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1938 American League Pitching Leaders
1937 AL
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1939 AL
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1938 NL
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1938 MLB
Pitching Leaders
AL Pitching Leaders
Glossary
Earned Run Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Grove
(BOS)
3.079
2.
Ruffing
(NYY)
3.311
3.
Gomez
(NYY)
3.351
4.
Leonard
(WSH)
3.425
5.
Lee
(CHW)
3.485
6.
Rigney
(CHW)
3.557
7.
Hadley
(NYY)
3.604
8.
Lyons
(CHW)
3.699
9.
Harder
(CLE)
3.825
10.
Pearson
(NYY)
3.965
Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ruffing
(NYY)
21
2.
Newsom
(SLB)
20
3.
Gomez
(NYY)
18
4.
Feller
(CLE)
17
Harder
(CLE)
17
6.
Caster
(PHA)
16
Pearson
(NYY)
16
8.
Wilson
(BOS)
15
Stratton
(CHW)
15
Bagby
(BOS)
15
Ferrell
(TOT)
15
Win-Loss %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Grove
(BOS)
.778
2.
Ruffing
(NYY)
.750
3.
Chandler
(NYY)
.737
4.
Ostermueller
(BOS)
.722
5.
Pearson
(NYY)
.696
6.
Allen
(CLE)
.636
7.
Harder
(CLE)
.630
8.
Stratton
(CHW)
.625
9.
Feller
(CLE)
.607
10.
Ferrell
(TOT)
.600
Gomez
(NYY)
.600
Walks & Hits per IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Leonard
(WSH)
1.227
2.
Stratton
(CHW)
1.299
3.
Ruffing
(NYY)
1.326
4.
Harder
(CLE)
1.329
5.
Chandler
(NYY)
1.337
6.
Allen
(CLE)
1.350
7.
Grove
(BOS)
1.350
8.
Hadley
(NYY)
1.381
9.
Lee
(CHW)
1.410
10.
Rigney
(CHW)
1.413
Hits per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Feller
(CLE)
7.293
2.
Allen
(CLE)
8.505
3.
Pearson
(NYY)
8.822
4.
Rigney
(CHW)
8.838
5.
Hadley
(NYY)
8.875
6.
Leonard
(WSH)
8.906
7.
Ruffing
(NYY)
8.951
8.
Stratton
(CHW)
8.984
9.
Gomez
(NYY)
9.000
10.
Newsom
(SLB)
9.118
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Leonard
(WSH)
2.136
2.
Harder
(CLE)
2.325
3.
Lyons
(CHW)
2.404
4.
Chandler
(NYY)
2.459
5.
Thomas
(PHA)
2.628
6.
Stratton
(CHW)
2.705
7.
Gill
(DET)
2.744
8.
Grove
(BOS)
2.860
9.
Ostermueller
(BOS)
2.955
10.
Ruffing
(NYY)
2.984
Strikeouts per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Feller
(CLE)
7.779
2.
Newsom
(SLB)
6.170
3.
Mills
(SLB)
5.734
4.
Grove
(BOS)
5.444
5.
Allen
(CLE)
5.040
6.
Gomez
(NYY)
4.858
7.
Ruffing
(NYY)
4.621
8.
Rigney
(CHW)
4.527
9.
Wilson
(BOS)
4.438
10.
Pearson
(NYY)
4.366
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Humphries
(CLE)
45
2.
Newsom
(SLB)
44
3.
Appleton
(WSH)
43
Bagby
(BOS)
43
Smith
(PHA)
43
6.
Kelley
(TOT)
42
Caster
(PHA)
42
Thomas
(PHA)
42
9.
Feller
(CLE)
39
Coffman
(DET)
39
Saves
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Murphy
(NYY)
11
2.
McKain
(BOS)
6
Humphries
(CLE)
6
4.
Potter
(PHA)
5
Appleton
(WSH)
5
6.
Smith
(PHA)
4
Eisenstat
(DET)
4
Harder
(CLE)
4
9.
Galehouse
(CLE)
3
Johnson
(SLB)
3
Hogsett
(WSH)
3
Cole
(SLB)
3
Innings Pitched
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Newsom
(SLB)
329.2
2.
Caster
(PHA)
281.1
3.
Feller
(CLE)
277.2
4.
Ruffing
(NYY)
247.1
5.
Lee
(CHW)
245.1
6.
Harder
(CLE)
240.0
7.
Gomez
(NYY)
239.0
8.
Leonard
(WSH)
223.1
9.
Thomas
(PHA)
212.1
10.
Mills
(SLB)
210.1
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Feller
(CLE)
240
2.
Newsom
(SLB)
226
3.
Mills
(SLB)
134
4.
Gomez
(NYY)
129
5.
Ruffing
(NYY)
127
6.
Caster
(PHA)
112
Allen
(CLE)
112
8.
Krakauskas
(WSH)
104
9.
Harder
(CLE)
102
10.
Bridges
(DET)
101
Games Started
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Caster
(PHA)
40
Newsom
(SLB)
40
3.
Feller
(CLE)
36
4.
Gomez
(NYY)
32
5.
Leonard
(WSH)
31
Ruffing
(NYY)
31
7.
Lee
(CHW)
30
8.
Harder
(CLE)
29
Thomas
(PHA)
29
10.
Ross
(PHA)
28
Complete Games
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Newsom
(SLB)
31
2.
Ruffing
(NYY)
22
3.
Caster
(PHA)
20
Feller
(CLE)
20
Gomez
(NYY)
20
6.
Lee
(CHW)
18
7.
Lyons
(CHW)
17
Pearson
(NYY)
17
Stratton
(CHW)
17
10.
