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1908 American League Pitching Leaders
1907 AL
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1909 AL
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1908 NL
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1908 MLB
Pitching Leaders
AL Pitching Leaders
Glossary
Earned Run Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Joss
(CLE)
1.163
2.
Young
(BOS)
1.264
3.
Walsh
(CHW)
1.416
4.
Summers
(DET)
1.645
5.
Johnson
(WSH)
1.650
6.
Burns
(WSH)
1.691
7.
Chech
(CLE)
1.738
8.
Rhoads
(CLE)
1.767
9.
Howell
(SLB)
1.887
10.
Waddell
(SLB)
1.890
Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Walsh
(CHW)
40
2.
Joss
(CLE)
24
Summers
(DET)
24
4.
Young
(BOS)
21
5.
Waddell
(SLB)
19
6.
Howell
(SLB)
18
Vickers
(PHA)
18
Rhoads
(CLE)
18
Donovan
(DET)
18
White
(CHW)
18
Hughes
(WSH)
18
Win-Loss %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Walsh
(CHW)
.727
2.
Donovan
(DET)
.720
3.
Joss
(CLE)
.686
4.
Summers
(DET)
.667
Dinneen
(SLB)
.667
6.
Young
(BOS)
.656
7.
Willett
(DET)
.652
8.
Berger
(CLE)
.619
9.
Chech
(CLE)
.611
10.
Rhoads
(CLE)
.600
Walks & Hits per IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Joss
(CLE)
.806
2.
Walsh
(CHW)
.860
3.
Young
(BOS)
.893
4.
Burns
(WSH)
.927
5.
Smith
(CHW)
.961
6.
Johnson
(WSH)
.964
7.
Powell
(SLB)
.996
8.
Plank
(PHA)
1.014
9.
Chech
(CLE)
1.026
10.
Vickers
(PHA)
1.057
Hits per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Joss
(CLE)
6.425
2.
Smith
(CHW)
6.440
3.
Walsh
(CHW)
6.653
4.
Johnson
(WSH)
6.811
5.
Berger
(CLE)
6.863
6.
Young
(BOS)
6.923
7.
Dygert
(PHA)
6.939
8.
Waddell
(SLB)
7.026
9.
Dinneen
(SLB)
7.168
10.
Morgan
(BOS)
7.288
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Joss
(CLE)
.831
2.
Burns
(WSH)
.982
3.
Walsh
(CHW)
1.086
4.
Young
(BOS)
1.114
5.
Summers
(DET)
1.645
6.
Powell
(SLB)
1.652
7.
Plank
(PHA)
1.692
8.
Winter
(TOT)
1.809
9.
Chech
(CLE)
1.847
10.
Johnson
(WSH)
1.861
Strikeouts per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Waddell
(SLB)
7.309
2.
Dygert
(PHA)
6.184
3.
Johnson
(WSH)
5.618
4.
Hughes
(WSH)
5.374
5.
Donovan
(DET)
5.229
6.
Walsh
(CHW)
5.218
7.
Liebhardt
(CLE)
5.015
8.
Plank
(PHA)
4.966
9.
Burchell
(BOS)
4.709
10.
Berger
(CLE)
4.560
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Walsh
(CHW)
66
2.
Vickers
(PHA)
53
3.
Chesbro
(NYY)
45
4.
Hughes
(WSH)
43
Waddell
(SLB)
43
6.
Joss
(CLE)
42
7.
Smith
(CHW)
41
Howell
(SLB)
41
White
(CHW)
41
Manning
(NYY)
41
Dygert
(PHA)
41
Saves
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Walsh
(CHW)
6
2.
Hughes
(WSH)
4
3.
Waddell
(SLB)
3
4.
Young
(BOS)
2
Pruiett
(BOS)
2
Cicotte
(BOS)
2
Foster
(CLE)
2
Altrock
(CHW)
2
Joss
(CLE)
2
10.
Dygert
(PHA)
1
Howell
(SLB)
1
Johnson
(WSH)
1
Keeley
(WSH)
1
Killian
(DET)
1
Manning
(NYY)
1
Manuel
(CHW)
1
Morgan
(BOS)
1
Newton
(NYY)
1
Chesbro
(NYY)
1
Bender
(PHA)
1
Ryan
(CLE)
1
Smith
(WSH)
1
Smith
(CHW)
1
Suggs
(DET)
1
Summers
(DET)
1
Vickers
(PHA)
1
Willett
(DET)
1
Powell
(SLB)
1
Plank
(PHA)
1
Winter
(TOT)
1
Innings Pitched
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Walsh
(CHW)
464.0
2.
Joss
(CLE)
325.0
3.
Howell
(SLB)
324.1
4.
Vickers
(PHA)
317.0
5.
Summers
(DET)
301.0
6.
Young
(BOS)
299.0
7.
Smith
(CHW)
297.2
8.
White
(CHW)
296.0
9.
Mullin
(DET)
290.2
10.
Chesbro
(NYY)
288.2
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Walsh
(CHW)
269
2.
Waddell
(SLB)
232
3.
Hughes
(WSH)
165
4.
Dygert
(PHA)
164
5.
Johnson
(WSH)
160
6.
Vickers
(PHA)
156
7.
Young
(BOS)
150
8.
Liebhardt
(CLE)
146
9.
Donovan
(DET)
141
10.
Plank
(PHA)
135
Games Started
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Walsh
(CHW)
49
2.
White
(CHW)
37
3.
Waddell
(SLB)
36
4.
Joss
(CLE)
35
Smith
(CHW)
35
6.
Vickers
(PHA)
34
7.
Young
(BOS)
33
8.
