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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.   Ray Benge 2.86 1930
2.   Hank Thormahlen 2.87 1930
3.   Ray Benge 3.17 1931
4.   George Pipgras 3.45 1931
5.   Hank Thormahlen 3.54 1931
6.   Red Peery 4.69 1930
 
ERA - Career
Rank    Player ERA IP
1.   Hank Thormahlen 3.20 711.7
 
Wins - Single-Season
Rank    Player W Year
1.   George Pipgras 27 1931
2.   Ray Benge 26 1930
  Hank Thormahlen 26 1930
4.   Hank Thormahlen 22 1931
5.   Ray Benge 21 1931
6.   Red Peery 13 1930
7.   Lefty Weinert 9 1931
  Lefty Willis 9 1931
  George Pipgras 9 1930
10.   Lefty Willis 8 1930
 
Wins - Career
Rank    Player W IP
1.   Hank Thormahlen 48 711.7
2.   Ray Benge 47 648.7
3.   George Pipgras 36 497.7
4.   Red Peery 18 277.3
5.   Lefty Willis 17 289.3
6.   Lefty Weinert 15 216.3
7.   George Stueland 4 61.7
8.   Charlie Wheatley 2 23.0
  Bob Weiland 2 23.7
  Ed Morris 2 73.0
 
Losses - Single-Season
Rank    Player L Year
1.   Hank Thormahlen 15 1930
2.   Hank Thormahlen 14 1931
3.   Ray Benge 13 1930
  George Pipgras 13 1931
5.   Lefty Willis 10 1931
  Ray Benge 10 1931
7.   Lefty Willis 9 1930
8.   Lefty Weinert 8 1930
9.   Ed Morris 7 1930
10.   George Pipgras 6 1930
  Red Peery 6 1930
 
Losses - Career
Rank    Player L IP
1.   Hank Thormahlen 29 711.7
2.   Ray Benge 23 648.7
3.   Lefty Willis 19 289.3
  George Pipgras 19 497.7
5.   Lefty Weinert 13 216.3
6.   Red Peery 11 277.3
7.   Ed Morris 7 73.0
8.   George Stueland 4 61.7
9.   Charlie Wheatley 2 23.0
  Ed Wells 2 38.3
 
Winning Pct - Single-Season
Rank    Player WPct Year
1.   Red Peery .684 1930
2.   Ray Benge .677 1931
3.   George Pipgras .675 1931
4.   Ray Benge .667 1930
5.   Hank Thormahlen .634 1930
6.   Hank Thormahlen .611 1931
7.   Lefty Willis .474 1931
8.   Lefty Willis .471 1930
 
Winning Pct - Career
Rank    Player WPct IP
1.   Ray Benge .671 648.7
2.   Hank Thormahlen .623 711.7
 
Saves - Single-Season
Rank    Player SV Year
1.   Lefty Willis 14 1931
2.   Lefty Weinert 4 1930
  Ed Morris 4 1930
4.   George Stueland 3 1931
5.   Charlie Wheatley 2 1930
  Lefty Weinert 2 1931
  Bob Weiland 2 1930
  Red Peery 2 1930
9.   Lefty Willis 1 1930
  Ed Wells 1 1931
  Red Peery 1 1931
 
Saves - Career
Rank    Player SV IP
1.   Lefty Willis 15 289.3
2.   Lefty Weinert 6 216.3
3.   Ed Morris 4 73.0
4.   George Stueland 3 61.7
  Red Peery 3 277.3
6.   Charlie Wheatley 2 23.0
  Bob Weiland 2 23.7
8.   Ed Wells 1 38.3
 
Games Pitched - Single-Season
Rank    Player G Year
1.   Ed Morris 56 1930
2.   Lefty Willis 55 1931
3.   George Stueland 47 1931
4.   Ray Benge 45 1930
5.   George Pipgras 44 1931
6.   Hank Thormahlen 43 1931
7.   Hank Thormahlen 42 1930
8.   Lefty Weinert 40 1930
  Ray Benge 40 1931
10.   Lefty Weinert 36 1931
  Red Peery 36 1930
 
Games Pitched - Career
Rank    Player G IP
1.   Lefty Willis 89 289.3
2.   Hank Thormahlen 85 711.7
  Ray Benge 85 648.7
4.   Lefty Weinert 76 216.3
5.   Red Peery 70 277.3
6.   George Pipgras 63 497.7
7.   Ed Morris 56 73.0
8.   George Stueland 47 61.7
9.   Ed Wells 37 38.3
10.   Charlie Wheatley 23 23.0
 
Games Started - Single-Season
Rank    Player GS Year
1.   Ray Benge 45 1930
2.   George Pipgras 44 1931
3.   Hank Thormahlen 43 1931
4.   Hank Thormahlen 42 1930
5.   Ray Benge 36 1931
6.   Lefty Willis 20 1930
  Red Peery 20 1930
8.   George Pipgras 19 1930
9.   Lefty Weinert 15 1931
10.   Lefty Willis 12 1931
  Lefty Weinert 12 1930
 
