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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.   Chuck Stobbs 1.66 1960
2.   Chuck Stobbs 2.18 1961
3.   Duane Ward 2.32 1987
4.   Milt Wilcox 2.37 1981
5.   Chuck Stobbs 2.38 1964
6.   Chuck Stobbs 2.43 1962
7.   Chuck Stobbs 2.67 1963
8.   Milt Wilcox 2.68 1977
9.   Dennis Eckersley 2.79 1980
10.   Brian Fisher 2.84 1989
 
ERA - Career
Rank    Player ERA IP
1.   Chuck Stobbs 2.23 1576.3
2.   Duane Ward 3.08 920.7
3.   Brian Fisher 3.34 876.3
4.   Milt Wilcox 3.41 2184.7
5.   Roger Clemens 3.44 1760.3
6.   Bob Friend 3.60 2599.0
7.   Fernando Arroyo 3.61 1930.3
8.   Johnny Rigney 3.69 2127.3
9.   Nolan Ryan 3.77 2082.3
10.   Dennis Eckersley 3.81 1433.3
 
Wins - Single-Season
Rank    Player W Year
1.   Chuck Stobbs 31 1962
  Bob Friend 31 1956
3.   Chuck Stobbs 30 1961
4.   Chuck Stobbs 27 1960
  Bob Gibson 27 1962
  Bob Friend 27 1955
7.   Bob Friend 25 1951
8.   Kent Peterson 23 1952
9.   Bob Gibson 22 1960
  Bob Friend 22 1957
  Bob Friend 22 1952
  Bob Friend 22 1953
 
Wins - Career
Rank    Player W IP
1.   Ray Herbert 177 3394.9
2.   Bob Friend 176 2599.0
3.   Russ Meyer 152 2705.0
4.   Bob Gibson 130 2423.0
5.   Johnny Rigney 124 2127.3
6.   Chuck Stobbs 120 1576.3
7.   Milt Wilcox 116 2184.7
8.   Ken Johnson 115 2136.0
9.   Kent Peterson 112 1873.6
10.   Fernando Arroyo 106 1930.3
 
Losses - Single-Season
Rank    Player L Year
1.   Tony Cloninger 29 1967
2.   Bob Gibson 27 1965
  Dutch Leonard 27 1937
4.   Russ Meyer 25 1949
5.   Ken Johnson 24 1959
  Ray Herbert 24 1965
  Bill Lohrman 24 1939
8.   Tex Hughson 23 1941
  Johnny Allen 23 1936
10.   Bill Lohrman 22 1936
  Lefty Gomez 22 1931
  Milt Wilcox 22 1975
  Ray Herbert 22 1964
  Murry Dickson 22 1947
 
Losses - Career
Rank    Player L IP
1.   Ray Herbert 187 3394.9
2.   Russ Meyer 154 2705.0
  Fergie Jenkins 154 2408.3
4.   Tony Cloninger 145 2209.3
5.   Bob Gibson 142 2423.0
6.   Nolan Ryan 120 2082.3
7.   Murry Dickson 118 1937.3
8.   Dutch Leonard 116 1876.3
9.   Ken Johnson 114 2136.0
10.   Milt Wilcox 113 2184.7
 
Winning Pct - Single-Season
Rank    Player WPct Year
1.   Chuck Stobbs .816 1962
2.   Bob Friend .795 1956
3.   Dennis Eckersley .750 1980
  Chuck Stobbs .750 1961
  Chuck Stobbs .750 1960
  Steve Wilson .750 1990
7.   Lee Smith .731 1982
8.   Bob Gibson .730 1962
9.   Chuck Stobbs .720 1963
10.   Kent Peterson .719 1952
 
Winning Pct - Career
Rank    Player WPct IP
1.   Chuck Stobbs .755 1576.3
2.   Bob Friend .633 2599.0
3.   Duane Ward .590 920.7
4.   Kent Peterson .577 1873.6
5.   Pete Vuckovich .568 741.3
6.   Johnny Rigney .564 2127.3
7.   Bobby Tiefenauer .526 473.7
8.   Fernando Arroyo .522 1930.3
9.   Al Gerheauser .516 1358.3
10.   John Montefusco .510 1379.0
 
Saves - Single-Season
Rank    Player SV Year
1.   Jim Gott 37 1986
  Mark Gubicza 37 1988
3.   Mark Gubicza 32 1989
4.   Jim Gott 31 1987
5.   Joaquin Andujar 29 1985
6.   Joaquin Andujar 28 1983
7.   Hoyt Wilhelm 25 1955
8.   Joaquin Andujar 24 1984
  Bobby Tiefenauer 24 1961
  Joaquin Andujar 24 1981
 
