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1917 American League Pitching Leaders
1916 AL
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1918 AL
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1917 NL
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1917 MLB
Pitching Leaders
AL Pitching Leaders
Glossary
Earned Run Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cicotte
(CHW)
1.532
2.
Mays
(BOS)
1.744
3.
Coveleski
(CLE)
1.810
4.
Faber
(CHW)
1.923
5.
Russell
(CHW)
1.949
6.
Bagby
(CLE)
1.965
7.
Ruth
(BOS)
2.013
8.
James
(DET)
2.091
9.
Ayers
(WSH)
2.167
10.
Leonard
(BOS)
2.171
Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cicotte
(CHW)
28
2.
Ruth
(BOS)
24
3.
Bagby
(CLE)
23
Johnson
(WSH)
23
5.
Mays
(BOS)
22
6.
Coveleski
(CLE)
19
7.
Dauss
(DET)
17
Williams
(CHW)
17
Davenport
(SLB)
17
10.
Leonard
(BOS)
16
Boland
(DET)
16
Faber
(CHW)
16
Win-Loss %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Klepfer
(CLE)
.778
2.
Russell
(CHW)
.750
3.
Mays
(BOS)
.710
4.
Cicotte
(CHW)
.700
5.
Williams
(CHW)
.680
6.
Ruth
(BOS)
.649
7.
Danforth
(CHW)
.647
8.
Bagby
(CLE)
.639
9.
Mitchell
(DET)
.600
10.
Boland
(DET)
.593
Walks & Hits per IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cicotte
(CHW)
.912
2.
Johnson
(WSH)
.969
3.
Coveleski
(CLE)
.992
4.
Mays
(BOS)
1.052
5.
Russell
(CHW)
1.067
6.
Ruth
(BOS)
1.079
7.
Bagby
(CLE)
1.092
8.
Leonard
(BOS)
1.118
9.
Shore
(BOS)
1.129
10.
Mogridge
(NYY)
1.141
Hits per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Coveleski
(CLE)
6.094
2.
Cicotte
(CHW)
6.387
3.
Ruth
(BOS)
6.729
4.
Johnson
(WSH)
6.847
5.
Mays
(BOS)
7.163
6.
Boland
(DET)
7.261
7.
Harper
(WSH)
7.277
8.
James
(DET)
7.409
9.
Groom
(SLB)
7.466
10.
Dumont
(WSH)
7.519
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Russell
(CHW)
1.521
2.
Mogridge
(NYY)
1.788
3.
Cicotte
(CHW)
1.817
4.
Johnson
(WSH)
1.877
5.
Bagby
(CLE)
2.049
6.
Shore
(BOS)
2.184
7.
Leonard
(BOS)
2.202
8.
Mitchell
(DET)
2.234
9.
Mays
(BOS)
2.305
10.
Klepfer
(CLE)
2.324
Strikeouts per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Johnson
(WSH)
5.190
2.
Harper
(WSH)
4.968
3.
Bush
(PHA)
4.667
4.
Leonard
(BOS)
4.403
5.
Danforth
(CHW)
4.110
6.
Coveleski
(CLE)
4.012
7.
Shaw
(WSH)
3.988
8.
Ehmke
(DET)
3.932
9.
Myers
(PHA)
3.927
10.
Cicotte
(CHW)
3.894
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Danforth
(CHW)
50
2.
Cicotte
(CHW)
49
Bagby
(CLE)
49
4.
Sothoron
(SLB)
48
5.
Shaw
(WSH)
47
Davenport
(SLB)
47
Johnson
(WSH)
47
8.
Williams
(CHW)
45
Coveleski
(CLE)
45
10.
Cunningham
(DET)
44
Saves
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Danforth
(CHW)
9
2.
Bagby
(CLE)
7
3.
Boland
(DET)
6
4.
Coumbe
(CLE)
5
5.
Sothoron
(SLB)
4
Coveleski
(CLE)
4
Cunningham
(DET)
4
Cicotte
(CHW)
4
9.
Johnson
(WSH)
3
Groom
(SLB)
3
Russell
(CHW)
3
Myers
(PHA)
3
Faber
(CHW)
3
Innings Pitched
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cicotte
(CHW)
346.2
2.
Ruth
(BOS)
326.1
3.
Johnson
(WSH)
326.0
4.
Bagby
(CLE)
320.2
5.
Coveleski
(CLE)
298.1
6.
Leonard
(BOS)
294.1
7.
Mays
(BOS)
289.0
8.
Davenport
(SLB)
280.2
9.
Sothoron
(SLB)
276.2
10.
Dauss
(DET)
270.2
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Johnson
(WSH)
188
2.
Cicotte
(CHW)
150
3.
Leonard
(BOS)
144
4.
Coveleski
(CLE)
133
5.
Ruth
(BOS)
128
6.
Bush
(PHA)
121
7.
Shaw
(WSH)
118
8.
Caldwell
(NYY)
102
Dauss
(DET)
102
10.
Davenport
(SLB)
100
Games Started
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Davenport
(SLB)
39
2.
Ruth
(BOS)
38
3.
Bagby
(CLE)
37
4.
Coveleski
(CLE)
36
Leonard
(BOS)
36
6.
Cicotte
(CHW)
35
7.
Johnson
(WSH)
34
8.
Mays
(BOS)
33
9.
Sothoron
(SLB)
32
10.
Shaw
(WSH)
31
Bush
(PHA)
31
Dauss
(DET)
31
Harper
(WSH)
31
Complete Games
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ruth
(BOS)
35
2.
Johnson
(WSH)
30
3.
Cicotte
(CHW)
29
4.
Mays
(BOS)
27
5.
Leonard
(BOS)
26
Bagby
(CLE)
26
7.
