Career Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1. Babe Adams 50.5
2. Wilbur Cooper 47.9
3. Bob Friend 47.6
4. Sam Leever 41.0
5. Ed Morris 33.5
6. John Candelaria 32.0
7. Deacon Phillippe 31.6
8. Jesse Tannehill 27.4
9. Ray Kremer 26.6
10. Vern Law 26.1
Earned Run Average
1. Vic Willis 2.08
2. Nick Maddox 2.29
3. Lefty Leifield 2.38
4. Sam Leever 2.47
5. Deacon Phillippe 2.5
6. Bob Harmon 2.6
7. Al Mamaux 2.61
8. Howie Camnitz 2.63
9. Kent Tekulve 2.68
10. Claude Hendrix 2.71
Wins
1. Wilbur Cooper 202
2. Babe Adams 194
Sam Leever 194
4. Bob Friend 191
5. Deacon Phillippe 168
6. Vern Law 162
7. Ray Kremer 143
Rip Sewell 143
9. Ed Morris 129
10. Pud Galvin 126
Win-Loss %
1. Ed Doheny .731
2. Nick Maddox .683
3. Jesse Tannehill .667
4. Sam Leever .660
5. Vic Willis .659
6. Emil Yde .656
7. Jack Chesbro .648
8. Deacon Phillippe .646
9. Jim Weaver .632
10. Lee Meadows .629
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Vic Willis 1.082
2. Nick Maddox 1.085
3. Deacon Phillippe 1.087
4. Babe Adams 1.090
5. Frank Miller 1.109
6. Ed Morris 1.125
7. Sam Leever 1.141
8. Doug Drabek 1.148
9. Bob Harmon 1.152
10. Nelson Briles 1.174
Howie Camnitz 1.174
John Candelaria 1.174
Hits per 9 IP
1. Nick Maddox 7.241
2. Al Mamaux 7.330
3. Vic Willis 7.526
4. Francisco Liriano 7.707
5. Claude Hendrix 7.732
6. Howie Camnitz 7.839
7. Bob Veale 7.851
8. Frank Miller 7.876
9. Kent Tekulve 7.962
10. Lefty Leifield 8.002
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Denny Driscoll 0.854
2. Deacon Phillippe 1.177
3. Babe Adams 1.288
4. Jesse Tannehill 1.450
5. Zane Smith 1.570
6. Pud Galvin 1.597
7. Waite Hoyt 1.679
8. Red Lucas 1.683
9. Ed Morris 1.762
10. Bill Swift 1.794
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Francisco Liriano 9.368
2. A.J. Burnett 8.591
3. Mitch Keller 8.580
4. Gerrit Cole 8.444
5. Bob Veale 7.956
6. Ian Snell 7.481
7. Denny Neagle 7.141
8. Trevor Williams 7.002
9. Paul Wagner 6.960
10. Bert Blyleven 6.734
Games Played
1. Roy Face 802
2. Kent Tekulve 722
3. Bob Friend 568
4. Vern Law 483
5. Babe Adams 481
6. Wilbur Cooper 469
7. Tony Watson 450
8. Dave Giusti 410
9. John Grabow 390
10. Sam Leever 388
Saves
1. Roy Face 186
2. Kent Tekulve 158
3. Mike Williams 140
4. Dave Giusti 133
5. Mark Melancon 130
6. David Bednar 101
7. Felipe Vazquez 86
8. Joel Hanrahan 82
9. José Mesa 70
10. Matt Capps 67
Innings Pitched
1. Bob Friend 3480.1
2. Wilbur Cooper 3199.0
3. Babe Adams 2991.1
4. Vern Law 2672.0
5. Sam Leever 2660.2
6. Deacon Phillippe 2286.0
7. Rip Sewell 2108.2
8. Ed Morris 2104.0
9. Pud Galvin 2084.2
10. Ray Kremer 1954.2
Strikeouts
1. Bob Friend 1682
2. Bob Veale 1652
3. Wilbur Cooper 1191
4. John Candelaria 1159
