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1900 National League Pitching Leaders

1899 Season 1901 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 568 games, 8 teams, approx. 142 games in season

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Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1	Joe McGinnity	29	BRO	Maj	BRO	28	8	.778	2.94	4.70	44	37	7	32	1	0	343.0	350	179	112	5	113	93	40	1	4	1480	1.350	9.2	0.1	3.0	2.4	0.82
2	Bill Dinneen	24	BSN	Maj	BSN	20	14	.588	3.12	4.52	40	37	3	33	1	0	320.2	304	161	111	11	105	107	9	2	11	1331	1.275	8.5	0.3	2.9	3.0	1.02
3	Brickyard Kennedy	32	BRO	Maj	BRO	20	13	.606	3.91	4.93	42	35	6	26	2	0	292.0	316	160	127	5	111	75	8	0	6	1266	1.462	9.7	0.2	3.4	2.3	0.68
4	Deacon Phillippe	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	20	13	.606	2.84	4.10	38	33	5	29	1	0	279.0	274	127	88	7	42	75	7	1	7	1117	1.133	8.8	0.2	1.4	2.4	1.79
5	Jesse Tannehill*	25	PIT	Maj	PIT	20	6	.769	2.88	4.15	29	27	2	23	2	0	234.0	247	108	75	3	43	50	17	0	0	973	1.239	9.5	0.1	1.7	1.9	1.16
6	Cy Young	33	SLN	Maj	STL	20	18	.526	3.00	4.03	41	35	6	32	4	0	321.1	337	144	107	7	36	115	3	1	7	1291	1.161	9.4	0.2	1.0	3.2	3.19
7	Bill Carrick	26	NY1	Maj	NYG	19	22	.463	3.53	5.90	45	41	4	32	1	0	341.2	415	224	134	7	92	63	13	0	7	1493	1.484	10.9	0.2	2.4	1.7	0.68
8	Pink Hawley	27	NY1	Maj	NYG	18	18	.500	3.53	5.57	41	38	2	34	2	0	329.1	377	204	129	7	89	80	20	2	1	1424	1.415	10.3	0.2	2.4	2.2	0.90
9	Jack Powell	25	SLN	Maj	STL	17	17	.500	4.44	6.07	38	37	1	28	3	0	287.2	325	194	142	9	77	77	3	0	3	1224	1.397	10.2	0.3	2.4	2.4	1.00
10	Ed Scott	29	CIN	Maj	CIN	17	20	.459	3.86	5.49	42	35	7	31	0	1	315.0	370	192	135	10	65	87	14	0	11	1346	1.381	10.6	0.3	1.9	2.5	1.34
11	Noodles Hahn*	21	CIN	Maj	CIN	16	20	.444	3.27	4.19	39	37	2	29	4	0	311.1	306	145	113	4	89	132	7	0	4	1289	1.269	8.8	0.1	2.6	3.8	1.48
12	Bill Bernhard	29	PHI	Maj	PHI	15	10	.600	4.77	6.21	32	27	5	20	0	2	218.2	284	151	116	3	74	49	5	1	11	986	1.637	11.7	0.1	3.0	2.0	0.66
13	Jack Chesbro	26	PIT	Maj	PIT	15	13	.536	3.67	5.13	32	26	4	20	3	1	215.2	220	123	88	4	79	56	12	0	7	925	1.386	9.2	0.2	3.3	2.3	0.71
14	Red Donahue	27	PHI	Maj	PHI	15	10	.600	3.60	5.40	32	24	7	21	2	0	240.0	299	144	96	6	50	41	9	1	3	1041	1.454	11.2	0.2	1.9	1.5	0.82
15	Chick Fraser	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	15	9	.625	3.14	4.71	29	26	3	22	1	0	223.1	250	117	78	7	93	58	11	0	4	990	1.536	10.1	0.3	3.7	2.3	0.62
16	Frank Kitson	30	BRO	Maj	BRO	15	13	.536	4.19	5.40	40	30	9	21	2	4	253.1	283	152	118	12	56	55	9	1	7	1069	1.338	10.1	0.4	2.0	2.0	0.98
