Single-Season Top 50 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1. Old Hoss Radbourn1884 19.2
2. Old Hoss Radbourn1883 13.1
3. Old Hoss Radbourn1882 7.5
4. Old Hoss Radbourn1885 7.4
5. John Ward1879 7.3
6. John Ward1880 6.7
7. Charlie Sweeney1884 6.3
8. John Ward1878 4.6
9. Old Hoss Radbourn1881 4.5
10. Dupee Shaw1885 4.4
11. John Ward1882 3.3
12. George Bradley1880 3.2
13. John Ward1881 2.7
14. Bobby Mathews1879 2.6
15. Harry Arundel1884 0.4
Fred Corey1878 0.4
Ed Seward1885 0.4
18. Edgar Smith1885 0.3
19. Charlie Sweeney1883 0.2
20. Mike Dorgan1880 0.1
Earned Run Average
1. George Bradley1880 1.38
Old Hoss Radbourn1884 1.38
3. John Ward1878 1.51
4. Charlie Sweeney1884 1.55
5. John Ward1880 1.74
6. Old Hoss Radbourn1883 2.05
7. Old Hoss Radbourn1882 2.11
8. John Ward1881 2.13
9. John Ward1879 2.15
10. Old Hoss Radbourn1885 2.2
11. Bobby Mathews1879 2.29
12. Old Hoss Radbourn1881 2.43
13. John Ward1882 2.55
14. Dupee Shaw1885 2.57
15. Charlie Sweeney1883 3.13
16. Bobby Mathews1881 3.17
17. Harry Wheeler1878 3.48
18. Tricky Nichols1878 4.22
Wins
1. Old Hoss Radbourn1884 60
2. Old Hoss Radbourn1883 48
3. John Ward1879 47
4. John Ward1880 39
5. Old Hoss Radbourn1882 33
6. Old Hoss Radbourn1885 28
7. Old Hoss Radbourn1881 25
8. Dupee Shaw1885 23
9. John Ward1878 22
10. John Ward1882 19
11. John Ward1881 18
12. Charlie Sweeney1884 17
13. George Bradley1880 13
14. Bobby Mathews1879 12
15. Charlie Sweeney1883 7
16. Harry Wheeler1878 6
17. Ed Conley1884 4
Bobby Mathews1881 4
Tricky Nichols1878 4
20. Lee Richmond1883 3
21. Cyclone Miller1884 2
22. Harry Arundel1884 1
Fred Corey1878 1
Jim McCormick1885 1
Edgar Smith1885 1
Win-Loss %
1. Harry Wheeler1878 .857
2. Old Hoss Radbourn1884 .833
3. John Ward1879 .712
4. Old Hoss Radbourn1881 .694
5. Charlie Sweeney1884 .680
6. Bobby Mathews1879 .667
7. Old Hoss Radbourn1883 .658
8. Old Hoss Radbourn1882 .635
9. John Ward1878 .629
10. George Bradley1880 .619
John Ward1880 .619
12. John Ward1882 .594
13. Old Hoss Radbourn1885 .571
14. Charlie Sweeney1883 .500
John Ward1881 .500
16. Dupee Shaw1885 .469
17. Tricky Nichols1878 .364
18. Bobby Mathews1881 .333
19. Lee Richmond1883 .300
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Charlie Sweeney1884 0.824
2. George Bradley1880 0.837
3. John Ward1880 0.918
4. Old Hoss Radbourn1884 0.922
5. Old Hoss Radbourn1883 0.979
6. Old Hoss Radbourn1882 1.015
7. John Ward1878 1.024
8. John Ward1879 1.034
9. John Ward1882 1.063
10. Dupee Shaw1885 1.106
11. Old Hoss Radbourn1885 1.135
12. Old Hoss Radbourn1881 1.147
13. John Ward1881 1.148
14. Charlie Sweeney1883 1.159
15. Bobby Mathews1879 1.164
16. Bobby Mathews1881 1.388
17. Harry Wheeler1878 1.532
18. Tricky Nichols1878 1.684
Hits per 9 IP
1. Charlie Sweeney1884 6.231
2. Old Hoss Radbourn1884 7.002
3. George Bradley1880 7.255
4. John Ward1880 7.578
5. Dupee Shaw1885 7.724
6. Old Hoss Radbourn1883 8.013
7. Old Hoss Radbourn1882 8.150
8. John Ward1878 8.299
9. John Ward1882 8.434
10. Old Hoss Radbourn1885 8.542
11. Old Hoss Radbourn1881 8.548
12. Charlie Sweeney1883 8.714
13. John Ward1879 8.755
14. John Ward1881 8.891
15. Bobby Mathews1879 9.238
