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16 decisions or 162 IP required for season rate statistics. 65 decisions or 650 IP required for career rate statistics.
ERA - Single-Season
Rank    Player ERA Year
1.   Don Demola 2.13 1989
2.   Don Demola 2.85 1986
3.   John Pacella 2.87 1989
4.   Don Demola 2.89 1987
5.   Don Demola 3.00 1985
  Don Demola 3.00 1984
7.   John Fulgham 3.29 1981
8.   Tommy Boggs 3.32 1985
9.   Don Demola 3.37 1988
10.   Bill Caudill 3.38 1982
 
ERA - Career
Rank    Player ERA IP
1.   Don Demola 2.99 1714.0
2.   John Pacella 3.68 1003.0
3.   Bill Caudill 3.71 1317.0
4.   Jay Howell 3.98 2367.6
5.   Tommy Boggs 3.99 1618.0
6.   Stan Perzanowski 4.10 698.0
7.   Dave Righetti 4.17 1250.3
8.   Charlie Lea 4.21 910.3
9.   Bob Knepper 4.43 674.7
10.   Buddy Schultz 5.02 675.7
 
Wins - Single-Season
Rank    Player W Year
1.   Jay Howell 23 1984
2.   Don Demola 22 1989
3.   Don Demola 21 1985
  Don Demola 21 1987
5.   Bob Knepper 18 1977
6.   Dave Righetti 17 1986
  Don Demola 17 1988
8.   Bill Caudill 16 1980
  Stan Perzanowski 16 1977
  Don Demola 16 1984
  John Fulgham 16 1981
  Jay Howell 16 1980
  Tommy Boggs 16 1987
  Tommy Boggs 16 1986
 
Wins - Career
Rank    Player W IP
1.   Jay Howell 141 2367.6
2.   Don Demola 121 1714.0
3.   Tommy Boggs 103 1618.0
4.   Dave Righetti 84 1250.3
5.   Bill Caudill 76 1317.0
6.   John Pacella 72 1003.0
7.   Charlie Lea 60 910.3
8.   Jesse Orosco 42 546.0
9.   Bob Knepper 41 674.7
10.   Steve Farr 37 521.3
 
Losses - Single-Season
Rank    Player L Year
1.   Stan Perzanowski 23 1978
2.   Buddy Schultz 21 1977
3.   Tom Dixon 19 1980
4.   Joe Coleman 18 1978
5.   Stan Perzanowski 17 1977
6.   Tom Dixon 16 1979
7.   Bill Caudill 15 1984
  Francisco Barrios 15 1979
9.   Jay Howell 14 1980
  Jesse Orosco 14 1989
  Tommy Boggs 14 1988
 
Losses - Career
Rank    Player L IP
1.   Jay Howell 106 2367.6
2.   Tommy Boggs 83 1618.0
3.   Dave Righetti 64 1250.3
4.   Don Demola 62 1714.0
5.   Bill Caudill 61 1317.0
6.   John Pacella 52 1003.0
  Stan Perzanowski 52 698.0
8.   Buddy Schultz 51 675.7
9.   Charlie Lea 48 910.3
10.   Bob Knepper 41 674.7
 
Winning Pct - Single-Season
Rank    Player WPct Year
1.   Jay Howell .885 1984
2.   Tony Castillo .813 1990
3.   Don Demola .808 1987
4.   Dave Righetti .773 1986
5.   Don Demola .750 1985
6.   Don Demola .733 1989
7.   John Pacella .684 1989
8.   Jay Howell .684 1987
9.   Bill Caudill .652 1985
10.   Charlie Lea .652 1988
 
Winning Pct - Career
Rank    Player WPct IP
1.   Don Demola .661 1714.0
2.   John Pacella .581 1003.0
3.   Jay Howell .571 2367.6
4.   Dave Righetti .568 1250.3
5.   Charlie Lea .556 910.3
6.   Bill Caudill .555 1317.0
7.   Tommy Boggs .554 1618.0
8.   Dennis Leonard .538 606.3
9.   Steve Farr .514 521.3
10.   Jesse Orosco .512 546.0
 