17	Sam Leever	28	PIT	Maj	PIT	15	13	.536	2.71	3.91	30	29	1	25	3	0	232.2	236	101	70	2	48	84	8	0	10	955	1.221	9.1	0.1	1.9	3.2	1.75
18	Clark Griffith	30	CHN	Maj	CHC	14	13	.519	3.05	4.57	30	30	0	27	4	0	248.0	245	126	84	6	51	61	16	0	5	1018	1.194	8.9	0.2	1.9	2.2	1.20
19	Al Orth	27	PHI	Maj	PHI	14	14	.500	3.78	4.98	33	30	3	24	2	1	262.0	302	145	110	4	60	68	13	0	0	1121	1.382	10.4	0.1	2.1	2.3	1.13
20	Jimmy Callahan	26	CHN	Maj	CHC	13	16	.448	3.82	6.15	32	32	0	32	2	0	285.1	347	195	121	5	74	77	22	0	8	1256	1.475	10.9	0.2	2.3	2.4	1.04
21	Cowboy Jones*	25	SLN	Maj	STL	13	19	.406	3.54	5.69	39	36	2	29	3	0	292.2	334	185	115	10	82	68	19	0	5	1268	1.421	10.3	0.3	2.5	2.1	0.83
22	Ted Lewis	27	BSN	Maj	BSN	13	12	.520	4.13	5.25	30	22	7	19	1	0	209.0	215	122	96	11	86	66	4	0	8	900	1.440	9.3	0.5	3.7	2.8	0.77
23	Win Mercer	26	NY1	Maj	NYG	13	17	.433	3.86	5.12	33	29	4	26	1	0	242.2	303	138	104	5	58	39	20	0	3	1072	1.488	11.2	0.2	2.2	1.4	0.67
24	Kid Nichols	30	BSN	Maj	BSN	13	16	.448	3.07	4.51	29	27	2	25	4	0	231.1	215	116	79	11	72	53	11	0	6	957	1.241	8.4	0.4	2.8	2.1	0.74
25	Theodore Breitenstein*	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	10	10	.500	3.65	5.19	24	20	3	18	1	0	192.1	205	111	78	4	79	39	14	0	4	846	1.477	9.6	0.2	3.7	1.8	0.49
26	Ned Garvin	26	CHN	Maj	CHC	10	18	.357	2.41	4.60	30	28	2	25	1	0	246.1	225	126	66	4	63	107	18	0	6	1007	1.169	8.2	0.1	2.3	3.9	1.70
27	Jack Taylor	26	CHN	Maj	CHC	10	17	.370	2.55	5.26	28	26	2	25	2	1	222.1	226	130	63	4	58	57	8	0	4	925	1.277	9.1	0.2	2.3	2.3	0.98
28	Vic Willis	24	BSN	Maj	BSN	10	17	.370	4.19	5.99	32	29	3	22	2	0	236.0	258	157	110	11	106	53	12	1	8	1048	1.542	9.8	0.4	4.0	2.0	0.50
29	John Menefee	32	CHN	Maj	CHC	9	4	.692	3.85	5.69	16	13	3	11	0	0	117.0	140	74	50	1	35	30	10	0	0	518	1.496	10.8	0.1	2.7	2.3	0.86
30	Doc Newton*	22	CIN	Maj	CIN	9	15	.375	4.12	5.58	36	27	9	22	1	0	235.2	255	146	108	4	100	89	12	0	4	1038	1.506	9.7	0.2	3.8	3.4	0.89
31	Bill Phillips	31	CIN	Maj	CIN	9	11	.450	4.30	6.08	29	24	5	16	3	0	207.1	229	140	99	5	67	50	13	1	8	899	1.428	9.9	0.2	2.9	2.2	0.75
32	Wiley Piatt*	25	PHI	Maj	PHI	9	10	.474	4.65	6.72	22	20	1	16	1	0	160.2	194	120	83	5	71	47	16	0	1	739	1.649	10.9	0.3	4.0	2.6	0.66
33	George Cuppy	30	BSN	Maj	BSN	8	4	.667	3.08	5.47	17	13	4	9	0	1	105.1	107	64	36	8	24	23	6	0	0	437	1.244	9.1	0.7	2.1	2.0	0.96
34	Jack Dunn	27	BRO,PHI	Maj	PHI-BRO	8	9	.471	5.16	6.17	20	16	3	14	1	0	143.0	175	98	82	3	57	18	9	0	5	648	1.622	11.0	0.2	3.6	1.1	0.32
35	Rube Waddell*	23	PIT	Maj	PIT	8	13	.381	2.37	4.14	29	22	7	16	2	0	208.2	176	96	55	3	55	130	13	0	2	838	1.107	7.6	0.1	2.4	5.6	2.36
