Single-Season Top 50 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1. Pud Galvin1884 20.5
2. Pud Galvin1883 11.0
3. Pud Galvin1879 8.9
4. Pud Galvin1881 8.4
5. Pud Galvin1882 4.7
6. Pud Galvin1880 3.7
7. Pud Galvin1885 1.7
8. Bill McGunnigle1879 1.3
9. Hugh Daily1882 1.0
10. Bill McGunnigle1880 0.7
11. Blondie Purcell1881 0.6
12. Jack Lynch1881 0.5
13. Jim O'Rourke1884 0.4
14. George Weidman1880 0.2
15. Curry Foley1883 0.1
Hardy Richardson1885 0.1
Earned Run Average
1. Pud Galvin1884 1.99
2. Pud Galvin1879 2.28
3. Pud Galvin1881 2.37
4. Bill McGunnigle1879 2.62
5. Pud Galvin1880 2.71
6. Pud Galvin1883 2.72
7. Hugh Daily1882 2.99
8. Pud Galvin1882 3.17
9. George Weidman1880 3.4
10. Jack Lynch1881 3.59
11. Pud Galvin1885 4.09
12. Billy Serad1885 4.1
13. Tom Poorman1880 4.13
14. Billy Serad1884 4.27
15. Pete Wood1885 4.44
16. Pete Conway1885 4.67
17. George Derby1883 5.85
Wins
1. Pud Galvin1883 46
Pud Galvin1884 46
3. Pud Galvin1879 37
4. Pud Galvin1881 28
Pud Galvin1882 28
6. Pud Galvin1880 20
7. Billy Serad1884 16
8. Hugh Daily1882 15
9. Pud Galvin1885 13
10. Pete Conway1885 10
Jack Lynch1881 10
12. Bill McGunnigle1879 9
13. Pete Wood1885 8
14. Billy Serad1885 7
15. Blondie Purcell1881 4
16. Ed Cushman1883 3
Curry Foley1881 3
18. George Derby1883 2
Bill McGunnigle1880 2
Blondie Purcell1882 2
21. Denny Driscoll1880 1
Curry Foley1883 1
Art Hagan1884 1
Tom Poorman1880 1
Win-Loss %
1. Pud Galvin1884 .676
2. Bill McGunnigle1879 .643
3. Pud Galvin1883 .613
4. Pud Galvin1879 .578
5. Pud Galvin1882 .549
6. Pud Galvin1881 .538
7. Jack Lynch1881 .526
8. Hugh Daily1882 .517
9. Billy Serad1884 .444
10. Pud Galvin1885 .406
11. Pete Conway1885 .370
12. Pud Galvin1880 .364
13. Pete Wood1885 .348
14. Billy Serad1885 .250
15. George Derby1883 .167
16. Tom Poorman1880 .111
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Pud Galvin1884 0.988
2. Pud Galvin1879 1.039
3. Bill McGunnigle1879 1.075
4. Pud Galvin1883 1.106
5. Pud Galvin1882 1.159
6. Pud Galvin1880 1.221
7. Hugh Daily1882 1.236
8. Pud Galvin1881 1.249
9. George Weidman1880 1.320
10. Pud Galvin1885 1.384
11. Jack Lynch1881 1.400
12. Pete Conway1885 1.429
13. Pete Wood1885 1.515
14. Billy Serad1885 1.570
15. Billy Serad1884 1.571
16. Tom Poorman1880 1.600
17. George Derby1883 1.746
Hits per 9 IP
1. Pud Galvin1884 8.005
2. Bill McGunnigle1879 8.475
3. Hugh Daily1882 8.660
4. Pud Galvin1879 8.879
5. Pud Galvin1883 9.270
6. Pud Galvin1882 9.620
7. Pud Galvin1880 10.360
8. Pud Galvin1881 10.367
9. Pete Wood1885 10.646
10. Billy Serad1884 10.899
11. Pete Conway1885 10.971
12. Jack Lynch1881 11.028
13. Billy Serad1885 11.151
14. George Weidman1880 11.164
15. Pud Galvin1885 11.282
16. Tom Poorman1880 12.388
17. George Derby1883 14.461
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Pud Galvin1879 0.470
2. Pud Galvin1880 0.628
3. Pud Galvin1883 0.686
4. George Weidman1880 0.713
5. Pud Galvin1882 0.808
6. Pud Galvin1881 0.873
7. Pud Galvin1884 0.891
8. Pud Galvin1885 1.173
9. Bill McGunnigle1879 1.200
10. George Derby1883 1.254
11. Jack Lynch1881 1.575
12. Pete Conway1885 1.886
