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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.   Warren Spahn 2.06 1956
2.   Warren Spahn 2.07 1955
3.   Max Lanier 2.17 1945
4.   Chuck Stobbs 2.42 1959
5.   Earl Johnson 2.44 1946
6.   Harry Brecheen 2.51 1946
7.   Earl Johnson 2.60 1947
8.   George Winn 2.67 1930
9.   Earl Johnson 2.80 1944
10.   Cy Buker 2.82 1945
 
ERA - Career
Rank    Player ERA IP
1.   Earl Johnson 3.07 2596.6
2.   Max Lanier 3.29 1090.3
3.   George Winn 3.31 1075.0
4.   Harry Brecheen 3.41 2495.0
5.   Preacher Roe 3.78 650.7
6.   Sid Hudson 3.79 786.3
7.   Ray Prim 3.85 1690.0
8.   Frank Barrett 3.89 2020.0
9.   Joe Dobson 3.99 1683.3
10.   Cy Buker 4.10 827.3
 
Wins - Single-Season
Rank    Player W Year
1.   Warren Spahn 29 1955
2.   Earl Johnson 26 1948
3.   George Winn 25 1931
  Earl Johnson 25 1944
  Earl Johnson 25 1947
  Earl Johnson 25 1946
7.   Harry Brecheen 24 1944
  Earl Johnson 24 1943
9.   Max Lanier 23 1946
  Harry Brecheen 23 1948
 
Wins - Career
Rank    Player W IP
1.   Earl Johnson 181 2596.6
2.   Harry Brecheen 173 2495.0
3.   Tommy Bridges 114 2363.3
4.   Frank Barrett 113 2020.0
5.   Ray Prim 99 1690.0
6.   Joey Jay 96 2153.3
7.   Joe Dobson 92 1683.3
8.   Max Lanier 81 1090.3
9.   Willard Nixon 69 1302.3
10.   Bill Lee 65 1252.3
 
Losses - Single-Season
Rank    Player L Year
1.   Joey Jay 24 1955
2.   Joey Jay 23 1961
  Whitey Ford 23 1957
4.   Jim Brewer 22 1961
  Don Rudolph 22 1961
  George Pipgras 22 1933
  Roger Bowman 22 1956
  Joe Dobson 22 1939
9.   Joey Jay 21 1957
  Bob Harris 21 1949
  Tommy Bridges 21 1933
 
Losses - Career
Rank    Player L IP
1.   Joey Jay 141 2153.3
2.   Tommy Bridges 140 2363.3
3.   Frank Barrett 112 2020.0
4.   Joe Dobson 97 1683.3
5.   Harry Brecheen 95 2495.0
  Whitey Ford 95 1251.0
7.   Willard Nixon 87 1302.3
8.   Earl Johnson 86 2596.6
9.   Tom Poholsky 70 1008.3
10.   Bill Lee 69 1252.3
  Ray Prim 69 1690.0
 
Winning Pct - Single-Season
Rank    Player WPct Year
1.   Max Lanier .864 1945
2.   Warren Spahn .829 1955
3.   Dave Koslo .824 1944
4.   Earl Johnson .788 1948
5.   Earl Johnson .758 1946
6.   Warren Spahn .750 1956
7.   Earl Johnson .735 1944
8.   Earl Johnson .735 1947
9.   Earl Johnson .727 1943
10.   Harry Brecheen .708 1946
 
Winning Pct - Career
Rank    Player WPct IP
1.   Max Lanier .692 1090.3
2.   Earl Johnson .678 2596.6
3.   Harry Brecheen .646 2495.0
4.   Cy Buker .620 827.3
5.   Ray Prim .589 1690.0
6.   Dave Koslo .589 790.6
7.   Chet Falk .560 499.3
8.   Sid Hudson .544 786.3
9.   George Winn .536 1075.0
10.   Preacher Roe .529 650.7
 
Saves - Single-Season
Rank    Player SV Year
1.   Bud Byerly 23 1954
2.   Chet Falk 21 1935
  Willard Nixon 21 1955
4.   Dick Bokelmann 20 1953
5.   Bob Wiesler 19 1960
  Bob Wiesler 19 1959
  Sid Hudson 19 1941
8.   Fred Martin 17 1947
  Willard Nixon 17 1956
  Rosy Ryan 17 1930
  Dick Bokelmann 17 1957
 
