PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
PITCHING LEADERS
07/21/1941
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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 Coombs 1.30 1910  
2. Harry Krause 1.39 1909  
3. Rube Waddell 1.48 1905  
4. Cy Morgan 1.55 1910  
5. Chief Bender 1.58 1910  
6. Rube Waddell 1.62 1904  
7. Cy Morgan 1.65 1909  
8. Chief Bender 1.66 1909  
9. Eddie Plank 1.76 1909  
10. Andy Coakley 1.84 1905  
ERA - CAREER
Rank Player ERA IP  
1. Rube Waddell 1.97 1869.1  
2. Cy Morgan 2.15 862.2  
3. Chief Bender 2.32 2602.0  
4. Eddie Plank 2.39 3860.2  
5. Harry Krause 2.42 520.2  
6. Andy Coakley 2.51 530.2  
7. Jack Coombs 2.60 1629.2  
8. Jimmy Dygert 2.65 986.0  
9. Dick McBride 2.86 2048.2  
10. Weldon Henley 2.93 665.2  
WINS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player W Year  
1. Dick McBride 44 1875  
2. Ed Seward 35 1888  
3. Dick McBride 33 1874  
4. Lefty Grove 33 1929  
5. Jack Coombs 31 1910  
6. Lefty Grove 30 1930  
7. Bobby Mathews 30 1884  
8. Dick McBride 30 1872  
9. Bobby Mathews 30 1885  
10. Bobby Mathews 30 1883  
WINS - CAREER
Rank Player W IP  
1. Lefty Grove 341 4562.0  
2. Eddie Plank 284 3860.2  
3. Chief Bender 193 2602.0  
4. Dick McBride 149 2048.2  
5. Slim Harriss 132 2222.0  
6. Rube Waddell 131 1869.1  
7. Bill Walker 121 1771.2  
8. Jack Coombs 115 1629.2  
9. Bobby Mathews 106 1489.2  
10. George Earnshaw 97 1419.0  
LOSSES - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player L Year  
1. Gus Weyhing 28 1887  
2. Ed Seward 25 1887  
3. Scott Perry 25 1920  
4. Bullet Joe Bush 24 1916  
5. Rollie Naylor 23 1920  
6. Elmer Myers 23 1916  
7. Dick McBride 22 1874  
8. Lon Knight 22 1876  
9. Rollie Naylor 22 1922  
10. Weldon Wyckoff 22 1915  
LOSSES - CAREER
Rank Player L IP  
1. Eddie Plank 162 3860.2  
2. Lefty Grove 154 4562.0  
3. Slim Harriss 132 2222.0  
4. Chief Bender 102 2602.0  
5. Rollie Naylor 102 1318.0  
6. Rube Waddell 82 1869.1  
7. Scott Perry 81 1038.0  
8. Bullet Joe Bush 74 1080.0  
9. Dick McBride 74 2048.2  
10. Ed Seward 71 1463.1  
WINNING PCT - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WPct Year  
1. Lefty Grove .923 1933  
2. Chief Bender .850 1914  
3. Lefty Grove .846 1929  
4. Chief Bender .821 1910  
5. Eddie Plank .812 1912  
6. Lefty Grove .806 1931  
7. George Earnshaw .800 1929  
8. Lefty Grove .789 1930  
9. Dick McBride .783 1871  
10. Jack Coombs .775 1910  
WINNING PCT - CAREER
Rank Player WPct IP  
1. Lefty Grove .689 4562.0  
2. Dick McBride .668 2048.2  
3. Chief Bender .654 2602.0  
4. George Earnshaw .651 1419.0  
5. Eddie Plank .637 3860.2  
6. Bobby Mathews .635 1489.2  
7. Jack Coombs .632 1629.2  
8. Bill Walker .630 1771.2  
9. Rube Waddell .615 1869.1  
10. Ray Benge .610 1075.2  
SAVES - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player SV Year  
1. Eddie Rommel 15 1924  
2. Chief Bender 13 1913  
3. Dennis Burns 10 1923  
4. Johnny Murphy 10 1940  
5. Foster Edwards 9 1927  
6. Walt Smallwood 8 1927  
7. Ray Benge 8 1935  
8. Ray Benge 7 1933  
9. Johnny Murphy 7 1939  
10. Fred Heimach 7 1923  
SAVES - CAREER
Rank Player SV IP  