13. Tom Poorman1880 2.012
14. Hugh Daily1882 2.464
15. Billy Serad1885 2.983
16. Pete Wood1885 2.990
17. Billy Serad1884 3.244
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Pud Galvin1884 5.219
2. Bill McGunnigle1879 4.650
3. Billy Serad1884 4.383
4. Hugh Daily1882 4.083
5. Pete Conway1885 4.029
6. Pud Galvin1883 3.826
7. Billy Serad1885 3.356
8. Pud Galvin1882 3.274
9. Pud Galvin1885 2.947
10. George Derby1883 2.842
11. Pud Galvin1881 2.582
12. Pud Galvin1880 2.512
13. Pud Galvin1879 2.064
14. George Weidman1880 1.979
15. Jack Lynch1881 1.738
16. Pete Wood1885 1.721
17. Tom Poorman1880 1.376
Games Played
1. Pud Galvin1883 76
2. Pud Galvin1884 72
3. Pud Galvin1879 66
4. Pud Galvin1880 58
5. Pud Galvin1881 56
6. Pud Galvin1882 52
7. Billy Serad1884 37
8. Pud Galvin1885 33
9. Billy Serad1885 30
10. Hugh Daily1882 29
11. Pete Conway1885 27
12. Pete Wood1885 24
13. Jack Lynch1881 20
14. George Weidman1880 17
15. George Derby1883 14
Bill McGunnigle1879 14
17. Tom Poorman1880 11
18. Curry Foley1881 10
19. Blondie Purcell1881 9
20. Ed Cushman1883 7
21. Denny Driscoll1880 6
Blondie Purcell1882 6
23. Bill McGunnigle1880 5
24. Jim O'Rourke1884 4
25. Art Hagan1884 3
Jim Lillie1883 3
27. Art Hagan1883 2
Jim Lillie1884 2
Jim O'Rourke1883 2
30. Dan Brouthers1883 1
James Burke1882 1
James Burke1883 1
John Connor1885 1
Ed Coughlin1884 1
Bones Ely1884 1
John Fischer1885 1
Curry Foley1882 1
Curry Foley1883 1
Joe Hornung1880 1
Hardy Richardson1885 1
Saves
1. George Derby1883 1
Pud Galvin1885 1
Jim O'Rourke1883 1
Jim O'Rourke1884 1
Tom Poorman1880 1
Innings Pitched
1. Pud Galvin1883 656.1
2. Pud Galvin1884 636.1
3. Pud Galvin1879 593.0
4. Pud Galvin1881 474.0
5. Pud Galvin1880 458.2
6. Pud Galvin1882 445.1
7. Billy Serad1884 308.0
8. Pud Galvin1885 284.0
9. Hugh Daily1882 255.2
10. Billy Serad1885 241.1
11. Pete Conway1885 210.0
12. Pete Wood1885 198.2
13. Jack Lynch1881 165.2
14. Bill McGunnigle1879 120.0
15. George Weidman1880 113.2
16. George Derby1883 107.2
17. Tom Poorman1880 85.0
18. Blondie Purcell1881 61.2
19. Ed Cushman1883 50.1
20. Denny Driscoll1880 41.2
21. Curry Foley1881 41.0
22. Bill McGunnigle1880 37.0
23. Blondie Purcell1882 31.0
24. Art Hagan1884 26.0
25. Art Hagan1883 15.0
26. Jim Lillie1884 13.0
27. Jim O'Rourke1884 12.2
28. Jim Lillie1883 12.0
29. John Connor1885 9.0
John Fischer1885 9.0
31. James Burke1883 8.0
32. Jim O'Rourke1883 7.0
33. Bones Ely1884 5.0
34. James Burke1882 4.0
Hardy Richardson1885 4.0
36. Joe Hornung1880 3.0
37. Dan Brouthers1883 2.0
38. Curry Foley1882 1.0
Curry Foley1883 1.0
Strikeouts
1. Pud Galvin1884 369
2. Pud Galvin1883 279
3. Pud Galvin1882 162
4. Billy Serad1884 150
5. Pud Galvin1879 136
Pud Galvin1881 136
7. Pud Galvin1880 128
8. Hugh Daily1882 116
9. Pete Conway1885 94
10. Pud Galvin1885 93
11. Billy Serad1885 90
12. Bill McGunnigle1879 62
13. Pete Wood1885 38
14. Ed Cushman1883 34
George Derby1883 34
16. Jack Lynch1881 32
17. George Weidman1880 25
18. Denny Driscoll1880 17
19. Blondie Purcell1881 15
20. Tom Poorman1880 13
21. Blondie Purcell1882 9
22. Art Hagan1883 7
23. Bones Ely1884 4
