BOSTON RED SOX
PITCHING LEADERS
01/13/1955
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TEAM PITCHING SINGLE SEASON LEADERS TEAM PITCHING CAREER LEADERS
154 IP required for season rate statistics. 500 IP required for career rate statistics.
ERA - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player ERA Year  
1. Cy Young 1.73 1904  
2. Win Kellum 1.96 1904  
3. Babe Ruth 2.08 1917  
4. Fred Anderson 2.09 1918  
5. Babe Ruth 2.10 1915  
6. Howie Pollet 2.16 1954  
7. Elmer Steele 2.19 1908  
8. Cy Young 2.19 1901  
9. Carl Mays 2.20 1918  
10. Frank Arellanes 2.23 1908  
ERA - CAREER
Rank Player ERA IP  
1. Babe Ruth 2.41 1301.2  
2. Win Kellum 2.45 867.1  
3. Cy Young 2.51 3730.1  
4. Frank Arellanes 2.63 949.0  
5. Norwood Gibson 2.68 637.1  
6. Jesse Tannehill 2.71 794.0  
7. Al Orth 2.74 1001.1  
8. Ralph Glaze 2.77 545.2  
9. Fred Anderson 2.81 1053.0  
10. Carl Mays 3.01 2272.0  
WINS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player W Year  
1. Cy Young 33 1901  
2. Babe Ruth 31 1917  
3. George Winter 28 1901  
4. Carl Mays 28 1918  
5. Dutch Leonard 28 1921  
6. Marty McHale 27 1914  
7. Joe Wood 26 1914  
8. Dutch Leonard 25 1915  
9. Ray Collins 25 1912  
10. Cy Young 25 1904  
WINS - CAREER
Rank Player W IP  
1. Cy Young 227 3730.1  
2. Dutch Leonard 211 3414.1  
3. Leroy Matlock 201 3909.2  
4. Joe Wood 151 2279.0  
5. Carl Mays 148 2272.0  
6. Red Ruffing 127 2834.2  
7. Johnny Vander Meer 106 2050.2  
8. Ray Collins 101 1727.0  
9. Howie Pollet 93 1728.2  
10. Babe Ruth 93 1301.2  
LOSSES - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player L Year  
1. Al Orth 27 1907  
2. Fred Mitchell 23 1907  
3. Cy Young 23 1907  
4. Red Ruffing 23 1928  
5. Ray Collins 23 1911  
6. Lew Moren 23 1908  
7. Carl Mays 22 1923  
8. Luis Tiant Sr. 22 1928  
9. Cy Young 22 1908  
10. Carl Mays 22 1919  
LOSSES - CAREER
Rank Player L IP  
1. Leroy Matlock 248 3909.2  
2. Red Ruffing 199 2834.2  
3. Cy Young 186 3730.1  
4. Dutch Leonard 173 3414.1  
5. Luis Tiant Sr. 141 1743.1  
6. Barney Brown 124 1930.0  
7. Lee Grissom 124 2055.1  
8. Carl Mays 123 2272.0  
9. Terris McDuffie 116 1659.2  
10. Johnny Vander Meer 116 2050.2  
WINNING PCT - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WPct Year  
1. Dutch Leonard .757 1921  
2. Babe Ruth .742 1916  
3. Fred Anderson .739 1918  
4. Babe Ruth .738 1917  
5. Ray Collins .735 1912  
6. Dick Littlefield .727 1954  
7. Cy Young .717 1901  
8. Rube Foster .710 1914  
9. Joe Wood .703 1914  
10. Jock Menefee .697 1902  
WINNING PCT - CAREER
Rank Player WPct IP  
1. Fred Anderson .683 1053.0  
2. Babe Ruth .641 1301.2  
3. Norwood Gibson .625 637.1  
4. Win Kellum .582 867.1  
5. Joe Wood .574 2279.0  
6. Steve Gromek .553 863.2  
7. Cy Young .550 3730.1  
8. Dutch Leonard .549 3414.1  
9. Earl Moore .547 576.1  
10. Carl Mays .546 2272.0  
SAVES - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player SV Year  
1. Earl Moseley 23 1916  
2. Joe Heving 21 1943  
3. Joe Heving 17 1937  
4. Joe Cascarella 16 1940  
5. Ace Adams 16 1942  
6. Eddie Rommel 16 1931  
7. Whit Wyatt 15 1935  
