Career Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1. Bob Gibson 81.7
2. Adam Wainwright 40.9
3. Dizzy Dean 39.9
4. Harry Brecheen 38.5
5. Jesse Haines 35.5
6. Theodore Breitenstein 35.1
7. Max Lanier 29.9
8. Silver King 29.1
9. Mort Cooper 28.5
Larry Jackson 28.5
Earned Run Average
1. Ed Karger 2.46
2. John Tudor 2.52
3. Dave Foutz 2.67
Slim Sallee 2.67
Jack Taylor 2.67
6. Silver King 2.7
7. Jumbo McGinnis 2.73
Mike O'Neill 2.73
9. Red Ames 2.74
Johnny Lush 2.74
Wins
1. Bob Gibson 251
2. Jesse Haines 210
3. Adam Wainwright 200
4. Bob Forsch 163
5. Bill Sherdel 153
6. Bill Doak 144
7. Dizzy Dean 134
8. Harry Brecheen 128
9. Dave Foutz 114
10. Silver King 112
Win-Loss %
1. Ice Box Chamberlain .719
2. Ted Wilks .718
3. John Tudor .705
4. Dave Foutz .704
5. Silver King .700
Tony Mullane .700
7. Bob Caruthers .692
8. Chris Carpenter .683
9. Mort Cooper .677
10. Woody Williams .672
Walks & Hits per IP
1. John Tudor 1.080
2. Bob Caruthers 1.095
3. Jumbo McGinnis 1.098
4. Silver King 1.122
5. Chris Carpenter 1.125
6. Cy Young 1.137
7. Dave Foutz 1.144
8. Jack Taylor 1.159
9. Ed Karger 1.168
10. Grover Alexander 1.174
Hits per 9 IP
1. Jack Flaherty 7.223
2. Fred Beebe 7.286
3. Bob Gibson 7.597
4. José DeLeón 7.630
5. Ice Box Chamberlain 7.660
6. John Tudor 7.727
7. Ernie Broglio 7.783
8. Jack Stivetts 7.784
9. Todd Stottlemyre 7.828
10. Mort Cooper 7.946
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Cy Young 1.042
2. Bob Tewksbury 1.161
3. Jumbo McGinnis 1.379
4. Grover Alexander 1.386
5. Bob Caruthers 1.587
6. Miles Mikolas 1.615
7. Jack Powell 1.910
8. Paul Dean 1.937
9. Silver King 1.947
10. Chris Carpenter 1.975
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Jack Flaherty 10.038
2. Carlos Martínez 8.628
3. Lance Lynn 8.455
4. Todd Stottlemyre 7.971
5. Michael Wacha 7.873
6. José DeLeón 7.483
7. Adam Wainwright 7.427
8. Jaime García 7.262
9. Chris Carpenter 7.240
10. Bob Gibson 7.222
Games Played
1. Jesse Haines 554
2. Bob Gibson 528
3. Adam Wainwright 478
4. Bill Sherdel 465
5. Bob Forsch 455
6. Al Brazle 442
7. Jason Isringhausen 401
8. Bill Doak 376
9. Todd Worrell 348
10. Lindy McDaniel 336
Innings Pitched
1. Bob Gibson 3884.1
2. Jesse Haines 3203.2
3. Adam Wainwright 2668.1
4. Bob Forsch 2658.2
5. Bill Sherdel 2450.2
6. Bill Doak 2387.0
7. Theodore Breitenstein 1934.1
8. Slim Sallee 1905.1
9. Harry Brecheen 1790.1
10. Dizzy Dean 1737.1
Strikeouts
1. Bob Gibson 3117
2. Adam Wainwright 2202
3. Dizzy Dean 1095
4. Chris Carpenter 1085
5. Bob Forsch 1079
6. Matt Morris 986
7. Jesse Haines 979
8. Lance Lynn 952
9. Steve Carlton 951
10. Bill Doak 938
Games Started
1. Bob Gibson 482
2. Adam Wainwright 411
3. Bob Forsch 401
4. Jesse Haines 387