Saves - Single-Season
Rank    Player SV Year
1.   Steve Farr 46 1987
2.   Jesse Orosco 42 1988
3.   Steve Farr 40 1986
4.   Frank Dipino 38 1981
5.   Steve Farr 36 1984
6.   Jesse Orosco 34 1989
  Dave Righetti 34 1983
8.   Steve Farr 32 1985
9.   Jesse Orosco 28 1990
10.   Fred Breining 26 1980
 
Saves - Career
Rank    Player SV IP
1.   Steve Farr 178 521.3
2.   Jesse Orosco 114 546.0
3.   Dave Righetti 53 1250.3
4.   Frank Dipino 38 117.3
5.   Fred Breining 26 107.7
6.   Tommy Boggs 23 1618.0
7.   John Pacella 17 1003.0
8.   Don Newhauser 13 129.3
9.   Ed Farmer 11 106.3
  Charlie Lea 11 910.3
 
Games Pitched - Single-Season
Rank    Player G Year
1.   Tommy Boggs 84 1983
2.   Frank Dipino 82 1981
3.   Jesse Orosco 80 1989
4.   Jesse Orosco 78 1987
5.   Jesse Orosco 76 1990
6.   Fred Breining 73 1980
7.   Charlie Lea 72 1986
8.   John Pacella 71 1982
9.   Steve Farr 70 1987
10.   Jesse Orosco 67 1988
  John Pacella 67 1984
  Steve Farr 67 1986
 
Games Pitched - Career
Rank    Player G IP
1.   John Pacella 447 1003.0
2.   Steve Farr 388 521.3
3.   Jay Howell 358 2367.6
4.   Tommy Boggs 349 1618.0
5.   Jesse Orosco 340 546.0
6.   Dave Righetti 309 1250.3
7.   Charlie Lea 273 910.3
8.   Don Demola 243 1714.0
9.   Bill Caudill 200 1317.0
10.   Bill Scherrer 161 436.7
 
Games Started - Single-Season
Rank    Player GS Year
1.   Jim Kern 37 1977
2.   Tommy Boggs 36 1986
  Don Demola 36 1990
  Don Demola 36 1984
  Bill Caudill 36 1980
  Bill Caudill 36 1981
  Don Demola 36 1988
8.   Jay Howell 35 1982
  Don Demola 35 1989
  Stan Perzanowski 35 1977
  Stan Perzanowski 35 1978
  Dennis Leonard 35 1983
  Jay Howell 35 1980
  Jay Howell 35 1981
  Don Demola 35 1987
  Tommy Boggs 35 1989
  Tommy Boggs 35 1987
 
Games Started - Career
Rank    Player GS IP
1.   Jay Howell 358 2367.6
2.   Don Demola 242 1714.0
3.   Tommy Boggs 222 1618.0
4.   Bill Caudill 200 1317.0
5.   Dave Righetti 165 1250.3
6.   Charlie Lea 108 910.3
7.   Bob Knepper 96 674.7
8.   Tom Dixon 94 643.0
9.   Buddy Schultz 93 675.7
10.   Stan Perzanowski 91 698.0
 
Complete Games - Single-Season
Rank    Player CG Year
1.   Stan Perzanowski 17 1977
2.   John Fulgham 13 1982
3.   Stan Perzanowski 10 1978
  Don Demola 10 1985
5.   Bert Blyleven 9 1978
6.   Jay Howell 8 1985
  Don Demola 8 1984
  John Fulgham 8 1981
  Dennis Leonard 8 1982
10.   Bob Knepper 7 1978
 
Complete Games - Career
Rank    Player CG IP
1.   Don Demola 33 1714.0
  Stan Perzanowski 33 698.0
3.   Jay Howell 29 2367.6
4.   John Fulgham 22 581.3
5.   Bob Knepper 16 674.7
6.   Tommy Boggs 13 1618.0
  Bert Blyleven 13 323.3
  Dennis Leonard 13 606.3
9.   Dave Righetti 11 1250.3
10.   Bill Caudill 8 1317.0
 
Shutouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player SHO Year
1.   Stan Perzanowski 5 1977
2.   Don Demola 4 1985
3.   Don Demola 3 1986
  Jay Howell 3 1980
5.   11 players tied 2  
 
