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1987 American League Pitching Leaders
1986 AL
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1988 AL
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1987 NL
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1987 MLB
Pitching Leaders
AL Pitching Leaders
Glossary
Earned Run Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Key
(TOR)
2.759
2.
Viola
(MIN)
2.897
3.
Clemens
(BOS)
2.972
4.
Saberhagen
(KCR)
3.362
5.
Morris
(DET)
3.383
6.
Leibrandt
(KCR)
3.408
7.
Clancy
(TOR)
3.543
8.
Bannister
(CHW)
3.582
9.
Stewart
(OAK)
3.685
10.
Hough
(TEX)
3.785
Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Stewart
(OAK)
20
Clemens
(BOS)
20
3.
Langston
(SEA)
19
4.
Saberhagen
(KCR)
18
Morris
(DET)
18
Higuera
(MIL)
18
Hough
(TEX)
18
8.
Key
(TOR)
17
Viola
(MIN)
17
Terrell
(DET)
17
Win-Loss %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Musselman
(TOR)
.706
2.
Clemens
(BOS)
.690
3.
John
(NYY)
.684
4.
Key
(TOR)
.680
5.
Young
(OAK)
.650
6.
Higuera
(MIL)
.643
Saberhagen
(KCR)
.643
8.
Nieves
(MIL)
.636
9.
Viola
(MIN)
.630
Terrell
(DET)
.630
Walks & Hits per IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Key
(TOR)
1.058
2.
Bannister
(CHW)
1.159
3.
Saberhagen
(KCR)
1.163
4.
Young
(OAK)
1.172
5.
Clemens
(BOS)
1.175
6.
Viola
(MIN)
1.176
7.
Morris
(DET)
1.203
8.
Long
(CHW)
1.225
9.
Higuera
(MIL)
1.234
10.
Tanana
(DET)
1.244
Hits per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Key
(TOR)
7.241
2.
Hough
(TEX)
7.507
3.
Morris
(DET)
7.681
4.
Stewart
(OAK)
7.714
5.
DeLeon
(CHW)
7.733
6.
Clemens
(BOS)
7.924
7.
Stieb
(TOR)
7.978
8.
Langston
(SEA)
8.007
9.
Higuera
(MIL)
8.117
10.
Fraser
(CAL)
8.151
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Long
(CHW)
1.491
2.
Saberhagen
(KCR)
1.856
3.
Sutton
(CAL)
1.925
4.
Bannister
(CHW)
1.929
5.
Young
(OAK)
1.951
6.
Wegman
(MIL)
2.120
7.
John
(NYY)
2.254
8.
Key
(TOR)
2.276
9.
Morgan
(SEA)
2.304
10.
Tanana
(DET)
2.305
Strikeouts per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Langston
(SEA)
8.669
2.
Higuera
(MIL)
8.255
3.
Clemens
(BOS)
8.180
4.
Bosio
(MIL)
7.941
5.
Nieves
(MIL)
7.497
6.
Hurst
(BOS)
7.165
7.
Stewart
(OAK)
7.060
8.
Viola
(MIN)
7.045
9.
Morris
(DET)
7.038
10.
Hough
(TEX)
7.034
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Eichhorn
(TOR)
89
2.
Williams
(TEX)
85
3.
Mohorcic
(TEX)
74
4.
Henke
(TOR)
72
5.
Musselman
(TOR)
68
6.
Reardon
(MIN)
63
7.
Schiraldi
(BOS)
62
8.
Williamson
(BAL)
61
9.
Righetti
(NYY)
60
10.
Atherton
(MIN)
59
Saves
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Henke
(TOR)
34
2.
Righetti
(NYY)
31
Reardon
(MIN)
31
4.
Plesac
(MIL)
23
5.
Buice
(CAL)
17
6.
Eckersley
(OAK)
16
Howell
(OAK)
16
Thigpen
(CHW)
16
Mohorcic
(TEX)
16
10.
Niedenfuer
(BAL)
13
Innings Pitched
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Hough
(TEX)
285.1
2.
Clemens
(BOS)
281.2
3.
Langston
(SEA)
272.0
4.
Blyleven
(MIN)
267.0
5.
Morris
(DET)
266.0
6.
Higuera
(MIL)
261.2
7.
Stewart
(OAK)
261.1
8.
Key
(TOR)
261.0
9.
Saberhagen
(KCR)
257.0
10.
Viola
(MIN)
251.2
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Langston
(SEA)
262
2.
Clemens
(BOS)
256
3.
Higuera
(MIL)
240
4.
Hough
(TEX)
223
5.
Morris
(DET)
208
6.
Stewart
(OAK)
205
7.
Viola
(MIN)
197
8.
Blyleven
(MIN)
196
9.
Witt
(CAL)
192
10.
Hurst
(BOS)
190
Games Started
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Hough
(TEX)
40
2.
Stewart
(OAK)
37
Blyleven
(MIN)
37
Clancy
(TOR)
37
5.
Key
(TOR)
36
Witt
(CAL)
36
Clemens
(BOS)
36
Viola
(MIN)
36
9.
Gubicza
(KCR)
35
Leibrandt
(KCR)
35
Higuera
(MIL)
35
Terrell
(DET)
35
Langston
(SEA)
35
Complete Games
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Clemens
(BOS)
18
2.
Saberhagen
(KCR)
15
Hurst
(BOS)
15
4.
Higuera
(MIL)
14
Langston
(SEA)
14
6.
Morris
(DET)
13
Hough
(TEX)
13
8.
Moore
(SEA)
12
9.
Jackson
(KCR)
11
Bannister
(CHW)
11
Shutouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Clemens
(BOS)
7
2.
Saberhagen
(KCR)
4
3.
