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1961 American League Pitching Leaders
1960 AL
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1962 AL
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1961 NL
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1961 MLB
Pitching Leaders
AL Pitching Leaders
Glossary
Earned Run Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Donovan
(WSA)
2.401
2.
Stafford
(NYY)
2.677
3.
Mossi
(DET)
2.958
4.
Pappas
(BAL)
3.039
5.
Pizarro
(CHW)
3.051
6.
Terry
(NYY)
3.154
7.
Brown
(BAL)
3.186
8.
Bunning
(DET)
3.190
9.
Archer
(KCA)
3.200
10.
Ford
(NYY)
3.212
Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ford
(NYY)
25
2.
Lary
(DET)
23
3.
Barber
(BAL)
18
4.
Bunning
(DET)
17
5.
Terry
(NYY)
16
6.
Mossi
(DET)
15
Arroyo
(NYY)
15
Grant
(CLE)
15
Pascual
(MIN)
15
Estrada
(BAL)
15
Schwall
(BOS)
15
Win-Loss %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ford
(NYY)
.862
2.
Terry
(NYY)
.842
3.
Arroyo
(NYY)
.750
4.
Latman
(CLE)
.722
5.
Lary
(DET)
.719
6.
Mossi
(DET)
.682
Schwall
(BOS)
.682
8.
Pizarro
(CHW)
.667
9.
Grant
(CLE)
.625
Estrada
(BAL)
.625
Walks & Hits per IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Donovan
(WSA)
1.026
2.
Terry
(NYY)
1.083
3.
Brown
(BAL)
1.116
4.
Bunning
(DET)
1.131
5.
Lary
(DET)
1.155
6.
Stafford
(NYY)
1.164
7.
Ford
(NYY)
1.180
8.
Mossi
(DET)
1.182
9.
Pappas
(BAL)
1.193
10.
Pascual
(MIN)
1.209
Hits per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Estrada
(BAL)
6.750
2.
Pappas
(BAL)
6.788
3.
Barber
(BAL)
7.031
4.
Pascual
(MIN)
7.312
5.
Donovan
(WSA)
7.364
6.
Pizarro
(CHW)
7.582
7.
Grant
(CLE)
7.614
8.
Ford
(NYY)
7.696
9.
Terry
(NYY)
7.742
10.
Stafford
(NYY)
7.754
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mossi
(DET)
1.760
2.
Brown
(BAL)
1.782
3.
Donovan
(WSA)
1.868
4.
Terry
(NYY)
2.007
5.
McClain
(WSA)
2.038
6.
Lary
(DET)
2.157
7.
Kralick
(MIN)
2.380
8.
Bunning
(DET)
2.384
9.
McLish
(CHW)
2.606
10.
Archer
(KCA)
2.630
Strikeouts per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Pizarro
(CHW)
8.692
2.
Pascual
(MIN)
7.882
3.
Estrada
(BAL)
6.793
4.
McBride
(LAA)
6.703
5.
Ford
(NYY)
6.647
6.
Bunning
(DET)
6.515
7.
Bell
(CLE)
6.425
8.
Monbouquette
(BOS)
6.131
9.
Ramos
(MIN)
5.924
10.
Daley
(TOT)
5.540
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Arroyo
(NYY)
65
2.
Lown
(CHW)
59
Morgan
(LAA)
59
4.
Kunkel
(KCA)
58
5.
Fornieles
(BOS)
57
6.
Funk
(CLE)
56
7.
Fowler
(LAA)
53
Baumann
(CHW)
53
9.
Staley
(TOT)
52
Donohue
(TOT)
52
Saves
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Arroyo
(NYY)
29
2.
Wilhelm
(BAL)
18
3.
Fornieles
(BOS)
15
4.
Moore
(MIN)
14
5.
Fox
(DET)
12
6.
Sisler
(WSA)
11
Funk
(CLE)
11
Fowler
(LAA)
11
Lown
(CHW)
11
10.
Morgan
(LAA)
10
Innings Pitched
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ford
(NYY)
283.0
2.
Lary
(DET)
275.1
3.
Bunning
(DET)
268.0
4.
Ramos
(MIN)
264.1
5.
Pascual
(MIN)
252.1
6.
Barber
(BAL)
248.1
7.
Grant
(CLE)
244.2
8.
Kralick
(MIN)
242.0
9.
McBride
(LAA)
241.2
10.
Mossi
(DET)
240.1
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Pascual
(MIN)
221
2.
Ford
(NYY)
209
3.
Bunning
(DET)
194
4.
Pizarro
(CHW)
188
5.
McBride
(LAA)
180
6.
Ramos
(MIN)
174
7.
Bell
(CLE)
163
8.
Monbouquette
(BOS)
161
9.
Estrada
(BAL)
160
10.
Barber
(BAL)
150
Games Started
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ford
(NYY)
39
2.
Bunning
(DET)
37
3.
McBride
(LAA)
36
Lary
(DET)
36
5.
Perry
(CLE)
35
Grant
(CLE)
35
7.
Shaw
(TOT)
34
Barber
(BAL)
34
Ramos
(MIN)
34
Mossi
(DET)
34
Bell
(CLE)
34
Complete Games
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lary
(DET)
22
2.
Pascual
(MIN)
15
3.
Barber
(BAL)
14
4.
Monbouquette
(BOS)
12
Mossi
(DET)
12
Pizarro
(CHW)
12
Daniels
(WSA)
12
Bunning
(DET)
12
9.
