All-time Jewish pitching leaders

Through 2018

Calculated by Jewish Baseball News

(Active players shown BOLDED)

Most wins, season

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	YEAR	WINS
1	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1966	27*
2	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1965	26*
3	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1963	25*
3	Steve Stone	Baltimore Orioles	1980	25*
5	Erskine Mayer	Philadelphia Phillies	1915	21
5	Erskine Mayer	Philadelphia Phillies	1914	21
5	Ken Holtzman	Oakland Athletics	1973	21
8	Ken Holtzman	Oakland Athletics	1972	19
8	Ken Holtzman	Oakland Athletics	1974	19
8	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1964	19
11	Ken Holtzman	Oakland Athletics	1975	18
11	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1961	18
13	Dave Roberts	Houston Astros	1973	17
13	Ken Holtzman	Chicago Cubs	1969	17
13	Ken Holtzman	Chicago Cubs	1970	17
13	Scott Feldman	Texas Rangers	2009	17

* Led league

Most wins, career

Rank	Player	Wins
1	Ken Holtzman	174
2	Sandy Koufax	165
3	Jason Marquis	124
4	Steve Stone	107
5	Dave Roberts	103
6	Barney Pelty	92
7	Erskine Mayer	91
8	Scott Feldman	78
9	Barry Latman	59
10	Larry Sherry	53
11	Saul Rogovin	48
12	Scott Schoeneweis	47

Most shutouts, season

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	YEAR	SHUTOUTS
1	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1963	11*
2	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1965	8
3	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1964	7*
4	Dave Roberts	Houston Astros	1973	6
4	Ken Holtzman	Chicago Cubs	1969	6
6	Barney Pelty	St. Louis Browns	1909	5
6	Barney Pelty	St. Louis Browns	1907	5
6	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1966	5*
7	Barney Pelty	St. Louis Browns	1906	4
7	David Roberts	Detroit Tigers	1976	4
7	Erskine Mayer	Philadelphia Phillies	1914	4
7	Ken Holtzman	Oakland Athletics	1972	4
7	Ken Holtzman	Oakland Athletics	1973	4

* Led league

Most shutouts, career

Rank	Player	sho
1	Sandy Koufax	40
2	Ken Holtzman	31
3	Barney Pelty	22
4	Dave Roberts	20
5	Erskine Mayer	12
6	Barry Latman	10
7	Saul Rogovin	9
8	Steve Stone	7
9	Harry Feldman	6
9	Ross Baumgarten	6
11	Jason Marquis	5

Most saves, season

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	YEAR	SAVES
1	Larry Sherry	Detroit Tigers	1966	20
2	Larry Sherry	Los Angeles Dodgers	1961	15
2	Lloyd Allen	California Angels	1971	15
4	Larry Sherry	Detroit Tigers	1964	11
4	Larry Sherry	Los Angeles Dodgers	1962	11
6	Larry Sherry	Astros/Tigers	1967	7
6	Larry Sherry	Los Angeles Dodgers	1960	7

Most saves, career

Rank	Player	Saves
1	Larry Sherry	82
2	Lloyd Allen	22
3	Barry Latman	16
4	Dave Roberts	15
5	Harry Eisenstat	14
6	Al Levine	10
7	Sandy Koufax	9
7	Scott Schoeneweis	9
9	Craig Breslow	8

Most complete games, season

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	YEAR	COMPLETE GAMES
1	Barney Pelty	St. Louis Browns	1904	31
2	Barney Pelty	St. Louis Browns	1907	29
3	Barney Pelty	St. Louis Browns	1905	27
3	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1966	27*
3	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1965	27*
6	Barney Pelty	St. Louis Browns	1906	25
7	Erskine Mayer	Philadelphia Phillies	1914	24
8	Erskine Mayer	Philadelphia Phillies	1915	20
8	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1963	20
10	Barney Pelty	St. Louis Browns	1911	18
10	Dave Roberts	Detroit Tigers	1976	18
10	Erskine Mayer	Pirates/Phillies	1918	18
13	Barney Pelty	St. Louis Browns	1909	17
13	Saul Rogovin	White Sox/Tigers	1951	17
16	Ken Holtzman	Yankees/Orioles	1976	16
16	Ken Holtzman	Oakland Athletics	1972	16
16	Ken Holtzman	Oakland Athletics	1973	16

