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1929 National League Pitching Leaders
1928 NL
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1930 NL
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1929 AL
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1929 MLB
Pitching Leaders
NL Pitching Leaders
Glossary
Earned Run Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Walker
(NYG)
3.090
2.
Grimes
(PIT)
3.133
3.
Root
(CHC)
3.474
4.
Malone
(CHC)
3.573
5.
Lucas
(CIN)
3.600
6.
Johnson
(STL)
3.603
7.
Bush
(CHC)
3.658
8.
Hubbell
(NYG)
3.694
9.
Petty
(PIT)
3.711
10.
Clark
(BRO)
3.742
Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Malone
(CHC)
22
2.
Root
(CHC)
19
Lucas
(CIN)
19
4.
Hubbell
(NYG)
18
Kremer
(PIT)
18
Bush
(CHC)
18
7.
Grimes
(PIT)
17
8.
Brame
(PIT)
16
Clark
(BRO)
16
10.
Fitzsimmons
(NYG)
15
Willoughby
(PHI)
15
Win-Loss %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Root
(CHC)
.760
2.
Bush
(CHC)
.720
3.
Grimes
(PIT)
.708
4.
Malone
(CHC)
.688
Carlson
(CHC)
.688
6.
Walker
(NYG)
.667
7.
Morrison
(BRO)
.650
Johnson
(STL)
.650
9.
Moss
(BRO)
.647
10.
Kremer
(PIT)
.643
Walks & Hits per IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lucas
(CIN)
1.204
2.
Vance
(BRO)
1.258
3.
Hubbell
(NYG)
1.269
4.
Kremer
(PIT)
1.290
5.
Petty
(PIT)
1.297
6.
Clark
(BRO)
1.312
7.
Johnson
(STL)
1.327
8.
Grimes
(PIT)
1.354
9.
Root
(CHC)
1.357
10.
Walker
(NYG)
1.379
Hits per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lucas
(CIN)
8.900
2.
Hubbell
(NYG)
9.168
3.
Kremer
(PIT)
9.176
4.
Johnson
(STL)
9.181
5.
Bush
(CHC)
9.211
6.
Root
(CHC)
9.463
7.
Grimes
(PIT)
9.477
8.
Vance
(BRO)
9.493
9.
Clark
(BRO)
9.516
10.
Walker
(NYG)
9.524
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Vance
(BRO)
1.829
2.
Lucas
(CIN)
1.933
3.
Petty
(PIT)
2.051
4.
Hubbell
(NYG)
2.250
5.
Clark
(BRO)
2.290
6.
Benton
(NYG)
2.317
7.
Kremer
(PIT)
2.436
8.
Donohue
(CIN)
2.584
9.
Sherdel
(STL)
2.668
10.
Fitzsimmons
(NYG)
2.680
Strikeouts per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Malone
(CHC)
5.596
2.
Vance
(BRO)
4.902
3.
Clark
(BRO)
4.516
4.
May
(CIN)
4.161
5.
Root
(CHC)
4.103
6.
Johnson
(STL)
3.949
7.
Hubbell
(NYG)
3.560
8.
Benge
(PHI)
3.528
9.
Jones
(BSN)
3.297
10.
Walker
(NYG)
3.293
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Bush
(CHC)
50
2.
Willoughby
(PHI)
49
3.
Root
(CHC)
43
Sweetland
(PHI)
43
Collins
(PHI)
43
6.
Johnson
(STL)
42
7.
May
(CIN)
41
Clark
(BRO)
41
Swetonic
(PIT)
41
McGraw
(PHI)
41
Saves
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Morrison
(BRO)
8
Bush
(CHC)
8
3.
Koupal
(TOT)
6
4.
Root
(CHC)
5
Swetonic
(PIT)
5
Collins
(PHI)
5
7.
Willoughby
(PHI)
4
Haid
(STL)
4
Mays
(NYG)
4
Benge
(PHI)
4
McGraw
(PHI)
4
Innings Pitched
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Clark
(BRO)
279.0
2.
Root
(CHC)
272.0
3.
Bush
(CHC)
270.2
4.
Lucas
(CIN)
270.0
5.
Hubbell
(NYG)
268.0
6.
Malone
(CHC)
267.0
7.
Willoughby
(PHI)
243.1
8.
Benton
(NYG)
237.0
9.
Grimes
(PIT)
232.2
10.
Vance
(BRO)
231.1
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Malone
(CHC)
166
2.
Clark
(BRO)
140
3.
Vance
(BRO)
126
4.
Root
(CHC)
124
5.
Hubbell
(NYG)
106
6.
May
(CIN)
92
7.
Bush
(CHC)
82
8.
Johnson
(STL)
80
9.
Benge
(PHI)
78
10.
Lucas
(CIN)
72
Games Started
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Clark
(BRO)
36
2.
Hubbell
(NYG)
35
3.
Willoughby
(PHI)
34
4.
Lucas
(CIN)
32
5.
Fitzsimmons
(NYG)
31
Root
(CHC)
31
7.
Malone
(CHC)
30
Benton
(NYG)
30
Blake
(CHC)
30
10.
Bush
(CHC)
29
Smith
(BSN)
29
Grimes
(PIT)
29
Complete Games
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lucas
(CIN)
28
2.
Hubbell
(NYG)
19
Malone
(CHC)
19
Root
(CHC)
19
Smith
(BSN)
19
Clark
(BRO)
19
Brame
(PIT)
19
8.
Bush
(CHC)
18
Grimes
(PIT)
18
10.