16. Harry Wheeler1878 10.161
17. Bobby Mathews1881 10.642
18. Tricky Nichols1878 14.418
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. George Bradley1880 0.276
2. John Ward1879 0.552
3. John Ward1880 0.681
4. Tricky Nichols1878 0.735
5. Old Hoss Radbourn1883 0.797
6. John Ward1878 0.916
7. Old Hoss Radbourn1882 0.985
8. John Ward1882 1.133
9. Charlie Sweeney1884 1.181
10. Bobby Mathews1879 1.238
11. Old Hoss Radbourn1884 1.300
12. John Ward1881 1.445
13. Old Hoss Radbourn1885 1.676
14. Charlie Sweeney1883 1.718
15. Old Hoss Radbourn1881 1.770
16. Bobby Mathews1881 1.847
17. Dupee Shaw1885 2.229
18. Harry Wheeler1878 3.629
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Charlie Sweeney1884 5.905
2. Old Hoss Radbourn1884 5.848
3. Old Hoss Radbourn1883 4.483
4. Dupee Shaw1885 4.369
5. Bobby Mathews1879 4.286
6. Old Hoss Radbourn1882 3.882
7. John Ward1879 3.664
8. Harry Wheeler1878 3.629
9. John Ward1880 3.479
10. John Ward1881 3.245
11. Old Hoss Radbourn1881 3.237
12. John Ward1878 3.126
13. Old Hoss Radbourn1885 3.110
14. Charlie Sweeney1883 2.945
15. George Bradley1880 2.480
16. Bobby Mathews1881 2.463
17. John Ward1882 2.266
18. Tricky Nichols1878 1.929
Games Played
1. Old Hoss Radbourn1883 76
2. Old Hoss Radbourn1884 75
3. John Ward1879 70
John Ward1880 70
5. Old Hoss Radbourn1882 54
6. Old Hoss Radbourn1885 49
Dupee Shaw1885 49
8. Old Hoss Radbourn1881 41
9. John Ward1881 39
10. John Ward1878 37
11. John Ward1882 34
12. George Bradley1880 28
13. Bobby Mathews1879 27
Charlie Sweeney1884 27
15. Charlie Sweeney1883 20
16. Bobby Mathews1881 14
17. Lee Richmond1883 12
18. Tricky Nichols1878 11
19. Ed Conley1884 8
20. Harry Wheeler1878 7
21. Cyclone Miller1884 6
22. Fred Corey1878 5
23. Jim McCormick1885 4
24. Tom Healey1878 3
Paul Radford1885 3
26. Paul Radford1884 2
27. Doug Allison1878 1
Harry Arundel1884 1
Lew Brown1878 1
John Cattanach1884 1
Mike Dorgan1880 1
Cherokee Fisher1878 1
John Foley1885 1
Charlie Hallstrom1885 1
Paul Hines1884 1
Arthur Irwin1884 1
Sam Kimber1885 1
Lon Knight1885 1
Ed Seward1885 1
Edgar Smith1885 1
Bill Stellberger1885 1
John Ward1885 1
Innings Pitched
1. Old Hoss Radbourn1884 678.2
2. Old Hoss Radbourn1883 632.1
3. John Ward1880 595.0
4. John Ward1879 587.0
5. Old Hoss Radbourn1882 466.0
6. Old Hoss Radbourn1885 445.2
7. Dupee Shaw1885 399.2
8. John Ward1878 334.0
9. John Ward1881 330.0
10. Old Hoss Radbourn1881 325.1
11. John Ward1882 286.0
12. Charlie Sweeney1884 221.0
13. George Bradley1880 196.0
14. Bobby Mathews1879 189.0
15. Charlie Sweeney1883 146.2
16. Bobby Mathews1881 102.1
17. Tricky Nichols1878 98.0
18. Lee Richmond1883 92.0
19. Ed Conley1884 71.0
20. Harry Wheeler1878 62.0
21. Jim McCormick1885 37.0
22. Cyclone Miller1884 34.2
23. Tom Healey1878 24.0
24. Fred Corey1878 23.0
25. Paul Radford1885 18.1
26. Paul Radford1884 13.0
27. Harry Arundel1884 9.0
Cherokee Fisher1878 9.0
Charlie Hallstrom1885 9.0
Edgar Smith1885 9.0
31. Mike Dorgan1880 8.0
John Foley1885 8.0
Sam Kimber1885 8.0
Bill Stellberger1885 8.0
John Ward1885 8.0
36. Ed Seward1885 6.0
37. Doug Allison1878 5.0
John Cattanach1884 5.0
39. Lon Knight1885 4.0
40. Arthur Irwin1884 3.0