8. Archie McKain 15 1938  
9. Joe Heving 14 1933  
10. Joe Heving 14 1939  
SAVES - CAREER
Rank Player SV IP  
1. Joe Heving 107 1010.1  
2. Joe Cascarella 103 1296.1  
3. Randy Gumpert 34 428.0  
4. Carl Mays 32 2272.0  
5. Ace Adams 30 168.2  
6. Steve Gromek 26 863.2  
7. Walt Kinney 25 982.2  
8. Earl Moseley 24 125.0  
9. Sam Dodge 23 216.2  
10. Archie McKain 23 191.0  
WAR - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WAR Year  
1. Cy Young 10.1 1901  
2. Cy Young 8.9 1905  
3. Cy Young 8.7 1904  
4. Cy Young 8.3 1906  
5. Cy Young 7.4 1907  
6. Satchel Paige 7.1 1929  
7. Cy Young 7.0 1902  
8. Joe Wood 7.0 1912  
9. Joe Wood 7.0 1911  
10. Ray Collins 6.9 1912  
WAR - CAREER
Rank Player WAR IP  
1. Cy Young 79.3 3730.1  
2. Dutch Leonard 51.2 3414.1  
3. Leroy Matlock 48.1 3909.2  
4. Joe Wood 36.4 2279.0  
5. Barney Brown 34.5 1930.0  
6. Howie Pollet 29.9 1728.2  
7. Ray Collins 28.2 1727.0  
8. Carl Mays 27.9 2272.0  
9. Red Ruffing 26.7 2834.2  
10. Lee Grissom 25.7 2055.1  
GAMES PITCHED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player G Year  
1. Vern Kennedy 84 1944  
2. George Winn 83 1922  
3. Clem Dreisewerd 79 1946  
4. Sam Dodge 79 1922  
5. Joe Cascarella 77 1945  
6. Ted Olson 76 1936  
7. Steve Gromek 76 1951  
8. Joe Cascarella 75 1944  
9. Joe Heving 75 1944  
10. Joe Heving 74 1945  
GAMES PITCHED - CAREER
Rank Player G IP  
1. Joe Cascarella 842 1296.1  
2. Joe Heving 647 1010.1  
3. Leroy Matlock 622 3909.2  
4. Dutch Leonard 524 3414.1  
5. Cy Young 471 3730.1  
6. Red Ruffing 445 2834.2  
7. Lee Grissom 414 2055.1  
8. Carl Mays 401 2272.0  
9. Johnny Vander Meer 314 2050.2  
10. Curt Fullerton 313 813.2  
GAMES STARTED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player GS Year  
1. George Winter 47 1901  
2. Cy Young 47 1901  
3. Babe Ruth 39 1918  
4. Carl Mays 39 1918  
5. Al Orth 39 1905  
6. Jesse Tannehill 39 1904  
7. Ray Collins 39 1911  
8. Ray Collins 39 1910  
9. Ray Collins 39 1909  
10. Cy Young 39 1904  
GAMES STARTED - CAREER
Rank Player GS IP  
1. Leroy Matlock 580 3909.2  
2. Cy Young 426 3730.1  
3. Dutch Leonard 404 3414.1  
4. Red Ruffing 381 2834.2  
5. Lee Grissom 369 2055.1  
6. Johnny Vander Meer 304 2050.2  
7. Barney Brown 276 1930.0  
8. Joe Wood 271 2279.0  
9. Carl Mays 258 2272.0  
10. Howie Pollet 258 1728.2  
COMPLETE GAMES - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player CG Year  
1. Cy Young 43 1901  
2. Cy Young 35 1905  
3. Joe Wood 33 1913  
4. Cy Young 33 1906  
5. Joe Wood 33 1912  
6. Cy Young 32 1904  
7. Al Orth 32 1905  
8. Ray Collins 32 1910  
9. Cy Young 32 1911  
10. George Winter 32 1901  
COMPLETE GAMES - CAREER
Rank Player CG IP  
1. Cy Young 339 3730.1  
2. Dutch Leonard 211 3414.1  
3. Joe Wood 176 2279.0  
4. Carl Mays 145 2272.0  
5. Ray Collins 132 1727.0  
6. Red Ruffing 123 2834.2  
7. Leroy Matlock 110 3909.2  
8. Babe Ruth 93 1301.2  
9. Al Orth 77 1001.1  
10. Frank Arellanes 72 949.0  
SHUTOUTS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player SHO Year  
1. Dutch Leonard 7 1915  
2. Cy Young 7 1906  
3. Carl Mays 6 1917  
