Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1. Silver King • 1888 14.7
2. Theodore Breitenstein • 1893 11.5
3. Bob Gibson • 1968 11.2
4. Bob Gibson • 1969 10.4
5. Dave Foutz • 1886 9.7
6. Bob Caruthers • 1885 9.5
7. Theodore Breitenstein • 1894 9.3
8. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1889 9.2
9. Dizzy Dean • 1934 8.9
Bob Gibson • 1970 8.9
Earned Run Average
1. Bob Gibson • 1968 1.12
2. Silver King • 1888 1.63
3. Bill Doak • 1914 1.72
4. Mort Cooper • 1942 1.78
5. Max Lanier • 1943 1.9
6. John Tudor • 1985 1.93
7. Kid Nichols • 1904 2.02
8. Bugs Raymond • 1908 2.03
9. Ed Karger • 1907 2.04
10. Bob Caruthers • 1885 2.07
Wins
1. Silver King • 1888 45
2. Dave Foutz • 1886 41
3. Bob Caruthers • 1885 40
4. Silver King • 1889 35
Tony Mullane • 1883 35
6. Dave Foutz • 1885 33
Jack Stivetts • 1891 33
8. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1889 32
Silver King • 1887 32
10. Bob Caruthers • 1886 30
Dizzy Dean • 1934 30
Win-Loss %
1. Kyle Lohse • 2012 .842
2. Miles Mikolas • 2018 .818
3. Al Hrabosky • 1975 .813
Howie Krist • 1942 .813
5. Dizzy Dean • 1934 .811
6. Chris Carpenter • 2009 .810
Ted Wilks • 1944 .810
8. Chris Carpenter • 2005 .808
9. Harry Brecheen • 1945 .789
10. Johnny Beazley • 1942 .778
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Bob Gibson • 1968 0.853
2. Silver King • 1888 0.874
3. John Tudor • 1985 0.938
4. Dick Hughes • 1967 0.954
5. Jack Flaherty • 2019 0.968
Tony Mullane • 1883 0.968
7. Dave Foutz • 1884 0.982
8. Mort Cooper • 1942 0.987
9. Kid Nichols • 1904 1.003
10. Chris Carpenter • 2009 1.007
Hits per 9 IP
1. Bob Gibson • 1968 5.849
2. Jack Flaherty • 2019 6.188
3. José DeLeón • 1989 6.364
4. Fred Beebe • 1906 6.442
5. Bugs Raymond • 1908 6.549
6. Dick Hughes • 1967 6.639
7. Mort Cooper • 1942 6.685
8. Silver King • 1888 6.696
9. Bob Gibson • 1962 6.702
10. Bob Gibson • 1966 6.742
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Bob Tewksbury • 1992 0.773
2. Bob Tewksbury • 1993 0.842
3. Jumbo McGinnis • 1884 0.889
4. Cy Young • 1900 1.008
5. Bob Caruthers • 1885 1.064
6. Cy Young • 1899 1.072
7. Joel Piñeiro • 2009 1.136
8. Silver King • 1888 1.170
9. Jumbo McGinnis • 1882 1.228
10. Bob Tewksbury • 1994 1.272
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Sonny Gray • 2024 10.984
2. Jack Flaherty • 2019 10.589
3. Rick Ankiel • 2000 9.977
4. Carlos Martínez • 2017 9.527
5. Carlos Martínez • 2015 9.217
6. Lance Lynn • 2012 9.205
7. Andy Benes • 1997 8.898
8. Lance Lynn • 2013 8.836
9. Shelby Miller • 2013 8.775
10. Michael Wacha • 2017 8.584
Games Played
1. Steve Kline • 2001 89
2. Ray King • 2004 86
3. Kevin Siegrist • 2015 81
4. Mitchell Boggs • 2012 78
Steve Kline • 2003 78
Jason Motte • 2011 78
7. Ray King • 2005 77
Mike Pérez • 1992 77
Julián Tavárez • 2004 77
