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1944 National League Pitching Leaders
1943 NL
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1945 NL
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1944 AL
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1944 MLB
Pitching Leaders
NL Pitching Leaders
Glossary
Earned Run Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Heusser
(CIN)
2.382
2.
Walters
(CIN)
2.400
3.
Cooper
(STL)
2.461
4.
Wilks
(STL)
2.644
5.
Lanier
(STL)
2.648
6.
Ostermueller
(TOT)
2.813
7.
Brecheen
(STL)
2.852
8.
Passeau
(CHC)
2.894
9.
Tobin
(BSN)
3.007
10.
Shoun
(CIN)
3.020
Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Walters
(CIN)
23
2.
Cooper
(STL)
22
3.
Voiselle
(NYG)
21
Sewell
(PIT)
21
5.
Tobin
(BSN)
18
6.
Wilks
(STL)
17
Lanier
(STL)
17
8.
Wyse
(CHC)
16
Andrews
(BSN)
16
Brecheen
(STL)
16
Win-Loss %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Wilks
(STL)
.810
2.
Brecheen
(STL)
.762
3.
Cooper
(STL)
.759
4.
Walters
(CIN)
.742
5.
Strincevich
(PIT)
.667
6.
Sewell
(PIT)
.636
7.
Passeau
(CHC)
.625
8.
Ostermueller
(TOT)
.619
9.
Carter
(CIN)
.611
10.
Lanier
(STL)
.586
Walks & Hits per IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Wilks
(STL)
1.069
2.
Heusser
(CIN)
1.074
3.
Walters
(CIN)
1.123
4.
de la Cruz
(CIN)
1.124
5.
Cooper
(STL)
1.137
6.
Shoun
(CIN)
1.160
7.
Brecheen
(STL)
1.162
8.
Raffensberger
(PHI)
1.168
9.
Lanier
(STL)
1.172
10.
Strincevich
(PIT)
1.195
Hits per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Walters
(CIN)
7.358
2.
Wilks
(STL)
7.498
3.
Lanier
(STL)
7.703
4.
Heusser
(CIN)
7.708
5.
Voiselle
(NYG)
7.945
6.
de la Cruz
(CIN)
7.997
7.
Cooper
(STL)
8.096
8.
Tobin
(BSN)
8.148
9.
Brecheen
(STL)
8.271
10.
Sewell
(PIT)
8.276
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Raffensberger
(PHI)
1.566
2.
Strincevich
(PIT)
1.753
3.
Davis
(BRO)
1.809
4.
Shoun
(CIN)
1.865
5.
Derringer
(CHC)
1.950
6.
Heusser
(CIN)
1.962
7.
Passeau
(CHC)
1.982
8.
Wyse
(CHC)
1.994
9.
Butcher
(PIT)
2.080
10.
de la Cruz
(CIN)
2.117
Strikeouts per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Lanier
(STL)
5.657
2.
Javery
(BSN)
4.854
3.
Raffensberger
(PHI)
4.732
4.
Voiselle
(NYG)
4.634
5.
Melton
(BRO)
4.372
6.
Pyle
(NYG)
4.335
7.
Roe
(PIT)
4.273
8.
Gregg
(BRO)
4.189
9.
Brecheen
(STL)
4.183
10.
Ostermueller
(TOT)
3.544
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Adams
(NYG)
65
2.
Webber
(BRO)
48
Rescigno
(PIT)
48
4.
Voiselle
(NYG)
43
Tobin
(BSN)
43
6.
Barrett
(BSN)
42
Derringer
(CHC)
42
8.
Wyse
(CHC)
41
9.
Hutchinson
(BSN)
40
Javery
(BSN)
40
Feldman
(NYG)
40
Schanz
(PHI)
40
Strincevich
(PIT)
40
Saves
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Adams
(NYG)
13
2.
Schmidt
(STL)
5
Rescigno
(PIT)
5
4.
Cuccurullo
(PIT)
4
Davis
(BRO)
4
6.
Polli
(NYG)
3
Schanz
(PHI)
3
Passeau
(CHC)
3
Starr
(PIT)
3
Derringer
(CHC)
3
Javery
(BSN)
3
Gumbert
(TOT)
3
Webber
(BRO)
3
Carter
(CIN)
3
Tobin
(BSN)
3
Innings Pitched
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Voiselle
(NYG)
312.2
2.
Tobin
(BSN)
299.1
3.
Sewell
(PIT)
286.0
4.
Walters
(CIN)
285.0
5.
