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
76 EdE ReulbachReulbach P 76 ‌ ‌ ‌	1906	CHC	19	4	1.65	33	24	20	6	3	--	218.0	129	51	40	2	13	92	94	1.01	.175
77 RussR FordFord P 77 ‌ ‌ ‌	1910	NYH	26	6	1.65	36	33	29	8	1	--	299.2	194	69	55	4	8	70	209	0.88	.188
78 ChiefC BenderBender P 78 ‌ ‌ ‌	1909	PHA	18	8	1.66	34	29	24	5	1	--	250.0	196	68	46	1	5	45	161	0.96	.214
79 ZackZ GreinkeGreinke P 79 ‌ ‌ ‌	2015	LAD	19	3	1.66	32	32	1	0	0	0	222.2	148	43	41	14	5	40	200	0.84	.187
80 HiltonH. SmithSmith P 80 ‌ ‌ ‌	1937	KCM	11	4	1.66	21	16	9	3	1	--	130.1	85	32	24	2	0	27	99	0.86	.185
81 SamS LeeverLeever P 81 ‌ ‌ ‌	1907	PIT	14	9	1.66	31	24	17	5	0	--	216.2	182	70	40	3	8	46	65	1.05	.229
82 CarlC HubbellHubbell P 82 ‌ ‌ ‌	1933	NYG	23	12	1.66	45	33	22	10	5	--	308.2	256	69	57	6	3	47	156	0.98	.227
83 MickeyM WelchWelch P 83 ‌ ‌ ‌	1885	NYG	44	11	1.66	56	55	55	7	1	--	492.0	372	170	91	4		131	258	1.02	--
84 CandyC CummingsCummings P 84 ‌ ‌ ‌	1876	HAR	16	8	1.67	24	24	24	5	0	--	216.0	215	97	40	0		14	26	1.06	--
85 JimmyJ. ShieldsShields X 85 ‌ ‌ ‌	1928	BG	3	2	1.67	5	5	5	1	0	--	43.0	30	14	8	2	0	22	16	1.21	.189
86 TommyT BondBond P 86 ‌ ‌ ‌	1876	HAR	31	13	1.68	45	45	45	6	0	--	408.0	355	164	76	2		13	88	0.90	--
87 OrvalO OverallOverall P 87 ‌ ‌ ‌	1907	CHC	23	7	1.68	36	30	26	8	3	--	268.1	201	62	50	3	11	69	141	1.01	.208
88 EdE ReulbachReulbach P 88 ‌ ‌ ‌	1907	CHC	17	4	1.69	27	22	16	4	0	--	192.0	147	48	36	1	9	64	96	1.10	.217
89 NolanN Ryan Jr.Ryan P 89 ‌ ‌ ‌	1981	HOU	11	5	1.69	21	21	5	3	0	0	149.0	99	34	28	2	1	68	140	1.12	.188
90 JimJ McCormickMcCormick P 90 ‌ ‌ ‌	1878	IND	5	8	1.69	14	14	12	1	0	--	117.0	128	47	22	0		15	36	1.22	--
91 JoeJ WoodWood P 91 ‌ ‌ ‌	1910	BOS	12	13	1.69	35	17	14	3	0	--	196.2	155	81	37	3	10	56	145	1.07	.220
92 JacobJ deGromdeGrom P 92 ‌ ‌ ‌	2018	NYM	10	9	1.70	32	32	1	0	0	0	217.0	152	48	41	10	5	46	269	0.91	.196
93 JonasJ. GainesGaines X 93 ‌ ‌ ‌	1942	BEG	4	4	1.70	10	9	8	1	0	--	84.2	60	27	16	2	2	31	61	1.07	.191
93 RubeR FosterFoster P 93 ‌ ‌ ‌	1914	BOS	14	8	1.70	32	27	17	5	0	--	211.2	164	68	40	2	7	52	89	1.02	.218
95 BillB BurnsBurns P 95 ‌ ‌ ‌	1908	WAS	6	11	1.70	23	19	11	2	0	--	164.0	135	58	31	3	4	18	55	0.93	.229
95 CharlieC SweeneySweeney P 95 ‌ ‌ ‌	1884	PRO	41	15	1.70	60	56	53	6	1	--	492.0	360	182	93	6		42	337	0.82	--
97 AddieA JossJoss P 97 ‌ ‌ ‌	1909	CLE	14	13	1.71	33	28	24	4	0	--	242.2	198	71	46	0	4	31	67	0.94	.226
98 EdE KillianKillian P 98 ‌ ‌ ‌	1909	DET	11	9	1.71	25	19	14	3	1	--	173.1	150	45	33	1	6	49	54	1.15	.236
99 DaveD. BrownBrown X 99 ‌ ‌ ‌	1920	CAG	12	3	1.72	18	15	13	2	0	--	141.2	77	38	27	0	10	49	97	0.89	.161
100 WalterW JohnsonJohnson P 100 ‌ ‌ ‌	1914	WAS	28	18	1.72	51	40	33	9	1	--	371.2	287	88	71	3	11	74	225	0.97	.217

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