Career Leaders - Batting
(ML career records taken from Sporting News Complete Record Book,2001 Ed.)
BATTING AVERAGE
0.345 T.GWYNN 7 seasons
0.337 M.PIAZZA 7 seasons
0.326 L.WALKER 7 seasons
(Major League Record based on 15 seasons: Ty Cobb .367)
ON BASE PCT
0.426 G.SHEFFIELD 7 seasons
0.423 F.THOMAS 7 seasons
0.419 E.MARTINEZ 7 seasons
SLUGGING PCT
0.685 M.MCGWIRE 7 seasons
0.624 M.PIAZZA 7 seasons
0.622 A.BELLE 7 seasons
(Major League Record based on 15 seasons:.Babe Ruth .690)
ERA
3.01 K.BROWN 7 seasons
3.05 R.JOHNSON 7 seasons
3.06 G.MADDUX 7 seasons
(Major League Record based on 2000 ip:Hippo Vaughn 2.33 ERA-note Walter Johnson w/ a 2.67 has the record based on 200 or 300 games won)
STRIKEOUTS
2076 R.JOHNSON 7 seasons
2058 P.MARTINEZ 7 seasons
1677 R.CLEMENS 7 seasons
(Major League Record:Nolan Ryan 5714)
WALKS
753 C.FINLEY 7 seasons
744 R.CLEMENS 7 seasons
679 A.LEITER 7 seasons
(Major League Record:Nolan Ryan 2795)
WINS
144 K.BROWN 7 seasons
139 G.MADDUX 7 seasons
120 P.MARTINEZ 7 seasons
(Major League Record:Cy Young 511)
LOSSES
106 D.WELLS 7 seasons
95 C.FINLEY 7 seasons
90 D.NEAGLE 7 seasons
(Major League Record: Cy Young 313)
WINNING PCT
0.705 K.MILLWOOD 4 seasons
0.686 K.BROWN 7 seasons
0.668 G.MADDUX 7 seasons
(Major League Record based on 200 decisions:Whitey Ford .690)