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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.   Seth Morehead 2.28 1961
2.   Dutch Henry 2.54 1935
3.   Bob Logan 2.71 1943
4.   Cliff Melton 2.79 1937
5.   Ernie White 2.84 1946
6.   Joe Gibbon 2.91 1960
7.   Red Swanson 2.92 1962
8.   Karl Spooner 2.92 1961
9.   Van Mungo 2.96 1939
10.   Vito Tamulis 2.96 1938
 
ERA - Career
Rank    Player ERA IP
1.   Bob Friend 3.21 1155.0
2.   Karl Spooner 3.29 1248.7
3.   Red Swanson 3.40 943.0
4.   Vito Tamulis 3.43 1380.7
5.   Cliff Melton 3.45 3227.3
6.   Van Mungo 3.53 1718.7
7.   Bob Feller 3.63 953.7
8.   Seth Morehead 3.64 1689.3
9.   Ernie White 3.71 2504.3
10.   Mike Garcia 3.78 1055.3
 
Wins - Single-Season
Rank    Player W Year
1.   Ernie White 25 1944
  Seth Morehead 25 1961
3.   Jumbo Elliott 24 1931
4.   Cliff Melton 23 1944
  Ernie White 23 1943
  Garland Braxton 23 1930
  Cliff Melton 23 1943
8.   Cliff Melton 22 1945
  Cliff Melton 22 1946
  Bubba Church 22 1952
  Vito Tamulis 22 1940
  Hank Thormahlen 22 1933
  Eddie Smith 22 1944
  Bobby Shantz 22 1959
  Johnny Kucks 22 1956
  Vito Tamulis 22 1938
 
Wins - Career
Rank    Player W IP
1.   Cliff Melton 203 3227.3
2.   Ernie White 160 2504.3
3.   Van Mungo 104 1718.7
4.   Seth Morehead 99 1689.3
  Jumbo Elliott 99 1890.3
6.   Vito Tamulis 86 1380.7
7.   Garland Braxton 83 1429.7
8.   Karl Spooner 79 1248.7
9.   Hersh Freeman 73 1084.7
10.   Bob Friend 65 1155.0
 
Losses - Single-Season
Rank    Player L Year
1.   Ed Durham 24 1936
  Ryne Duren 24 1964
3.   Russ Bauers 23 1949
  Jumbo Elliott 23 1932
  Tom Earley 23 1949
6.   Niles Jordan 22 1951
  Red Swanson 22 1964
  Bill Kunkel 22 1964
9.   Ed Hanyzewski 21 1949
  Jumbo Elliott 21 1930
  Humberto Robinson 21 1964
  Ed Heusser 21 1936
 
Losses - Career
Rank    Player L IP
1.   Cliff Melton 142 3227.3
2.   Ernie White 108 2504.3
3.   Jumbo Elliott 103 1890.3
4.   Seth Morehead 78 1689.3
5.   Van Mungo 77 1718.7
6.   Ed Hanyzewski 72 1107.3
7.   Garland Braxton 71 1429.7
8.   Karl Spooner 61 1248.7
9.   Vito Tamulis 60 1380.7
10.   Billy O'Dell 59 1062.3
 
Winning Pct - Single-Season
Rank    Player WPct Year
1.   Bob Logan .875 1943
2.   Ernie White .806 1944
3.   Orlando Pena .800 1962
4.   Billy O'Dell .765 1960
5.   Hersh Freeman .765 1955
6.   Vito Tamulis .759 1938
7.   Cliff Melton .733 1946
8.   Karl Spooner .731 1961
9.   Tom Morgan .727 1953
10.   Van Mungo .720 1939
 
Winning Pct - Career
Rank    Player WPct IP
1.   Hersh Freeman .613 1084.7
2.   Ernie White .597 2504.3
3.   Vito Tamulis .589 1380.7
4.   Cliff Melton .588 3227.3
5.   Arnie Portocarrero .587 764.0
6.   Van Mungo .575 1718.7
7.   Bob Friend .570 1155.0
8.   Dutch Henry .567 621.0
9.   Bobby Shantz .567 586.0
10.   Johnny Kucks .565 909.3
 
Saves - Single-Season
Rank    Player SV Year
1.   Tom Earley 28 1943
2.   Orlando Pena 25 1963
  Hank Johnson 25 1938
4.   Ron Piche 19 1960
5.   Ron Piche 18 1962
  Frank Lamanna 18 1947
  Roy Bruner 18 1944
  Al Papai 18 1950
9.   Bill Crouch 17 1942
  Ron Piche 17 1961
  Bobby Tiefenauer 17 1959
  Don Hankins 17 1931
 
