Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1. Mike Minor • 2019 8.0
2. Fergie Jenkins • 1974 7.7
Lance Lynn • 2019 7.7
4. Ken Hill • 1996 6.6
5. Charlie Hough • 1985 6.3
6. Jon Matlack • 1978 6.2
7. Jim Kern • 1979 6.1
8. Bert Blyleven • 1977 5.8
Matt Harrison • 2012 5.8
Gaylord Perry • 1976 5.8
Kenny Rogers • 1995 5.8
Earned Run Average
1. Mike Paul • 1972 2.17
2. Dick Bosman • 1969 2.19
3. Jon Matlack • 1978 2.27
4. Dick Donovan • 1961 2.4
5. Rick Honeycutt • 1983 2.42
6. Pete Richert • 1965 2.6
7. Camilo Pascual • 1968 2.69
8. Bert Blyleven • 1977 2.72
9. Bert Blyleven • 1976 2.76
10. Casey Cox • 1969 2.78
Wins
1. Fergie Jenkins • 1974 25
2. Kevin Brown • 1992 21
3. Rick Helling • 1998 20
4. Jim Bibby • 1974 19
Aaron Sele • 1998 19
6. Matt Harrison • 2012 18
Charlie Hough • 1987 18
Fergie Jenkins • 1978 18
Kenny Rogers • 2004 18
Aaron Sele • 1999 18
Win-Loss %
1. Jonathan Hernández • 2020 .833
2. Danny Darwin • 1980 .765
Tommy Hunter • 2010 .765
4. Derek Holland • 2011 .762
5. Cole Hamels • 2016 .750
6. Rick Helling • 1998 .741
7. Dick Bosman • 1969 .737
8. Jim Kern • 1979 .722
9. Kenny Rogers • 1995 .708
10. Nathan Eovaldi • 2023 .706
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Nolan Ryan • 1991 1.006
2. Fergie Jenkins • 1974 1.008
3. Dick Bosman • 1969 1.010
4. Dick Donovan • 1961 1.026
5. Nolan Ryan • 1990 1.034
6. Gaylord Perry • 1975 1.049
7. Lance Lynn • 2020 1.060
8. Bert Blyleven • 1977 1.065
9. Phil Ortega • 1966 1.069
10. Yu Darvish • 2013 1.073
Rick Honeycutt • 1981 1.073
Hits per 9 IP
1. Nolan Ryan • 1991 5.306
2. Jim Bibby • 1973 6.039
3. Nolan Ryan • 1990 6.044
4. Nolan Ryan • 1989 6.092
5. Yu Darvish • 2013 6.224
6. Pete Richert • 1965 6.773
7. Lance Lynn • 2020 6.857
8. Bobby Witt • 1988 6.918
9. Bert Blyleven • 1977 6.942
10. Tom Cheney • 1962 6.958
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Rick Honeycutt • 1981 1.198
2. Fergie Jenkins • 1974 1.234
3. John Burkett • 1997 1.426
4. Fergie Jenkins • 1978 1.482
5. Jon Matlack • 1978 1.700
6. Gaylord Perry • 1975 1.761
7. Dick Bosman • 1969 1.819
8. Jon Matlack • 1980 1.841
9. Colby Lewis • 2015 1.847
10. Don Rudolph • 1963 1.862
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Yu Darvish • 2013 11.890
2. Nolan Ryan • 1989 11.319
3. Lance Lynn • 2019 10.627
4. Nolan Ryan • 1991 10.561
5. Yu Darvish • 2012 10.395
6. Nolan Ryan • 1990 10.235
7. Lance Lynn • 2020 9.536
8. Cole Hamels • 2016 8.970
9. Bobby Witt • 1990 8.959
10. Colby Lewis • 2010 8.776
Games Played
1. Mitch Williams • 1987 85
2. Kenny Rogers • 1992 81
3. Mitch Williams • 1986 80
4. Mike Venafro • 2000 77
5. Tanner Scheppers • 2013 76
