CHICAGO CUBS
PITCHING LEADERS
01/13/1955
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TEAM PITCHING SINGLE SEASON LEADERS TEAM PITCHING CAREER LEADERS
154 IP required for season rate statistics. 500 IP required for career rate statistics.
ERA - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player ERA Year  
1. Mordecai Brown 1.25 1908  
2. Jack Pfiester 1.33 1906  
3. Mordecai Brown 1.36 1909  
4. Mordecai Brown 1.43 1906  
5. Jack Pfiester 1.79 1909  
6. Kid Nichols 1.81 1905  
7. Orval Overall 1.85 1910  
8. Harry Howell 1.86 1904  
9. Clark Griffith 1.88 1898  
10. Fred Glade 1.91 1905  
ERA - CAREER
Rank Player ERA IP  
1. Kid Nichols 1.87 687.1  
2. Jack Pfiester 2.03 1643.2  
3. Harry Howell 2.24 978.1  
4. Fred Glade 2.43 996.0  
5. Orval Overall 2.53 1637.1  
6. Mordecai Brown 2.53 2594.2  
7. Charlie Smith 2.75 1868.1  
8. Ed Reulbach 2.79 1150.1  
9. Fred Beebe 3.07 844.2  
10. Nixey Callahan 3.29 1043.2  
WINS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player W Year  
1. Mordecai Brown 29 1907  
2. Charlie Smith 28 1910  
3. Mordecai Brown 27 1906  
4. Ed Reulbach 26 1914  
5. Clark Griffith 26 1895  
6. Jack Pfiester 26 1908  
7. Orval Overall 25 1910  
8. Fred Glade 25 1904  
9. Jack Pfiester 25 1906  
10. Clark Griffith 24 1898  
WINS - CAREER
Rank Player W IP  
1. Burleigh Grimes 211 3988.0  
2. Freddie Fitzsimmons 209 3351.1  
3. Mordecai Brown 174 2594.2  
4. Paul Derringer 174 3458.2  
5. Lon Warneke 159 2588.0  
6. Clark Griffith 152 2188.2  
7. Tom Hughes 139 2451.1  
8. Dutch Ruether 131 2259.0  
9. Charlie Smith 123 1868.1  
10. Warren Spahn 120 2235.0  
LOSSES - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player L Year  
1. Larry Cheney 27 1915  
2. Burleigh Grimes 26 1917  
3. Jock Menefee 25 1901  
4. Dutch Ruether 24 1918  
5. Scott Perry 24 1917  
6. Jack Taylor 24 1901  
7. Tom Hughes 24 1901  
8. Al Mamaux 23 1916  
9. Warren Spahn 22 1954  
10. Fred Beebe 22 1915  
LOSSES - CAREER
Rank Player L IP  
1. Burleigh Grimes 245 3988.0  
2. Paul Derringer 204 3458.2  
3. Freddie Fitzsimmons 158 3351.1  
4. Tom Hughes 147 2451.1  
5. Dutch Ruether 130 2259.0  
6. Lon Warneke 123 2588.0  
7. Bill Lee 119 2068.1  
8. Warren Spahn 114 2235.0  
9. Tom Johnson 111 1887.1  
10. Harry Gumbert 104 1848.1  
WINNING PCT - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WPct Year  
1. Freddie Fitzsimmons .828 1938  
2. Jack Pfiester .800 1909  
3. Mordecai Brown .794 1906  
4. Mordecai Brown .784 1907  
5. Charlie Smith .778 1910  
6. Bob Logan .750 1946  
7. Freddie Fitzsimmons .731 1937  
8. Lon Warneke .727 1933  
9. Jack Pfiester .722 1908  
10. Orval Overall .719 1907  
WINNING PCT - CAREER
Rank Player WPct IP  
1. Jack Pfiester .694 1643.2  