41. Lew Brown1878 1.0
Paul Hines1884 1.0
Strikeouts
1. Old Hoss Radbourn1884 441
2. Old Hoss Radbourn1883 315
3. John Ward1879 239
4. John Ward1880 230
5. Old Hoss Radbourn1882 201
6. Dupee Shaw1885 194
7. Old Hoss Radbourn1885 154
8. Charlie Sweeney1884 145
9. John Ward1881 119
10. Old Hoss Radbourn1881 117
11. John Ward1878 116
12. Bobby Mathews1879 90
13. John Ward1882 72
14. George Bradley1880 54
15. Charlie Sweeney1883 48
16. Ed Conley1884 33
17. Bobby Mathews1881 28
18. Harry Wheeler1878 25
19. Tricky Nichols1878 21
20. Lee Richmond1883 13
21. Cyclone Miller1884 12
22. Jim McCormick1885 8
23. Fred Corey1878 7
24. Harry Arundel1884 4
Sam Kimber1885 4
26. Paul Radford1885 3
John Ward1885 3
28. John Cattanach1884 2
Mike Dorgan1880 2
Cherokee Fisher1878 2
John Foley1885 2
Tom Healey1878 2
Paul Radford1884 2
34. Lon Knight1885 1
Ed Seward1885 1
Edgar Smith1885 1
Games Started
1. Old Hoss Radbourn1884 73
2. Old Hoss Radbourn1883 68
3. John Ward1880 67
4. John Ward1879 60
5. Old Hoss Radbourn1882 51
6. Old Hoss Radbourn1885 49
Dupee Shaw1885 49
8. John Ward1878 37
9. Old Hoss Radbourn1881 36
10. John Ward1881 35
11. John Ward1882 33
12. Bobby Mathews1879 25
13. Charlie Sweeney1884 24
14. George Bradley1880 20
15. Charlie Sweeney1883 18
16. Bobby Mathews1881 14
17. Lee Richmond1883 12
18. Tricky Nichols1878 10
19. Ed Conley1884 8
20. Harry Wheeler1878 6
21. Fred Corey1878 5
Cyclone Miller1884 5
23. Jim McCormick1885 4
24. Tom Healey1878 3
25. Paul Radford1884 2
Paul Radford1885 2
27. Harry Arundel1884 1
John Cattanach1884 1
Cherokee Fisher1878 1
John Foley1885 1
Charlie Hallstrom1885 1
Sam Kimber1885 1
Edgar Smith1885 1
Bill Stellberger1885 1
John Ward1885 1
Complete Games
1. Old Hoss Radbourn1884 73
2. Old Hoss Radbourn1883 66
3. John Ward1880 59
4. John Ward1879 58
5. Old Hoss Radbourn1882 50
6. Old Hoss Radbourn1885 49
7. Dupee Shaw1885 47
8. John Ward1878 37
9. Old Hoss Radbourn1881 34
10. John Ward1881 32
11. John Ward1882 30
12. Charlie Sweeney1884 22
13. George Bradley1880 16
14. Bobby Mathews1879 15
15. Charlie Sweeney1883 14
16. Bobby Mathews1881 10
Tricky Nichols1878 10
18. Ed Conley1884 8
Lee Richmond1883 8
20. Harry Wheeler1878 6
21. Jim McCormick1885 4
22. Tom Healey1878 3
23. Fred Corey1878 2
Cyclone Miller1884 2
Paul Radford1885 2
26. Harry Arundel1884 1
Cherokee Fisher1878 1
John Foley1885 1
Charlie Hallstrom1885 1
Sam Kimber1885 1
Paul Radford1884 1
Edgar Smith1885 1
Bill Stellberger1885 1
John Ward1885 1
Bases on Balls
1. Dupee Shaw1885 99
2. Old Hoss Radbourn1884 98
3. Old Hoss Radbourn1885 83
4. Old Hoss Radbourn1881 64
5. Old Hoss Radbourn1883 56
6. John Ward1881 53
7. Old Hoss Radbourn1882 51
8. John Ward1880 45
9. John Ward1879 36
John Ward1882 36
11. John Ward1878 34
12. Charlie Sweeney1884 29
13. Charlie Sweeney1883 28
14. Lee Richmond1883 27
15. Bobby Mathews1879 26
16. Harry Wheeler1878 25
17. Ed Conley1884 22
18. Bobby Mathews1881 21
19. Jim McCormick1885 20
20. Cyclone Miller1884 11
21. Tricky Nichols1878 8
Paul Radford1885 8
23. Fred Corey1878 7
Tom Healey1878 7
25. George Bradley1880 6
Charlie Hallstrom1885 6
27. John Foley1885 5
Sam Kimber1885 5
