OAKLAND ATHLETICS
PITCHING LEADERS
11/15/1981
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TEAM PITCHING SINGLE SEASON LEADERS TEAM PITCHING CAREER LEADERS
162 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. Charles Bender 1.58 1910  
6. Rube Waddell 1.62 1904  
7. Cy Morgan 1.65 1909  
8. Charles 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. Charles Bender 2.32 2602.0  
4. Eddie Plank 2.39 3860.2  
5. Harry Krause 2.42 520.2  
6. Rollie Fingers 2.49 729.0  
7. Andy Coakley 2.51 530.2  
8. Jack Coombs 2.60 1629.2  
9. Jimmy Dygert 2.65 986.0  
10. Dick McBride 2.86 2048.2  
WINS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player W Year  
1. Dick McBride 44 1875  
2. Ed Seward 35 1888  
3. Dick McBride 33 1874  
4. Jack Coombs 31 1910  
5. Lefty Grove 31 1931  
6. Bobby Mathews 30 1885  
7. Bobby Mathews 30 1883  
8. Dick McBride 30 1872  
9. Bobby Mathews 30 1884  
10. Gus Weyhing 30 1889  
WINS - CAREER
Rank Player W IP  
1. Eddie Plank 284 3860.2  
2. Catfish Hunter 261 4429.1  
3. Lefty Grove 195 2401.0  
4. Charles Bender 193 2602.0  
5. Eddie Rommel 171 2556.1  
6. Dick McBride 149 2048.2  
7. Rube Walberg 134 2186.2  
8. Rube Waddell 131 1869.1  
9. Jack Coombs 115 1629.2  
10. Vida Blue 110 1874.0  
LOSSES - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player L Year  
1. Gus Weyhing 28 1887  
2. Andy Messersmith 25 1980  
3. Ed Seward 25 1887  
4. Scott Perry 25 1920  
5. Gerald Tyler 25 1980  
6. Bullet Joe Bush 24 1916  
7. Elmer Myers 23 1916  
8. Eddie Rommel 23 1921  
9. Rollie Naylor 23 1920  
10. Catfish Hunter 22 1980  
LOSSES - CAREER
Rank Player L IP  
1. Catfish Hunter 216 4429.1  
2. Eddie Plank 162 3860.2  
3. Eddie Rommel 119 2556.1  
4. Rube Walberg 114 2186.2  
5. Alex Kellner 108 1730.1  
6. Charles Bender 102 2602.0  
7. Blue Moon Odom 95 1800.2  
8. Slim Harriss 93 1291.1  
9. Dick Bosman 92 1865.1  
10. Vida Blue 91 1874.0  
WINNING PCT - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WPct Year  
1. Lefty Grove .886 1931  
2. Charles Bender .850 1914  
3. Lefty Grove .848 1930  
4. Charles Bender .821 1910  
5. Eddie Plank .813 1912  
6. Roy Mahaffey .789 1931  
7. Dick McBride .783 1871  
8. Jack Coombs .775 1910  
9. Bobby Shantz .774 1952  
10. Rube Waddell .774 1902  
WINNING PCT - CAREER
Rank Player WPct IP  
1. Lefty Grove .712 2401.0  
2. Dick McBride .668 2048.2  
3. Charles Bender .654 2602.0  
4. Eddie Plank .637 3860.2  
5. Bobby Mathews .635 1489.2  
6. Jack Coombs .632 1629.2  
7. George Earnshaw .628 1353.2  
8. Howard Ehmke .615 541.0  
9. Rube Waddell .615 1869.1  
10. Roy Mahaffey .598 982.0  
SAVES - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player SV Year  
1. Rollie Fingers 42 1970  
2. Jack Aker 32 1966  