John Fischer1885 4
Art Hagan1884 4
Jim Lillie1883 4
Jim Lillie1884 4
28. Bill McGunnigle1880 3
Jim O'Rourke1884 3
30. Dan Brouthers1883 2
Curry Foley1881 2
32. James Burke1883 1
Jim O'Rourke1883 1
Hardy Richardson1885 1
Games Started
1. Pud Galvin1883 75
2. Pud Galvin1884 72
3. Pud Galvin1879 66
4. Pud Galvin1880 54
5. Pud Galvin1881 53
6. Pud Galvin1882 51
7. Billy Serad1884 37
8. Pud Galvin1885 32
9. Hugh Daily1882 29
Billy Serad1885 29
11. Pete Conway1885 27
12. Pete Wood1885 22
13. Jack Lynch1881 19
14. George Derby1883 13
Bill McGunnigle1879 13
George Weidman1880 13
17. Tom Poorman1880 9
18. Ed Cushman1883 7
19. Curry Foley1881 6
20. Bill McGunnigle1880 5
Blondie Purcell1881 5
22. Denny Driscoll1880 4
23. Art Hagan1884 3
Blondie Purcell1882 3
25. Art Hagan1883 2
26. James Burke1882 1
James Burke1883 1
John Connor1885 1
Bones Ely1884 1
John Fischer1885 1
Jim Lillie1884 1
Complete Games
1. Pud Galvin1883 72
2. Pud Galvin1884 71
3. Pud Galvin1879 65
4. Pud Galvin1881 48
Pud Galvin1882 48
6. Pud Galvin1880 46
7. Billy Serad1884 34
8. Pud Galvin1885 31
9. Hugh Daily1882 29
10. Billy Serad1885 27
11. Pete Conway1885 26
12. Pete Wood1885 21
13. Jack Lynch1881 17
14. Bill McGunnigle1879 13
15. George Derby1883 12
16. Tom Poorman1880 9
George Weidman1880 9
18. Ed Cushman1883 5
Blondie Purcell1881 5
20. Denny Driscoll1880 4
Bill McGunnigle1880 4
22. Art Hagan1884 3
23. Curry Foley1881 2
Blondie Purcell1882 2
25. John Connor1885 1
John Fischer1885 1
Art Hagan1883 1
Shutouts
1. Pud Galvin1884 12
2. Pud Galvin1879 6
3. Pud Galvin1880 5
Pud Galvin1881 5
Pud Galvin1883 5
6. Pud Galvin1882 3
Pud Galvin1885 3
8. Bill McGunnigle1879 2
Billy Serad1884 2
10. Pete Conway1885 1
Bill McGunnigle1880 1
Home Runs
1. Pud Galvin1884 23
2. Billy Serad1884 21
3. Pete Conway1885 10
4. Pud Galvin1883 9
5. Pud Galvin1882 8
Pud Galvin1885 8
Pete Wood1885 8
8. Hugh Daily1882 7
9. Pud Galvin1880 5
Billy Serad1885 5
11. Pud Galvin1881 4
12. George Derby1883 3
Pud Galvin1879 3
Tom Poorman1880 3
15. Jack Lynch1881 2
Blondie Purcell1881 2
17. Denny Driscoll1880 1
Bones Ely1884 1
Curry Foley1881 1
Art Hagan1884 1
Blondie Purcell1882 1
George Weidman1880 1
Bases on Balls
1. Billy Serad1884 111
2. Billy Serad1885 80
3. Hugh Daily1882 70
4. Pete Wood1885 66
5. Pud Galvin1884 63
6. Pud Galvin1883 50
7. Pud Galvin1881 46
8. Pete Conway1885 44
9. Pud Galvin1882 40
10. Pud Galvin1885 37
11. Pud Galvin1880 32
12. Pud Galvin1879 31
13. Jack Lynch1881 29
14. Tom Poorman1880 19
15. Ed Cushman1883 17
16. Bill McGunnigle1879 16
17. George Derby1883 15
18. Denny Driscoll1880 9
Blondie Purcell1881 9
George Weidman1880 9
21. Bill McGunnigle1880 8
22. Art Hagan1883 6
23. Bones Ely1884 5
Curry Foley1881 5
Jim Lillie1884 5
26. Curry Foley1883 4
Art Hagan1884 4
Blondie Purcell1882 4
29. Dan Brouthers1883 3
James Burke1883 3
Hardy Richardson1885 3
32. John Connor1885 2
John Fischer1885 2
Jim Lillie1883 2
35. Joe Hornung1880 1
Jim O'Rourke1883 1
Jim O'Rourke1884 1
Hits
1. Pud Galvin1883 676
2. Pud Galvin1879 585
3. Pud Galvin1884 566
4. Pud Galvin1881 546
5. Pud Galvin1880 528
6. Pud Galvin1882 476
