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Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. TroutDET 10.9
2. MusialSTL 8.9
3. StirnweissNYY 8.6
4. NewhouserDET 8.4
5. BoudreauCLE 8.0
6. DoerrBOS 6.3
7. JohnsonBOS 6.3
8. SewellPIT 6.3
9. GalanBRO 6.3
10. TobinBSN 6.2
WAR for Pitchers
1. TroutDET 9.3
2. NewhouserDET 7.7
3. SewellPIT 6.0
4. HughsonBOS 5.7
PotterSLB 5.7
6. TobinBSN 5.6
7. Ostermueller2TM 5.4
8. CooperSTL 5.3
9. KramerSLB 5.2
PasseauCHC 5.2
Earned Run Average
1. KeyesMRS 0.64
2. PaigeKCM 1.10
3. TroyBEG 1.63
4. JeffersonCBE 1.78
5. McDanielKCM 1.87
6. TroutDET 2.12
7. MorrisNYC 2.16
8. NewhouserDET 2.22
9. HughsonBOS 2.26
10. NiggelingWSH 2.32
Wins
1. NewhouserDET 29
2. TroutDET 27
3. WaltersCIN 23
4. CooperSTL 22
5. SewellPIT 21
VoiselleNYG 21
7. PotterSLB 19
8. HughsonBOS 18
TobinBSN 18
10. BorowyNYY 17
KramerSLB 17
LanierSTL 17
WilksSTL 17
Win-Loss %
1. AlexanderKCM 1.000
BankheadBBB 1.000
WelmakerHG 1.000
McCrary2TM 1.000
5. BrownHG .909
6. WilksSTL .810
7. GlennPS .800
8. HughsonBOS .783
9. MathisMRS .778
10. NewhouserDET .763
Walks & Hits per IP
1. PaigeKCM 0.905
2. MossMRS 0.952
3. JeffersonCBE 0.956
4. HughsonBOS 1.048
5. Williams2TM 1.055
6. WilksSTL 1.069
7. HeusserCIN 1.074
8. TroyBEG 1.084
9. WaltersCIN 1.123
10. de la CruzCIN 1.124
Hits per 9 IP
1. PaigeKCM 5.675
2. WashingtonBBB 6.203
3. TroyBEG 6.506
4. MossMRS 6.517
5. McDanielKCM 6.867
6. GromekCLE 7.070
7. Williams2TM 7.121
8. NiggelingWSH 7.165
9. WaltersCIN 7.358
10. HutchinsonMRS 7.364
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. SaylorBBB 1.140
2. JeffersonCBE 1.187
3. HarrisPHA 1.342
4. LeonardWSH 1.452
5. RaffensbergerPHI 1.566
6. BrownHG 1.626
7. BonhamNYY 1.727
8. StrincevichPIT 1.753
9. GorsicaDET 1.778
10. HamlinPHA 1.800
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. PaigeKCM 9.610
2. McDanielKCM 7.960
3. WashingtonBBB 7.662
4. MossMRS 6.703
5. Byrd2TM 6.608
6. DavisCC 6.529
7. WelmakerHG 6.407
8. MathisMRS 6.380
9. ChatmanMRS 6.300
10. RicksPS 5.904
Games Played
1. AdamsNYG 65
2. HevingCLE 63
3. BerryPHA 53
4. TroutDET 49
5. RescignoPIT 48
WebberBRO 48
7. KliemanCLE 47
NewhouserDET 47
9. MaltzbergerCHW 46
10. CarrasquelWSH 43
TobinBSN 43
VoiselleNYG 43
Saves
1. AdamsNYG 13
2. BerryPHA 12
CasterSLB 12
MaltzbergerCHW 12
5. HevingCLE 10
6. BarrettBOS 8
7. TurnerNYY 7
8. HughsonBOS 5
KliemanCLE 5
RescignoPIT 5
SchmidtSTL 5
Innings Pitched
1. TroutDET 352.1
2. VoiselleNYG 312.2
3. NewhouserDET 312.1
4. TobinBSN 299.1
5. SewellPIT 286.0
6. WaltersCIN 285.0
7. NewsomPHA 265.0
8. RaffensbergerPHI 258.2
