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1938 National League Pitching Leaders
1937 NL
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1939 NL
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1938 AL
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1938 MLB
Pitching Leaders
NL Pitching Leaders
Glossary
Earned Run Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lee
(CHC)
2.660
2.
Root
(CHC)
2.857
3.
Derringer
(CIN)
2.932
4.
MacFayden
(BSN)
2.950
5.
Klinger
(PIT)
2.994
6.
Fitzsimmons
(BRO)
3.020
7.
Hubbell
(NYG)
3.067
8.
Bauers
(PIT)
3.074
9.
Bryant
(CHC)
3.096
10.
Vander Meer
(CIN)
3.115
Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lee
(CHC)
22
2.
Derringer
(CIN)
21
3.
Bryant
(CHC)
19
4.
Weiland
(STL)
16
5.
Walters
(TOT)
15
Vander Meer
(CIN)
15
Brown
(PIT)
15
Gumbert
(NYG)
15
9.
Turner
(BSN)
14
MacFayden
(BSN)
14
Melton
(NYG)
14
Tobin
(PIT)
14
Win-Loss %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lee
(CHC)
.710
2.
Klinger
(PIT)
.706
3.
Tamulis
(BRO)
.667
4.
Bryant
(CHC)
.633
5.
Brown
(PIT)
.625
6.
Warneke
(STL)
.619
Schumacher
(NYG)
.619
8.
Blanton
(PIT)
.611
9.
MacFayden
(BSN)
.609
10.
Davis
(STL)
.600
Vander Meer
(CIN)
.600
Derringer
(CIN)
.600
Walks & Hits per IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Hubbell
(NYG)
1.140
2.
Derringer
(CIN)
1.186
3.
Turner
(BSN)
1.198
4.
Root
(CHC)
1.201
5.
Klinger
(PIT)
1.218
6.
Lee
(CHC)
1.220
7.
Fitzsimmons
(BRO)
1.224
8.
Schumacher
(NYG)
1.232
9.
Davis
(STL)
1.235
10.
MacFayden
(BSN)
1.238
Hits per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Vander Meer
(CIN)
7.069
2.
Bauers
(PIT)
7.667
3.
Bryant
(CHC)
7.824
4.
MacFayden
(BSN)
8.522
5.
Klinger
(PIT)
8.586
6.
Hubbell
(NYG)
8.598
7.
Schumacher
(NYG)
8.660
8.
Lee
(CHC)
8.691
9.
Fette
(BSN)
8.825
10.
Turner
(BSN)
8.966
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Davis
(STL)
1.402
2.
Derringer
(CIN)
1.437
3.
Hubbell
(NYG)
1.659
4.
Root
(CHC)
1.681
5.
Turner
(BSN)
1.813
6.
Fitzsimmons
(BRO)
1.910
7.
Davis
(CIN)
2.147
8.
Tamulis
(BRO)
2.255
9.
Melton
(NYG)
2.259
10.
Lee
(CHC)
2.289
Strikeouts per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Hubbell
(NYG)
5.229
2.
Vander Meer
(CIN)
4.993
3.
Weiland
(STL)
4.612
4.
Bryant
(CHC)
4.495
5.
Bauers
(PIT)
4.333
McGee
(STL)
4.333
7.
Carleton
(CHC)
4.294
8.
Blanton
(PIT)
4.170
9.
Warneke
(STL)
4.066
10.
Hollingsworth
(TOT)
4.018
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Coffman
(NYG)
51
Brown
(PIT)
51
3.
McGee
(STL)
47
4.
Mulcahy
(PHI)
46
5.
Passeau
(PHI)
44
Lee
(CHC)
44
Root
(CHC)
44
Hamlin
(BRO)
44
Bryant
(CHC)
44
10.
Pressnell
(BRO)
43
Brown
(NYG)
43
French
(CHC)
43
Saves
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Coffman
(NYG)
12
2.
Root
(CHC)
8
3.
Hamlin
(BRO)
6
Errickson
(BSN)
6
5.
Brown
(PIT)
5
Brown
(NYG)
5
McGee
(STL)
5
8.
Cascarella
(CIN)
4
Hutchinson
(BSN)
4
Swift
(PIT)
4
Innings Pitched
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Derringer
(CIN)
307.0
2.
Lee
(CHC)
291.0
3.
Bryant
(CHC)
270.1
4.
Turner
(BSN)
268.0
5.
Mulcahy
(PHI)
267.1
6.
Walters
(TOT)
251.0
7.
Bauers
(PIT)
243.0
Melton
(NYG)
243.0
9.
Tobin
(PIT)
241.1
10.
Fette
(BSN)
239.2
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Bryant
(CHC)
135
2.
Derringer
(CIN)
132
3.
Vander Meer
(CIN)
125
4.
Lee
(CHC)
121
5.
Weiland
(STL)
117
Bauers
(PIT)
117
7.
McGee
(STL)
104
Hubbell
(NYG)
104
9.
Melton
(NYG)
101
10.
Passeau
(PHI)
100
Games Started
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Derringer
(CIN)
37
Lee
(CHC)
37
3.
Walters
(TOT)
34
Turner
(BSN)
34
Bauers
(PIT)
34
Mulcahy
(PHI)
34
7.
Passeau
(PHI)
33
Tobin
(PIT)
33
Gumbert
(NYG)
33
10.
Fette
(BSN)
32
Complete Games
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Derringer
(CIN)
26
2.
Turner
(BSN)
22
3.
Walters
(TOT)
20
4.
MacFayden
(BSN)
19
Lee
(CHC)
19
6.
Bryant
(CHC)
17
Fette
(BSN)
17
8.
Vander Meer
(CIN)
16
9.
