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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.   Gene Conley 1.80 1959
2.   Gene Conley 1.99 1963
3.   Gene Conley 2.01 1961
4.   Gene Conley 2.11 1957
5.   Gene Conley 2.15 1962
6.   Tom Seaver 2.15 1971
7.   J.R. Richard 2.25 1984
8.   Gene Conley 2.26 1955
9.   John Hiller 2.38 1976
10.   Tom Seaver 2.41 1970
 
ERA - Career
Rank    Player ERA IP
1.   Gene Conley 2.44 3590.3
2.   J.R. Richard 2.91 656.0
3.   Tom Seaver 3.14 1819.0
4.   Steve Carlton 3.50 3592.3
5.   Billy Pierce 3.51 1185.0
6.   Sandy Koufax 3.53 2032.0
7.   Marshall Bridges 3.53 1023.3
8.   Manny Sarmiento 3.63 673.7
9.   Dave Beard 3.77 1048.3
10.   Carl Scheib 3.79 2757.3
 
Wins - Single-Season
Rank    Player W Year
1.   Gene Conley 27 1959
  Gene Conley 27 1962
3.   Gene Conley 26 1961
4.   Carl Scheib 25 1959
  Whit Wyatt 25 1938
  Gene Conley 25 1957
  Gene Conley 25 1955
8.   Johnny Vander Meer 24 1943
  Tom Seaver 24 1970
  Gene Conley 24 1963
 
Wins - Career
Rank    Player W IP
1.   Gene Conley 252 3590.3
2.   Steve Carlton 204 3592.3
3.   Carl Scheib 155 2757.3
4.   Mickey Lolich 152 2997.3
5.   Ed Head 143 2216.3
6.   Mort Cooper 140 2694.3
7.   Sandy Koufax 119 2032.0
8.   Harry Eisenstat 115 2331.3
9.   Tom Seaver 111 1819.0
10.   Whit Wyatt 105 1654.0
 
Losses - Single-Season
Rank    Player L Year
1.   Steve Carlton 23 1966
  Carl Scheib 23 1953
3.   Denny McLain 22 1964
4.   Mickey Lolich 21 1964
5.   Dwight Siebler 20 1964
  Mickey Lolich 20 1966
  Ed Head 20 1948
  Mike Stanton 20 1978
  Mort Cooper 20 1944
  Marshall Bridges 20 1963
 
Losses - Career
Rank    Player L IP
1.   Mickey Lolich 171 2997.3
2.   Steve Carlton 168 3592.3
3.   Carl Scheib 141 2757.3
4.   Mort Cooper 139 2694.3
5.   Ed Head 120 2216.3
6.   Harry Eisenstat 112 2331.3
7.   Gene Conley 101 3590.3
8.   Tommy Hughes 100 1819.6
9.   Bill Zuber 96 1827.3
10.   Bill Gogolewski 89 1528.6
 
Winning Pct - Single-Season
Rank    Player WPct Year
1.   Gene Conley .833 1957
2.   Tom Seaver .828 1970
3.   Dave Koslo .818 1947
4.   Gene Conley .818 1962
5.   Gene Conley .813 1961
6.   Tom Seaver .786 1971
7.   Gene Conley .781 1955
8.   Milt Wilcox .778 1983
9.   Ed Head .773 1955
10.   Gene Conley .771 1959
 
Winning Pct - Career
Rank    Player WPct IP
1.   Gene Conley .714 3590.3
2.   Bob Joyce .663 702.6
3.   J.R. Richard .662 656.0
4.   Billy Pierce .637 1185.0
5.   Tony Kaufmann .619 938.0
6.   Tom Seaver .607 1819.0
7.   Dave Koslo .582 1380.3
8.   Sandy Koufax .575 2032.0
9.   Whit Wyatt .574 1654.0
10.   Rob Gardner .574 425.3
11.   Johnny Broaca .574 555.7
 
Saves - Single-Season
Rank    Player SV Year
1.   Bobby Thigpen 38 1989
2.   Mike Stanton 34 1980
3.   Mike Stanton 30 1979
4.   Bruce Berenyi 29 1982
  Harry Byrd 29 1955
6.   Ed Head 27 1942
  Todd Worrell 27 1987
  Todd Worrell 27 1985
9.   Mace Brown 25 1937
10.   Vic Raschi 24 1948
  Gordon Rhodes 24 1933
 