7. Billy Serad1884 373
8. Pud Galvin1885 356
9. Billy Serad1885 299
10. Pete Conway1885 256
11. Hugh Daily1882 246
12. Pete Wood1885 235
13. Jack Lynch1881 203
14. George Derby1883 173
15. George Weidman1880 141
16. Tom Poorman1880 117
17. Bill McGunnigle1879 113
18. Curry Foley1881 70
19. Blondie Purcell1881 62
20. Ed Cushman1883 61
21. Art Hagan1884 53
22. Denny Driscoll1880 48
23. Blondie Purcell1882 44
24. Bill McGunnigle1880 43
25. Jim Lillie1884 22
26. Bones Ely1884 17
Art Hagan1883 17
28. Jim Lillie1883 16
29. John Connor1885 14
30. James Burke1882 10
John Fischer1885 10
Jim O'Rourke1883 10
33. Dan Brouthers1883 9
James Burke1883 9
35. Jim O'Rourke1884 7
36. Hardy Richardson1885 5
37. Ed Coughlin1884 3
38. Curry Foley1882 2
Joe Hornung1880 2
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Pud Galvin1884 5.857
2. Pud Galvin1883 5.58
3. Pud Galvin1879 4.387
4. Pud Galvin1882 4.05
5. Pud Galvin1880 4
6. Bill McGunnigle1879 3.875
7. Pud Galvin1881 2.957
8. George Weidman1880 2.778
9. Pud Galvin1885 2.514
10. George Derby1883 2.267
11. Pete Conway1885 2.136
12. Hugh Daily1882 1.657
13. Billy Serad1884 1.351
14. Billy Serad1885 1.125
15. Jack Lynch1881 1.103
16. Tom Poorman1880 0.684
17. Pete Wood1885 0.576
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Pud Galvin1879 0.046
2. Pud Galvin1881 0.076
3. George Weidman1880 0.079
4. Pud Galvin1880 0.098
5. Jack Lynch1881 0.109
6. Pud Galvin1883 0.123
7. Pud Galvin1882 0.162
8. Billy Serad1885 0.186
9. Hugh Daily1882 0.246
10. George Derby1883 0.251
11. Pud Galvin1885 0.254
12. Tom Poorman1880 0.318
13. Pud Galvin1884 0.325
14. Pete Wood1885 0.362
15. Pete Conway1885 0.429
16. Billy Serad1884 0.614
Losses
1. Pud Galvin1880 35
2. Pud Galvin1883 29
3. Pud Galvin1879 27
4. Pud Galvin1881 24
5. Pud Galvin1882 23
6. Pud Galvin1884 22
7. Billy Serad1885 21
8. Billy Serad1884 20
9. Pud Galvin1885 19
10. Pete Conway1885 17
11. Pete Wood1885 15
12. Hugh Daily1882 14
13. George Derby1883 10
14. Jack Lynch1881 9
George Weidman1880 9
16. Tom Poorman1880 8
17. Bill McGunnigle1879 5
18. Curry Foley1881 4
19. Ed Cushman1883 3
Denny Driscoll1880 3
Bill McGunnigle1880 3
22. Art Hagan1883 2
Art Hagan1884 2
24. James Burke1882 1
John Connor1885 1
Bones Ely1884 1
John Fischer1885 1
Jim Lillie1883 1
Jim Lillie1884 1
Jim O'Rourke1884 1
Blondie Purcell1881 1
Blondie Purcell1882 1
Earned Runs
1. Pud Galvin1883 198
2. Pud Galvin1882 157
3. Pud Galvin1879 150
4. Billy Serad1884 146
5. Pud Galvin1884 141
6. Pud Galvin1880 138
7. Pud Galvin1885 129
8. Pud Galvin1881 125
9. Billy Serad1885 110
10. Pete Conway1885 109
11. Pete Wood1885 98
12. Hugh Daily1882 85
13. George Derby1883 70
14. Jack Lynch1881 66
15. George Weidman1880 43
16. Tom Poorman1880 39
17. Bill McGunnigle1879 35
18. Curry Foley1881 24
19. Ed Cushman1883 22
20. Blondie Purcell1881 19
21. Denny Driscoll1880 18
22. Art Hagan1884 17
Blondie Purcell1882 17
24. Bill McGunnigle1880 14
25. Jim Lillie1884 9
26. Bones Ely1884 8
27. Dan Brouthers1883 7
28. Art Hagan1883 6
29. James Burke1882 5
James Burke1883 5
John Fischer1885 5