1. Ray Benge 33 1075.2  
2. Chief Bender 28 2602.0  
3. Johnny Murphy 27 225.1  
4. Slim Harriss 25 2222.0  
5. Eddie Rommel 25 993.0  
6. Fred Heimach 17 670.1  
7. Eddie Plank 16 3860.2  
8. Dennis Burns 15 192.0  
9. Foster Edwards 9 44.1  
10. Red Lucas 9 279.0  
WAR - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WAR Year  
1. Bobby Mathews 13.1 1885  
2. Ed Seward 11.6 1888  
3. Rube Waddell 11.2 1904  
4. Lefty Grove 11.2 1930  
5. Bobby Mathews 11.0 1884  
6. Lefty Grove 10.4 1932  
7. Lefty Grove 10.3 1931  
8. Lefty Grove 10.3 1929  
9. Rube Waddell 10.1 1903  
10. Bobby Mathews 9.3 1883  
WAR - CAREER
Rank Player WAR IP  
1. Lefty Grove 113.3 4562.0  
2. Eddie Plank 66.4 3860.2  
3. Rube Waddell 50.5 1869.1  
4. Chief Bender 50.4 2602.0  
5. Bobby Mathews 36.0 1489.2  
6. Bill Walker 28.6 1771.2  
7. Dazzy Vance 25.7 1259.1  
8. George Earnshaw 24.4 1419.0  
9. Dick McBride 23.6 2048.2  
10. Ed Seward 22.9 1463.1  
GAMES PITCHED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player G Year  
1. Dennis Burns 68 1923  
2. Dick McBride 60 1875  
3. Ed Seward 57 1888  
4. Ed Seward 55 1887  
5. Gus Weyhing 55 1887  
6. Dick McBride 55 1874  
7. Gus Weyhing 54 1889  
8. Rube Vickers 53 1908  
9. Slim Harriss 52 1927  
10. Dave Keefe 51 1921  
GAMES PITCHED - CAREER
Rank Player G IP  
1. Lefty Grove 610 4562.0  
2. Eddie Plank 524 3860.2  
3. Slim Harriss 489 2222.0  
4. Chief Bender 385 2602.0  
5. Ray Benge 290 1075.2  
6. Rube Waddell 251 1869.1  
7. Jack Coombs 238 1629.2  
8. Dick McBride 233 2048.2  
9. Bill Walker 229 1771.2  
10. Rollie Naylor 206 1318.0  
GAMES STARTED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player GS Year  
1. Dick McBride 60 1875  
2. Ed Seward 57 1888  
3. Gus Weyhing 55 1887  
4. Dick McBride 55 1874  
5. Gus Weyhing 53 1889  
6. Ed Seward 52 1887  
7. Bobby Mathews 49 1884  
8. Bobby Mathews 48 1885  
9. Gus Weyhing 47 1888  
10. Dick McBride 47 1872  
GAMES STARTED - CAREER
Rank Player GS IP  
1. Lefty Grove 540 4562.0  
2. Eddie Plank 458 3860.2  
3. Chief Bender 288 2602.0  
4. Dick McBride 233 2048.2  
5. Slim Harriss 232 2222.0  
6. Bill Walker 222 1771.2  
7. Rube Waddell 212 1869.1  
8. Jack Coombs 191 1629.2  
9. Johnny Marcum 185 1412.1  
10. Bobby Mathews 172 1489.2  
COMPLETE GAMES - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player CG Year  
1. Dick McBride 59 1875  
2. Ed Seward 57 1888  
3. Dick McBride 55 1874  
4. Gus Weyhing 53 1887  
5. Ed Seward 52 1887  
6. Gus Weyhing 50 1889  
7. Bobby Mathews 48 1884  
8. Dick McBride 47 1872  
9. Bobby Mathews 46 1885  
10. Gus Weyhing 45 1888  
COMPLETE GAMES - CAREER
Rank Player CG IP  
1. Eddie Plank 362 3860.2  
2. Lefty Grove 359 4562.0  
3. Chief Bender 228 2602.0  
4. Dick McBride 224 2048.2  
5. Rube Waddell 168 1869.1  
6. Bobby Mathews 164 1489.2  
7. Ed Seward 159 1463.1  
8. Gus Weyhing 148 1319.1  
9. Jack Coombs 135 1629.2  
10. Bill Walker 121 1771.2  
SHUTOUTS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player SHO Year  
1. Jack Coombs 13 1910  
2. Bullet Joe Bush 8 1916  
3. Rube Waddell 8 1904  
4. Eddie Plank 8 1907  
5. Rube Waddell 8 1906  
6. Eddie Plank 7 1913  
