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ERA - Single-Season
Rank    Player ERA Year
1.   Heath Rockefeller 1.92 1993
2.   Heath Rockefeller 1.94 1990
3.   Braggo Franco 2.05 1983
4.   Heath Rockefeller 2.12 1989
5.   Zachary Sumner 2.37 1978
6.   J.R. Richard 2.50 1983
7.   Bill Walters 2.53 1984
8.   Heath Rockefeller 2.59 1994
9.   J.R. Richard 2.70 1984
10.   Heath Rockefeller 2.79 1992
 
ERA - Career
Rank    Player ERA IP
1.   Heath Rockefeller 2.40 1776.3
2.   Braggo Franco 3.21 2532.0
3.   J.R. Richard 3.36 973.3
4.   Jeff Kiplinger 3.61 786.3
5.   Bill Walters 3.61 1426.0
6.   Zachary Sumner 3.62 1385.6
7.   Lorenzo Diaz 3.69 727.3
8.   Luke Gofannon 3.86 1028.3
9.   Robert Rodriguez 4.27 739.3
10.   Allan Reddings 4.63 681.0
 
Wins - Single-Season
Rank    Player W Year
1.   Braggo Franco 21 1987
2.   Heath Rockefeller 18 1993
  Braggo Franco 18 1983
  Heath Rockefeller 18 1990
  Isidro Guiterrez 18 1993
6.   Israel Martinez 17 1992
  Jeff Kiplinger 17 1994
8.   J.R. Richard 16 1984
  Zachary Sumner 16 1978
  Heath Rockefeller 16 1988
  Drew Triggs 16 1988
  Heath Rockefeller 16 1994
 
Wins - Career
Rank    Player W IP
1.   Braggo Franco 146 2532.0
2.   Heath Rockefeller 129 1776.3
3.   Drew Triggs 86 1826.0
4.   Zachary Sumner 72 1385.6
5.   Bill Walters 65 1426.0
6.   J.R. Richard 62 973.3
7.   Luke Gofannon 56 1028.3
8.   Jeff Kiplinger 45 786.3
9.   Allan Reddings 40 681.0
10.   Robert Rodriguez 39 739.3
 
Losses - Single-Season
Rank    Player L Year
1.   Zachary Sumner 21 1979
2.   Alvin Harrison 19 1979
  Alvin Harrison 19 1976
4.   Drew Triggs 18 1989
  Tony Salvedo 18 1974
6.   Luke Gofannon 16 1976
  Jeffrey Fletcher 16 1974
  Alvin Harrison 16 1977
  Allan Reddings 16 1980
10.   Luke Gofannon 15 1978
  Bill Walters 15 1988
  Joseph Shippee 15 1990
  Hollis Wayne 15 1975
  Kerwin Parker 15 1977
 
Losses - Career
Rank    Player L IP
1.   Drew Triggs 113 1826.0
2.   Braggo Franco 107 2532.0
3.   Zachary Sumner 86 1385.6
4.   Alvin Harrison 85 1019.6
5.   Bill Walters 75 1426.0
6.   Luke Gofannon 64 1028.3
7.   Heath Rockefeller 59 1776.3
8.   Allan Reddings 46 681.0
9.   Lorenzo Diaz 44 727.3
10.   J.R. Richard 39 973.3
 
Winning Pct - Single-Season
Rank    Player WPct Year
1.   Braggo Franco .840 1987
2.   Heath Rockefeller .800 1994
3.   Heath Rockefeller .783 1993
4.   J.R. Richard .762 1984
5.   Ronnie Lee .750 1981
  Heath Rockefeller .750 1990
7.   Israel Martinez .739 1992
8.   Jeff Kiplinger .739 1994
9.   Heath Rockefeller .727 1988
10.   Heath Rockefeller .700 1991
11.   Braggo Franco .700 1982
 
Winning Pct - Career
Rank    Player WPct IP
1.   Heath Rockefeller .686 1776.3
2.   J.R. Richard .614 973.3
3.   Braggo Franco .577 2532.0
4.   Jeff Kiplinger .563 786.3
5.   Ronnie Lee .522 642.3
6.   Robert Rodriguez .513 739.3
7.   Luke Gofannon .467 1028.3
8.   Allan Reddings .465 681.0
9.   Bill Walters .464 1426.0
10.   Zachary Sumner .456 1385.6
 
Saves - Single-Season
Rank    Player SV Year
1.   Heath Rockefeller 40 1987
2.   Duane Ward 35 1992
3.   Duane Ward 32 1993
  Burke Eschette 32 1978
  Benji Madisson 32 1973
6.   Jack May 30 1985
  Richard Wasson 30 1994
  Heath Rockefeller 30 1988
9.   Harrison Bergeron 29 1974
10.   Joel Delao 27 1980
 