10. Seth Maness • 2015 76
Seunghwan Oh • 2016 76
Russ Springer • 2007 76
Saves
1. Ryan Helsley • 2024 49
2. Trevor Rosenthal • 2015 48
3. Jason Isringhausen • 2004 47
Lee Smith • 1991 47
5. Trevor Rosenthal • 2014 45
Bruce Sutter • 1984 45
7. Lee Smith • 1992 43
Lee Smith • 1993 43
9. Jason Motte • 2012 42
10. Jason Isringhausen • 2005 39
Innings Pitched
1. Silver King • 1888 584.2
2. Dave Foutz • 1886 504.0
3. Bob Caruthers • 1885 482.1
4. Tony Mullane • 1883 460.2
5. Silver King • 1889 458.0
6. Theodore Breitenstein • 1894 447.1
7. Jack Stivetts • 1891 440.0
8. Theodore Breitenstein • 1895 438.2
9. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1889 421.2
10. Jack Stivetts • 1890 419.1
Strikeouts
1. Jack Stivetts • 1890 289
2. Dave Foutz • 1886 283
3. Bob Gibson • 1970 274
4. Bob Gibson • 1965 270
5. Bob Gibson • 1969 269
6. Bob Gibson • 1968 268
7. Jack Stivetts • 1891 259
8. Silver King • 1888 258
9. Toad Ramsey • 1890 257
10. Bob Gibson • 1964 245
Games Started
1. Silver King • 1888 64
2. Dave Foutz • 1886 57
3. Jack Stivetts • 1891 56
4. Bob Caruthers • 1885 53
Silver King • 1889 53
6. Theodore Breitenstein • 1895 51
Ice Box Chamberlain • 1889 51
8. Theodore Breitenstein • 1894 50
9. Tony Mullane • 1883 49
10. Jack Taylor • 1898 47
Complete Games
1. Silver King • 1888 64
2. Dave Foutz • 1886 55
3. Bob Caruthers • 1885 53
4. Tony Mullane • 1883 49
5. Theodore Breitenstein • 1895 47
Silver King • 1889 47
7. Theodore Breitenstein • 1894 46
Dave Foutz • 1885 46
9. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1889 44
10. Kid Gleason • 1892 43
Silver King • 1887 43
Jumbo McGinnis • 1882 43
Shutouts
1. Bob Gibson • 1968 13
2. Dave Foutz • 1886 11
3. Mort Cooper • 1942 10
John Tudor • 1985 10
5. Harry Brecheen • 1948 7
Mort Cooper • 1944 7
Dizzy Dean • 1934 7
Bill Doak • 1914 7
9. Bob Caruthers • 1885 6
Mort Cooper • 1943 6
Bob Gibson • 1965 6
Harvey Haddix • 1953 6
Jesse Haines • 1927 6
Ed Karger • 1907 6
Silver King • 1888 6
Jumbo McGinnis • 1883 6
Red Munger • 1947 6
Curt Simmons • 1963 6
Home Runs
1. Murry Dickson • 1948 39
2. Jason Marquis • 2006 35
Matt Morris • 2004 35
Brett Tomko • 2003 35
5. Bob Gibson • 1965 34
Dustin Hermanson • 2001 34
7. Darryl Kile • 2000 33
8. Lon Warneke • 1937 32
9. Gerry Staley • 1953 31
Garrett Stephenson • 2000 31
Bases on Balls
1. Jack Stivetts • 1891 232
2. Theodore Breitenstein • 1894 191
3. Kid Gleason • 1893 187
4. Theodore Breitenstein • 1895 182
5. Bob Harmon • 1911 181
6. Jack Stivetts • 1890 179
7. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1889 165
8. Theodore Breitenstein • 1893 156
9. Kid Gleason • 1892 151
10. Pink Hawley • 1894 149
Hits
1. Theodore Breitenstein • 1894 497
2. Red Donahue • 1897 485
3. Pink Hawley • 1894 481
4. Theodore Breitenstein • 1895 468