Saves - Career
Rank    Player SV IP
1.   Sid Hudson 76 786.3
2.   Chet Falk 56 499.3
3.   Fred Martin 53 618.0
4.   Dick Bokelmann 52 309.0
5.   Dave Koslo 48 790.6
6.   Bob Wiesler 39 253.6
  Willard Nixon 39 1302.3
8.   Mel Harder 38 572.7
9.   Cy Buker 33 827.3
10.   Tommy Bridges 25 2363.3
 
Games Pitched - Single-Season
Rank    Player G Year
1.   Vern Bickford 114 1950
2.   Fred Martin 109 1948
3.   Sid Hudson 108 1941
4.   Dave Koslo 103 1942
5.   Paul Giel 100 1957
6.   Windy McCall 96 1949
7.   Fred Martin 95 1946
8.   Fred Martin 93 1947
9.   Fred Martin 92 1949
10.   Dick Littlefield 89 1958
 
Games Pitched - Career
Rank    Player G IP
1.   Tommy Bridges 538 2363.3
2.   Sid Hudson 508 786.3
3.   Chet Falk 448 499.3
4.   Fred Martin 439 618.0
5.   Dick Littlefield 436 549.7
6.   Dave Koslo 421 790.6
7.   Earl Johnson 375 2596.6
8.   Joey Jay 364 2153.3
9.   Harry Brecheen 353 2495.0
10.   Frank Barrett 352 2020.0
 
Games Started - Single-Season
Rank    Player GS Year
1.   George Winn 45 1931
2.   11 players tied 44  
 
Games Started - Career
Rank    Player GS IP
1.   Earl Johnson 345 2596.6
2.   Harry Brecheen 344 2495.0
3.   Joey Jay 292 2153.3
4.   Frank Barrett 289 2020.0
  Tommy Bridges 289 2363.3
6.   Ray Prim 232 1690.0
7.   Joe Dobson 221 1683.3
8.   Whitey Ford 187 1251.0
9.   Willard Nixon 163 1302.3
10.   Bill Lee 158 1252.3
 
Complete Games - Single-Season
Rank    Player CG Year
1.   Warren Spahn 27 1955
2.   Don Rudolph 24 1961
3.   George Winn 23 1931
4.   Tommy Bridges 21 1930
  George Winn 21 1932
  Chuck Stobbs 21 1959
7.   George Winn 20 1930
8.   Don Rudolph 19 1960
  Preacher Roe 19 1938
10.   Tommy Bridges 16 1931
 
Complete Games - Career
Rank    Player CG IP
1.   Tommy Bridges 73 2363.3
2.   George Winn 64 1075.0
3.   Earl Johnson 60 2596.6
4.   Bill Lee 57 1252.3
5.   Harry Brecheen 52 2495.0
  Don Rudolph 52 859.0
7.   Joey Jay 43 2153.3
8.   Warren Spahn 41 588.6
9.   Bill Walker 33 997.7
10.   Willard Nixon 32 1302.3
 
Shutouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player SHO Year
1.   Warren Spahn 7 1955
2.   Earl Johnson 5 1944
  Earl Johnson 5 1943
4.   George Winn 4 1930
5.   Harry Brecheen 3 1946
  Preacher Roe 3 1938
  Don Rudolph 3 1961
  Willard Nixon 3 1952
  Warren Spahn 3 1956
  Ted Gray 3 1959
  Don Rudolph 3 1960
 
Shutouts - Career
Rank    Player SHO IP
1.   Earl Johnson 14 2596.6
2.   Warren Spahn 10 588.6
3.   Harry Brecheen 8 2495.0
4.   Frank Barrett 7 2020.0
  Don Rudolph 7 859.0
6.   Joe Dobson 6 1683.3
  Joey Jay 6 2153.3
  George Winn 6 1075.0
  Willard Nixon 6 1302.3
10.   Ted Gray 5 699.0
  Tommy Bridges 5 2363.3
 
