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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.   Joe Moeller 2.52 1976
2.   Gary Nolan 2.53 1981
3.   Billy Hoeft 2.73 1968
4.   Alan Foster 2.90 1971
5.   Don Sutton 2.92 1968
6.   Gary Nolan 2.94 1980
7.   Gene Conley 2.98 1966
8.   Ray Corbin 3.02 1979
9.   Howie Koplitz 3.03 1965
10.   Nino Espinosa 3.10 1982
 
ERA - Career
Rank    Player ERA IP
1.   Gary Nolan 3.16 1241.7
2.   Joe Moeller 3.21 1044.0
3.   John Gelnar 3.50 926.0
4.   Nino Espinosa 3.62 944.7
5.   Dick Lemay 3.67 1353.3
6.   Don Sutton 3.69 2063.3
7.   Buster Narum 3.76 711.7
8.   Phil Hennigan 3.80 1252.0
9.   Dick Drott 3.87 1554.0
10.   Dick Ruthven 3.90 669.7
 
Wins - Single-Season
Rank    Player W Year
1.   Gene Conley 25 1966
2.   Gary Nolan 21 1981
  Don Sutton 21 1967
  Don Sutton 21 1970
  Billy Hoeft 21 1968
  Don Sutton 21 1966
7.   Ed Halicki 20 1981
  John Gelnar 20 1976
9.   Nino Espinosa 19 1980
  Joe Moeller 19 1976
  Don Sutton 19 1969
  Dick Drott 19 1970
  Steve Comer 19 1985
  Ed Halicki 19 1977
  Don Sutton 19 1971
 
Wins - Career
Rank    Player W IP
1.   Don Sutton 136 2063.3
2.   Ed Halicki 113 1886.0
3.   Pat Dobson 108 1660.3
4.   Dick Drott 90 1554.0
5.   Jeff Reardon 87 843.3
  Ray Corbin 87 1521.3
7.   Larry Dierker 85 1461.0
8.   Dick Lemay 82 1353.3
9.   Gary Nolan 81 1241.7
  Phil Hennigan 81 1252.0
 
Losses - Single-Season
Rank    Player L Year
1.   Dick Drott 28 1963
2.   Paul Toth 26 1962
  Clay Carroll 26 1964
4.   Fred Green 21 1963
5.   Jim Kern 19 1974
  Dick Drott 19 1962
7.   Ernie Broglio 18 1962
  Alan Foster 18 1973
  Larry Dierker 18 1964
  Jack Kralick 18 1962
  Ed Halicki 18 1974
 
Losses - Career
Rank    Player L IP
1.   Ed Halicki 93 1886.0
2.   Dick Drott 91 1554.0
3.   Don Sutton 85 2063.3
4.   Larry Dierker 83 1461.0
5.   Jeff Reardon 77 843.3
6.   Ray Corbin 73 1521.3
7.   Pat Dobson 72 1660.3
8.   Phil Hennigan 63 1252.0
9.   Steve Comer 61 1231.0
  Danny Jackson 61 1096.6
 
Winning Pct - Single-Season
Rank    Player WPct Year
1.   Alan Foster .895 1971
2.   Pete Richert .857 1970
3.   Pat Dobson .850 1969
4.   Phil Hennigan .765 1980
5.   Buster Narum .762 1971
6.   Don Sutton .760 1969
7.   Dick Drott .750 1969
  Gary Nolan .750 1978
9.   Ed Halicki .741 1981
10.   Gene Conley .735 1966
 
Winning Pct - Career
Rank    Player WPct IP
1.   Gary Nolan .686 1241.7
2.   Pete Richert .659 812.0
3.   John Gelnar .650 926.0
4.   Billy Hoeft .647 614.7
5.   Buster Narum .633 711.7
6.   Don Sutton .615 2063.3
7.   Nino Espinosa .612 944.7
8.   Pat Dobson .600 1660.3
9.   Dick Lemay .599 1353.3
10.   Joe Moeller .593 1044.0
 
Saves - Single-Season
Rank    Player SV Year
1.   Jeff Reardon 41 1986
2.   Jeff Reardon 36 1987
3.   Jeff Reardon 34 1980
4.   Jeff Reardon 31 1988
5.   Jeff Reardon 30 1981
  Jeff Reardon 30 1985
7.   Jeff Reardon 29 1982
8.   Jeff Reardon 28 1983
9.   Jeff Reardon 25 1984
10.   Buster Narum 22 1978
 
