Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1. Kevin Brown1998 8.6
2. Randy Jones1975 7.5
Dave Roberts1971 7.5
4. Ed Whitson1990 7.0
5. Bruce Hurst1989 6.5
Ed Whitson1989 6.5
7. Jake Peavy2007 6.2
Blake Snell2023 6.2
9. Bruce Hurst1990 5.0
10. Andy Ashby1995 4.9
Jake Peavy2004 4.9
Earned Run Average
1. Dylan Cease2024 1.82
2. Dinelson Lamet2020 2.09
3. Dave Roberts1971 2.1
4. Randy Jones1975 2.24
5. Blake Snell2023 2.25
6. Jake Peavy2004 2.27
7. Kevin Brown1998 2.38
8. Jake Peavy2007 2.54
9. Ed Whitson1990 2.6
10. Ed Whitson1989 2.66
Wins
1. Randy Jones1976 22
2. Gaylord Perry1978 21
3. Randy Jones1975 20
4. Jake Peavy2007 19
5. Kevin Brown1998 18
Andy Hawkins1985 18
7. Andy Ashby1998 17
8. Yu Darvish2022 16
LaMarr Hoyt1985 16
Tim Lollar1982 16
Eric Show1988 16
Ed Whitson1989 16
Win-Loss %
1. Gaylord Perry1978 .778
Dennis Rasmussen1988 .778
Michael Wacha2023 .778
4. Jake Peavy2007 .760
5. Dylan Cease2024 .750
6. Kevin Brown1998 .720
7. Jake Peavy2004 .714
8. Woody Williams2006 .706
9. Andy Hawkins1985 .692
10. Adam Eaton2005 .688
Chris Young2006 .688
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Dylan Cease2024 0.742
2. Dinelson Lamet2020 0.855
3. Yu Darvish2022 0.950
4. Randy Jones1976 1.027
5. Jake Peavy2005 1.044
6. Randy Jones1975 1.046
7. Jake Peavy2007 1.061
8. Kevin Brown1998 1.066
9. Zach Davies2020 1.067
10. Joe Musgrove2021 1.081
Hits per 9 IP
1. Dylan Cease2024 3.337
2. Dinelson Lamet2020 5.087
3. Blake Snell2023 5.750
4. Chris Young2007 6.139
5. Chris Young2006 6.725
6. Jake Peavy2007 6.810
7. Yu Darvish2022 6.842
8. Joe Musgrove2021 7.048
9. Zach Davies2020 7.139
10. Clay Kirby1971 7.171
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. LaMarr Hoyt1985 0.856
2. David Wells2004 0.920
3. Greg Maddux2007 1.136
4. Randy Jones1976 1.427
5. Yu Darvish2022 1.711
6. Kevin Brown1998 1.716
7. Clayton Richard2012 1.729
8. Bobby Jones2001 1.754
9. Randy Jones1975 1.768
Eric Stults2013 1.768
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Dinelson Lamet2020 12.130
2. Blake Snell2023 11.700
3. Yu Darvish2021 10.768
4. Dylan Cease2024 10.618
5. Joe Musgrove2021 10.075
6. Michael King2024 9.978
7. Andy Benes1994 9.870
8. Tyson Ross2015 9.735
9. Jake Peavy2007 9.672
10. James Shields2015 9.608
Games Played
1. Craig Lefferts1986 83
2. Brad Hand2016 82
3. Heath Bell2007 81
4. Luke Gregerson2010 80
Cla Meredith2007 80
6. Rollie Fingers1977 78
Tim Hill2021 78
Lance McCullers1987 78
9. Luke Gregerson2012 77
Mike Matthews2003 77
Butch Metzger1976 77
Chad Qualls2011 77
Saves
1. Trevor Hoffman1998 53
2. Heath Bell2010 47
3. Trevor Hoffman2006 46
4. Mark Davis1989 44
5. Heath Bell2011 43
Trevor Hoffman2000 43
Trevor Hoffman2001 43
Trevor Hoffman2005 43
9. Heath Bell2009 42
Trevor Hoffman1996 42
Trevor Hoffman2007 42
Innings Pitched
1. Randy Jones1976 315.1
2. Randy Jones1975 285.0
3. Dave Roberts1971 269.2
4. Clay Kirby1971 267.1
5. Randy Jones1979 263.0
6. Gaylord Perry1978 260.2
7. Kevin Brown1998 257.0
8. Randy Jones1978 253.0
9. Pat Dobson1970 251.0
10. Steve Arlin1972 250.0
Strikeouts
1. Kevin Brown1998 257
2. Jake Peavy2007 240
3. Blake Snell2023 234
4. Clay Kirby1971 231
