PITTSBURGH PIRATES
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. Sam Leever 2.01 1906  
2. Tully Sparks 2.08 1905  
3. Sam Leever 2.09 1902  
4. Rats Henderson 2.18 1927  
5. Larry Cheney 2.18 1916  
6. Hippo Vaughn 2.19 1915  
7. Claude Hendrix 2.20 1913  
8. Rube Waddell 2.20 1902  
9. Sherry Smith 2.21 1916  
10. Tully Sparks 2.25 1906  
ERA - CAREER
Rank Player ERA IP  
1. Tully Sparks 2.60 1524.0  
2. Rube Waddell 2.65 1231.2  
3. Sam Leever 2.66 1827.1  
4. Bugs Raymond 2.70 1284.1  
5. Bob Ewing 2.71 1267.1  
6. Claude Hendrix 2.76 1829.0  
7. Ed Karger 2.84 999.0  
8. Earl Moore 2.87 1971.0  
9. Hippo Vaughn 2.87 2335.0  
10. Deacon Phillippe 2.87 2438.2  
WINS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player W Year  
1. Claude Hendrix 31 1912  
2. Pink Hawley 31 1895  
3. Deacon Phillippe 30 1901  
4. Jesse Tannehill 28 1901  
5. Frank Lange 27 1911  
6. Rube Waddell 27 1901  
7. Claude Hendrix 26 1913  
8. Bob Ewing 26 1907  
9. Bill Donovan 26 1911  
10. Jesse Tannehill 25 1903  
WINS - CAREER
Rank Player W IP  
1. William Bell 203 3319.0  
2. Porter Moss 183 3322.1  
3. Deacon Phillippe 169 2438.2  
4. Tex Carleton 166 3012.1  
5. Roosevelt Davis 156 2782.2  
6. Jesse Tannehill 149 2041.2  
7. Jim Tobin 144 2603.2  
8. Earl Moore 132 1971.0  
9. Hippo Vaughn 129 2335.0  
10. Claude Hendrix 124 1829.0  
LOSSES - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player L Year  
1. Johnny Morrison 24 1921  
2. Sherry Smith 24 1918  
3. Sam Leever 23 1899  
4. Buttons Briggs 22 1904  
5. Kaiser Wilhelm 22 1919  
6. Larry Cheney 22 1918  
7. Pink Hawley 22 1895  
8. Sherry Smith 21 1917  
9. Bob Groom 21 1918  
10. Pink Hawley 21 1896  
LOSSES - CAREER
Rank Player L IP  
1. Tex Carleton 186 3012.1  
2. Porter Moss 179 3322.1  
3. William Bell 157 3319.0  
4. Roosevelt Davis 155 2782.2  
5. Sherry Smith 140 2161.0  
6. Jim Tobin 132 2603.2  
7. Hippo Vaughn 131 2335.0  
8. Deacon Phillippe 101 2438.2  
9. Willis Flournoy 93 1895.2  
10. Earl Moore 92 1971.0  
WINNING PCT - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WPct Year  
1. Sheriff Blake .846 1927  
2. Howard Ehmke .789 1927  
3. Bill Swift .773 1934  
4. Jesse Tannehill .769 1900  
5. Roosevelt Davis .769 1932  
6. Porter Moss .750 1945  
7. Thornton Lee .750 1944  
8. Bill Donovan .722 1911  
9. Hilton Smith .714 1934  
10. Sam Leever .714 1902  
WINNING PCT - CAREER
Rank Player WPct IP  
1. Charley Root .685 859.0  
2. Hank Robinson .659 1101.0  
3. Howard Ehmke .633 827.1  
4. Jesse Tannehill .631 2041.2  
5. Deacon Phillippe .626 2438.2  
6. Bill Donovan .619 1139.1  
7. Bill Swift .614 1440.0  
8. Rube Waddell .614 1231.2  
9. Claude Hendrix .596 1829.0  
10. Ed Karger .595 999.0  
SAVES - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player SV Year  
1. Marlin Stuart 21 1953  
2. George Caster 18 1944  
3. Carmen Hill 18 1916  
4. Red Evans 17 1947  
5. Roosevelt Davis 17 1940  
6. Roosevelt Davis 16 1941  
7. Garland Braxton 16 1927  
8. Claude Passeau 15 1935  
9. Nels Potter 14 1952  
10. Sam Leever 14 1907  
SAVES - CAREER
Rank Player SV IP  
1. Roosevelt Davis 78 2782.2  
2. Red Evans 58 526.2  
3. Sherry Smith 55 2161.0  
