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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.   John Denny 1.93 1983
2.   Kevin Gross 2.44 1990
3.   John Denny 2.63 1977
4.   John Denny 2.68 1982
5.   Elias Sosa 2.74 1980
6.   Joe Sambito 2.75 1985
7.   John Denny 2.76 1981
8.   Joe Beckwith 2.77 1983
9.   Mike Marshall 2.80 1974
10.   Mike Marshall 2.86 1970
 
ERA - Career
Rank    Player ERA IP
1.   John Denny 3.07 2457.0
2.   Mike Marshall 3.24 2076.0
3.   Joe Beckwith 3.46 1741.0
4.   Bart Johnson 3.57 1579.3
5.   Gaylord Perry 3.67 2321.0
6.   Kevin Gross 3.69 1129.6
7.   Joe Horlen 3.70 857.7
8.   Steve Hargan 3.75 2207.0
9.   Teddy Higuera 3.80 704.3
10.   Joe Sambito 3.85 2115.3
 
Wins - Single-Season
Rank    Player W Year
1.   John Denny 24 1981
2.   Kevin Gross 22 1990
3.   Steve Hargan 21 1972
  Steve Hargan 21 1969
  Steve Hargan 21 1973
  Bart Johnson 21 1981
  Gaylord Perry 21 1967
  John Denny 21 1982
9.   Bill Singer 20 1966
  John Denny 20 1983
  Mike Marshall 20 1970
 
Wins - Career
Rank    Player W IP
1.   Bill Singer 158 3299.6
2.   John Denny 147 2457.0
3.   Steve Hargan 134 2207.0
4.   Joe Beckwith 125 1741.0
5.   Mike Marshall 121 2076.0
6.   Joe Sambito 110 2115.3
7.   Gaylord Perry 108 2321.0
  Bryn Smith 108 1821.6
9.   Bart Johnson 100 1579.3
10.   Ray Lamb 76 920.3
 
Losses - Single-Season
Rank    Player L Year
1.   Bill Singer 28 1968
2.   Bill Singer 24 1965
3.   Gaylord Perry 22 1964
4.   Bill Singer 21 1975
  Jim Lonborg 21 1965
  Mike Marshall 21 1967
  Gaylord Perry 21 1965
8.   Gaylord Perry 20 1963
  Joe Sambito 20 1978
  Gaylord Perry 20 1966
 
Losses - Career
Rank    Player L IP
1.   Bill Singer 186 3299.6
2.   Gaylord Perry 137 2321.0
3.   Joe Sambito 114 2115.3
4.   John Denny 109 2457.0
5.   Steve Hargan 100 2207.0
  Bryn Smith 100 1821.6
7.   Mike Marshall 93 2076.0
8.   Joe Beckwith 82 1741.0
9.   Ray Lamb 68 920.3
10.   Bart Johnson 67 1579.3
 
Winning Pct - Single-Season
Rank    Player WPct Year
1.   Kevin Gross .846 1990
2.   Steve Hargan .750 1972
3.   Joe Beckwith .739 1982
4.   Steve Bedrosian .727 1988
5.   Bart Johnson .724 1981
6.   Bill Singer .722 1973
7.   Joe Beckwith .708 1983
8.   Elias Sosa .706 1980
9.   John Denny .706 1981
10.   John Denny .700 1982
 
Winning Pct - Career
Rank    Player WPct IP
1.   Joe Beckwith .604 1741.0
2.   Bart Johnson .599 1579.3
3.   John Denny .574 2457.0
4.   Steve Hargan .573 2207.0
5.   Mike Marshall .565 2076.0
6.   David Cone .565 755.7
7.   Kevin Gross .558 1129.6
8.   Jack Billingham .534 1039.6
9.   Elias Sosa .529 1188.6
10.   Ray Lamb .528 920.3
 
Saves - Single-Season
Rank    Player SV Year
1.   Todd Frohwirth 47 1989
2.   Dickie Noles 41 1982
3.   Ron Davis 38 1979
4.   Dickie Noles 37 1983
5.   Mark Littell 35 1987
6.   Joe Beckwith 32 1981
  Ron Davis 32 1980
8.   Carlos Diaz 30 1985
9.   Todd Frohwirth 29 1988
10.   Todd Frohwirth 23 1990
  Bob Grim 23 1962
 