Saves - Career
Rank    Player SV IP
1.   Bobby Tiefenauer 71 479.6
2.   Ron Piche 64 331.0
3.   Frank Lamanna 47 224.0
4.   Leon Chagnon 43 690.6
  Bill Crouch 43 244.3
6.   Arnie Portocarrero 41 764.0
7.   Tom Earley 40 556.3
  Hank Johnson 40 104.3
9.   Orlando Pena 28 296.3
10.   Bob Gillespie 24 660.7
  Roy Bruner 24 372.3
  Al Papai 24 183.3
 
Games Pitched - Single-Season
Rank    Player G Year
1.   Ron Herbel 99 1964
2.   Hank Behrman 93 1950
3.   Arnie Portocarrero 90 1957
4.   Orlando Pena 88 1963
5.   Billy O'Dell 87 1960
6.   Adrian Zabala 85 1950
  Bobby Tiefenauer 85 1959
8.   Bob Gillespie 84 1948
9.   Bobby Tiefenauer 81 1953
  Bobby Tiefenauer 81 1952
 
Games Pitched - Career
Rank    Player G IP
1.   Cliff Melton 418 3227.3
2.   Bobby Tiefenauer 393 479.6
3.   Billy O'Dell 373 1062.3
4.   Arnie Portocarrero 360 764.0
5.   Leon Chagnon 320 690.6
6.   Ernie White 317 2504.3
7.   Al Brazle 281 338.6
8.   Seth Morehead 268 1689.3
9.   Tom Morgan 261 773.0
10.   Hugh Casey 260 391.3
 
Games Started - Single-Season
Rank    Player GS Year
1.   Garland Braxton 45 1931
2.   Jumbo Elliott 44 1930
3.   Garland Braxton 42 1930
4.   22 players tied 41  
 
Games Started - Career
Rank    Player GS IP
1.   Cliff Melton 398 3227.3
2.   Ernie White 316 2504.3
3.   Jumbo Elliott 243 1890.3
4.   Van Mungo 235 1718.7
5.   Seth Morehead 229 1689.3
6.   Garland Braxton 203 1429.7
7.   Karl Spooner 168 1248.7
8.   Vito Tamulis 161 1380.7
9.   Hersh Freeman 149 1084.7
10.   Ed Hanyzewski 141 1107.3
 
Complete Games - Single-Season
Rank    Player CG Year
1.   Bob Friend 29 1961
2.   Ed Heusser 25 1936
3.   Vito Tamulis 24 1940
4.   Vito Tamulis 23 1939
  Cliff Melton 23 1942
  Johnny Kucks 23 1956
7.   Bob Friend 22 1963
8.   Bob Friend 20 1962
  Jumbo Elliott 20 1930
  Cliff Melton 20 1939
  Vito Tamulis 20 1937
 
Complete Games - Career
Rank    Player CG IP
1.   Cliff Melton 185 3227.3
2.   Ernie White 130 2504.3
3.   Jumbo Elliott 93 1890.3
4.   Vito Tamulis 91 1380.7
5.   Bob Friend 76 1155.0
6.   Frank Sullivan 58 1093.3
7.   Mike Garcia 56 1055.3
8.   Johnny Kucks 44 909.3
9.   Ed Heusser 43 658.0
10.   Bob Feller 41 953.7
 
Shutouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player SHO Year
1.   Cliff Melton 6 1941
2.   Bob Friend 5 1962
  Cliff Melton 5 1943
  Ernie White 5 1946
5.   Jumbo Elliott 4 1931
  Hersh Freeman 4 1956
  Bob Friend 4 1963
  Mike Garcia 4 1954
  Cliff Melton 4 1942
  Cliff Melton 4 1944
  Ernie White 4 1942
  Ernie White 4 1947
  Cliff Melton 4 1939
  Ernie White 4 1943
 
Shutouts - Career
Rank    Player SHO IP
1.   Cliff Melton 34 3227.3
2.   Ernie White 28 2504.3
3.   Jumbo Elliott 13 1890.3
4.   Bob Friend 11 1155.0
5.   Mike Garcia 9 1055.3
6.   Hersh Freeman 7 1084.7
  Seth Morehead 7 1689.3
  Van Mungo 7 1718.7
9.   Garland Braxton 5 1429.7
  Ed Durham 5 576.7
 
