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Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Ott • NYG 8.9
2. Vaughan • PIT 8.8
3. Lee • CHC 8.2
4. Foxx • BOS 7.4
5. Greenberg • DET 6.5
6. Mize • STL 6.4
7. Clift • SLB 6.4
8. Goodman • CIN 6.2
9. Cronin • BOS 6.2
10. Ruffing • NYY 6.1
WAR for Pitchers
1. Lee • CHC 8.0
2. Lee • CHW 5.5
3. Derringer • CIN 5.5
4. Ruffing • NYY 5.3
5. Harder • CLE 5.2
6. Feller • CLE 5.1
Grove • BOS 5.1
8. Bryant • CHC 5.1
9. Caster • PHA 5.0
10. Brown • HG 4.9
Earned Run Average
1. Brown • HG 1.88
2. Smith • KCM 1.92
3. Howard • BCA 2.01
4. Cornelius • CAG 2.12
5. Holland • NBY 2.48
6. Johnson • CAG 2.56
7. Lee • CHC 2.66
8. Root • CHC 2.86
9. Porter • BEG 2.90
10. Dixon • BCA 2.92
Wins
1. Lee • CHC 22
2. Ruffing • NYY 21
Derringer • CIN 21
4. Newsom • SLB 20
5. Bryant • CHC 19
6. Gomez • NYY 18
7. Feller • CLE 17
Harder • CLE 17
9. Caster • PHA 16
Pearson • NYY 16
Weiland • STL 16
Win-Loss %
1. Brown • HG 1.000
Walker • HG 1.000
3. Cornelius • CAG .900
4. McHenry • PS .875
5. Porter • BEG .857
6. Smith • KCM .818
7. Grove • BOS .778
Byrd • BEG .778
Taylor • PC .778
10. Ruffing • NYY .750
Johnson • CAG .750
Evans • 2TM .750
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Bradley • KCM 0.887
2. Smith • KCM 1.012
3. Howard • BCA 1.021
4. Brown • HG 1.023
5. Evans • 2TM 1.083
6. Cornelius • CAG 1.118
7. Barnes • KCM 1.129
8. Hubbell • NYG 1.140
9. Miller • 2TM 1.167
10. Derringer • CIN 1.186
Hits per 9 IP
1. Bradley • KCM 5.604
2. Howard • BCA 6.032
3. Evans • 2TM 6.450
4. Miller • 2TM 6.833
5. Morris • PC 7.060
6. Vander Meer • CIN 7.070
7. Feller • CLE 7.293
8. Brown • HG 7.395
9. Cornelius • CAG 7.412
10. Partlow • HG 7.550
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Bremer • 2TM 0.779
2. Smith • KCM 0.959
3. Davis • STL 1.402
4. Derringer • CIN 1.436
5. Jefferson • MRS 1.588
6. Hubbell • NYG 1.659
7. Root • CHC 1.680
8. Trent • CAG 1.761
9. Turner • BSN 1.813
10. Brown • HG 1.814
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Bradley • KCM 10.189
2. Barnes • KCM 9.253
3. McAllister • AB3 8.504
4. Markham • KCM 8.341
5. Howard • BCA 7.899
6. Feller • CLE 7.779
7. Calhoun • AB3 7.676
8. Smith • KCM 7.030
9. Morris • PC 6.812
10. Cornelius • CAG 6.794
Games Played
1. Brown • PIT 51
Coffman • NYG 51
3. McGee • STL 47
4. Mulcahy • PHI 46
5. Humphries • CLE 45
6. Newsom • SLB 44
Bryant • CHC 44
Hamlin • BRO 44
Lee • CHC 44
Passeau • PHI 44
Root • CHC 44
Saves
1. Coffman • NYG 12
2. Murphy • NYY 11
3. Root • CHC 9
4. Humphries • CLE 6
McKain • BOS 6
Errickson • BSN 6
Hamlin • BRO 6
8. Appleton • WSH 5
Potter • PHA 5
Brown • NYG 5
Brown • PIT 5
McGee • STL 5
Innings Pitched
1. Newsom • SLB 329.2
2. Derringer • CIN 307.0
3. Lee • CHC 291.0
4. Caster • PHA 281.1
5. Feller • CLE 277.2
6. Bryant • CHC 270.1
7. Turner • BSN 268.0
8. Mulcahy • PHI 267.1
9. Walters • 2TM 251.0
10. Ruffing • NYY 247.1
Strikeouts
1. Feller • CLE 240
