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TEAM PITCHING SINGLE SEASON LEADERS TEAM PITCHING CAREER LEADERS
162 IP required for season rate statistics. 500 IP required for career rate statistics.
ERA - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player ERA Year  
1. Jack Coombs 1.30 1910  
2. Harry Krause 1.39 1909  
3. Rube Waddell 1.48 1905  
4. Cy Morgan 1.55 1910  
5. Charles Bender 1.58 1910  
6. Rube Waddell 1.62 1904  
7. Cy Morgan 1.65 1909  
8. Charles Bender 1.66 1909  
9. Eddie Plank 1.76 1909  
10. Vida Blue 1.82 1971  
ERA - CAREER
Rank Player ERA IP  
1. Rube Waddell 1.97 1869.1  
2. Cy Morgan 2.15 862.2  
3. Charles Bender 2.32 2602.0  
4. Eddie Plank 2.39 3860.2  
5. Harry Krause 2.42 520.2  
6. Andy Coakley 2.51 530.2  
7. Jack Coombs 2.60 1629.2  
8. Jimmy Dygert 2.65 986.0  
9. Dennis Eckersley 2.74 637.0  
10. Lefty Grove 2.88 2401.0  
WINS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player W Year  
1. Lefty Grove 31 1931  
2. Jack Coombs 31 1910  
3. Lefty Grove 28 1930  
4. Jack Coombs 28 1911  
5. Rube Waddell 27 1905  
6. Eddie Rommel 27 1922  
7. Bob Welch 27 1990  
8. Eddie Plank 26 1912  
9. Eddie Plank 26 1904  
10. Rube Waddell 25 1904  
WINS - CAREER
Rank Player W IP  
1. Eddie Plank 284 3860.2  
2. Lefty Grove 195 2401.0  
3. Charles Bender 193 2602.0  
4. Eddie Rommel 171 2556.1  
5. Catfish Hunter 161 2456.1  
6. Rube Walberg 134 2186.2  
7. Rube Waddell 131 1869.1  
8. Vida Blue 124 1945.2  
9. Dave Stewart 119 1717.1  
10. Jack Coombs 115 1629.2  
LOSSES - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player L Year  
1. Scott Perry 25 1920  
2. Joe Bush 24 1916  
3. Elmer Myers 23 1916  
4. Eddie Rommel 23 1921  
5. Rollie Naylor 23 1920  
6. Weldon Wyckoff 22 1915  
7. Art Ditmar 22 1956  
8. Lum Harris 21 1943  
9. Harry Kelley 21 1937  
10. Brian Kingman 20 1980  
LOSSES - CAREER
Rank Player L IP  
1. Eddie Plank 162 3860.2  
2. Eddie Rommel 119 2556.1  
3. Rube Walberg 114 2186.2  
4. Catfish Hunter 113 2456.1  
5. Alex Kellner 108 1730.1  
6. Rick Langford 105 1468.0  
7. Charles Bender 102 2602.0  
8. Slim Harriss 93 1291.1  
9. Vida Blue 86 1945.2  
10. Rollie Naylor 83 1011.0  
WINNING PCT - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WPct Year  
1. Lefty Grove .886 1931  
2. Charles Bender .850 1914  
3. Lefty Grove .848 1930  
4. Barry Zito .821 2002  
5. Charles Bender .821 1910  
6. Bob Welch .818 1990  
7. Eddie Plank .812 1912  
8. Catfish Hunter .808 1973  
9. Mike Fiers .789 2019  
10. Roy Mahaffey .789 1931  
WINNING PCT - CAREER
Rank Player WPct IP  
1. Lefty Grove .712 2401.0  
2. Tim Hudson .702 1240.2  
3. Mark Mulder .659 1003.0  
4. Charles Bender .654 2602.0  
5. Eddie Plank .637 3860.2  
6. Rich Harden .635 624.1  
7. Jack Coombs .632 1629.2  
8. George Earnshaw .628 1353.2  
9. Barry Zito .618 1437.1  
10. Howard Ehmke .615 541.0  
SAVES - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player SV Year  
1. Dennis Eckersley 51 1992  
2. Dennis Eckersley 48 1990  
3. Dennis Eckersley 45 1988  
4. Billy Koch 44 2002  
5. Dennis Eckersley 43 1991  
6. Keith Foulke 43 2003  
7. Grant Balfour 38 2013  
8. Blake Treinen 38 2018  
9. Huston Street 37 2006  