Saves - Career
Rank    Player SV IP
1.   Joaquin Andujar 141 372.3
2.   Mark Gubicza 92 1080.0
3.   Bobby Tiefenauer 70 473.7
4.   Jim Gott 68 620.0
5.   Ken Ash 60 395.7
6.   Hoyt Wilhelm 54 153.0
7.   Clem Labine 49 485.6
  Catfish Hunter 49 1143.0
9.   Alex Carrasquel 47 630.6
10.   Phil Niekro 37 1116.3
 
Games Pitched - Single-Season
Rank    Player G Year
1.   Phil Niekro 96 1967
2.   Bobby Tiefenauer 92 1963
3.   Willie Underhill 89 1930
  Phil Niekro 89 1966
5.   Bobby Hogue 88 1950
  Russ Meyer 88 1953
7.   Donnie Moore 87 1976
8.   Jim Deshaies 81 1990
9.   Ron Robinson 80 1985
10.   Bobby Tiefenauer 78 1964
  Jack Banta 78 1951
  Karl Drews 78 1952
  Willie Underhill 78 1931
 
Games Pitched - Career
Rank    Player G IP
1.   Russ Meyer 523 2705.0
2.   Ray Herbert 510 3394.9
3.   Karl Drews 442 1530.3
4.   Dick Mulligan 433 624.3
5.   Bobby Tiefenauer 423 473.7
6.   Alex Carrasquel 388 630.6
  Kent Peterson 388 1873.6
8.   Wally Hebert 386 1138.0
9.   Clem Labine 361 485.6
10.   Phil Niekro 360 1116.3
 
Games Started - Single-Season
Rank    Player GS Year
1.   Lefty Gomez 45 1931
2.   18 players tied 44  
 
Games Started - Career
Rank    Player GS IP
1.   Ray Herbert 437 3394.9
2.   Russ Meyer 344 2705.0
3.   Bob Friend 326 2599.0
4.   Bob Gibson 316 2423.0
5.   Fergie Jenkins 308 2408.3
6.   Nolan Ryan 299 2082.3
7.   Milt Wilcox 278 2184.7
8.   Ken Johnson 271 2136.0
9.   Tony Cloninger 270 2209.3
10.   Johnny Rigney 263 2127.3
 
Complete Games - Single-Season
Rank    Player CG Year
1.   Murry Dickson 30 1941
2.   Chuck Stobbs 29 1961
3.   Johnny Rigney 27 1937
4.   Bob Gibson 26 1960
5.   Butch Wensloff 25 1945
  Johnny Rigney 25 1938
  Ken Johnson 25 1959
8.   Phil Niekro 24 1968
  Murry Dickson 24 1942
  Chuck Stobbs 24 1960
  Johnny Rigney 24 1939
 
Complete Games - Career
Rank    Player CG IP
1.   Johnny Rigney 143 2127.3
2.   Murry Dickson 140 1937.3
3.   Ray Herbert 128 3394.9
4.   Dutch Leonard 125 1876.3
  Bob Friend 125 2599.0
  Fergie Jenkins 125 2408.3
7.   Ken Johnson 123 2136.0
8.   Fernando Arroyo 118 1930.3
9.   Bob Gibson 112 2423.0
10.   Tony Cloninger 101 2209.3
 
Shutouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player SHO Year
1.   Chuck Stobbs 11 1960
2.   Chuck Stobbs 6 1962
  Johnny Rigney 6 1939
4.   Bob Gibson 5 1960
  Johnny Rigney 5 1937
  Chuck Stobbs 5 1961
7.   John Montefusco 4 1977
  Bob Friend 4 1955
  Mark Gubicza 4 1985
  Chuck Stobbs 4 1964
  Johnny Sain 4 1946
  Johnny Sain 4 1943
  Tex Hughson 4 1942
  Milt Wilcox 4 1980
  Ken Johnson 4 1963
 
Shutouts - Career
Rank    Player SHO IP
1.   Chuck Stobbs 26 1576.3
2.   Bob Friend 19 2599.0
  Johnny Rigney 19 2127.3
4.   Ken Johnson 17 2136.0
5.   Fernando Arroyo 16 1930.3
6.   Milt Wilcox 14 2184.7
7.   Dutch Leonard 13 1876.3
8.   Tony Cloninger 12 2209.3
9.   Roger Clemens 11 1760.3
  Tex Hughson 11 1426.7
 