Innings Pitched - Single-Season
Rank    Player IP Year
1.   Bob Friend 346.0 1961
2.   Bob Friend 342.7 1963
3.   Jumbo Elliott 340.7 1930
4.   Cliff Melton 333.0 1945
5.   Mike Garcia 331.3 1952
6.   Bob Friend 330.0 1962
7.   Ed Heusser 329.3 1936
8.   Eddie Smith 328.3 1944
9.   Cliff Melton 327.7 1939
10.   Vito Tamulis 327.0 1940
 
Innings Pitched - Career
Rank    Player IP IP
1.   Cliff Melton 3227.3 3227.3
2.   Ernie White 2504.3 2504.3
3.   Jumbo Elliott 1890.3 1890.3
4.   Van Mungo 1718.7 1718.7
5.   Seth Morehead 1689.3 1689.3
6.   Garland Braxton 1429.7 1429.7
7.   Vito Tamulis 1380.7 1380.7
8.   Karl Spooner 1248.7 1248.7
9.   Bob Friend 1155.0 1155.0
10.   Ed Hanyzewski 1107.3 1107.3
 
Hits Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player H Year
1.   Ed Heusser 414 1936
2.   Ed Durham 400 1936
3.   Jumbo Elliott 371 1930
4.   Bob Friend 368 1961
5.   Hank Thormahlen 367 1933
6.   Niles Jordan 366 1951
7.   Jumbo Elliott 361 1932
8.   Jumbo Elliott 360 1933
9.   Frank Sullivan 354 1958
10.   Ray Phelps 349 1935
 
Hits Allowed - Career
Rank    Player H IP
1.   Cliff Melton 3131 3227.3
2.   Ernie White 2359 2504.3
3.   Jumbo Elliott 2028 1890.3
4.   Van Mungo 1669 1718.7
5.   Seth Morehead 1651 1689.3
6.   Garland Braxton 1454 1429.7
7.   Vito Tamulis 1414 1380.7
8.   Frank Sullivan 1213 1093.3
9.   Ed Hanyzewski 1173 1107.3
10.   Bob Friend 1164 1155.0
 
Homeruns Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player HR Year
1.   Humberto Robinson 56 1964
2.   Karl Spooner 51 1959
3.   Johnny Kucks 47 1960
4.   Seth Morehead 46 1958
5.   Frank Sullivan 43 1957
6.   Seth Morehead 42 1960
7.   Ed Hanyzewski 41 1949
  Ryne Duren 41 1964
  Frank Sullivan 41 1958
  Billy O'Dell 41 1959
  Karl Spooner 41 1963
 
Homeruns Allowed - Career
Rank    Player HR IP
1.   Cliff Melton 257 3227.3
2.   Seth Morehead 206 1689.3
3.   Ernie White 196 2504.3
4.   Karl Spooner 174 1248.7
5.   Billy O'Dell 172 1062.3
6.   Frank Sullivan 152 1093.3
7.   Ed Hanyzewski 143 1107.3
8.   Jumbo Elliott 135 1890.3
9.   Johnny Kucks 117 909.3
10.   Arnie Portocarrero 106 764.0
 
Strikeouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player K Year
1.   Karl Spooner 342 1959
2.   Karl Spooner 299 1961
3.   Karl Spooner 280 1963
4.   Ryne Duren 238 1964
5.   Karl Spooner 226 1962
6.   Bobby Shantz 214 1959
7.   Humberto Robinson 208 1964
8.   Bob Feller 196 1937
9.   Cliff Melton 194 1941
10.   Cliff Melton 191 1945
 
Strikeouts - Career
Rank    Player K IP
1.   Cliff Melton 1770 3227.3
2.   Ernie White 1371 2504.3
3.   Karl Spooner 1292 1248.7
4.   Van Mungo 1027 1718.7
5.   Seth Morehead 855 1689.3
6.   Jumbo Elliott 706 1890.3
7.   Garland Braxton 635 1429.7
8.   Frank Sullivan 596 1093.3
9.   Billy O'Dell 566 1062.3
10.   Vito Tamulis 539 1380.7
  Mike Garcia 539 1055.3
 