36	Harry Howell	23	BRO	Maj	BRO	6	5	.545	3.75	5.63	21	10	11	7	2	0	110.1	131	69	46	4	36	26	3	0	1	484	1.514	10.7	0.3	2.9	2.1	0.72
37	Willie Sudhoff	25	SLN	Maj	STL	6	8	.429	2.76	4.39	16	14	2	13	2	0	127.0	128	62	39	3	37	29	8	0	0	535	1.299	9.1	0.2	2.6	2.1	0.78
38	Gus Weyhing	33	SLN,BRO	Maj	BRO-STL	6	6	.500	4.47	7.32	15	13	2	6	0	0	94.2	126	77	47	3	41	14	3	1	1	440	1.764	12.0	0.3	3.9	1.3	0.34
39	Jim Hughey	31	SLN	Maj	STL	5	7	.417	5.19	7.19	20	12	7	11	0	0	112.2	147	90	65	4	40	23	6	0	5	514	1.660	11.7	0.3	3.2	1.8	0.58
40	Bert Cunningham	34	CHN	Maj	CHC	4	3	.571	4.36	7.45	8	7	1	7	0	0	64.0	84	53	31	0	21	7	4	0	1	291	1.641	11.8	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.33
41	Ed Doheny*	26	NY1	Maj	NYG	4	14	.222	5.45	9.02	20	18	2	12	0	0	133.2	148	134	81	2	96	44	22	2	10	647	1.825	10.0	0.1	6.5	3.0	0.46
42	Jerry Nops*	25	BRO	Maj	BRO	4	4	.500	3.84	5.96	9	8	0	6	1	0	68.0	79	45	29	1	18	22	2	0	0	293	1.426	10.5	0.1	2.4	2.9	1.22
43	Luther Taylor	25	NY1	Maj	NYG	4	3	.571	2.45	4.48	11	7	4	6	0	0	62.1	74	31	17	0	24	16	5	0	2	281	1.572	10.7	0.0	3.5	2.3	0.67
44	Frank Killen*	29	CHN	Maj	CHC	3	3	.500	4.67	5.17	6	6	0	6	0	0	54.0	65	31	28	1	11	4	2	0	1	232	1.407	10.8	0.2	1.8	0.7	0.36
45	Al Maul	34	PHI	Maj	PHI	2	3	.400	6.16	7.34	5	4	1	3	0	0	38.0	53	31	26	2	3	6	2	0	0	166	1.474	12.6	0.5	0.7	1.4	2.00
46	Togie Pittinger	28	BSN	Maj	BSN	2	9	.182	5.13	7.66	18	13	4	8	0	0	114.0	135	97	65	7	54	27	8	1	0	522	1.658	10.7	0.6	4.3	2.1	0.50
47	Cy Seymour*	27	NY1	Maj	NYG	2	1	.667	6.96	9.17	13	7	5	2	0	0	53.0	58	54	41	4	54	19	10	0	8	273	2.113	9.8	0.7	9.2	3.2	0.35
48	Bill Donovan	23	BRO	Maj	BRO	1	2	.333	6.68	6.68	5	4	1	2	0	0	31.0	36	23	23	0	18	13	3	0	1	145	1.742	10.5	0.0	5.2	3.8	0.72
49	Mal Eason	21	CHN	Maj	CHC	1	0	1.000	1.00	2.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	9	2	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	38	1.333	9.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	0.67
50	Tom Hughes	21	CHN	Maj	CHC	1	1	.500	5.14	6.00	3	3	0	3	0	0	21.0	31	14	12	0	7	12	1	0	0	99	1.810	13.3	0.0	3.0	5.1	1.71
51	Ed Poole	25	PIT	Maj	PIT	1	0	1.000	1.29	1.29	1	0	1	0	0	0	7.0	4	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	24	0.571	5.1	0.0	0.0	3.9
52	Archie Stimmel	27	CIN	Maj	CIN	1	1	.500	6.92	7.62	2	1	1	1	0	0	13.0	18	11	10	1	4	2	0	0	0	59	1.692	12.5	0.7	2.8	1.4	0.50
53	Tom Thomas	26	SLN	Maj	STL	1	2	.333	3.76	7.52	5	1	4	1	0	1	26.1	38	22	11	2	4	7	1	0	1	118	1.595	13.0	0.7	1.4	2.4	1.75
