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1916 American League Pitching Leaders
1915 AL
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1917 AL
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1916 NL
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1916 MLB
Pitching Leaders
AL Pitching Leaders
Glossary
Earned Run Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ruth
(BOS)
1.752
2.
Cicotte
(CHW)
1.781
3.
Johnson
(WSH)
1.899
4.
Coveleski
(DET)
1.970
5.
Faber
(CHW)
2.016
6.
Cullop
(NYY)
2.048
7.
Weilman
(SLB)
2.152
8.
Shawkey
(NYY)
2.212
9.
Mogridge
(NYY)
2.312
10.
Plank
(SLB)
2.330
Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Johnson
(WSH)
25
2.
Shawkey
(NYY)
24
3.
Ruth
(BOS)
23
4.
Coveleski
(DET)
21
5.
Dauss
(DET)
19
6.
Leonard
(BOS)
18
Russell
(CHW)
18
Mays
(BOS)
18
9.
Faber
(CHW)
17
Gallia
(WSH)
17
Weilman
(SLB)
17
Win-Loss %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cullop
(NYY)
.684
2.
Cicotte
(CHW)
.682
3.
Foster
(BOS)
.667
4.
Ruth
(BOS)
.657
5.
Coveleski
(DET)
.656
6.
Faber
(CHW)
.654
7.
Williams
(CHW)
.650
8.
Shawkey
(NYY)
.632
9.
Russell
(CHW)
.621
10.
Shore
(BOS)
.615
Walks & Hits per IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Russell
(CHW)
.942
2.
Johnson
(WSH)
1.006
3.
Shawkey
(NYY)
1.030
4.
Coveleski
(DET)
1.051
5.
Ruth
(BOS)
1.075
6.
Cullop
(NYY)
1.096
7.
Faber
(CHW)
1.110
8.
Cicotte
(CHW)
1.112
9.
Mogridge
(NYY)
1.125
10.
Leonard
(BOS)
1.131
Hits per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ruth
(BOS)
6.396
2.
Shawkey
(NYY)
6.636
3.
Cicotte
(CHW)
6.642
4.
Bush
(PHA)
6.970
5.
Russell
(CHW)
7.048
6.
Johnson
(WSH)
7.060
7.
Dubuc
(DET)
7.080
8.
Groom
(SLB)
7.206
9.
Russell
(NYY)
7.249
10.
Faber
(CHW)
7.320
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Russell
(CHW)
1.430
2.
Cullop
(NYY)
1.725
3.
Coveleski
(DET)
1.748
4.
Shore
(BOS)
1.954
5.
Johnson
(WSH)
1.996
6.
Mogridge
(NYY)
2.081
7.
Leonard
(BOS)
2.168
8.
Bagby
(CLE)
2.212
9.
Coveleski
(CLE)
2.250
10.
Weilman
(SLB)
2.478
Strikeouts per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Johnson
(WSH)
5.551
2.
Williams
(CHW)
5.536
3.
Russell
(NYY)
5.463
4.
Harper
(WSH)
5.371
5.
Myers
(PHA)
5.200
6.
Bush
(PHA)
4.929
7.
Leonard
(BOS)
4.730
8.
Ruth
(BOS)
4.727
9.
Mitchell
(TOT)
4.413
10.
Cicotte
(CHW)
4.380
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Davenport
(SLB)
59
2.
Russell
(CHW)
56
3.
Shawkey
(NYY)
53
4.
Gallia
(WSH)
49
5.
Bagby
(CLE)
48
Leonard
(BOS)
48
Johnson
(WSH)
48
8.
Boland
(DET)
46
Weilman
(SLB)
46
10.
Coveleski
(CLE)
45
Saves
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Shawkey
(NYY)
8
2.
Russell
(NYY)
6
Leonard
(BOS)
6
4.
Bagby
(CLE)
5
Cicotte
(CHW)
5
6.
Dauss
(DET)
4
Groom
(SLB)
4
8.
Scott
(CHW)
3
Mays
(BOS)
3
Russell
(CHW)
3
Plank
(SLB)
3
Boland
(DET)
3
Coveleski
(CLE)
3
Innings Pitched
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Johnson
(WSH)
369.2
2.
Coveleski
(DET)
324.1
3.
Ruth
(BOS)
323.2
4.
Myers
(PHA)
315.0
5.
Davenport
(SLB)
290.2
6.
Bush
(PHA)
286.2
7.
Gallia
(WSH)
283.2
8.
Shawkey
(NYY)
276.2
9.
Weilman
(SLB)
276.0
10.
Leonard
(BOS)
274.0
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Johnson
(WSH)
228
2.
Myers
(PHA)
182
3.
Ruth
(BOS)
170
4.
Bush
(PHA)
157
5.
Harper
(WSH)
149
6.
Leonard
(BOS)
144
7.
Williams
(CHW)
138
8.
Davenport
(SLB)
129
9.
Shawkey
(NYY)
122
10.
Gallia
(WSH)
120
Games Started
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ruth
(BOS)
41
2.
Coveleski
(DET)
39
3.
Johnson
(WSH)
38
4.
Myers
(PHA)
35
5.
Harper
(WSH)
34
Leonard
(BOS)
34
7.
Bush
(PHA)
33
8.
Davenport
(SLB)
31
Weilman
(SLB)
31
Gallia
(WSH)
31
Complete Games
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Johnson
(WSH)
36
2.
Myers
(PHA)
31
3.
Bush
(PHA)
25
4.
Ruth
(BOS)
23
5.
Coveleski
(DET)
22
6.
Shawkey
(NYY)
21
7.
Weilman
(SLB)
19
8.
