Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 19.2
2. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 13.1
3. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 7.5
4. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1885 7.4
5. John Ward • 1879 7.3
6. John Ward • 1880 6.7
7. Charlie Sweeney • 1884 6.3
8. John Ward • 1878 4.6
9. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1881 4.5
10. Dupee Shaw • 1885 4.4
Earned Run Average
1. George Bradley • 1880 1.38
Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 1.38
3. John Ward • 1878 1.51
4. Charlie Sweeney • 1884 1.55
5. John Ward • 1880 1.74
6. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 2.05
7. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 2.11
8. John Ward • 1881 2.13
9. John Ward • 1879 2.15
10. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1885 2.2
Wins
1. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 60
2. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 48
3. John Ward • 1879 47
4. John Ward • 1880 39
5. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 33
6. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1885 28
7. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1881 25
8. Dupee Shaw • 1885 23
9. John Ward • 1878 22
10. John Ward • 1882 19
Win-Loss %
1. Harry Wheeler • 1878 .857
2. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 .833
3. John Ward • 1879 .712
4. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1881 .694
5. Charlie Sweeney • 1884 .680
6. Bobby Mathews • 1879 .667
7. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 .658
8. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 .635
9. John Ward • 1878 .629
10. George Bradley • 1880 .619
John Ward • 1880 .619
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Charlie Sweeney • 1884 0.824
2. George Bradley • 1880 0.837
3. John Ward • 1880 0.918
4. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 0.922
5. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 0.979
6. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 1.015
7. John Ward • 1878 1.024
8. John Ward • 1879 1.034
9. John Ward • 1882 1.063
10. Dupee Shaw • 1885 1.106
Hits per 9 IP
1. Charlie Sweeney • 1884 6.231
2. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 7.002
3. George Bradley • 1880 7.255
4. John Ward • 1880 7.578
5. Dupee Shaw • 1885 7.724
6. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 8.013
7. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 8.150
8. John Ward • 1878 8.299
9. John Ward • 1882 8.434
10. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1885 8.542
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. George Bradley • 1880 0.276
2. John Ward • 1879 0.552
3. John Ward • 1880 0.681
4. Tricky Nichols • 1878 0.735
5. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 0.797
6. John Ward • 1878 0.916
7. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 0.985
8. John Ward • 1882 1.133
9. Charlie Sweeney • 1884 1.181
10. Bobby Mathews • 1879 1.238
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Charlie Sweeney • 1884 5.905
2. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 5.848
3. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 4.483
4. Dupee Shaw • 1885 4.369
5. Bobby Mathews • 1879 4.286
6. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 3.882
7. John Ward • 1879 3.664
8. Harry Wheeler • 1878 3.629
9. John Ward • 1880 3.479
10. John Ward • 1881 3.245
Games Played
1. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 76
2. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 75
3. John Ward • 1879 70
John Ward • 1880 70
5. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 54
6. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1885 49
Dupee Shaw • 1885 49
8. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1881 41
9. John Ward • 1881 39
10. John Ward • 1878 37
Innings Pitched
1. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 678.2
2. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 632.1
3. John Ward • 1880 595.0
4. John Ward • 1879 587.0
5. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 466.0
6. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1885 445.2
7. Dupee Shaw • 1885 399.2
8. John Ward • 1878 334.0
9. John Ward • 1881 330.0
10. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1881 325.1
Strikeouts
1. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 441
2. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 315
3. John Ward • 1879 239
4. John Ward • 1880 230
5. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 201
6. Dupee Shaw • 1885 194
7. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1885 154
8. Charlie Sweeney • 1884 145
9. John Ward • 1881 119
10. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1881 117
Games Started
1. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 73
2. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 68
3. John Ward • 1880 67
4. John Ward • 1879 60
5. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 51
6. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1885 49
Dupee Shaw • 1885 49
8. John Ward • 1878 37
9. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1881 36
10. John Ward • 1881 35
Complete Games
1. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 73
2. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 66
3. John Ward • 1880 59
4. John Ward • 1879 58
5. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 50
6. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1885 49
7. Dupee Shaw • 1885 47
8. John Ward • 1878 37
9. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1881 34
10. John Ward • 1881 32
Shutouts
1. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 11
2. John Ward • 1880 8
3. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 6
Dupee Shaw • 1885 6
John Ward • 1878 6
6. George Bradley • 1880 4
Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 4
Charlie Sweeney • 1884 4
John Ward • 1882 4
10. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1881 3
John Ward • 1881 3
Home Runs
1. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 18
2. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 7
Dupee Shaw • 1885 7
4. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 6
John Ward • 1882 6
6. John Ward • 1879 5
John Ward • 1880 5
8. Ed Conley • 1884 4
Bobby Mathews • 1879 4
Old Hoss Radbourn • 1885 4
Charlie Sweeney • 1884 4
Bases on Balls
1. Dupee Shaw • 1885 99
2. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 98
3. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1885 83
4. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1881 64
5. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 56
6. John Ward • 1881 53
7. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 51
8. John Ward • 1880 45
9. John Ward • 1879 36
John Ward • 1882 36
Hits
1. John Ward • 1879 571
2. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 563
3. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 528
4. John Ward • 1880 501
5. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1885 423
6. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 422
7. Dupee Shaw • 1885 343
8. John Ward • 1881 326
9. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1881 309
10. John Ward • 1878 308
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. George Bradley • 1880 9
2. John Ward • 1879 6.639
3. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 5.625
4. John Ward • 1880 5.111
5. Charlie Sweeney • 1884 5
6. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 4.5
7. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 3.941
8. Bobby Mathews • 1879 3.462
9. John Ward • 1878 3.412
10. Tricky Nichols • 1878 2.625
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1881 0.028
2. John Ward • 1881 0.055
3. John Ward • 1880 0.076
4. John Ward • 1879 0.077
5. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1885 0.081
John Ward • 1878 0.081
7. George Bradley • 1880 0.092
8. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 0.100
9. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 0.116
10. Harry Wheeler • 1878 0.145
Losses
1. Dupee Shaw • 1885 26
2. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 25
3. John Ward • 1880 24
4. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1885 21
5. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 19
John Ward • 1879 19
7. John Ward • 1881 18
8. John Ward • 1878 13
John Ward • 1882 13
10. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 12
Earned Runs
1. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 144
2. John Ward • 1879 140
3. John Ward • 1880 115
4. Dupee Shaw • 1885 114
5. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 109
Old Hoss Radbourn • 1885 109
7. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 104
8. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1881 88
9. John Ward • 1882 81
10. John Ward • 1881 78
Wild Pitches
1. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 36
2. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 34
Old Hoss Radbourn • 1885 34
4. Dupee Shaw • 1885 32
John Ward • 1881 32
6. John Ward • 1879 29
7. John Ward • 1878 26
8. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 23
9. John Ward • 1880 19
10. Bobby Mathews • 1879 17
Old Hoss Radbourn • 1881 17
Charlie Sweeney • 1883 17
Batters Faced
1. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 2672
2. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 2540
3. John Ward • 1879 2425
4. John Ward • 1880 2351
5. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 1916
6. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1885 1841
7. Dupee Shaw • 1885 1740
8. John Ward • 1881 1398
9. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1881 1380
10. John Ward • 1878 1365
Games Finished
1. John Ward • 1879 10
2. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 8
3. George Bradley • 1880 7
4. John Ward • 1881 5
5. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1881 4
John Ward • 1880 4
7. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 3
Charlie Sweeney • 1884 3
9. Bobby Mathews • 1879 2
Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 2
Charlie Sweeney • 1883 2
Adjusted ERA+
1. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 205
2. Charlie Sweeney • 1884 183
3. George Bradley • 1880 159
4. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 150
5. John Ward • 1878 147
6. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 133
7. John Ward • 1880 126
8. John Ward • 1881 124
9. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1885 123
10. John Ward • 1879 112
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. John Ward • 1880 2.10
2. George Bradley • 1880 2.21
3. John Ward • 1879 2.22
4. John Ward • 1878 2.26
5. Tricky Nichols • 1878 2.35
6. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 2.40
7. Bobby Mathews • 1879 2.47
8. John Ward • 1881 2.53
9. Charlie Sweeney • 1884 2.59
10. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1881 2.60
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 110
2. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 72
3. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 35
4. Charlie Sweeney • 1884 34
5. John Ward • 1880 32
6. John Ward • 1879 24
7. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1885 23
8. John Ward • 1878 21
9. George Bradley • 1880 18
10. John Ward • 1882 11
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1884 10.5
2. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1883 6.6
3. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1882 3.3
4. Charlie Sweeney • 1884 3.2
John Ward • 1880 3.2
6. Old Hoss Radbourn • 1885 2.2
John Ward • 1879 2.2
8. John Ward • 1878 2.1
9. George Bradley • 1880 1.8
10. John Ward • 1882 1.0

Data Notes