2. Newsom • SLB 226
3. Bryant • CHC 135
4. Mills • SLB 134
5. Derringer • CIN 132
6. Gomez • NYY 129
7. Ruffing • NYY 127
8. Vander Meer • CIN 125
9. Lee • CHC 121
10. Bauers • PIT 117
Weiland • STL 117
Games Started
1. Caster • PHA 40
Newsom • SLB 40
3. Derringer • CIN 37
Lee • CHC 37
5. Feller • CLE 36
6. Bauers • PIT 34
Mulcahy • PHI 34
Turner • BSN 34
Walters • 2TM 34
10. Gumbert • NYG 33
Passeau • PHI 33
Tobin • PIT 33
Complete Games
1. Newsom • SLB 31
2. Derringer • CIN 26
3. Ruffing • NYY 22
Turner • BSN 22
5. Caster • PHA 20
Feller • CLE 20
Gomez • NYY 20
Walters • 2TM 20
9. Lee • CHC 19
MacFayden • BSN 19
Shutouts
1. Lee • CHC 9
2. MacFayden • BSN 5
3. Gomez • NYY 4
Brown • HG 4
Warneke • STL 4
Derringer • CIN 4
7. Fette • BSN 3
Bryant • CHC 3
Walters • 2TM 3
Fitzsimmons • BRO 3
Schumacher • NYG 3
Wilson • BOS 3
Turner • BSN 3
Vander Meer • CIN 3
Hamlin • BRO 3
Ruffing • NYY 3
French • CHC 3
Leonard • WSH 3
Home Runs
1. Newsom • SLB 30
2. Nelson • PHA 29
3. Caster • PHA 25
4. Ross • PHA 23
Thomas • PHA 23
6. Turner • BSN 21
7. Derringer • CIN 20
8. Melton • NYG 19
9. Hildebrand • SLB 18
Stratton • CHW 18
Whitehill • CLE 18
Lee • CHC 18
Ferrell • 2TM 18
Bases on Balls
1. Feller • CLE 208
2. Newsom • SLB 192
3. Bryant • CHC 125
4. Mulcahy • PHI 120
5. Caster • PHA 117
6. Mills • SLB 116
7. Chase • WSH 113
Kennedy • DET 113
Pearson • NYY 113
10. Walters • 2TM 108
Hits
1. Newsom • SLB 334
2. Derringer • CIN 315
3. Caster • PHA 310
4. Mulcahy • PHI 294
5. Lee • CHC 281
Passeau • PHI 281
7. Turner • BSN 267
8. Melton • NYG 266
9. Thomas • PHA 259
Walters • 2TM 259
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Bremer • 2TM 8.000
2. Smith • KCM 7.333
3. Barnes • KCM 5.083
4. Bradley • KCM 4.286
5. Trent • CAG 3.500
6. Radcliffe • MRS 3.300
7. Jefferson • MRS 3.231
8. Calhoun • AB3 3.222
9. Markham • KCM 3.167
10. Hubbell • NYG 3.152
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Bradley • KCM 0.000
Calhoun • AB3 0.000
Eatmon • BBB 0.000
Wilson • MRS 0.000
Walker • HG 0.000
6. Porter • BEG 0.153
7. Kranson • KCM 0.153
8. Holland • NBY 0.166
9. McGee • STL 0.167
10. Cornelius • CAG 0.176
Losses
1. Caster • PHA 20
Mulcahy • PHI 20
3. French • CHC 19
4. Passeau • PHI 18
Turner • BSN 18
Hollingsworth • 2TM 18
7. Newsom • SLB 16
Ross • PHA 16
9. Leonard • WSH 15
Wilson • BOS 15
Hamlin • BRO 15
Earned Runs
1. Newsom • SLB 186
2. Mulcahy • PHI 137
3. Caster • PHA 136
4. Feller • CLE 126
5. Ferrell • 2TM 125
6. Mills • SLB 124
7. Nelson • PHA 120
Passeau • PHI 120
9. Walters • 2TM 117
10. Thomas • PHA 116
Wild Pitches
1. Carleton • CHC 12
2. Leonard • WSH 11
Walters • 2TM 11
4. Pearson • NYY 9
Posedel • BRO 9
6. Appleton • WSH 8
Mungo • BRO 8
Hollingsworth • 2TM 8
9. Allen • CLE 7
Kennedy • DET 7
Rigney • CHW 7
Hit By Pitch
1. Whitehill • CLE 9
2. Hogsett • WSH 8
Mills • SLB 8
Carleton • CHC 8
Passeau • PHI 8
Pressnell • BRO 8
7. Feller • CLE 7
Leonard • WSH 7
Stratton • CHW 7