Most complete games, career

Rank	Player	Complete games
1	Barney Pelty	175
2	Sandy Koufax	137
3	Ken Holtzman	127
4	Erskine Mayer	93
5	Dave Roberts	77
6	Saul Rogovin	43
6	Steve Stone	43
8	Barry Latman	28
9	Harry Feldman	22
10	Lefty Weinert	19

Lowest ERA by starter, season

(15+ starts)

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	YEAR	ERA
1	Barney Pelty	St. Louis Browns	1906	1.59
2	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1966	1.73*
3	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1964	1.74*
4	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1963	1.88*
5	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1965	2.04*
6	Dave Roberts	San Diego Padres	1971	2.10
7	Barney Pelty	St. Louis Browns	1909	2.30
8	Erskine Mayer	Philadelphia Phillies	1915	2.36
9	Ken Holtzman	Oakland Athletics	1972	2.51
10	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1962	2.54*
11	Barney Pelty	St. Louis Browns	1907	2.57
12	Erskine Mayer	Philadelphia Phillies	1914	2.58
13	Erskine Mayer	Pirates/Phillies	1918	2.65
14	Barney Pelty	St. Louis Browns	1905	2.75
15	Erskine Mayer	Philadelphia Phillies	1917	2.76
16	Saul Rogovin	White Sox/Tigers	1951	2.78*
17	Barney Pelty	St. Louis Browns	1904	2.84
18	Dave Roberts	Houston Astros	1973	2.85
19	Barney Pelty	St. Louis Browns	1911	2.97
19	Ken Holtzman	Oakland Athletics	1973	2.97
21	Steve Stone	San Francisco Giants	1972	2.98

* Led league

Lowest ERA by reliever, season

(50+ innings, <4 starts)

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	YEAR	era
1	Craig Breslow	Boston Red Sox	2013	1.81
2	Al Levine	Los Angeles Angels	2001	2.38
3	Lloyd Allen	California Angels	1971	2.49
5	Craig Breslow	Diamondbacks/Red Sox	2012	2.70
6	Al Levine	Devils Rays/Royals	2003	2.79
7	John Grabow	Pittsburgh Pirates	2008	2.84
8	Craig Breslow	Oakland Athletics	2010	3.01
9	Larry Sherry	Detroit Tigers	1965	3.10
10	Syd Cohen	Washington Senators	1937	3.11
11	Harry Eisenstat	Cleveland Indians	1940	3.14
12	Larry Sherry	Los Angeles Dodgers	1962	3.20
13	Scott Schoeneweis	Toronto Blue Jays	2005	3.32
14	Scott Schoeneweis	New York Mets	2008	3.34
15	John Grabow	Pirates/Cubs	2009	3.36
16	Craig Breslow	Athletics/Twins	2009	3.36
17	Jose Bautista	San Francisco Giants	1996	3.36
18	Al Levine	Los Angeles Angels	1999	3.39

Lowest ERA, career

(400+ innings)

Rank	Player	Innings	ERA
1	Barney Pelty	1908	2.63
2	Sandy Koufax	2324	2.76
3	Erskine Mayer	1427	2.96
4	Craig Breslow	570	3.45
5	Ken Holtzman	2867	3.49
6	Larry Sherry	799	3.67
7	Dave Roberts	2099	3.78
8	Harry Feldman	666	3.8
9	Harry Eisenstat	478	3.84
10	Barry Latman	1219	3.91
11	Al Levine	575	3.96
12	Steve Stone	1788	3.97