3. Rollie Fingers 23 1974  
4. Rollie Fingers 21 1972  
5. John Wyatt 21 1963  
6. John Wyatt 20 1964  
7. Rollie Fingers 20 1971  
8. Rollie Fingers 20 1973  
9. Rollie Fingers 20 1975  
10. John Wyatt 18 1965  
SAVES - CAREER
Rank Player SV IP  
1. Rollie Fingers 188 729.0  
2. John Wyatt 73 473.0  
3. Jack Aker 58 343.1  
4. Lefty Grove 51 2401.0  
5. Tom A Gorman 33 515.0  
6. Paul Lindblad 31 610.1  
7. Eddie Rommel 29 2556.1  
8. Charles Bender 28 2602.0  
9. Rube Walberg 27 2186.2  
10. Lew Krausse Jr 20 758.0  
WAR - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WAR Year  
1. Bobby Mathews 12.8 1885  
2. Ed Seward 11.1 1888  
3. Rube Waddell 11.0 1904  
4. Bobby Mathews 10.6 1884  
5. Rube Waddell 9.9 1903  
6. Lefty Grove 9.2 1930  
7. Bobby Mathews 8.5 1883  
8. Sadie McMahon 8.4 1890  
9. Rube Waddell 8.3 1905  
10. Catfish Hunter 8.0 1970  
WAR - CAREER
Rank Player WAR IP  
1. Catfish Hunter 74.9 4429.1  
2. Eddie Plank 64.7 3860.2  
3. Lefty Grove 59.1 2401.0  
4. Charles Bender 49.7 2602.0  
5. Rube Waddell 49.7 1869.1  
6. Dick Bosman 35.4 1865.1  
7. Bobby Mathews 34.2 1489.2  
8. Vida Blue 30.0 1874.0  
9. Chuck Dobson 23.7 1755.0  
10. Rube Walberg 23.1 2186.2  
GAMES PITCHED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player G Year  
1. Rollie Fingers 89 1970  
2. John Wyatt 81 1964  
3. Rollie Fingers 72 1974  
4. Jim Dickson 68 1965  
5. Jack Aker 66 1966  
6. John Wyatt 65 1965  
7. John Wyatt 63 1963  
8. Wes Stock 62 1965  
9. Paul Lindblad 60 1969  
10. Rollie Fingers 60 1969  
GAMES PITCHED - CAREER
Rank Player G IP  
1. Catfish Hunter 599 4429.1  
2. Eddie Plank 524 3860.2  
3. Rollie Fingers 500 729.0  
4. Eddie Rommel 500 2556.1  
5. Rube Walberg 412 2186.2  
6. Lefty Grove 402 2401.0  
7. Charles Bender 385 2602.0  
8. Paul Lindblad 368 610.1  
9. Chuck Dobson 301 1755.0  
10. Blue Moon Odom 299 1800.2  
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. Catfish Hunter 577 4429.1  
2. Eddie Plank 458 3860.2  
3. Charles Bender 288 2602.0  
4. Lefty Grove 267 2401.0  
5. Rube Walberg 267 2186.2  
6. Blue Moon Odom 249 1800.2  
7. Eddie Rommel 249 2556.1  
8. Vida Blue 239 1874.0  
9. Alex Kellner 239 1730.1  
10. Dick Bosman 238 1865.1  
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. Catfish Hunter 229 4429.1  
3. Charles Bender 228 2602.0  
4. Dick McBride 224 2048.2  
5. Lefty Grove 179 2401.0  
6. Rube Waddell 168 1869.1  
7. Bobby Mathews 164 1489.2  
8. Ed Seward 159 1463.1  
9. Gus Weyhing 148 1319.1  
10. Eddie Rommel 147 2556.1  
SHUTOUTS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player SHO Year  
1. Jack Coombs 13 1910  
2. Rube Waddell 8 1904  
3. Eddie Plank 8 1907  
4. Bullet Joe Bush 8 1916  
5. Rube Waddell 8 1906  
6. Vida Blue 7 1970  
7. Harry Krause 7 1909  
