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1955 American League Pitching Leaders
1954 AL
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1956 AL
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1955 NL
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1955 MLB
Pitching Leaders
AL Pitching Leaders
Glossary
Earned Run Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Pierce
(CHW)
1.969
2.
Ford
(NYY)
2.625
3.
Wynn
(CLE)
2.817
4.
Score
(CLE)
2.850
5.
Sullivan
(BOS)
2.908
6.
Hoeft
(DET)
2.986
7.
Turley
(NYY)
3.065
8.
Lary
(DET)
3.102
9.
Byrne
(NYY)
3.150
10.
Donovan
(CHW)
3.321
Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lemon
(CLE)
18
Ford
(NYY)
18
Sullivan
(BOS)
18
4.
Turley
(NYY)
17
Wynn
(CLE)
17
6.
Byrne
(NYY)
16
Score
(CLE)
16
Hoeft
(DET)
16
9.
Pierce
(CHW)
15
Donovan
(CHW)
15
Win-Loss %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Byrne
(NYY)
.762
2.
Ford
(NYY)
.720
3.
Hoeft
(DET)
.696
4.
Lemon
(CLE)
.643
5.
Donovan
(CHW)
.625
Houtteman
(CLE)
.625
7.
Trucks
(CHW)
.619
8.
Score
(CLE)
.615
9.
Harshman
(CHW)
.611
10.
Wynn
(CLE)
.607
Walks & Hits per IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Pierce
(CHW)
1.099
2.
Ford
(NYY)
1.187
3.
Hoeft
(DET)
1.191
4.
Gromek
(DET)
1.216
5.
Wilson
(BAL)
1.220
6.
Wynn
(CLE)
1.248
7.
Donovan
(CHW)
1.251
8.
Sullivan
(BOS)
1.289
9.
Byrd
(TOT)
1.324
10.
Harshman
(CHW)
1.344
Hits per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Turley
(NYY)
6.130
2.
Score
(CLE)
6.255
3.
Ford
(NYY)
6.670
4.
Pierce
(CHW)
7.089
5.
Harshman
(CHW)
7.227
6.
Wilson
(BAL)
7.649
7.
Hoeft
(DET)
7.650
8.
Byrne
(NYY)
7.706
9.
McDermott
(WSH)
8.077
10.
Wynn
(CLE)
8.100
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Gromek
(DET)
1.840
2.
Donovan
(CHW)
2.310
3.
Garcia
(CLE)
2.392
4.
Garver
(DET)
2.614
5.
Porterfield
(WSH)
2.730
6.
Pierce
(CHW)
2.801
7.
Schmitz
(WSH)
2.945
8.
Hoeft
(DET)
3.068
9.
Wynn
(CLE)
3.130
10.
Trucks
(CHW)
3.137
Strikeouts per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Score
(CLE)
9.699
2.
Turley
(NYY)
7.662
3.
Pierce
(CHW)
6.870
4.
Harshman
(CHW)
5.822
5.
Hoeft
(DET)
5.441
6.
Garcia
(CLE)
5.127
7.
Ford
(NYY)
4.861
8.
Wynn
(CLE)
4.774
9.
Trucks
(CHW)
4.680
10.
McDermott
(WSH)
4.500
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Narleski
(CLE)
60
2.
Mossi
(CLE)
57
Gorman
(KCA)
57
4.
Dorish
(TOT)
48
5.
Moore
(BAL)
46
6.
Konstanty
(NYY)
45
Ramos
(WSH)
45
8.
Consuegra
(CHW)
44
9.
Pascual
(WSH)
43
Hurd
(BOS)
43
Stone
(WSH)
43
Kinder
(BOS)
43
Saves
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Narleski
(CLE)
19
2.
Kinder
(BOS)
18
Gorman
(KCA)
18
4.
Konstanty
(NYY)
11
5.
Morgan
(NYY)
10
6.
Howell
(CHW)
9
Mossi
(CLE)
9
8.
Consuegra
(CHW)
7
Dorish
(TOT)
7
10.
Kiely
(BOS)
6
Moore
(BAL)
6
Innings Pitched
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Sullivan
(BOS)
260.0
2.
Ford
(NYY)
253.2
3.
Turley
(NYY)
246.2
4.
Wilson
(BAL)
235.1
5.
Lary
(DET)
235.0
6.
Garver
(DET)
230.2
7.
Wynn
(CLE)
230.0
8.
Score
(CLE)
227.1
9.
Hoeft
(DET)
220.0
10.
Lemon
(CLE)
211.1
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Score
(CLE)
245
2.
Turley
(NYY)
210
3.
Pierce
(CHW)
157
4.
Ford
(NYY)
137
5.
Hoeft
(DET)
133
6.
Sullivan
(BOS)
129
7.
Wynn
(CLE)
122
8.
Garcia
(CLE)
120
9.
Harshman
(CHW)
116
10.
Lemon
(CLE)
100
Games Started
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Sullivan
(BOS)
35
2.
Turley
(NYY)
34
3.
Ford
(NYY)
33
4.
Garver
(DET)
32
Score
(CLE)
32
6.
Lary
(DET)
31
Nixon
(BOS)
31
Lemon
(CLE)
31
Garcia
(CLE)
31
Wilson
(BAL)
31
Wynn
(CLE)
31
Complete Games
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ford
(NYY)
18
2.
Hoeft
(DET)
17
3.
Lary
(DET)
16
Pierce
(CHW)
16
Wynn
(CLE)
16
Garver
(DET)
16
Sullivan
(BOS)
16
8.
