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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.   Dwight Gooden 1.97 1989
2.   Don Sutton 2.60 1981
3.   Dwight Gooden 2.61 1988
4.   Joe Horlen 2.68 1967
5.   Johnny Vander Meer 2.72 1940
6.   Dick Baney 2.73 1980
7.   Dizzy Dean 2.73 1931
8.   Luis Tiant 2.75 1968
9.   Warren Spahn 2.77 1959
10.   Dave Boswell 2.79 1977
 
ERA - Career
Rank    Player ERA IP
1.   Dwight Gooden 3.00 1243.3
2.   Luis Tiant 3.31 1362.7
3.   Johnny Vander Meer 3.34 1611.0
4.   Joe Horlen 3.46 1903.0
5.   Dizzy Dean 3.66 2656.0
6.   Stubby Overmire 3.66 1149.3
7.   Don Sutton 3.67 1729.3
8.   Cecil Butler 3.72 1876.3
9.   Ramon Monzant 3.76 719.6
10.   Mike Marshall 3.78 740.0
 
Wins - Single-Season
Rank    Player W Year
1.   Joe Presko 26 1957
  Garland Buckeye 26 1932
3.   Dizzy Dean 24 1933
  Dizzy Dean 24 1931
5.   Stubby Overmire 23 1952
  Spud Chandler 23 1938
  Dizzy Dean 23 1934
  Joe Horlen 23 1967
9.   Joe Presko 22 1956
  Spud Chandler 22 1937
 
Wins - Career
Rank    Player W IP
1.   Dizzy Dean 148 2656.0
2.   Karl Spooner 137 2391.0
3.   Bobo Newsom 128 2407.3
  Harvey Haddix 128 2324.3
5.   Dick Baney 123 2440.3
6.   Bert Blyleven 110 2170.7
7.   Don Sutton 109 1729.3
8.   Joe Presko 101 1636.6
9.   Joe Horlen 99 1903.0
10.   Ken Reynolds 89 1730.3
 
Losses - Single-Season
Rank    Player L Year
1.   Dick Drott 28 1961
  Dick Fowler 28 1950
3.   Randy Gumpert 25 1951
4.   John Burrows 24 1943
  Hal Newhouser 24 1950
6.   Mike Garcia 23 1961
  Fred Hutchinson 23 1944
  Ray Culp 23 1963
9.   Dizzy Trout 22 1940
  Joe Nuxhall 22 1945
  Johnny Vander Meer 22 1942
  Harvey Haddix 22 1953
  Steve Hamilton 22 1962
 
Losses - Career
Rank    Player L IP
1.   Dick Baney 134 2440.3
2.   Bert Blyleven 130 2170.7
3.   Bobo Newsom 126 2407.3
4.   Dizzy Dean 120 2656.0
5.   Harvey Haddix 118 2324.3
6.   Cecil Butler 111 1876.3
7.   Karl Spooner 109 2391.0
8.   Joe Horlen 98 1903.0
  Ken Reynolds 98 1730.3
10.   Johnny Vander Meer 87 1611.0
 
Winning Pct - Single-Season
Rank    Player WPct Year
1.   Dwight Gooden .800 1989
2.   Dwight Gooden .789 1988
3.   Joe Horlen .742 1967
4.   Stubby Overmire .727 1954
5.   Ken Reynolds .722 1976
6.   Stubby Overmire .714 1955
7.   Tommy Hughes .714 1953
8.   Joe Presko .703 1957
9.   Garland Buckeye .703 1932
10.   Dizzy Dean .686 1933
 
Winning Pct - Career
Rank    Player WPct IP
1.   Stubby Overmire .649 1149.3
2.   Tommy Hughes .605 1097.3
3.   Joe Haynes .590 724.7
4.   Dwight Gooden .588 1243.3
5.   Don Sutton .586 1729.3
6.   Spud Chandler .581 824.7
7.   Joe Presko .580 1636.6
8.   Mike Marshall .558 740.0
9.   Karl Spooner .557 2391.0
10.   Dizzy Dean .552 2656.0
 
Saves - Single-Season
Rank    Player SV Year
1.   Dave Boswell 39 1981
2.   Gil Patterson 37 1987
3.   Dave Boswell 34 1979
4.   Luis Aponte 29 1986
5.   Jay Baller 28 1985
  Bill Lee 28 1975
7.   Eric Bell 27 1990
8.   Donnie Moore 24 1989
9.   Turk Farrell 22 1960
  Luis Aponte 22 1988
  Joe Sullivan 22 1935
 
