Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1. Al Maul • 1895 4.8
Win Mercer • 1894 4.8
3. Win Mercer • 1897 4.2
4. James McJames • 1897 3.6
Win Mercer • 1896 3.6
6. Frank Foreman • 1891 3.5
Gus Weyhing • 1899 3.5
8. Bill Dinneen • 1899 3.3
Frank Killen • 1892 3.3
10. Gus Weyhing • 1898 3.2
Earned Run Average
1. Al Maul • 1895 2.45
2. Win Mercer • 1897 3.18
3. Frank Killen • 1892 3.31
4. Bert Abbey • 1892 3.45
5. James McJames • 1897 3.61
6. Phil Knell • 1892 3.65
7. Frank Foreman • 1891 3.73
8. Win Mercer • 1894 3.85
9. Bill Dinneen • 1899 3.93
10. Bill Dinneen • 1898 4
Wins
1. Frank Killen • 1892 29
2. Win Mercer • 1896 25
3. Win Mercer • 1897 21
4. Frank Foreman • 1891 18
5. Win Mercer • 1894 17
Gus Weyhing • 1899 17
7. James McJames • 1897 15
Gus Weyhing • 1898 15
9. Kid Carsey • 1891 14
Bill Dinneen • 1899 14
Win-Loss %
1. Al Maul • 1895 .667
2. Silver King • 1896 .588
3. Win Mercer • 1896 .581
4. Frank Killen • 1892 .527
5. Win Mercer • 1897 .512
6. Frank Foreman • 1891 .474
7. Cy Swaim • 1897 .450
8. Gus Weyhing • 1899 .447
9. Win Mercer • 1894 .425
10. Al Maul • 1894 .423
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Al Maul • 1895 1.275
2. Phil Knell • 1892 1.365
3. Frank Killen • 1892 1.371
4. Gus Weyhing • 1898 1.418
5. Bert Abbey • 1892 1.446
6. Gus Weyhing • 1899 1.464
7. Win Mercer • 1897 1.482
8. Bill Dinneen • 1898 1.493
9. Cy Swaim • 1897 1.511
10. Frank Foreman • 1891 1.514
Hits per 9 IP
1. Phil Knell • 1892 8.259
2. Frank Killen • 1892 8.772
3. Al Maul • 1895 9.022
4. Bert Abbey • 1892 9.521
5. Bill Dinneen • 1898 9.811
6. Frank Foreman • 1891 9.930
7. James McJames • 1896 9.952
8. James McJames • 1897 10.038
9. Win Mercer • 1897 10.605
10. Jouett Meekin • 1893 10.616
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Gus Weyhing • 1899 2.044
2. Gus Weyhing • 1898 2.094
3. Al Maul • 1895 2.455
4. Win Mercer • 1899 2.565
5. Silver King • 1897 2.630
6. Silver King • 1896 2.663
7. Dan McFarlan • 1899 2.721
8. Win Mercer • 1898 2.735
9. Win Mercer • 1897 2.737
10. Win Mercer • 1895 2.757
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Frank Foreman • 1891 4.431
2. James McJames • 1897 4.338
3. Phil Knell • 1892 3.918
4. Kid Carsey • 1891 3.773
5. Bert Abbey • 1892 3.542
6. Bill Dinneen • 1898 3.421
7. Jouett Meekin • 1893 3.343
8. James McJames • 1896 3.307
9. Frank Killen • 1892 2.878
10. Bill Dinneen • 1899 2.814
Games Played
1. Frank Killen • 1892 60
2. Kid Carsey • 1891 54
3. Win Mercer • 1894 50
4. Win Mercer • 1897 47
5. Win Mercer • 1896 46
6. Gus Weyhing • 1898 45
7. James McJames • 1897 44
Win Mercer • 1895 44
9. Frank Foreman • 1891 43
Gus Weyhing • 1899 43
Innings Pitched
1. Frank Killen • 1892 459.2
2. Kid Carsey • 1891 415.0
3. Win Mercer • 1896 366.1