4. Dutch Leonard 6 1914  
5. Carl Mays 6 1916  
6. Cy Young 6 1910  
7. Joe Wood 6 1915  
8. Frank Arellanes 6 1908  
9. Babe Ruth 6 1915  
10. Cy Young 6 1909  
SHUTOUTS - CAREER
Rank Player SHO IP  
1. Cy Young 45 3730.1  
2. Dutch Leonard 33 3414.1  
3. Carl Mays 28 2272.0  
4. Babe Ruth 21 1301.2  
5. Joe Wood 18 2279.0  
6. Leroy Matlock 15 3909.2  
7. Ray Collins 13 1727.0  
8. Frank Arellanes 12 949.0  
9. Red Ruffing 11 2834.2  
10. Norwood Gibson 10 637.1  
INNINGS PITCHED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player IP Year  
1. Cy Young 410.2 1901  
2. George Winter 382.2 1901  
3. Cy Young 378.2 1908  
4. Cy Young 355.0 1905  
5. Joe Wood 347.1 1912  
6. Babe Ruth 345.2 1917  
7. Al Orth 345.1 1905  
8. Joe Wood 345.1 1913  
9. Dutch Leonard 344.2 1917  
10. Carl Mays 344.1 1918  
INNINGS PITCHED - CAREER
Rank Player IP IP  
1. Leroy Matlock 3909.2 3909.2  
2. Cy Young 3730.1 3730.1  
3. Dutch Leonard 3414.1 3414.1  
4. Red Ruffing 2834.2 2834.2  
5. Joe Wood 2279.0 2279.0  
6. Carl Mays 2272.0 2272.0  
7. Lee Grissom 2055.1 2055.1  
8. Johnny Vander Meer 2050.2 2050.2  
9. Barney Brown 1930.0 1930.0  
10. Luis Tiant Sr. 1743.1 1743.1  
HITS ALLOWED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player H Year  
1. Roosevelt Davis 415 1925  
2. Red Ruffing 384 1925  
3. Cy Young 375 1901  
4. Dutch Leonard 361 1917  
5. George Winter 358 1901  
6. Ray Collins 350 1913  
7. Ray Collins 348 1912  
8. Ray Collins 348 1911  
9. Red Ruffing 332 1928  
10. Joe Wood 331 1913  
HITS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player H IP  
1. Leroy Matlock 4462 3909.2  
2. Cy Young 3425 3730.1  
3. Dutch Leonard 3272 3414.1  
4. Red Ruffing 3126 2834.2  
5. Barney Brown 2155 1930.0  
6. Carl Mays 2095 2272.0  
7. Lee Grissom 2021 2055.1  
8. Joe Wood 2005 2279.0  
9. Howie Pollet 1959 1728.2  
10. Luis Tiant Sr. 1946 1743.1  
HOME RUNS ALLOWED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player HR Year  
1. Ralph Branca 40 1950  
2. Terris McDuffie 32 1939  
3. Howie Pollet 31 1950  
4. Steve Gromek 28 1954  
5. Steve Gromek 26 1953  
6. Willis Hudlin 25 1930  
7. Terris McDuffie 25 1938  
8. Ralph Branca 24 1947  
9. Johnny Vander Meer 24 1948  
10. Leroy Matlock 24 1939  
HOME RUNS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player HR IP  
1. Leroy Matlock 305 3909.2  
2. Red Ruffing 179 2834.2  
3. Terris McDuffie 149 1659.2  
4. Ralph Branca 131 988.0  
5. Howie Pollet 126 1728.2  
6. Johnny Vander Meer 122 2050.2  
7. Lee Grissom 116 2055.1  
8. Barney Brown 107 1930.0  
9. Elden Auker 95 1192.2  
10. Steve Gromek 87 863.2  
WALKS ALLOWED - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player BB Year  
1. Bob Turley 195 1954  
2. Johnny Vander Meer 170 1940  
3. Red Ruffing 166 1928  
4. Johnny Vander Meer 162 1941  
5. Oscar Judd 156 1942  
6. Joe Wood 147 1913  
7. Babe Ruth 145 1915  
8. Babe Ruth 145 1916  
9. Johnny Vander Meer 144 1942  
10. Luis Tiant Sr. 139 1928  
WALKS ALLOWED - CAREER
Rank Player BB IP  
1. Leroy Matlock 1404 3909.2  
2. Red Ruffing 1402 2834.2  
3. Dutch Leonard 1176 3414.1  