Dauss
(DET)
18
9.
Leonard
(BOS)
17
Plank
(SLB)
17
Shutouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ruth
(BOS)
9
2.
Bush
(PHA)
8
3.
Leonard
(BOS)
6
4.
Russell
(CHW)
5
5.
Shawkey
(NYY)
4
Benz
(CHW)
4
7.
Johnson
(WSH)
3
Shore
(BOS)
3
Coveleski
(DET)
3
Bagby
(CLE)
3
Plank
(SLB)
3
Faber
(CHW)
3
Foster
(BOS)
3
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Russell
(NYY)
8
2.
Myers
(PHA)
7
3.
Coveleski
(CLE)
6
Coveleski
(DET)
6
Caldwell
(NYY)
6
Leonard
(BOS)
6
7.
Williams
(CHW)
5
8.
Fisher
(NYY)
4
Davenport
(SLB)
4
Keating
(NYY)
4
Ayers
(WSH)
4
Cullop
(NYY)
4
Williams
(PHA)
4
Harper
(WSH)
4
Shawkey
(NYY)
4
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Myers
(PHA)
168
2.
Bush
(PHA)
130
3.
Ruth
(BOS)
118
4.
Harper
(WSH)
101
5.
Davenport
(SLB)
100
6.
Gallia
(WSH)
99
7.
Groom
(SLB)
98
8.
Nabors
(PHA)
95
9.
Sheehan
(PHA)
94
10.
Dauss
(DET)
90
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Johnson
(WSH)
290
2.
Myers
(PHA)
280
3.
Coveleski
(DET)
278
Gallia
(WSH)
278
5.
Davenport
(SLB)
267
6.
Bagby
(CLE)
253
7.
Coveleski
(CLE)
247
8.
Leonard
(BOS)
244
9.
Weilman
(SLB)
237
10.
Ruth
(BOS)
230
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Johnson
(WSH)
2.781
2.
Russell
(CHW)
2.667
3.
Cullop
(NYY)
2.406
4.
Leonard
(BOS)
2.182
5.
Williams
(CHW)
2.123
6.
Coveleski
(DET)
1.714
7.
Shawkey
(NYY)
1.506
8.
Harper
(WSH)
1.475
9.
Mogridge
(NYY)
1.467
10.
Ruth
(BOS)
1.441
Home Runs per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ruth
(BOS)
0.00
Foster
(BOS)
0.00
Johnson
(WSH)
0.00
4.
Russell
(CHW)
.034
5.
Shore
(BOS)
.040
6.
Groom
(SLB)
.041
7.
Faber
(CHW)
.044
8.
Boehling
(TOT)
.045
9.
Cicotte
(CHW)
.048
10.
Dubuc
(DET)
.053
Losses
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Bush
(PHA)
24
2.
Myers
(PHA)
23
3.
Johnson
(WSH)
20
Nabors
(PHA)
20
5.
Weilman
(SLB)
18
6.
Bagby
(CLE)
16
Sheehan
(PHA)
16
8.
Plank
(SLB)
15
Boehling
(TOT)
15
10.
Scott
(CHW)
14
Shawkey
(NYY)
14
Earned Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Myers
(PHA)
128
2.
Davenport
(SLB)
92
3.
Coveleski
(CLE)
88
4.
Gallia
(WSH)
87
5.
Dauss
(DET)
85
6.
Bush
(PHA)
82
Nabors
(PHA)
82
8.
Bagby
(CLE)
79
9.
Johnson
(WSH)
78
10.
Sheehan
(PHA)
77
Wild Pitches
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Bush
(PHA)
15
2.
Myers
(PHA)
13
3.
Johnson
(WSH)
9
Harper
(WSH)
9
5.
Dauss
(DET)
8
Gallia
(WSH)
8
Leonard
(BOS)
8
8.
Sheehan
(PHA)
7
Cunningham
(DET)
7
Bagby
(CLE)
7
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Dauss
(DET)
16
2.
Myers
(PHA)
14
3.
James
(DET)
11
Coveleski
(DET)
11
5.
Mays
(BOS)
9
Johnson
(WSH)
9
7.
Caldwell
(NYY)
8
Bagby
(CLE)
8
Williams
(CHW)
8
Weilman
(SLB)
8
Ruth
(BOS)
8
Davenport
(SLB)
8
Leonard
(BOS)
8
Gallia
(WSH)
8
Harper
(WSH)
8
Batters Faced
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Johnson
(WSH)
1449
2.
Myers
(PHA)
1310
3.
Ruth
(BOS)
1300
4.
Coveleski
(DET)
1248
5.
Gallia
(WSH)
1151
6.
Davenport
(SLB)
1149
7.
Bush
(PHA)
1145
8.
Bagby
(CLE)
1083
9.
Weilman
(SLB)
1065
10.
Shawkey
(NYY)
1064
Games Finished
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Shawkey
(NYY)
23
2.
Bagby
(CLE)
19
3.
Davenport
(SLB)
17
4.
Dubuc
(DET)
16
5.
Gould
(CLE)
15
Gallia
(WSH)
15
Cicotte
(CHW)
15
Russell
(CHW)
15
Ayers
(WSH)
15
Sheehan
(PHA)
15
Adjusted ERA+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ruth
(BOS)
158
2.
Cicotte
(CHW)
155
3.
Johnson
(WSH)
147
4.
Coveleski
(DET)
145
5.
Cullop
(NYY)
141
6.
Faber
(CHW)
137
7.
Shawkey
(NYY)
130
8.
Weilman
(SLB)
127
9.
Mogridge
(NYY)
125
10.
Plank
(SLB)
118
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Pitching Leaders