54	Joe Yeager	24	BRO	Maj	BRO	1	1	.500	6.88	6.88	2	2	0	2	0	0	17.0	21	13	13	1	5	2	0	0	0	74	1.529	11.1	0.5	2.6	1.1	0.40
55	Harvey Bailey*	23	BSN	Maj	BSN	0	0		4.95	7.20	4	1	2	0	0	0	20.0	24	16	11	0	11	9	2	0	3	94	1.750	10.8	0.0	5.0	4.1	0.82
56	Rome Chambers*	24	BSN	Maj	BSN	0	0		11.25	13.50	1	0	1	0	0	1	4.0	5	6	5	0	5	2	0	0	0	21	2.500	11.3	0.0	11.3	4.5	0.40
57	Dick Cogan	28	NY1	Maj	NYG	0	0		6.75	6.75	2	0	2	0	0	0	8.0	10	6	6	0	6	1	0	0	0	39	2.000	11.3	0.0	6.8	1.1	0.17
58	Bert Conn	20	PHI	Maj	PHI	0	2	.000	8.31	15.06	4	1	2	1	0	0	17.1	29	29	16	0	16	2	6	0	1	100	2.596	15.1	0.0	8.3	1.0	0.13
59	Patsy Flaherty*	24	PIT	Maj	PIT	0	0		6.14	6.55	4	1	2	0	0	0	22.0	30	16	15	0	9	5	5	0	0	107	1.773	12.3	0.0	3.7	2.0	0.56
60	Jack Harper	22	SLN	Maj	STL	0	1	.000	12.00	21.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	4	7	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	15	2.000	12.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	0.00
61	Zaza Harvey*	21	CHN	Maj	CHC	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	15	1.000	6.8	0.0	2.3	0.0	0.00
62	Bert Husting	22	PIT	Maj	PIT	0	0		5.63	5.63	2	0	2	0	0	0	8.0	10	5	5	2	5	7	1	0	0	39	1.875	11.3	2.3	5.6	7.9	1.40
63	Christy Mathewson	19	NY1	Maj	NYG	0	3	.000	5.08	8.55	6	1	4	1	0	0	33.2	37	32	19	1	20	15	4	0	1	157	1.693	9.9	0.3	5.3	4.0	0.75
64	Tom McCreery	25	PIT	Maj	PIT	0	0		12.00	12.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	3	4	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	13	1.333	9.0	6.0	3.0	0.0	0.00
65	Warren McLaughlin*	24	PHI	Maj	PHI	0	0		4.50	6.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	6.0	4	4	3	0	6	1	0	0	0	27	1.667	6.0	0.0	9.0	1.5	0.17
66	Jouett Meekin	33	PIT	Maj	PIT	0	2	.000	6.92	14.54	2	2	0	1	0	0	13.0	20	21	10	1	8	3	1	0	1	66	2.154	13.8	0.7	5.5	2.1	0.38
67	Roy Thomas*	26	PHI	Maj	PHI	0	0		3.38	3.38	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.2	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	1.500	13.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
68	George Van Haltren*	34	NY1	Maj	NYG	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	13	1.333	3.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
69	Honus Wagner	26	PIT	Maj	PIT	0	0		0.00	9.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	3	3	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	16	2.333	9.0	0.0	12.0	3.0	0.25
70	Walt Woods	25	PIT	Maj	PIT	0	0		21.00	21.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	9	7	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	19	3.333	27.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	1.00