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1920 National League Pitching Leaders
1919 NL
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1921 NL
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1920 AL
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1920 MLB
Pitching Leaders
NL Pitching Leaders
Glossary
Earned Run Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Alexander
(CHC)
1.907
2.
Adams
(PIT)
2.156
3.
Grimes
(BRO)
2.223
4.
Cooper
(PIT)
2.395
5.
Ruether
(CIN)
2.473
6.
Luque
(CIN)
2.514
7.
Doak
(STL)
2.533
8.
Vaughn
(CHC)
2.542
9.
Ponder
(PIT)
2.617
10.
Cadore
(BRO)
2.619
Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Alexander
(CHC)
27
2.
Cooper
(PIT)
24
3.
Grimes
(BRO)
23
4.
Nehf
(NYG)
21
Toney
(NYG)
21
6.
Doak
(STL)
20
Barnes
(NYG)
20
8.
Vaughn
(CHC)
19
9.
Ring
(CIN)
17
Adams
(PIT)
17
Win-Loss %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Grimes
(BRO)
.676
2.
Alexander
(CHC)
.659
3.
Toney
(NYG)
.656
4.
Pfeffer
(BRO)
.640
5.
Nehf
(NYG)
.636
6.
Doak
(STL)
.625
7.
Cooper
(PIT)
.615
8.
Mamaux
(BRO)
.600
9.
Luque
(CIN)
.591
10.
Marquard
(BRO)
.588
Walks & Hits per IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Adams
(PIT)
.981
2.
Cooper
(PIT)
1.098
Luque
(CIN)
1.098
4.
Alexander
(CHC)
1.112
5.
Grimes
(BRO)
1.113
6.
Barnes
(NYG)
1.117
7.
Ponder
(PIT)
1.133
8.
Nehf
(NYG)
1.133
9.
Marquard
(BRO)
1.139
10.
Toney
(NYG)
1.161
Hits per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Luque
(CIN)
7.281
2.
Ruether
(CIN)
7.961
3.
Grimes
(BRO)
8.032
4.
Mamaux
(BRO)
8.119
5.
Adams
(PIT)
8.213
6.
Alexander
(CHC)
8.298
7.
Barnes
(NYG)
8.334
8.
Ponder
(PIT)
8.357
9.
Cooper
(PIT)
8.450
10.
Fisher
(CIN)
8.463
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Adams
(PIT)
.616
2.
Cooper
(PIT)
1.431
3.
Nehf
(NYG)
1.443
4.
Benton
(NYG)
1.443
5.
Marquard
(BRO)
1.661
6.
Alexander
(CHC)
1.709
7.
Barnes
(NYG)
1.722
8.
Smith
(PHI)
1.831
9.
Ponder
(PIT)
1.837
10.
Toney
(NYG)
1.843
Strikeouts per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mamaux
(BRO)
4.768
2.
Alexander
(CHC)
4.285
3.
Schupp
(STL)
4.273
4.
Marquard
(BRO)
4.223
5.
Sherdel
(STL)
3.918
6.
Vaughn
(CHC)
3.917
7.
Grimes
(BRO)
3.882
8.
Haines
(STL)
3.580
9.
Meadows
(PHI)
3.462
10.
Rixey
(PHI)
3.450
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Haines
(STL)
47
2.
Douglas
(NYG)
46
Alexander
(CHC)
46
4.
Cooper
(PIT)
44
Scott
(BSN)
44
6.
Sherdel
(STL)
43
Smith
(PHI)
43
Barnes
(NYG)
43
9.
Toney
(NYG)
42
Ring
(CIN)
42
Saves
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Sherdel
(STL)
6
2.
Alexander
(CHC)
5
McQuillan
(BSN)
5
4.
Hubbell
(TOT)
4
Mamaux
(BRO)
4
6.
Smith
(BRO)
3
Carlson
(PIT)
3
Causey
(PHI)
3
Ruether
(CIN)
3
Hamilton
(PIT)
3
Innings Pitched
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Alexander
(CHC)
363.1
2.
Cooper
(PIT)
327.0
3.
Grimes
(BRO)
303.2
4.
Haines
(STL)
301.2
5.
Vaughn
(CHC)
301.0
6.
Oeschger
(BSN)
299.0
7.
Barnes
(NYG)
292.2
8.
Scott
(BSN)
291.0
9.
Rixey
(PHI)
284.1
10.
Nehf
(NYG)
280.2
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Alexander
(CHC)
173
2.
Grimes
(BRO)
131
Vaughn
(CHC)
131
4.
Haines
(STL)
120
5.
Schupp
(STL)
119
6.
Cooper
(PIT)
114
7.
Rixey
(PHI)
109
8.
Mamaux
(BRO)
101
9.
Ruether
(CIN)
99
10.
Meadows
(PHI)
95
Games Started
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Alexander
(CHC)
40
2.
Vaughn
(CHC)
38
3.
Cooper
(PIT)
37
Haines
(STL)
37
Toney
(NYG)
37
Doak
(STL)
37
Schupp
(STL)
37
8.
Barnes
(NYG)
35
9.
Adams
(PIT)
33
Ring
(CIN)
33
Nehf
(NYG)
33
Meadows
(PHI)
33
Grimes
(BRO)
33
Rixey
(PHI)
33
Ruether
(CIN)
33
Complete Games
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Alexander
(CHC)
33
2.
Cooper
(PIT)
28
3.
Rixey
(PHI)
25
Grimes
(BRO)
25
5.
Vaughn
(CHC)
24
6.
Ruether
(CIN)
23
Barnes
(NYG)
23
8.