Vance
(BRO)
17
Shutouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Malone
(CHC)
5
2.
Root
(CHC)
4
Fitzsimmons
(NYG)
4
4.
Clark
(BRO)
3
Benton
(NYG)
3
Johnson
(STL)
3
7.
Benge
(PHI)
2
Moss
(BRO)
2
Lucas
(CIN)
2
Grimes
(PIT)
2
Grabowski
(STL)
2
Sweetland
(PHI)
2
Carlson
(CHC)
2
Bush
(CHC)
2
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Benge
(PHI)
24
2.
Sweetland
(PHI)
23
3.
Kremer
(PIT)
21
Haines
(STL)
21
5.
Smith
(BSN)
20
6.
Collins
(PHI)
18
7.
Seibold
(BSN)
17
McWeeny
(BRO)
17
Brame
(PIT)
17
Hubbell
(NYG)
17
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Willoughby
(PHI)
108
2.
Bush
(CHC)
107
3.
Blake
(CHC)
103
4.
Malone
(CHC)
102
5.
McWeeny
(BRO)
93
6.
Sweetland
(PHI)
87
7.
Jones
(BSN)
84
8.
Brandt
(BSN)
83
Collins
(PHI)
83
Root
(CHC)
83
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Clark
(BRO)
295
2.
Willoughby
(PHI)
288
3.
Root
(CHC)
286
4.
Malone
(CHC)
283
5.
Sherdel
(STL)
278
6.
Bush
(CHC)
277
7.
Benton
(NYG)
276
8.
Hubbell
(NYG)
273
9.
Lucas
(CIN)
267
10.
Smith
(BSN)
256
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Vance
(BRO)
2.681
2.
Clark
(BRO)
1.972
3.
Malone
(CHC)
1.628
4.
Hubbell
(NYG)
1.582
5.
Root
(CHC)
1.494
6.
Johnson
(STL)
1.429
7.
Petty
(PIT)
1.381
8.
Lucas
(CIN)
1.241
9.
May
(CIN)
1.227
10.
Sherdel
(STL)
1.190
Home Runs per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Rixey
(CIN)
.269
2.
May
(CIN)
.317
3.
Blake
(CHC)
.330
4.
Luque
(CIN)
.358
5.
Root
(CHC)
.397
6.
Malone
(CHC)
.405
7.
Grimes
(PIT)
.426
8.
Moss
(BRO)
.445
9.
Clark
(BRO)
.452
10.
Haid
(STL)
.466
Losses
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Clark
(BRO)
19
2.
Benton
(NYG)
17
Smith
(BSN)
17
Seibold
(BSN)
17
5.
Luque
(CIN)
16
6.
Jones
(BSN)
15
Benge
(PHI)
15
Sherdel
(STL)
15
9.
Willoughby
(PHI)
14
Dudley
(BRO)
14
May
(CIN)
14
Earned Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Benge
(PHI)
139
2.
Willoughby
(PHI)
135
3.
Sherdel
(STL)
129
4.
Smith
(BSN)
120
5.
Clark
(BRO)
116
Sweetland
(PHI)
116
Brame
(PIT)
116
8.
Haines
(STL)
114
9.
Hubbell
(NYG)
110
Bush
(CHC)
110
Wild Pitches
s
c
a
p
y
1.
McWeeny
(BRO)
11
2.
Bush
(CHC)
7
3.
Willoughby
(PHI)
6
Hallahan
(STL)
6
Malone
(CHC)
6
Clark
(BRO)
6
7.
Hubbell
(NYG)
5
8.
Brame
(PIT)
4
Fitzsimmons
(NYG)
4
Swetonic
(PIT)
4
Blake
(CHC)
4
Meine
(PIT)
4
Roy
(TOT)
4
Mitchell
(STL)
4
Dudley
(BRO)
4
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Dudley
(BRO)
10
2.
Sweetland
(PHI)
9
Vance
(BRO)
9
4.
Johnson
(STL)
7
Meine
(PIT)
7
Moss
(BRO)
7
7.
Malone
(CHC)
6
Hubbell
(NYG)
6
9.
Willoughby
(PHI)
5
Swetonic
(PIT)
5
Ash
(CIN)
5
Haid
(STL)
5
May
(CIN)
5
Mitchell
(STL)
5
Brandt
(BSN)
5
Leverett
(BSN)
5
Batters Faced
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Clark
(BRO)
1189
2.
Bush
(CHC)
1176
3.
Root
(CHC)
1158
4.
Malone
(CHC)
1152
5.
Hubbell
(NYG)
1130
6.
Lucas
(CIN)
1124
7.
Willoughby
(PHI)
1112
8.
Benton
(NYG)
1019
9.
Grimes
(PIT)
1004
10.
Brame
(PIT)
994
Games Finished
s
c
a
p
y
1.
McGraw
(PHI)
24
2.
Morrison
(BRO)
22
3.
Collins
(PHI)
20
4.
Mays
(NYG)
19
5.
Ash
(CIN)
17
Moore
(BRO)
17
Swetonic
(PIT)
17
8.
Johnson
(STL)
16
Scott
(NYG)
16
10.
Cvengros
(CHC)
15
Bush
(CHC)
15
Adjusted ERA+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Grimes
(PIT)
152
2.
Walker
(NYG)
148
3.
Root
(CHC)
133
4.
Johnson
(STL)
129
5.
Malone
(CHC)
129
6.
Petty
(PIT)
128
7.
Lucas
(CIN)
127
8.
Bush
(CHC)
126
9.
Hubbell
(NYG)
124
10.
Clark
(BRO)
123
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