Innings Pitched - Single-Season
Rank    Player IP Year
1.   George Winn 377.7 1931
2.   George Winn 364.3 1930
3.   Warren Spahn 348.7 1955
4.   Tommy Bridges 348.0 1930
5.   Preacher Roe 333.0 1938
  George Winn 333.0 1932
7.   Joey Jay 331.0 1958
8.   Bill Lee 330.0 1936
9.   Earl Johnson 327.7 1946
10.   Bill Lee 326.3 1937
 
Innings Pitched - Career
Rank    Player IP IP
1.   Earl Johnson 2596.6 2596.6
2.   Harry Brecheen 2495.0 2495.0
3.   Tommy Bridges 2363.3 2363.3
4.   Joey Jay 2153.3 2153.3
5.   Frank Barrett 2020.0 2020.0
6.   Ray Prim 1690.0 1690.0
7.   Joe Dobson 1683.3 1683.3
8.   Willard Nixon 1302.3 1302.3
9.   Bill Lee 1252.3 1252.3
10.   Whitey Ford 1251.0 1251.0
 
Hits Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player H Year
1.   George Winn 405 1931
2.   George Winn 385 1932
3.   George Winn 370 1930
4.   Bill Lee 369 1936
5.   Preacher Roe 361 1939
6.   Don Rudolph 355 1961
7.   Bill Lee 354 1937
8.   Ray Prim 353 1936
9.   Tommy Bridges 352 1933
10.   Ray Prim 348 1935
 
Hits Allowed - Career
Rank    Player H IP
1.   Tommy Bridges 2488 2363.3
2.   Harry Brecheen 2382 2495.0
3.   Earl Johnson 2362 2596.6
4.   Joey Jay 2046 2153.3
5.   Frank Barrett 1944 2020.0
6.   Ray Prim 1846 1690.0
7.   Joe Dobson 1786 1683.3
8.   Willard Nixon 1373 1302.3
9.   Bill Lee 1368 1252.3
10.   Whitey Ford 1337 1251.0
 
Homeruns Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player HR Year
1.   Cliff Fannin 52 1957
2.   Red Embree 50 1953
3.   Joey Jay 48 1961
  Joey Jay 48 1957
5.   Joey Jay 43 1955
  Whitey Ford 43 1953
7.   Don Rudolph 42 1961
  Joey Jay 42 1958
  Cliff Fannin 42 1958
10.   Joey Jay 40 1959
  Whitey Ford 40 1952
 
Homeruns Allowed - Career
Rank    Player HR IP
1.   Joey Jay 302 2153.3
2.   Whitey Ford 192 1251.0
3.   Harry Brecheen 184 2495.0
4.   Tommy Bridges 169 2363.3
5.   Tom Poholsky 159 1008.3
6.   Frank Barrett 127 2020.0
7.   Willard Nixon 113 1302.3
8.   Cliff Fannin 111 661.3
9.   Don Rudolph 106 859.0
10.   Ray Prim 101 1690.0
 
Strikeouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player K Year
1.   Warren Spahn 317 1955
2.   Jim Brewer 283 1961
3.   Joey Jay 274 1961
4.   Joey Jay 264 1960
5.   Joey Jay 254 1959
6.   Joey Jay 249 1958
7.   Don Newcombe 240 1960
8.   Joey Jay 228 1957
9.   Chuck Stobbs 226 1959
10.   Warren Spahn 224 1956
 
Strikeouts - Career
Rank    Player K IP
1.   Joey Jay 1552 2153.3
2.   Earl Johnson 1071 2596.6
3.   Harry Brecheen 1035 2495.0
4.   Tommy Bridges 1007 2363.3
5.   Frank Barrett 882 2020.0
6.   Whitey Ford 632 1251.0
7.   Ray Prim 628 1690.0
8.   Ted Gray 605 699.0
9.   Joe Dobson 595 1683.3
10.   Tom Poholsky 591 1008.3
 
Walks Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB Year
1.   Cy Buker 174 1949
2.   Bob Turley 166 1954
3.   Ted Gray 151 1950
  Joey Jay 151 1955
5.   Max Lanier 147 1948
6.   Danny McDevitt 146 1958
7.   Whitey Ford 138 1953
8.   Bob Turley 135 1951
  Frank Barrett 135 1947
  Tommy Bridges 135 1935
  Max Lanier 135 1947
 