5. Bill Doak 320
6. Bill Sherdel 243
7. Harry Brecheen 224
8. Theodore Breitenstein 222
9. Slim Sallee 213
10. Larry Jackson 209
Complete Games
1. Bob Gibson 255
2. Jesse Haines 209
3. Theodore Breitenstein 198
4. Dave Foutz 156
5. Silver King 154
6. Bob Caruthers 151
7. Jumbo McGinnis 145
Bill Sherdel 145
9. Bill Doak 144
10. Dizzy Dean 141
Shutouts
1. Bob Gibson 56
2. Bill Doak 30
3. Mort Cooper 28
4. Harry Brecheen 25
5. Dizzy Dean 23
Jesse Haines 23
7. Max Lanier 20
Howie Pollet 20
9. Bob Forsch 19
10. Ernie Broglio 18
Jumbo McGinnis 18
Home Runs
1. Bob Gibson 257
2. Adam Wainwright 233
3. Bob Forsch 204
4. Jesse Haines 165
5. Larry Jackson 152
6. Matt Morris 129
7. Bill Sherdel 127
8. Ray Sadecki 125
9. Gerry Staley 114
10. Ernie Broglio 110
Bases on Balls
1. Bob Gibson 1336
2. Jesse Haines 870
3. Theodore Breitenstein 843
4. Bob Forsch 780
5. Bill Doak 740
6. Adam Wainwright 736
7. Bill Hallahan 648
8. Bill Sherdel 595
9. Bob Harmon 594
10. Vinegar Bend Mizell 568
Hits
1. Jesse Haines 3455
2. Bob Gibson 3279
3. Bill Sherdel 2721
4. Bob Forsch 2602
5. Adam Wainwright 2577
6. Bill Doak 2285
7. Theodore Breitenstein 2019
8. Slim Sallee 1831
9. Larry Jackson 1689
10. Dizzy Dean 1684
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Miles Mikolas 4.096
2. Chris Carpenter 3.666
3. Bob Tewksbury 3.272
4. Adam Wainwright 2.992
5. Jack Flaherty 2.917
6. Cy Young 2.825
7. Darryl Kile 2.788
8. Jaime García 2.77
9. Dizzy Dean 2.69
10. Woody Williams 2.624
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Ed Karger 0.042
2. Jumbo McGinnis 0.082
3. Red Ames 0.087
4. Mike O'Neill 0.104
5. Fred Beebe 0.105
6. Lee Meadows 0.145
7. Bob Caruthers 0.148
8. Silver King 0.157
9. Chappie McFarland 0.158
10. Johnny Lush 0.160
Losses
1. Bob Gibson 174
2. Jesse Haines 158
3. Bill Doak 136
4. Bill Sherdel 131
5. Adam Wainwright 128
6. Bob Forsch 127
7. Theodore Breitenstein 125
8. Slim Sallee 107
9. Larry Jackson 86
10. Bob Harmon 81
Earned Runs
1. Jesse Haines 1297
2. Bob Gibson 1258
3. Bob Forsch 1085
4. Adam Wainwright 1047
5. Bill Sherdel 992
6. Theodore Breitenstein 920
7. Bill Doak 776
8. Larry Jackson 682
9. Bill Hallahan 617
10. Harry Brecheen 578
Wild Pitches
1. Jumbo McGinnis 111
2. Bob Gibson 108
3. Bob Forsch 88
4. Silver King 78
5. Dave Foutz 77
6. Jack Stivetts 72
7. Bob Caruthers 63
8. Bill Hallahan 56
9. Jesse Haines 55
10. Steve Carlton 52
Hit By Pitch
1. Bob Gibson 102
2. Adam Wainwright 81
3. Willie Sudhoff 72
4. Silver King 68
5. Carlos Martínez 59
6. Jesse Haines 57
7. Bill Doak 54
8. Pink Hawley 52
9. Bob Caruthers 51
Bill Sherdel 51
Batters Faced
1. Bob Gibson 16068
2. Jesse Haines 13624
3. Adam Wainwright 11116
4. Bob Forsch 11088