Wilson
(BAL)
14
9.
Turley
(NYY)
13
10.
Donovan
(CHW)
11
Score
(CLE)
11
Shutouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Hoeft
(DET)
7
2.
Wynn
(CLE)
6
Pierce
(CHW)
6
Turley
(NYY)
6
5.
Ford
(NYY)
5
Donovan
(CHW)
5
7.
Wilson
(BAL)
4
8.
Nixon
(BOS)
3
Kellner
(KCA)
3
Sullivan
(BOS)
3
Trucks
(CHW)
3
Byrne
(NYY)
3
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Gromek
(DET)
26
2.
Ditmar
(KCA)
23
Sullivan
(BOS)
23
4.
Garver
(DET)
21
Brewer
(BOS)
21
Boyer
(KCA)
21
7.
Ceccarelli
(KCA)
20
Lopat
(TOT)
20
Ford
(NYY)
20
10.
Wynn
(CLE)
19
Trucks
(CHW)
19
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Turley
(NYY)
177
2.
Score
(CLE)
154
3.
Stone
(WSH)
114
4.
Ford
(NYY)
113
5.
Sullivan
(BOS)
100
McDermott
(WSH)
100
7.
Harshman
(CHW)
97
8.
Lary
(DET)
89
9.
Byrne
(NYY)
87
Wilson
(BAL)
87
Brewer
(BOS)
87
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Garver
(DET)
251
2.
Sullivan
(BOS)
235
3.
Lary
(DET)
232
4.
Garcia
(CLE)
230
5.
Lemon
(CLE)
218
6.
Nixon
(BOS)
207
Wynn
(CLE)
207
8.
Wilson
(BAL)
200
9.
Brewer
(BOS)
198
10.
Porterfield
(WSH)
197
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Pierce
(CHW)
2.453
2.
Garcia
(CLE)
2.143
3.
Gromek
(DET)
1.973
4.
Donovan
(CHW)
1.833
5.
Hoeft
(DET)
1.773
6.
Score
(CLE)
1.591
7.
Wynn
(CLE)
1.525
8.
Trucks
(CHW)
1.492
9.
Porterfield
(WSH)
1.370
10.
Lemon
(CLE)
1.351
Home Runs per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lary
(DET)
.383
2.
Nixon
(BOS)
.433
3.
Schmitz
(WSH)
.436
4.
McDermott
(WSH)
.519
5.
Palica
(BAL)
.531
6.
Turley
(NYY)
.584
7.
Wilson
(BAL)
.650
8.
Byrne
(NYY)
.675
9.
Hoeft
(DET)
.696
10.
Stone
(WSH)
.700
Losses
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Wilson
(BAL)
18
2.
Porterfield
(WSH)
17
3.
Garver
(DET)
16
4.
Lary
(DET)
15
5.
Stobbs
(WSH)
14
6.
Garcia
(CLE)
13
Sullivan
(BOS)
13
Turley
(NYY)
13
Stone
(WSH)
13
10.
Pascual
(WSH)
12
Lopat
(TOT)
12
Ditmar
(KCA)
12
Earned Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Garver
(DET)
102
2.
Ditmar
(KCA)
98
3.
Garcia
(CLE)
94
Nixon
(BOS)
94
5.
Lemon
(CLE)
91
6.
Wilson
(BAL)
90
Brewer
(BOS)
90
8.
Porterfield
(WSH)
88
Pascual
(WSH)
88
10.
Turley
(NYY)
84
Sullivan
(BOS)
84
Wild Pitches
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Score
(CLE)
12
2.
Stone
(WSH)
9
3.
Lemon
(CLE)
8
4.
Wilson
(BAL)
7
Ford
(NYY)
7
Turley
(NYY)
7
Brewer
(BOS)
7
Lary
(DET)
7
Ditmar
(KCA)
7
10.
Garver
(DET)
6
Wight
(TOT)
6
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ramos
(WSH)
11
2.
Byrd
(TOT)
9
Gromek
(DET)
9
McDermott
(WSH)
9
5.
Susce
(BOS)
8
Brewer
(BOS)
8
7.
Turley
(NYY)
7
Schmitz
(WSH)
7
Byrne
(NYY)
7
Ditmar
(KCA)
7
Abernathy
(WSH)
7
Boyer
(KCA)
7
Batters Faced
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Sullivan
(BOS)
1100
2.
Turley
(NYY)
1075
3.
Ford
(NYY)
1027
4.
Lary
(DET)
997
5.
Garver
(DET)
992
6.
Wilson
(BAL)
991
7.
Score
(CLE)
978
8.
Wynn
(CLE)
964
9.
Lemon
(CLE)
909
10.
Hoeft
(DET)
906
Games Finished
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Kinder
(BOS)
38
2.
Narleski
(CLE)
36
3.
Gorman
(KCA)
35
4.
Konstanty
(NYY)
30
5.
Mossi
(CLE)
27
6.
Hurd
(BOS)
26
7.
Howell
(CHW)
25
8.
Morgan
(NYY)
24
9.
Dorish
(TOT)
23
10.
Aber
(DET)
22
Ramos
(WSH)
22
Zuverink
(TOT)
22
Adjusted ERA+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Pierce
(CHW)
199
2.
Sullivan
(BOS)
148
3.
Ford
(NYY)
143
4.
Wynn
(CLE)
142
5.
Score
(CLE)
140
6.
Hoeft
(DET)
130
7.
Lary
(DET)
125
8.
Turley
(NYY)
123
9.
Byrne
(NYY)
119
10.
Donovan
(CHW)
118
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