Saves - Career
Rank    Player SV IP
1.   Todd Frohwirth 99 252.0
2.   Ron Davis 83 316.3
3.   Dickie Noles 81 313.0
4.   Mark Littell 75 447.0
5.   Bill Dailey 65 339.3
6.   Carlos Diaz 58 499.0
7.   Ray Lamb 55 920.3
8.   Joe Beckwith 40 1741.0
9.   Jim Hannan 39 201.0
10.   John Miller 35 282.3
 
Games Pitched - Single-Season
Rank    Player G Year
1.   Don Mossi 82 1963
  Joe Landrum 82 1962
3.   Joe Beckwith 81 1981
4.   Bill Dailey 80 1968
5.   Ray Lamb 77 1973
6.   Ron Taylor 74 1967
7.   Todd Frohwirth 73 1988
8.   Carlos Diaz 72 1987
9.   Ray Lamb 71 1974
10.   Joe Beckwith 70 1980
  Bill Dailey 70 1969
 
Games Pitched - Career
Rank    Player G IP
1.   Bill Singer 502 3299.6
2.   Joe Beckwith 441 1741.0
3.   Carlos Diaz 383 499.0
4.   Ray Lamb 374 920.3
5.   John Denny 315 2457.0
6.   Joe Sambito 313 2115.3
7.   Stan Williams 304 773.6
8.   Tom Hume 293 760.3
9.   Gaylord Perry 289 2321.0
10.   Mike Marshall 287 2076.0
 
Games Started - Single-Season
Rank    Player GS Year
1.   Bill Singer 44 1968
  Bill Singer 44 1966
  Bill Singer 44 1965
  Gaylord Perry 44 1967
  Gaylord Perry 44 1966
6.   Gaylord Perry 43 1965
7.   Steve Hargan 42 1966
  Mike Marshall 42 1967
  Mike Marshall 42 1968
10.   Jim Lonborg 41 1965
  Gaylord Perry 41 1964
  Frank Baumann 41 1962
 
Games Started - Career
Rank    Player GS IP
1.   Bill Singer 385 3299.6
2.   John Denny 315 2457.0
3.   Joe Sambito 313 2115.3
4.   Gaylord Perry 289 2321.0
5.   Mike Marshall 287 2076.0
6.   Steve Hargan 279 2207.0
7.   Bryn Smith 252 1821.6
8.   Joe Beckwith 224 1741.0
9.   Bart Johnson 203 1579.3
10.   Elias Sosa 144 1188.6
 
Complete Games - Single-Season
Rank    Player CG Year
1.   Gaylord Perry 25 1967
2.   Steve Hargan 24 1973
3.   Gaylord Perry 23 1966
4.   Bill Singer 22 1967
5.   Bill Singer 21 1968
6.   Bill Singer 20 1966
7.   Bill Singer 19 1965
  Jim Lonborg 19 1965
9.   Gaylord Perry 18 1965
  Steve Hargan 18 1969
 
Complete Games - Career
Rank    Player CG IP
1.   Bill Singer 165 3299.6
2.   Gaylord Perry 131 2321.0
3.   Steve Hargan 121 2207.0
4.   John Denny 96 2457.0
5.   Bart Johnson 60 1579.3
6.   Bryn Smith 55 1821.6
7.   Mike Marshall 39 2076.0
8.   Jack Billingham 37 1039.6
9.   Joe Horlen 22 857.7
  Jim Lonborg 22 573.3
  Larry Gura 22 678.0
  Joe Sambito 22 2115.3
 
Shutouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player SHO Year
1.   John Denny 7 1983
2.   Gaylord Perry 6 1967
3.   Steve Hargan 5 1972
4.   Steve Hargan 4 1969
  Bill Singer 4 1966
  Kevin Gross 4 1990
  Bill Singer 4 1974
  John Denny 4 1982
9.   13 players tied 3  
 
Shutouts - Career
Rank    Player SHO IP
1.   John Denny 22 2457.0
2.   Bill Singer 20 3299.6
3.   Steve Hargan 18 2207.0
4.   Bryn Smith 12 1821.6
5.   Gaylord Perry 11 2321.0
6.   Joe Sambito 10 2115.3
7.   Mike Marshall 7 2076.0
  Teddy Higuera 7 704.3
  Joe Horlen 7 857.7
  Kevin Gross 7 1129.6
 