Alexander
(DET)
3
Hurst
(BOS)
3
Leibrandt
(KCR)
3
Langston
(SEA)
3
Higuera
(MIL)
3
Tanana
(DET)
3
9.
Morgan
(SEA)
2
Jackson
(KCR)
2
Schmidt
(BAL)
2
Sellers
(BOS)
2
Long
(CHW)
2
Hudson
(NYY)
2
Gubicza
(KCR)
2
Bannister
(CHW)
2
Boddicker
(BAL)
2
Dotson
(CHW)
2
Candiotti
(CLE)
2
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Blyleven
(MIN)
46
2.
Morris
(DET)
39
3.
Bannister
(CHW)
38
Sutton
(CAL)
38
Young
(OAK)
38
6.
Hough
(TEX)
36
7.
Hurst
(BOS)
35
Bankhead
(SEA)
35
9.
Witt
(CAL)
34
10.
Bell
(BAL)
32
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Witt
(TEX)
140
2.
Hough
(TEX)
124
3.
Gubicza
(KCR)
120
4.
Langston
(SEA)
114
5.
Jackson
(KCR)
109
6.
Stewart
(OAK)
105
7.
Blyleven
(MIN)
101
8.
Nieves
(MIL)
100
9.
DeLeon
(CHW)
97
10.
Williams
(TEX)
94
Terrell
(DET)
94
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Moore
(SEA)
268
2.
Terrell
(DET)
254
3.
Witt
(CAL)
252
4.
Blyleven
(MIN)
249
5.
Clemens
(BOS)
248
6.
Saberhagen
(KCR)
246
7.
Morgan
(SEA)
245
8.
Langston
(SEA)
242
9.
Hurst
(BOS)
239
10.
Hough
(TEX)
238
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Clemens
(BOS)
3.084
2.
Saberhagen
(KCR)
3.076
3.
Bosio
(MIL)
3.000
4.
Viola
(MIN)
2.985
5.
Young
(OAK)
2.818
6.
Higuera
(MIL)
2.759
7.
Tanana
(DET)
2.607
8.
Long
(CHW)
2.571
9.
Bannister
(CHW)
2.531
10.
Hurst
(BOS)
2.500
Home Runs per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Jackson
(KCR)
.442
2.
John
(NYY)
.576
3.
Clemens
(BOS)
.607
4.
Gubicza
(KCR)
.670
5.
Stieb
(TOR)
.778
6.
Higuera
(MIL)
.826
7.
Stewart
(OAK)
.827
8.
Key
(TOR)
.828
9.
Leibrandt
(KCR)
.861
10.
Clancy
(TOR)
.895
Losses
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Moore
(SEA)
19
2.
Gubicza
(KCR)
18
Jackson
(KCR)
18
Candiotti
(CLE)
18
5.
Morgan
(SEA)
17
6.
Stanley
(BOS)
15
7.
Guzman
(TEX)
14
Carlton
(TOT)
14
Witt
(CAL)
14
10.
Niekro
(TOT)
13
Schrom
(CLE)
13
Bell
(BAL)
13
Stewart
(OAK)
13
Hough
(TEX)
13
Niekro
(TOT)
13
Langston
(SEA)
13
Hurst
(BOS)
13
Earned Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Moore
(SEA)
121
2.
Hough
(TEX)
120
3.
Blyleven
(MIN)
119
4.
Hurst
(BOS)
117
5.
Langston
(SEA)
116
6.
Higuera
(MIL)
112
7.
Schrom
(CLE)
111
8.
Witt
(CAL)
110
Terrell
(DET)
110
10.
Guzman
(TEX)
108
Wild Pitches
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Morris
(DET)
24
2.
Bosio
(MIL)
14
Gubicza
(KCR)
14
4.
Blyleven
(MIN)
13
Niekro
(TOT)
13
Candiotti
(CLE)
13
7.
Fraser
(CAL)
12
Hough
(TEX)
12
Clancy
(TOR)
12
10.
Stewart
(OAK)
11
Bell
(BAL)
11
Morgan
(SEA)
11
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Hough
(TEX)
19
2.
Niekro
(TOT)
10
DeLeon
(CHW)
10
Petry
(DET)
10
5.
Blyleven
(MIN)
9
Clemens
(BOS)
9
Smithson
(MIN)
9
8.
Sutton
(CAL)
7
Robinson
(DET)
7
Jackson
(KCR)
7
Boddicker
(BAL)
7
Nipper
(BOS)
7
Stieb
(TOR)
7
Akerfelds
(CLE)
7
Williams
(TEX)
7
Batters Faced
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Hough
(TEX)
1231
2.
Clemens
(BOS)
1157
3.
Langston
(SEA)
1152
4.
Blyleven
(MIN)
1122
5.
Stewart
(OAK)
1103
6.
Morris
(DET)
1101
7.
Higuera
(MIL)
1084
8.
Witt
(CAL)
1065
9.
Terrell
(DET)
1057
10.
Saberhagen
(KCR)
1048
Games Finished
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Henke
(TOR)
62
2.
Reardon
(MIN)
58
3.
Righetti
(NYY)
54
Mohorcic
(TEX)
54
5.
Schiraldi
(BOS)
52
6.
Plesac
(MIL)
47
7.
Buice
(CAL)
44
8.
Nunez
(SEA)
40
9.
Quisenberry
(KCR)
39
Niedenfuer
(BAL)
39
Adjusted ERA+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Key
(TOR)
164
2.
Viola
(MIN)
159
3.
Clemens
(BOS)
154
4.
Saberhagen
(KCR)
136
5.
Leibrandt
(KCR)
134
6.
Bannister
(CHW)
129
7.
Clancy
(TOR)
127
8.
Morris
(DET)
126
9.
Langston
(SEA)
124
10.
Higuera
(MIL)
120
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