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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 1949
2.   Warren Spahn 2.16 1951
3.   Warren Spahn 2.36 1948
4.   Warren Spahn 2.41 1950
5.   Warren Spahn 2.43 1952
6.   Billy Hoeft 2.45 1964
7.   Billy Hoeft 2.48 1963
8.   Pedro Borbon 2.50 1973
9.   Joe Bonikowski 2.54 1964
10.   Warren Spahn 2.66 1947
 
ERA - Career
Rank    Player ERA IP
1.   Warren Spahn 2.54 3015.0
2.   Billy Hoeft 2.80 1763.0
3.   Pedro Borbon 3.39 1145.3
4.   Bill Dailey 3.42 847.0
5.   Joe Bonikowski 3.49 2442.6
6.   Pete Richert 3.80 1344.7
7.   Van Mungo 3.87 813.3
8.   Stu Miller 3.89 793.7
9.   Howie Pollet 3.99 1529.0
10.   Hal Kurtz 4.01 701.0
 
Wins - Single-Season
Rank    Player W Year
1.   Warren Spahn 31 1948
2.   Warren Spahn 27 1949
  Warren Spahn 27 1950
4.   Warren Spahn 26 1951
  Billy Hoeft 26 1964
  Joe Bonikowski 26 1964
  Warren Spahn 26 1947
8.   Warren Spahn 25 1952
  Joe Bonikowski 25 1966
10.   Tex Clevenger 24 1963
  Billy Hoeft 24 1962
 
Wins - Career
Rank    Player W IP
1.   Warren Spahn 200 3015.0
2.   Joe Bonikowski 153 2442.6
3.   Curt Simmons 137 2276.0
4.   Roy Moore 116 2485.0
5.   Billy Hoeft 109 1763.0
6.   Tug McGraw 99 2186.6
7.   Pete Richert 91 1344.7
8.   Howie Pollet 82 1529.0
9.   Glen Hobbie 81 1575.0
  Pedro Borbon 81 1145.3
 
Losses - Single-Season
Rank    Player L Year
1.   Bob Trowbridge 29 1957
2.   Ken Heintzelman 25 1942
3.   Bob Logan 24 1939
  Joe Bonikowski 24 1968
  Sam Nahem 24 1942
  Stan Perzanowski 24 1976
7.   Van Mungo 23 1935
8.   Rube Melton 22 1943
  Ted Olson 22 1939
10.   Howie Pollet 21 1957
  Denny Galehouse 21 1934
  John Buzhardt 21 1960
  Jim Bunning 21 1958
  Tug McGraw 21 1968
  Bobo Newsom 21 1942
  Roy Moore 21 1937
  Jim Maloney 21 1975
 
Losses - Career
Rank    Player L IP
1.   Roy Moore 144 2485.0
2.   Tug McGraw 134 2186.6
3.   Curt Simmons 128 2276.0
4.   Joe Bonikowski 108 2442.6
5.   Warren Spahn 103 3015.0
6.   Glen Hobbie 98 1575.0
7.   Bob Trowbridge 96 1159.7
8.   Denny Galehouse 92 1575.0
9.   Ken Heintzelman 91 1330.0
10.   Rube Melton 83 1149.7
 
Winning Pct - Single-Season
Rank    Player WPct Year
1.   Pedro Borbon .818 1973
2.   Warren Spahn .794 1949
3.   Warren Spahn .794 1950
4.   Connie Johnson .792 1955
5.   Joe Bonikowski .788 1964
6.   Warren Spahn .756 1948
7.   Pedro Borbon .750 1971
  Connie Johnson .750 1953
9.   Billy Hoeft .743 1964
10.   Joe Bonikowski .735 1966
 
Winning Pct - Career
Rank    Player WPct IP
1.   Connie Johnson .701 737.7
2.   Pedro Borbon .675 1145.3
3.   Warren Spahn .660 3015.0
4.   Tex Clevenger .614 603.3
5.   Billy Hoeft .612 1763.0
6.   Joe Bonikowski .586 2442.6
7.   Pat Caraway .558 1253.0
8.   Ryne Duren .545 619.0
9.   Pete Richert .545 1344.7
10.   Stu Miller .539 793.7
11.   Howie Pollet .539 1529.0
 