Harder
(CLE)
15
Leonard
(WSH)
15
Mills
(SLB)
15
Shutouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Gomez
(NYY)
4
2.
Ruffing
(NYY)
3
Wilson
(BOS)
3
Leonard
(WSH)
3
5.
Chandler
(NYY)
2
Feller
(CLE)
2
Caster
(PHA)
2
Harder
(CLE)
2
Kelley
(TOT)
2
Whitehead
(CHW)
2
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Newsom
(SLB)
30
2.
Nelson
(PHA)
29
3.
Caster
(PHA)
25
4.
Ross
(PHA)
23
Thomas
(PHA)
23
6.
Ferrell
(TOT)
18
Hildebrand
(SLB)
18
Whitehill
(CLE)
18
Stratton
(CHW)
18
10.
Ruffing
(NYY)
16
Rigney
(CHW)
16
Mills
(SLB)
16
Wilson
(BOS)
16
Harder
(CLE)
16
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Feller
(CLE)
208
2.
Newsom
(SLB)
192
3.
Caster
(PHA)
117
4.
Mills
(SLB)
116
5.
Pearson
(NYY)
113
Kennedy
(DET)
113
Chase
(WSH)
113
8.
Gomez
(NYY)
99
9.
Lee
(CHW)
94
10.
Wilson
(BOS)
91
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Newsom
(SLB)
334
2.
Caster
(PHA)
310
3.
Thomas
(PHA)
259
4.
Harder
(CLE)
257
5.
Lee
(CHW)
252
6.
Ruffing
(NYY)
246
7.
Ferrell
(TOT)
245
8.
Gomez
(NYY)
239
9.
Lyons
(CHW)
238
10.
Feller
(CLE)
225
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Grove
(BOS)
1.904
2.
Harder
(CLE)
1.645
3.
Ruffing
(NYY)
1.549
4.
Stratton
(CHW)
1.464
5.
Allen
(CLE)
1.383
6.
Gomez
(NYY)
1.303
7.
Leonard
(WSH)
1.283
8.
Newsom
(SLB)
1.177
9.
Rigney
(CHW)
1.167
10.
Mills
(SLB)
1.155
Home Runs per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Gomez
(NYY)
.264
2.
Chandler
(NYY)
.366
3.
Bagby
(BOS)
.408
4.
Feller
(CLE)
.421
5.
Grove
(BOS)
.440
6.
Lee
(CHW)
.440
7.
Leonard
(WSH)
.443
8.
Pearson
(NYY)
.535
9.
Ruffing
(NYY)
.582
10.
Whitehead
(CHW)
.589
Losses
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Caster
(PHA)
20
2.
Newsom
(SLB)
16
Ross
(PHA)
16
4.
Wilson
(BOS)
15
Leonard
(WSH)
15
6.
Thomas
(PHA)
14
7.
Gomez
(NYY)
12
Lee
(CHW)
12
Potter
(PHA)
12
Walkup
(SLB)
12
Knott
(TOT)
12
Mills
(SLB)
12
Earned Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Newsom
(SLB)
186
2.
Caster
(PHA)
136
3.
Feller
(CLE)
126
4.
Ferrell
(TOT)
125
5.
Mills
(SLB)
124
6.
Nelson
(PHA)
120
7.
Thomas
(PHA)
116
8.
Ross
(PHA)
109
9.
Kennedy
(DET)
107
10.
Hildebrand
(SLB)
103
Wild Pitches
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Leonard
(WSH)
11
2.
Pearson
(NYY)
9
3.
Appleton
(WSH)
8
4.
Kennedy
(DET)
7
Rigney
(CHW)
7
Allen
(CLE)
7
7.
Kelley
(TOT)
6
Hadley
(NYY)
6
Chase
(WSH)
6
10.
Ferrell
(TOT)
5
Caster
(PHA)
5
Bagby
(BOS)
5
Gomez
(NYY)
5
Feller
(CLE)
5
Thomas
(PHA)
5
Mills
(SLB)
5
Ostermueller
(BOS)
5
Nelson
(PHA)
5
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Whitehill
(CLE)
9
2.
Mills
(SLB)
8
Hogsett
(WSH)
8
4.
Leonard
(WSH)
7
Stratton
(CHW)
7
Feller
(CLE)
7
7.
Cole
(SLB)
5
Auker
(DET)
5
Nelson
(PHA)
5
Newsom
(SLB)
5
Harder
(CLE)
5
Batters Faced
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Newsom
(SLB)
1475
2.
Caster
(PHA)
1250
3.
Feller
(CLE)
1248
4.
Lee
(CHW)
1074
5.
Ruffing
(NYY)
1043
6.
Gomez
(NYY)
1034
7.
Harder
(CLE)
1026
8.
Mills
(SLB)
962
9.
Thomas
(PHA)
945
10.
Leonard
(WSH)
939
Games Finished
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Smith
(PHA)
27
2.
Murphy
(NYY)
26
3.
Humphries
(CLE)
25
4.
Appleton
(WSH)
23
5.
Cole
(SLB)
21
6.
Potter
(PHA)
20
7.
Rigney
(CHW)
19
8.
Hogsett
(WSH)
18
9.
Eisenstat
(DET)
17
Kelley
(TOT)
17
Adjusted ERA+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Grove
(BOS)
160
2.
Lee
(CHW)
140
3.
Ruffing
(NYY)
137
4.
Rigney
(CHW)
137
5.
Gomez
(NYY)
136
6.
Lyons
(CHW)
132
7.
Leonard
(WSH)
131
8.
Hadley
(NYY)
126
9.
Gill
(DET)
122
10.
Stratton
(CHW)
122
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