8. Charles Bender 7 1914  
9. Rube Waddell 7 1907  
10. Catfish Hunter 7 1971  
SHUTOUTS - CAREER
Rank Player SHO IP  
1. Eddie Plank 59 3860.2  
2. Catfish Hunter 54 4429.1  
3. Rube Waddell 37 1869.1  
4. Charles Bender 36 2602.0  
5. Jack Coombs 28 1629.2  
6. Vida Blue 22 1874.0  
7. Lefty Grove 20 2401.0  
8. Eddie Rommel 18 2556.1  
9. Jimmy Dygert 16 986.0  
10. Dick Bosman 15 1865.1  
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. Catfish Hunter 4429.1 4429.1  
2. Eddie Plank 3860.2 3860.2  
3. Charles Bender 2602.0 2602.0  
4. Eddie Rommel 2556.1 2556.1  
5. Lefty Grove 2401.0 2401.0  
6. Rube Walberg 2186.2 2186.2  
7. Dick McBride 2048.2 2048.2  
8. Vida Blue 1874.0 1874.0  
9. Rube Waddell 1869.1 1869.1  
10. Dick Bosman 1865.1 1865.1  
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. Al Atkinson 414 1886  
8. Sadie McMahon 414 1890  
9. Bobby Mathews 401 1884  
10. Bobby Mathews 396 1883  
HITS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player H IP  
1. Catfish Hunter 3950 4429.1  
2. Eddie Plank 3438 3860.2  
3. Eddie Rommel 2729 2556.1  
4. Dick McBride 2367 2048.2  
5. Rube Walberg 2280 2186.2  
6. Lefty Grove 2262 2401.0  
7. Charles Bender 2225 2602.0  
8. Dick Bosman 1824 1865.1  
9. Alex Kellner 1820 1730.1  
10. Blue Moon Odom 1603 1800.2  
HOME RUNS ALLOWED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player HR Year  
1. Gerald Tyler 44 1980  
2. Orlando Pena 40 1964  
3. Catfish Hunter 34 1969  
4. Dan Larson 33 1981  
5. Ed Rakow 31 1962  
6. Catfish Hunter 31 1980  
7. Diego Segui 30 1964  
8. Art Ditmar 30 1956  
9. Lynn Nelson 29 1938  
10. Catfish Hunter 29 1968  
HOME RUNS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player HR IP  
1. Catfish Hunter 355 4429.1  
2. Vida Blue 171 1874.0  
3. Alex Kellner 167 1730.1  
4. Chuck Dobson 145 1755.0  
5. Eddie Rommel 138 2556.1  
6. Rube Walberg 134 2186.2  
7. Dick Bosman 124 1865.1  
8. Blue Moon Odom 110 1800.2  
9. Dick Fowler 96 1303.0  
10. Carl Scheib 96 1066.0  
WALKS ALLOWED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player BB Year  
1. Gus Weyhing 212 1889  
2. Bryn Smith 172 1979  
3. Elmer Myers 168 1916  
4. Gus Weyhing 167 1887  
5. Weldon Wyckoff 165 1915  
6. Phil Marchildon 141 1947  
7. Vida Blue 141 1971  
8. Ed Seward 140 1887  
9. Phil Marchildon 140 1942  
10. George Earnshaw 139 1930  
WALKS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player BB IP  
1. Catfish Hunter 1148 4429.1  
2. Eddie Plank 913 3860.2  
3. Rube Walberg 853 2186.2  
4. Blue Moon Odom 812 1800.2  
5. Lefty Grove 740 2401.0  
6. Eddie Rommel 724 2556.1  
7. Alex Kellner 717 1730.1  
8. Vida Blue 715 1874.0  
9. Phil Marchildon 682 1213.0  
10. Charles Bender 614 2602.0  