Passeau
(PHI)
15
Mulcahy
(PHI)
15
Shutouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lee
(CHC)
9
2.
MacFayden
(BSN)
5
3.
Derringer
(CIN)
4
Warneke
(STL)
4
5.
Hamlin
(BRO)
3
Vander Meer
(CIN)
3
Fitzsimmons
(BRO)
3
Fette
(BSN)
3
Walters
(TOT)
3
Schumacher
(NYG)
3
Turner
(BSN)
3
Bryant
(CHC)
3
French
(CHC)
3
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Turner
(BSN)
21
2.
Derringer
(CIN)
20
3.
Melton
(NYG)
19
4.
Lee
(CHC)
18
5.
Tobin
(PIT)
17
French
(CHC)
17
7.
Hubbell
(NYG)
16
8.
Butcher
(TOT)
15
9.
Mulcahy
(PHI)
14
Posedel
(BRO)
14
Hamlin
(BRO)
14
Warneke
(STL)
14
Weiland
(STL)
14
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Bryant
(CHC)
125
2.
Mulcahy
(PHI)
120
3.
Walters
(TOT)
108
4.
Vander Meer
(CIN)
103
5.
Bauers
(PIT)
99
6.
Passeau
(PHI)
93
7.
Hollingsworth
(TOT)
89
8.
Gumbert
(NYG)
84
9.
Fette
(BSN)
79
10.
McGee
(STL)
78
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Derringer
(CIN)
315
2.
Mulcahy
(PHI)
294
3.
Lee
(CHC)
281
Passeau
(PHI)
281
5.
Turner
(BSN)
267
6.
Melton
(NYG)
266
7.
Walters
(TOT)
259
8.
Tobin
(PIT)
254
9.
Weiland
(STL)
248
10.
Hamlin
(BRO)
243
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Hubbell
(NYG)
3.152
2.
Derringer
(CIN)
2.694
3.
Root
(CHC)
2.333
4.
Tamulis
(BRO)
1.750
5.
Weiland
(STL)
1.746
6.
Blanton
(PIT)
1.739
7.
Melton
(NYG)
1.656
8.
Lee
(CHC)
1.635
9.
Hamlin
(BRO)
1.492
10.
Warneke
(STL)
1.391
Home Runs per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
McGee
(STL)
.167
2.
Bryant
(CHC)
.200
3.
MacFayden
(BSN)
.246
4.
Hollingsworth
(TOT)
.259
5.
Bauers
(PIT)
.259
6.
Passeau
(PHI)
.301
7.
Fitzsimmons
(BRO)
.355
8.
Klinger
(PIT)
.395
9.
Fette
(BSN)
.413
10.
Walters
(TOT)
.466
Losses
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mulcahy
(PHI)
20
2.
French
(CHC)
19
3.
Hollingsworth
(TOT)
18
Turner
(BSN)
18
Passeau
(PHI)
18
6.
Hamlin
(BRO)
15
7.
Pressnell
(BRO)
14
Bauers
(PIT)
14
Walters
(TOT)
14
Melton
(NYG)
14
Derringer
(CIN)
14
Earned Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Mulcahy
(PHI)
137
2.
Passeau
(PHI)
120
3.
Walters
(TOT)
117
4.
Gumbert
(NYG)
105
Melton
(NYG)
105
6.
Turner
(BSN)
103
7.
Carleton
(CHC)
101
Hollingsworth
(TOT)
101
9.
Derringer
(CIN)
100
10.
Hamlin
(BRO)
97
Wild Pitches
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Carleton
(CHC)
12
2.
Walters
(TOT)
11
3.
Posedel
(BRO)
9
4.
Mungo
(BRO)
8
Hollingsworth
(TOT)
8
6.
Warneke
(STL)
6
Bauers
(PIT)
6
8.
Mulcahy
(PHI)
5
Hallahan
(PHI)
5
Macon
(STL)
5
Pressnell
(BRO)
5
Bryant
(CHC)
5
Vander Meer
(CIN)
5
Butcher
(TOT)
5
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Passeau
(PHI)
8
Carleton
(CHC)
8
Pressnell
(BRO)
8
4.
Gumbert
(NYG)
7
5.
Klinger
(PIT)
6
Mulcahy
(PHI)
6
Bauers
(PIT)
6
Reis
(BSN)
6
Tobin
(PIT)
6
10.
MacFayden
(BSN)
5
Turner
(BSN)
5
Walters
(TOT)
5
Batters Faced
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Derringer
(CIN)
1263
2.
Mulcahy
(PHI)
1201
3.
Lee
(CHC)
1194
4.
Bryant
(CHC)
1146
5.
Walters
(TOT)
1111
6.
Turner
(BSN)
1107
7.
Passeau
(PHI)
1096
8.
Melton
(NYG)
1042
9.
Tobin
(PIT)
1029
10.
Gumbert
(NYG)
1015
Games Finished
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Coffman
(NYG)
35
2.
Brown
(NYG)
32
Brown
(PIT)
32
4.
Cascarella
(CIN)
23
5.
Sivess
(PHI)
22
6.
Smith
(PHI)
21
Russell
(CHC)
21
Schott
(CIN)
21
9.
Root
(CHC)
20
Swift
(PIT)
20
Adjusted ERA+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lee
(CHC)
144
2.
Root
(CHC)
134
3.
Fitzsimmons
(BRO)
129
4.
Klinger
(PIT)
126
5.
Derringer
(CIN)
124
6.
Bryant
(CHC)
123
7.
Hubbell
(NYG)
123
8.
Bauers
(PIT)
123
9.
McGee
(STL)
123
10.
MacFayden
(BSN)
117
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