Scott
(BSN)
22
Fillingim
(BSN)
22
Nehf
(NYG)
22
Shutouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Adams
(PIT)
8
2.
Alexander
(CHC)
7
3.
Grimes
(BRO)
5
Doak
(STL)
5
Oeschger
(BSN)
5
Ruether
(CIN)
5
7.
Cadore
(BRO)
4
Nehf
(NYG)
4
Toney
(NYG)
4
Haines
(STL)
4
Benton
(NYG)
4
Vaughn
(CHC)
4
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Oeschger
(BSN)
10
Smith
(PHI)
10
3.
Haines
(STL)
9
Barnes
(NYG)
9
5.
Alexander
(CHC)
8
Nehf
(NYG)
8
Benton
(NYG)
8
Vaughn
(CHC)
8
Toney
(NYG)
8
Fillingim
(BSN)
8
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Schupp
(STL)
127
2.
Oeschger
(BSN)
99
3.
Ruether
(CIN)
96
4.
Ring
(CIN)
92
5.
Meadows
(PHI)
90
6.
Scott
(BSN)
85
7.
Vaughn
(CHC)
81
8.
Doak
(STL)
80
Haines
(STL)
80
10.
Fillingim
(BSN)
79
Causey
(PHI)
79
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Alexander
(CHC)
335
2.
Scott
(BSN)
308
3.
Cooper
(PIT)
307
4.
Haines
(STL)
303
5.
Vaughn
(CHC)
301
6.
Oeschger
(BSN)
294
7.
Fillingim
(BSN)
292
8.
Rixey
(PHI)
288
9.
Nehf
(NYG)
273
10.
Grimes
(BRO)
271
Barnes
(NYG)
271
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Adams
(PIT)
4.667
2.
Marquard
(BRO)
2.543
3.
Alexander
(CHC)
2.507
4.
Cooper
(PIT)
2.192
5.
Grimes
(BRO)
1.955
6.
Sherdel
(STL)
1.850
7.
Pfeffer
(BRO)
1.778
8.
Nehf
(NYG)
1.756
9.
Benton
(NYG)
1.677
10.
Vaughn
(CHC)
1.617
Home Runs per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Sherdel
(STL)
.053
2.
Ruether
(CIN)
.068
3.
Hamilton
(PIT)
.078
4.
Mamaux
(BRO)
.094
5.
Cooper
(PIT)
.110
6.
McQuillan
(BSN)
.120
7.
Ring
(CIN)
.135
8.
Ponder
(PIT)
.138
9.
Cadore
(BRO)
.142
10.
Carlson
(PIT)
.146
Losses
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Rixey
(PHI)
22
2.
Fillingim
(BSN)
21
Scott
(BSN)
21
4.
Haines
(STL)
20
5.
Smith
(PHI)
18
6.
Ring
(CIN)
16
Vaughn
(CHC)
16
Benton
(NYG)
16
9.
Cooper
(PIT)
15
Martin
(CHC)
15
Ponder
(PIT)
15
McQuillan
(BSN)
15
Barnes
(NYG)
15
Earned Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Oeschger
(BSN)
115
2.
Scott
(BSN)
114
3.
Rixey
(PHI)
110
4.
Ring
(CIN)
105
5.
Haines
(STL)
100
6.
Schupp
(STL)
98
7.
Nehf
(NYG)
96
Smith
(PHI)
96
9.
Fillingim
(BSN)
94
10.
Carlson
(PIT)
92
Wild Pitches
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Ponder
(PIT)
10
2.
Grimes
(BRO)
9
Scott
(BSN)
9
4.
Ring
(CIN)
8
Rixey
(PHI)
8
6.
Oeschger
(BSN)
7
7.
Ruether
(CIN)
6
Toney
(NYG)
6
9.
Benton
(NYG)
5
Schupp
(STL)
5
Adams
(PIT)
5
Haines
(STL)
5
Pfeffer
(BRO)
5
Martin
(CHC)
5
Marquard
(BRO)
5
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Scott
(BSN)
13
2.
Sherdel
(STL)
11
Cooper
(PIT)
11
4.
Schupp
(STL)
9
Haines
(STL)
9
Ruether
(CIN)
9
7.
Fisher
(CIN)
8
Meadows
(PHI)
8
Carlson
(PIT)
8
Vaughn
(CHC)
8
Oeschger
(BSN)
8
Batters Faced
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Alexander
(CHC)
1447
2.
Cooper
(PIT)
1312
3.
Haines
(STL)
1258
4.
Vaughn
(CHC)
1255
5.
Oeschger
(BSN)
1250
6.
Grimes
(BRO)
1246
7.
Scott
(BSN)
1243
8.
Barnes
(NYG)
1186
9.
Rixey
(PHI)
1175
10.
Fillingim
(BSN)
1145
Games Finished
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Sherdel
(STL)
28
2.
Betts
(PHI)
18
3.
Mamaux
(BRO)
17
4.
Smith
(BRO)
15
Douglas
(NYG)
15
Carter
(CHC)
15
7.
Smith
(PHI)
13
Winters
(NYG)
13
Hamilton
(PIT)
13
10.
Bailey
(CHC)
12
Adjusted ERA+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Alexander
(CHC)
168
2.
Adams
(PIT)
150
3.
Grimes
(BRO)
145
4.
Cooper
(PIT)
135
5.
Vaughn
(CHC)
126
6.
Ponder
(PIT)
123
7.
Cadore
(BRO)
123
8.
Ruether
(CIN)
123
9.
Doak
(STL)
121
10.
Luque
(CIN)
121
1919 NL
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1920 AL
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1920 MLB
Pitching Leaders