29. Harry Arundel1884 4
Lew Brown1878 4
John Cattanach1884 4
Lon Knight1885 4
Bill Stellberger1885 4
34. Paul Radford1884 3
35. Doug Allison1878 1
Arthur Irwin1884 1
John Ward1885 1
Hits
1. John Ward1879 571
2. Old Hoss Radbourn1883 563
3. Old Hoss Radbourn1884 528
4. John Ward1880 501
5. Old Hoss Radbourn1885 423
6. Old Hoss Radbourn1882 422
7. Dupee Shaw1885 343
8. John Ward1881 326
9. Old Hoss Radbourn1881 309
10. John Ward1878 308
11. John Ward1882 268
12. Bobby Mathews1879 194
13. George Bradley1880 158
14. Tricky Nichols1878 157
15. Charlie Sweeney1884 153
16. Charlie Sweeney1883 142
17. Lee Richmond1883 122
18. Bobby Mathews1881 121
19. Harry Wheeler1878 70
20. Ed Conley1884 63
21. Cyclone Miller1884 36
22. Jim McCormick1885 34
Paul Radford1885 34
24. Tom Healey1878 27
Paul Radford1884 27
26. Fred Corey1878 22
27. Charlie Hallstrom1885 18
28. Sam Kimber1885 15
29. Cherokee Fisher1878 14
Bill Stellberger1885 14
31. Doug Allison1878 11
32. John Ward1885 10
33. Edgar Smith1885 9
34. Harry Arundel1884 8
35. John Foley1885 6
36. Arthur Irwin1884 5
37. Mike Dorgan1880 4
Lon Knight1885 4
39. Paul Hines1884 3
40. John Cattanach1884 2
Ed Seward1885 2
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. George Bradley1880 9
2. John Ward1879 6.639
3. Old Hoss Radbourn1883 5.625
4. John Ward1880 5.111
5. Charlie Sweeney1884 5
6. Old Hoss Radbourn1884 4.5
7. Old Hoss Radbourn1882 3.941
8. Bobby Mathews1879 3.462
9. John Ward1878 3.412
10. Tricky Nichols1878 2.625
11. John Ward1881 2.245
12. John Ward1882 2
13. Dupee Shaw1885 1.96
14. Old Hoss Radbourn1885 1.855
15. Old Hoss Radbourn1881 1.828
16. Charlie Sweeney1883 1.714
17. Bobby Mathews1881 1.333
18. Harry Wheeler1878 1
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Old Hoss Radbourn1881 0.028
2. John Ward1881 0.055
3. John Ward1880 0.076
4. John Ward1879 0.077
5. Old Hoss Radbourn1885 0.081
John Ward1878 0.081
7. George Bradley1880 0.092
8. Old Hoss Radbourn1883 0.100
9. Old Hoss Radbourn1882 0.116
10. Harry Wheeler1878 0.145
11. Dupee Shaw1885 0.158
12. Charlie Sweeney1884 0.163
13. Bobby Mathews1881 0.176
14. Charlie Sweeney1883 0.184
15. John Ward1882 0.189
16. Bobby Mathews1879 0.190
17. Old Hoss Radbourn1884 0.239
Earned Runs
1. Old Hoss Radbourn1883 144
2. John Ward1879 140
3. John Ward1880 115
4. Dupee Shaw1885 114
5. Old Hoss Radbourn1882 109
Old Hoss Radbourn1885 109
7. Old Hoss Radbourn1884 104
8. Old Hoss Radbourn1881 88
9. John Ward1882 81
10. John Ward1881 78
11. John Ward1878 56
12. Charlie Sweeney1883 51
13. Bobby Mathews1879 48
14. Tricky Nichols1878 46
15. Charlie Sweeney1884 38
16. Bobby Mathews1881 36
17. Lee Richmond1883 34
18. George Bradley1880 30
19. Harry Wheeler1878 24
20. Ed Conley1884 17
21. Paul Radford1885 16
22. Charlie Hallstrom1885 11
Paul Radford1884 11
24. Sam Kimber1885 10
Jim McCormick1885 10
26. Tom Healey1878 8
Cyclone Miller1884 8
28. Bill Stellberger1885 7
29. Fred Corey1878 6
30. John Cattanach1884 5
31. Cherokee Fisher1878 4
John Foley1885 4
John Ward1885 4
34. Lon Knight1885 3
35. Lew Brown1878 2
36. Doug Allison1878 1
Harry Arundel1884 1
Mike Dorgan1880 1
Arthur Irwin1884 1
Edgar Smith1885 1
