All-Time MLB Player Pitching Stat Leaders by Season

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PLAYER	YEAR	TEAM	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	SVO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	HB	BB	SO	WHIP	AVG
26 MordecaiM BrownBrown P 26 ‌ ‌ ‌	1907	CHC	20	6	1.39	34	27	20	6	3	--	233.0	180	51	36	2	6	40	107	0.94	.221
27 HarryH KrauseKrause P 27 ‌ ‌ ‌	1909	PHA	18	8	1.39	32	21	16	7	0	--	213.0	151	49	33	2	13	49	139	0.94	.204
28 EdE WalshWalsh P 28 ‌ ‌ ‌	1909	CWS	15	11	1.41	31	28	20	8	2	--	230.1	166	52	36	0	4	50	127	0.94	.203
29 EdE WalshWalsh P 29 ‌ ‌ ‌	1908	CWS	40	15	1.42	66	49	42	11	6	--	464.0	343	111	73	2	9	56	269	0.86	.203
30 EdE ReulbachReulbach P 30 ‌ ‌ ‌	1905	CHC	18	14	1.42	34	29	28	5	1	--	291.2	208	71	46	1	18	73	152	0.96	.201
31 OrvalO OverallOverall P 31 ‌ ‌ ‌	1909	CHC	20	11	1.42	38	32	23	9	3	--	285.0	204	66	45	1	8	80	205	1.00	.198
32 ChristyC MathewsonMathewson P 32 ‌ ‌ ‌	1908	NYG	37	11	1.43	56	44	34	11	5	--	390.2	285	86	62	5	3	42	259	0.84	.200
33 FredF AndersonAnderson P 33 ‌ ‌ ‌	1917	NYG	8	8	1.44	38	18	8	1	3	--	162.0	122	40	26	1	2	34	69	0.96	.209
34 MordecaiM BrownBrown P 34 ‌ ‌ ‌	1908	CHC	29	9	1.47	44	31	27	9	5	--	312.1	214	64	51	1	5	49	123	0.84	.195
35 EugeneE. BremerBremer X 35 ‌ ‌ ‌	1937	CIN	5	2	1.47	7	6	5	2	0	--	55.0	39	15	9	0	0	10	29	0.89	.191
36 RubeR WaddellWaddell P 36 ‌ ‌ ‌	1905	PHA	27	10	1.48	46	34	27	7	0	--	328.2	231	86	54	5	10	90	287	0.98	.200
37 JoeJ WoodWood P 37 ‌ ‌ ‌	1915	BOS	15	5	1.49	25	16	10	3	2	--	157.1	120	32	26	1	1	44	63	1.04	.216
38 WalterW JohnsonJohnson P 38 ‌ ‌ ‌	1919	WAS	20	14	1.49	39	29	27	7	2	--	290.1	235	73	48	0	7	51	147	0.99	.219
39 JackJ PfiesterPfiester P 39 ‌ ‌ ‌	1906	CHC	20	8	1.51	31	29	20	4	0	--	250.2	173	63	42	3	13	63	153	0.94	.194
40 JohnJ WardWard SS 40 ‌ ‌ ‌	1878	PRO	22	13	1.51	37	37	37	6	0	--	334.0	308	151	56	3		34	116	1.02	--
41 DocD WhiteWhite P 41 ‌ ‌ ‌	1906	CWS	18	6	1.52	28	24	20	7	0	--	219.1	160	47	37	2	5	38	95	0.90	.207
42 GeorgeG McQuillanMcQuillan P 42 ‌ ‌ ‌	1908	PHI	23	17	1.53	48	42	32	7	2	--	359.2	263	88	61	1	6	91	114	0.98	.207
43 DwightD GoodenGooden P 43 ‌ ‌ ‌	1985	NYM	24	4	1.53	35	35	16	8	0	0	276.2	198	51	47	13	2	69	268	0.97	.201
44 EddieE CicotteCicotte P 44 ‌ ‌ ‌	1917	CWS	28	12	1.53	49	35	29	7	4	--	346.2	246	76	59	2	3	70	150	0.91	.203
45 CyC MorganMorgan P 45 ‌ ‌ ‌	1910	PHA	18	12	1.55	36	34	23	3	0	--	290.2	214	92	50	0	18	117	134	1.14	.216
46 GroverG AlexanderAlexander P 46 ‌ ‌ ‌	1916	PHI	33	12	1.55	48	45	38	16	3	--	389.0	323	90	67	6	10	50	167	0.96	.230
47 WalterW JohnsonJohnson P 47 ‌ ‌ ‌	1915	WAS	27	13	1.55	47	39	35	7	4	--	336.2	258	83	58	1	19	56	203	0.93	.214
48 HowieH CamnitzCamnitz P 48 ‌ ‌ ‌	1908	PIT	16	9	1.56	38	26	17	3	2	--	236.2	182	76	41	6	5	69	118	1.06	.210
49 GregG MadduxMaddux P 49 ‌ ‌ ‌	1994	ATL	16	6	1.56	25	25	10	3	0	0	202.0	150	44	35	4	6	31	156	0.90	.207
50 JimJ DevlinDevlin P 50 ‌ ‌ ‌	1876	LOU	30	35	1.56	68	68	66	5	0	--	622.0	566	309	108	3		37	122	0.97	--

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