5. Jack Taylor • 1898 465
6. Silver King • 1889 462
7. Kid Gleason • 1893 436
8. Silver King • 1888 435
9. Jack Powell • 1899 433
10. Bob Caruthers • 1885 430
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Adam Wainwright • 2013 6.257
2. Sonny Gray • 2024 5.205
3. Miles Mikolas • 2018 5.034
4. Miles Mikolas • 2024 4.88
5. Bob Tewksbury • 1993 4.85
6. Bob Tewksbury • 1992 4.55
7. Miles Mikolas • 2019 4.5
8. Bob Gibson • 1968 4.323
9. Chris Carpenter • 2006 4.279
10. Jack Flaherty • 2019 4.2
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Stan Yerkes • 1902 0.033
2. Fred Beebe • 1907 0.038
Bob Harmon • 1910 0.038
4. Johnny Lush • 1909 0.041
Mike O'Neill • 1904 0.041
6. Red Ames • 1918 0.044
7. Daisy Davis • 1884 0.045
8. Jumbo McGinnis • 1882 0.046
9. Bill Sherdel • 1920 0.053
10. Lee Meadows • 1918 0.054
Losses
1. Red Donahue • 1897 35
2. Theodore Breitenstein • 1895 30
3. Bill Hart • 1896 29
Jack Taylor • 1898 29
5. Bill Hart • 1897 27
Pink Hawley • 1894 27
Willie Sudhoff • 1898 27
8. Theodore Breitenstein • 1896 26
9. Stoney McGlynn • 1907 25
Bugs Raymond • 1908 25
Earned Runs
1. Theodore Breitenstein • 1894 238
2. Red Donahue • 1897 237
3. Pink Hawley • 1894 214
4. Theodore Breitenstein • 1895 213
5. Bill Hart • 1897 205
6. Kid Gleason • 1893 195
7. Bill Hart • 1896 191
8. Red Donahue • 1896 172
Jack Taylor • 1898 172
10. Theodore Breitenstein • 1896 169
Wild Pitches
1. Jumbo McGinnis • 1882 40
2. Silver King • 1889 36
3. Jack Stivetts • 1890 29
4. Toad Ramsey • 1890 28
Jack Stivetts • 1891 28
6. Jumbo McGinnis • 1884 27
7. Dave Foutz • 1887 26
8. Bob Caruthers • 1885 25
9. Jumbo McGinnis • 1883 24
Tony Mullane • 1883 24
John Schappert • 1882 24
Hit By Pitch
1. Silver King • 1888 30
2. Willie Sudhoff • 1898 27
3. Jack Taylor • 1898 25
4. Red Donahue • 1897 22
5. Pink Hawley • 1894 21
Silver King • 1889 21
7. Pink Hawley • 1893 20
8. Bob Caruthers • 1885 19
Cowboy Jones • 1900 19
10. Dave Foutz • 1885 18
Jack Stivetts • 1891 18
Willie Sudhoff • 1901 18
Batters Faced
1. Silver King • 1888 2286
2. Dave Foutz • 1886 2091
3. Theodore Breitenstein • 1894 1987
4. Silver King • 1889 1966
5. Bob Caruthers • 1885 1948
6. Theodore Breitenstein • 1895 1936
7. Jack Stivetts • 1891 1916
8. Tony Mullane • 1883 1875
9. Jack Stivetts • 1890 1837
10. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1889 1808
Games Finished
1. Jason Isringhausen • 2004 66
2. Bruce Sutter • 1984 63
3. Ryan Helsley • 2024 62
4. Lee Smith • 1991 61
Dave Veres • 2000 61
6. Todd Worrell • 1986 60
7. Trevor Rosenthal • 2014 59
8. Jason Motte • 2012 58
Bruce Sutter • 1982 58
10. Trevor Rosenthal • 2015 57
Adjusted ERA+
1. Bob Gibson • 1968 258
2. Silver King • 1888 195
3. Mort Cooper • 1942 192
4. Jack Stivetts • 1889 186
5. John Tudor • 1985 185
6. Harry Brecheen • 1948 182