5. Jake Peavy2005 216
James Shields2015 216
7. Jake Peavy2006 215
8. Tyson Ross2015 212
9. Ian Kennedy2014 207
10. Joe Musgrove2021 203
Games Started
1. Randy Jones1976 40
2. Randy Jones1979 39
3. Steve Arlin1972 37
Gaylord Perry1978 37
5. Randy Jones1975 36
Randy Jones1978 36
Clay Kirby1971 36
8. Kevin Brown1998 35
Bill Greif1974 35
Andy Hawkins1986 35
Clay Kirby1969 35
Bob Shirley1977 35
Eric Show1985 35
Complete Games
1. Randy Jones1976 25
2. Randy Jones1975 18
3. Dave Roberts1971 14
4. Clay Kirby1971 13
Eric Show1988 13
6. Steve Arlin1972 12
7. Steve Arlin1971 10
Bruce Hurst1989 10
Fred Norman1972 10
Gaylord Perry1979 10
Home Runs
1. Kevin Jarvis2001 37
Bobby Jones2001 37
3. Ed Whitson1987 36
4. Jake Peavy2003 33
James Shields2015 33
Woody Williams1999 33
7. Ian Kennedy2015 31
Clayton Richard2012 31
Brett Tomko2002 31
10. Clay Kirby1973 30
Bases on Balls
1. Matt Clement2000 125
2. Steve Arlin1972 122
3. Clay Kirby1970 120
4. Clay Kirby1972 116
5. Dave Freisleben1974 112
6. Joey Hamilton1998 106
7. Tim Lollar1984 105
Edinson Vólquez2012 105
9. Steve Arlin1971 103
Clay Kirby1971 103
Hits
1. Randy Jones1976 274
2. Randy Jones1978 263
3. Pat Dobson1970 257
Randy Jones1979 257
5. Bobby Jones2001 250
6. Bill Greif1974 244
7. Randy Jones1975 242
8. Gaylord Perry1978 241
9. Clayton Richard2017 240
10. Dave Roberts1971 238
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Yu Darvish2022 5.324
2. Kevin Brown1998 5.245
3. David Wells2004 5.05
4. Dinelson Lamet2020 4.65
5. Yu Darvish2021 4.523
6. Joe Musgrove2022 4.381
7. Jake Peavy2005 4.32
8. Greg Maddux2007 4.16
9. LaMarr Hoyt1985 4.15
10. Mat Latos2010 3.78
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Randy Jones1978 0.213
2. Kevin Brown1998 0.280
3. Dave Roberts1971 0.300
4. Dylan Cease2024 0.303
5. Gaylord Perry1978 0.311
6. Steve Arlin1971 0.316
7. Juan Eichelberger1981 0.318
8. Tyson Ross2015 0.413
9. Randy Jones1976 0.428
10. John Curtis1980 0.433
Losses
1. Randy Jones1974 22
2. Steve Arlin1972 21
3. Clay Kirby1969 20
4. Steve Arlin1971 19
Bill Greif1974 19
Bobby Jones2001 19
7. Clay Kirby1973 18
Bob Shirley1977 18
9. Matt Clement2000 17
Bill Greif1973 17
Joe Niekro1969 17
Dave Roberts1971 17
Eric Stults2014 17
Earned Runs
1. Matt Clement2000 117
Bill Greif1974 117
3. Bobby Jones2001 111
4. Clay Kirby1970 108
Ed Whitson1987 108
6. Randy Jones1979 106
7. Pat Dobson1970 105
Brian Lawrence2005 105
Clayton Richard2017 105
10. Joey Hamilton1998 103
Kevin Jarvis2001 103
Randy Jones1974 103
Wild Pitches
1. Matt Clement2000 23
2. Steve Arlin1972 15
Sterling Hitchcock1999 15
4. Andy Benes1993 14
Trevor Cahill2017 14
Joey Hamilton1996 14
Tyson Ross2015 14
8. Clay Kirby1971 13
Clay Kirby1973 13
Fred Norman1972 13
Blake Snell2023 13
Brent Strom1976 13
Hit By Pitch
1. Austin Adams2021 24
2. Joe Musgrove2021 18
3. Matt Clement2000 16
4. Jhoulys Chacín2017 14
Bill Greif1974 14
Joe Musgrove2022 14
7. Yu Darvish2022 12
Joey Hamilton1997 12
9. Andy Ashby1995 11
Mike Corkins1973 11
Joey Hamilton1995 11
Brian Lawrence2002 11
Brian Lawrence2003 11
Brian Lawrence2005 11
Jake Peavy2004 11
Batters Faced
1. Randy Jones1976 1251
2. Randy Jones1975 1124