4. Jim Tobin 41 2603.2  
5. Garland Braxton 37 630.2  
6. Ken Gables 35 415.2  
7. Gentry Jessup 31 740.1  
8. Nels Potter 30 257.2  
9. Jack Wisner 30 333.1  
10. Larry Benton 28 682.1  
WAR - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WAR Year  
1. Rube Waddell 9.4 1903  
2. Rube Waddell 8.7 1901  
3. Pink Hawley 8.5 1895  
4. Jesse Tannehill 8.4 1901  
5. Deacon Phillippe 8.0 1904  
6. Rube Waddell 7.8 1902  
7. Deacon Phillippe 7.7 1906  
8. Charley Root 7.3 1929  
9. Deacon Phillippe 7.3 1905  
10. Deacon Phillippe 7.1 1901  
WAR - CAREER
Rank Player WAR IP  
1. William Bell 57.3 3319.0  
2. Deacon Phillippe 50.3 2438.2  
3. Porter Moss 44.5 3322.1  
4. Jesse Tannehill 41.7 2041.2  
5. Hippo Vaughn 41.6 2335.0  
6. Tex Carleton 34.2 3012.1  
7. Rube Waddell 31.1 1231.2  
8. Earl Moore 28.6 1971.0  
9. Sam Leever 28.3 1827.1  
10. Roosevelt Davis 27.3 2782.2  
GAMES PITCHED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player G Year  
1. Jim Tobin 93 1945  
2. Gentry Jessup 81 1945  
3. Gentry Jessup 79 1944  
4. Red Evans 79 1947  
5. Chief Yellow Horse 79 1922  
6. Roosevelt Davis 78 1941  
7. Ken Gables 78 1947  
8. Marlin Stuart 76 1953  
9. Roosevelt Davis 73 1940  
10. George Caster 73 1944  
GAMES PITCHED - CAREER
Rank Player G IP  
1. Roosevelt Davis 816 2782.2  
2. Jim Tobin 675 2603.2  
3. Sherry Smith 556 2161.0  
4. Porter Moss 526 3322.1  
5. Tex Carleton 513 3012.1  
6. William Bell 480 3319.0  
7. Willis Flournoy 371 1895.2  
8. Red Evans 358 526.2  
9. Deacon Phillippe 357 2438.2  
10. Gentry Jessup 341 740.1  
GAMES STARTED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player GS Year  
1. Pink Hawley 50 1895  
2. Jesse Tannehill 47 1901  
3. Rube Waddell 47 1901  
4. Deacon Phillippe 46 1901  
5. Pink Hawley 43 1896  
6. Sam Leever 39 1899  
7. Larry Cheney 39 1916  
8. Bill Donovan 39 1911  
9. Bob Groom 39 1913  
10. Bill Donovan 39 1910  
GAMES STARTED - CAREER
Rank Player GS IP  
1. Tex Carleton 504 3012.1  
2. Porter Moss 503 3322.1  
3. William Bell 433 3319.0  
4. Roosevelt Davis 281 2782.2  
5. Deacon Phillippe 263 2438.2  
6. Hippo Vaughn 262 2335.0  
7. Sherry Smith 241 2161.0  
8. Jesse Tannehill 233 2041.2  
9. Jim Tobin 232 2603.2  
10. Earl Moore 231 1971.0  
COMPLETE GAMES - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player CG Year  
1. Pink Hawley 44 1895  
2. Jesse Tannehill 43 1901  
3. Deacon Phillippe 37 1901  
4. Pink Hawley 37 1896  
5. Rube Waddell 36 1901  
6. Claude Hendrix 35 1911  
7. Sam Leever 35 1899  
8. Tully Sparks 35 1905  
9. Jesse Tannehill 34 1898  
10. Pink Hawley 33 1897  
COMPLETE GAMES - CAREER
Rank Player CG IP  
1. Deacon Phillippe 205 2438.2  
2. Jesse Tannehill 198 2041.2  
3. Hippo Vaughn 185 2335.0  
4. Sam Leever 154 1827.1  
5. Earl Moore 150 1971.0  
6. William Bell 138 3319.0  
7. Claude Hendrix 134 1829.0  
8. Tully Sparks 116 1524.0  
9. Pink Hawley 114 1133.2  
10. Rube Waddell 112 1231.2  
SHUTOUTS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player SHO Year  
1. Bob Ewing 8 1907  
2. Hippo Vaughn 8 1915  
3. Al Mamaux 7 1914  
4. Ed Karger 7 1906  
5. Sherry Smith 7 1916  
6. Larry Cheney 7 1918  
7. Rube Waddell 6 1903  
8. Earl Moore 6 1905  
