DETROIT TIGERS
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. Jack Chesbro 1.64 1903  
2. Frank Kitson 1.89 1904  
3. Jack Chesbro 1.97 1905  
4. Hal Newhouser 1.98 1945  
5. Jack Chesbro 2.04 1907  
6. George Mullin 2.21 1903  
7. Ray Brown 2.26 1950  
8. Bill Donovan 2.27 1907  
9. Dizzy Trout 2.33 1947  
10. Eddie Cicotte 2.35 1909  
ERA - CAREER
Rank Player ERA IP  
1. Jack Chesbro 2.53 2502.0  
2. Ed Summers 2.60 640.1  
3. Bill Donovan 2.71 644.0  
4. Virgil Trucks 2.98 806.2  
5. Charles Bender 3.00 504.1  
6. Frank Kitson 3.02 1581.0  
7. Ed Siever 3.09 1940.2  
8. Hal Newhouser 3.10 1844.2  
9. George Mullin 3.13 1922.2  
10. Eddie Cicotte 3.14 2301.2  
WINS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player W Year  
1. Jack Chesbro 31 1905  
2. Eddie Cicotte 25 1913  
3. Eddie Plank 25 1913  
4. Eddie Cicotte 25 1911  
5. Jack Chesbro 25 1907  
6. Hooks Dauss 24 1914  
7. Eddie Plank 24 1912  
8. George Suggs 24 1911  
9. Jack Chesbro 24 1903  
10. Grover Cleveland Alexander 23 1924  
WINS - CAREER
Rank Player W IP  
1. Grover Cleveland Alexander 207 3160.0  
2. Bob Shawkey 196 3005.2  
3. Eddie Plank 174 2724.1  
4. Jack Chesbro 159 2502.0  
5. Bill Foster 148 2536.0  
6. Ray Brown 145 2656.1  
7. Eddie Cicotte 143 2301.2  
8. Dick Redding 142 2376.2  
9. Dizzy Trout 130 2154.2  
10. Hal Newhouser 126 1844.2  
LOSSES - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player L Year  
1. Jack Cronin 24 1901  
2. Ed Siever 23 1905  
3. Togie Pittinger 23 1905  
4. Jack Chesbro 22 1908  
5. Ad Lankford 22 1920  
6. Eddie Cicotte 21 1912  
7. Bob Shawkey 21 1917  
8. Frank Kitson 21 1903  
9. Ed Siever 21 1901  
10. Ray Brown 20 1952  
LOSSES - CAREER
Rank Player L IP  
1. Bob Shawkey 149 3005.2  
2. Ray Brown 140 2656.1  
3. Grover Cleveland Alexander 137 3160.0  
4. Eddie Plank 126 2724.1  
5. Dick Redding 126 2376.2  
6. Bill Foster 124 2536.0  
7. Eddie Cicotte 118 2301.2  
8. Jack Chesbro 117 2502.0  
9. Dizzy Trout 115 2154.2  
10. Watty Clark 113 1808.2  
WINNING PCT - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WPct Year  
1. Jack Chesbro .775 1905  
2. Clarence Mitchell .765 1926  
3. Syl Johnson .762 1929  
4. Ray Brown .750 1948  
5. Jumbo Elliott .750 1933  
6. Grover Cleveland Alexander .742 1924  
7. Hal Newhouser .739 1945  
8. Grover Cleveland Alexander .733 1920  
9. Lil Stoner .727 1926  
10. Grover Cleveland Alexander .722 1922  
WINNING PCT - CAREER
Rank Player WPct IP  
1. Charles Bender .661 504.1  
2. Cy Morgan .614 933.2  
3. Clarence Mitchell .604 1516.0  
4. Lil Stoner .603 679.2  
5. Grover Cleveland Alexander .602 3160.0  
6. Hal Newhouser .586 1844.2  
7. Bill Donovan .586 644.0  