Saves - Single-Season
Rank    Player SV Year
1.   Belve Bean 27 1935
2.   Ryne Duren 24 1954
3.   Hooks Iott 22 1943
4.   Jim Lindsey 21 1931
5.   Jim Lindsey 20 1930
  Pete Richert 20 1973
7.   Hal Kurtz 19 1970
  Chief Hogsett 19 1937
  Ed Albosta 19 1953
10.   Bill Dailey 18 1967
  Bill Dailey 18 1963
  Bob Blaylock 18 1959
 
Saves - Career
Rank    Player SV IP
1.   Bill Dailey 89 847.0
2.   Hooks Iott 86 279.0
3.   Bob Blaylock 80 588.3
4.   Hal Kurtz 65 701.0
5.   Chief Hogsett 48 773.0
  Ed Albosta 48 247.0
  Glen Hobbie 48 1575.0
8.   Jim Lindsey 41 73.3
9.   Belve Bean 40 389.3
10.   Don Lee 37 703.0
 
Games Pitched - Single-Season
Rank    Player G Year
1.   Sam McDowell 105 1968
2.   Bill Dailey 99 1962
3.   Bill Dailey 97 1963
4.   Bill Dailey 96 1967
5.   Chubby Dean 95 1942
6.   Curt Simmons 92 1955
7.   Bill Dailey 88 1966
8.   Don Lee 87 1964
  Lerrin Lagrow 87 1975
  Bill Dailey 87 1961
 
Games Pitched - Career
Rank    Player G IP
1.   Glen Hobbie 587 1575.0
2.   Bill Dailey 586 847.0
3.   Junior Thompson 419 539.0
4.   Joe Bonikowski 411 2442.6
5.   Bob Blaylock 409 588.3
6.   Curt Simmons 397 2276.0
7.   Mel Parnell 371 852.7
8.   Pat Caraway 361 1253.0
9.   Warren Spahn 359 3015.0
10.   Chubby Dean 356 526.6
 
Games Started - Single-Season
Rank    Player GS Year
1.   Roy Moore 45 1931
  Roy Moore 45 1930
3.   36 players tied 44  
 
Games Started - Career
Rank    Player GS IP
1.   Warren Spahn 359 3015.0
2.   Roy Moore 326 2485.0
3.   Joe Bonikowski 309 2442.6
4.   Tug McGraw 300 2186.6
5.   Curt Simmons 282 2276.0
6.   Howie Pollet 218 1529.0
7.   Billy Hoeft 216 1763.0
8.   Denny Galehouse 189 1575.0
9.   Ken Forsch 182 1450.6
10.   Sam Nahem 176 1222.0
 
Complete Games - Single-Season
Rank    Player CG Year
1.   Warren Spahn 33 1947
2.   Warren Spahn 30 1948
3.   Warren Spahn 28 1951
4.   Warren Spahn 26 1950
5.   Warren Spahn 25 1952
  Curt Simmons 25 1954
7.   Warren Spahn 24 1949
  Denny Galehouse 24 1938
9.   Bob Logan 22 1939
10.   Pat Caraway 21 1931
  Warren Spahn 21 1946
 
Complete Games - Career
Rank    Player CG IP
1.   Warren Spahn 223 3015.0
2.   Curt Simmons 109 2276.0
3.   Roy Moore 94 2485.0
4.   Billy Hoeft 89 1763.0
5.   Ken Forsch 80 1450.6
6.   Denny Galehouse 68 1575.0
7.   Tug McGraw 52 2186.6
8.   Bob Logan 51 879.3
9.   Ken Heintzelman 49 1330.0
  Ted Olson 49 1035.3
 
Shutouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player SHO Year
1.   Warren Spahn 10 1951
2.   Warren Spahn 8 1952
3.   Warren Spahn 7 1950
4.   Billy Hoeft 6 1964
5.   Pat Caraway 5 1930
  Ken Forsch 5 1971
  Denny Galehouse 5 1938
  Warren Spahn 5 1948
  Warren Spahn 5 1949
10.   Billy Hoeft 4 1966
  Ken Forsch 4 1970
  Billy Hoeft 4 1962
  Billy Hoeft 4 1965
 
Shutouts - Career
Rank    Player SHO IP
1.   Warren Spahn 39 3015.0
2.   Billy Hoeft 21 1763.0
3.   Ken Forsch 12 1450.6
4.   Joe Bonikowski 9 2442.6
  Roy Moore 9 2485.0
6.   Denny Galehouse 8 1575.0
7.   Pat Caraway 7 1253.0
  Tug McGraw 7 2186.6
  Curt Simmons 7 2276.0
10.   Bob Logan 5 879.3
  Joe Nuxhall 5 883.0
  Randy Gumpert 5 788.6
 