5. Vern Law 1092
6. Babe Adams 1036
7. Steve Blass 896
8. Ed Morris 890
9. Dock Ellis 869
10. Deacon Phillippe 861
Games Started
1. Bob Friend 477
2. Wilbur Cooper 369
3. Vern Law 364
4. Babe Adams 353
5. Sam Leever 299
6. John Candelaria 271
7. Bob Veale 255
8. Deacon Phillippe 251
9. Ray Kremer 247
10. Rip Sewell 243
Complete Games
1. Wilbur Cooper 263
2. Sam Leever 241
3. Ed Morris 235
4. Pud Galvin 225
5. Deacon Phillippe 209
6. Babe Adams 205
7. Frank Killen 163
8. Bob Friend 161
9. Jesse Tannehill 149
10. Rip Sewell 137
Shutouts
1. Babe Adams 44
2. Sam Leever 39
3. Bob Friend 35
4. Wilbur Cooper 33
5. Vern Law 28
Lefty Leifield 28
7. Ed Morris 25
Deacon Phillippe 25
9. Vic Willis 23
10. Rip Sewell 20
Bob Veale 20
Home Runs
1. Bob Friend 273
2. Vern Law 268
3. John Candelaria 172
4. Roy Face 130
5. Steve Blass 128
6. Ron Kline 123
Ray Kremer 123
8. Murry Dickson 122
9. Rip Sewell 114
10. Doug Drabek 112
Bases on Balls
1. Bob Friend 869
2. Bob Veale 839
3. Wilbur Cooper 762
4. Rip Sewell 740
5. Steve Blass 597
Vern Law 597
7. Sam Leever 587
8. Howie Camnitz 532
9. Frank Killen 519
10. Ray Kremer 483
Hits
1. Bob Friend 3610
2. Wilbur Cooper 3074
3. Vern Law 2833
4. Babe Adams 2832
5. Sam Leever 2449
6. Pud Galvin 2242
7. Deacon Phillippe 2187
8. Ray Kremer 2108
9. Rip Sewell 2082
10. Ed Morris 1955
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Gerrit Cole 3.616
2. Jon Lieber 3.215
3. A.J. Burnett 2.989
4. Deacon Phillippe 2.88
5. Mitch Keller 2.799
6. Harvey Haddix 2.737
7. Denny Driscoll 2.706
8. Zane Smith 2.701
9. Denny Neagle 2.659
10. John Candelaria 2.658
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Denny Driscoll 0.050
2. Jesse Tannehill 0.066
3. Vic Willis 0.067
4. Mike Lynch 0.092
5. Sam Leever 0.098
6. Al Mamaux 0.101
7. Nick Maddox 0.104
8. Jack Chesbro 0.115
9. Deacon Phillippe 0.122
10. Lefty Leifield 0.125
Losses
1. Bob Friend 218
2. Wilbur Cooper 159
3. Vern Law 147
4. Babe Adams 139
5. Pud Galvin 110
6. Ed Morris 102
7. Sam Leever 100
8. Rip Sewell 97
9. Roy Face 93
10. Deacon Phillippe 92
Earned Runs
1. Bob Friend 1372
2. Vern Law 1118
3. Wilbur Cooper 974
4. Babe Adams 911
5. Ray Kremer 816
6. Rip Sewell 804
7. Frank Killen 733
8. Sam Leever 731
9. Pud Galvin 719
10. John Candelaria 660
Wild Pitches
1. Bob Veale 90
2. Ed Morris 87
3. Bob Walk 66
4. Don Robinson 61
5. Pud Galvin 58
6. Steve Blass 56
7. Rick Rhoden 51
8. Bob Friend 50
9. Bruce Kison 47
Jack Neagle 47
Hit By Pitch
1. Wilbur Cooper 93
2. Sam Leever 88
3. Pink Hawley 87
4. Lefty Leifield 76
5. Charlie Morton 74
6. Jesse Tannehill 71
7. Jack Chesbro 58
Mitch Keller 58
9. Howie Camnitz 55
Red Ehret 55
Batters Faced
1. Bob Friend 14644
2. Wilbur Cooper 13123