Walks Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB Year
1.   Allie Reynolds 205 1949
2.   Jack Hallett 170 1950
3.   Ed Hanyzewski 165 1949
4.   Allie Reynolds 159 1950
5.   Ed Hanyzewski 145 1952
6.   Russ Bauers 143 1948
7.   Eddie Smith 141 1944
8.   Russ Bauers 140 1950
9.   Joe Hatten 139 1946
10.   Arnie Portocarrero 138 1954
 
Walks Allowed - Career
Rank    Player BB IP
1.   Ernie White 813 2504.3
2.   Cliff Melton 691 3227.3
3.   Jumbo Elliott 669 1890.3
4.   Van Mungo 616 1718.7
5.   Ed Hanyzewski 591 1107.3
6.   Garland Braxton 501 1429.7
7.   Karl Spooner 464 1248.7
8.   Billy O'Dell 430 1062.3
9.   Bill Wight 417 901.0
10.   Russ Bauers 411 862.7
 
Walks per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB9 Year
1.   Hank Thormahlen 1.0 1934
2.   Bob Friend 1.1 1962
3.   Bob Friend 1.2 1963
4.   Seth Morehead 1.2 1962
5.   Red Swanson 1.2 1964
6.   Bob Friend 1.2 1961
7.   Hersh Freeman 1.5 1958
8.   Cliff Melton 1.6 1944
9.   Dutch Henry 1.7 1934
10.   Dutch Henry 1.7 1935
 
Walks per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player BB9 IP
1.   Bob Friend 1.3 1155.0
2.   Hersh Freeman 1.8 1084.7
3.   Red Swanson 1.9 943.0
4.   Cliff Melton 1.9 3227.3
5.   Vito Tamulis 2.0 1380.7
6.   Seth Morehead 2.1 1689.3
7.   Ray Phelps 2.5 734.0
  Ed Heusser 2.5 658.0
9.   Frank Sullivan 2.6 1093.3
10.   Johnny Kucks 2.8 909.3
 
Hits per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player H9 Year
1.   Karl Spooner 6.1 1961
2.   Karl Spooner 6.4 1962
3.   Karl Spooner 6.5 1959
4.   Karl Spooner 6.8 1963
5.   Joe Gibbon 7.3 1960
6.   Seth Morehead 7.3 1961
7.   Ernie White 7.7 1946
8.   Cliff Melton 7.8 1937
9.   Bob Feller 7.9 1939
10.   Ernie White 7.9 1947
 
Hits per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player H9 IP
1.   Karl Spooner 6.5 1248.7
2.   Bob Feller 8.2 953.7
3.   Ernie White 8.5 2504.3
4.   Mike Garcia 8.7 1055.3
5.   Arnie Portocarrero 8.7 764.0
6.   Cliff Melton 8.7 3227.3
7.   Van Mungo 8.7 1718.7
8.   Seth Morehead 8.8 1689.3
9.   Bill Wight 8.8 901.0
10.   Red Swanson 8.9 943.0
 
Strikeouts per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player K9 Year
1.   Karl Spooner 10.5 1959
2.   Ryne Duren 9.7 1964
3.   Karl Spooner 9.4 1961
4.   Karl Spooner 8.8 1962
5.   Karl Spooner 8.4 1963
6.   Bobby Shantz 6.8 1959
7.   Humberto Robinson 6.7 1964
8.   Roy Bruner 6.6 1945
9.   Humberto Robinson 6.6 1963
10.   Ernie White 6.1 1948
 
Strikeouts per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player K9 IP
1.   Karl Spooner 9.3 1248.7
2.   Arnie Portocarrero 5.4 764.0
3.   Van Mungo 5.4 1718.7
4.   Bob Feller 5.1 953.7
5.   Cliff Melton 4.9 3227.3
6.   Ernie White 4.9 2504.3
7.   Frank Sullivan 4.9 1093.3
8.   Billy O'Dell 4.8 1062.3
9.   Mike Garcia 4.6 1055.3
10.   Seth Morehead 4.6 1689.3
 
WHiP - Single-Season
Rank    Player WHiP Year
1.   Bob Friend 1.02 1963
2.   Seth Morehead 1.03 1961
3.   Karl Spooner 1.04 1961
4.   Joe Gibbon 1.06 1960
5.   Karl Spooner 1.07 1962
6.   Cliff Melton 1.08 1937
7.   Cliff Melton 1.10 1942
8.   Red Swanson 1.11 1964
9.   Cliff Melton 1.11 1944
10.   Seth Morehead 1.14 1962
 