Shutouts - Career
Rank    Player SHO IP
1.   Don Demola 12 1714.0
2.   Tommy Boggs 7 1618.0
3.   Stan Perzanowski 5 698.0
  Jay Howell 5 2367.6
  Bill Caudill 5 1317.0
6.   Dave Righetti 4 1250.3
  Dennis Leonard 4 606.3
8.   John Fulgham 3 581.3
  Tom Dixon 3 643.0
10.   John Pacella 2 1003.0
  Bob Knepper 2 674.7
  Bert Blyleven 2 323.3
 
Innings Pitched - Single-Season
Rank    Player IP Year
1.   Don Demola 285.0 1984
2.   Don Demola 276.0 1985
3.   Stan Perzanowski 274.3 1977
4.   Stan Perzanowski 261.3 1978
5.   Dennis Leonard 247.0 1983
6.   Jay Howell 246.0 1982
7.   Jay Howell 245.7 1980
8.   Joe Coleman 244.3 1978
9.   Tommy Boggs 244.0 1986
10.   Don Demola 243.0 1987
 
Innings Pitched - Career
Rank    Player IP IP
1.   Jay Howell 2367.6 2367.6
2.   Don Demola 1714.0 1714.0
3.   Tommy Boggs 1618.0 1618.0
4.   Bill Caudill 1317.0 1317.0
5.   Dave Righetti 1250.3 1250.3
6.   John Pacella 1003.0 1003.0
7.   Charlie Lea 910.3 910.3
8.   Stan Perzanowski 698.0 698.0
9.   Buddy Schultz 675.7 675.7
10.   Bob Knepper 674.7 674.7
 
Hits Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player H Year
1.   Stan Perzanowski 293 1978
2.   Stan Perzanowski 275 1977
3.   Tom Dixon 259 1980
4.   Joe Coleman 253 1978
5.   Tommy Boggs 249 1986
6.   Jay Howell 248 1980
7.   Tom Dixon 246 1979
8.   Jay Howell 242 1983
  Bob Knepper 242 1978
  Don Demola 242 1985
 
Hits Allowed - Career
Rank    Player H IP
1.   Jay Howell 2339 2367.6
2.   Tommy Boggs 1648 1618.0
3.   Don Demola 1507 1714.0
4.   Bill Caudill 1211 1317.0
5.   Dave Righetti 1155 1250.3
6.   Charlie Lea 983 910.3
7.   John Pacella 937 1003.0
8.   Bob Knepper 761 674.7
9.   Buddy Schultz 754 675.7
10.   Stan Perzanowski 715 698.0
 
Homeruns Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player HR Year
1.   Don Demola 37 1984
2.   Joe Coleman 31 1978
3.   John Fulgham 30 1981
4.   Don Demola 29 1988
5.   Don Demola 27 1985
  Buddy Schultz 27 1979
7.   Tommy Boggs 26 1984
8.   Jay Howell 25 1980
9.   Dave Righetti 24 1984
  Don Demola 24 1987
  Bill Caudill 24 1980
 
Homeruns Allowed - Career
Rank    Player HR IP
1.   Don Demola 171 1714.0
2.   Jay Howell 166 2367.6
3.   Tommy Boggs 157 1618.0
4.   Bill Caudill 105 1317.0
5.   Dave Righetti 103 1250.3
6.   Charlie Lea 83 910.3
7.   Buddy Schultz 72 675.7
8.   John Fulgham 71 581.3
9.   Jesse Orosco 67 546.0
10.   Bob Knepper 66 674.7
 
Strikeouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player K Year
1.   Don Demola 247 1984
2.   Don Demola 240 1985
3.   Don Demola 215 1986
4.   Don Demola 212 1988
5.   Don Demola 206 1987
6.   Jim Kern 193 1977
  Don Demola 193 1989
8.   Don Demola 191 1990
9.   Bill Caudill 189 1981
10.   Bill Caudill 180 1985
 
Strikeouts - Career
Rank    Player K IP
1.   Don Demola 1504 1714.0
2.   Jay Howell 1394 2367.6
3.   Tommy Boggs 1058 1618.0
4.   Bill Caudill 985 1317.0
5.   Dave Righetti 867 1250.3
6.   John Pacella 727 1003.0
7.   Jesse Orosco 582 546.0
8.   Charlie Lea 525 910.3
9.   Dennis Leonard 373 606.3
10.   Steve Farr 350 521.3
 