Saves - Career
Rank    Player SV IP
1.   Ed Head 101 2216.3
2.   Todd Worrell 97 572.7
3.   Harry Byrd 95 745.6
4.   Gordon Rhodes 86 204.7
5.   Mike Stanton 79 927.3
6.   Vic Raschi 72 609.0
7.   Bobby Thigpen 70 219.7
8.   Mace Brown 66 183.3
9.   Cholly Naranjo 62 243.3
  Rob Gardner 62 425.3
 
Games Pitched - Single-Season
Rank    Player G Year
1.   Ed Head 93 1946
  Terry Forster 93 1986
3.   Charley Schanz 91 1950
4.   Skip Pitlock 90 1981
5.   Dave Eilers 89 1964
6.   Ed Head 88 1945
7.   Bob Joyce 86 1944
8.   Harry Eisenstat 84 1950
9.   Bob Osborn 83 1932
  Hal Haid 83 1930
 
Games Pitched - Career
Rank    Player G IP
1.   Harry Eisenstat 640 2331.3
2.   Ed Head 617 2216.3
3.   Bob Joyce 582 702.6
4.   Gene Conley 449 3590.3
5.   Steve Carlton 436 3592.3
6.   Todd Worrell 421 572.7
7.   Mickey Lolich 399 2997.3
8.   Bruce Berenyi 385 543.7
9.   Kirby Higbe 382 504.0
10.   Mike Madden 379 187.0
 
Games Started - Single-Season
Rank    Player GS Year
1.   Mort Cooper 44 1943
  Mort Cooper 44 1940
  Mort Cooper 44 1942
  Charley Schanz 44 1947
  Whit Wyatt 44 1938
  Whit Wyatt 44 1939
  Ed Head 44 1947
  Johnny Vander Meer 44 1944
  Johnny Vander Meer 44 1943
10.   Harry Eisenstat 43 1937
  Hugh Canavan 43 1931
  Charley Schanz 43 1948
  Mort Cooper 43 1944
 
Games Started - Career
Rank    Player GS IP
1.   Gene Conley 449 3590.3
2.   Steve Carlton 436 3592.3
3.   Mickey Lolich 399 2997.3
4.   Mort Cooper 352 2694.3
5.   Carl Scheib 343 2757.3
6.   Harry Eisenstat 276 2331.3
7.   Tommy Hughes 268 1819.6
8.   Bill Zuber 266 1827.3
9.   Sandy Koufax 256 2032.0
10.   Ed Head 251 2216.3
 
Complete Games - Single-Season
Rank    Player CG Year
1.   Carl Scheib 25 1959
2.   Carl Scheib 24 1955
  Carl Scheib 24 1953
4.   Tim McNamara 23 1930
  Steve Carlton 23 1976
  Steve Carlton 23 1970
7.   Gene Conley 22 1958
  Steve Carlton 22 1968
  Tim McNamara 22 1932
  Gene Conley 22 1961
 
Complete Games - Career
Rank    Player CG IP
1.   Steve Carlton 245 3592.3
2.   Gene Conley 180 3590.3
3.   Carl Scheib 175 2757.3
4.   Mort Cooper 111 2694.3
5.   Mickey Lolich 91 2997.3
6.   Tom Seaver 90 1819.0
7.   Sandy Koufax 84 2032.0
8.   Tim McNamara 79 1230.0
9.   Whit Wyatt 68 1654.0
10.   Charley Schanz 52 1466.7
 
Shutouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player SHO Year
1.   Gene Conley 8 1957
2.   Gene Conley 7 1962
  Carl Scheib 7 1959
  Gene Conley 7 1959
5.   Gene Conley 6 1954
  Carl Scheib 6 1955
  Tom Seaver 6 1971
  Gene Conley 6 1963
9.   Gene Conley 5 1960
  Steve Carlton 5 1976
  Tom Seaver 5 1970
  Carl Scheib 5 1954
  J.R. Richard 5 1984
 
Shutouts - Career
Rank    Player SHO IP
1.   Gene Conley 48 3590.3
2.   Steve Carlton 30 3592.3
3.   Carl Scheib 28 2757.3
4.   Tom Seaver 18 1819.0
5.   Sandy Koufax 15 2032.0
6.   Harry Eisenstat 12 2331.3
7.   Bill Gogolewski 10 1528.6
  Whit Wyatt 10 1654.0
9.   Ed Head 9 2216.3
  Mickey Lolich 9 2997.3
  J.R. Richard 9 656.0
 