Saves - Career
Rank    Player SV IP
1.   Jeff Reardon 298 843.3
2.   Larry Andersen 55 428.6
  Larry Dierker 55 1461.0
4.   Bob Locker 53 281.7
5.   Dick Drott 41 1554.0
6.   Buster Narum 31 711.7
7.   Howie Koplitz 29 620.0
8.   Pat Dobson 27 1660.3
9.   Joe McClain 21 159.0
  Ray Corbin 21 1521.3
 
Games Pitched - Single-Season
Rank    Player G Year
1.   Jeff Reardon 91 1982
2.   Buster Narum 90 1979
3.   Jeff Reardon 89 1981
4.   Buster Narum 88 1978
5.   Balor Moore 86 1983
6.   Bob Locker 85 1965
  Jeff Reardon 85 1985
8.   Scott Sanderson 83 1987
9.   Bob Locker 81 1966
10.   Jeff Reardon 78 1984
  Bob Patterson 78 1989
 
Games Pitched - Career
Rank    Player G IP
1.   Jeff Reardon 696 843.3
2.   Larry Dierker 499 1461.0
3.   Dick Drott 397 1554.0
4.   Pat Dobson 375 1660.3
5.   Ray Corbin 343 1521.3
6.   Ed Halicki 337 1886.0
7.   Larry Andersen 335 428.6
8.   Luis Aponte 289 359.3
9.   Howie Koplitz 286 620.0
10.   Don Sutton 281 2063.3
 
Games Started - Single-Season
Rank    Player GS Year
1.   Dick Drott 44 1963
2.   Paul Toth 43 1962
3.   Don Sutton 42 1966
4.   Don Sutton 41 1967
  Larry Dierker 41 1965
  Gene Conley 41 1966
7.   Dick Lemay 40 1965
8.   Dick Drott 39 1967
  Dick Lemay 39 1967
10.   Steve Comer 38 1985
  Dick Ruthven 38 1985
  George Lauzerique 38 1982
  Bill Landrum 38 1988
  Billy Hoeft 38 1968
 
Games Started - Career
Rank    Player GS IP
1.   Don Sutton 273 2063.3
2.   Ed Halicki 239 1886.0
3.   Ray Corbin 200 1521.3
4.   Pat Dobson 193 1660.3
5.   Dick Drott 189 1554.0
6.   Dick Lemay 186 1353.3
7.   Phil Hennigan 176 1252.0
8.   Steve Comer 166 1231.0
9.   Gary Nolan 158 1241.7
  Danny Jackson 158 1096.6
 
Complete Games - Single-Season
Rank    Player CG Year
1.   Paul Toth 23 1962
2.   Joe Moeller 20 1976
3.   Joe Moeller 18 1977
4.   Joe Moeller 15 1978
5.   Nino Espinosa 14 1980
6.   Ernie Broglio 13 1962
  Gene Conley 13 1966
8.   Don Sutton 12 1971
9.   Nino Espinosa 11 1982
  Gary Nolan 11 1980
  Gary Nolan 11 1978
 
Complete Games - Career
Rank    Player CG IP
1.   Joe Moeller 61 1044.0
2.   Don Sutton 59 2063.3
3.   Gary Nolan 39 1241.7
4.   Nino Espinosa 38 944.7
5.   Pat Dobson 37 1660.3
6.   Ed Halicki 33 1886.0
7.   Paul Toth 30 484.3
  Steve Comer 30 1231.0
9.   Billy Hoeft 25 614.7
10.   Alan Foster 22 1026.0
  John Gelnar 22 926.0
  Larry Dierker 22 1461.0
 
Shutouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player SHO Year
1.   Steve Comer 4 1986
  Billy Hoeft 4 1968
  Gary Nolan 4 1980
  Joe Moeller 4 1977
  Joe Moeller 4 1976
  Ed Halicki 4 1982
7.   Nino Espinosa 3 1981
  Don Sutton 3 1971
  Joe Moeller 3 1979
  Joe Moeller 3 1978
  Gary Nolan 3 1978
 