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. Jack Quinn 1.8 926.2  
4. Dick Bosman 1.9 1865.1  
5. Pat Dobson 2.0 640.1  
6. Charles Bender 2.1 2602.0  
7. Eddie Plank 2.1 3860.2  
8. Al Atkinson 2.2 705.1  
9. Catfish Hunter 2.3 4429.1  
10. Rube Waddell 2.4 1869.1  
STRIKEOUTS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player K Year  
1. Rube Waddell 349 1904  
2. Rube Waddell 302 1903  
3. Vida Blue 289 1970  
4. Rube Waddell 287 1905  
5. Bobby Mathews 286 1884  
6. Bobby Mathews 286 1885  
7. Ed Seward 272 1888  
8. Rube Waddell 232 1907  
9. Sadie McMahon 225 1890  
10. Jack Coombs 224 1910  
STRIKEOUTS - CAREER
Rank Player K IP  
1. Catfish Hunter 2508 4429.1  
2. Eddie Plank 1985 3860.2  
3. Rube Waddell 1576 1869.1  
4. Charles Bender 1536 2602.0  
5. Lefty Grove 1523 2401.0  
6. Vida Blue 1453 1874.0  
7. Chuck Dobson 1108 1755.0  
8. Blue Moon Odom 1068 1800.2  
9. Rube Walberg 907 2186.2  
10. Bobby Mathews 877 1489.2  
STRIKEOUTS PER 9 IP - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player K9 Year  
1. Vida Blue 9.0 1970  
2. Rube Waddell 8.4 1903  
3. Rube Waddell 8.2 1904  
4. Vida Blue 7.9 1972  
5. Rube Waddell 7.9 1905  
6. Orlando Pena 7.6 1964  
7. Jim Nash 7.5 1967  
8. Rube Waddell 7.3 1907  
9. Vida Blue 7.2 1971  
10. Gerald Tyler 7.1 1980  
STRIKEOUTS PER 9 IP - CAREER
Rank Player K9 IP  
1. Rube Waddell 7.6 1869.1  
2. Vida Blue 7.0 1874.0  
3. Jim Nash 6.9 693.1  
4. Diego Segui 6.4 854.2  
5. Orlando Pena 6.3 561.1  
6. Rollie Fingers 6.1 729.0  
7. Ed Rakow 5.8 534.1  
8. Lefty Grove 5.7 2401.0  
9. Chuck Dobson 5.7 1755.0  
10. Blue Moon Odom 5.3 1800.2  
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. Catfish Hunter 3.64 1971  
7. Pat Dobson 3.63 1973  
8. Catfish Hunter 3.59 1972  
9. Charles Bender 3.58 1909  
10. Rube Waddell 3.55 1903  
K/BB - CAREER
Rank Player K/BB IP  
1. Bobby Mathews 4.1 1489.2  
2. Rube Waddell 3.2 1869.1  
3. Charles Bender 2.5 2602.0  
4. Pat Dobson 2.5 640.1  
5. Jim Nash 2.4 693.1  
6. Orlando Pena 2.4 561.1  
7. Catfish Hunter 2.2 4429.1  
8. Dick Bosman 2.2 1865.1  
9. Rollie Fingers 2.2 729.0  
10. Eddie Plank 2.2 3860.2  
WHIP - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WHIP Year  
1. Charles Bender 0.92 1910  
2. Harry Krause 0.94 1909  
3. Catfish Hunter 0.95 1971  
4. Charles Bender 0.96 1909  
5. Cy Morgan 0.98 1909  
6. Rube Waddell 0.98 1905  
7. Ed Seward 0.99 1888  
8. Charles Bender 1.00 1907  
9. Eddie Plank 1.01 1908  
10. Jack Coombs 1.03 1910  
WHIP - CAREER
Rank Player WHIP IP  
1. Rube Waddell 1.06 1869.1  
2. Charles 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. Rollie Fingers 1.15 729.0  
7. Catfish Hunter 1.15 4429.1  
8. Jim Nash 1.17 693.1  
9. Cy Morgan 1.17 862.2  
10. Andy Messersmith 1.18 1187.1  