Gumbert • NYG 7
Batters Faced
1. Newsom • SLB 1,475
2. Derringer • CIN 1,263
3. Caster • PHA 1,250
4. Feller • CLE 1,248
5. Mulcahy • PHI 1,201
6. Lee • CHC 1,194
7. Bryant • CHC 1,146
8. Walters • 2TM 1,111
9. Turner • BSN 1,107
10. Passeau • PHI 1,096
Games Finished
1. Coffman • NYG 35
2. Brown • NYG 32
Brown • PIT 32
4. Smith • PHA 27
5. Murphy • NYY 26
6. Humphries • CLE 25
7. Appleton • WSH 23
Cascarella • CIN 23
9. Sivess • PHI 22
10. Cole • SLB 21
Russell • CHC 21
Schott • CIN 21
Smith • PHI 21
Adjusted ERA+
1. Brown • HG 251
2. Smith • KCM 213
3. Howard • BCA 203
4. Cornelius • CAG 193
5. Holland • NBY 191
6. Porter • BEG 164
7. Grove • BOS 160
8. Johnson • CAG 160
9. Walker • HG 157
10. Morris • PC 147
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Bradley • KCM 1.75
2. Calhoun • AB3 2.14
3. Smith • KCM 2.21
4. Wilson • MRS 2.53
5. Markham • KCM 2.71
6. Holland • NBY 2.74
7. Howard • BCA 2.76
8. Walker • HG 2.81
9. Cornelius • CAG 2.83
10. Brown • HG 2.90
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Brown • HG 41
2. Lee • CHC 40
3. Ruffing • NYY 36
4. Lee • CHW 33
5. Grove • BOS 33
6. Gomez • NYY 30
7. Derringer • CIN 29
8. Rigney • CHW 26
9. Lyons • CHW 26
10. Smith • KCM 25
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Lee • CHC 4.2
2. Brown • HG 4.0
3. Ruffing • NYY 3.5
4. Grove • BOS 3.2
5. Lee • CHW 3.1
6. Derringer • CIN 3.1
7. Gomez • NYY 2.9
8. Lyons • CHW 2.5
9. Bryant • CHC 2.4
10. Rigney • CHW 2.4
Smith • KCM 2.4
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Lee • CHC 54.29
2. Ruffing • NYY 49.18
3. Gomez • NYY 37.66
4. Derringer • CIN 37.18
5. Grove • BOS 36.63
6. Lee • CHW 32.84
7. Lyons • CHW 31.92
8. Bryant • CHC 27.43
9. Harder • CLE 27.04
10. Rigney • CHW 25.07
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Lee • CHC 6.8
2. Ruffing • NYY 4.4
3. Grove • BOS 4.1
4. Harder • CLE 4.0
5. MacFayden • BSN 3.8
6. Derringer • CIN 3.7
7. Bryant • CHC 3.4
8. Chandler • NYY 3.3
9. Klinger • PIT 3.0
10. Gomez • NYY 3.0
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Ruffing • NYY 4.0
2. Lee • CHC 4.0
3. Derringer • CIN 3.2
4. Bryant • CHC 3.2
5. Harder • CLE 2.9
6. Gomez • NYY 2.9
7. Chandler • NYY 2.6
8. Bauers • PIT 2.6
9. Grove • BOS 2.5
10. Leonard • WSH 2.3
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Lee • CHC 21.4
2. Dean • CHC 10.0
3. Hubbell • NYG 9.6
4. Ruffing • NYY 8.7
5. Bryant • CHC 8.0
6. Grove • BOS 7.6
7. Chandler • NYY 7.2
8. Allen • CLE 6.2
9. Murphy • NYY 5.9
10. Gomez • NYY 5.8
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Lee • CHC 5.9
2. Ruffing • NYY 4.9
3. Derringer • CIN 4.0
4. Gomez • NYY 3.7
5. Grove • BOS 3.5
6. Lee • CHW 3.1
7. Lyons • CHW 3.0
8. Bryant • CHC 2.8
9. Harder • CLE 2.6
10. Vander Meer • CIN 2.6

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order.

For batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1901, so all leaders are since 1901. Explanation of min. requirements