4. Gus Weyhing • 1898 361.0
5. Frank Foreman • 1891 345.1
6. Win Mercer • 1897 342.0
7. Win Mercer • 1894 339.1
8. Gus Weyhing • 1899 334.2
9. Duke Esper • 1893 334.1
10. James McJames • 1897 323.2
Strikeouts
1. Kid Carsey • 1891 174
2. Frank Foreman • 1891 170
3. James McJames • 1897 156
4. Frank Killen • 1892 147
5. James McJames • 1896 103
6. Gus Weyhing • 1899 96
7. Win Mercer • 1896 94
8. Gus Weyhing • 1898 92
9. Bill Dinneen • 1899 91
Jouett Meekin • 1893 91
Win Mercer • 1897 91
Games Started
1. Kid Carsey • 1891 53
2. Frank Killen • 1892 52
3. Win Mercer • 1896 45
4. Win Mercer • 1897 43
5. Gus Weyhing • 1898 42
6. Frank Foreman • 1891 41
7. James McJames • 1897 39
Win Mercer • 1894 39
9. Win Mercer • 1895 38
Gus Weyhing • 1899 38
Complete Games
1. Kid Carsey • 1891 46
Frank Killen • 1892 46
3. Frank Foreman • 1891 39
Gus Weyhing • 1898 39
5. Win Mercer • 1896 38
6. Win Mercer • 1897 35
7. Duke Esper • 1893 34
Gus Weyhing • 1899 34
9. James McJames • 1897 33
10. Win Mercer • 1895 32
Home Runs
1. Kid Carsey • 1891 17
Al Maul • 1893 17
Win Mercer • 1895 17
4. Frank Killen • 1892 15
5. Duke Esper • 1893 14
6. Varney Anderson • 1895 13
7. Al Maul • 1894 12
8. Win Mercer • 1896 10
Otis Stocksdale • 1894 10
Mike Sullivan • 1894 10
Gus Weyhing • 1898 10
Bases on Balls
1. Frank Killen • 1892 182
2. Kid Carsey • 1891 161
3. Duke Esper • 1893 156
4. Al Maul • 1893 144
5. Frank Foreman • 1891 142
6. Jouett Meekin • 1893 140
7. James McJames • 1897 137
8. James McJames • 1896 135
9. Win Mercer • 1894 126
10. Win Mercer • 1896 117
Hits
1. Kid Carsey • 1891 513
2. Win Mercer • 1896 456
3. Frank Killen • 1892 448
4. Win Mercer • 1894 445
5. Duke Esper • 1893 442
6. Win Mercer • 1895 432
7. Gus Weyhing • 1898 428
8. Gus Weyhing • 1899 414
9. Win Mercer • 1897 403
10. Frank Foreman • 1891 381
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Gus Weyhing • 1899 1.263
2. Frank Foreman • 1891 1.197
3. James McJames • 1897 1.139
4. Gus Weyhing • 1898 1.095
5. Kid Carsey • 1891 1.081
6. Bert Abbey • 1892 1.013
7. Phil Knell • 1892 0.974
8. Bill Dinneen • 1898 0.943
9. Al Maul • 1895 0.919
10. Win Mercer • 1895 0.885
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. James McJames • 1896 0.064
2. Win Mercer • 1899 0.097
3. Win Mercer • 1898 0.116
4. Win Mercer • 1897 0.132
5. Bill Dinneen • 1899 0.186
Silver King • 1896 0.186
7. James McJames • 1897 0.195
8. Phil Knell • 1892 0.212
9. Dan McFarlan • 1899 0.213
10. Gus Weyhing • 1899 0.215
Losses
1. Kid Carsey • 1891 37
2. Duke Esper • 1893 28
3. Frank Killen • 1892 26
Gus Weyhing • 1898 26
5. James McJames • 1897 23
Win Mercer • 1894 23
Win Mercer • 1895 23
8. Al Maul • 1893 21
Gus Weyhing • 1899 21
10. Bill Dinneen • 1899 20
Frank Foreman • 1891 20