10. Dennis Eckersley 36 1993  
SAVES - CAREER
Rank Player SV IP  
1. Dennis Eckersley 320 637.0  
2. Rollie Fingers 136 1016.0  
3. Billy Taylor 100 295.2  
4. Huston Street 94 269.0  
5. Andrew Bailey 75 174.0  
6. Jason Isringhausen 75 165.2  
7. John Wyatt 73 473.0  
8. Blake Treinen 67 177.0  
9. Grant Balfour 64 199.1  
10. Jay Howell 61 195.2  
WAR - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WAR Year  
1. Rube Waddell 11.5 1904  
2. Vida Blue 10.7 1971  
3. Rube Waddell 10.3 1903  
4. Lefty Grove 9.5 1930  
5. Rube Waddell 8.7 1905  
6. Lefty Grove 8.3 1931  
7. Vida Blue 8.3 1976  
8. Rube Waddell 8.3 1902  
9. Lefty Grove 8.3 1932  
10. Lefty Grove 8.0 1929  
WAR - CAREER
Rank Player WAR IP  
1. Eddie Plank 69.8 3860.2  
2. Lefty Grove 62.0 2401.0  
3. Charles Bender 52.9 2602.0  
4. Rube Waddell 51.9 1869.1  
5. Vida Blue 41.9 1945.2  
6. Catfish Hunter 32.8 2456.1  
7. Tim Hudson 29.8 1240.2  
8. Dave Stewart 26.4 1717.1  
9. Eddie Rommel 26.3 2556.1  
10. Rube Walberg 26.1 2186.2  
GAMES PITCHED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player G Year  
1. Billy Koch 84 2002  
2. John Wyatt 81 1964  
3. Yusmeiro Petit 80 2019  
4. Yusmeiro Petit 78 2021  
5. Buddy Groom 78 1997  
6. Rollie Fingers 76 1974  
7. Buddy Groom 76 1999  
8. Domingo Acevedo 75 2023  
9. Craig Breslow 75 2010  
10. Chad Bradford 75 2002  
GAMES PITCHED - CAREER
Rank Player G IP  
1. Dennis Eckersley 525 637.0  
2. Eddie Plank 524 3860.2  
3. Rollie Fingers 502 1016.0  
4. Eddie Rommel 500 2556.1  
5. Paul Lindblad 479 873.2  
6. Rube Walberg 412 2186.2  
7. Lefty Grove 402 2401.0  
8. Rick Honeycutt 387 406.1  
9. Charles Bender 385 2602.0  
10. Catfish Hunter 363 2456.1  
GAMES STARTED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player GS Year  
1. Rube Waddell 46 1904  
2. Eddie Plank 43 1904  
3. Eddie Plank 41 1905  
4. Catfish Hunter 41 1974  
5. Catfish Hunter 40 1970  
6. Chuck Dobson 40 1970  
7. Eddie Plank 40 1907  
8. Jack Coombs 40 1911  
9. George Caster 40 1938  
10. Vida Blue 40 1974  
GAMES STARTED - CAREER
Rank Player GS IP  
1. Eddie Plank 458 3860.2  
2. Catfish Hunter 340 2456.1  
3. Charles Bender 288 2602.0  
4. Lefty Grove 267 2401.0  
5. Rube Walberg 267 2186.2  
6. Vida Blue 262 1945.2  
7. Eddie Rommel 249 2556.1  
8. Dave Stewart 245 1717.1  
9. Alex Kellner 239 1730.1  
10. Barry Zito 224 1437.1  
COMPLETE GAMES - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player CG Year  
1. Rube Waddell 39 1904  
2. Eddie Plank 37 1904  
3. Jack Coombs 35 1910  
4. Eddie Plank 35 1905  
5. Chick Fraser 35 1901  
6. Rube Waddell 34 1903  
7. Eddie Plank 33 1907  
8. Eddie Plank 33 1903  
9. Eddie Plank 31 1902  
10. Weldon Henley 31 1904  
COMPLETE GAMES - CAREER
Rank Player CG IP  
1. Eddie Plank 362 3860.2  
2. Charles Bender 228 2602.0  
3. Lefty Grove 179 2401.0  
4. Rube Waddell 168 1869.1  
5. Eddie Rommel 147 2556.1  
6. Jack Coombs 135 1629.2  
7. Rube Walberg 126 2186.2  
8. Catfish Hunter 116 2456.1  
9. Vida Blue 105 1945.2  
10. Alex Kellner 95 1730.1  
SHUTOUTS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player SHO Year  
1. Jack Coombs 13 1910  
2. Eddie Plank 8 1907  
3. Rube Waddell 8 1904  