Innings Pitched - Single-Season
Rank    Player IP Year
1.   Mort Cooper 358.3 1940
2.   Mort Cooper 352.3 1942
3.   Charley Schanz 352.0 1947
4.   Whit Wyatt 350.0 1938
5.   Gene Conley 349.7 1961
6.   Carl Scheib 343.7 1957
7.   Gene Conley 343.7 1962
8.   Gene Conley 342.3 1958
9.   Carl Scheib 341.3 1959
10.   Tim McNamara 337.7 1931
 
Innings Pitched - Career
Rank    Player IP IP
1.   Steve Carlton 3592.3 3592.3
2.   Gene Conley 3590.3 3590.3
3.   Mickey Lolich 2997.3 2997.3
4.   Carl Scheib 2757.3 2757.3
5.   Mort Cooper 2694.3 2694.3
6.   Harry Eisenstat 2331.3 2331.3
7.   Ed Head 2216.3 2216.3
8.   Sandy Koufax 2032.0 2032.0
9.   Bill Zuber 1827.3 1827.3
10.   Tommy Hughes 1819.6 1819.6
 
Hits Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player H Year
1.   Tim McNamara 427 1931
2.   Mort Cooper 384 1942
3.   Harry Eisenstat 382 1937
4.   Mort Cooper 377 1940
5.   Whit Wyatt 367 1938
6.   Tim McNamara 366 1932
  Fred Hutchinson 366 1941
8.   Jack Russell 365 1934
  Mort Cooper 365 1938
10.   Mort Cooper 355 1943
 
Hits Allowed - Career
Rank    Player H IP
1.   Steve Carlton 3338 3592.3
2.   Mickey Lolich 2943 2997.3
3.   Mort Cooper 2901 2694.3
4.   Gene Conley 2795 3590.3
5.   Harry Eisenstat 2678 2331.3
6.   Carl Scheib 2387 2757.3
7.   Ed Head 2149 2216.3
8.   Bill Zuber 1836 1827.3
9.   Whit Wyatt 1739 1654.0
10.   Tommy Hughes 1736 1819.6
 
Homeruns Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player HR Year
1.   Carl Scheib 58 1960
2.   Carl Scheib 55 1957
3.   Carl Scheib 49 1956
4.   Carl Scheib 46 1959
  Billy Pierce 46 1961
6.   Ted Gray 45 1957
7.   Ted Gray 44 1958
  Carl Scheib 44 1953
9.   Ted Gray 41 1956
  Carl Scheib 41 1958
 
Homeruns Allowed - Career
Rank    Player HR IP
1.   Carl Scheib 374 2757.3
2.   Mickey Lolich 335 2997.3
3.   Steve Carlton 252 3592.3
4.   Ed Head 222 2216.3
5.   Mort Cooper 214 2694.3
6.   Sandy Koufax 209 2032.0
7.   Harry Eisenstat 173 2331.3
8.   Ted Gray 166 1140.7
9.   Virgil Jester 160 1325.6
10.   Charley Schanz 159 1466.7
  Billy Pierce 159 1185.0
 
Strikeouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player K Year
1.   Sandy Koufax 346 1967
2.   Sandy Koufax 340 1968
3.   Gene Conley 333 1961
4.   Gene Conley 331 1962
5.   Ted Gray 328 1958
6.   Gene Conley 323 1960
  Gene Conley 323 1959
8.   Carl Scheib 305 1959
9.   Carl Scheib 303 1960
10.   Ted Gray 290 1955
  Billy Pierce 290 1960
 
Strikeouts - Career
Rank    Player K IP
1.   Gene Conley 2957 3590.3
2.   Steve Carlton 2605 3592.3
3.   Carl Scheib 2135 2757.3
4.   Mickey Lolich 2016 2997.3
5.   Sandy Koufax 1949 2032.0
6.   Mort Cooper 1335 2694.3
7.   Ed Head 1207 2216.3
8.   Eric Wilkins 1132 1451.3
9.   Ted Gray 1126 1140.7
10.   Tom Seaver 1085 1819.0
 