2. Charlie Smith .651 1868.1  
3. Mordecai Brown .637 2594.2  
4. Fred Glade .636 996.0  
5. Harry Howell .626 978.1  
6. Clark Griffith .613 2188.2  
7. Clay Bryant .584 646.2  
8. Nixey Callahan .584 1043.2  
9. Vic Aldridge .581 1112.1  
10. Orval Overall .571 1637.1  
SAVES - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player SV Year  
1. Syd Cohen 16 1943  
2. Charley Root 16 1937  
3. Urban Shocker 15 1927  
4. Dutch McCall 15 1953  
5. Al Mamaux 15 1922  
6. Percy Jones 14 1926  
7. Harry Gumbert 14 1947  
8. Syd Cohen 14 1944  
9. Tom Hughes 13 1907  
10. Socks Seibold 13 1931  
SAVES - CAREER
Rank Player SV IP  
1. Syd Cohen 118 1290.1  
2. Roy Henshaw 78 792.2  
3. Charley Root 43 1335.2  
4. Socks Seibold 37 695.2  
5. Vic Aldridge 31 1112.1  
6. Burleigh Grimes 29 3988.0  
7. Tom Hughes 25 2451.1  
8. Tom Johnson 23 1887.1  
9. Dutch McCall 23 439.1  
10. Johnny Schmitz 23 204.1  
WAR - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WAR Year  
1. Mordecai Brown 8.7 1908  
2. Mordecai Brown 8.3 1909  
3. Tom Hughes 7.3 1908  
4. Clark Griffith 7.2 1898  
5. Jack Pfiester 7.2 1906  
6. Harry Howell 7.1 1905  
7. Jack Pfiester 7.0 1907  
8. Kid Nichols 6.8 1904  
9. Clark Griffith 6.8 1896  
10. Mordecai Brown 6.7 1906  
WAR - CAREER
Rank Player WAR IP  
1. Paul Derringer 68.3 3458.2  
2. Freddie Fitzsimmons 52.9 3351.1  
3. Burleigh Grimes 50.2 3988.0  
4. Mordecai Brown 48.2 2594.2  
5. Warren Spahn 42.4 2235.0  
6. Lon Warneke 39.4 2588.0  
7. Clark Griffith 39.2 2188.2  
8. Tom Hughes 35.4 2451.1  
9. Bill Lee 29.7 2068.1  
10. Jack Pfiester 29.4 1643.2  
GAMES PITCHED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player G Year  
1. Emil Kush 90 1945  
2. Mordecai Brown 88 1916  
3. Socks Seibold 85 1916  
4. Hi Bithorn 83 1946  
5. Johnny Schmitz 83 1945  
6. Roy Henshaw 80 1948  
7. Syd Cohen 78 1945  
8. Harry Gumbert 75 1946  
9. Syd Cohen 74 1951  
10. Dutch McCall 74 1953  
GAMES PITCHED - CAREER
Rank Player G IP  
1. Syd Cohen 822 1290.1  
2. Burleigh Grimes 671 3988.0  
3. Roy Henshaw 543 792.2  
4. Paul Derringer 519 3458.2  
5. Freddie Fitzsimmons 482 3351.1  
6. Mordecai Brown 437 2594.2  
7. Tom Hughes 413 2451.1  
8. Wayne LaMaster 413 1486.0  
9. Harry Gumbert 392 1848.1  
10. Tom Johnson 387 1887.1  
GAMES STARTED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player GS Year  
1. Tom Hughes 47 1901  
2. Jock Menefee 47 1901  
3. Jack Taylor 46 1901  
4. Clark Griffith 41 1895  
5. Mordecai Brown 40 1912  
6. Larry Cheney 40 1911  
7. Larry Cheney 40 1913  
8. Al Mamaux 40 1916  
9. Harry Howell 39 1905  
10. Dutch Ruether 39 1918  
GAMES STARTED - CAREER
Rank Player GS IP  
1. Burleigh Grimes 513 3988.0  
2. Paul Derringer 512 3458.2  