7. Rube Waddell 7 1905  
8. Chief Bender 7 1914  
9. Rube Waddell 7 1907  
10. Eddie Plank 7 1904  
SHUTOUTS - CAREER
Rank Player SHO IP  
1. Eddie Plank 59 3860.2  
2. Lefty Grove 46 4562.0  
3. Rube Waddell 37 1869.1  
4. Chief Bender 36 2602.0  
5. Jack Coombs 28 1629.2  
6. Bill Walker 17 1771.2  
7. Jimmy Dygert 16 986.0  
8. Bullet Joe Bush 15 1080.0  
9. Eddie Smith 14 1014.1  
10. Dazzy Vance 14 1259.1  
INNINGS PITCHED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player IP Year  
1. Dick McBride 538.0 1875  
2. Ed Seward 518.2 1888  
3. Dick McBride 487.0 1874  
4. Ed Seward 470.2 1887  
5. Gus Weyhing 466.1 1887  
6. Gus Weyhing 449.0 1889  
7. Bobby Mathews 430.2 1884  
8. Bobby Mathews 422.1 1885  
9. Dick McBride 419.0 1872  
10. Sadie McMahon 410.0 1890  
INNINGS PITCHED - CAREER
Rank Player IP IP  
1. Lefty Grove 4562.0 4562.0  
2. Eddie Plank 3860.2 3860.2  
3. Chief Bender 2602.0 2602.0  
4. Slim Harriss 2222.0 2222.0  
5. Dick McBride 2048.2 2048.2  
6. Rube Waddell 1869.1 1869.1  
7. Bill Walker 1771.2 1771.2  
8. Jack Coombs 1629.2 1629.2  
9. Bobby Mathews 1489.2 1489.2  
10. Ed Seward 1463.1 1463.1  
HITS ALLOWED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player H Year  
1. Dick McBride 602 1875  
2. Dick McBride 514 1874  
3. Dick McBride 513 1872  
4. Gus Weyhing 465 1887  
5. Dick McBride 453 1873  
6. Ed Seward 445 1887  
7. Sadie McMahon 414 1890  
8. Al Atkinson 414 1886  
9. Bobby Mathews 401 1884  
10. Bobby Mathews 396 1883  
HITS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player H IP  
1. Lefty Grove 4328 4562.0  
2. Eddie Plank 3438 3860.2  
3. Slim Harriss 2538 2222.0  
4. Dick McBride 2367 2048.2  
5. Chief Bender 2225 2602.0  
6. Bill Walker 1849 1771.2  
7. Rollie Naylor 1561 1318.0  
8. Johnny Marcum 1534 1412.1  
9. Bobby Mathews 1492 1489.2  
10. Rube Waddell 1491 1869.1  
HOME RUNS ALLOWED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player HR Year  
1. William Bell 29 1937  
2. Lefty Grove 27 1938  
3. William Bell 25 1936  
4. Eddie Smith 25 1939  
5. Eddie Smith 24 1940  
6. Johnny Marcum 24 1937  
7. Joe Bowman 22 1938  
8. Lefty Grove 22 1937  
9. Bill Walker 21 1934  
10. William Bell 20 1935  
HOME RUNS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player HR IP  
1. Lefty Grove 197 4562.0  
2. Bill Walker 96 1771.2  
3. Johnny Marcum 93 1412.1  
4. Slim Harriss 89 2222.0  
5. Eddie Smith 80 1014.1  
6. William Bell 74 700.2  
7. Ray Benge 71 1075.2  
8. George Earnshaw 65 1419.0  
9. Dazzy Vance 65 1259.1  
10. Eddie Rommel 58 993.0  
WALKS ALLOWED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player BB Year  
1. Gus Weyhing 212 1889  
2. Elmer Myers 168 1916  
3. Gus Weyhing 167 1887  
4. Weldon Wyckoff 165 1915  
5. Carroll Canfield 154 1926  
6. Carroll Canfield 144 1924  
7. Ed Seward 140 1887  
8. Carroll Canfield 138 1925  
9. Slim Harriss 136 1925  
10. Rollie Naylor 134 1922  
WALKS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player BB IP  
1. Lefty Grove 1286 4562.0  
2. Slim Harriss 934 2222.0  
3. Eddie Plank 913 3860.2  
4. Carroll Canfield 683 1142.2  
5. Bill Walker 645 1771.2  