8. Harry Eisenstat .585 817.2  
9. Eddie Plank .580 2724.1  
10. Luke Hamlin .579 937.0  
SAVES - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player SV Year  
1. Joe Berry 25 1945  
2. Harry Eisenstat 22 1954  
3. Watty Clark 18 1926  
4. Joe Berry 18 1944  
5. Stubby Overmire 18 1943  
6. Cy Blanton 16 1941  
7. Sailor Stroud 16 1915  
8. Ed Killian 15 1907  
9. Stubby Overmire 14 1946  
10. Jim Turner 14 1939  
SAVES - CAREER
Rank Player SV IP  
1. Harry Eisenstat 77 817.2  
2. Al Benton 71 1041.2  
3. Stubby Overmire 48 375.0  
4. Jack Kramer 44 1185.1  
5. Joe Berry 43 249.0  
6. Watty Clark 43 1808.2  
7. Charles Bender 30 504.1  
8. Joe Sullivan 30 533.1  
9. Bob Shawkey 29 3005.2  
10. Clarence Mitchell 27 1516.0  
WAR - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WAR Year  
1. Grover Cleveland Alexander 9.5 1918  
2. Eddie Plank 8.4 1914  
3. Ray Brown 7.8 1950  
4. Jack Chesbro 7.1 1905  
5. Jack Cronin 7.1 1901  
6. Luke Hamlin 7.0 1937  
7. Jack Chesbro 7.0 1906  
8. Jack Chesbro 7.0 1902  
9. Eddie Plank 6.5 1910  
10. Ed Siever 6.4 1901  
WAR - CAREER
Rank Player WAR IP  
1. Grover Cleveland Alexander 59.5 3160.0  
2. Ray Brown 52.4 2656.1  
3. Eddie Plank 45.8 2724.1  
4. Bill Foster 45.4 2536.0  
5. Jack Chesbro 44.0 2502.0  
6. Bob Shawkey 33.7 3005.2  
7. Dick Redding 32.6 2376.2  
8. Hal Newhouser 32.5 1844.2  
9. Dizzy Trout 32.5 2154.2  
10. Watty Clark 31.3 1808.2  
GAMES PITCHED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player G Year  
1. Jack Kramer 77 1948  
2. Charles Bender 75 1922  
3. Ole Olsen 75 1922  
4. Harry Eisenstat 75 1953  
5. Jim Turner 74 1939  
6. Luke Hamlin 74 1936  
7. Joe Berry 73 1945  
8. Joe Berry 72 1944  
9. Willis Hudlin 71 1935  
10. Harry Eisenstat 71 1948  
GAMES PITCHED - CAREER
Rank Player G IP  
1. Jack Kramer 571 1185.1  
2. Harry Eisenstat 550 817.2  
3. Al Benton 546 1041.2  
4. Bob Shawkey 527 3005.2  
5. Grover Cleveland Alexander 493 3160.0  
6. Watty Clark 409 1808.2  
7. Dizzy Trout 407 2154.2  
8. Eddie Plank 396 2724.1  
9. Dick Redding 394 2376.2  
10. Bill Foster 379 2536.0  
GAMES STARTED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player GS Year  
1. Jack Cronin 48 1901  
2. Ed Siever 47 1901  
3. Grover Cleveland Alexander 39 1918  
4. Bill Donovan 39 1908  
5. Eddie Plank 39 1916  
6. Eddie Plank 39 1915  
7. Jack Chesbro 39 1904  
8. Eddie Plank 39 1914  
9. Jack Chesbro 39 1905  
10. Jack Chesbro 39 1907  
GAMES STARTED - CAREER
Rank Player GS IP  
1. Bill Foster 378 2536.0  
2. Grover Cleveland Alexander 375 3160.0  
3. Ray Brown 374 2656.1  
4. Bob Shawkey 352 3005.2  
5. Eddie Plank 321 2724.1  
6. Dick Redding 319 2376.2  
7. Dizzy Trout 312 2154.2  