4. Lee Grissom 1157 2055.1  
5. Johnny Vander Meer 1153 2050.2  
6. Luis Tiant Sr. 914 1743.1  
7. Joe Wood 833 2279.0  
8. Joe Cascarella 764 1296.1  
9. Barney Brown 763 1930.0  
10. Carl Mays 719 2272.0  
WALKS PER 9 IP - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player BB9 Year  
1. Cy Young 0.9 1904  
2. Cy Young 1.0 1903  
3. Cy Young 1.1 1901  
4. Cy Young 1.1 1905  
5. Cy Young 1.2 1906  
6. Cy Young 1.4 1907  
7. Cy Young 1.4 1902  
8. Jock Menefee 1.5 1902  
9. Win Kellum 1.6 1905  
10. Elmer Steele 1.6 1908  
WALKS PER 9 IP - CAREER
Rank Player BB9 IP  
1. Cy Young 1.4 3730.1  
2. Jesse Tannehill 1.8 794.0  
3. Win Kellum 1.9 867.1  
4. Satchel Paige 2.2 1007.2  
5. Al Orth 2.2 1001.1  
6. Ray Collins 2.3 1727.0  
7. Frank Arellanes 2.4 949.0  
8. Fred Anderson 2.5 1053.0  
9. Norwood Gibson 2.6 637.1  
10. Roosevelt Davis 2.7 855.0  
STRIKEOUTS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player K Year  
1. Joe Wood 248 1912  
2. Joe Wood 240 1911  
3. Joe Wood 238 1913  
4. Dutch Leonard 202 1914  
5. Joe Wood 200 1910  
6. Cy Young 198 1905  
7. Dutch Leonard 195 1915  
8. Joe Wood 191 1914  
9. Johnny Vander Meer 183 1942  
10. Dutch Leonard 182 1913  
STRIKEOUTS - CAREER
Rank Player K IP  
1. Cy Young 1680 3730.1  
2. Dutch Leonard 1594 3414.1  
3. Joe Wood 1409 2279.0  
4. Leroy Matlock 1288 3909.2  
5. Red Ruffing 1202 2834.2  
6. Johnny Vander Meer 1161 2050.2  
7. Lee Grissom 1062 2055.1  
8. Barney Brown 847 1930.0  
9. Ray Collins 737 1727.0  
10. Luis Tiant Sr. 709 1743.1  
STRIKEOUTS PER 9 IP - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player K9 Year  
1. Johnny Vander Meer 6.7 1940  
2. Joe Wood 6.5 1911  
3. Johnny Vander Meer 6.4 1942  
4. Joe Wood 6.4 1912  
5. Satchel Paige 6.4 1927  
6. Johnny Vander Meer 6.3 1941  
7. Joe Wood 6.2 1913  
8. Bob Turley 5.9 1954  
9. Satchel Paige 5.9 1928  
10. Satchel Paige 5.7 1929  
STRIKEOUTS PER 9 IP - CAREER
Rank Player K9 IP  
1. Satchel Paige 5.8 1007.2  
2. Joe Wood 5.6 2279.0  
3. Johnny Vander Meer 5.1 2050.2  
4. Ralph Branca 4.7 988.0  
5. Lee Grissom 4.7 2055.1  
6. Hugh Bedient 4.4 638.2  
7. Marius Russo 4.4 570.1  
8. Buck O'Brien 4.4 663.1  
9. Dutch Leonard 4.2 3414.1  
10. Whit Wyatt 4.1 1083.2  
K/BB - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player K/BB Year  
1. Cy Young 4.74 1904  
2. Cy Young 4.50 1905  
3. Cy Young 4.09 1903  
4. Cy Young 3.89 1906  
5. Cy Young 3.41 1901  
6. Satchel Paige 3.08 1929  
7. Cy Young 2.94 1907  
8. Satchel Paige 2.76 1930  
9. Satchel Paige 2.75 1928  
10. Cy Young 2.48 1902  
K/BB - CAREER
Rank Player K/BB IP  
1. Cy Young 2.9 3730.1  
2. Satchel Paige 2.7 1007.2  
3. Jesse Tannehill 2.0 794.0  
4. Joe Wood 1.7 2279.0  
5. Ray Collins 1.7 1727.0  
6. Al Orth 1.5 1001.1  
7. Fred Anderson 1.5 1053.0  
8. Win Kellum 1.5 867.1  
9. Hugh Bedient 1.4 638.2  
10. Norwood Gibson 1.4 637.1  
WHIP - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player WHIP Year  
1. Cy Young 0.95 1904  
2. Cy Young 1.00 1906  
3. Win Kellum 1.01 1904  
4. Win Kellum 1.02 1905  
5. Cy Young 1.02 1903  
6. Elmer Steele 1.03 1908  