9. Tully Sparks 6 1905  
10. Bob Ewing 5 1909  
SHUTOUTS - CAREER
Rank Player SHO IP  
1. William Bell 23 3319.0  
2. Jesse Tannehill 21 2041.2  
3. Claude Hendrix 18 1829.0  
4. Deacon Phillippe 18 2438.2  
5. Rube Waddell 17 1231.2  
6. Bob Ewing 16 1267.1  
7. Sam Leever 16 1827.1  
8. Earl Moore 16 1971.0  
9. Porter Moss 16 3322.1  
10. Hippo Vaughn 16 2335.0  
INNINGS PITCHED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player IP Year  
1. Pink Hawley 444.1 1895  
2. Jesse Tannehill 423.0 1901  
3. Rube Waddell 397.2 1901  
4. Deacon Phillippe 396.0 1901  
5. Sam Leever 379.0 1899  
6. Pink Hawley 378.0 1896  
7. Hippo Vaughn 369.2 1915  
8. Hippo Vaughn 363.2 1917  
9. Claude Hendrix 363.0 1912  
10. Tully Sparks 358.2 1905  
INNINGS PITCHED - CAREER
Rank Player IP IP  
1. Porter Moss 3322.1 3322.1  
2. William Bell 3319.0 3319.0  
3. Tex Carleton 3012.1 3012.1  
4. Roosevelt Davis 2782.2 2782.2  
5. Jim Tobin 2603.2 2603.2  
6. Deacon Phillippe 2438.2 2438.2  
7. Hippo Vaughn 2335.0 2335.0  
8. Sherry Smith 2161.0 2161.0  
9. Jesse Tannehill 2041.2 2041.2  
10. Earl Moore 1971.0 1971.0  
HITS ALLOWED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player H Year  
1. Pink Hawley 449 1895  
2. Jesse Tannehill 406 1901  
3. Sherry Smith 387 1918  
4. Pink Hawley 382 1896  
5. Deacon Phillippe 380 1901  
6. Rube Waddell 369 1901  
7. Johnny Morrison 363 1921  
8. Pink Hawley 362 1897  
9. Jesse Tannehill 354 1899  
10. Sam Leever 353 1899  
HITS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player H IP  
1. William Bell 3539 3319.0  
2. Porter Moss 3405 3322.1  
3. Tex Carleton 3162 3012.1  
4. Roosevelt Davis 2887 2782.2  
5. Jim Tobin 2740 2603.2  
6. Sherry Smith 2511 2161.0  
7. Deacon Phillippe 2396 2438.2  
8. Hippo Vaughn 2238 2335.0  
9. Jesse Tannehill 2121 2041.2  
10. Willis Flournoy 2028 1895.2  
HOME RUNS ALLOWED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player HR Year  
1. George Uhle 32 1930  
2. Tex Carleton 29 1950  
3. Bill Werle 27 1949  
4. Bob Rush 24 1952  
5. Roosevelt Davis 24 1947  
6. Bill Swift 23 1932  
7. Vern Bickford 23 1950  
8. Bill Werle 22 1950  
9. Bill Swift 22 1933  
10. Dizzy Trout 21 1952  
HOME RUNS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player HR IP  
1. Tex Carleton 242 3012.1  
2. Jim Tobin 201 2603.2  
3. Porter Moss 175 3322.1  
4. Roosevelt Davis 171 2782.2  
5. William Bell 127 3319.0  
6. Johnny Rigney 100 1386.2  
7. Bill Swift 95 1440.0  
8. Willis Flournoy 83 1895.2  
9. Sheriff Blake 65 1637.1  
10. Johnny Morrison 62 1598.0  
WALKS ALLOWED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player BB Year  
1. Frank Lange 159 1912  
2. Frank Lange 158 1911  
3. Pink Hawley 157 1896  
4. Earl Moore 157 1912  
5. Claude Hendrix 151 1911  
6. Al Mamaux 136 1914  
7. Bill Donovan 136 1910  
8. Earl Moore 135 1910  
9. Bill Hart 135 1895  
10. Claude Hendrix 133 1912  
WALKS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player BB IP  
1. Porter Moss 1497 3322.1  
2. Tex Carleton 1256 3012.1  
3. Roosevelt Davis 1041 2782.2  
4. Jim Tobin 906 2603.2  
5. William Bell 902 3319.0  
6. Sheriff Blake 756 1637.1  
7. Earl Moore 738 1971.0  