Innings Pitched - Single-Season
Rank    Player IP Year
1.   Gaylord Perry 360.7 1966
2.   Bill Singer 357.7 1966
3.   Gaylord Perry 355.0 1967
4.   Gaylord Perry 354.3 1965
5.   Bill Singer 353.7 1965
6.   Bill Singer 348.0 1968
7.   Jim Lonborg 326.3 1965
8.   Gaylord Perry 319.3 1964
9.   Steve Hargan 316.0 1966
10.   Bill Singer 300.0 1967
 
Innings Pitched - Career
Rank    Player IP IP
1.   Bill Singer 3299.6 3299.6
2.   John Denny 2457.0 2457.0
3.   Gaylord Perry 2321.0 2321.0
4.   Steve Hargan 2207.0 2207.0
5.   Joe Sambito 2115.3 2115.3
6.   Mike Marshall 2076.0 2076.0
7.   Bryn Smith 1821.6 1821.6
8.   Joe Beckwith 1741.0 1741.0
9.   Bart Johnson 1579.3 1579.3
10.   Elias Sosa 1188.6 1188.6
 
Hits Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player H Year
1.   Bill Singer 392 1968
2.   Bill Singer 364 1966
3.   Gaylord Perry 347 1967
4.   Gaylord Perry 340 1966
5.   Steve Hargan 337 1966
6.   Gaylord Perry 335 1964
7.   Gaylord Perry 328 1965
8.   Bill Singer 326 1965
9.   Steve Hargan 309 1969
10.   Jim Lonborg 306 1965
 
Hits Allowed - Career
Rank    Player H IP
1.   Bill Singer 3355 3299.6
2.   John Denny 2308 2457.0
3.   Gaylord Perry 2288 2321.0
4.   Steve Hargan 2252 2207.0
5.   Joe Sambito 1959 2115.3
6.   Bryn Smith 1932 1821.6
7.   Mike Marshall 1927 2076.0
8.   Joe Beckwith 1538 1741.0
9.   Bart Johnson 1305 1579.3
10.   Elias Sosa 1299 1188.6
 
Homeruns Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player HR Year
1.   Gaylord Perry 42 1965
2.   Bill Singer 37 1975
3.   Jim Lonborg 36 1965
4.   Buddy Schultz 35 1976
5.   Bill Singer 34 1971
6.   Dick Lemay 33 1973
7.   Joe Sambito 31 1977
  Dick Lemay 31 1974
9.   Frank Baumann 30 1962
  Jim Lonborg 30 1966
  Jack Billingham 30 1971
  Gaylord Perry 30 1967
  Gaylord Perry 30 1966
  Gaylord Perry 30 1964
  Gaylord Perry 30 1962
 
Homeruns Allowed - Career
Rank    Player HR IP
1.   Bill Singer 275 3299.6
2.   Gaylord Perry 225 2321.0
3.   Joe Sambito 194 2115.3
4.   Bryn Smith 160 1821.6
5.   Bart Johnson 151 1579.3
6.   Joe Beckwith 138 1741.0
7.   Steve Hargan 115 2207.0
8.   Elias Sosa 90 1188.6
9.   Dick Lemay 86 570.7
10.   Jack Billingham 85 1039.6
 
Strikeouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player K Year
1.   Bart Johnson 256 1981
2.   Frank Baumann 250 1962
3.   Bill Singer 245 1966
4.   Bart Johnson 243 1984
5.   Bill Singer 225 1968
6.   Bart Johnson 223 1982
  Bart Johnson 223 1980
8.   Bart Johnson 221 1983
9.   Gaylord Perry 220 1965
10.   Kevin Gross 219 1989
 
Strikeouts - Career
Rank    Player K IP
1.   Bill Singer 2031 3299.6
2.   John Denny 1481 2457.0
3.   Mike Marshall 1422 2076.0
4.   Gaylord Perry 1408 2321.0
5.   Bart Johnson 1380 1579.3
6.   Joe Beckwith 1374 1741.0
7.   Joe Sambito 1252 2115.3
8.   Steve Hargan 1071 2207.0
9.   Bryn Smith 964 1821.6
10.   Kevin Gross 813 1129.6
 