Saves - Career
Rank    Player SV IP
1.   Joel Delao 98 426.7
2.   Heath Rockefeller 90 1776.3
3.   Duane Ward 71 246.7
4.   Harrison Bergeron 53 151.0
5.   Jack May 50 243.7
6.   Richard Scheidt 39 388.0
7.   Richard Wasson 38 236.3
8.   Zander Hollander 35 85.0
9.   Benji Madisson 32 90.7
  Burke Eschette 32 78.7
  Robert Rodriguez 32 739.3
 
Games Pitched - Single-Season
Rank    Player G Year
1.   Robert Rodriguez 115 1985
2.   Daniel Marquette 109 1993
3.   Heath Rockefeller 108 1988
4.   Brad Gray 104 1973
5.   Robert Rodriguez 102 1986
6.   Daniel Marquette 98 1994
  Brad Gray 98 1977
8.   Marty McGraw 97 1987
9.   Brad Gray 95 1975
10.   Joseph Shippee 94 1991
 
Games Pitched - Career
Rank    Player G IP
1.   Heath Rockefeller 506 1776.3
2.   Robert Rodriguez 451 739.3
3.   Brad Gray 434 510.7
4.   Braggo Franco 409 2532.0
5.   Drew Triggs 400 1826.0
6.   Joel Delao 378 426.7
7.   Richard Scheidt 373 388.0
8.   Daniel Marquette 319 310.7
9.   Randy Fetters 313 375.0
10.   Carl Tores 311 394.3
 
Games Started - Single-Season
Rank    Player GS Year
1.   Bill Walters 39 1985
  Zachary Sumner 39 1976
  Braggo Franco 39 1985
4.   Bill Walters 38 1987
5.   Luke Gofannon 37 1976
  Heath Rockefeller 37 1989
  Braggo Franco 37 1988
  Alvin Harrison 37 1976
  Heath Rockefeller 37 1991
10.   19 players tied 36  
 
Games Started - Career
Rank    Player GS IP
1.   Braggo Franco 405 2532.0
2.   Drew Triggs 292 1826.0
3.   Heath Rockefeller 231 1776.3
4.   Bill Walters 222 1426.0
5.   Zachary Sumner 198 1385.6
6.   Alvin Harrison 170 1019.6
7.   J.R. Richard 157 973.3
8.   Luke Gofannon 144 1028.3
9.   Jeff Kiplinger 119 786.3
10.   Lorenzo Diaz 103 727.3
 
Complete Games - Single-Season
Rank    Player CG Year
1.   Jeffrey Fletcher 17 1974
2.   Luke Gofannon 14 1978
3.   Tony Salvedo 10 1974
4.   Luke Gofannon 8 1975
  Lorenzo Diaz 8 1976
6.   Zachary Sumner 7 1975
  Zachary Sumner 7 1977
8.   Zachary Sumner 6 1976
  Luke Gofannon 6 1976
  Zachary Sumner 6 1978
 
Complete Games - Career
Rank    Player CG IP
1.   Luke Gofannon 32 1028.3
2.   Zachary Sumner 30 1385.6
3.   Lorenzo Diaz 21 727.3
4.   Jeffrey Fletcher 17 393.7
5.   Tony Salvedo 12 426.0
6.   Braggo Franco 11 2532.0
7.   Jeff Kiplinger 9 786.3
  Alvin Harrison 9 1019.6
9.   Bill Walters 7 1426.0
10.   Scott Blundon 4 130.0
  Carlos Caballero 4 247.3
  Heath Rockefeller 4 1776.3
 
Shutouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player SHO Year
1.   Jeffrey Fletcher 3 1974
  Lorenzo Diaz 3 1974
  Luke Gofannon 3 1976
4.   Braggo Franco 2 1985
  Luke Gofannon 2 1978
  Heath Rockefeller 2 1992
  Jeff Kiplinger 2 1992
  Tony Salvedo 2 1974
  Zachary Sumner 2 1974
  Lorenzo Diaz 2 1976
  Zachary Sumner 2 1976
  Zachary Sumner 2 1977
 
Shutouts - Career
Rank    Player SHO IP
1.   Zachary Sumner 8 1385.6
2.   Lorenzo Diaz 7 727.3
  Braggo Franco 7 2532.0
4.   Luke Gofannon 6 1028.3
5.   Jeff Kiplinger 4 786.3
  Heath Rockefeller 4 1776.3
7.   Tony Salvedo 3 426.0
  Jeffrey Fletcher 3 393.7
9.   J.R. Richard 2 973.3
  Bill Walters 2 1426.0
 