Jim O'Rourke1883 5
33. John Connor1885 4
Jim Lillie1883 4
Jim O'Rourke1884 4
36. Ed Coughlin1884 3
37. Curry Foley1882 2
Joe Hornung1880 2
39. Hardy Richardson1885 1
Wild Pitches
1. Billy Serad1884 42
2. Billy Serad1885 38
3. Pud Galvin1881 31
4. Pud Galvin1883 28
5. Pud Galvin1880 24
6. Pud Galvin1879 23
7. Pete Conway1885 21
Pete Wood1885 21
9. Pud Galvin1882 19
10. Pud Galvin1884 16
11. Pud Galvin1885 14
12. Hugh Daily1882 11
13. Jack Lynch1881 10
14. George Weidman1880 9
15. Denny Driscoll1880 8
16. Tom Poorman1880 7
17. George Derby1883 5
18. Ed Cushman1883 4
19. Art Hagan1883 3
20. Ed Coughlin1884 2
John Fischer1885 2
Jim Lillie1883 2
Bill McGunnigle1879 2
Blondie Purcell1881 2
Blondie Purcell1882 2
Hardy Richardson1885 2
27. John Connor1885 1
Bones Ely1884 1
Curry Foley1881 1
Joe Hornung1880 1
Jim Lillie1884 1
Bill McGunnigle1880 1
Jim O'Rourke1883 1
Batters Faced
1. Pud Galvin1883 2741
2. Pud Galvin1884 2554
3. Pud Galvin1879 2436
4. Pud Galvin1881 2037
5. Pud Galvin1880 1969
6. Pud Galvin1882 1900
7. Billy Serad1884 1440
8. Pud Galvin1885 1255
9. Hugh Daily1882 1120
10. Billy Serad1885 1102
11. Pete Conway1885 937
12. Pete Wood1885 906
13. Jack Lynch1881 713
14. George Derby1883 533
15. Bill McGunnigle1879 496
16. George Weidman1880 493
17. Tom Poorman1880 400
18. Blondie Purcell1881 259
19. Ed Cushman1883 231
20. Curry Foley1881 213
21. Denny Driscoll1880 187
22. Bill McGunnigle1880 162
23. Art Hagan1884 142
24. Blondie Purcell1882 134
25. Jim Lillie1884 73
26. Art Hagan1883 69
27. Jim Lillie1883 55
28. John Fischer1885 41
Jim O'Rourke1884 41
30. James Burke1883 40
31. John Connor1885 39
Bones Ely1884 39
33. Jim O'Rourke1883 29
34. James Burke1882 23
35. Hardy Richardson1885 20
36. Dan Brouthers1883 17
37. Joe Hornung1880 13
38. Curry Foley1882 6
Curry Foley1883 6
40. Ed Coughlin1884 5
Adjusted ERA+
1. Pud Galvin1884 155
2. Pud Galvin1883 117
3. Pud Galvin1879 116
Pud Galvin1881 116
5. Bill McGunnigle1879 101
6. Hugh Daily1882 98
7. Pud Galvin1882 92
8. Pud Galvin1880 90
9. Jack Lynch1881 77
10. Billy Serad1884 73
11. Pud Galvin1885 72
Billy Serad1885 72
George Weidman1880 72
14. Pete Wood1885 67
15. Pete Conway1885 63
16. Tom Poorman1880 59
17. George Derby1883 54
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Bill McGunnigle1879 2.11
2. Pud Galvin1880 2.32
3. George Weidman1880 2.44
4. Pud Galvin1879 2.50
5. Pud Galvin1881 2.51
6. Pud Galvin1882 2.54
7. Pud Galvin1883 2.81
8. Pud Galvin1884 2.88
9. Pud Galvin1885 2.98
Jack Lynch1881 2.98
11. Hugh Daily1882 3.03
12. Pete Conway1885 3.23
13. Tom Poorman1880 3.36
14. George Derby1883 3.40
Billy Serad1885 3.40
16. Pete Wood1885 4.02
17. Billy Serad1884 4.27
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Pud Galvin1884 78
2. Pud Galvin1883 34
3. Pud Galvin1879 27
4. Pud Galvin1881 15
5. Bill McGunnigle1879 2
6. Curry Foley1883 1
Jim O'Rourke1884 1
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Pud Galvin1884 7.4
2. Pud Galvin1883 3.1
3. Pud Galvin1879 2.6
4. Pud Galvin1881 1.4
5. Bill McGunnigle1879 0.2
6. Curry Foley1883 0.1
Jim O'Rourke1884 0.1

Data Notes