6. Jamey Wright • 2008 75
7. Ron Kline • 1965 74
Dale Mohorcic • 1987 74
C.J. Wilson • 2009 74
10. Francisco Cordero • 2003 73
Neal Cotts • 2014 73
Sam Dyson • 2016 73
Greg Harris • 1986 73
Kenny Rogers • 1989 73
Shawn Tolleson • 2015 73
Saves
1. Francisco Cordero • 2004 49
2. Joe Nathan • 2013 43
John Wetteland • 1999 43
4. John Wetteland • 1998 42
5. Neftalí Feliz • 2010 40
Tom Henke • 1993 40
7. Sam Dyson • 2016 38
Jeff Russell • 1989 38
9. Francisco Cordero • 2005 37
Joe Nathan • 2012 37
Innings Pitched
1. Fergie Jenkins • 1974 328.1
2. Charlie Hough • 1987 285.1
3. Fergie Jenkins • 1975 270.0
Jon Matlack • 1978 270.0
5. Charlie Hough • 1984 266.0
6. Kevin Brown • 1992 265.2
7. Jim Bibby • 1974 264.0
8. Fergie Jenkins • 1979 259.0
9. Claude Osteen • 1964 257.0
10. Charlie Hough • 1983 252.0
Charlie Hough • 1988 252.0
Strikeouts
1. Nolan Ryan • 1989 301
2. Yu Darvish • 2013 277
3. Lance Lynn • 2019 246
4. Nolan Ryan • 1990 232
5. Fergie Jenkins • 1974 225
6. Charlie Hough • 1987 223
7. Yu Darvish • 2012 221
Bobby Witt • 1990 221
9. C.J. Wilson • 2011 206
10. Nolan Ryan • 1991 203
Games Started
1. Jim Bibby • 1974 41
Fergie Jenkins • 1974 41
3. Charlie Hough • 1987 40
4. Fergie Jenkins • 1975 37
Fergie Jenkins • 1979 37
6. Joe Coleman • 1969 36
Steve Comer • 1979 36
Charlie Hough • 1984 36
Claude Osteen • 1964 36
10. Dick Bosman • 1971 35
Kevin Brown • 1992 35
Rick Helling • 1999 35
Rick Helling • 2000 35
Ken Hill • 1996 35
Kenny Rogers • 2004 35
Frank Tanana • 1984 35
John Thomson • 2003 35
Complete Games
1. Fergie Jenkins • 1974 29
2. Fergie Jenkins • 1975 22
3. Gaylord Perry • 1976 21
4. Jon Matlack • 1978 18
5. Charlie Hough • 1984 17
6. Fergie Jenkins • 1978 16
7. Bert Blyleven • 1977 15
Gaylord Perry • 1975 15
9. Bert Blyleven • 1976 14
Charlie Hough • 1985 14
Home Runs
1. Rick Helling • 1999 41
2. Fergie Jenkins • 1979 40
3. Rick Helling • 2001 38
Jordan Lyles • 2021 38
5. Fergie Jenkins • 1975 37
6. Charlie Hough • 1987 36
Pete Richert • 1966 36
8. Mike Foltynewicz • 2021 35
Colby Lewis • 2011 35
10. Phil Ortega • 1965 33
Bobby Witt • 1997 33
Bases on Balls
1. Bobby Witt • 1986 143
2. Bobby Witt • 1987 140
3. Ed Correa • 1986 126
Charlie Hough • 1988 126
5. Charlie Hough • 1987 124
6. Charlie Hough • 1990 119
7. Bobby Witt • 1989 114
8. Jim Bibby • 1974 113
9. Bobby Witt • 1990 110
10. Jim Bibby • 1973 106
Hits
1. Fergie Jenkins • 1974 286
2. Jon Matlack • 1980 265
3. Kevin Brown • 1992 262
4. Fergie Jenkins • 1975 261
5. Charlie Hough • 1984 260
6. Kenny Rogers • 2000 257
7. Rick Helling • 2001 256
Claude Osteen • 1964 256
9. Jim Bibby • 1974 255
10. Fergie Jenkins • 1979 252