8. Claude Hendrix 675 1829.0  
9. Hippo Vaughn 644 2335.0  
10. Willis Flournoy 595 1895.2  
WALKS PER 9 IP - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player BB9 Year  
1. Deacon Phillippe 1.2 1904  
2. Deacon Phillippe 1.2 1901  
3. Deacon Phillippe 1.2 1902  
4. Jesse Tannehill 1.3 1901  
5. Bill Swift 1.3 1932  
6. Jesse Tannehill 1.3 1903  
7. Deacon Phillippe 1.4 1900  
8. Deacon Phillippe 1.4 1903  
9. Sherry Smith 1.5 1920  
10. Jesse Tannehill 1.5 1899  
WALKS PER 9 IP - CAREER
Rank Player BB9 IP  
1. Deacon Phillippe 1.4 2438.2  
2. Jesse Tannehill 1.5 2041.2  
3. Bill Swift 1.7 1440.0  
4. Hank Robinson 1.9 1101.0  
5. Sherry Smith 2.1 2161.0  
6. Sam Leever 2.1 1827.1  
7. Ray Kremer 2.3 1070.2  
8. Rube Waddell 2.3 1231.2  
9. Ed Karger 2.4 999.0  
10. Paul Minner 2.4 647.2  
STRIKEOUTS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player K Year  
1. Rube Waddell 279 1903  
2. Rube Waddell 276 1901  
3. Rube Waddell 218 1902  
4. Claude Hendrix 207 1912  
5. Frank Lange 204 1911  
6. Hippo Vaughn 186 1917  
7. Al Mamaux 180 1914  
8. Earl Moore 179 1905  
9. Earl Moore 179 1910  
10. Jesse Tannehill 178 1901  
STRIKEOUTS - CAREER
Rank Player K IP  
1. Tex Carleton 1398 3012.1  
2. Porter Moss 1226 3322.1  
3. Hippo Vaughn 1041 2335.0  
4. Earl Moore 1010 1971.0  
5. Deacon Phillippe 967 2438.2  
6. Roosevelt Davis 936 2782.2  
7. Rube Waddell 903 1231.2  
8. William Bell 892 3319.0  
9. Claude Hendrix 868 1829.0  
10. Jesse Tannehill 706 2041.2  
STRIKEOUTS PER 9 IP - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player K9 Year  
1. Rube Waddell 8.3 1903  
2. Rube Waddell 6.2 1901  
3. Rube Waddell 6.1 1902  
4. Cy Blanton 5.7 1937  
5. Rube Waddell 5.6 1900  
6. Frank Lange 5.5 1911  
7. Bob Rush 5.3 1953  
8. Earl Moore 5.2 1910  
9. Al Mamaux 5.2 1914  
10. Claude Hendrix 5.1 1912  
STRIKEOUTS PER 9 IP - CAREER
Rank Player K9 IP  
1. Rube Waddell 6.6 1231.2  
2. Bob Rush 5.0 905.2  
3. Frank Lange 4.8 1005.0  
4. Cy Blanton 4.8 977.2  
5. Al Mamaux 4.6 642.1  
6. Earl Moore 4.6 1971.0  
7. Claude Hendrix 4.3 1829.0  
8. Charley Root 4.2 859.0  
9. Tex Carleton 4.2 3012.1  
10. Bugs Raymond 4.0 1284.1  
K/BB - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player K/BB Year  
1. Deacon Phillippe 3.77 1904  
2. Jesse Tannehill 3.35 1903  
3. Rube Waddell 3.24 1903  
4. Rube Waddell 2.99 1902  
5. Jesse Tannehill 2.92 1901  
6. Deacon Phillippe 2.90 1901  
7. Deacon Phillippe 2.68 1903  
8. Jesse Tannehill 2.65 1902  
9. Rube Waddell 2.63 1901  
10. Deacon Phillippe 2.57 1905  
K/BB - CAREER
Rank Player K/BB IP  
1. Rube Waddell 2.8 1231.2  
2. Deacon Phillippe 2.6 2438.2  
3. Jesse Tannehill 2.1 2041.2  
4. Cy Blanton 1.9 977.2  
5. Bill Swift 1.8 1440.0  
6. Hippo Vaughn 1.6 2335.0  
7. Hilton Smith 1.6 760.2  
8. Claude Passeau 1.5 518.0  
9. Charley Root 1.5 859.0  
10. Ed Karger 1.4 999.0  
WHIP - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WHIP Year  
1. Larry Cheney 1.02 1916  
2. Tully Sparks 1.03 1906  
3. Sam Leever 1.03 1902  
4. Bob Ewing 1.03 1907  
5. Hippo Vaughn 1.04 1915  
6. Sherry Smith 1.04 1916  
7. Tully Sparks 1.05 1905  
8. Hank Robinson 1.08 1915  
9. Rats Henderson 1.08 1927  