Chris Carpenter • 2009 182
8. Max Lanier • 1943 178
9. Howie Pollet • 1946 165
10. Steve Carlton • 1969 164
Bob Gibson • 1969 164
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Bob Gibson • 1968 1.77
2. Ed Karger • 1907 2.11
3. Mort Cooper • 1942 2.19
4. Kid Nichols • 1904 2.22
5. Bob Gibson • 1970 2.29
6. Bob Gibson • 1969 2.30
Bugs Raymond • 1908 2.30
8. Bob Gibson • 1967 2.34
9. Silver King • 1888 2.38
10. Ed Karger • 1906 2.39
Max Lanier • 1942 2.39
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Silver King • 1888 91
2. Dave Foutz • 1886 69
3. Theodore Breitenstein • 1893 64
4. Bob Caruthers • 1885 63
5. Bob Gibson • 1968 60
6. Tony Mullane • 1883 57
7. Ice Box Chamberlain • 1889 55
8. Dizzy Dean • 1934 51
9. Bob Gibson • 1969 50
Silver King • 1889 50
John Tudor • 1985 50
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Silver King • 1888 9.1
2. Bob Gibson • 1968 7.9
3. Dave Foutz • 1886 6.4
4. Bob Caruthers • 1885 6.1
5. Bob Gibson • 1969 5.8
John Tudor • 1985 5.8
7. Theodore Breitenstein • 1893 5.5
8. Mort Cooper • 1942 5.4
9. Harry Brecheen • 1948 5.3
Dizzy Dean • 1934 5.3
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24) †
1. Bob Gibson • 1968 65.80
2. Dizzy Dean • 1934 57.97
3. Bob Gibson • 1969 56.72
4. John Tudor • 1985 55.38
5. Mort Cooper • 1942 50.02
6. Harry Brecheen • 1948 49.04
7. Dizzy Dean • 1935 47.95
8. Chris Carpenter • 2009 46.47
9. Jesse Haines • 1927 45.29
10. Howie Pollet • 1949 45.18
Win Probability Added (WPA) †
1. Bob Gibson • 1968 8.0
2. Bob Gibson • 1969 7.7
3. Dizzy Dean • 1934 6.7
4. Howie Pollet • 1946 6.3
5. John Tudor • 1985 6.1
6. Mort Cooper • 1942 6.0
7. Jesse Haines • 1927 5.8
8. Lindy McDaniel • 1960 5.7
9. Chris Carpenter • 2009 5.6
10. Paul Dean • 1935 5.4
Howie Pollet • 1949 5.4
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI) †
1. Bob Gibson • 1968 7.2
2. John Tudor • 1985 6.8
3. Mort Cooper • 1942 6.2
4. Bob Gibson • 1969 5.9
5. Mort Cooper • 1943 5.3
6. Dizzy Dean • 1935 5.2
7. Harry Brecheen • 1948 4.9
Dizzy Dean • 1934 4.9
Bob Gibson • 1970 4.9
10. Chris Carpenter • 2009 4.6
Adam Wainwright • 2014 4.6
Championship WPA (cWPA) †
1. Jesse Haines • 1928 26.8
2. Bill Sherdel • 1928 24.2
3. Paul Dean • 1935 23.5
4. Howie Pollet • 1946 22.9
5. Dizzy Dean • 1934 22.3
6. Harry Brecheen • 1946 19.1
7. Mort Cooper • 1942 18.4
8. Dizzy Dean • 1936 17.1
9. Grover Alexander • 1926 15.5
10. Bob Gibson • 1968 15.4
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW) †
1. Bob Gibson • 1968 9.1
2. Bob Gibson • 1969 6.7
3. John Tudor • 1985 6.5
4. Dizzy Dean • 1934 5.9
5. Mort Cooper • 1942 5.8
6. Harry Brecheen • 1948 5.3
7. Chris Carpenter • 2009 5.2
Mort Cooper • 1943 5.2
9. Howie Pollet • 1946 5.0
10. Dizzy Dean • 1935 4.9

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