • 1903 3.8
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24) †
1. John Candelaria • 1977 47.85
2. Ray Kremer • 1927 43.91
3. Babe Adams • 1913 43.39
4. Rich Gossage • 1977 41.66
5. Babe Adams • 1919 41.58
6. Howie Camnitz • 1912 40.85
7. Ray Kremer • 1926 40.44
8. Vern Law • 1959 39.77
9. Claude Hendrix • 1912 39.71
10. Hank Robinson • 1912 37.67
Win Probability Added (WPA) †
1. Rich Gossage • 1977 5.9
2. Kent Tekulve • 1979 5.7
3. Ray Kremer • 1926 5.5
Mark Melancon • 2015 5.5
5. Whitey Glazner • 1921 5.1
6. Hank Robinson • 1912 5.0
7. Howie Camnitz • 1912 4.9
8. Babe Adams • 1919 4.8
9. John Candelaria • 1977 4.7
Wilbur Cooper • 1920 4.7
Claude Hendrix • 1912 4.7
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI) †
1. Babe Adams • 1919 5.0
2. Babe Adams • 1913 4.6
3. Cy Blanton • 1935 4.3
4. Ray Kremer • 1927 4.2
5. Babe Adams • 1920 4.0
Wilbur Cooper • 1920 4.0
7. Hank Robinson • 1912 3.9
8. Johnny Morrison • 1923 3.8
9. Bob Friend • 1960 3.7
Burleigh Grimes • 1928 3.7
Championship WPA (cWPA) †
1. Ray Kremer • 1926 18.5
2. Ray Kremer • 1927 17.1
3. Babe Adams • 1921 16.3
4. Whitey Glazner • 1921 15.2
5. Johnny Morrison • 1921 12.5
6. Burleigh Grimes • 1929 12.1
7. Kent Tekulve • 1979 10.1
8. Vern Law • 1960 9.8
9. Dave Giusti • 1974 9.3
10. Vic Aldridge • 1927 8.9
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW) †
1. John Candelaria • 1977 5.3
2. Babe Adams • 1913 5.0
Babe Adams • 1919 5.0
4. Ray Kremer • 1927 4.5
5. Vern Law • 1959 4.4
6. Howie Camnitz • 1912 4.3
Rich Gossage • 1977 4.3
8. Claude Hendrix • 1912 4.2
Ray Kremer • 1926 4.2
10. Paul Skenes • 2024 4.1

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