Summers
(DET)
32
Powell
(SLB)
32
Howell
(SLB)
32
Complete Games
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Walsh
(CHW)
42
2.
Young
(BOS)
30
3.
Joss
(CLE)
29
4.
Howell
(SLB)
27
5.
Mullin
(DET)
26
6.
Donovan
(DET)
25
Waddell
(SLB)
25
8.
Smith
(CHW)
24
Hughes
(WSH)
24
White
(CHW)
24
Shutouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Walsh
(CHW)
11
2.
Joss
(CLE)
9
3.
Donovan
(DET)
6
Vickers
(PHA)
6
Johnson
(WSH)
6
6.
Waddell
(SLB)
5
Powell
(SLB)
5
Dygert
(PHA)
5
White
(CHW)
5
Summers
(DET)
5
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Morgan
(BOS)
7
2.
Chesbro
(NYY)
6
Lake
(NYY)
6
4.
Hogg
(NYY)
4
Manning
(NYY)
4
Orth
(NYY)
4
7.
Hughes
(WSH)
3
Keeley
(WSH)
3
Dygert
(PHA)
3
Ryan
(CLE)
3
Winter
(TOT)
3
Thielman
(TOT)
3
Summers
(DET)
3
Cates
(WSH)
3
Falkenberg
(TOT)
3
White
(CHW)
3
Burns
(WSH)
3
Killian
(DET)
3
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Dygert
(PHA)
97
2.
Waddell
(SLB)
90
Morgan
(BOS)
90
4.
Manning
(NYY)
86
5.
Liebhardt
(CLE)
81
6.
Lake
(NYY)
77
Hughes
(WSH)
77
8.
Smith
(CHW)
73
Rhoads
(CLE)
73
10.
Mullin
(DET)
71
Vickers
(PHA)
71
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Walsh
(CHW)
343
2.
Mullin
(DET)
301
3.
Howell
(SLB)
279
4.
Chesbro
(NYY)
271
Summers
(DET)
271
6.
White
(CHW)
267
7.
Vickers
(PHA)
264
8.
Lake
(NYY)
252
9.
Joss
(CLE)
232
10.
Young
(BOS)
230
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Walsh
(CHW)
4.804
2.
Joss
(CLE)
4.333
3.
Young
(BOS)
4.054
4.
Burns
(WSH)
3.056
5.
Johnson
(WSH)
3.019
6.
Plank
(PHA)
2.935
7.
Donovan
(DET)
2.660
8.
Waddell
(SLB)
2.578
9.
Vickers
(PHA)
2.197
10.
Hughes
(WSH)
2.143
Home Runs per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Johnson
(WSH)
0.00
Vickers
(PHA)
0.00
Waddell
(SLB)
0.00
Cicotte
(BOS)
0.00
5.
Howell
(SLB)
.028
6.
Young
(BOS)
.030
7.
Mullin
(DET)
.031
8.
Powell
(SLB)
.035
9.
Plank
(PHA)
.037
10.
Walsh
(CHW)
.039
Losses
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lake
(NYY)
22
2.
Chesbro
(NYY)
20
3.
Winter
(TOT)
19
Vickers
(PHA)
19
5.
Howell
(SLB)
18
6.
Smith
(CHW)
17
7.
Hogg
(NYY)
16
Manning
(NYY)
16
Liebhardt
(CLE)
16
Plank
(PHA)
16
Earned Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mullin
(DET)
100
2.
Lake
(NYY)
95
3.
Chesbro
(NYY)
94
4.
White
(CHW)
84
5.
Manning
(NYY)
80
6.
Vickers
(PHA)
78
7.
Dygert
(PHA)
76
8.
Walsh
(CHW)
73
9.
Hughes
(WSH)
68
Howell
(SLB)
68
Wild Pitches
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cicotte
(BOS)
14
2.
Hughes
(WSH)
13
Johnson
(WSH)
13
4.
Vickers
(PHA)
12
Mullin
(DET)
12
6.
Burchell
(BOS)
11
Chesbro
(NYY)
11
8.
Willett
(DET)
10
Walsh
(CHW)
10
10.
Falkenberg
(TOT)
8
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Summers
(DET)
20
2.
Manning
(NYY)
18
3.
Howell
(SLB)
17
4.
Willett
(DET)
14
Chesbro
(NYY)
14
6.
Grahame
(SLB)
12
7.
Johnson
(WSH)
11
Vickers
(PHA)
11
Burchell
(BOS)
11
Dygert
(PHA)
11
Batters Faced
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Walsh
(CHW)
1799
2.
Howell
(SLB)
1297
3.
Vickers
(PHA)
1276
4.
Joss
(CLE)
1244
5.
Mullin
(DET)
1232
6.
Chesbro
(NYY)
1202
7.
Summers
(DET)
1195
8.
Waddell
(SLB)
1178
9.
White
(CHW)
1171
10.
Young
(BOS)
1143
Games Finished
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Vickers
(PHA)
17
2.
Walsh
(CHW)
15
Manning
(NYY)
15
4.
Chesbro
(NYY)
13
Cicotte
(BOS)
13
6.
Keeley
(WSH)
12
7.
Liebhardt
(CLE)
11
Hughes
(WSH)
11
9.
Owen
(CHW)
10
Dinneen
(SLB)
10
Lake
(NYY)
10
Adjusted ERA+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Joss
(CLE)
205
2.
Young
(BOS)
194
3.
Walsh
(CHW)
163
4.
Summers
(DET)
147
5.
Johnson
(WSH)
139
6.
Chech
(CLE)
137
7.
Burns
(WSH)
136
8.
Rhoads
(CLE)
135
9.
Howell
(SLB)
126
10.
Waddell
(SLB)
126
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Pitching Leaders