3. Freddie Fitzsimmons 403 3351.1  
4. Warren Spahn 323 2235.0  
5. Lon Warneke 318 2588.0  
6. Tom Hughes 278 2451.1  
7. Mordecai Brown 272 2594.2  
8. Bill Lee 271 2068.1  
9. Dutch Ruether 266 2259.0  
10. Clark Griffith 252 2188.2  
COMPLETE GAMES - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player CG Year  
1. Clark Griffith 39 1895  
2. Jack Taylor 39 1899  
3. Clark Griffith 38 1897  
4. Clark Griffith 36 1898  
5. Mordecai Brown 36 1908  
6. Orval Overall 35 1910  
7. Clark Griffith 35 1896  
8. Harry Howell 35 1905  
9. Clark Griffith 35 1899  
10. Kid Nichols 34 1905  
COMPLETE GAMES - CAREER
Rank Player CG IP  
1. Clark Griffith 240 2188.2  
2. Freddie Fitzsimmons 217 3351.1  
3. Burleigh Grimes 199 3988.0  
4. Mordecai Brown 197 2594.2  
5. Tom Hughes 173 2451.1  
6. Lon Warneke 166 2588.0  
7. Dutch Ruether 141 2259.0  
8. Orval Overall 127 1637.1  
9. Jack Pfiester 126 1643.2  
10. Paul Derringer 120 3458.2  
SHUTOUTS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player SHO Year  
1. Mordecai Brown 11 1906  
2. Mordecai Brown 10 1908  
3. Jack Pfiester 8 1906  
4. Fred Glade 7 1904  
5. Lon Warneke 7 1933  
6. Fred Beebe 7 1906  
7. Orval Overall 7 1909  
8. Jack Pfiester 6 1907  
9. Paul Derringer 6 1940  
10. Tom Hughes 6 1904  
SHUTOUTS - CAREER
Rank Player SHO IP  
1. Mordecai Brown 36 2594.2  
2. Freddie Fitzsimmons 35 3351.1  
3. Lon Warneke 28 2588.0  
4. Jack Pfiester 21 1643.2  
5. Tom Hughes 20 2451.1  
6. Burleigh Grimes 18 3988.0  
7. Orval Overall 18 1637.1  
8. Paul Derringer 17 3458.2  
9. Charlie Smith 16 1868.1  
10. Fred Glade 13 996.0  
INNINGS PITCHED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player IP Year  
1. Tom Hughes 392.1 1901  
2. Jock Menefee 373.2 1901  
3. Mordecai Brown 368.1 1908  
4. Larry Cheney 359.1 1913  
5. Orval Overall 356.0 1910  
6. Jack Taylor 355.2 1901  
7. Jack Taylor 354.2 1899  
8. Clark Griffith 353.0 1895  
9. Fred Glade 352.2 1905  
10. Jack Pfiester 345.2 1908  
INNINGS PITCHED - CAREER
Rank Player IP IP  
1. Burleigh Grimes 3988.0 3988.0  
2. Paul Derringer 3458.2 3458.2  
3. Freddie Fitzsimmons 3351.1 3351.1  
4. Mordecai Brown 2594.2 2594.2  
5. Lon Warneke 2588.0 2588.0  
6. Tom Hughes 2451.1 2451.1  
7. Dutch Ruether 2259.0 2259.0  
8. Warren Spahn 2235.0 2235.0  
9. Clark Griffith 2188.2 2188.2  
10. Bill Lee 2068.1 2068.1  
HITS ALLOWED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player H Year  
1. Jock Menefee 448 1901  
2. Jack Taylor 443 1901  
3. Clark Griffith 434 1895  
4. Clark Griffith 410 1897  
5. Tom Hughes 394 1901  
6. Mordecai Brown 393 1911  
7. Jack Taylor 380 1899  
8. Clark Griffith 370 1896  
9. Mordecai Brown 358 1912  
10. Nixey Callahan 347 1900  