Most strikeouts, season

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	YEAR	STRIKEOUTS
1	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1965	382*
2	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1966	317*
3	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1963	306*
4	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1961	269*
5	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1964	223
6	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1962	216
7	Ken Holtzman	Chicago Cubs	1970	202
8	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1960	197
9	Ken Holtzman	Chicago Cubs	1969	176
10	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1959	173
11	Ken Holtzman	Chicago Cubs	1966	171
12	Ken Holtzman	Oakland Athletics	1973	157
13	Ken Holtzman	Chicago Cubs	1968	151

* Led league

Most strikeouts, career

Rank	Player	Strikeouts
1	Sandy Koufax	2396
2	Ken Holtzman	1601
3	Jason Marquis	1174
4	Steve Stone	1065
5	Dave Roberts	957
6	Scott Feldman	882
7	Barry Latman	829
8	Barney Pelty	693
9	Larry Sherry	606
10	Scott Schoeneweis	568
11	Erskine Mayer	482
12	Craig Breslow	442

Most strikeouts per 9 innings by starter, season

(15+ starts)

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	YEAR	STRIKEOUTS/9 IP
1	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1962	10.55*
2	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1965	10.24*
3	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1959	10.15
4	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1960	10.13*
5	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1961	9.47*
6	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1964	9.00*
7	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1963	8.86
8	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1966	8.83*
9	Barry Latman	Cleveland Indians	1963	8.02
10	Jason Marquis	San Diego Padres	2012	7.59
11	Scott Feldman	Cincinnati Reds	2017	7.52
12	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1958	7.43
13	Steve Stone	Chicago White Sox	1973	7.04

* Led league

Most strikeouts per 9 innings by reliever, season

(50+ innings, <4 starts)

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	YEAR	STRIKEOUTS/9 IP
1	John Grabow	Pittsburgh Pirates	2004	9.34
2	Craig Breslow	Season Total	2012	8.67
3	Craig Breslow	Oakland Athletics	2010	8.56
4	John Grabow	Pittsburgh Pirates	2006	8.53
5	Barry Latman	Houston Astros	1967	8.11
6	Larry Sherry	Detroit Tigers	1964	7.87
7	Wayne Rosenthal	Texas Rangers	1991	7.81
8	Scott Schoeneweis	Season Total	2003	7.79
9	Larry Sherry	Los Angeles Dodgers	1961	7.51
10	John Grabow	Pittsburgh Pirates	2008	7.34
11	John Grabow	Pittsburgh Pirates	2007	7.32
12	Larry Sherry	Detroit Tigers	1966	7.30
13	John Grabow	Pittsburgh Pirates	2005	7.27
14	Larry Sherry	Los Angeles Dodgers	1960	7.21
15	Craig Breslow	Oakland Athletics	2009	7.16
16	Craig Breslow	Season Total	2009	7.11
17	Larry Sherry	Los Angeles Dodgers	1962	7.10
18	John Grabow	Season Total	2009	7.09

Most strikeouts per 9 innings, career

(400+ innings)

Rank	Player	Innings	Strikeouts	Strikeouts per 9 IP
1	Sandy Koufax	2324	2396	9.28
2	John Grabow	476	400	7.56
3	Craig Breslow	570	442	6.98
4	Larry Sherry	799	606	6.83
5	Barry Latman	1219	829	6.12
6	Scott Feldman	1386	882	5.73
7	Jason Marquis	1968	1174	5.37
8	Steve Stone	1788	1065	5.36
9	Scott Schoeneweis	972	568	5.26
10	Ken Holtzman	2867	1601	5.03

Best strikeout-to-walk ratio by starter, season

(15+ starts)

Rank	Player	Team	Year	K/BB
1	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1965	5.380
2	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1963	5.276
3	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1964	4.208
4	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1966	4.117
5	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1962	3.789
6	Scott Feldman	Texas Rangers	2012	3.000
7	Jason Marquis	San Diego Padres	2012	2.821
8	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1961	2.802
9	Scott Feldman	Chicago Cubs	2013	2.680
10	Scott Feldman	Cincinnati Reds	2017	2.657
11	Ken Holtzman	Oakland Athletics	1972	2.577
12	Barry Latman	Cleveland Indians	1963	2.558
13	Ken Holtzman	Chicago Cubs	1966	2.515