7. Cy Young 1.03 1901  
8. Al Orth 1.04 1905  
9. Fred Anderson 1.04 1918  
10. Norwood Gibson 1.04 1904  
WHIP - CAREER
Rank Player WHIP IP  
1. Cy Young 1.08 3730.1  
2. Win Kellum 1.09 867.1  
3. Norwood Gibson 1.10 637.1  
4. Jesse Tannehill 1.11 794.0  
5. Al Orth 1.13 1001.1  
6. Frank Arellanes 1.16 949.0  
7. Fred Anderson 1.20 1053.0  
8. Babe Ruth 1.21 1301.2  
9. Ralph Glaze 1.21 545.2  
10. Satchel Paige 1.24 1007.2  
OAVG - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OAVG Year  
1. Babe Ruth .200 1916  
2. Babe Ruth .203 1915  
3. Norwood Gibson .210 1904  
4. Bob Turley .210 1954  
5. Dutch Leonard .214 1915  
6. Johnny Vander Meer .215 1941  
7. Joe Wood .221 1915  
8. Joe Wood .223 1914  
9. Win Kellum .223 1904  
10. Al Orth .223 1905  
OAVG - CAREER
Rank Player OAVG IP  
1. Norwood Gibson .220 637.1  
2. Babe Ruth .222 1301.2  
3. Win Kellum .232 867.1  
4. Ralph Glaze .237 545.2  
5. Joe Wood .237 2279.0  
6. Al Orth .240 1001.1  
7. Jesse Tannehill .240 794.0  
8. Cy Young .242 3730.1  
9. Johnny Vander Meer .243 2050.2  
10. Frank Arellanes .244 949.0  
OSLG - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OSLG Year  
1. Babe Ruth .261 1916  
2. Norwood Gibson .271 1904  
3. Babe Ruth .275 1915  
4. Babe Ruth .282 1917  
5. Win Kellum .283 1904  
6. Fred Anderson .285 1918  
7. Frank Arellanes .287 1908  
8. Carl Mays .287 1918  
9. Ralph Glaze .290 1907  
10. Joe Wood .290 1914  
OSLG - CAREER
Rank Player OSLG IP  
1. Babe Ruth .289 1301.2  
2. Norwood Gibson .294 637.1  
3. Ralph Glaze .297 545.2  
4. Win Kellum .301 867.1  
5. Frank Arellanes .307 949.0  
6. Al Orth .308 1001.1  
7. Joe Wood .311 2279.0  
8. Jesse Tannehill .320 794.0  
9. Cy Young .320 3730.1  
10. Fred Anderson .321 1053.0  
OOPS - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player OOPS Year  
1. Norwood Gibson .542 1904  
2. Win Kellum .551 1904  
3. Cy Young .551 1904  
4. Fred Anderson .555 1918  
5. Win Kellum .560 1905  
6. Babe Ruth .562 1916  
7. Jesse Tannehill .567 1905  
8. Al Orth .569 1905  
9. Babe Ruth .571 1915  
10. Cy Young .571 1906  
OOPS - CAREER
Rank Player OOPS IP  
1. Norwood Gibson .575 637.1  
2. Win Kellum .582 867.1  
3. Babe Ruth .593 1301.2  
4. Al Orth .595 1001.1  
5. Cy Young .596 3730.1  
6. Ralph Glaze .599 545.2  
7. Jesse Tannehill .606 794.0  
8. Frank Arellanes .608 949.0  
9. Joe Wood .622 2279.0  
10. Fred Anderson .622 1053.0  
RWAR - SINGLE SEASON
Rank Player rWAR Year  
1. Cy Young 13.3 1901  
2. George Winter 11.1 1901  
3. Babe Ruth 10.9 1917  
4. Leroy Matlock 10.2 1934  
5. Carl Mays 10.1 1918  
6. Babe Ruth 10.0 1915  
7. Howie Pollet 10.0 1954  
8. Dutch Leonard 9.2 1915  
9. Babe Ruth 9.1 1916  
10. Cy Young 9.0 1905  
RWAR - CAREER
Rank Player rWAR IP  
1. Cy Young 79.6 3730.1  
2. Dutch Leonard 59.5 3414.1  
3. Carl Mays 52.3 2272.0  
4. Joe Wood 37.6 2279.0  
5. Leroy Matlock 35.1 3909.2  
6. Babe Ruth 35.0 1301.2  
7. Johnny Vander Meer 30.2 2050.2  
8. Red Ruffing 28.2 2834.2  
9. Barney Brown 27.9 1930.0  
10. Ray Collins 26.7 1727.0  
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