4. Vida Blue 8 1971  
5. Rube Waddell 8 1906  
6. Joe Bush 8 1916  
7. Rube Waddell 7 1905  
8. Rube Waddell 7 1907  
9. Charles Bender 7 1914  
10. Eddie Plank 7 1904  
SHUTOUTS - CAREER
Rank Player SHO IP  
1. Eddie Plank 59 3860.2  
2. Rube Waddell 37 1869.1  
3. Charles Bender 36 2602.0  
4. Catfish Hunter 31 2456.1  
5. Vida Blue 28 1945.2  
6. Jack Coombs 28 1629.2  
7. Lefty Grove 20 2401.0  
8. Eddie Rommel 18 2556.1  
9. Jimmy Dygert 16 986.0  
10. Joe Bush 15 1115.1  
INNINGS PITCHED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player IP Year  
1. Rube Waddell 383.0 1904  
2. Eddie Plank 357.1 1904  
3. Jack Coombs 353.0 1910  
4. Eddie Plank 346.2 1905  
5. Eddie Plank 343.2 1907  
6. Jack Coombs 336.2 1911  
7. Eddie Plank 336.0 1903  
8. Scott Perry 332.1 1918  
9. Chick Fraser 331.0 1901  
10. Rube Waddell 328.2 1905  
INNINGS PITCHED - CAREER
Rank Player IP IP  
1. Eddie Plank 3860.2 3860.2  
2. Charles Bender 2602.0 2602.0  
3. Eddie Rommel 2556.1 2556.1  
4. Catfish Hunter 2456.1 2456.1  
5. Lefty Grove 2401.0 2401.0  
6. Rube Walberg 2186.2 2186.2  
7. Vida Blue 1945.2 1945.2  
8. Rube Waddell 1869.1 1869.1  
9. Alex Kellner 1730.1 1730.1  
10. Dave Stewart 1717.1 1717.1  
HITS ALLOWED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player H Year  
1. Jack Coombs 360 1911  
2. Chick Fraser 344 1901  
3. Bill Bernhard 328 1901  
4. Eddie Plank 319 1902  
5. Eddie Plank 317 1903  
6. Eddie Rommel 312 1921  
7. Eddie Plank 311 1904  
8. George Caster 310 1938  
9. Scott Perry 310 1920  
10. Rube Waddell 307 1904  
HITS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player H IP  
1. Eddie Plank 3438 3860.2  
2. Eddie Rommel 2729 2556.1  
3. Rube Walberg 2280 2186.2  
4. Lefty Grove 2262 2401.0  
5. Charles Bender 2225 2602.0  
6. Catfish Hunter 2079 2456.1  
7. Alex Kellner 1820 1730.1  
8. Vida Blue 1650 1945.2  
9. Dave Stewart 1608 1717.1  
10. Rick Langford 1543 1468.0  
HOME RUNS ALLOWED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player HR Year  
1. Orlando Pena 40 1964  
2. Catfish Hunter 39 1973  
3. Matt Keough 38 1982  
4. Curt Young 38 1987  
5. A.J. Griffin 36 2013  
6. Catfish Hunter 34 1969  
7. Rick Langford 33 1982  
8. Catfish Hunter 32 1970  
9. Yoshinobu Yamamoto 32 2025  
10. Chuck Dobson 32 1970  
HOME RUNS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player HR IP  
1. Catfish Hunter 261 2456.1  
2. Alex Kellner 167 1730.1  
3. Rick Langford 158 1468.0  
4. Dave Stewart 152 1717.1  
5. Barry Zito 152 1437.1  
6. Curt Young 145 1039.1  
7. Vida Blue 139 1945.2  
8. Eddie Rommel 138 2556.1  
9. Rube Walberg 134 2186.2  
10. Bob Welch 134 1271.1  
WALKS ALLOWED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player BB Year  
1. Elmer Myers 168 1916  
2. Weldon Wyckoff 165 1915  
3. Phil Marchildon 141 1947  
4. Phil Marchildon 140 1942  
5. George Earnshaw 139 1930  
6. Sugar Cain 137 1933  
7. Chick Fraser 132 1901  
8. Phil Marchildon 131 1948  
9. Lefty Grove 131 1925  
10. Joe Bush 130 1916  
WALKS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player BB IP  
1. Eddie Plank 913 3860.2  
2. Rube Walberg 853 2186.2  
3. Lefty Grove 740 2401.0  
4. Blue Moon Odom 732 1414.2  