Innings Pitched - Single-Season
Rank    Player IP Year
1.   Zachary Sumner 277.3 1978
2.   Luke Gofannon 274.7 1978
3.   Luke Gofannon 270.3 1976
4.   Tony Salvedo 263.7 1974
5.   Zachary Sumner 263.0 1976
6.   Bill Walters 262.0 1985
7.   Braggo Franco 260.0 1985
8.   Bill Walters 242.0 1984
9.   Zachary Sumner 241.7 1977
10.   Bill Walters 240.7 1987
 
Innings Pitched - Career
Rank    Player IP IP
1.   Braggo Franco 2532.0 2532.0
2.   Drew Triggs 1826.0 1826.0
3.   Heath Rockefeller 1776.3 1776.3
4.   Bill Walters 1426.0 1426.0
5.   Zachary Sumner 1385.6 1385.6
6.   Luke Gofannon 1028.3 1028.3
7.   Alvin Harrison 1019.6 1019.6
8.   J.R. Richard 973.3 973.3
9.   Jeff Kiplinger 786.3 786.3
10.   Robert Rodriguez 739.3 739.3
 
Hits Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player H Year
1.   Tony Salvedo 289 1974
2.   Zachary Sumner 264 1976
3.   Alvin Harrison 255 1976
4.   Dennis Eckersley 251 1991
5.   Luke Gofannon 246 1976
6.   Zachary Sumner 243 1979
7.   Bill Walters 235 1988
8.   Alvin Harrison 230 1978
9.   Luke Gofannon 225 1978
  Zachary Sumner 225 1977
 
Hits Allowed - Career
Rank    Player H IP
1.   Braggo Franco 2303 2532.0
2.   Drew Triggs 1805 1826.0
3.   Heath Rockefeller 1459 1776.3
4.   Zachary Sumner 1276 1385.6
5.   Bill Walters 1216 1426.0
6.   Alvin Harrison 1074 1019.6
7.   Luke Gofannon 937 1028.3
8.   J.R. Richard 746 973.3
  Jeff Kiplinger 746 786.3
10.   Lorenzo Diaz 707 727.3
 
Homeruns Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player HR Year
1.   Drew Triggs 44 1988
2.   Johan Schmatzhagen 38 1973
3.   Ronnie Lee 36 1980
4.   Zachary Sumner 35 1976
  Drew Triggs 35 1989
6.   Zachary Sumner 34 1977
7.   Dennis Eckersley 33 1991
8.   Drew Triggs 31 1982
  Luke Gofannon 31 1978
10.   Drew Triggs 30 1981
  Bill Walters 30 1988
  Bill Hilderbrand 30 1981
 
Homeruns Allowed - Career
Rank    Player HR IP
1.   Drew Triggs 326 1826.0
2.   Zachary Sumner 158 1385.6
3.   Bill Walters 122 1426.0
4.   Braggo Franco 116 2532.0
5.   Luke Gofannon 98 1028.3
6.   Ronnie Lee 94 642.3
7.   Richard Scheidt 81 388.0
8.   Heath Rockefeller 79 1776.3
9.   Carl Tores 78 394.3
10.   Hollis Wayne 76 527.7
 
Strikeouts - Single-Season
Rank    Player K Year
1.   Zachary Sumner 281 1976
2.   Johan Schmatzhagen 256 1973
3.   Zachary Sumner 255 1978
4.   Bill Walters 250 1987
5.   Lorenzo Diaz 245 1976
6.   Zachary Sumner 237 1977
7.   Heath Rockefeller 235 1994
8.   J.R. Richard 234 1985
  Braggo Franco 234 1979
10.   Zachary Sumner 229 1975
 
Strikeouts - Career
Rank    Player K IP
1.   Braggo Franco 2219 2532.0
2.   Heath Rockefeller 1568 1776.3
3.   Drew Triggs 1433 1826.0
4.   Zachary Sumner 1351 1385.6
5.   Bill Walters 1321 1426.0
6.   J.R. Richard 973 973.3
7.   Lorenzo Diaz 797 727.3
8.   Luke Gofannon 700 1028.3
9.   Jeff Kiplinger 622 786.3
10.   Robert Rodriguez 604 739.3
 
Walks Allowed - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB Year
1.   Alvin Harrison 126 1976
2.   J.R. Richard 125 1986
3.   Luke Gofannon 119 1976
4.   Robert Rodriguez 115 1987
5.   Steve King 113 1986
6.   Alvin Harrison 111 1977
7.   Luke Gofannon 102 1978
8.   Alvin Harrison 99 1978
9.   J.R. Richard 98 1985
10.   Bill Walters 95 1985
 