Walks Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB Year
1.   Mike Marshall 114 1967
2.   John Denny 111 1976
  Steve Hargan 111 1969
  Bill Singer 111 1968
5.   Steve Hargan 110 1966
  Dick Lemay 110 1973
7.   Bill Singer 108 1969
8.   Bart Johnson 107 1979
  Bart Johnson 107 1984
  Mike Marshall 107 1972
 
Walks Allowed - Career
Rank    Player BB IP
1.   Bill Singer 1102 3299.6
2.   Steve Hargan 810 2207.0
3.   Mike Marshall 734 2076.0
4.   John Denny 724 2457.0
5.   Joe Sambito 722 2115.3
6.   Joe Beckwith 631 1741.0
7.   Bart Johnson 590 1579.3
8.   Gaylord Perry 561 2321.0
9.   Bryn Smith 433 1821.6
10.   Elias Sosa 407 1188.6
 
Walks per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB9 Year
1.   Bryn Smith 1.6 1983
2.   Lee Smith 1.7 1989
3.   Kevin Gross 1.8 1990
4.   Steve Kline 1.8 1980
5.   Gaylord Perry 1.8 1967
6.   Bryn Smith 1.8 1985
7.   Steve Kline 1.9 1979
8.   Gaylord Perry 1.9 1964
9.   John Denny 2.0 1983
  Gaylord Perry 2.0 1965
 
Walks per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player BB9 IP
1.   Bryn Smith 2.1 1821.6
2.   Gaylord Perry 2.2 2321.0
3.   Kevin Gross 2.6 1129.6
4.   Larry Gura 2.6 678.0
5.   John Denny 2.7 2457.0
6.   Jack Billingham 2.8 1039.6
7.   Teddy Higuera 2.9 704.3
8.   Frank Linzy 3.0 845.3
  Bill Singer 3.0 3299.6
  Tom Hume 3.0 760.3
 
Hits per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player H9 Year
1.   Mark Littell 6.2 1985
2.   Joe Beckwith 6.5 1983
3.   Steve Bedrosian 6.9 1988
4.   Kent Peterson 6.9 1963
5.   John Denny 7.0 1983
6.   Joe Sambito 7.1 1985
7.   Joe Beckwith 7.1 1986
8.   Bart Johnson 7.2 1981
9.   Bart Johnson 7.3 1983
10.   Joe Sambito 7.4 1983
 
Hits per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player H9 IP
1.   Bart Johnson 7.4 1579.3
2.   Joe Beckwith 8.0 1741.0
3.   David Cone 8.2 755.7
4.   Kevin Gross 8.2 1129.6
5.   Joe Sambito 8.3 2115.3
6.   Mike Marshall 8.4 2076.0
7.   John Denny 8.5 2457.0
  Joe Horlen 8.5 857.7
  Teddy Higuera 8.5 704.3
10.   Gaylord Perry 8.9 2321.0
 
Strikeouts per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player K9 Year
1.   Mark Littell 9.5 1985
2.   Bart Johnson 8.8 1984
3.   Bart Johnson 8.4 1981
4.   Joe Beckwith 8.3 1986
5.   Joe Beckwith 8.2 1988
6.   Frank Baumann 8.1 1962
7.   Kent Peterson 8.0 1963
  Kevin Gross 8.0 1989
9.   Bart Johnson 7.8 1983
10.   Joe Beckwith 7.7 1987
 
Strikeouts per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player K9 IP
1.   Bart Johnson 7.9 1579.3
2.   Joe Beckwith 7.1 1741.0
3.   David Cone 7.0 755.7
4.   Kevin Gross 6.5 1129.6
5.   Mike Marshall 6.2 2076.0
6.   Joe Horlen 5.7 857.7
7.   Jack Billingham 5.7 1039.6
8.   Teddy Higuera 5.6 704.3
9.   Bill Singer 5.5 3299.6
  Gaylord Perry 5.5 2321.0
 
WHiP - Single-Season
Rank    Player WHiP Year
1.   John Denny 0.99 1983
2.   Kevin Gross 1.04 1990
3.   Joe Beckwith 1.05 1983
4.   Kevin Gross 1.07 1989
5.   Joe Sambito 1.11 1985
6.   Joe Beckwith 1.13 1982
7.   Bart Johnson 1.13 1982
8.   Mark Littell 1.13 1985
9.   Joe Beckwith 1.14 1986
10.   Kent Peterson 1.15 1963
 