OAVG - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OAVG Year  
1. Cy Morgan .181 1909  
2. Jack Coombs .190 1910  
3. Rube Waddell .190 1905  
4. Harry Krause .191 1909  
5. Vida Blue .195 1970  
6. Charles Bender .195 1910  
7. Cy Morgan .197 1910  
8. Ed Seward .200 1888  
9. Jack Coombs .202 1909  
10. Jimmy Dygert .203 1907  
OAVG - CAREER
Rank Player OAVG IP  
1. Cy Morgan .203 862.2  
2. Rube Waddell .210 1869.1  
3. Jimmy Dygert .212 986.0  
4. Harry Krause .218 520.2  
5. Jack Coombs .221 1629.2  
6. Jim Nash .222 693.1  
7. Charles Bender .222 2602.0  
8. Weldon Wyckoff .222 544.0  
9. Andy Messersmith .224 1187.1  
10. Rollie Fingers .225 729.0  
OSLG - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OSLG Year  
1. Jack Coombs .190 1910  
2. Cy Morgan .192 1909  
3. Cy Morgan .197 1910  
4. Charles Bender .198 1910  
5. Harry Krause .199 1909  
6. Rube Waddell .202 1905  
7. Jack Coombs .206 1909  
8. Ed Seward .206 1888  
9. Jimmy Dygert .209 1907  
10. Charles Bender .210 1909  
OSLG - CAREER
Rank Player OSLG IP  
1. Cy Morgan .205 862.2  
2. Jimmy Dygert .220 986.0  
3. Rube Waddell .220 1869.1  
4. Jack Coombs .229 1629.2  
5. Weldon Wyckoff .230 544.0  
6. Harry Krause .230 520.2  
7. Charles Bender .231 2602.0  
8. Eddie Plank .236 3860.2  
9. Weldon Henley .238 665.2  
10. Bullet Joe Bush .241 1115.1  
OOPS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OOPS Year  
1. Charles Bender .440 1910  
2. Jack Coombs .448 1910  
3. Harry Krause .448 1909  
4. Cy Morgan .450 1909  
5. Rube Waddell .453 1905  
6. Ed Seward .454 1888  
7. Charles Bender .457 1909  
8. Gus Weyhing .473 1888  
9. Charles Bender .475 1907  
10. Eddie Plank .478 1908  
OOPS - CAREER
Rank Player OOPS IP  
1. Rube Waddell .488 1869.1  
2. Cy Morgan .498 862.2  
3. Charles Bender .502 2602.0  
4. Harry Krause .511 520.2  
5. Jimmy Dygert .513 986.0  
6. Eddie Plank .517 3860.2  
7. Jack Coombs .524 1629.2  
8. Weldon Henley .533 665.2  
9. Andy Coakley .538 530.2  
10. Ed Seward .540 1463.1  
RWAR - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player rWAR Year  
1. Ed Seward 17.0 1888  
2. Jack Coombs 13.7 1910  
3. Lefty Grove 12.3 1931  
4. Lefty Grove 10.9 1930  
5. Dick McBride 10.8 1875  
6. Lefty Grove 10.5 1932  
7. Rube Waddell 10.4 1904  
8. Rube Waddell 10.3 1902  
9. Rube Waddell 10.2 1905  
10. Bobby Mathews 9.7 1885  
RWAR - CAREER
Rank Player rWAR IP  
1. Eddie Plank 87.8 3860.2  
2. Catfish Hunter 85.7 4429.1  
3. Lefty Grove 71.3 2401.0  
4. Charles Bender 54.5 2602.0  
5. Rube Waddell 49.1 1869.1  
6. Eddie Rommel 44.9 2556.1  
7. Dick Bosman 34.8 1865.1  
8. Vida Blue 31.4 1874.0  
9. Jack Coombs 31.4 1629.2  
10. Rube Walberg 30.7 2186.2  
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