Jon Matlack • 1978 252
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Fergie Jenkins • 1974 5
2. John Burkett • 1997 4.633
3. Lance Lynn • 2019 4.169
4. Gaylord Perry • 1975 4.111
5. Nathan Eovaldi • 2024 3.952
6. Fergie Jenkins • 1978 3.829
7. Lance Lynn • 2020 3.56
8. Yu Darvish • 2013 3.462
9. Colby Lewis • 2015 3.381
10. Gaylord Perry • 1977 3.161
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Mike Paul • 1972 0.223
2. Kevin Brown • 1992 0.373
3. C.J. Wilson • 2010 0.441
4. Danny Darwin • 1983 0.443
5. Rick Honeycutt • 1983 0.464
6. Jon Matlack • 1978 0.467
7. Kevin Brown • 1989 0.471
8. Bobby Witt • 1990 0.486
9. Bert Blyleven • 1976 0.489
10. Camilo Pascual • 1968 0.493
Losses
1. Denny McLain • 1971 22
2. Jim Bibby • 1974 19
Don Rudolph • 1963 19
4. Fergie Jenkins • 1975 18
Joe McClain • 1961 18
Frank Tanana • 1982 18
7. Rick Honeycutt • 1982 17
8. Dick Bosman • 1971 16
Joe Coleman • 1968 16
Bennie Daniels • 1962 16
Charlie Hough • 1985 16
Charlie Hough • 1988 16
Earned Runs
1. Jim Bibby • 1974 139
2. Rick Helling • 2001 124
3. John Burkett • 1998 123
4. Charlie Hough • 1987 120
Bobby Witt • 1996 120
6. Rick Helling • 1999 118
Fergie Jenkins • 1975 118
8. Fergie Jenkins • 1979 117
John Thomson • 2003 117
10. Roger Pavlik • 1996 116
Wild Pitches
1. Bobby Witt • 1986 22
2. Ed Correa • 1986 19
Nolan Ryan • 1989 19
4. Lance Lynn • 2019 18
5. Frank Bertaina • 1968 17
6. Charlie Hough • 1986 16
Bobby Witt • 1988 16
8. Dennis Higgins • 1969 15
9. Pete Broberg • 1972 14
Joe Coleman • 1970 14
Yu Darvish • 2014 14
Hit By Pitch
1. Charlie Hough • 1987 19
2. Vicente Padilla • 2006 17
Chan Ho Park • 2002 17
4. Kevin Brown • 1993 15
Vicente Padilla • 2008 15
6. Pete Broberg • 1972 13
Kevin Brown • 1991 13
Nick Martinez • 2015 13
Glenn Otto • 2022 13
Chan Ho Park • 2004 13
Aaron Sele • 1998 13
Batters Faced
1. Fergie Jenkins • 1974 1305
2. Charlie Hough • 1987 1231
3. Jim Bibby • 1974 1134
4. Charlie Hough • 1984 1133
5. Fergie Jenkins • 1975 1119
6. Kevin Brown • 1992 1108
7. Jon Matlack • 1978 1097
8. Fergie Jenkins • 1979 1089
9. Claude Osteen • 1964 1070
10. Charlie Hough • 1988 1067
Games Finished
1. Jeff Russell • 1989 66
2. Francisco Cordero • 2004 63
Greg Harris • 1986 63
4. Joe Nathan • 2012 62
5. Joe Nathan • 2013 61
6. Francisco Cordero • 2005 60
Tom Henke • 1993 60
8. Neftalí Feliz • 2010 59
John Wetteland • 1998 59
John Wetteland • 1999 59
Adjusted ERA+
1. Rick Honeycutt • 1983 165
Jon Matlack • 1978 165
3. Dick Donovan • 1961 163
4. Dick Bosman • 1969 158
5. Bert Blyleven • 1977 151
6. C.J. Wilson • 2011 150
7. Yu Darvish • 2013 145
Ken Hill • 1996 145
9. Mike Minor • 2019 144