9. AndrewsBSN 257.1
WyseCHC 257.1
Strikeouts
1. NewhouserDET 187
2. VoiselleNYG 161
3. TroutDET 144
4. NewsomPHA 142
5. LanierSTL 141
6. JaveryBSN 137
7. RaffensbergerPHI 136
8. KramerSLB 124
9. NiggelingWSH 121
10. GromekCLE 115
Games Started
1. VoiselleNYG 41
2. TroutDET 40
3. DietrichCHW 36
TobinBSN 36
5. NewhouserDET 34
AndrewsBSN 34
WyseCHC 34
8. GroveCHW 33
NewsomPHA 33
CooperSTL 33
JaveryBSN 33
SewellPIT 33
Complete Games
1. TroutDET 33
2. TobinBSN 28
3. WaltersCIN 27
4. NewhouserDET 25
VoiselleNYG 25
6. SewellPIT 24
7. CooperSTL 22
8. BorowyNYY 19
DubielNYY 19
HughsonBOS 19
WynnWSH 19
Shutouts
1. TroutDET 7
CooperSTL 7
3. WaltersCIN 6
NewhouserDET 6
5. TobinBSN 5
LanierSTL 5
ButcherPIT 5
8. HeusserCIN 4
WilksSTL 4
JakuckiSLB 4
Home Runs
1. VoiselleNYG 31
2. FeldmanNYG 18
TobinBSN 18
4. JakuckiSLB 17
5. BorowyNYY 15
DietrichCHW 15
SewellPIT 15
8. BonhamNYY 14
BowmanBOS 14
AndrewsBSN 14
Bases on Balls
1. GreggBRO 137
2. JaveryBSN 118
VoiselleNYG 118
4. GentryDET 108
5. SchanzPHI 103
6. NewhouserDET 102
7. SewellPIT 99
8. TobinBSN 97
9. MeltonBRO 96
10. ReynoldsCLE 91
FeldmanNYG 91
Hits
1. TroutDET 314
2. WyseCHC 277
3. VoiselleNYG 276
4. TobinBSN 271
5. DietrichCHW 269
6. NewhouserDET 264
7. AndrewsBSN 263
SewellPIT 263
9. BarrettBSN 257
RaffensbergerPHI 257
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. PaigeKCM 3.889
2. Byrd2TM 3.412
3. JeffersonCBE 3.375
4. MossMRS 3.273
5. RaffensbergerPHI 3.022
6. HughsonBOS 2.732
7. DavisCC 2.467
8. SaylorBBB 2.462
9. MathisMRS 2.435
10. McDanielKCM 2.318
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. BremerCBE 0.000
ChatmanMRS 0.000
DavisCC 0.000
GipsonBBB 0.000
HutchinsonMRS 0.000
JessupCAG 0.000
KeyesMRS 0.000
LaMarqueKCM 0.000
LockeKCM 0.000
MatchettKCM 0.000
McDanielKCM 0.000
MossMRS 0.000
PaigeKCM 0.000
SmithKCM 0.000
GainesBEG 0.000
HoskinsHG 0.000
WelmakerHG 0.000
Bumpus2TM 0.000
McKinnis2TM 0.000
Williams2TM 0.000
Wylie2TM 0.000
Losses
1. RaffensbergerPHI 20
2. JaveryBSN 19
TobinBSN 19
4. BarrettPHI 18
5. DietrichCHW 17
WynnWSH 17
7. BarrettBSN 16
GerheauserPHI 16
GreggBRO 16
SchanzPHI 16
VoiselleNYG 16
Earned Runs
1. GreggBRO 120
2. VoiselleNYG 105
3. BarrettBSN 104
4. SewellPIT 101
5. JaveryBSN 100
TobinBSN 100
7. DietrichCHW 99
8. GroveCHW 97
9. GentryDET 96
10. BarrettPHI 95
FeldmanNYG 95
Wild Pitches
1. GreggBRO 10
2. LeonardWSH 9
3. GroveCHW 8
NewsomPHA 8
O'NeillBOS 8
WebberBRO 8
7. BarrettPHI 7
VoiselleNYG 7
9. HarrisPHA 6
PageNYY 6
WolffWSH 6
GerheauserPHI 6
MeltonBRO 6
Ostermueller2TM 6
Kennedy2TM 6
Hit By Pitch
1. ChristopherPHA 9
GreggBRO 9
3. GroveCHW 8