WHiP - Career
Rank    Player WHiP IP
1.   Bart Johnson 1.20 1579.3
2.   Kevin Gross 1.21 1129.6
3.   Gaylord Perry 1.23 2321.0
4.   John Denny 1.23 2457.0
5.   Joe Beckwith 1.25 1741.0
6.   Joe Sambito 1.27 2115.3
7.   Teddy Higuera 1.27 704.3
8.   Mike Marshall 1.28 2076.0
9.   Joe Horlen 1.30 857.7
10.   Bryn Smith 1.30 1821.6
 
OAVG - Single-Season
Rank    Player OAVG Year
1.   Mark Littell .193 1985
2.   Joe Beckwith .198 1983
3.   Steve Bedrosian .211 1988
4.   John Denny .211 1983
5.   Joe Beckwith .215 1986
6.   Kent Peterson .216 1963
7.   Joe Sambito .216 1985
8.   Bart Johnson .217 1981
9.   Bart Johnson .220 1982
10.   Bart Johnson .220 1983
 
OAVG - Career
Rank    Player OAVG IP
1.   Bart Johnson .222 1579.3
2.   Joe Beckwith .235 1741.0
3.   David Cone .240 755.7
4.   Kevin Gross .242 1129.6
5.   Joe Sambito .243 2115.3
6.   Mike Marshall .246 2076.0
7.   John Denny .248 2457.0
8.   Joe Horlen .248 857.7
9.   Teddy Higuera .251 704.3
10.   Gaylord Perry .256 2321.0
 
OOBP - Single-Season
Rank    Player OOBP Year
1.   John Denny .259 1983
2.   Joe Beckwith .265 1983
3.   Kevin Gross .269 1990
4.   Kevin Gross .272 1989
5.   Bart Johnson .280 1982
6.   Joe Sambito .280 1985
7.   Mark Littell .281 1985
8.   Joe Beckwith .282 1986
9.   Joe Beckwith .283 1982
10.   Lee Smith .287 1989
 
OOBP - Career
Rank    Player OOBP IP
1.   Bart Johnson .293 1579.3
2.   Kevin Gross .298 1129.6
3.   Gaylord Perry .300 2321.0
4.   Joe Beckwith .303 1741.0
5.   John Denny .303 2457.0
6.   Joe Sambito .306 2115.3
7.   Teddy Higuera .310 704.3
8.   Mike Marshall .311 2076.0
9.   Bryn Smith .313 1821.6
10.   Joe Horlen .315 857.7
 
OSLG - Single-Season
Rank    Player OSLG Year
1.   John Denny .265 1983
2.   Mike Marshall .302 1974
3.   John Denny .311 1982
4.   Joe Sambito .313 1985
5.   Steve Hargan .313 1972
6.   Mark Littell .313 1985
7.   Mike Marshall .314 1970
8.   Mike Marshall .319 1971
9.   Mike Marshall .323 1972
10.   Steve Bedrosian .325 1988
 
OSLG - Career
Rank    Player OSLG IP
1.   Mike Marshall .331 2076.0
2.   John Denny .332 2457.0
3.   Steve Hargan .355 2207.0
4.   Bart Johnson .357 1579.3
5.   Joe Beckwith .367 1741.0
6.   Teddy Higuera .372 704.3
7.   Joe Horlen .376 857.7
8.   Joe Sambito .376 2115.3
9.   Kevin Gross .377 1129.6
10.   Jack Billingham .381 1039.6
 
OOPS - Single-Season
Rank    Player OOPS Year
1.   John Denny .523 1983
2.   Joe Beckwith .591 1983
3.   Joe Sambito .593 1985
4.   Mark Littell .595 1985
5.   Mike Marshall .599 1974
6.   Kevin Gross .601 1990
7.   John Denny .605 1982
8.   Joe Beckwith .610 1982
9.   Kevin Gross .616 1989
10.   Mike Marshall .617 1971
 
OOPS - Career
Rank    Player OOPS IP
1.   John Denny .634 2457.0
2.   Mike Marshall .642 2076.0
3.   Bart Johnson .650 1579.3
4.   Joe Beckwith .669 1741.0
5.   Kevin Gross .676 1129.6
6.   Joe Sambito .682 2115.3
7.   Teddy Higuera .682 704.3
8.   Steve Hargan .684 2207.0
9.   Gaylord Perry .688 2321.0
10.   Joe Horlen .690 857.7
 
 
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