5. Eddie Rommel 724 2556.1  
6. Alex Kellner 717 1730.1  
7. Catfish Hunter 687 2456.1  
8. Phil Marchildon 682 1213.0  
9. Dave Stewart 655 1717.1  
10. Vida Blue 617 1945.2  
WALKS PER 9 IP - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player BB9 Year  
1. Catfish Hunter 1.3 1974  
2. Brandon McCarthy 1.3 2011  
3. Lum Harris 1.3 1944  
4. Eddie Rommel 1.3 1928  
5. Bartolo Colon 1.4 2013  
6. Charles Bender 1.4 1907  
7. Jack Quinn 1.4 1928  
8. Gil Heredia 1.5 1999  
9. Joe Blanton 1.6 2007  
10. Charles Bender 1.6 1909  
WALKS PER 9 IP - CAREER
Rank Player BB9 IP  
1. Dennis Eckersley 1.3 637.0  
2. Jack Quinn 1.8 926.2  
3. Dan Haren 2.1 662.2  
4. Charles Bender 2.1 2602.0  
5. Eddie Plank 2.1 3860.2  
6. Gil Heredia 2.2 551.1  
7. Sean Manaea 2.2 726.1  
8. Ken Holtzman 2.3 1084.1  
9. Brett Anderson 2.3 707.0  
10. Rube Waddell 2.4 1869.1  
STRIKEOUTS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player K Year  
1. Rube Waddell 349 1904  
2. Rube Waddell 302 1903  
3. Vida Blue 301 1971  
4. Rube Waddell 287 1905  
5. Rube Waddell 232 1907  
6. Jack Coombs 224 1910  
7. Eddie Plank 210 1905  
8. Rube Waddell 210 1902  
9. Yoshinobu Yamamoto 209 2025  
10. Lefty Grove 209 1930  
STRIKEOUTS - CAREER
Rank Player K IP  
1. Eddie Plank 1985 3860.2  
2. Rube Waddell 1576 1869.1  
3. Charles Bender 1536 2602.0  
4. Lefty Grove 1523 2401.0  
5. Catfish Hunter 1520 2456.1  
6. Vida Blue 1315 1945.2  
7. Dave Stewart 1152 1717.1  
8. Barry Zito 1098 1437.1  
9. Rube Walberg 907 2186.2  
10. Tim Hudson 899 1240.2  
STRIKEOUTS PER 9 IP - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player K9 Year  
1. Yoshinobu Yamamoto 10.2 2024  
2. Frankie Montas 10.0 2021  
3. Yoshinobu Yamamoto 9.8 2025  
4. Sean Manaea 9.7 2021  
5. Mark Adamiak 9.2 2025  
6. Todd Stottlemyre 8.8 1995  
7. Gio Gonzalez 8.8 2011  
8. Vida Blue 8.7 1971  
9. Barry Zito 8.6 2001  
10. Rube Waddell 8.4 1903  
STRIKEOUTS PER 9 IP - CAREER
Rank Player K9 IP  
1. Frankie Montas 9.3 537.2  
2. Dennis Eckersley 9.3 637.0  
3. Rich Harden 8.9 624.1  
4. Gio Gonzalez 8.6 535.1  
5. Chris Bassitt 8.3 526.0  
6. Sean Manaea 7.9 726.1  
7. Sonny Gray 7.7 705.0  
8. Rube Waddell 7.6 1869.1  
9. Dan Haren 7.2 662.2  
10. Rollie Fingers 6.9 1016.0  
K/BB - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player K/BB Year  
1. Brandon McCarthy 4.92 2011  
2. Sean Manaea 4.73 2021  
3. Yoshinobu Yamamoto 4.28 2024  
4. Yoshinobu Yamamoto 4.10 2025  
5. Bartolo Colon 4.03 2013  
6. Dan Haren 3.91 2006  
7. Rube Waddell 3.84 1904  
8. Tommy Milone 3.81 2012  
9. Mark Adamiak 3.79 2025  
10. Frankie Montas 3.63 2021  
K/BB - CAREER
Rank Player K/BB IP  
1. Dennis Eckersley 7.2 637.0  
2. Sean Manaea 3.6 726.1  
3. Dan Haren 3.5 662.2  
4. Frankie Montas 3.2 537.2  
5. Rube Waddell 3.2 1869.1  
6. Chris Bassitt 2.9 526.0  
7. Brett Anderson 2.7 707.0  
8. Sonny Gray 2.7 705.0  
9. Rollie Fingers 2.7 1016.0  
10. Charles Bender 2.5 2602.0  
WHIP - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WHIP Year  
1. Catfish Hunter 0.91 1972  
2. Charles Bender 0.92 1910  
3. Harry Krause 0.94 1909  
4. Vida Blue 0.95 1971  
5. Charles Bender 0.96 1909  
6. Cy Morgan 0.98 1909  