Saves - Career
Rank    Player SV IP
1.   Dave Boswell 102 809.0
2.   Pretzel Pezzullo 81 346.7
3.   Sam Jones 76 280.0
4.   Turk Farrell 55 511.6
5.   Luis Aponte 53 201.3
6.   Bill Lee 45 1457.3
7.   Camilo Pascual 44 444.6
8.   Joe Sullivan 42 287.6
9.   Jay Baller 41 247.0
10.   Johnny Murphy 39 1220.6
 
Games Pitched - Single-Season
Rank    Player G Year
1.   Camilo Pascual 97 1967
2.   Camilo Pascual 83 1963
  Don Lee 83 1967
4.   Bill Voiselle 82 1953
  Buzz Capra 82 1978
6.   Jim Winford 81 1943
  Camilo Pascual 81 1965
8.   Pretzel Pezzullo 80 1943
9.   Sam McDowell 79 1978
10.   Chris Bosio 77 1990
  Hal White 77 1951
 
Games Pitched - Career
Rank    Player G IP
1.   Camilo Pascual 459 444.6
2.   Karl Spooner 428 2391.0
3.   Cecil Butler 399 1876.3
4.   Dick Baney 377 2440.3
5.   Bill Cox 355 460.6
6.   Ken Reynolds 340 1730.3
7.   Dave Boswell 331 809.0
8.   Buzz Capra 330 718.3
9.   Dizzy Dean 321 2656.0
10.   Harvey Haddix 318 2324.3
 
Games Started - Single-Season
Rank    Player GS Year
1.   Dizzy Dean 45 1930
  Joe Horlen 45 1967
  Bobo Newsom 45 1931
  Steve Hamilton 45 1962
5.   12 players tied 44  
 
Games Started - Career
Rank    Player GS IP
1.   Karl Spooner 324 2391.0
2.   Dick Baney 322 2440.3
3.   Dizzy Dean 321 2656.0
4.   Bobo Newsom 312 2407.3
5.   Bert Blyleven 293 2170.7
6.   Harvey Haddix 288 2324.3
7.   Joe Horlen 257 1903.0
8.   Cecil Butler 234 1876.3
9.   Don Sutton 224 1729.3
10.   Ken Reynolds 223 1730.3
 
Complete Games - Single-Season
Rank    Player CG Year
1.   Dizzy Dean 31 1931
2.   Garland Buckeye 28 1932
  Dizzy Dean 28 1930
  Dizzy Dean 28 1934
5.   Luis Tiant 27 1968
6.   Dizzy Dean 24 1932
  Garland Buckeye 24 1933
8.   Bobo Newsom 23 1930
  Harvey Haddix 23 1952
  Spud Chandler 23 1937
  Dizzy Dean 23 1940
 
Complete Games - Career
Rank    Player CG IP
1.   Dizzy Dean 180 2656.0
2.   Harvey Haddix 124 2324.3
3.   Bobo Newsom 104 2407.3
4.   Whit Wyatt 78 1465.6
5.   Luis Tiant 77 1362.7
6.   Don Sutton 70 1729.3
7.   Bert Blyleven 66 2170.7
8.   Garland Buckeye 61 934.0
9.   Joe Nuxhall 59 1150.3
10.   Dizzy Trout 55 963.3
 
Shutouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player SHO Year
1.   Roy Mahaffey 5 1937
2.   11 players tied 4  
 
Shutouts - Career
Rank    Player SHO IP
1.   Bert Blyleven 19 2170.7
2.   Bobo Newsom 15 2407.3
  Dizzy Dean 15 2656.0
4.   Don Sutton 13 1729.3
  Harvey Haddix 13 2324.3
6.   Joe Horlen 11 1903.0
  Dick Baney 11 2440.3
  Stubby Overmire 11 1149.3
9.   Whit Wyatt 9 1465.6
  Luis Tiant 9 1362.7
 