Innings Pitched - Single-Season
Rank    Player IP Year
1.   Warren Spahn 378.3 1948
2.   Warren Spahn 375.7 1947
3.   Warren Spahn 374.7 1951
4.   Warren Spahn 371.0 1952
5.   Warren Spahn 369.0 1950
6.   Warren Spahn 367.7 1949
7.   Billy Hoeft 363.0 1963
8.   Pat Caraway 359.3 1930
9.   Billy Hoeft 354.3 1966
10.   Bob Logan 353.0 1939
 
Innings Pitched - Career
Rank    Player IP IP
1.   Warren Spahn 3015.0 3015.0
2.   Roy Moore 2485.0 2485.0
3.   Joe Bonikowski 2442.6 2442.6
4.   Curt Simmons 2276.0 2276.0
5.   Tug McGraw 2186.6 2186.6
6.   Billy Hoeft 1763.0 1763.0
7.   Denny Galehouse 1575.0 1575.0
  Glen Hobbie 1575.0 1575.0
9.   Howie Pollet 1529.0 1529.0
10.   Ken Forsch 1450.6 1450.6
 
Hits Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player H Year
1.   Pat Caraway 401 1931
2.   Bob Logan 397 1938
3.   Mel Parnell 389 1952
4.   Red Shea 387 1932
5.   Pat Caraway 385 1930
6.   Bob Logan 371 1939
7.   Ken Heintzelman 367 1942
8.   Roger Nelson 363 1967
  Denny Galehouse 363 1938
10.   Van Mungo 359 1935
 
Hits Allowed - Career
Rank    Player H IP
1.   Roy Moore 2529 2485.0
2.   Warren Spahn 2487 3015.0
3.   Curt Simmons 2331 2276.0
4.   Joe Bonikowski 2327 2442.6
5.   Tug McGraw 2207 2186.6
6.   Denny Galehouse 1739 1575.0
7.   Ken Forsch 1591 1450.6
8.   Glen Hobbie 1548 1575.0
9.   Billy Hoeft 1498 1763.0
10.   Pat Caraway 1440 1253.0
 
Homeruns Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player HR Year
1.   Curt Simmons 54 1954
2.   Jim Bunning 49 1958
3.   Roger Nelson 48 1967
4.   Tug McGraw 42 1968
5.   Tex Clevenger 41 1962
6.   Sam McDowell 40 1969
7.   Rick Wise 39 1976
  Tex Clevenger 39 1963
9.   Larry Sherry 37 1961
10.   Tug McGraw 36 1967
  Ernie Broglio 36 1959
 
Homeruns Allowed - Career
Rank    Player HR IP
1.   Tug McGraw 261 2186.6
2.   Curt Simmons 244 2276.0
3.   Glen Hobbie 201 1575.0
4.   Larry Sherry 163 1246.3
5.   Jim Bunning 148 977.0
6.   Howie Pollet 133 1529.0
7.   Ken Forsch 132 1450.6
8.   Bob Trowbridge 131 1159.7
9.   Sam McDowell 126 990.6
10.   Billy Hoeft 125 1763.0
 
Strikeouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player K Year
1.   Warren Spahn 326 1952
2.   Ryne Duren 318 1956
3.   Howie Pollet 312 1956
4.   Howie Pollet 310 1953
5.   Warren Spahn 306 1951
6.   Ryne Duren 297 1955
7.   Billy Hoeft 291 1965
8.   Howie Pollet 283 1954
9.   Billy Hoeft 280 1966
10.   Warren Spahn 278 1950
 
Strikeouts - Career
Rank    Player K IP
1.   Warren Spahn 1984 3015.0
2.   Tug McGraw 1488 2186.6
3.   Howie Pollet 1453 1529.0
4.   Billy Hoeft 1339 1763.0
5.   Joe Bonikowski 1288 2442.6
6.   Roy Moore 1208 2485.0
7.   Glen Hobbie 1046 1575.0
8.   Larry Sherry 1035 1246.3
9.   Pete Richert 931 1344.7
10.   Sam McDowell 901 990.6
 
Walks Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB Year
1.   Ryne Duren 198 1955
2.   Howie Pollet 197 1957
3.   Randy Gumpert 194 1950
4.   Mickey McDermott 192 1948
5.   Howie Pollet 190 1954
6.   Joe Nuxhall 189 1951
7.   Joe Nuxhall 188 1950
8.   Howie Pollet 185 1956
9.   Ryne Duren 180 1956
  Howie Pollet 180 1955
 