3. Clay Kirby1971 1107
4. Randy Jones1979 1088
5. Dave Roberts1971 1086
6. Pat Dobson1970 1073
7. Steve Arlin1972 1072
8. Randy Jones1978 1058
9. Gaylord Perry1978 1055
10. Kevin Brown1998 1032
Games Finished
1. Rollie Fingers1977 69
2. Mark Davis1989 65
3. Rollie Fingers1978 62
Trevor Hoffman1996 62
Butch Metzger1976 62
6. Trevor Hoffman1998 61
7. Heath Bell2009 59
Trevor Hoffman1997 59
Trevor Hoffman2000 59
10. Heath Bell2010 57
Randy Myers1992 57
Adjusted ERA+
1. Dylan Cease2024 216
2. Dinelson Lamet2020 201
3. Blake Snell2023 185
4. Jake Peavy2004 171
5. Kevin Brown1998 164
6. Jake Peavy2007 158
7. Dave Roberts1971 157
8. Randy Jones1975 156
9. Zach Davies2020 154
10. Ed Whitson1990 148
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Kevin Brown1998 2.23
2. Dylan Cease2024 2.35
3. Dinelson Lamet2020 2.48
4. Dave Roberts1971 2.62
5. Gaylord Perry1978 2.63
6. Jake Peavy2007 2.84
7. Clay Kirby1971 2.88
8. Jake Peavy2005 2.89
9. Mike Caldwell1972 2.92
10. Andy Benes1992 2.96
Bruce Hurst1989 2.96
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Kevin Brown1998 46
2. Jake Peavy2007 41
Blake Snell2023 41
4. Randy Jones1975 35
5. Dave Roberts1971 34
6. Jake Peavy2004 32
Ed Whitson1990 32
8. Heath Bell2007 24
Jake Peavy2005 24
10. Andy Benes1991 22
Trevor Hoffman1998 22
Bruce Hurst1989 22
Jake Peavy2008 22
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Kevin Brown1998 4.9
2. Blake Snell2023 4.3
3. Jake Peavy2007 4.2
4. Randy Jones1975 3.9
Dave Roberts1971 3.9
6. Ed Whitson1990 3.5
7. Jake Peavy2004 3.3
8. Jake Peavy2005 2.5
9. Heath Bell2007 2.4
Andy Benes1991 2.4
Bruce Hurst1989 2.4
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24) †
1. Kevin Brown1998 48.68
2. Blake Snell2023 46.29
3. Jake Peavy2007 44.17
4. Ed Whitson1990 33.04
5. Dave Roberts1971 32.99
6. Randy Jones1975 30.75
7. Yu Darvish2022 30.41
8. Heath Bell2007 29.13
9. Jake Peavy2004 28.22
10. Scott Linebrink2004 27.63
Win Probability Added (WPA) †
1. Trevor Hoffman1998 6.3
2. Mark Davis1989 5.8
3. Trevor Hoffman1996 5.5
4. Kevin Brown1998 5.1
5. Heath Bell2010 4.9
6. Jake Peavy2007 4.3
Blake Snell2023 4.3
8. Brad Hand2017 4.2
Trevor Hoffman1999 4.2
10. Rich Gossage1985 4.0
Randy Jones1976 4.0
Jake Peavy2005 4.0
Kirby Yates2019 4.0
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI) †
1. Kevin Brown1998 5.7
2. Randy Jones1976 4.3
3. Jake Peavy2007 4.0
4. Randy Jones1975 3.7
5. Blake Snell2023 3.0
6. Yu Darvish2022 2.9
Ed Whitson1990 2.9
Chris Young2007 2.9
9. Dave Roberts1971 2.8
10. Heath Bell2007 2.7
Trevor Hoffman1998 2.7
Championship WPA (cWPA) †
1. Heath Bell2007 8.5
2. Trevor Hoffman1996 6.5
3. Heath Bell2010 5.6
4. Cla Meredith2006 5.3
5. Rich Gossage1985 4.0
6. Jake Peavy2005 3.5
7. Trevor Hoffman2006 3.4
8. Dave Dravecky1985 3.3
9. Mike Adams2010 3.2
Rich Gossage1984 3.2
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW) †
1. Kevin Brown1998 5.5
2. Blake Snell2023 5.1
3. Jake Peavy2007 4.9
4. Dave Roberts1971 3.9
5. Ed Whitson1990 3.6
6. Randy Jones1975 3.5
7. Yu Darvish2022 3.4
8. Randy Jones1976 3.1
Jake Peavy2004 3.1
10. Heath Bell2007 3.0

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