Innings Pitched - Single-Season
Rank    Player IP Year
1.   Chuck Stobbs 375.3 1961
2.   Chuck Stobbs 368.0 1960
3.   Bob Friend 364.7 1956
4.   Bob Friend 361.3 1955
5.   Bob Friend 361.0 1957
6.   Lefty Gomez 359.0 1930
7.   Lefty Gomez 356.7 1931
8.   Chuck Stobbs 355.3 1962
9.   Bob Gibson 353.0 1960
10.   Bob Friend 352.3 1953
11.   Mike Garcia 352.3 1956
 
Innings Pitched - Career
Rank    Player IP IP
1.   Ray Herbert 3394.9 3394.9
2.   Russ Meyer 2705.0 2705.0
3.   Bob Friend 2599.0 2599.0
4.   Bob Gibson 2423.0 2423.0
5.   Fergie Jenkins 2408.3 2408.3
6.   Tony Cloninger 2209.3 2209.3
7.   Milt Wilcox 2184.7 2184.7
8.   Ken Johnson 2136.0 2136.0
9.   Johnny Rigney 2127.3 2127.3
10.   Nolan Ryan 2082.3 2082.3
 
Hits Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player H Year
1.   Ray Herbert 403 1954
  Bob Friend 403 1954
3.   Bill Lohrman 398 1936
4.   Dutch Leonard 397 1937
5.   Dutch Leonard 387 1938
6.   Lefty Gomez 386 1932
7.   Dutch Leonard 381 1935
  Wally Hebert 381 1933
9.   Bob Friend 377 1953
10.   Ken Johnson 374 1959
 
Hits Allowed - Career
Rank    Player H IP
1.   Ray Herbert 3746 3394.9
2.   Russ Meyer 2845 2705.0
3.   Bob Friend 2761 2599.0
4.   Fergie Jenkins 2452 2408.3
5.   Tony Cloninger 2301 2209.3
6.   Ken Johnson 2268 2136.0
7.   Bob Gibson 2249 2423.0
8.   Dutch Leonard 2208 1876.3
9.   Murry Dickson 2114 1937.3
10.   Johnny Rigney 2104 2127.3
 
Homeruns Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player HR Year
1.   Jim Owens 48 1959
  Bob Gibson 48 1965
3.   Ray Herbert 45 1965
4.   Billy Hoeft 44 1957
5.   Ken Johnson 43 1959
6.   Ken Johnson 42 1964
  Tony Cloninger 42 1967
8.   Bob Gibson 41 1966
9.   Ray Herbert 37 1955
  Ray Herbert 37 1964
  Tony Cloninger 37 1971
 
Homeruns Allowed - Career
Rank    Player HR IP
1.   Ray Herbert 374 3394.9
2.   Fergie Jenkins 288 2408.3
3.   Bob Gibson 278 2423.0
4.   Russ Meyer 266 2705.0
5.   Tony Cloninger 246 2209.3
6.   Ken Johnson 218 2136.0
7.   Nolan Ryan 212 2082.3
8.   Karl Drews 182 1530.3
9.   Fernando Arroyo 173 1930.3
10.   Al Gerheauser 169 1358.3
 
Strikeouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player K Year
1.   Nolan Ryan 365 1967
2.   Nolan Ryan 342 1968
3.   Nolan Ryan 302 1972
4.   Nolan Ryan 301 1969
5.   Chuck Stobbs 300 1960
6.   Nolan Ryan 299 1971
  Nolan Ryan 299 1970
8.   Nolan Ryan 295 1966
9.   Chuck Stobbs 292 1961
10.   Kent Peterson 280 1951
 
Strikeouts - Career
Rank    Player K IP
1.   Nolan Ryan 2444 2082.3
2.   Bob Gibson 1759 2423.0
3.   Fergie Jenkins 1440 2408.3
4.   Roger Clemens 1423 1760.3
5.   Kent Peterson 1369 1873.6
6.   Tony Cloninger 1310 2209.3
7.   Milt Wilcox 1256 2184.7
8.   Russ Meyer 1250 2705.0
9.   Chuck Stobbs 1178 1576.3
10.   Ken Johnson 1117 2136.0
 
Walks Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB Year
1.   Kent Peterson 192 1950
2.   Nolan Ryan 175 1967
  Nolan Ryan 175 1968
4.   Nolan Ryan 166 1972
5.   Kent Peterson 164 1949
6.   Nolan Ryan 153 1970
7.   Russ Meyer 150 1947
  Nolan Ryan 150 1973
  Kent Peterson 150 1952
10.   Kent Peterson 148 1953
 