Walks Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB Year
1.   Jim Kern 149 1977
2.   Dave Righetti 114 1981
3.   John Pacella 104 1989
  Dave Righetti 104 1986
  Jay Howell 104 1989
6.   Stan Perzanowski 100 1978
7.   Bill Caudill 98 1985
8.   Buddy Schultz 93 1979
  Bill Caudill 93 1981
10.   Joe Coleman 92 1978
  Bill Caudill 92 1984
 
Walks Allowed - Career
Rank    Player BB IP
1.   Jay Howell 847 2367.6
2.   Dave Righetti 626 1250.3
3.   John Pacella 579 1003.0
4.   Bill Caudill 485 1317.0
5.   Tommy Boggs 334 1618.0
6.   Buddy Schultz 283 675.7
7.   Stan Perzanowski 268 698.0
8.   Charlie Lea 242 910.3
9.   Jesse Orosco 237 546.0
10.   Don Demola 231 1714.0
 
Walks per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB9 Year
1.   Don Demola 0.7 1984
2.   Don Demola 0.9 1985
3.   Don Demola 1.0 1989
4.   Don Demola 1.1 1986
5.   Don Demola 1.5 1988
  Tommy Boggs 1.5 1987
7.   Tommy Boggs 1.6 1988
8.   Don Demola 1.7 1990
9.   Tommy Boggs 1.8 1985
10.   Don Demola 1.8 1987
 
Walks per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player BB9 IP
1.   Don Demola 1.2 1714.0
2.   Tommy Boggs 1.9 1618.0
3.   Charlie Lea 2.4 910.3
4.   Bob Knepper 2.9 674.7
5.   Jay Howell 3.2 2367.6
6.   Bill Caudill 3.3 1317.0
7.   Stan Perzanowski 3.5 698.0
8.   Buddy Schultz 3.8 675.7
9.   Dave Righetti 4.5 1250.3
10.   John Pacella 5.2 1003.0
 
Hits per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player H9 Year
1.   Don Demola 7.2 1986
2.   Jim Kern 7.4 1977
3.   Don Demola 7.5 1987
  Bill Caudill 7.5 1982
5.   Don Demola 7.6 1984
6.   Don Demola 7.8 1989
7.   John Pacella 7.8 1989
8.   Dave Righetti 7.8 1981
9.   Bill Caudill 7.8 1985
10.   Don Demola 7.9 1985
 
Hits per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player H9 IP
1.   Don Demola 7.9 1714.0
2.   Bill Caudill 8.3 1317.0
3.   Dave Righetti 8.3 1250.3
4.   John Pacella 8.4 1003.0
5.   Jay Howell 8.9 2367.6
6.   Tommy Boggs 9.2 1618.0
7.   Stan Perzanowski 9.2 698.0
8.   Charlie Lea 9.7 910.3
9.   Buddy Schultz 10.0 675.7
10.   Bob Knepper 10.2 674.7
 
Strikeouts per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player K9 Year
1.   Don Demola 8.5 1986
  Don Demola 8.5 1990
3.   Don Demola 7.9 1988
4.   Don Demola 7.8 1985
5.   Don Demola 7.8 1984
6.   Don Demola 7.6 1987
7.   Bill Caudill 7.3 1981
8.   Don Demola 7.2 1989
9.   Jim Kern 7.2 1977
10.   Bill Caudill 7.1 1985
 
Strikeouts per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player K9 IP
1.   Don Demola 7.9 1714.0
2.   Bill Caudill 6.7 1317.0
3.   John Pacella 6.5 1003.0
4.   Dave Righetti 6.2 1250.3
5.   Tommy Boggs 5.9 1618.0
6.   Jay Howell 5.3 2367.6
7.   Charlie Lea 5.2 910.3
8.   Buddy Schultz 4.5 675.7
9.   Bob Knepper 3.5 674.7
10.   Stan Perzanowski 3.4 698.0
 
WHiP - Single-Season
Rank    Player WHiP Year
1.   Don Demola 0.92 1984
2.   Don Demola 0.92 1986
3.   Don Demola 0.97 1989
4.   Don Demola 0.97 1985
5.   Don Demola 1.04 1987
6.   Don Demola 1.10 1988
7.   Tommy Boggs 1.11 1987
8.   John Fulgham 1.13 1981
9.   Tommy Boggs 1.15 1985
10.   Bill Caudill 1.18 1982
 