8. Jack Chesbro 282 2502.0  
9. Eddie Cicotte 272 2301.2  
10. Jim Willis 243 1787.0  
COMPLETE GAMES - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player CG Year  
1. Jack Chesbro 34 1905  
2. Jack Chesbro 31 1903  
3. Ed Siever 30 1901  
4. Eddie Plank 30 1910  
5. Ray Brown 29 1950  
6. Eddie Cicotte 29 1913  
7. Bill Donovan 29 1908  
8. Jack Cronin 29 1901  
9. Jack Chesbro 29 1902  
10. Cy Morgan 29 1910  
COMPLETE GAMES - CAREER
Rank Player CG IP  
1. Jack Chesbro 208 2502.0  
2. Grover Cleveland Alexander 205 3160.0  
3. Eddie Plank 186 2724.1  
4. Bob Shawkey 178 3005.2  
5. Eddie Cicotte 162 2301.2  
6. Ed Siever 144 1940.2  
7. Frank Kitson 123 1581.0  
8. Ray Brown 122 2656.1  
9. George Mullin 117 1922.2  
10. Dick Redding 86 2376.2  
SHUTOUTS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player SHO Year  
1. Jack Chesbro 9 1905  
2. Frank Kitson 8 1904  
3. Cy Morgan 6 1910  
4. Eddie Plank 6 1910  
5. Grover Cleveland Alexander 5 1924  
6. Jeff Pfeffer 5 1923  
7. Jack Chesbro 5 1904  
8. Ed Siever 5 1902  
9. Cy Morgan 5 1911  
10. Eddie Cicotte 5 1913  
SHUTOUTS - CAREER
Rank Player SHO IP  
1. Jack Chesbro 29 2502.0  
2. Eddie Plank 26 2724.1  
3. Eddie Cicotte 25 2301.2  
4. Grover Cleveland Alexander 21 3160.0  
5. Dick Redding 17 2376.2  
6. Bob Shawkey 17 3005.2  
7. Frank Kitson 16 1581.0  
8. Ed Siever 16 1940.2  
9. Ray Brown 14 2656.1  
10. Bill Foster 14 2536.0  
INNINGS PITCHED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player IP Year  
1. Jack Cronin 391.2 1901  
2. Ed Siever 357.0 1901  
3. Grover Cleveland Alexander 354.0 1918  
4. Eddie Plank 353.2 1914  
5. Eddie Plank 351.2 1913  
6. Jack Chesbro 346.2 1905  
7. Bob Shawkey 346.1 1918  
8. Jack Chesbro 344.2 1907  
9. Eddie Cicotte 344.0 1914  
10. Ed Siever 342.2 1905  
INNINGS PITCHED - CAREER
Rank Player IP IP  
1. Grover Cleveland Alexander 3160.0 3160.0  
2. Bob Shawkey 3005.2 3005.2  
3. Eddie Plank 2724.1 2724.1  
4. Ray Brown 2656.1 2656.1  
5. Bill Foster 2536.0 2536.0  
6. Jack Chesbro 2502.0 2502.0  
7. Dick Redding 2376.2 2376.2  
8. Eddie Cicotte 2301.2 2301.2  
9. Dizzy Trout 2154.2 2154.2  
10. Ed Siever 1940.2 1940.2  
HITS ALLOWED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player H Year  
1. Jack Cronin 454 1901  
2. Ed Siever 388 1901  
3. Grover Cleveland Alexander 386 1921  
4. Ed Siever 374 1905  
5. Eddie Cicotte 367 1914  
6. George Suggs 365 1912  
7. Frank Kitson 360 1902  
8. Watty Clark 352 1928  
9. Eddie Plank 351 1912  
10. Eddie Plank 346 1915  
HITS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player H IP  
1. Grover Cleveland Alexander 3368 3160.0  
2. Bob Shawkey 2967 3005.2  
3. Eddie Plank 2684 2724.1  