Walks Allowed - Career
Rank    Player BB IP
1.   Nolan Ryan 1231 2082.3
2.   Russ Meyer 1186 2705.0
3.   Kent Peterson 1059 1873.6
4.   Bob Gibson 926 2423.0
5.   Ray Herbert 849 3394.9
6.   Tony Cloninger 717 2209.3
7.   Lefty Gomez 704 1872.0
8.   Fergie Jenkins 702 2408.3
9.   Roger Clemens 675 1760.3
10.   Karl Drews 672 1530.3
 
Walks per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB9 Year
1.   Chuck Stobbs 0.7 1963
2.   Dennis Eckersley 0.8 1981
3.   Chuck Stobbs 0.8 1961
4.   Brian Fisher 0.9 1990
5.   Fernando Arroyo 0.9 1981
6.   Fernando Arroyo 0.9 1982
7.   Chuck Stobbs 1.0 1960
  Chuck Stobbs 1.0 1962
  Chuck Stobbs 1.0 1964
10.   Fernando Arroyo 1.1 1979
 
Walks per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player BB9 IP
1.   Chuck Stobbs 0.9 1576.3
2.   Fernando Arroyo 1.1 1930.3
3.   Dennis Eckersley 1.6 1433.3
4.   Brian Fisher 1.9 876.3
5.   Dutch Leonard 1.9 1876.3
6.   Jim Umbarger 1.9 771.0
7.   Bill Lohrman 2.1 1558.3
8.   Rick Aguilera 2.1 1192.0
9.   Wally Hebert 2.2 1138.0
10.   Ray Herbert 2.3 3394.9
 
Hits per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player H9 Year
1.   Duane Ward 5.8 1987
2.   Nolan Ryan 5.9 1967
3.   Duane Ward 6.2 1990
4.   Nolan Ryan 6.4 1968
5.   Nolan Ryan 6.4 1970
6.   Nolan Ryan 6.4 1966
7.   Duane Ward 6.7 1988
8.   Chuck Stobbs 6.7 1960
9.   Nolan Ryan 6.7 1971
10.   Nolan Ryan 6.7 1972
 
Hits per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player H9 IP
1.   Nolan Ryan 6.5 2082.3
2.   Duane Ward 6.6 920.7
3.   Kent Peterson 7.5 1873.6
4.   Roger Clemens 7.8 1760.3
5.   Chuck Stobbs 7.8 1576.3
6.   Bob Gibson 8.4 2423.0
7.   Brian Fisher 8.4 876.3
8.   Milt Wilcox 8.6 2184.7
9.   Mike Garcia 8.7 863.0
10.   Mark Portugal 8.7 991.0
 
Strikeouts per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player K9 Year
1.   Nolan Ryan 11.3 1967
2.   Nolan Ryan 10.8 1969
3.   Nolan Ryan 10.7 1972
4.   Nolan Ryan 10.7 1971
5.   Nolan Ryan 10.5 1970
6.   Duane Ward 10.3 1990
7.   Nolan Ryan 10.3 1968
8.   Nolan Ryan 10.1 1966
9.   Nolan Ryan 10.0 1973
10.   Duane Ward 9.8 1988
 
Strikeouts per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player K9 IP
1.   Nolan Ryan 10.6 2082.3
2.   Duane Ward 9.3 920.7
3.   Roger Clemens 7.3 1760.3
4.   Chuck Stobbs 6.7 1576.3
5.   Brian Fisher 6.6 876.3
6.   Jim Owens 6.6 660.0
7.   Kent Peterson 6.6 1873.6
8.   Bob Gibson 6.5 2423.0
9.   Mark Portugal 5.8 991.0
10.   Rick Aguilera 5.6 1192.0
 
WHiP - Single-Season
Rank    Player WHiP Year
1.   Chuck Stobbs 0.85 1960
2.   Duane Ward 0.94 1987
3.   Chuck Stobbs 0.96 1961
4.   Chuck Stobbs 0.99 1964
5.   Chuck Stobbs 1.03 1963
6.   Fernando Arroyo 1.05 1980
7.   Chuck Stobbs 1.06 1962
8.   Duane Ward 1.06 1988
9.   Duane Ward 1.06 1990
10.   Brian Fisher 1.06 1989
 