Walks Allowed - Career
Rank    Player BB IP
1.   Roy Moore 1105 2485.0
2.   Howie Pollet 947 1529.0
3.   Curt Simmons 903 2276.0
4.   Tug McGraw 853 2186.6
5.   Joe Bonikowski 812 2442.6
6.   Rube Melton 735 1149.7
7.   Warren Spahn 722 3015.0
8.   Glen Hobbie 688 1575.0
9.   Sam McDowell 581 990.6
10.   Bob Trowbridge 565 1159.7
 
Walks per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB9 Year
1.   Pedro Borbon 1.0 1974
2.   Red Shea 1.1 1932
3.   Billy Hoeft 1.2 1962
4.   Billy Hoeft 1.2 1963
5.   Bob Miller 1.2 1962
6.   Billy Hoeft 1.3 1964
7.   Warren Spahn 1.7 1945
8.   Pedro Borbon 1.7 1973
9.   Pedro Borbon 1.7 1971
10.   Pedro Borbon 1.7 1970
 
Walks per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player BB9 IP
1.   Billy Hoeft 1.5 1763.0
2.   Pedro Borbon 1.6 1145.3
3.   Bob Logan 2.1 879.3
4.   Warren Spahn 2.2 3015.0
5.   Bill Dailey 2.4 847.0
6.   Ken Forsch 2.4 1450.6
7.   Pat Caraway 2.7 1253.0
8.   Denny Galehouse 2.9 1575.0
9.   Pete Richert 2.9 1344.7
10.   Joe Bonikowski 3.0 2442.6
 
Hits per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player H9 Year
1.   Ryne Duren 5.5 1955
2.   Ryne Duren 6.2 1956
3.   Warren Spahn 6.4 1950
4.   Warren Spahn 6.6 1949
5.   Warren Spahn 6.7 1951
6.   Larry Sherry 6.7 1963
7.   Howie Pollet 6.9 1953
8.   Howie Pollet 7.0 1956
9.   Sam McDowell 7.1 1969
10.   Warren Spahn 7.1 1952
 
Hits per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player H9 IP
1.   Howie Pollet 7.2 1529.0
2.   Warren Spahn 7.4 3015.0
3.   Billy Hoeft 7.6 1763.0
4.   Sam McDowell 7.7 990.6
5.   Larry Sherry 8.0 1246.3
  Connie Johnson 8.0 737.7
7.   Bob Trowbridge 8.4 1159.7
8.   Joe Bonikowski 8.6 2442.6
9.   Pete Richert 8.7 1344.7
10.   Bill Dailey 8.8 847.0
 
Strikeouts per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player K9 Year
1.   Ryne Duren 10.2 1956
2.   Howie Pollet 9.3 1953
3.   Ryne Duren 9.2 1955
4.   Howie Pollet 9.1 1956
5.   Larry Sherry 8.6 1961
6.   Sam McDowell 8.6 1969
7.   Sam McDowell 8.4 1961
8.   Howie Pollet 8.3 1954
9.   Howie Pollet 8.1 1955
10.   Howie Pollet 8.1 1957
 
Strikeouts per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player K9 IP
1.   Howie Pollet 8.6 1529.0
2.   Sam McDowell 8.2 990.6
3.   Larry Sherry 7.5 1246.3
4.   Billy Hoeft 6.8 1763.0
5.   Bob Trowbridge 6.3 1159.7
6.   Pete Richert 6.2 1344.7
7.   Tug McGraw 6.1 2186.6
8.   Jim Bunning 6.0 977.0
  Glen Hobbie 6.0 1575.0
10.   Warren Spahn 5.9 3015.0
 
WHiP - Single-Season
Rank    Player WHiP Year
1.   Billy Hoeft 0.95 1963
2.   Billy Hoeft 0.97 1964
3.   Warren Spahn 0.97 1950
4.   Billy Hoeft 0.98 1962
5.   Warren Spahn 0.99 1949
6.   Warren Spahn 1.02 1951
7.   Billy Hoeft 1.02 1966
8.   Warren Spahn 1.03 1948
9.   Larry Sherry 1.04 1963
10.   Bill Dailey 1.05 1964
 