3. Babe Adams 11926
4. Vern Law 11231
5. Sam Leever 10676
6. Deacon Phillippe 9079
7. Rip Sewell 9041
8. Pud Galvin 8874
9. Ed Morris 8719
10. Ray Kremer 8330
Games Finished
1. Roy Face 547
2. Kent Tekulve 470
3. Dave Giusti 306
4. Mike Williams 252
5. David Bednar 194
6. Mark Melancon 174
7. Al McBean 168
8. Matt Capps 151
9. Joel Hanrahan 150
Felipe Vazquez 150
Adjusted ERA+
1. Kent Tekulve 139
2. Waite Hoyt 128
3. Jesse Tannehill 127
4. Rick Reuschel 126
5. Carmen Hill 123
Sam Leever 123
7. Cy Blanton 121
Dave Giusti 121
9. Wilbur Cooper 120
Burleigh Grimes 120
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Vic Willis 2.41
2. Deacon Phillippe 2.46
3. Frank Miller 2.58
4. Babe Adams 2.70
5. Nick Maddox 2.71
6. George McQuillan 2.72
7. Howie Camnitz 2.75
8. Bob Veale 2.76
9. Bob Harmon 2.80
10. Sam Leever 2.84
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Babe Adams 185
Wilbur Cooper 185
3. Sam Leever 174
4. Deacon Phillippe 127
Jesse Tannehill 127
6. John Candelaria 118
7. Ed Morris 111
8. Kent Tekulve 110
9. Ray Kremer 106
10. Bob Friend 105
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Babe Adams 20.9
2. Wilbur Cooper 20.0
3. Sam Leever 18.0
4. Deacon Phillippe 13.2
5. John Candelaria 12.9
6. Jesse Tannehill 12.6
7. Kent Tekulve 11.7
8. Bob Friend 11.4
9. Ray Kremer 11.0
10. Ed Morris 10.6
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24) †
1. Wilbur Cooper 226.46
2. Babe Adams 179.50
3. John Candelaria 136.96
4. Ray Kremer 128.44
5. Johnny Morrison 112.37
6. Kent Tekulve 105.94
7. Doug Drabek 103.16
8. Bob Friend 93.28
9. Paul Skenes 87.77
10. Larry French 79.79
Win Probability Added (WPA) †
1. Wilbur Cooper 32.0
2. Babe Adams 19.3
3. Ray Kremer 13.8
4. John Candelaria 13.5
5. Kent Tekulve 13.2
6. Mark Melancon 12.4
7. Tony Watson 12.2
8. Johnny Morrison 11.5
9. Dave Giusti 11.3
10. Doug Drabek 9.6
Felipe Vazquez 9.6
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI) †
1. Wilbur Cooper 25.9
2. Babe Adams 24.5
3. John Candelaria 11.8
4. Doug Drabek 11.3
Johnny Morrison 11.3
6. Kent Tekulve 11.0
7. Ray Kremer 10.7
Lee Meadows 10.7
9. Bob Friend 9.0
10. Bill Swift 8.4
Championship WPA (cWPA) †
1. Ray Kremer 46.5
2. Babe Adams 28.1
3. Lee Meadows 26.0
4. Wilbur Cooper 25.2
5. Dave Giusti 23.5
6. Vic Aldridge 22.6
7. Johnny Morrison 21.8
8. Whitey Glazner 15.6
9. John Candelaria 14.8
10. Roy Face 13.2
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW) †
1. Wilbur Cooper 24.6
2. Babe Adams 20.5
3. John Candelaria 15.0
4. Ray Kremer 13.2
5. Doug Drabek 11.6
6. Johnny Morrison 11.3
7. Kent Tekulve 11.2
8. Bob Friend 10.8
9. Paul Skenes 9.6
10. Larry French 8.1

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