HITS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player H IP  
1. Burleigh Grimes 4431 3988.0  
2. Paul Derringer 3737 3458.2  
3. Freddie Fitzsimmons 3350 3351.1  
4. Lon Warneke 2580 2588.0  
5. Clark Griffith 2445 2188.2  
6. Tom Hughes 2438 2451.1  
7. Dutch Ruether 2321 2259.0  
8. Mordecai Brown 2248 2594.2  
9. Bill Lee 2219 2068.1  
10. Warren Spahn 2122 2235.0  
HOME RUNS ALLOWED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player HR Year  
1. Freddie Fitzsimmons 32 1930  
2. Warren Spahn 32 1949  
3. Warren Spahn 30 1950  
4. Wayne LaMaster 29 1947  
5. Lon Warneke 27 1935  
6. Socks Seibold 27 1930  
7. Russ Meyer 26 1951  
8. Bob Rush 26 1950  
9. Warren Spahn 25 1954  
10. Paul Derringer 24 1950  
HOME RUNS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player HR IP  
1. Paul Derringer 231 3458.2  
2. Warren Spahn 197 2235.0  
3. Burleigh Grimes 176 3988.0  
4. Wayne LaMaster 166 1486.0  
5. Freddie Fitzsimmons 161 3351.1  
6. Lon Warneke 157 2588.0  
7. Russ Meyer 116 1108.1  
8. Bill Lee 112 2068.1  
9. Harry Gumbert 96 1848.1  
10. Charley Root 82 1335.2  
WALKS ALLOWED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player BB Year  
1. Larry Cheney 151 1915  
2. Larry Cheney 150 1911  
3. Rip Hagerman 148 1915  
4. Al Mamaux 143 1916  
5. Tom Hughes 142 1901  
6. Larry Cheney 140 1914  
7. Dean Stone 136 1954  
8. Orval Overall 133 1910  
9. Larry Cheney 129 1912  
10. Al Mamaux 128 1917  
WALKS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player BB IP  
1. Burleigh Grimes 1322 3988.0  
2. Dutch Ruether 873 2259.0  
3. Freddie Fitzsimmons 850 3351.1  
4. Tom Hughes 827 2451.1  
5. Paul Derringer 815 3458.2  
6. Warren Spahn 734 2235.0  
7. Lon Warneke 727 2588.0  
8. Bill Lee 711 2068.1  
9. Larry Cheney 693 1645.1  
10. Harry Gumbert 653 1848.1  
WALKS PER 9 IP - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player BB9 Year  
1. Red Lucas 1.1 1933  
2. Paul Derringer 1.2 1937  
3. Paul Derringer 1.3 1939  
4. Mordecai Brown 1.3 1908  
5. Harry Salmon 1.3 1929  
6. Paul Derringer 1.4 1940  
7. Paul Derringer 1.4 1938  
8. Mordecai Brown 1.5 1909  
9. Jack Taylor 1.5 1902  
10. Kid Nichols 1.5 1904  
WALKS PER 9 IP - CAREER
Rank Player BB9 IP  
1. Kid Nichols 1.9 687.1  
2. Jack Taylor 2.0 1320.0  
3. Mordecai Brown 2.0 2594.2  
4. Harry Salmon 2.1 1254.2  
5. Paul Derringer 2.1 3458.2  
6. Clark Griffith 2.1 2188.2  
7. Harry Howell 2.3 978.1  
8. Fred Glade 2.3 996.0  
9. Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.3 3351.1  
10. Jack Pfiester 2.3 1643.2  
STRIKEOUTS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player K Year  
1. Tom Hughes 245 1901  
2. Orval Overall 204 1910  
3. Fred Beebe 203 1906  
4. Harry Howell 199 1905  