Walks Allowed - Career
Rank    Player BB IP
1.   Tommy Bridges 935 2363.3
2.   Frank Barrett 833 2020.0
3.   Earl Johnson 804 2596.6
4.   Joey Jay 729 2153.3
5.   Harry Brecheen 685 2495.0
6.   Willard Nixon 592 1302.3
7.   Cy Buker 543 827.3
8.   Whitey Ford 533 1251.0
9.   Max Lanier 512 1090.3
10.   Bill Lee 448 1252.3
 
Walks per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB9 Year
1.   Chuck Stobbs 0.7 1959
2.   George Winn 1.0 1932
  George Winn 1.0 1931
4.   George Winn 1.1 1930
5.   Ray Prim 1.4 1934
6.   Lum Davenport 1.4 1936
7.   Lum Davenport 1.5 1937
  Ray Prim 1.5 1938
9.   Warren Spahn 1.7 1955
10.   Ray Prim 1.7 1933
 
Walks per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player BB9 IP
1.   George Winn 1.0 1075.0
2.   Ray Prim 1.6 1690.0
3.   Preacher Roe 1.8 650.7
4.   Don Rudolph 2.0 859.0
5.   Joe Dobson 2.2 1683.3
6.   Harry Brecheen 2.5 2495.0
7.   Nate Andrews 2.6 699.0
8.   Earl Johnson 2.8 2596.6
9.   Sid Hudson 2.8 786.3
10.   Dave Koslo 2.8 790.6
 
Hits per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player H9 Year
1.   Warren Spahn 6.5 1955
  Warren Spahn 6.5 1956
3.   Max Lanier 6.6 1945
4.   Harry Brecheen 7.0 1946
5.   Ted Gray 7.3 1950
6.   Joey Jay 7.3 1958
7.   Earl Johnson 7.4 1944
8.   Jim Brewer 7.4 1961
9.   Don Newcombe 7.5 1960
  Cy Buker 7.5 1945
 
Hits per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player H9 IP
1.   Ted Gray 7.6 699.0
2.   Max Lanier 7.9 1090.3
3.   Cy Buker 8.0 827.3
4.   Earl Johnson 8.2 2596.6
5.   Roger Bowman 8.2 795.7
6.   Joey Jay 8.6 2153.3
7.   Harry Brecheen 8.6 2495.0
8.   Danny McDevitt 8.6 813.0
9.   Frank Barrett 8.7 2020.0
10.   Sid Hudson 9.0 786.3
 
Strikeouts per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player K9 Year
1.   Ted Gray 9.4 1959
2.   Jim Brewer 9.0 1961
3.   Don Newcombe 8.6 1960
4.   Warren Spahn 8.4 1956
5.   Warren Spahn 8.2 1955
6.   Ted Gray 7.7 1951
7.   Joey Jay 7.7 1961
8.   Joey Jay 7.4 1960
9.   Ted Gray 7.3 1950
10.   Joey Jay 7.1 1959
 
Strikeouts per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player K9 IP
1.   Ted Gray 7.8 699.0
2.   Joey Jay 6.5 2153.3
3.   Danny McDevitt 6.0 813.0
4.   Roger Bowman 5.8 795.7
5.   Tom Poholsky 5.3 1008.3
6.   Cliff Fannin 4.8 661.3
7.   Max Lanier 4.6 1090.3
8.   Whitey Ford 4.5 1251.0
  Mike Fornieles 4.5 726.6
  Cy Buker 4.5 827.3
 
WHiP - Single-Season
Rank    Player WHiP Year
1.   Warren Spahn 0.90 1955
2.   Warren Spahn 0.98 1956
3.   Chuck Stobbs 1.02 1959
4.   Harry Brecheen 1.07 1946
5.   Joey Jay 1.12 1958
6.   Earl Johnson 1.13 1944
7.   George Winn 1.13 1930
8.   Don Newcombe 1.14 1960
9.   Max Lanier 1.15 1945
10.   Preacher Roe 1.16 1938
 