Innings Pitched - Single-Season
Rank    Player IP Year
1.   Dizzy Dean 380.0 1930
2.   Dizzy Dean 375.3 1931
3.   Bobo Newsom 366.7 1931
4.   Harvey Haddix 366.3 1952
5.   Bobo Newsom 364.3 1930
6.   Luis Tiant 362.7 1968
7.   Dizzy Dean 356.7 1940
8.   Dizzy Dean 354.7 1934
9.   Joe Presko 352.7 1957
10.   Dizzy Dean 351.3 1941
 
Innings Pitched - Career
Rank    Player IP IP
1.   Dizzy Dean 2656.0 2656.0
2.   Dick Baney 2440.3 2440.3
3.   Bobo Newsom 2407.3 2407.3
4.   Karl Spooner 2391.0 2391.0
5.   Harvey Haddix 2324.3 2324.3
6.   Bert Blyleven 2170.7 2170.7
7.   Joe Horlen 1903.0 1903.0
8.   Cecil Butler 1876.3 1876.3
9.   Ken Reynolds 1730.3 1730.3
10.   Don Sutton 1729.3 1729.3
 
Hits Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player H Year
1.   Garland Buckeye 404 1933
2.   Dizzy Dean 390 1934
3.   Fred Hutchinson 389 1944
  Dizzy Dean 389 1932
5.   Dizzy Dean 381 1930
6.   Joe Haynes 380 1948
7.   Bobo Newsom 377 1931
8.   Dizzy Dean 376 1941
9.   Dizzy Dean 375 1933
10.   Garland Buckeye 367 1934
 
Hits Allowed - Career
Rank    Player H IP
1.   Dizzy Dean 2775 2656.0
2.   Dick Baney 2648 2440.3
3.   Bobo Newsom 2563 2407.3
4.   Harvey Haddix 2269 2324.3
5.   Bert Blyleven 2130 2170.7
6.   Karl Spooner 1900 2391.0
7.   Cecil Butler 1745 1876.3
8.   Joe Horlen 1739 1903.0
9.   Bill Lee 1689 1457.3
10.   Ken Reynolds 1674 1730.3
 
Homeruns Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player HR Year
1.   Mike Garcia 56 1961
2.   Harvey Haddix 54 1958
3.   Harvey Haddix 52 1957
  Harvey Haddix 52 1954
5.   Karl Spooner 50 1958
6.   Curt Simmons 49 1962
7.   Mike Garcia 48 1960
8.   Karl Spooner 47 1957
  Harvey Haddix 47 1953
10.   Ray Culp 46 1963
 
Homeruns Allowed - Career
Rank    Player HR IP
1.   Harvey Haddix 327 2324.3
2.   Karl Spooner 309 2391.0
3.   Dick Baney 264 2440.3
4.   Cecil Butler 239 1876.3
5.   Don Sutton 203 1729.3
6.   Bert Blyleven 192 2170.7
7.   Joe Horlen 144 1903.0
8.   Dizzy Dean 142 2656.0
9.   Ken Reynolds 135 1730.3
10.   Don Robinson 132 1212.3
 
Strikeouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player K Year
1.   Karl Spooner 347 1957
2.   Karl Spooner 337 1958
3.   Karl Spooner 334 1956
4.   Karl Spooner 318 1965
5.   Dwight Gooden 312 1989
6.   Dwight Gooden 303 1985
7.   Dick Drott 293 1960
8.   Karl Spooner 292 1955
9.   Ray Culp 283 1963
10.   Dwight Gooden 280 1987
 
Strikeouts - Career
Rank    Player K IP
1.   Karl Spooner 2406 2391.0
2.   Dwight Gooden 1577 1243.3
3.   Don Sutton 1490 1729.3
4.   Harvey Haddix 1475 2324.3
5.   Cecil Butler 1426 1876.3
6.   Joe Horlen 1323 1903.0
7.   Dizzy Dean 1317 2656.0
8.   Bert Blyleven 1222 2170.7
9.   Johnny Vander Meer 1182 1611.0
10.   Joe Presko 1114 1636.6
 
Walks Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB Year
1.   Randy Gumpert 180 1951
2.   Tommy Hughes 172 1953
3.   Tommy Hughes 167 1955
4.   Hal Newhouser 166 1950
5.   Tommy Hughes 159 1954
6.   Johnny Vander Meer 155 1942
  John Burrows 155 1943
8.   Johnny Sain 153 1952
  Karl Spooner 153 1956
10.   Bill Voiselle 148 1948
 