WHiP - Career
Rank    Player WHiP IP
1.   Don Demola 1.01 1714.0
2.   Tommy Boggs 1.22 1618.0
3.   Bill Caudill 1.29 1317.0
4.   Jay Howell 1.35 2367.6
5.   Charlie Lea 1.35 910.3
6.   Stan Perzanowski 1.41 698.0
7.   Dave Righetti 1.42 1250.3
8.   Bob Knepper 1.45 674.7
9.   John Pacella 1.51 1003.0
10.   Buddy Schultz 1.53 675.7
 
OAVG - Single-Season
Rank    Player OAVG Year
1.   Don Demola .212 1986
2.   Don Demola .225 1987
3.   Don Demola .225 1984
4.   Bill Caudill .225 1982
5.   Jim Kern .227 1977
6.   Don Demola .227 1989
7.   Don Demola .230 1985
8.   Bill Caudill .231 1985
9.   Dave Righetti .233 1981
10.   Don Demola .239 1988
 
OAVG - Career
Rank    Player OAVG IP
1.   Don Demola .231 1714.0
2.   Bill Caudill .242 1317.0
3.   Dave Righetti .245 1250.3
4.   John Pacella .249 1003.0
5.   Jay Howell .257 2367.6
6.   Tommy Boggs .262 1618.0
7.   Stan Perzanowski .267 698.0
8.   Charlie Lea .274 910.3
9.   Buddy Schultz .284 675.7
10.   Bob Knepper .286 674.7
 
OOBP - Single-Season
Rank    Player OOBP Year
1.   Don Demola .236 1986
2.   Don Demola .242 1984
3.   Don Demola .249 1985
4.   Don Demola .251 1989
5.   Don Demola .266 1987
6.   Don Demola .270 1988
7.   Tommy Boggs .280 1987
8.   John Fulgham .284 1981
9.   Tommy Boggs .285 1985
10.   Bill Caudill .290 1982
 
OOBP - Career
Rank    Player OOBP IP
1.   Don Demola .258 1714.0
2.   Tommy Boggs .300 1618.0
3.   Bill Caudill .310 1317.0
4.   Charlie Lea .319 910.3
5.   Jay Howell .320 2367.6
6.   Dave Righetti .334 1250.3
7.   Bob Knepper .338 674.7
8.   Stan Perzanowski .338 698.0
9.   John Pacella .348 1003.0
10.   Buddy Schultz .353 675.7
 
OSLG - Single-Season
Rank    Player OSLG Year
1.   Jim Kern .303 1977
2.   John Pacella .327 1989
3.   Jay Howell .328 1982
4.   Stan Perzanowski .329 1979
5.   Jay Howell .336 1988
6.   Don Demola .337 1986
7.   Don Demola .340 1989
8.   Don Demola .346 1987
9.   Dave Righetti .355 1981
10.   Bill Caudill .355 1985
 
OSLG - Career
Rank    Player OSLG IP
1.   John Pacella .331 1003.0
2.   Stan Perzanowski .361 698.0
3.   Don Demola .364 1714.0
4.   Dave Righetti .374 1250.3
5.   Bill Caudill .375 1317.0
  Jay Howell .375 2367.6
7.   Tommy Boggs .400 1618.0
8.   Charlie Lea .405 910.3
9.   Bob Knepper .417 674.7
10.   Buddy Schultz .428 675.7
 
OOPS - Single-Season
Rank    Player OOPS Year
1.   Don Demola .573 1986
2.   Don Demola .590 1989
3.   Don Demola .612 1987
4.   Don Demola .615 1985
5.   Don Demola .616 1984
6.   Jay Howell .636 1982
7.   Jim Kern .648 1977
8.   Bill Caudill .651 1982
9.   Jay Howell .656 1988
10.   Don Demola .661 1988
 
OOPS - Career
Rank    Player OOPS IP
1.   Don Demola .622 1714.0
2.   John Pacella .679 1003.0
3.   Bill Caudill .684 1317.0
4.   Jay Howell .695 2367.6
5.   Stan Perzanowski .699 698.0
6.   Tommy Boggs .700 1618.0
7.   Dave Righetti .708 1250.3
8.   Charlie Lea .724 910.3
9.   Bob Knepper .755 674.7
10.   Buddy Schultz .782 675.7