4. Dick Redding 2567 2376.2  
5. Ray Brown 2547 2656.1  
6. Bill Foster 2519 2536.0  
7. Jack Chesbro 2228 2502.0  
8. Eddie Cicotte 2168 2301.2  
9. Watty Clark 2142 1808.2  
10. Jim Willis 2055 1787.0  
HOME RUNS ALLOWED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player HR Year  
1. Diomedes Olivo 40 1950  
2. Diomedes Olivo 40 1954  
3. Emilio Cueche 38 1950  
4. Emilio Cueche 30 1952  
5. Tom Poholsky 27 1954  
6. Dick Barrett 27 1950  
7. Diomedes Olivo 25 1952  
8. Billy Hoeft 25 1953  
9. Emilio Cueche 25 1954  
10. Diomedes Olivo 24 1951  
HOME RUNS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player HR IP  
1. Diomedes Olivo 160 1237.2  
2. Bill Foster 143 2536.0  
3. Grover Cleveland Alexander 137 3160.0  
4. Jim Willis 120 1787.0  
5. Emilio Cueche 119 810.2  
6. Bob Shawkey 117 3005.2  
7. Dizzy Trout 112 2154.2  
8. Schoolboy Rowe 107 1688.0  
9. Ray Brown 106 2656.1  
10. Watty Clark 100 1808.2  
WALKS ALLOWED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player BB Year  
1. Ad Lankford 197 1918  
2. Ad Lankford 174 1919  
3. Joe Bush 166 1915  
4. Hal Newhouser 159 1941  
5. Bob Shawkey 159 1918  
6. Cy Morgan 156 1911  
7. Cy Morgan 144 1912  
8. Eddie Cicotte 144 1910  
9. Ad Lankford 142 1920  
10. Bob Shawkey 141 1925  
WALKS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player BB IP  
1. Bob Shawkey 1306 3005.2  
2. Hal Newhouser 915 1844.2  
3. Dizzy Trout 909 2154.2  
4. Ray Brown 893 2656.1  
5. Eddie Plank 862 2724.1  
6. Dick Redding 824 2376.2  
7. Eddie Cicotte 815 2301.2  
8. Bill Foster 790 2536.0  
9. Ad Lankford 728 1342.1  
10. Grover Cleveland Alexander 591 3160.0  
WALKS PER 9 IP - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player BB9 Year  
1. Grover Cleveland Alexander 1.3 1922  
2. Frank Kitson 1.4 1904  
3. Jack Chesbro 1.5 1907  
4. Grover Cleveland Alexander 1.5 1923  
5. Grover Cleveland Alexander 1.5 1929  
6. Grover Cleveland Alexander 1.5 1924  
7. Ed Siever 1.5 1903  
8. Ed Siever 1.6 1904  
9. Grover Cleveland Alexander 1.6 1920  
10. Grover Cleveland Alexander 1.6 1928  
WALKS PER 9 IP - CAREER
Rank Player BB9 IP  
1. Grover Cleveland Alexander 1.7 3160.0  
2. Ed Siever 1.9 1940.2  
3. Ed Summers 1.9 640.1  
4. Jack Chesbro 2.0 2502.0  
5. Huck Betts 2.0 630.2  
6. Frank Kitson 2.1 1581.0  
7. George Suggs 2.3 1166.1  
8. Jim Turner 2.3 766.2  
9. Bill Sherdel 2.5 617.0  
10. Harry Eisenstat 2.5 817.2  
STRIKEOUTS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player K Year  
1. Eddie Plank 251 1914  
2. Ad Lankford 231 1919  
3. Ad Lankford 186 1920  
4. Grover Cleveland Alexander 181 1918  
5. Ad Lankford 180 1918  
6. Eddie Plank 177 1913  