6. Chief Bender 614 2602.0  
7. Jack Coombs 606 1629.2  
8. Rollie Naylor 522 1318.0  
9. George Earnshaw 496 1419.0  
10. Rube Waddell 495 1869.1  
WALKS PER 9 IP - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player BB9 Year  
1. George Zettlein 0.2 1876  
2. Dick McBride 0.4 1875  
3. Dick McBride 0.5 1874  
4. Dick McBride 0.6 1872  
5. Bobby Mathews 0.7 1883  
6. Sam Weaver 0.8 1882  
7. George Bradley 0.9 1883  
8. Bobby Mathews 1.0 1884  
9. Al Atkinson 1.0 1884  
10. Lon Knight 1.1 1876  
WALKS PER 9 IP - CAREER
Rank Player BB9 IP  
1. Dick McBride 0.7 2048.2  
2. Bobby Mathews 1.3 1489.2  
3. Chief Bender 2.1 2602.0  
4. Eddie Plank 2.1 3860.2  
5. William Bell 2.2 700.2  
6. Al Atkinson 2.2 705.1  
7. Rube Waddell 2.4 1869.1  
8. Harry Krause 2.5 520.2  
9. Lefty Grove 2.5 4562.0  
10. Ed Seward 2.7 1463.1  
STRIKEOUTS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player K Year  
1. Rube Waddell 349 1904  
2. Rube Waddell 302 1903  
3. Rube Waddell 287 1905  
4. Bobby Mathews 286 1885  
5. Bobby Mathews 286 1884  
6. Ed Seward 272 1888  
7. Rube Waddell 232 1907  
8. Lefty Grove 229 1926  
9. Sadie McMahon 225 1890  
10. Jack Coombs 224 1910  
STRIKEOUTS - CAREER
Rank Player K IP  
1. Lefty Grove 2481 4562.0  
2. Eddie Plank 1985 3860.2  
3. Rube Waddell 1576 1869.1  
4. Chief Bender 1536 2602.0  
5. Bobby Mathews 877 1489.2  
6. Jack Coombs 870 1629.2  
7. Bill Walker 761 1771.2  
8. Carroll Canfield 730 1142.2  
9. Slim Harriss 711 2222.0  
10. George Earnshaw 661 1419.0  
STRIKEOUTS PER 9 IP - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player K9 Year  
1. Rube Waddell 8.4 1903  
2. Rube Waddell 8.2 1904  
3. Rube Waddell 7.9 1905  
4. Rube Waddell 7.3 1907  
5. Rube Waddell 6.8 1902  
6. Chief Bender 6.6 1904  
7. Rube Waddell 6.5 1906  
8. Lefty Grove 6.3 1926  
9. Carroll Canfield 6.2 1924  
10. Jimmy Dygert 6.2 1908  
STRIKEOUTS PER 9 IP - CAREER
Rank Player K9 IP  
1. Rube Waddell 7.6 1869.1  
2. Carroll Canfield 5.7 1142.2  
3. Jimmy Dygert 5.3 986.0  
4. Chief Bender 5.3 2602.0  
5. Bobby Mathews 5.3 1489.2  
6. Harry Krause 5.1 520.2  
7. Lefty Grove 4.9 4562.0  
8. Jack Coombs 4.8 1629.2  
9. Sadie McMahon 4.7 652.0  
10. Bullet Joe Bush 4.7 1080.0  
K/BB - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player K/BB Year  
1. Bobby Mathews 6.55 1883  
2. Bobby Mathews 5.84 1884  
3. Bobby Mathews 5.02 1885  
4. Al Atkinson 4.43 1884  
5. Rube Waddell 3.84 1904  
6. Chief Bender 3.58 1909  
7. Rube Waddell 3.55 1903  
8. Lefty Grove 3.33 1930  
9. Chief Bender 3.31 1906  
10. Chief Bender 3.30 1910  
K/BB - CAREER
Rank Player K/BB IP  
1. Bobby Mathews 4.1 1489.2  
2. Rube Waddell 3.2 1869.1  
3. Chief Bender 2.5 2602.0  
4. Eddie Plank 2.2 3860.2  
5. Harry Krause 2.1 520.2  
6. Lefty Grove 1.9 4562.0  
7. Andy Coakley 1.7 530.2  
8. Al Atkinson 1.6 705.1  
9. Jimmy Dygert 1.5 986.0  
10. Dazzy Vance 1.5 1259.1  
WHIP - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WHIP Year  
1. Chief Bender 0.92 1910  
2. Harry Krause 0.94 1909  
3. Chief Bender 0.96 1909  
4. Cy Morgan 0.98 1909  
5. Rube Waddell 0.98 1905  
6. Ed Seward 0.99 1888  
7. Chief Bender 1.00 1907  