Walks Allowed - Career
Rank    Player BB IP
1.   Karl Spooner 1025 2391.0
2.   Ken Reynolds 799 1730.3
3.   Harvey Haddix 782 2324.3
4.   Johnny Vander Meer 773 1611.0
5.   Bobo Newsom 762 2407.3
6.   Bert Blyleven 680 2170.7
7.   Don Sutton 663 1729.3
8.   Joe Presko 644 1636.6
9.   Dwight Gooden 636 1243.3
10.   Tommy Hughes 633 1097.3
 
Walks per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB9 Year
1.   Dick Baney 0.8 1978
2.   Dick Baney 0.9 1979
3.   Dick Baney 0.9 1980
4.   Dick Baney 1.0 1977
  Bill Lee 1.0 1980
6.   Dick Baney 1.1 1981
7.   Dick Baney 1.1 1976
8.   Dick Baney 1.1 1974
9.   Bill Lee 1.1 1981
10.   Garland Buckeye 1.1 1933
 
Walks per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player BB9 IP
1.   Dick Baney 1.2 2440.3
2.   Garland Buckeye 1.4 934.0
3.   Bill Lee 1.9 1457.3
4.   Dizzy Dean 2.0 2656.0
5.   Cecil Butler 2.1 1876.3
6.   Joe Haynes 2.3 724.7
7.   Luis Tiant 2.3 1362.7
8.   Roy Mahaffey 2.4 662.6
9.   Spud Chandler 2.6 824.7
10.   Tom House 2.8 657.0
 
Hits per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player H9 Year
1.   Dwight Gooden 5.0 1989
2.   Dwight Gooden 5.1 1988
3.   Karl Spooner 6.2 1965
4.   Dwight Gooden 6.3 1985
5.   Warren Spahn 6.4 1959
6.   Tommy Hughes 6.5 1953
7.   Karl Spooner 6.6 1956
8.   Dave Boswell 6.6 1977
9.   Dwight Gooden 6.8 1987
10.   Howie Pollet 6.8 1951
 
Hits per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player H9 IP
1.   Dwight Gooden 5.8 1243.3
2.   Karl Spooner 7.2 2391.0
3.   Tommy Hughes 7.2 1097.3
4.   Johnny Vander Meer 7.5 1611.0
5.   Mike Marshall 7.8 740.0
6.   Dave Boswell 7.8 809.0
7.   Don Sutton 7.8 1729.3
8.   Luis Tiant 8.2 1362.7
9.   Joe Horlen 8.2 1903.0
10.   Cecil Butler 8.4 1876.3
 
Strikeouts per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player K9 Year
1.   Dwight Gooden 11.8 1989
2.   Dwight Gooden 11.5 1985
3.   Dwight Gooden 11.4 1987
4.   Dwight Gooden 10.9 1988
5.   Karl Spooner 9.7 1957
6.   Karl Spooner 9.6 1958
7.   Karl Spooner 9.4 1965
8.   Karl Spooner 9.2 1956
9.   Karl Spooner 9.0 1955
10.   Karl Spooner 8.9 1966
 
Strikeouts per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player K9 IP
1.   Dwight Gooden 11.4 1243.3
2.   Karl Spooner 9.1 2391.0
3.   Don Sutton 7.8 1729.3
4.   Ramon Monzant 7.2 719.6
5.   Dave Boswell 7.2 809.0
6.   Cecil Butler 6.8 1876.3
7.   Johnny Vander Meer 6.6 1611.0
8.   Tommy Hughes 6.6 1097.3
9.   Bill Voiselle 6.3 719.0
10.   Joe Horlen 6.3 1903.0
 
WHiP - Single-Season
Rank    Player WHiP Year
1.   Steve Hamilton 0.99 1961
2.   Dick Baney 1.01 1980
3.   Luis Tiant 1.04 1968
4.   Warren Spahn 1.05 1959
5.   Karl Spooner 1.06 1965
6.   Dwight Gooden 1.06 1989
7.   Cecil Butler 1.07 1967
8.   Dick Baney 1.08 1979
9.   Bert Blyleven 1.08 1984
10.   Luis Tiant 1.10 1967
 