7. Eddie Plank 176 1910  
8. Eddie Cicotte 174 1914  
9. George Mullin 173 1903  
10. Hal Newhouser 169 1946  
STRIKEOUTS - CAREER
Rank Player K IP  
1. Eddie Plank 1315 2724.1  
2. Bob Shawkey 1306 3005.2  
3. Jack Chesbro 1106 2502.0  
4. Hal Newhouser 1101 1844.2  
5. Eddie Cicotte 1058 2301.2  
6. Grover Cleveland Alexander 947 3160.0  
7. Bill Foster 918 2536.0  
8. Dizzy Trout 912 2154.2  
9. Ray Brown 908 2656.1  
10. George Mullin 833 1922.2  
STRIKEOUTS PER 9 IP - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player K9 Year  
1. Ad Lankford 7.6 1919  
2. Hal Newhouser 7.0 1946  
3. Eddie Plank 6.4 1914  
4. Ad Lankford 6.0 1920  
5. Schoolboy Rowe 5.8 1934  
6. Virgil Trucks 5.8 1946  
7. Hal Newhouser 5.8 1944  
8. Diomedes Olivo 5.8 1952  
9. Hal Newhouser 5.7 1947  
10. Diomedes Olivo 5.4 1951  
STRIKEOUTS PER 9 IP - CAREER
Rank Player K9 IP  
1. Hal Newhouser 5.4 1844.2  
2. Ad Lankford 5.2 1342.1  
3. Diomedes Olivo 5.2 1237.2  
4. Billy Hoeft 4.8 600.0  
5. Virgil Trucks 4.6 806.2  
6. Eddie Plank 4.3 2724.1  
7. Luis Tiant Sr. 4.3 679.2  
8. Bill Donovan 4.3 644.0  
9. Eddie Cicotte 4.1 2301.2  
10. Hooks Dauss 4.0 933.2  
K/BB - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player K/BB Year  
1. Grover Cleveland Alexander 2.74 1918  
2. Jack Chesbro 2.62 1907  
3. Frank Kitson 2.60 1904  
4. Ed Siever 2.49 1903  
5. Grover Cleveland Alexander 2.49 1920  
6. Eddie Plank 2.44 1914  
7. Bert Humphries 2.38 1914  
8. George Mullin 2.30 1908  
9. Jack Chesbro 2.29 1903  
10. Frank Kitson 2.21 1903  
K/BB - CAREER
Rank Player K/BB IP  
1. Jack Chesbro 2.0 2502.0  
2. Ed Summers 1.9 640.1  
3. Diomedes Olivo 1.6 1237.2  
4. Grover Cleveland Alexander 1.6 3160.0  
5. Ed Siever 1.6 1940.2  
6. Billy Hoeft 1.6 600.0  
7. Frank Kitson 1.6 1581.0  
8. Eddie Plank 1.5 2724.1  
9. Luke Hamlin 1.5 937.0  
10. Bill Donovan 1.5 644.0  
WHIP - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WHIP Year  
1. Jack Chesbro 0.93 1903  
2. Jack Chesbro 0.97 1905  
3. Jack Chesbro 0.98 1907  
4. Dizzy Trout 0.99 1947  
5. Luke Hamlin 1.03 1937  
6. Grover Cleveland Alexander 1.07 1918  
7. Frank Kitson 1.08 1904  
8. Ed Summers 1.10 1908  
9. Hal Newhouser 1.10 1944  
10. Virgil Trucks 1.10 1946  
WHIP - CAREER
Rank Player WHIP IP  
1. Jack Chesbro 1.11 2502.0  
2. Ed Summers 1.13 640.1  
3. Bill Donovan 1.21 644.0  
4. Virgil Trucks 1.22 806.2  
5. Ed Siever 1.22 1940.2  
6. Grover Cleveland Alexander 1.25 3160.0  
7. Charles Bender 1.26 504.1  
8. George Mullin 1.26 1922.2  
9. Frank Kitson 1.28 1581.0  
10. Ray Brown 1.30 2656.1  
OAVG - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OAVG Year  
1. Jack Chesbro .198 1903  
2. Hal Newhouser .200 1944  