Walks Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB Year
1.   Ed Head 179 1949
2.   Ted Gray 173 1955
3.   Tommy Hughes 171 1950
4.   Johnny Vander Meer 169 1943
5.   Ed Head 162 1951
6.   Ed Head 161 1947
7.   Johnny Vander Meer 153 1944
8.   Carl Scheib 151 1957
9.   Bunny Hearn 148 1932
10.   Carl Scheib 147 1956
  Tommy Hughes 147 1948
 
Walks Allowed - Career
Rank    Player BB IP
1.   Ed Head 1119 2216.3
2.   Carl Scheib 1060 2757.3
3.   Steve Carlton 1058 3592.3
4.   Tommy Hughes 1037 1819.6
5.   Mickey Lolich 1019 2997.3
6.   Bill Zuber 998 1827.3
7.   Mort Cooper 887 2694.3
8.   Gene Conley 884 3590.3
9.   Sandy Koufax 836 2032.0
10.   Eric Wilkins 819 1451.3
 
Walks per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB9 Year
1.   Harry Eisenstat 1.3 1940
2.   Harry Eisenstat 1.4 1941
3.   Virgil Jester 1.5 1960
  Virgil Jester 1.5 1962
  Harry Eisenstat 1.5 1938
  Virgil Jester 1.5 1961
7.   Harry Eisenstat 1.6 1942
8.   Bill Harris 1.6 1930
9.   Harry Eisenstat 1.6 1939
10.   Fred Hutchinson 1.7 1941
 
Walks per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player BB9 IP
1.   Virgil Jester 1.7 1325.6
2.   Bob Joyce 1.7 702.6
3.   Tim McNamara 1.9 1230.0
4.   Monty Stratton 2.1 804.3
5.   Harry Eisenstat 2.2 2331.3
6.   Gene Conley 2.2 3590.3
7.   Jack Russell 2.4 730.3
8.   Bill Harris 2.5 1175.3
9.   Steve Carlton 2.7 3592.3
10.   Manny Sarmiento 2.8 673.7
 
Hits per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player H9 Year
1.   Sandy Koufax 6.0 1971
  Marshall Bridges 6.0 1961
3.   Sandy Koufax 6.1 1968
4.   Gene Conley 6.2 1961
5.   Gene Conley 6.3 1959
6.   Ted Gray 6.6 1958
7.   Gene Conley 6.6 1963
8.   Gene Conley 6.6 1957
9.   Dave Beard 6.7 1987
10.   J.R. Richard 6.7 1984
 
Hits per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player H9 IP
1.   Ted Gray 6.9 1140.7
2.   Gene Conley 7.0 3590.3
3.   Sandy Koufax 7.1 2032.0
4.   J.R. Richard 7.1 656.0
5.   Johnny Vander Meer 7.6 850.0
6.   Marshall Bridges 7.7 1023.3
7.   Carl Scheib 7.8 2757.3
8.   Dave Beard 7.8 1048.3
9.   Billy Pierce 7.9 1185.0
10.   Joe Cowley 8.1 1239.0
 
Strikeouts per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player K9 Year
1.   Sandy Koufax 9.7 1967
2.   Ted Gray 9.3 1958
3.   Sandy Koufax 9.3 1968
4.   Ted Gray 9.2 1956
5.   Ted Gray 8.7 1955
6.   Sandy Koufax 8.7 1971
7.   Sandy Koufax 8.7 1970
8.   Gene Conley 8.7 1959
9.   Gene Conley 8.7 1962
10.   Gene Conley 8.6 1960
 
Strikeouts per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player K9 IP
1.   Ted Gray 8.9 1140.7
2.   Sandy Koufax 8.6 2032.0
3.   Billy Pierce 8.1 1185.0
4.   Johnny Vander Meer 7.7 850.0
5.   J.R. Richard 7.6 656.0
6.   Gene Conley 7.4 3590.3
7.   Marshall Bridges 7.3 1023.3
8.   Eric Wilkins 7.0 1451.3
  Joe Cowley 7.0 1239.0
  Dave Beard 7.0 1048.3
 
WHiP - Single-Season
Rank    Player WHiP Year
1.   Gene Conley 0.90 1961
2.   Gene Conley 0.92 1963
3.   Gene Conley 0.92 1959
4.   Gene Conley 0.96 1957
5.   Virgil Jester 0.96 1960
6.   Gene Conley 1.01 1955
7.   Tom Seaver 1.01 1970
8.   Gene Conley 1.02 1956
9.   Gene Conley 1.03 1962
10.   Gene Conley 1.05 1954
 