8. Eddie Plank 1.01 1908  
9. Jack Coombs 1.03 1910  
10. Rube Waddell 1.04 1904  
WHIP - CAREER
Rank Player WHIP IP  
1. Rube Waddell 1.06 1869.1  
2. Chief Bender 1.09 2602.0  
3. Harry Krause 1.11 520.2  
4. Eddie Plank 1.13 3860.2  
5. Bobby Mathews 1.15 1489.2  
6. Cy Morgan 1.17 862.2  
7. Weldon Henley 1.20 665.2  
8. Jimmy Dygert 1.20 986.0  
9. Jack Coombs 1.22 1629.2  
10. Ed Seward 1.22 1463.1  
OAVG - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OAVG Year  
1. Cy Morgan .191 1909  
2. Rube Waddell .193 1905  
3. Jack Coombs .196 1910  
4. Ed Seward .199 1888  
5. Gus Weyhing .204 1888  
6. Harry Krause .204 1909  
7. Chief Bender .207 1910  
8. Jimmy Dygert .208 1907  
9. Sadie McMahon .212 1890  
10. Jack Coombs .213 1909  
OAVG - CAREER
Rank Player OAVG IP  
1. Rube Waddell .214 1869.1  
2. Cy Morgan .219 862.2  
3. Sadie McMahon .219 652.0  
4. Jimmy Dygert .224 986.0  
5. Weldon Henley .228 665.2  
6. Chief Bender .229 2602.0  
7. Gus Weyhing .230 1319.1  
8. Jack Coombs .231 1629.2  
9. Eddie Plank .235 3860.2  
10. Harry Krause .237 520.2  
OSLG - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OSLG Year  
1. Jack Coombs .196 1910  
2. Cy Morgan .203 1909  
3. Rube Waddell .205 1905  
4. Ed Seward .205 1888  
5. Chief Bender .210 1910  
6. Gus Weyhing .212 1888  
7. Harry Krause .212 1909  
8. Jimmy Dygert .214 1907  
9. Cy Morgan .216 1910  
10. Chief Bender .217 1909  
OSLG - CAREER
Rank Player OSLG IP  
1. Cy Morgan .222 862.2  
2. Rube Waddell .224 1869.1  
3. Sadie McMahon .229 652.0  
4. Jimmy Dygert .231 986.0  
5. Chief Bender .239 2602.0  
6. Weldon Henley .240 665.2  
7. Jack Coombs .240 1629.2  
8. Eddie Plank .243 3860.2  
9. Andy Coakley .245 530.2  
10. Weldon Wyckoff .246 544.0  
OOPS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OOPS Year  
1. Ed Seward .454 1888  
2. Rube Waddell .460 1905  
3. Jack Coombs .462 1910  
4. Chief Bender .466 1910  
5. Gus Weyhing .469 1888  
6. Chief Bender .469 1907  
7. Chief Bender .471 1909  
8. Cy Morgan .473 1909  
9. Harry Krause .478 1909  
10. Sadie McMahon .482 1890  
OOPS - CAREER
Rank Player OOPS IP  
1. Rube Waddell .496 1869.1  
2. Sadie McMahon .505 652.0  
3. Chief Bender .519 2602.0  
4. Eddie Plank .531 3860.2  
5. Bobby Mathews .533 1489.2  
6. Cy Morgan .534 862.2  
7. Weldon Henley .536 665.2  
8. Jimmy Dygert .539 986.0  
9. Andy Coakley .542 530.2  
10. Jack Coombs .548 1629.2  
RWAR - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player rWAR Year  
1. Ed Seward 17.4 1888  
2. Lefty Grove 15.1 1929  
3. Jack Coombs 14.0 1910  
4. Lefty Grove 13.9 1930  
5. Lefty Grove 13.4 1934  
6. Lefty Grove 11.5 1925  
7. Dick McBride 11.4 1875  
8. Lefty Grove 11.2 1932  
9. Lefty Grove 10.9 1931  
10. Rube Waddell 10.7 1904  
RWAR - CAREER
Rank Player rWAR IP  
1. Lefty Grove 139.1 4562.0  
2. Eddie Plank 91.0 3860.2  
3. Chief Bender 56.6 2602.0  
4. Rube Waddell 50.6 1869.1  
5. Bill Walker 39.7 1771.2  
6. Jack Coombs 32.8 1629.2  
7. Ed Seward 31.3 1463.1  
8. Dazzy Vance 31.1 1259.1  
9. George Earnshaw 29.8 1419.0  
10. Johnny Marcum 25.9 1412.1  
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