3. Dizzy Trout .205 1947  
4. Jack Chesbro .207 1905  
5. Virgil Trucks .209 1946  
6. Hal Newhouser .211 1945  
7. Jack Kramer .215 1945  
8. Luke Hamlin .218 1937  
9. Hal Newhouser .218 1946  
10. Ray Brown .220 1950  
OAVG - CAREER
Rank Player OAVG IP  
1. Virgil Trucks .225 806.2  
2. Hal Newhouser .231 1844.2  
3. Cy Morgan .234 933.2  
4. Jack Chesbro .238 2502.0  
5. Charles Bender .241 504.1  
6. Bill Donovan .243 644.0  
7. Ed Summers .247 640.1  
8. Eddie Cicotte .250 2301.2  
9. Dizzy Trout .252 2154.2  
10. Diomedes Olivo .252 1237.2  
OSLG - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OSLG Year  
1. Jack Chesbro .257 1903  
2. Jack Chesbro .262 1905  
3. Hal Newhouser .270 1945  
4. Jack Chesbro .281 1907  
5. Eddie Cicotte .281 1909  
6. Hal Newhouser .284 1943  
7. Cy Morgan .285 1910  
8. Ray Brown .286 1950  
9. Bill Donovan .290 1907  
10. Dizzy Trout .291 1947  
OSLG - CAREER
Rank Player OSLG IP  
1. Jack Chesbro .301 2502.0  
2. Cy Morgan .306 933.2  
3. Bill Donovan .308 644.0  
4. Ed Summers .314 640.1  
5. Eddie Cicotte .318 2301.2  
6. Hal Newhouser .321 1844.2  
7. Charles Bender .327 504.1  
8. Eddie Plank .329 2724.1  
9. George Mullin .330 1922.2  
10. Virgil Trucks .333 806.2  
OOPS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OOPS Year  
1. Jack Chesbro .501 1903  
2. Jack Chesbro .519 1905  
3. Jack Chesbro .547 1907  
4. Dizzy Trout .548 1947  
5. Hal Newhouser .554 1945  
6. Ray Brown .570 1950  
7. Hal Newhouser .575 1944  
8. Ed Summers .577 1908  
9. Grover Cleveland Alexander .578 1918  
10. Bill Donovan .578 1907  
OOPS - CAREER
Rank Player OOPS IP  
1. Jack Chesbro .586 2502.0  
2. Ed Summers .607 640.1  
3. Bill Donovan .613 644.0  
4. Virgil Trucks .631 806.2  
5. Eddie Cicotte .635 2301.2  
6. Cy Morgan .637 933.2  
7. George Mullin .641 1922.2  
8. Charles Bender .641 504.1  
9. Hal Newhouser .644 1844.2  
10. Ed Siever .645 1940.2  
RWAR - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player rWAR Year  
1. Jack Chesbro 12.5 1903  
2. Ray Brown 12.5 1950  
3. Jack Chesbro 11.3 1905  
4. Grover Cleveland Alexander 11.1 1924  
5. Luke Hamlin 10.5 1937  
6. Jack Chesbro 9.6 1907  
7. George Mullin 8.4 1903  
8. Dizzy Trout 7.9 1947  
9. Jack Chesbro 7.7 1902  
10. Frank Kitson 7.7 1904  
RWAR - CAREER
Rank Player rWAR IP  
1. Grover Cleveland Alexander 63.4 3160.0  
2. Ray Brown 60.7 2656.1  
3. Jack Chesbro 53.0 2502.0  
4. Bill Foster 45.4 2536.0  
5. Bob Shawkey 42.3 3005.2  
6. Hal Newhouser 41.8 1844.2  
7. Eddie Plank 41.1 2724.1  
8. Dick Redding 40.2 2376.2  
9. Dizzy Trout 34.4 2154.2  
10. Eddie Cicotte 34.2 2301.2  
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