Les German • 1896 20
James McJames • 1896 20
Win Mercer • 1897 20
Earned Runs
1. Kid Carsey • 1891 230
2. Gus Weyhing • 1898 181
3. Duke Esper • 1893 175
Al Maul • 1893 175
5. Frank Killen • 1892 169
Gus Weyhing • 1899 169
7. Win Mercer • 1896 168
8. Win Mercer • 1895 154
9. Win Mercer • 1894 145
10. Frank Foreman • 1891 143
Wild Pitches
1. Kid Carsey • 1891 29
2. James McJames • 1896 24
3. James McJames • 1897 21
4. Frank Killen • 1892 18
5. Frank Foreman • 1891 14
6. Bill Donovan • 1898 12
7. Bert Abbey • 1892 11
Bill Dinneen • 1898 11
Martin Duke • 1891 11
Phil Knell • 1892 11
Al Maul • 1893 11
Jouett Meekin • 1893 11
Win Mercer • 1894 11
Hit By Pitch
1. Frank Foreman • 1891 43
2. Kid Carsey • 1891 28
Win Mercer • 1897 28
Gus Weyhing • 1899 28
5. James McJames • 1897 21
6. Frank Killen • 1892 20
Win Mercer • 1896 20
8. Al Maul • 1893 18
Win Mercer • 1895 18
Win Mercer • 1898 18
Batters Faced
1. Frank Killen • 1892 2028
2. Kid Carsey • 1891 1937
3. Win Mercer • 1896 1645
4. Duke Esper • 1893 1599
5. Frank Foreman • 1891 1593
6. Gus Weyhing • 1898 1564
7. Win Mercer • 1894 1562
8. Win Mercer • 1897 1517
9. Gus Weyhing • 1899 1470
10. Win Mercer • 1895 1454
Games Finished
1. John Malarkey • 1895 12
2. Bill Donovan • 1898 10
Win Mercer • 1894 10
4. Les German • 1897 9
5. Les German • 1896 7
Mike Sullivan • 1894 7
7. Duke Esper • 1893 6
Frank Killen • 1892 6
Silver King • 1896 6
Win Mercer • 1895 6
Cy Swaim • 1897 6
Adjusted ERA+
1. Al Maul • 1895 197
2. Win Mercer • 1894 137
3. Win Mercer • 1897 135
4. James McJames • 1897 119
5. Win Mercer • 1895 109
6. Silver King • 1896 108
7. Win Mercer • 1896 107
8. James McJames • 1896 103
9. Bill Dinneen • 1899 99
Frank Foreman • 1891 99
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Bert Abbey • 1892 3.37
2. Phil Knell • 1892 3.41
3. Gus Weyhing • 1898 3.45
4. Frank Foreman • 1891 3.49
5. Frank Killen • 1892 3.54
6. Kid Carsey • 1891 3.59
7. Gus Weyhing • 1899 3.61
8. Win Mercer • 1898 3.63
9. Win Mercer • 1899 3.73
10. Bill Dinneen • 1898 3.79
Bill Dinneen • 1899 3.79
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Al Maul • 1895 31
2. Win Mercer • 1894 28
3. Win Mercer • 1897 26
4. James McJames • 1897 15
5. Jesse Duryea • 1892 11
6. Effie Norton • 1896 5
7. James McJames • 1895 4
8. Roger Bresnahan • 1897 3
Matt Kilroy • 1892 3
Win Mercer • 1896 3
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Al Maul • 1895 2.7
2. Win Mercer • 1897 2.3
3. Win Mercer • 1894 2.2
4. James McJames • 1897 1.3
5. Jesse Duryea • 1892 1.0
6. Effie Norton • 1896 0.5
7. Roger Bresnahan • 1897 0.3
Matt Kilroy • 1892 0.3
James McJames • 1895 0.3
10. Kid Carsey • 1899 0.2
Roy Evans • 1898 0.2
Win Mercer • 1896 0.2

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