WHiP - Career
Rank    Player WHiP IP
1.   George Winn 1.19 1075.0
2.   Earl Johnson 1.22 2596.6
3.   Harry Brecheen 1.23 2495.0
4.   Preacher Roe 1.25 650.7
5.   Ray Prim 1.27 1690.0
6.   Joey Jay 1.29 2153.3
7.   Joe Dobson 1.30 1683.3
8.   Sid Hudson 1.32 786.3
9.   Roger Bowman 1.33 795.7
10.   Max Lanier 1.35 1090.3
 
OAVG - Single-Season
Rank    Player OAVG Year
1.   Warren Spahn .201 1955
2.   Warren Spahn .201 1956
3.   Max Lanier .203 1945
4.   Harry Brecheen .215 1946
5.   Joey Jay .220 1958
6.   Don Newcombe .223 1960
7.   Jim Brewer .223 1961
8.   Ted Gray .224 1950
9.   Earl Johnson .226 1944
10.   Max Lanier .229 1946
 
OAVG - Career
Rank    Player OAVG IP
1.   Ted Gray .229 699.0
2.   Max Lanier .237 1090.3
3.   Cy Buker .241 827.3
4.   Earl Johnson .243 2596.6
5.   Roger Bowman .243 795.7
6.   Joey Jay .248 2153.3
7.   Harry Brecheen .250 2495.0
8.   Danny McDevitt .252 813.0
9.   Frank Barrett .255 2020.0
10.   Sid Hudson .263 786.3
 
OOBP - Single-Season
Rank    Player OOBP Year
1.   Warren Spahn .242 1955
2.   Warren Spahn .254 1956
3.   Chuck Stobbs .259 1959
4.   Harry Brecheen .274 1946
5.   Don Newcombe .281 1960
6.   Joey Jay .281 1958
7.   Preacher Roe .286 1938
8.   Max Lanier .286 1945
9.   George Winn .286 1930
10.   Earl Johnson .287 1944
 
OOBP - Career
Rank    Player OOBP IP
1.   George Winn .297 1075.0
2.   Earl Johnson .301 2596.6
3.   Harry Brecheen .301 2495.0
4.   Preacher Roe .302 650.7
5.   Ray Prim .308 1690.0
6.   Joey Jay .309 2153.3
7.   Joe Dobson .315 1683.3
8.   Sid Hudson .316 786.3
9.   Max Lanier .321 1090.3
10.   Don Rudolph .321 859.0
 
OSLG - Single-Season
Rank    Player OSLG Year
1.   Warren Spahn .277 1955
2.   Max Lanier .285 1945
3.   Earl Johnson .286 1946
4.   Warren Spahn .288 1956
5.   Earl Johnson .294 1944
6.   Earl Johnson .296 1948
7.   Earl Johnson .303 1947
8.   Frank Barrett .313 1942
9.   Earl Johnson .315 1943
10.   Cy Buker .320 1945
 
OSLG - Career
Rank    Player OSLG IP
1.   Earl Johnson .321 2596.6
2.   Max Lanier .341 1090.3
3.   Cy Buker .356 827.3
4.   Frank Barrett .360 2020.0
5.   Harry Brecheen .363 2495.0
6.   Danny McDevitt .366 813.0
7.   Joe Dobson .376 1683.3
8.   George Winn .377 1075.0
9.   Preacher Roe .382 650.7
10.   Ray Prim .385 1690.0
 
OOPS - Single-Season
Rank    Player OOPS Year
1.   Warren Spahn .519 1955
2.   Warren Spahn .542 1956
3.   Max Lanier .571 1945
4.   Earl Johnson .581 1944
5.   Chuck Stobbs .586 1959
6.   Earl Johnson .586 1946
7.   Earl Johnson .597 1948
8.   Harry Brecheen .598 1946
9.   Frank Barrett .602 1942
10.   Earl Johnson .603 1947
 
OOPS - Career
Rank    Player OOPS IP
1.   Earl Johnson .622 2596.6
2.   Max Lanier .662 1090.3
3.   Harry Brecheen .664 2495.0
4.   George Winn .673 1075.0
5.   Preacher Roe .684 650.7
6.   Frank Barrett .687 2020.0
7.   Joe Dobson .691 1683.3
8.   Ray Prim .693 1690.0
9.   Danny McDevitt .704 813.0
10.   Sid Hudson .706 786.3