Shutouts - Career
Rank    Player SHO IP
1.   Joe Moeller 14 1044.0
2.   Gary Nolan 13 1241.7
3.   Don Sutton 11 2063.3
4.   Ed Halicki 10 1886.0
5.   Steve Comer 9 1231.0
6.   Pat Dobson 8 1660.3
7.   Nino Espinosa 7 944.7
8.   Billy Hoeft 6 614.7
9.   Alan Foster 4 1026.0
  Larry Dierker 4 1461.0
 
Innings Pitched - Single-Season
Rank    Player IP Year
1.   Paul Toth 335.7 1962
2.   Gene Conley 325.7 1966
3.   Don Sutton 322.3 1966
4.   Larry Dierker 315.3 1965
5.   Don Sutton 313.7 1967
6.   Dick Drott 305.7 1963
7.   Larry Dierker 292.3 1964
8.   Joe Moeller 290.3 1977
9.   Billy Hoeft 290.3 1968
10.   Gary Nolan 288.0 1981
 
Innings Pitched - Career
Rank    Player IP IP
1.   Don Sutton 2063.3 2063.3
2.   Ed Halicki 1886.0 1886.0
3.   Pat Dobson 1660.3 1660.3
4.   Dick Drott 1554.0 1554.0
5.   Ray Corbin 1521.3 1521.3
6.   Larry Dierker 1461.0 1461.0
7.   Dick Lemay 1353.3 1353.3
8.   Phil Hennigan 1252.0 1252.0
9.   Gary Nolan 1241.7 1241.7
10.   Steve Comer 1231.0 1231.0
 
Hits Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player H Year
1.   Paul Toth 396 1962
2.   Dick Ruthven 318 1986
3.   Dick Ruthven 308 1985
4.   Larry Dierker 300 1965
5.   Alan Foster 298 1973
6.   Joe Moeller 288 1978
  Ed Halicki 288 1977
8.   Alan Foster 287 1975
  Larry Dierker 287 1964
10.   Steve Comer 286 1985
 
Hits Allowed - Career
Rank    Player H IP
1.   Ed Halicki 2026 1886.0
2.   Pat Dobson 1731 1660.3
3.   Ray Corbin 1708 1521.3
4.   Don Sutton 1686 2063.3
5.   Larry Dierker 1497 1461.0
6.   Steve Comer 1395 1231.0
7.   Dick Drott 1362 1554.0
8.   Alan Foster 1270 1026.0
9.   Dick Lemay 1186 1353.3
10.   Danny Jackson 1145 1096.6
 
Homeruns Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player HR Year
1.   Dick Drott 45 1963
2.   Don Sutton 40 1966
  Paul Toth 40 1962
4.   Don Sutton 39 1969
  Dick Drott 39 1967
  Gary Nolan 39 1978
7.   Don Sutton 38 1967
8.   Don Sutton 37 1972
9.   Nino Espinosa 35 1980
10.   Gary Nolan 33 1979
  Ed Halicki 33 1983
 
Homeruns Allowed - Career
Rank    Player HR IP
1.   Don Sutton 256 2063.3
2.   Dick Drott 190 1554.0
3.   Ed Halicki 157 1886.0
4.   Pat Dobson 154 1660.3
5.   Gary Nolan 151 1241.7
6.   Dick Lemay 149 1353.3
7.   Phil Hennigan 133 1252.0
8.   Larry Dierker 123 1461.0
9.   Ray Corbin 101 1521.3
10.   Nino Espinosa 99 944.7
 
Strikeouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player K Year
1.   Don Sutton 314 1966
2.   Don Sutton 310 1967
3.   Don Sutton 309 1969
4.   Don Sutton 288 1971
5.   Don Sutton 286 1970
6.   Don Sutton 280 1968
7.   Don Sutton 267 1972
8.   Gene Conley 263 1966
9.   Dick Drott 260 1963
10.   Dick Drott 258 1967
 
Strikeouts - Career
Rank    Player K IP
1.   Don Sutton 2167 2063.3
2.   Dick Drott 1321 1554.0
3.   Dick Lemay 1186 1353.3
4.   Pat Dobson 1108 1660.3
5.   Ed Halicki 947 1886.0
6.   Gary Nolan 886 1241.7
7.   Phil Hennigan 803 1252.0
8.   Larry Dierker 756 1461.0
9.   John Gelnar 659 926.0
10.   Joe Moeller 636 1044.0
 