4. KliemanCLE 7
5. WolffWSH 6
WoodsBOS 6
FischerNYG 6
PyleNYG 6
SchanzPHI 6
10. LaMarqueKCM 5
BrancaBRO 5
CooperSTL 5
DavisBRO 5
JurisichSTL 5
HookerNE 5
Batters Faced
1. TroutDET 1,421
2. VoiselleNYG 1,327
3. NewhouserDET 1,271
4. TobinBSN 1,249
5. SewellPIT 1,218
6. WaltersCIN 1,162
7. NewsomPHA 1,095
AndrewsBSN 1,095
9. RaffensbergerPHI 1,091
10. JaveryBSN 1,089
Games Finished
1. BerryPHA 47
2. AdamsNYG 44
3. MaltzbergerCHW 41
4. HevingCLE 38
5. CasterSLB 34
6. TurnerNYY 28
7. BarrettBOS 26
8. RescignoPIT 25
9. RybaBOS 24
10. WebberBRO 23
Adjusted ERA+
1. KeyesMRS 540
2. PaigeKCM 313
3. TroyBEG 268
4. MorrisNYC 202
5. JeffersonCBE 193
6. McDanielKCM 184
7. TroutDET 167
8. Byrd2TM 160
9. NewhouserDET 159
10. MillerPS 158
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. PaigeKCM 1.40
2. MossMRS 2.00
3. McDanielKCM 2.06
4. DavisCC 2.11
5. Byrd2TM 2.14
6. JeffersonCBE 2.40
7. JessupCAG 2.43
8. HughsonBOS 2.47
9. MatchettKCM 2.54
10. RaffensbergerPHI 2.63
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. TroutDET 52
2. NewhouserDET 43
3. WaltersCIN 35
4. CooperSTL 35
5. MungerSTL 30
6. HughsonBOS 28
7. KramerSLB 27
8. WilksSTL 27
9. HeusserCIN 26
10. PaigeKCM 25
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. TroutDET 5.8
2. NewhouserDET 4.9
3. WaltersCIN 3.9
4. CooperSTL 3.8
5. MungerSTL 3.4
6. HughsonBOS 3.2
7. KramerSLB 3.0
8. WilksSTL 2.9
9. PaigeKCM 2.8
HeusserCIN 2.8
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. CooperSTL 45.56
2. WaltersCIN 39.89
3. WilksSTL 37.68
4. TroutDET 29.11
5. LanierSTL 28.13
6. Gumbert2TM 28.02
7. HeusserCIN 27.29
8. SewellPIT 25.58
9. MungerSTL 24.83
10. HughsonBOS 22.81
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. WaltersCIN 6.3
2. CooperSTL 4.6
3. WilksSTL 4.4
4. NewhouserDET 3.8
5. TroutDET 3.6
6. Gumbert2TM 3.6
7. HeusserCIN 3.4
8. MungerSTL 3.2
9. TobinBSN 2.9
10. BrecheenSTL 2.9
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. WaltersCIN 4.4
2. CooperSTL 4.3
3. WilksSTL 3.9
4. LanierSTL 3.4
5. TroutDET 3.2
6. HeusserCIN 2.9
7. TobinBSN 2.7
8. HughsonBOS 2.7
9. SewellPIT 2.6
10. de la CruzCIN 2.5
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. NewhouserDET 20.4
2. PotterSLB 20.2
3. GalehouseSLB 17.3
4. JakuckiSLB 15.7
5. KramerSLB 15.5
6. MungerSTL 9.9
7. TroutDET 9.7
8. WaltersCIN 8.9
9. JurisichSTL 8.7
10. SewellPIT 4.0
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. CooperSTL 5.1
2. WaltersCIN 4.5
3. WilksSTL 4.1
4. TroutDET 3.1
5. Gumbert2TM 3.1
6. LanierSTL 3.1
7. HeusserCIN 3.0
8. MungerSTL 2.8
9. SewellPIT 2.7
10. HughsonBOS 2.5