5. Jack Pfiester 197 1906  
6. Orval Overall 188 1908  
7. Orval Overall 187 1907  
8. Orval Overall 180 1909  
9. Tom Hughes 179 1909  
10. Ed Reulbach 177 1905  
STRIKEOUTS - CAREER
Rank Player K IP  
1. Burleigh Grimes 1432 3988.0  
2. Paul Derringer 1399 3458.2  
3. Tom Hughes 1231 2451.1  
4. Warren Spahn 1149 2235.0  
5. Mordecai Brown 1110 2594.2  
6. Lon Warneke 1035 2588.0  
7. Freddie Fitzsimmons 879 3351.1  
8. Orval Overall 867 1637.1  
9. Wayne LaMaster 840 1486.0  
10. Bill Lee 794 2068.1  
STRIKEOUTS PER 9 IP - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player K9 Year  
1. Wayne LaMaster 6.5 1947  
2. Wayne LaMaster 6.3 1946  
3. Fred Beebe 6.2 1906  
4. Tom Hughes 5.6 1901  
5. Tom Hughes 5.5 1909  
6. Warren Spahn 5.4 1952  
7. Warren Spahn 5.4 1953  
8. Jack Pfiester 5.2 1906  
9. Warren Spahn 5.2 1951  
10. Harry Howell 5.2 1905  
STRIKEOUTS PER 9 IP - CAREER
Rank Player K9 IP  
1. Wayne LaMaster 5.1 1486.0  
2. Orval Overall 4.8 1637.1  
3. Roy Henshaw 4.7 792.2  
4. Warren Spahn 4.6 2235.0  
5. Tom Hughes 4.5 2451.1  
6. Fred Glade 4.3 996.0  
7. Harry Howell 4.3 978.1  
8. Russ Meyer 4.1 1108.1  
9. Jack Pfiester 4.0 1643.2  
10. Ed Reulbach 4.0 1150.1  
K/BB - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player K/BB Year  
1. Paul Derringer 3.35 1937  
2. Mordecai Brown 3.16 1908  
3. Paul Derringer 3.06 1939  
4. Paul Derringer 2.79 1940  
5. Paul Derringer 2.79 1938  
6. Fred Glade 2.53 1904  
7. Mordecai Brown 2.48 1909  
8. Harry Howell 2.40 1905  
9. Jack Pfiester 2.37 1906  
10. Burleigh Grimes 2.33 1919  
K/BB - CAREER
Rank Player K/BB IP  
1. Mordecai Brown 1.9 2594.2  
2. Harry Howell 1.9 978.1  
3. Fred Glade 1.9 996.0  
4. Jack Pfiester 1.7 1643.2  
5. Paul Derringer 1.7 3458.2  
6. Kid Nichols 1.7 687.1  
7. Warren Spahn 1.6 2235.0  
8. Harry Salmon 1.5 1254.2  
9. Orval Overall 1.5 1637.1  
10. Tom Hughes 1.5 2451.1  
WHIP - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WHIP Year  
1. Mordecai Brown 0.78 1908  
2. Mordecai Brown 0.85 1909  
3. Mordecai Brown 0.87 1906  
4. Jack Pfiester 0.92 1906  
5. Harry Howell 0.94 1905  
6. Kid Nichols 0.95 1904  
7. Harry Howell 0.96 1904  
8. Fred Glade 0.97 1904  
9. Jack Pfiester 1.00 1909  
10. Mordecai Brown 1.02 1907  
WHIP - CAREER
Rank Player WHIP IP  
1. Kid Nichols 0.98 687.1  
2. Harry Howell 1.01 978.1  
3. Jack Pfiester 1.04 1643.2  
4. Mordecai Brown 1.09 2594.2  
5. Fred Glade 1.12 996.0  
6. Orval Overall 1.13 1637.1  
7. Charlie Smith 1.19 1868.1  
8. Ed Reulbach 1.20 1150.1  
9. Fred Beebe 1.24 844.2  
10. Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.25 3351.1  
OAVG - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OAVG Year  
1. Mordecai Brown .181 1908  
2. Mordecai Brown .184 1906  