Walks Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB Year
1.   Dick Drott 164 1963
2.   Ernie Broglio 132 1962
3.   Dick Lemay 114 1967
4.   Jim Kern 111 1974
5.   Paul Toth 109 1962
6.   Dick Drott 108 1962
7.   Wayne Twitchell 107 1977
8.   Mike Lacoss 101 1985
  Gene Conley 101 1966
10.   Don Sutton 100 1970
  Dick Lemay 100 1965
  Wayne Twitchell 100 1976
 
Walks Allowed - Career
Rank    Player BB IP
1.   Don Sutton 646 2063.3
2.   Dick Drott 640 1554.0
3.   Ed Halicki 552 1886.0
4.   Dick Lemay 523 1353.3
5.   Pat Dobson 501 1660.3
6.   Larry Dierker 497 1461.0
7.   Danny Jackson 388 1096.6
8.   Phil Hennigan 344 1252.0
9.   Ray Corbin 333 1521.3
10.   Jeff Reardon 303 843.3
 
Walks per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB9 Year
1.   Gary Nolan 0.8 1978
2.   Gary Nolan 1.0 1979
  Gary Nolan 1.0 1981
  Joe Moeller 1.0 1978
  Gary Nolan 1.0 1982
  Gary Nolan 1.0 1980
7.   Steve Comer 1.3 1985
8.   Ray Corbin 1.3 1981
9.   Joe Moeller 1.3 1976
10.   George Lauzerique 1.3 1983
 
Walks per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player BB9 IP
1.   Gary Nolan 1.0 1241.7
2.   Joe Moeller 1.3 1044.0
3.   John Gelnar 1.7 926.0
4.   Nino Espinosa 1.7 944.7
5.   Steve Comer 1.8 1231.0
6.   Ray Corbin 2.0 1521.3
7.   Dick Ruthven 2.1 669.7
8.   Buster Narum 2.2 711.7
9.   Bill Landrum 2.3 758.3
10.   Scott Sanderson 2.3 688.0
 
Hits per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player H9 Year
1.   Don Sutton 6.3 1970
2.   Don Sutton 6.7 1968
3.   Don Sutton 6.8 1969
4.   Don Sutton 6.9 1971
5.   Gene Conley 7.2 1966
6.   Joe Moeller 7.2 1976
7.   Nino Espinosa 7.2 1982
8.   Dick Lemay 7.2 1965
9.   Don Sutton 7.3 1967
10.   Dick Lemay 7.3 1966
 
Hits per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player H9 IP
1.   Don Sutton 7.4 2063.3
2.   Dick Lemay 7.9 1353.3
3.   Dick Drott 7.9 1554.0
4.   Joe Moeller 8.2 1044.0
5.   Buster Narum 8.2 711.7
6.   Phil Hennigan 8.2 1252.0
7.   Gary Nolan 8.2 1241.7
8.   John Gelnar 8.4 926.0
9.   Nino Espinosa 8.4 944.7
10.   Scott Sanderson 8.9 688.0
 
Strikeouts per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player K9 Year
1.   Don Sutton 10.8 1968
2.   Don Sutton 10.3 1969
3.   Don Sutton 9.9 1970
4.   Don Sutton 9.7 1971
5.   Don Sutton 9.1 1972
6.   Dick Lemay 8.9 1966
7.   Don Sutton 8.9 1967
8.   Don Sutton 8.8 1966
9.   Dick Drott 8.5 1967
10.   Dick Drott 8.4 1968
 
Strikeouts per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player K9 IP
1.   Don Sutton 9.5 2063.3
2.   Dick Lemay 7.9 1353.3
3.   Dick Drott 7.7 1554.0
4.   Pete Richert 6.6 812.0
5.   Gary Nolan 6.4 1241.7
6.   John Gelnar 6.4 926.0
7.   Pat Dobson 6.0 1660.3
8.   Phil Hennigan 5.8 1252.0
9.   Jeff Reardon 5.6 843.3
10.   Buster Narum 5.6 711.7
 
WHiP - Single-Season
Rank    Player WHiP Year
1.   Gary Nolan 0.93 1981
2.   Joe Moeller 0.94 1976
3.   Gary Nolan 0.95 1980
4.   Don Sutton 0.99 1968
5.   Nino Espinosa 1.00 1982
6.   Joe Moeller 1.04 1979
7.   Don Sutton 1.06 1969
8.   John Gelnar 1.07 1975
9.   Gary Nolan 1.07 1979
10.   Gary Nolan 1.07 1982
 