WHiP - Career
Rank    Player WHiP IP
1.   Gene Conley 1.02 3590.3
2.   Virgil Jester 1.20 1325.6
3.   Sandy Koufax 1.20 2032.0
4.   Billy Pierce 1.22 1185.0
5.   Steve Carlton 1.22 3592.3
6.   Dave Beard 1.23 1048.3
7.   Tom Seaver 1.25 1819.0
  Carl Scheib 1.25 2757.3
  J.R. Richard 1.25 656.0
10.   Ted Gray 1.27 1140.7
 
OAVG - Single-Season
Rank    Player OAVG Year
1.   Sandy Koufax .188 1971
2.   Gene Conley .191 1961
3.   Sandy Koufax .192 1968
4.   Marshall Bridges .193 1961
5.   Gene Conley .193 1959
6.   Ted Gray .201 1958
7.   Gene Conley .202 1963
8.   Dave Beard .204 1987
9.   Gene Conley .205 1957
10.   J.R. Richard .205 1984
 
OAVG - Career
Rank    Player OAVG IP
1.   Ted Gray .211 1140.7
2.   Gene Conley .213 3590.3
3.   J.R. Richard .215 656.0
4.   Sandy Koufax .215 2032.0
5.   Johnny Vander Meer .229 850.0
6.   Carl Scheib .232 2757.3
7.   Marshall Bridges .233 1023.3
8.   Dave Beard .234 1048.3
9.   Billy Pierce .234 1185.0
10.   Joe Cowley .241 1239.0
 
OOBP - Single-Season
Rank    Player OOBP Year
1.   Gene Conley .236 1961
2.   Gene Conley .241 1959
3.   Gene Conley .242 1963
4.   Virgil Jester .252 1960
5.   Gene Conley .252 1957
6.   Gene Conley .259 1956
7.   Tom Seaver .260 1970
8.   Gene Conley .262 1955
9.   Gene Conley .263 1962
10.   Gene Conley .267 1960
 
OOBP - Career
Rank    Player OOBP IP
1.   Gene Conley .263 3590.3
2.   Sandy Koufax .294 2032.0
3.   Billy Pierce .297 1185.0
4.   Virgil Jester .297 1325.6
5.   Steve Carlton .299 3592.3
6.   J.R. Richard .302 656.0
7.   Dave Beard .303 1048.3
8.   Tom Seaver .304 1819.0
9.   Carl Scheib .305 2757.3
10.   Ted Gray .306 1140.7
 
OSLG - Single-Season
Rank    Player OSLG Year
1.   Sandy Koufax .272 1971
2.   J.R. Richard .274 1984
3.   Gene Conley .276 1959
4.   Gene Conley .277 1961
5.   Gene Conley .284 1962
6.   Gene Conley .286 1963
7.   John Hiller .288 1976
8.   John Hiller .294 1977
9.   Tom Seaver .296 1970
10.   Gene Conley .296 1958
 
OSLG - Career
Rank    Player OSLG IP
1.   Gene Conley .303 3590.3
2.   J.R. Richard .303 656.0
3.   Sandy Koufax .343 2032.0
4.   Tom Seaver .347 1819.0
5.   Johnny Vander Meer .351 850.0
6.   Steve Carlton .357 3592.3
7.   Milt Wilcox .359 1209.3
8.   Tommy Hughes .362 1819.6
9.   Bill Zuber .362 1827.3
10.   Marshall Bridges .365 1023.3
 
OOPS - Single-Season
Rank    Player OOPS Year
1.   Gene Conley .514 1961
2.   Gene Conley .518 1959
3.   Gene Conley .528 1963
4.   Sandy Koufax .544 1971
5.   Gene Conley .548 1962
6.   Gene Conley .548 1957
7.   John Hiller .556 1976
8.   Tom Seaver .556 1970
9.   Gene Conley .559 1955
10.   Gene Conley .561 1956
 
OOPS - Career
Rank    Player OOPS IP
1.   Gene Conley .566 3590.3
2.   J.R. Richard .605 656.0
3.   Sandy Koufax .637 2032.0
4.   Tom Seaver .652 1819.0
5.   Steve Carlton .656 3592.3
6.   Milt Wilcox .674 1209.3
7.   Johnny Vander Meer .676 850.0
8.   Billy Pierce .678 1185.0
9.   Dave Beard .680 1048.3
10.   Marshall Bridges .682 1023.3