5. Bill Sherdel 10473
6. Bill Doak 9908
7. Theodore Breitenstein 8548
8. Slim Sallee 7796
9. Harry Brecheen 7327
10. Dizzy Dean 7212
Games Finished
1. Jason Isringhausen 332
2. Todd Worrell 232
3. Lee Smith 209
4. Bruce Sutter 203
5. Lindy McDaniel 188
6. Al Hrabosky 182
7. Trevor Rosenthal 181
8. Al Brazle 180
9. Ryan Franklin 161
10. Bill Sherdel 153
Adjusted ERA+
1. John Tudor 146
2. Silver King 143
3. Ice Box Chamberlain 139
4. Jack Stivetts 137
Cy Young 137
6. Dave Foutz 135
7. Grover Alexander 134
8. Harry Brecheen 133
Chris Carpenter 133
Bob Caruthers 133
Mort Cooper 133
Max Lanier 133
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Ed Karger 2.35
2. Red Ames 2.58
3. Fred Beebe 2.67
4. Johnny Lush 2.74
5. Chappie McFarland 2.78
6. Bob Gibson 2.89
7. Slim Sallee 2.91
8. Cy Young 2.94
9. Lee Meadows 2.96
Mike O'Neill 2.96
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Bob Gibson 341
2. Harry Brecheen 195
3. Dizzy Dean 186
4. Silver King 181
5. Adam Wainwright 157
6. Chris Carpenter 156
7. Bob Caruthers 152
8. Mort Cooper 148
9. Max Lanier 144
10. Dave Foutz 140
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Bob Gibson 39.2
2. Harry Brecheen 20.8
3. Dizzy Dean 19.1
4. Adam Wainwright 17.5
5. Silver King 16.7
6. Mort Cooper 16.5
7. Chris Carpenter 16.4
8. Max Lanier 15.6
9. Bob Caruthers 13.9
10. Howie Pollet 13.2
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24) †
1. Bob Gibson 365.21
2. Dizzy Dean 220.16
3. Harry Brecheen 214.67
4. Adam Wainwright 204.74
5. Chris Carpenter 177.46
6. Max Lanier 159.09
7. Mort Cooper 154.36
8. Howie Pollet 146.67
9. Jesse Haines 125.50
10. John Tudor 123.28
Win Probability Added (WPA) †
1. Bob Gibson 39.1
2. Harry Brecheen 25.7
3. Dizzy Dean 23.9
4. Max Lanier 20.2
5. Adam Wainwright 20.1
6. Jesse Haines 18.1
7. Howie Pollet 17.8
8. Chris Carpenter 17.2
9. Mort Cooper 16.8
10. John Tudor 13.9
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI) †
1. Bob Gibson 37.2
2. Harry Brecheen 21.4
3. Dizzy Dean 20.9
4. Adam Wainwright 18.6
5. Mort Cooper 17.7
Max Lanier 17.7
7. Chris Carpenter 17.2
8. Howie Pollet 15.7
9. Jesse Haines 14.8
10. John Tudor 12.5
Championship WPA (cWPA) †
1. Jesse Haines 68.4
2. Dizzy Dean 62.2
3. Howie Pollet 52.9
4. Harry Brecheen 51.2
5. Max Lanier 45.9
6. Bob Gibson 38.3
7. Grover Alexander 37.3
8. Paul Dean 35.6
9. Mort Cooper 28.2
10. Bill Sherdel 27.3
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW) †
1. Bob Gibson 42.3
2. Harry Brecheen 23.0
Adam Wainwright 23.0
4. Dizzy Dean 22.6
5. Chris Carpenter 19.0
6. Mort Cooper 17.4
7. Max Lanier 17.3
8. Howie Pollet 16.2
9. John Tudor 14.0
10. Jesse Haines 13.0

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