WHiP - Career
Rank    Player WHiP IP
1.   Chuck Stobbs 0.97 1576.3
2.   Duane Ward 1.09 920.7
3.   Brian Fisher 1.14 876.3
4.   Fernando Arroyo 1.20 1930.3
5.   Dennis Eckersley 1.21 1433.3
6.   Rick Aguilera 1.23 1192.0
7.   Mark Portugal 1.24 991.0
8.   Milt Wilcox 1.24 2184.7
9.   Roger Clemens 1.25 1760.3
10.   Johnny Rigney 1.29 2127.3
 
OAVG - Single-Season
Rank    Player OAVG Year
1.   Duane Ward .179 1987
2.   Nolan Ryan .186 1967
3.   Duane Ward .191 1990
4.   Nolan Ryan .196 1968
5.   Nolan Ryan .198 1970
6.   Duane Ward .200 1988
7.   Nolan Ryan .201 1966
8.   Nolan Ryan .203 1971
9.   Chuck Stobbs .203 1960
10.   Nolan Ryan .205 1972
 
OAVG - Career
Rank    Player OAVG IP
1.   Nolan Ryan .201 2082.3
2.   Duane Ward .201 920.7
3.   Kent Peterson .227 1873.6
4.   Roger Clemens .230 1760.3
5.   Chuck Stobbs .231 1576.3
6.   Brian Fisher .245 876.3
7.   Bob Gibson .245 2423.0
8.   Milt Wilcox .249 2184.7
9.   Mark Portugal .251 991.0
10.   Mike Garcia .255 863.0
 
OOBP - Single-Season
Rank    Player OOBP Year
1.   Chuck Stobbs .227 1960
2.   Duane Ward .243 1987
3.   Chuck Stobbs .251 1961
4.   Chuck Stobbs .260 1964
5.   Chuck Stobbs .260 1963
6.   Duane Ward .266 1988
7.   Duane Ward .267 1990
8.   Fernando Arroyo .268 1980
9.   Dennis Eckersley .268 1980
10.   Chuck Stobbs .269 1962
 
OOBP - Career
Rank    Player OOBP IP
1.   Chuck Stobbs .252 1576.3
2.   Duane Ward .275 920.7
3.   Brian Fisher .285 876.3
4.   Fernando Arroyo .294 1930.3
5.   Dennis Eckersley .295 1433.3
6.   Rick Aguilera .300 1192.0
7.   Mark Portugal .300 991.0
8.   Roger Clemens .302 1760.3
9.   Milt Wilcox .303 2184.7
10.   Johnny Rigney .310 2127.3
 
OSLG - Single-Season
Rank    Player OSLG Year
1.   Chuck Stobbs .259 1960
2.   Duane Ward .271 1987
3.   Duane Ward .280 1990
4.   Nolan Ryan .301 1967
5.   Roger Clemens .301 1988
6.   Chuck Stobbs .302 1964
7.   Kent Peterson .305 1953
8.   Chuck Stobbs .306 1961
9.   Milt Wilcox .308 1981
10.   Duane Ward .310 1986
 
OSLG - Career
Rank    Player OSLG IP
1.   Chuck Stobbs .303 1576.3
2.   Duane Ward .305 920.7
3.   Kent Peterson .339 1873.6
4.   Roger Clemens .341 1760.3
5.   Nolan Ryan .345 2082.3
6.   Milt Wilcox .353 2184.7
7.   Brian Fisher .362 876.3
8.   Bob Friend .374 2599.0
9.   Johnny Allen .376 1663.6
10.   Mike Garcia .379 863.0
 
OOPS - Single-Season
Rank    Player OOPS Year
1.   Chuck Stobbs .486 1960
2.   Duane Ward .514 1987
3.   Duane Ward .548 1990
4.   Chuck Stobbs .556 1961
5.   Chuck Stobbs .561 1964
6.   Milt Wilcox .578 1981
7.   Roger Clemens .591 1990
8.   Chuck Stobbs .592 1962
9.   Chuck Stobbs .594 1963
10.   Duane Ward .595 1988
 
OOPS - Career
Rank    Player OOPS IP
1.   Chuck Stobbs .556 1576.3
2.   Duane Ward .580 920.7
3.   Roger Clemens .643 1760.3
4.   Brian Fisher .647 876.3
5.   Milt Wilcox .656 2184.7
6.   Nolan Ryan .660 2082.3
7.   Kent Peterson .669 1873.6
8.   Mark Portugal .682 991.0
9.   Fernando Arroyo .687 1930.3
10.   Bob Friend .689 2599.0
 
 
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