WHiP - Career
Rank    Player WHiP IP
1.   Gary Nolan 1.02 1241.7
2.   Joe Moeller 1.06 1044.0
3.   John Gelnar 1.12 926.0
4.   Nino Espinosa 1.12 944.7
5.   Don Sutton 1.13 2063.3
6.   Buster Narum 1.16 711.7
7.   Phil Hennigan 1.19 1252.0
8.   Scott Sanderson 1.25 688.0
9.   Dick Lemay 1.26 1353.3
10.   Pete Richert 1.28 812.0
 
OAVG - Single-Season
Rank    Player OAVG Year
1.   Don Sutton .193 1970
2.   Don Sutton .203 1968
3.   Don Sutton .206 1969
4.   Don Sutton .210 1971
5.   Joe Moeller .214 1976
6.   Nino Espinosa .214 1982
7.   Gene Conley .214 1966
8.   Don Sutton .218 1967
9.   Dick Lemay .218 1966
10.   Dick Lemay .218 1965
 
OAVG - Career
Rank    Player OAVG IP
1.   Don Sutton .219 2063.3
2.   Dick Drott .235 1554.0
3.   Dick Lemay .235 1353.3
4.   Joe Moeller .239 1044.0
5.   Gary Nolan .239 1241.7
6.   Phil Hennigan .240 1252.0
7.   Buster Narum .241 711.7
8.   John Gelnar .243 926.0
9.   Nino Espinosa .244 944.7
10.   Pete Richert .257 812.0
 
OOBP - Single-Season
Rank    Player OOBP Year
1.   Gary Nolan .242 1981
2.   Joe Moeller .243 1976
3.   Gary Nolan .246 1980
4.   Don Sutton .252 1968
5.   Nino Espinosa .255 1982
6.   Joe Moeller .264 1979
7.   Don Sutton .267 1969
8.   Gary Nolan .269 1979
9.   Gary Nolan .272 1982
10.   Don Sutton .273 1970
 
OOBP - Career
Rank    Player OOBP IP
1.   Gary Nolan .260 1241.7
2.   Joe Moeller .267 1044.0
3.   Don Sutton .280 2063.3
4.   Nino Espinosa .280 944.7
5.   John Gelnar .283 926.0
6.   Buster Narum .289 711.7
7.   Phil Hennigan .295 1252.0
8.   Scott Sanderson .305 688.0
9.   Pete Richert .308 812.0
10.   Dick Lemay .311 1353.3
 
OSLG - Single-Season
Rank    Player OSLG Year
1.   Howie Koplitz .310 1965
2.   Dick Lemay .311 1966
3.   John Morris .317 1975
4.   Joe Moeller .321 1976
5.   Wayne Twitchell .326 1976
6.   Don Sutton .326 1970
7.   Pete Richert .337 1970
8.   Nino Espinosa .338 1982
9.   Alan Foster .339 1971
10.   Billy Hoeft .342 1968
 
OSLG - Career
Rank    Player OSLG IP
1.   Joe Moeller .366 1044.0
2.   Dick Lemay .369 1353.3
3.   John Gelnar .370 926.0
4.   Pete Richert .373 812.0
5.   Don Sutton .377 2063.3
6.   Nino Espinosa .383 944.7
7.   Larry Dierker .384 1461.0
8.   Phil Hennigan .384 1252.0
9.   Buster Narum .384 711.7
10.   Dick Drott .386 1554.0
 
OOPS - Single-Season
Rank    Player OOPS Year
1.   Joe Moeller .565 1976
2.   Nino Espinosa .592 1982
3.   Gary Nolan .593 1981
4.   Gary Nolan .594 1980
5.   Don Sutton .599 1970
6.   Dick Lemay .599 1966
7.   Don Sutton .609 1968
8.   Howie Koplitz .613 1965
9.   Gene Conley .621 1966
10.   Billy Hoeft .624 1968
 
OOPS - Career
Rank    Player OOPS IP
1.   Joe Moeller .633 1044.0
2.   Gary Nolan .651 1241.7
3.   John Gelnar .653 926.0
4.   Don Sutton .657 2063.3
5.   Nino Espinosa .663 944.7
6.   Buster Narum .674 711.7
7.   Phil Hennigan .679 1252.0
8.   Dick Lemay .680 1353.3
9.   Pete Richert .681 812.0
10.   Dick Drott .698 1554.0
 
 
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