Coveleski
(CLE)
24
8.
Dauss
(DET)
22
9.
Caldwell
(NYY)
21
10.
Davenport
(SLB)
20
Shutouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Coveleski
(CLE)
9
2.
Bagby
(CLE)
8
Johnson
(WSH)
8
4.
Cicotte
(CHW)
7
5.
Dauss
(DET)
6
Ruth
(BOS)
6
7.
Russell
(CHW)
5
Mitchell
(DET)
5
9.
Bush
(PHA)
4
Leonard
(BOS)
4
Harper
(WSH)
4
Ehmke
(DET)
4
Groom
(SLB)
4
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Caldwell
(NYY)
8
2.
Bagby
(CLE)
6
Schauer
(PHA)
6
4.
Davenport
(SLB)
5
Noyes
(PHA)
5
Mogridge
(NYY)
5
7.
Leonard
(BOS)
4
Shocker
(NYY)
4
9.
Groom
(SLB)
3
Johnson
(PHA)
3
Johnson
(WSH)
3
Fisher
(NYY)
3
Ehmke
(DET)
3
Morton
(CLE)
3
Russell
(NYY)
3
Dauss
(DET)
3
Williams
(CHW)
3
Bush
(PHA)
3
Dumont
(WSH)
3
Coveleski
(CLE)
3
Ayers
(WSH)
3
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Shaw
(WSH)
123
2.
Bush
(PHA)
111
3.
Ruth
(BOS)
108
4.
Harper
(WSH)
106
5.
Davenport
(SLB)
105
6.
Sothoron
(SLB)
96
James
(DET)
96
8.
Groom
(SLB)
95
Boland
(DET)
95
10.
Coveleski
(CLE)
94
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Bagby
(CLE)
277
2.
Davenport
(SLB)
273
3.
Sothoron
(SLB)
259
4.
Leonard
(BOS)
257
5.
Johnson
(WSH)
248
6.
Cicotte
(CHW)
246
7.
Ruth
(BOS)
244
8.
Dauss
(DET)
243
9.
Shaw
(WSH)
233
10.
Mays
(BOS)
230
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Johnson
(WSH)
2.765
2.
Cicotte
(CHW)
2.143
3.
Leonard
(BOS)
2.000
4.
Mitchell
(DET)
1.739
5.
Russell
(CHW)
1.688
6.
Coveleski
(CLE)
1.415
7.
Shawkey
(NYY)
1.347
8.
Caldwell
(NYY)
1.342
9.
Ayers
(WSH)
1.322
10.
Mays
(BOS)
1.230
Home Runs per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Boland
(DET)
0.00
Klepfer
(CLE)
0.00
3.
Mays
(BOS)
.031
4.
Shaw
(WSH)
.034
5.
Faber
(CHW)
.036
6.
Shore
(BOS)
.040
7.
Gallia
(WSH)
.043
8.
Russell
(CHW)
.048
9.
Harper
(WSH)
.050
10.
Cicotte
(CHW)
.052
Losses
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Sothoron
(SLB)
19
Groom
(SLB)
19
3.
Leonard
(BOS)
17
Davenport
(SLB)
17
Bush
(PHA)
17
6.
Myers
(PHA)
16
Schauer
(PHA)
16
Johnson
(WSH)
16
Seibold
(PHA)
16
Caldwell
(NYY)
16
Earned Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Myers
(PHA)
99
2.
Davenport
(SLB)
96
3.
Shaw
(WSH)
95
4.
Sothoron
(SLB)
87
5.
Johnson
(WSH)
80
6.
Groom
(SLB)
76
Williams
(CHW)
76
8.
Schauer
(PHA)
75
Caldwell
(NYY)
75
10.
Dauss
(DET)
73
Ruth
(BOS)
73
Wild Pitches
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Davenport
(SLB)
11
2.
Myers
(PHA)
10
Harper
(WSH)
10
4.
Gallia
(WSH)
9
5.
Bush
(PHA)
7
Dumont
(WSH)
7
Johnson
(WSH)
7
Leonard
(BOS)
7
9.
Mays
(BOS)
6
Falkenberg
(PHA)
6
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mays
(BOS)
14
2.
Mitchell
(DET)
13
3.
James
(DET)
12
Johnson
(WSH)
12
Shore
(BOS)
12
6.
Lambeth
(CLE)
11
Ruth
(BOS)
11
8.
Faber
(CHW)
10
9.
Mogridge
(NYY)
9
Sothoron
(SLB)
9
Williams
(CHW)
9
Batters Faced
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ruth
(BOS)
1313
2.
Cicotte
(CHW)
1288
3.
Johnson
(WSH)
1284
4.
Bagby
(CLE)
1266
5.
Davenport
(SLB)
1178
6.
Leonard
(BOS)
1170
7.
Sothoron
(SLB)
1147
8.
Coveleski
(CLE)
1142
9.
Mays
(BOS)
1129
10.
Shaw
(WSH)
1092
Games Finished
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Danforth
(CHW)
26
2.
Cunningham
(DET)
24
3.
Ayers
(WSH)
21
4.
Love
(NYY)
18
5.
Boland
(DET)
14
Sothoron
(SLB)
14
Gallia
(WSH)
14
Williams
(CHW)
14
Coumbe
(CLE)
14
Seibold
(PHA)
14
Adjusted ERA+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cicotte
(CHW)
174
2.
Coveleski
(CLE)
156
3.
Mays
(BOS)
148
4.
Bagby
(CLE)
144
5.
Faber
(CHW)
138
6.
Russell
(CHW)
137
7.
Ruth
(BOS)
128
8.
James
(DET)
126
9.
Ayers
(WSH)
122
10.
Mitchell
(DET)
121
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