WHiP - Career
Rank    Player WHiP IP
1.   Karl Spooner 1.09 1248.7
2.   Bob Friend 1.15 1155.0
3.   Cliff Melton 1.18 3227.3
4.   Red Swanson 1.20 943.0
5.   Seth Morehead 1.21 1689.3
6.   Hersh Freeman 1.25 1084.7
  Vito Tamulis 1.25 1380.7
8.   Ernie White 1.27 2504.3
9.   Mike Garcia 1.30 1055.3
10.   Bob Feller 1.32 953.7
 
OAVG - Single-Season
Rank    Player OAVG Year
1.   Karl Spooner .190 1961
2.   Karl Spooner .199 1959
3.   Karl Spooner .199 1962
4.   Karl Spooner .211 1963
5.   Joe Gibbon .221 1960
6.   Seth Morehead .223 1961
7.   Ernie White .230 1946
8.   Ernie White .233 1947
9.   Cliff Melton .234 1937
10.   Roy Bruner .237 1945
 
OAVG - Career
Rank    Player OAVG IP
1.   Karl Spooner .201 1248.7
2.   Bob Feller .246 953.7
3.   Ernie White .247 2504.3
4.   Cliff Melton .253 3227.3
5.   Arnie Portocarrero .254 764.0
6.   Mike Garcia .254 1055.3
7.   Van Mungo .254 1718.7
8.   Seth Morehead .254 1689.3
9.   Red Swanson .259 943.0
10.   Bill Wight .260 901.0
 
OOBP - Single-Season
Rank    Player OOBP Year
1.   Bob Friend .262 1963
2.   Seth Morehead .267 1961
3.   Karl Spooner .269 1961
4.   Joe Gibbon .275 1960
5.   Karl Spooner .275 1962
6.   Red Swanson .277 1964
7.   Cliff Melton .278 1937
8.   Cliff Melton .280 1944
9.   Cliff Melton .281 1942
10.   Seth Morehead .284 1960
 
OOBP - Career
Rank    Player OOBP IP
1.   Karl Spooner .280 1248.7
2.   Bob Friend .288 1155.0
3.   Cliff Melton .294 3227.3
4.   Red Swanson .297 943.0
5.   Seth Morehead .298 1689.3
6.   Vito Tamulis .302 1380.7
7.   Hersh Freeman .305 1084.7
8.   Ernie White .306 2504.3
9.   Mike Garcia .314 1055.3
10.   Van Mungo .317 1718.7
 
OSLG - Single-Season
Rank    Player OSLG Year
1.   Van Mungo .322 1939
2.   Van Mungo .323 1942
3.   Karl Spooner .328 1961
4.   Joe Gibbon .329 1960
5.   Seth Morehead .335 1961
6.   Eddie Smith .336 1944
7.   Bob Friend .337 1963
8.   Van Mungo .337 1940
9.   Dutch Henry .339 1935
10.   Bill Wight .340 1957
 
OSLG - Career
Rank    Player OSLG IP
1.   Van Mungo .349 1718.7
2.   Bob Feller .357 953.7
3.   Karl Spooner .360 1248.7
4.   Red Swanson .362 943.0
5.   Bill Wight .362 901.0
6.   Bob Friend .366 1155.0
7.   Ernie White .371 2504.3
8.   Cliff Melton .374 3227.3
9.   Mike Garcia .375 1055.3
10.   Vito Tamulis .381 1380.7
 
OOPS - Single-Season
Rank    Player OOPS Year
1.   Karl Spooner .597 1961
2.   Bob Friend .598 1963
3.   Seth Morehead .603 1961
4.   Joe Gibbon .604 1960
5.   Karl Spooner .618 1962
6.   Cliff Melton .627 1937
7.   Red Swanson .629 1964
8.   Bob Logan .629 1943
9.   Van Mungo .632 1939
10.   Van Mungo .632 1942
 
OOPS - Career
Rank    Player OOPS IP
1.   Karl Spooner .640 1248.7
2.   Bob Friend .654 1155.0
3.   Red Swanson .659 943.0
4.   Van Mungo .666 1718.7
5.   Cliff Melton .669 3227.3
6.   Bob Feller .675 953.7
7.   Ernie White .677 2504.3
8.   Vito Tamulis .683 1380.7
9.   Hersh Freeman .688 1084.7
10.   Mike Garcia .689 1055.3
 
 
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