Batters Faced
1. Old Hoss Radbourn1884 2672
2. Old Hoss Radbourn1883 2540
3. John Ward1879 2425
4. John Ward1880 2351
5. Old Hoss Radbourn1882 1916
6. Old Hoss Radbourn1885 1841
7. Dupee Shaw1885 1740
8. John Ward1881 1398
9. Old Hoss Radbourn1881 1380
10. John Ward1878 1365
11. John Ward1882 1191
12. Charlie Sweeney1884 846
13. Bobby Mathews1879 779
14. George Bradley1880 757
15. Charlie Sweeney1883 626
16. Bobby Mathews1881 473
17. Tricky Nichols1878 464
18. Lee Richmond1883 416
19. Ed Conley1884 304
20. Harry Wheeler1878 280
21. Jim McCormick1885 165
22. Cyclone Miller1884 150
23. Tom Healey1878 104
24. Paul Radford1885 98
25. Fred Corey1878 95
26. Paul Radford1884 70
27. Charlie Hallstrom1885 50
28. Cherokee Fisher1878 46
29. Sam Kimber1885 42
30. Bill Stellberger1885 40
31. John Foley1885 37
32. Harry Arundel1884 36
John Ward1885 36
34. Edgar Smith1885 33
35. Mike Dorgan1880 29
36. Doug Allison1878 26
37. John Cattanach1884 24
38. Lon Knight1885 21
39. Ed Seward1885 20
40. Arthur Irwin1884 15
41. Lew Brown1878 8
42. Paul Hines1884 6
Adjusted ERA+
1. Old Hoss Radbourn1884 205
2. Charlie Sweeney1884 183
3. George Bradley1880 159
4. Old Hoss Radbourn1883 150
5. John Ward1878 147
6. Old Hoss Radbourn1882 133
7. John Ward1880 126
8. John Ward1881 124
9. Old Hoss Radbourn1885 123
10. John Ward1879 112
11. John Ward1882 110
12. Old Hoss Radbourn1881 108
13. Bobby Mathews1879 105
Dupee Shaw1885 105
15. Charlie Sweeney1883 99
16. Bobby Mathews1881 84
17. Harry Wheeler1878 64
18. Tricky Nichols1878 53
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. John Ward1880 2.10
2. George Bradley1880 2.21
3. John Ward1879 2.22
4. John Ward1878 2.26
5. Tricky Nichols1878 2.35
6. Old Hoss Radbourn1882 2.40
7. Bobby Mathews1879 2.47
8. John Ward1881 2.53
9. Charlie Sweeney1884 2.59
10. Old Hoss Radbourn1881 2.60
11. Old Hoss Radbourn1883 2.67
12. Old Hoss Radbourn1884 2.75
13. Old Hoss Radbourn1885 2.87
14. Dupee Shaw1885 2.88
15. John Ward1882 2.91
16. Bobby Mathews1881 3.01
17. Harry Wheeler1878 3.15
18. Charlie Sweeney1883 3.44
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Old Hoss Radbourn1884 110
2. Old Hoss Radbourn1883 72
3. Old Hoss Radbourn1882 35
4. Charlie Sweeney1884 34
5. John Ward1880 32
6. John Ward1879 24
7. Old Hoss Radbourn1885 23
8. John Ward1878 21
9. George Bradley1880 18
10. John Ward1882 11
11. John Ward1881 9
12. Old Hoss Radbourn1881 8
13. Bobby Mathews1879 7
14. Dupee Shaw1885 6
15. Harry Arundel1884 2
Ed Conley1884 2
Ed Seward1885 2
Edgar Smith1885 2
19. Fred Corey1878 1
Mike Dorgan1880 1
Cyclone Miller1884 1
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Old Hoss Radbourn1884 10.5
2. Old Hoss Radbourn1883 6.6
3. Old Hoss Radbourn1882 3.3
4. Charlie Sweeney1884 3.2
John Ward1880 3.2
6. Old Hoss Radbourn1885 2.2
John Ward1879 2.2
8. John Ward1878 2.1
9. George Bradley1880 1.8
10. John Ward1882 1.0
11. John Ward1881 0.9
12. Old Hoss Radbourn1881 0.8
13. Bobby Mathews1879 0.6
14. Dupee Shaw1885 0.5
15. Harry Arundel1884 0.2
Ed Conley1884 0.2
Ed Seward1885 0.2
Edgar Smith1885 0.2
19. Fred Corey1878 0.1
Mike Dorgan1880 0.1
Cyclone Miller1884 0.1

Data Notes