WHiP - Career
Rank    Player WHiP IP
1.   Billy Hoeft 1.02 1763.0
2.   Warren Spahn 1.06 3015.0
3.   Pedro Borbon 1.24 1145.3
4.   Bill Dailey 1.24 847.0
5.   Joe Bonikowski 1.29 2442.6
6.   Pete Richert 1.29 1344.7
7.   Larry Sherry 1.30 1246.3
8.   Connie Johnson 1.33 737.7
9.   Bob Logan 1.34 879.3
10.   Ken Forsch 1.36 1450.6
 
OAVG - Single-Season
Rank    Player OAVG Year
1.   Ryne Duren .177 1955
2.   Ryne Duren .194 1956
3.   Warren Spahn .197 1950
4.   Warren Spahn .204 1949
5.   Larry Sherry .206 1963
6.   Warren Spahn .207 1951
7.   Howie Pollet .211 1953
8.   Howie Pollet .212 1956
9.   Warren Spahn .213 1952
10.   Warren Spahn .217 1948
 
OAVG - Career
Rank    Player OAVG IP
1.   Howie Pollet .219 1529.0
2.   Warren Spahn .223 3015.0
3.   Billy Hoeft .227 1763.0
4.   Sam McDowell .231 990.6
5.   Larry Sherry .235 1246.3
6.   Connie Johnson .238 737.7
7.   Bob Trowbridge .247 1159.7
8.   Joe Bonikowski .253 2442.6
9.   Pete Richert .253 1344.7
10.   Glen Hobbie .256 1575.0
 
OOBP - Single-Season
Rank    Player OOBP Year
1.   Billy Hoeft .247 1963
2.   Warren Spahn .251 1950
3.   Billy Hoeft .251 1964
4.   Billy Hoeft .251 1962
5.   Warren Spahn .259 1949
6.   Warren Spahn .261 1948
7.   Billy Hoeft .263 1966
8.   Warren Spahn .264 1951
9.   Warren Spahn .266 1952
10.   Larry Sherry .267 1963
 
OOBP - Career
Rank    Player OOBP IP
1.   Billy Hoeft .261 1763.0
2.   Warren Spahn .270 3015.0
3.   Pedro Borbon .304 1145.3
4.   Bill Dailey .306 847.0
5.   Pete Richert .312 1344.7
6.   Joe Bonikowski .312 2442.6
7.   Larry Sherry .313 1246.3
8.   Connie Johnson .318 737.7
9.   Bob Logan .322 879.3
10.   Van Mungo .323 813.3
 
OSLG - Single-Season
Rank    Player OSLG Year
1.   Warren Spahn .264 1950
2.   Warren Spahn .288 1949
3.   Joe Bonikowski .290 1964
4.   Warren Spahn .290 1951
5.   Warren Spahn .301 1952
6.   Ryne Duren .306 1955
7.   Billy Hoeft .315 1966
8.   Warren Spahn .316 1948
9.   Bill Dailey .316 1964
10.   Howie Pollet .318 1953
 
OSLG - Career
Rank    Player OSLG IP
1.   Warren Spahn .313 3015.0
2.   Billy Hoeft .337 1763.0
3.   Howie Pollet .344 1529.0
4.   Joe Bonikowski .349 2442.6
5.   Hal Kurtz .354 701.0
6.   Van Mungo .360 813.3
7.   Bill Dailey .366 847.0
8.   Sam Nahem .376 1222.0
9.   Clay Bryant .377 725.7
10.   Pete Richert .378 1344.7
 
OOPS - Single-Season
Rank    Player OOPS Year
1.   Warren Spahn .515 1950
2.   Warren Spahn .547 1949
3.   Warren Spahn .554 1951
4.   Warren Spahn .567 1952
5.   Billy Hoeft .571 1963
6.   Joe Bonikowski .575 1964
7.   Warren Spahn .577 1948
8.   Billy Hoeft .578 1966
9.   Billy Hoeft .581 1962
10.   Billy Hoeft .582 1964
 
OOPS - Career
Rank    Player OOPS IP
1.   Warren Spahn .583 3015.0
2.   Billy Hoeft .599 1763.0
3.   Joe Bonikowski .661 2442.6
4.   Bill Dailey .672 847.0
5.   Howie Pollet .676 1529.0
6.   Van Mungo .683 813.3
7.   Pedro Borbon .685 1145.3
8.   Pete Richert .690 1344.7
9.   Hal Kurtz .702 701.0
10.   Connie Johnson .713 737.7
 
 
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