Games Started - Career
Rank    Player GS IP
1.   Hank Thormahlen 85 711.7
2.   Ray Benge 81 648.7
3.   George Pipgras 63 497.7
4.   Lefty Willis 32 289.3
5.   Red Peery 30 277.3
6.   Lefty Weinert 27 216.3
7.   Ed Morris 1 73.0
 
Complete Games - Single-Season
Rank    Player CG Year
1.   Hank Thormahlen 34 1930
2.   Hank Thormahlen 25 1931
3.   George Pipgras 22 1931
4.   Ray Benge 17 1930
5.   Ray Benge 15 1931
6.   Red Peery 10 1930
7.   George Pipgras 8 1930
8.   Red Peery 6 1931
9.   Lefty Willis 2 1931
10.   Lefty Willis 1 1930
  Lefty Weinert 1 1931
 
Complete Games - Career
Rank    Player CG IP
1.   Hank Thormahlen 59 711.7
2.   Ray Benge 32 648.7
3.   George Pipgras 30 497.7
4.   Red Peery 16 277.3
5.   Lefty Willis 3 289.3
6.   Lefty Weinert 1 216.3
 
Shutouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player SHO Year
1.   Hank Thormahlen 3 1931
  George Pipgras 3 1931
  Ray Benge 3 1930
4.   Hank Thormahlen 2 1930
  Red Peery 2 1930
  Ray Benge 2 1931
7.   Lefty Willis 1 1930
  George Pipgras 1 1930
 
Shutouts - Career
Rank    Player SHO IP
1.   Hank Thormahlen 5 711.7
  Ray Benge 5 648.7
3.   George Pipgras 4 497.7
4.   Red Peery 2 277.3
5.   Lefty Willis 1 289.3
 
Innings Pitched - Single-Season
Rank    Player IP Year
1.   Ray Benge 362.0 1930
2.   Hank Thormahlen 360.3 1930
3.   Hank Thormahlen 351.3 1931
4.   George Pipgras 350.0 1931
5.   Ray Benge 286.7 1931
6.   Red Peery 170.7 1930
7.   Lefty Willis 150.7 1930
8.   George Pipgras 147.7 1930
9.   Lefty Willis 138.7 1931
10.   Lefty Weinert 112.7 1931
 
Innings Pitched - Career
Rank    Player IP IP
1.   Hank Thormahlen 711.7 711.7
2.   Ray Benge 648.7 648.7
3.   George Pipgras 497.7 497.7
4.   Lefty Willis 289.3 289.3
5.   Red Peery 277.3 277.3
6.   Lefty Weinert 216.3 216.3
7.   Ed Morris 73.0 73.0
8.   George Stueland 61.7 61.7
9.   Ed Wells 38.3 38.3
10.   Bob Weiland 23.7 23.7
 
Hits Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player H Year
1.   Hank Thormahlen 388 1931
2.   Hank Thormahlen 367 1930
3.   George Pipgras 345 1931
4.   Ray Benge 324 1930
5.   Ray Benge 288 1931
6.   Red Peery 229 1930
7.   George Pipgras 165 1930
8.   Lefty Willis 149 1931
9.   Lefty Willis 145 1930
10.   Red Peery 143 1931
 
Hits Allowed - Career
Rank    Player H IP
1.   Hank Thormahlen 755 711.7
2.   Ray Benge 612 648.7
3.   George Pipgras 510 497.7
4.   Red Peery 372 277.3
5.   Lefty Willis 294 289.3
6.   Lefty Weinert 225 216.3
7.   Ed Morris 94 73.0
8.   George Stueland 63 61.7
9.   Ed Wells 44 38.3
10.   Charlie Wheatley 32 23.0
 
Homeruns Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player HR Year
1.   Hank Thormahlen 26 1931
2.   Hank Thormahlen 21 1930
3.   George Pipgras 19 1931
4.   Ray Benge 15 1931
5.   Ray Benge 14 1930
  Red Peery 14 1930
7.   Lefty Willis 11 1930
8.   Lefty Willis 10 1931
9.   Lefty Weinert 8 1931
  George Pipgras 8 1930
 
Homeruns Allowed - Career
Rank    Player HR IP
1.   Hank Thormahlen 47 711.7
2.   Ray Benge 29 648.7
3.   George Pipgras 27 497.7
4.   Lefty Willis 21 289.3
5.   Red Peery 20 277.3
6.   Lefty Weinert 13 216.3
7.   Ed Morris 4 73.0
8.   George Stueland 3 61.7
9.   Bob Weiland 2 23.7
10.   Charlie Wheatley 1 23.0
  Ed Wells 1 38.3
 
Strikeouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player K Year
1.   George Pipgras 145 1931
2.   Ray Benge 118 1930
3.   Ray Benge 111 1931
4.   Hank Thormahlen 80 1930
5.   Hank Thormahlen 78 1931
6.   Lefty Willis 60 1930
7.   Lefty Weinert 48 1931
8.   George Pipgras 40 1930
9.   Lefty Willis 38 1931
10.   Lefty Weinert 34 1930
 
Strikeouts - Career
Rank    Player K IP
1.   Ray Benge 229 648.7
2.   George Pipgras 185 497.7
3.   Hank Thormahlen 158 711.7
4.   Lefty Willis 98 289.3
5.   Lefty Weinert 82 216.3
6.   Red Peery 45 277.3
7.   Ed Morris 26 73.0
8.   George Stueland 13 61.7
9.   Charlie Wheatley 7 23.0
10.   Ed Wells 6 38.3
  Bob Weiland 6 23.7
 
Walks Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB Year
1.   George Pipgras 108 1931
2.   Ray Benge 70 1930
3.   Lefty Weinert 67 1931
4.   Lefty Willis 55 1930
5.   Lefty Weinert 49 1930
6.   Hank Thormahlen 41 1930
  Ray Benge 41 1931
8.   Hank Thormahlen 40 1931
  Lefty Willis 40 1931
10.   George Pipgras 37 1930
 
Walks Allowed - Career
Rank    Player BB IP
1.   George Pipgras 145 497.7
2.   Lefty Weinert 116 216.3
3.   Ray Benge 111 648.7
4.   Lefty Willis 95 289.3
5.   Hank Thormahlen 81 711.7
6.   Red Peery 32 277.3
7.   George Stueland 28 61.7
8.   Ed Morris 25 73.0
9.   Ed Wells 12 38.3
  Bob Weiland 12 23.7
 
Walks per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB9 Year
1.   Red Peery 1.0 1930
  Hank Thormahlen 1.0 1930
  Hank Thormahlen 1.0 1931
4.   Ray Benge 1.3 1931
5.   Ray Benge 1.7 1930
6.   George Pipgras 2.8 1931
 
Walks per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player BB9 IP
1.   Hank Thormahlen 1.0 711.7
 
Hits per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player H9 Year
1.   Ray Benge 8.1 1930
2.   George Pipgras 8.9 1931
3.   Ray Benge 9.0 1931
4.   Hank Thormahlen 9.2 1930
5.   Hank Thormahlen 9.9 1931
6.   Red Peery 12.1 1930
 
Hits per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player H9 IP
1.   Hank Thormahlen 9.5 711.7
 
Strikeouts per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player K9 Year
1.   George Pipgras 3.7 1931
2.   Ray Benge 3.5 1931
3.   Ray Benge 2.9 1930
4.   Hank Thormahlen 2.0 1930
  Hank Thormahlen 2.0 1931
6.   Red Peery 1.5 1930
 
Strikeouts per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player K9 IP
1.   Hank Thormahlen 2.0 711.7
 
WHiP - Single-Season
Rank    Player WHiP Year
1.   Ray Benge 1.09 1930
2.   Hank Thormahlen 1.13 1930
3.   Ray Benge 1.15 1931
4.   Hank Thormahlen 1.22 1931
5.   George Pipgras 1.29 1931
6.   Red Peery 1.45 1930
 
WHiP - Career
Rank    Player WHiP IP
1.   Hank Thormahlen 1.17 711.7
 
OAVG - Single-Season
Rank    Player OAVG Year
1.   Ray Benge .234 1930
2.   George Pipgras .257 1931
3.   Ray Benge .259 1931
4.   Hank Thormahlen .263 1930
5.   Hank Thormahlen .278 1931
6.   Red Peery .326 1930
 
OAVG - Career
Rank    Player OAVG IP
1.   Hank Thormahlen .271 711.7
 
OOBP - Single-Season
Rank    Player OOBP Year
1.   Ray Benge .269 1930
2.   Ray Benge .285 1931
3.   Hank Thormahlen .286 1930
4.   Hank Thormahlen .300 1931
5.   George Pipgras .314 1931
6.   Red Peery .343 1930
 
OOBP - Career
Rank    Player OOBP IP
1.   Hank Thormahlen .293 711.7
 
OSLG - Single-Season
Rank    Player OSLG Year
1.   Ray Benge .315 1930
2.   George Pipgras .363 1931
3.   Ray Benge .368 1931
4.   Hank Thormahlen .368 1930
5.   Hank Thormahlen .391 1931
6.   Red Peery .426 1930
 
OSLG - Career
Rank    Player OSLG IP
1.   Hank Thormahlen .380 711.7
 
OOPS - Single-Season
Rank    Player OOPS Year
1.   Ray Benge .584 1930
2.   Ray Benge .653 1931
3.   Hank Thormahlen .654 1930
4.   George Pipgras .677 1931
5.   Hank Thormahlen .691 1931
6.   Red Peery .769 1930
 
OOPS - Career
Rank    Player OOPS IP
1.   Hank Thormahlen .673 711.7