Walks Allowed - Career
Rank    Player BB IP
1.   Braggo Franco 582 2532.0
2.   Alvin Harrison 529 1019.6
3.   Bill Walters 513 1426.0
4.   Drew Triggs 468 1826.0
5.   Robert Rodriguez 454 739.3
6.   Zachary Sumner 432 1385.6
7.   J.R. Richard 418 973.3
8.   Luke Gofannon 415 1028.3
9.   Steve King 372 521.0
10.   Joel Delao 286 426.7
 
Walks per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player BB9 Year
1.   Ronnie Lee 0.6 1981
2.   Heath Rockefeller 0.9 1990
3.   Heath Rockefeller 1.0 1991
  Heath Rockefeller 1.0 1992
  Dennis Eckersley 1.0 1991
6.   Heath Rockefeller 1.1 1994
7.   Braggo Franco 1.2 1985
8.   Braggo Franco 1.2 1988
9.   Heath Rockefeller 1.3 1993
10.   Heath Rockefeller 1.3 1989
 
Walks per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player BB9 IP
1.   Heath Rockefeller 1.2 1776.3
2.   Jeff Kiplinger 1.9 786.3
3.   Braggo Franco 2.1 2532.0
4.   Drew Triggs 2.3 1826.0
5.   Lorenzo Diaz 2.3 727.3
6.   Zachary Sumner 2.8 1385.6
7.   Bill Walters 3.2 1426.0
8.   Allan Reddings 3.4 681.0
9.   Luke Gofannon 3.6 1028.3
10.   J.R. Richard 3.9 973.3
 
Hits per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player H9 Year
1.   J.R. Richard 6.3 1984
2.   J.R. Richard 6.6 1983
3.   Zachary Sumner 6.7 1978
4.   Heath Rockefeller 6.9 1989
5.   Bill Walters 7.0 1987
  Heath Rockefeller 7.0 1990
7.   Johan Schmatzhagen 7.1 1973
8.   Heath Rockefeller 7.1 1993
9.   Bill Walters 7.1 1984
10.   Heath Rockefeller 7.2 1994
 
Hits per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player H9 IP
1.   J.R. Richard 6.9 973.3
2.   Heath Rockefeller 7.4 1776.3
3.   Bill Walters 7.7 1426.0
4.   Braggo Franco 8.2 2532.0
5.   Luke Gofannon 8.2 1028.3
6.   Robert Rodriguez 8.3 739.3
7.   Zachary Sumner 8.3 1385.6
8.   Jeff Kiplinger 8.5 786.3
9.   Lorenzo Diaz 8.7 727.3
10.   Drew Triggs 8.9 1826.0
 
Strikeouts per 9IP - Single-Season
Rank    Player K9 Year
1.   Johan Schmatzhagen 10.0 1973
2.   Lorenzo Diaz 9.8 1976
3.   Lorenzo Diaz 9.8 1974
4.   Braggo Franco 9.6 1979
5.   Zachary Sumner 9.6 1976
6.   Zachary Sumner 9.4 1975
7.   Bill Walters 9.4 1986
8.   J.R. Richard 9.4 1985
9.   Bill Walters 9.3 1987
10.   J.R. Richard 9.3 1986
 
Strikeouts per 9IP - Career
Rank    Player K9 IP
1.   Lorenzo Diaz 9.9 727.3
2.   J.R. Richard 9.0 973.3
3.   Zachary Sumner 8.8 1385.6
4.   Bill Walters 8.3 1426.0
5.   Heath Rockefeller 7.9 1776.3
6.   Braggo Franco 7.9 2532.0
7.   Robert Rodriguez 7.4 739.3
8.   Jeff Kiplinger 7.1 786.3
9.   Drew Triggs 7.1 1826.0
10.   Luke Gofannon 6.1 1028.3
 
WHiP - Single-Season
Rank    Player WHiP Year
1.   Heath Rockefeller 0.88 1990
2.   Heath Rockefeller 0.91 1989
3.   Heath Rockefeller 0.92 1994
4.   Heath Rockefeller 0.93 1993
5.   Heath Rockefeller 0.93 1992
6.   Braggo Franco 0.95 1983
7.   Johan Schmatzhagen 0.99 1973
8.   Braggo Franco 0.99 1985
9.   Braggo Franco 1.02 1988
10.   Ronnie Lee 1.02 1981
 