7. Rube Waddell 0.98 1905  
8. Catfish Hunter 0.99 1974  
9. Charles Bender 1.00 1907  
10. Eddie Plank 1.01 1908  
WHIP - CAREER
Rank Player WHIP IP  
1. Dennis Eckersley 0.95 637.0  
2. Rube Waddell 1.06 1869.1  
3. Charles Bender 1.09 2602.0  
4. Harry Krause 1.11 520.2  
5. Catfish Hunter 1.13 2456.1  
6. Eddie Plank 1.13 3860.2  
7. Rollie Fingers 1.13 1016.0  
8. Vida Blue 1.17 1945.2  
9. Jim Nash 1.17 693.1  
10. Cy Morgan 1.17 862.2  
OAVG - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OAVG Year  
1. Catfish Hunter .190 1972  
2. Vida Blue .192 1971  
3. Cy Morgan .199 1909  
4. Rube Waddell .207 1905  
5. Jack Coombs .210 1910  
6. Mike Norris .210 1980  
7. Steve McCatty .211 1981  
8. Harry Krause .213 1909  
9. Blue Moon Odom .216 1969  
10. Charles Bender .216 1910  
OAVG - CAREER
Rank Player OAVG IP  
1. Dennis Eckersley .220 637.0  
2. Rube Waddell .227 1869.1  
3. Cy Morgan .228 862.2  
4. Catfish Hunter .229 2456.1  
5. Jim Nash .231 693.1  
6. Vida Blue .231 1945.2  
7. Rich Harden .231 624.1  
8. Chris Bassitt .232 526.0  
9. Rollie Fingers .232 1016.0  
10. Barry Zito .234 1437.1  
OSLG - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OSLG Year  
1. Jack Coombs .210 1910  
2. Cy Morgan .211 1909  
3. Charles Bender .219 1910  
4. Rube Waddell .220 1905  
5. Harry Krause .222 1909  
6. Cy Morgan .226 1910  
7. Charles Bender .226 1909  
8. Jack Coombs .226 1909  
9. Jimmy Dygert .228 1907  
10. Byron Houck .234 1913  
OSLG - CAREER
Rank Player OSLG IP  
1. Cy Morgan .231 862.2  
2. Rube Waddell .238 1869.1  
3. Jimmy Dygert .244 986.0  
4. Charles Bender .251 2602.0  
5. Jack Coombs .253 1629.2  
6. Eddie Plank .255 3860.2  
7. Weldon Wyckoff .256 544.0  
8. Weldon Henley .257 665.2  
9. Joe Bush .259 1115.1  
10. Harry Krause .261 520.2  
OOPS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OOPS Year  
1. Charles Bender .484 1910  
2. Charles Bender .489 1909  
3. Rube Waddell .491 1905  
4. Catfish Hunter .491 1972  
5. Cy Morgan .492 1909  
6. Jack Coombs .494 1910  
7. Vida Blue .497 1971  
8. Harry Krause .498 1909  
9. Eddie Plank .516 1908  
10. Charles Bender .516 1907  
OOPS - CAREER
Rank Player OOPS IP  
1. Rube Waddell .526 1869.1  
2. Dennis Eckersley .541 637.0  
3. Charles Bender .545 2602.0  
4. Cy Morgan .554 862.2  
5. Eddie Plank .557 3860.2  
6. Jimmy Dygert .566 986.0  
7. Weldon Henley .572 665.2  
8. Jack Coombs .576 1629.2  
9. Harry Krause .576 520.2  
10. Vida Blue .581 1945.2  
RWAR - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player rWAR Year  
1. Jack Coombs 14.1 1910  
2. Lefty Grove 12.6 1931  
3. Vida Blue 12.2 1971  
4. Lefty Grove 11.2 1930  
5. Rube Waddell 10.9 1904  
6. Lefty Grove 10.8 1932  
7. Rube Waddell 10.6 1902  
8. Rube Waddell 10.6 1905  
9. Mike Norris 10.2 1980  
10. Catfish Hunter 10.1 1974  
RWAR - CAREER
Rank Player rWAR IP  
1. Eddie Plank 92.5 3860.2  
2. Lefty Grove 74.1 2401.0  
3. Charles Bender 57.6 2602.0  
4. Rube Waddell 51.3 1869.1  
5. Eddie Rommel 48.2 2556.1  
6. Catfish Hunter 47.1 2456.1  
7. Vida Blue 45.7 1945.2  
8. Tim Hudson 35.6 1240.2  
9. Barry Zito 35.5 1437.1  
10. Rube Walberg 33.6 2186.2  
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