WHiP - Career
Rank    Player WHiP IP
1.   Dwight Gooden 1.15 1243.3
2.   Cecil Butler 1.16 1876.3
3.   Luis Tiant 1.17 1362.7
4.   Karl Spooner 1.22 2391.0
5.   Dick Baney 1.22 2440.3
6.   Joe Horlen 1.23 1903.0
7.   Don Sutton 1.25 1729.3
8.   Dizzy Dean 1.27 2656.0
9.   Bert Blyleven 1.29 2170.7
10.   Dave Boswell 1.30 809.0
 
OAVG - Single-Season
Rank    Player OAVG Year
1.   Dwight Gooden .162 1989
2.   Dwight Gooden .165 1988
3.   Karl Spooner .193 1965
4.   Dwight Gooden .195 1985
5.   Warren Spahn .197 1959
6.   Tommy Hughes .203 1953
7.   Karl Spooner .203 1956
8.   Don Sutton .206 1981
9.   Dave Boswell .207 1977
10.   Dwight Gooden .210 1987
 
OAVG - Career
Rank    Player OAVG IP
1.   Dwight Gooden .182 1243.3
2.   Karl Spooner .217 2391.0
3.   Tommy Hughes .221 1097.3
4.   Johnny Vander Meer .226 1611.0
5.   Don Sutton .231 1729.3
6.   Mike Marshall .232 740.0
7.   Dave Boswell .233 809.0
8.   Luis Tiant .241 1362.7
9.   Cecil Butler .243 1876.3
10.   Joe Horlen .244 1903.0
 
OOBP - Single-Season
Rank    Player OOBP Year
1.   Steve Hamilton .259 1961
2.   Dick Baney .264 1980
3.   Luis Tiant .266 1968
4.   Warren Spahn .266 1959
5.   Dwight Gooden .271 1989
6.   Cecil Butler .273 1967
7.   Don Sutton .275 1981
8.   Dick Baney .276 1979
9.   Luis Tiant .277 1967
10.   Cecil Butler .278 1968
 
OOBP - Career
Rank    Player OOBP IP
1.   Dwight Gooden .285 1243.3
2.   Cecil Butler .288 1876.3
3.   Luis Tiant .291 1362.7
4.   Dick Baney .302 2440.3
5.   Don Sutton .302 1729.3
6.   Karl Spooner .303 2391.0
7.   Joe Horlen .304 1903.0
8.   Dizzy Dean .308 2656.0
9.   Harvey Haddix .313 2324.3
10.   Johnny Vander Meer .314 1611.0
 
OSLG - Single-Season
Rank    Player OSLG Year
1.   Dwight Gooden .281 1989
2.   Dave Boswell .288 1977
3.   Tommy Hughes .290 1953
4.   Karl Spooner .298 1965
5.   Dwight Gooden .307 1988
6.   Mike Marshall .308 1975
7.   Stubby Overmire .309 1954
8.   Mike Marshall .314 1978
9.   Johnny Vander Meer .314 1938
10.   Don Sutton .315 1981
 
OSLG - Career
Rank    Player OSLG IP
1.   Mike Marshall .317 740.0
2.   Dwight Gooden .333 1243.3
3.   Tommy Hughes .338 1097.3
4.   Johnny Vander Meer .342 1611.0
5.   Joe Horlen .358 1903.0
6.   Stubby Overmire .358 1149.3
7.   Luis Tiant .362 1362.7
8.   Joe Haynes .367 724.7
9.   Joe Presko .368 1636.6
10.   Bobo Newsom .376 2407.3
 
OOPS - Single-Season
Rank    Player OOPS Year
1.   Dwight Gooden .551 1989
2.   Karl Spooner .577 1965
3.   Warren Spahn .588 1959
4.   Dave Boswell .590 1977
5.   Don Sutton .590 1981
6.   Joe Horlen .594 1967
7.   Tommy Hughes .598 1953
8.   Dwight Gooden .598 1988
9.   Steve Hamilton .599 1961
10.   Luis Tiant .601 1968
 
OOPS - Career
Rank    Player OOPS IP
1.   Dwight Gooden .619 1243.3
2.   Mike Marshall .642 740.0
3.   Luis Tiant .653 1362.7
4.   Johnny Vander Meer .656 1611.0
5.   Joe Horlen .662 1903.0
6.   Tommy Hughes .664 1097.3
7.   Stubby Overmire .674 1149.3
8.   Karl Spooner .680 2391.0
9.   Don Sutton .682 1729.3
10.   Cecil Butler .685 1876.3
 
 
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