WHiP - Career
Rank    Player WHiP IP
1.   Heath Rockefeller 0.95 1776.3
2.   Braggo Franco 1.14 2532.0
3.   Jeff Kiplinger 1.16 786.3
4.   J.R. Richard 1.20 973.3
5.   Bill Walters 1.21 1426.0
6.   Lorenzo Diaz 1.23 727.3
7.   Zachary Sumner 1.23 1385.6
8.   Drew Triggs 1.24 1826.0
9.   Luke Gofannon 1.31 1028.3
10.   Allan Reddings 1.38 681.0
 
OAVG - Single-Season
Rank    Player OAVG Year
1.   J.R. Richard .195 1984
2.   J.R. Richard .205 1983
3.   Zachary Sumner .207 1978
4.   Heath Rockefeller .210 1989
5.   Heath Rockefeller .212 1990
6.   Johan Schmatzhagen .213 1973
7.   Bill Walters .214 1987
8.   Heath Rockefeller .215 1993
9.   Heath Rockefeller .215 1994
10.   Braggo Franco .216 1983
 
OAVG - Career
Rank    Player OAVG IP
1.   J.R. Richard .211 973.3
2.   Heath Rockefeller .221 1776.3
3.   Bill Walters .230 1426.0
4.   Braggo Franco .241 2532.0
5.   Zachary Sumner .244 1385.6
6.   Luke Gofannon .246 1028.3
7.   Robert Rodriguez .247 739.3
8.   Jeff Kiplinger .250 786.3
9.   Lorenzo Diaz .254 727.3
10.   Drew Triggs .257 1826.0
 
OOBP - Single-Season
Rank    Player OOBP Year
1.   Heath Rockefeller .233 1990
2.   Heath Rockefeller .238 1989
3.   Heath Rockefeller .242 1992
4.   Heath Rockefeller .242 1994
5.   Heath Rockefeller .247 1993
6.   Braggo Franco .254 1983
7.   Johan Schmatzhagen .259 1973
8.   Braggo Franco .262 1985
9.   Heath Rockefeller .263 1991
10.   Ronnie Lee .265 1981
 
OOBP - Career
Rank    Player OOBP IP
1.   Heath Rockefeller .248 1776.3
2.   Braggo Franco .293 2532.0
3.   Jeff Kiplinger .294 786.3
4.   J.R. Richard .297 973.3
5.   Bill Walters .302 1426.0
6.   Lorenzo Diaz .304 727.3
7.   Zachary Sumner .305 1385.6
8.   Drew Triggs .308 1826.0
9.   Luke Gofannon .325 1028.3
10.   Allan Reddings .336 681.0
 
OSLG - Single-Season
Rank    Player OSLG Year
1.   Braggo Franco .297 1983
2.   J.R. Richard .298 1983
3.   J.R. Richard .306 1984
4.   Braggo Franco .307 1980
5.   Heath Rockefeller .307 1993
6.   Heath Rockefeller .309 1989
7.   Heath Rockefeller .313 1990
8.   Evander Kilkenny .315 1994
9.   Braggo Franco .322 1985
10.   Bill Walters .322 1984
 
OSLG - Career
Rank    Player OSLG IP
1.   Heath Rockefeller .323 1776.3
2.   J.R. Richard .333 973.3
3.   Braggo Franco .338 2532.0
4.   Lorenzo Diaz .357 727.3
5.   Bill Walters .372 1426.0
6.   Jeff Kiplinger .384 786.3
7.   Zachary Sumner .390 1385.6
8.   Luke Gofannon .390 1028.3
9.   Robert Rodriguez .393 739.3
10.   Alvin Harrison .408 1019.6
 
OOPS - Single-Season
Rank    Player OOPS Year
1.   Heath Rockefeller .546 1990
2.   Heath Rockefeller .547 1989
3.   Braggo Franco .551 1983
4.   Heath Rockefeller .554 1993
5.   Heath Rockefeller .566 1992
6.   Heath Rockefeller .567 1994
7.   J.R. Richard .573 1983
8.   J.R. Richard .583 1984
9.   Braggo Franco .584 1985
10.   Braggo Franco .598 1980
 
OOPS - Career
Rank    Player OOPS IP
1.   Heath Rockefeller .571 1776.3
2.   J.R. Richard .630 973.3
3.   Braggo Franco .631 2532.0
4.   Lorenzo Diaz .661 727.3
5.   Bill Walters .674 1426.0
6.   Jeff Kiplinger .677 786.3
7.   Zachary Sumner .695 1385.6
8.   Luke Gofannon .715 1028.3
9.   Robert Rodriguez .743 739.3
10.   Allan Reddings .757 681.0
 
 
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