3. Jack Pfiester .191 1906  
4. Mordecai Brown .194 1909  
5. Orval Overall .194 1910  
6. Harry Howell .196 1905  
7. Harry Howell .196 1904  
8. Fred Beebe .197 1906  
9. Orval Overall .202 1907  
10. Orval Overall .202 1908  
OAVG - CAREER
Rank Player OAVG IP  
1. Harry Howell .208 978.1  
2. Kid Nichols .214 687.1  
3. Jack Pfiester .216 1643.2  
4. Orval Overall .217 1637.1  
5. Ed Reulbach .231 1150.1  
6. Mordecai Brown .233 2594.2  
7. Fred Beebe .234 844.2  
8. Fred Glade .234 996.0  
9. Charlie Smith .244 1868.1  
10. Larry Cheney .249 1645.1  
OSLG - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OSLG Year  
1. Mordecai Brown .233 1908  
2. Mordecai Brown .238 1906  
3. Mordecai Brown .247 1909  
4. Clark Griffith .249 1898  
5. Jack Pfiester .251 1906  
6. Harry Howell .252 1905  
7. Ned Garvin .256 1900  
8. Orval Overall .257 1907  
9. Nixey Callahan .259 1898  
10. Ned Garvin .267 1899  
OSLG - CAREER
Rank Player OSLG IP  
1. Harry Howell .275 978.1  
2. Jack Pfiester .281 1643.2  
3. Kid Nichols .282 687.1  
4. Orval Overall .290 1637.1  
5. Clark Griffith .293 2188.2  
6. Nixey Callahan .294 1043.2  
7. Fred Glade .305 996.0  
8. Mordecai Brown .307 2594.2  
9. Ed Reulbach .312 1150.1  
10. Fred Beebe .315 844.2  
OOPS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OOPS Year  
1. Mordecai Brown .451 1908  
2. Mordecai Brown .475 1906  
3. Mordecai Brown .476 1909  
4. Jack Pfiester .501 1906  
5. Harry Howell .504 1905  
6. Harry Howell .521 1904  
7. Kid Nichols .529 1904  
8. Jack Pfiester .529 1909  
9. Orval Overall .539 1907  
10. Clark Griffith .542 1898  
OOPS - CAREER
Rank Player OOPS IP  
1. Harry Howell .538 978.1  
2. Kid Nichols .539 687.1  
3. Jack Pfiester .555 1643.2  
4. Orval Overall .580 1637.1  
5. Mordecai Brown .587 2594.2  
6. Fred Glade .596 996.0  
7. Ed Reulbach .614 1150.1  
8. Charlie Smith .615 1868.1  
9. Clark Griffith .616 2188.2  
10. Fred Beebe .625 844.2  
RWAR - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player rWAR Year  
1. Mordecai Brown 16.4 1908  
2. Mordecai Brown 16.1 1909  
3. Jack Pfiester 15.0 1906  
4. Mordecai Brown 13.7 1906  
5. Orval Overall 12.4 1910  
6. Harry Howell 11.9 1905  
7. Lon Warneke 11.2 1933  
8. Kid Nichols 10.9 1905  
9. Freddie Fitzsimmons 10.8 1938  
10. Clark Griffith 10.8 1898  
RWAR - CAREER
Rank Player rWAR IP  
1. Freddie Fitzsimmons 76.2 3351.1  
2. Mordecai Brown 62.5 2594.2  
3. Paul Derringer 55.5 3458.2  
4. Lon Warneke 54.2 2588.0  
5. Jack Pfiester 50.1 1643.2  
6. Warren Spahn 41.2 2235.0  
7. Charlie Smith 38.6 1868.1  
8. Orval Overall 36.1 1637.1  
9. Burleigh Grimes 34.9 3988.0  
10. Dutch Ruether 31.4 2259.0  
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