10. Deacon Phillippe 1.08 1902  
WHIP - CAREER
Rank Player WHIP IP  
1. Rube Waddell 1.14 1231.2  
2. Deacon Phillippe 1.14 2438.2  
3. Tully Sparks 1.15 1524.0  
4. Hank Robinson 1.16 1101.0  
5. Sam Leever 1.17 1827.1  
6. Ed Karger 1.17 999.0  
7. Bob Ewing 1.18 1267.1  
8. Bugs Raymond 1.20 1284.1  
9. Claude Hendrix 1.20 1829.0  
10. Jesse Tannehill 1.20 2041.2  
OAVG - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OAVG Year  
1. Claude Hendrix .194 1911  
2. Larry Cheney .198 1916  
3. Bob Ewing .214 1907  
4. Tully Sparks .214 1905  
5. Tully Sparks .215 1906  
6. Frank Lange .217 1911  
7. Roosevelt Davis .217 1943  
8. Hippo Vaughn .219 1915  
9. Larry Cheney .220 1917  
10. Claude Hendrix .222 1913  
OAVG - CAREER
Rank Player OAVG IP  
1. Claude Hendrix .229 1829.0  
2. Rube Waddell .235 1231.2  
3. Bugs Raymond .236 1284.1  
4. Tully Sparks .236 1524.0  
5. Larry Cheney .237 1114.0  
6. Frank Lange .238 1005.0  
7. Earl Moore .239 1971.0  
8. Bob Ewing .240 1267.1  
9. Al Mamaux .242 642.1  
10. Bill Donovan .243 1139.1  
OSLG - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OSLG Year  
1. Rube Waddell .241 1900  
2. Pink Hawley .260 1896  
3. Larry Cheney .260 1916  
4. Sam Leever .262 1899  
5. Tully Sparks .263 1905  
6. Jim Gardner .264 1898  
7. Pink Hawley .266 1895  
8. Claude Hendrix .266 1911  
9. Jesse Tannehill .270 1898  
10. Sam Leever .270 1900  
OSLG - CAREER
Rank Player OSLG IP  
1. Pink Hawley .275 1133.2  
2. Tully Sparks .294 1524.0  
3. Rube Waddell .295 1231.2  
4. Bugs Raymond .302 1284.1  
5. Bob Ewing .304 1267.1  
6. Sam Leever .304 1827.1  
7. Claude Hendrix .307 1829.0  
8. Jesse Tannehill .309 2041.2  
9. Earl Moore .310 1971.0  
10. Larry Cheney .312 1114.0  
OOPS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OOPS Year  
1. Larry Cheney .526 1916  
2. Rube Waddell .531 1900  
3. Tully Sparks .536 1905  
4. Bob Ewing .541 1907  
5. Tully Sparks .547 1906  
6. Claude Hendrix .553 1911  
7. Sherry Smith .561 1916  
8. Rats Henderson .561 1927  
9. Hippo Vaughn .563 1915  
10. Deacon Phillippe .566 1900  
OOPS - CAREER
Rank Player OOPS IP  
1. Tully Sparks .584 1524.0  
2. Rube Waddell .587 1231.2  
3. Pink Hawley .598 1133.2  
4. Sam Leever .600 1827.1  
5. Bob Ewing .602 1267.1  
6. Bugs Raymond .607 1284.1  
7. Claude Hendrix .610 1829.0  
8. Jesse Tannehill .610 2041.2  
9. Deacon Phillippe .615 2438.2  
10. Ed Karger .618 999.0  
RWAR - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player rWAR Year  
1. Claude Hendrix 14.7 1911  
2. Tully Sparks 11.4 1905  
3. Jesse Tannehill 10.9 1901  
4. Rube Waddell 10.7 1902  
5. Sam Leever 10.6 1902  
6. Frank Lange 10.6 1911  
7. Charley Root 10.6 1929  
8. Hippo Vaughn 10.1 1915  
9. Rats Henderson 9.7 1927  
10. Claude Hendrix 9.7 1913  
RWAR - CAREER
Rank Player rWAR IP  
1. William Bell 61.3 3319.0  
2. Porter Moss 46.4 3322.1  
3. Claude Hendrix 41.9 1829.0  
4. Deacon Phillippe 41.3 2438.2  
5. Hippo Vaughn 37.1 2335.0  
6. Jesse Tannehill 36.4 2041.2  
7. Earl Moore 35.2 1971.0  
8. Sam Leever 35.0 1827.1  
9. Roosevelt Davis 31.3 2782.2  
10. Tex Carleton 30.9 3012.1  
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