Best strikeout-to-walk ratio by reliever, season

(50+ innings, <4 starts)

Rank	Player	Team	Year	K/BB
1	Scott Schoeneweis	Angels/White Sox	2003	2.947
2	Craig Breslow	Diamondbacks/Red Sox	2012	2.773
3	Jose J. Bautista	Chicago Cubs	1994	2.647
4	Larry Sherry	Tigers/Astros	1967	2.600
5	Craig Breslow	Oakland Athletics	2010	2.448
6	Craig Breslow	Oakland Athletics	2009	2.444
7	John Grabow	Pittsburgh Pirates	2004	2.286
8	Harry Eisenstat	Cleveland Indians	1940	2.250
9	John Grabow	Pittsburgh Pirates	2007	2.211
10	John Grabow	Pittsburgh Pirates	2006	2.200

Best strikeout-to-walk ratio, career

(400+ innings)

Rank	Player	Walks	Strikeouts	K/BB
1	Sandy Koufax	817	2396	2.93
2	Scott Feldman	439	882	2.01
3	Craig Breslow	226	442	1.96
4	Jose J. Bautista	171	328	1.92
5	John Grabow	220	400	1.82
6	Ken Holtzman	910	1601	1.76
7	Barry Latman	489	829	1.70
8	Larry Sherry	374	606	1.62
9	Dave Roberts	615	957	1.56
10	Jason Marquis	769	1174	1.53

Fewest walks/hits per inning by starter, season

(15+ starts)

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	YEAR	WHIP
1	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1965	0.86*
2	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1963	0.87*
3	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1964	0.93*
4	Barney Pelty	St. Louis Browns	1906	0.95
5	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1966	0.98
6	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	1962	1.04*
7	Barney Pelty	St. Louis Browns	1909	1.06
8	Ken Holtzman	Oakland Athletics	1972	1.07
9	Erskine Mayer	Philadelphia Phillies	1915	1.09
9	Barney Pelty	St. Louis Browns	1907	1.09
11	Dave Roberts	San Diego Padres	1971	1.11
12	Barney Pelty	St. Louis Browns	1905	1.12
14	Ken Holtzman	Oakland Athletics	1973	1.15
14	Barney Pelty	St. Louis Browns	1904	1.15
16	Steve Stone	San Francisco Giants	1972	1.18
16	Scott Feldman	Cubs/Orioles	2013	1.18
18	Ken Holtzman	Chicago Cubs	1966	1.19

* Led league

Fewest walks/hits per inning by reliever, season

(50+ innings, <4 starts)

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	YEAR	WHIP
1	Craig Breslow	Oakland Athletics	2010	1.10
2	Craig Breslow	Athletics/Twins	2009	1.11
3	Craig Breslow	Boston Red Sox	2013	1.12
4	Jose Bautista	San Francisco Giants	1996	1.16
5	Craig Breslow	Diamondbacks/Red Sox	2012	1.17
6	Lloyd Allen	California Angels	1971	1.22
7	Al Levine	Los Angeles Angels	1999	1.24
8	Harry Eisenstat	Cleveland Indians	1940	1.26
9	Scott Schoeneweis	Angels/White Sox	2003	1.27
10	John Grabow	Pittsburgh Pirates	2008	1.28

Fewest walks/hits per inning, career

(400+ innings)

Rank	Player	WHIP
1	Sandy Koufax	1.106
2	Barney Pelty	1.150
3	Erskine Mayer	1.233
4	Ken Holtzman	1.289
5	Jose J. Bautista	1.318
6	Barry Latman	1.328
7	Dave Roberts	1.335
8	Craig Breslow	1.336
9	Saul Rogovin	1.354
10	Steve Stone	1.355
11	Scott Feldman	1.356
12	Harry Eisenstat	1.389