Kenny Rogers • 1995 144
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Mike Paul • 1972 2.39
2. Gaylord Perry • 1975 2.46
3. Nolan Ryan • 1989 2.51
4. Jon Matlack • 1978 2.71
5. Bert Blyleven • 1976 2.72
6. Nolan Ryan • 1991 2.75
7. Fergie Jenkins • 1974 2.76
8. Gaylord Perry • 1976 2.84
9. Dick Bosman • 1969 2.86
10. Nolan Ryan • 1990 2.87
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Ken Hill • 1996 43
2. Jim Kern • 1979 39
3. Jon Matlack • 1978 37
4. Bert Blyleven • 1977 35
5. Mike Minor • 2019 34
6. Lance Lynn • 2019 32
Kenny Rogers • 1995 32
8. Yu Darvish • 2013 31
9. C.J. Wilson • 2011 30
10. Rick Honeycutt • 1983 28
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Ken Hill • 1996 4.2
2. Jon Matlack • 1978 4.1
3. Jim Kern • 1979 3.9
4. Bert Blyleven • 1977 3.8
5. Mike Minor • 2019 3.5
6. Yu Darvish • 2013 3.3
7. Lance Lynn • 2019 3.2
Kenny Rogers • 1995 3.2
C.J. Wilson • 2011 3.2
10. Rick Honeycutt • 1983 3.0
Fergie Jenkins • 1974 3.0
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24) †
1. Ken Hill • 1996 47.16
2. Jim Kern • 1979 41.61
3. Bert Blyleven • 1977 39.95
4. Mike Minor • 2019 36.87
5. Yu Darvish • 2013 34.90
6. Jon Matlack • 1978 33.47
7. Fergie Jenkins • 1974 32.42
8. Lance Lynn • 2019 32.14
9. Jeff Zimmerman • 1999 30.34
10. Rick Honeycutt • 1983 29.25
Win Probability Added (WPA) †
1. Fergie Jenkins • 1974 5.5
2. Jim Kern • 1979 4.7
3. Francisco Cordero • 2004 4.4
Kirby Yates • 2024 4.4
5. Joe Nathan • 2013 4.3
6. Jeff Zimmerman • 2001 4.1
7. Bert Blyleven • 1976 3.9
8. Jeff Zimmerman • 1999 3.8
9. Sam Dyson • 2016 3.7
Jon Matlack • 1978 3.7
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI) †
1. Fergie Jenkins • 1974 4.3
2. Bert Blyleven • 1977 3.8
3. Jon Matlack • 1978 3.6
Nolan Ryan • 1989 3.6
5. Charlie Hough • 1985 3.5
6. Fergie Jenkins • 1978 3.4
7. Mike Minor • 2019 3.3
8. Nolan Ryan • 1991 3.2
C.J. Wilson • 2010 3.2
10. Dick Bosman • 1969 3.1
Gaylord Perry • 1975 3.1
Championship WPA (cWPA) †
1. Jon Matlack • 1978 3.9
Joe Nathan • 2013 3.9
3. Francisco Cordero • 2004 3.8
4. Jim Kern • 1979 3.5
5. Ken Hill • 1996 3.3
6. Scott Feldman • 2009 3.2
7. Jeff Zimmerman • 1999 3.1
8. Shawn Tolleson • 2015 2.9
9. Rick Honeycutt • 1983 2.7
10. Sam Dyson • 2016 2.6
John Wetteland • 1998 2.6
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW) †
1. Ken Hill • 1996 4.5
2. Bert Blyleven • 1977 4.3
3. Jim Kern • 1979 4.2
4. Yu Darvish • 2013 3.8
5. Jon Matlack • 1978 3.7
6. Fergie Jenkins • 1974 3.6
7. Mike Minor • 2019 3.5
8. Dick Bosman • 1969 3.3
9. Rick Honeycutt • 1983 3.2
10. Bert Blyleven • 1976 3.1

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