Donovan
(WSA)
11
Pappas
(BAL)
11
Bell
(CLE)
11
Grant
(CLE)
11
McBride
(LAA)
11
Ford
(NYY)
11
Kralick
(MIN)
11
Shutouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Barber
(BAL)
8
Pascual
(MIN)
8
3.
Bunning
(DET)
4
Pappas
(BAL)
4
Lary
(DET)
4
6.
Ramos
(MIN)
3
Stafford
(NYY)
3
Brown
(BAL)
3
Ford
(NYY)
3
Grant
(CLE)
3
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ramos
(MIN)
39
2.
Conley
(BOS)
33
3.
Grant
(CLE)
32
Bell
(CLE)
32
5.
Mossi
(DET)
29
6.
Perry
(CLE)
28
McBride
(LAA)
28
8.
Foytack
(DET)
27
9.
Pascual
(MIN)
26
Grba
(LAA)
26
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Estrada
(BAL)
132
2.
Barber
(BAL)
130
3.
Grba
(LAA)
114
4.
Schwall
(BOS)
110
5.
Grant
(CLE)
109
6.
McBride
(LAA)
102
7.
Bell
(CLE)
100
Monbouquette
(BOS)
100
Pascual
(MIN)
100
10.
Walker
(KCA)
96
Stallard
(BOS)
96
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ramos
(MIN)
265
2.
Kralick
(MIN)
257
3.
Lary
(DET)
252
4.
Shaw
(TOT)
250
5.
Baumann
(CHW)
249
6.
Herbert
(TOT)
245
7.
Ford
(NYY)
242
8.
Perry
(CLE)
238
9.
Mossi
(DET)
237
10.
Monbouquette
(BOS)
233
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mossi
(DET)
2.915
2.
Bunning
(DET)
2.732
3.
Ford
(NYY)
2.272
4.
Lary
(DET)
2.212
5.
Pascual
(MIN)
2.210
6.
Ramos
(MIN)
2.203
7.
Kralick
(MIN)
2.141
8.
Pizarro
(CHW)
2.112
9.
Terry
(NYY)
2.048
10.
Latman
(CLE)
2.000
Home Runs per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Schwall
(BOS)
.403
2.
Barber
(BAL)
.471
3.
Archer
(KCA)
.482
4.
Donovan
(WSA)
.534
5.
Kaat
(MIN)
.538
6.
Daniels
(WSA)
.594
7.
Stafford
(NYY)
.600
8.
Ford
(NYY)
.731
9.
Brown
(BAL)
.756
10.
Fisher
(BAL)
.781
Losses
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ramos
(MIN)
20
2.
McClain
(WSA)
18
3.
Kaat
(MIN)
17
Perry
(CLE)
17
Daley
(TOT)
17
6.
Pascual
(MIN)
16
Bell
(CLE)
16
8.
Archer
(KCA)
15
McBride
(LAA)
15
10.
Monbouquette
(BOS)
14
Walker
(KCA)
14
Conley
(BOS)
14
Shaw
(TOT)
14
Earned Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Baumann
(CHW)
117
Perry
(CLE)
117
3.
Ramos
(MIN)
116
4.
Herbert
(TOT)
112
5.
Conley
(BOS)
109
6.
Grant
(CLE)
105
7.
Bell
(CLE)
104
8.
Shaw
(TOT)
102
9.
Ford
(NYY)
101
10.
Grba
(LAA)
100
Wild Pitches
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Kaat
(MIN)
10
Fisher
(BAL)
10
Klippstein
(WSA)
10
4.
Barber
(BAL)
9
Walker
(KCA)
9
6.
Kunkel
(KCA)
8
McBride
(LAA)
8
Estrada
(BAL)
8
Casale
(TOT)
8
Grant
(CLE)
8
Moeller
(LAA)
8
Ford
(NYY)
8
Rakow
(KCA)
8
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Kaat
(MIN)
11
2.
Walker
(KCA)
10
Estrada
(BAL)
10
4.
Daley
(TOT)
9
Bunning
(DET)
9
6.
Shaw
(TOT)
8
Rakow
(KCA)
8
8.
Coates
(NYY)
7
Pappas
(BAL)
7
Grba
(LAA)
7
McBride
(LAA)
7
Batters Faced
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ford
(NYY)
1159
2.
Lary
(DET)
1127
3.
Ramos
(MIN)
1123
4.
Bunning
(DET)
1110
5.
Pascual
(MIN)
1056
6.
Barber
(BAL)
1040
7.
McBride
(LAA)
1038
8.
Grant
(CLE)
1037
9.
Monbouquette
(BOS)
1030
10.
Kralick
(MIN)
1023
Games Finished
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Arroyo
(NYY)
54
2.
Funk
(CLE)
43
Wilhelm
(BAL)
43
4.
Fornieles
(BOS)
42
5.
Moore
(MIN)
38
6.
Lown
(CHW)
36
7.
Morgan
(LAA)
33
8.
Fowler
(LAA)
32
9.
Sisler
(WSA)
29
Staley
(TOT)
29
Adjusted ERA+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Donovan
(WSA)
163
2.
Stafford
(NYY)
140
3.
Mossi
(DET)
139
4.
Archer
(KCA)
130
5.
Bunning
(DET)
129
6.
Schwall
(BOS)
129
7.
Pizarro
(CHW)
128
8.
Pappas
(BAL)
127
9.
Lary
(DET)
127
10.
McBride
(LAA)
124
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