Raffensberger
(PHI)
258.2
6.
Andrews
(BSN)
257.1
Wyse
(CHC)
257.1
8.
Javery
(BSN)
254.0
9.
Cooper
(STL)
252.1
10.
Ostermueller
(TOT)
246.1
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Voiselle
(NYG)
161
2.
Lanier
(STL)
141
3.
Javery
(BSN)
137
4.
Raffensberger
(PHI)
136
5.
Cooper
(STL)
97
Ostermueller
(TOT)
97
7.
Gregg
(BRO)
92
8.
Melton
(BRO)
91
9.
Passeau
(CHC)
89
10.
Roe
(PIT)
88
Brecheen
(STL)
88
Games Started
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Voiselle
(NYG)
41
2.
Tobin
(BSN)
36
3.
Andrews
(BSN)
34
Wyse
(CHC)
34
5.
Cooper
(STL)
33
Javery
(BSN)
33
Sewell
(PIT)
33
8.
Walters
(CIN)
32
9.
Gregg
(BRO)
31
Raffensberger
(PHI)
31
Complete Games
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Tobin
(BSN)
28
2.
Walters
(CIN)
27
3.
Voiselle
(NYG)
25
4.
Sewell
(PIT)
24
5.
Cooper
(STL)
22
6.
Passeau
(CHC)
18
Raffensberger
(PHI)
18
8.
Heusser
(CIN)
17
Ostermueller
(TOT)
17
10.
Lanier
(STL)
16
Wilks
(STL)
16
Andrews
(BSN)
16
Shutouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Cooper
(STL)
7
2.
Walters
(CIN)
6
3.
Butcher
(PIT)
5
Lanier
(STL)
5
Tobin
(BSN)
5
6.
Heusser
(CIN)
4
Wilks
(STL)
4
8.
Lee
(PHI)
3
Raffensberger
(PHI)
3
Sewell
(PIT)
3
Carter
(CIN)
3
Erickson
(CHC)
3
Brecheen
(STL)
3
Wyse
(CHC)
3
Javery
(BSN)
3
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Voiselle
(NYG)
31
2.
Feldman
(NYG)
18
Tobin
(BSN)
18
4.
Sewell
(PIT)
15
5.
Andrews
(BSN)
14
6.
Barrett
(BSN)
13
Derringer
(CHC)
13
8.
Davis
(BRO)
12
Wilks
(STL)
12
Pyle
(NYG)
12
Javery
(BSN)
12
Gregg
(BRO)
12
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Gregg
(BRO)
137
2.
Voiselle
(NYG)
118
Javery
(BSN)
118
4.
Schanz
(PHI)
103
5.
Sewell
(PIT)
99
6.
Tobin
(BSN)
97
7.
Melton
(BRO)
96
8.
Feldman
(NYG)
91
9.
Barrett
(PHI)
88
10.
Walters
(CIN)
87
Fischer
(NYG)
87
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Wyse
(CHC)
277
2.
Voiselle
(NYG)
276
3.
Tobin
(BSN)
271
4.
Andrews
(BSN)
263
Sewell
(PIT)
263
6.
Barrett
(BSN)
257
Raffensberger
(PHI)
257
8.
Javery
(BSN)
248
9.
Ostermueller
(TOT)
247
10.
Passeau
(CHC)
234
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Raffensberger
(PHI)
3.022
2.
Lanier
(STL)
1.986
3.
Brecheen
(STL)
1.913
4.
Passeau
(CHC)
1.780
5.
Derringer
(CHC)
1.769
6.
Cooper
(STL)
1.617
7.
Wyse
(CHC)
1.509
8.
Roe
(PIT)
1.492
9.
de la Cruz
(CIN)
1.444
10.
Wilks
(STL)
1.429
Home Runs per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Melton
(BRO)
.048
2.
Lanier
(STL)
.201
3.
Cooper
(STL)
.214
4.
Schanz
(PHI)
.224
5.
Strincevich
(PIT)
.237
6.
Barrett
(PHI)
.285
7.
Raffensberger
(PHI)
.313
8.
Wyse
(CHC)
.315
9.
Walters
(CIN)
.316
10.
Passeau
(CHC)
.317
Losses
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Raffensberger
(PHI)
20
2.
Javery
(BSN)
19
Tobin
(BSN)
19
4.
Barrett
(PHI)
18
5.
Barrett
(BSN)
16
Schanz
(PHI)
16
Voiselle
(NYG)
16
Gregg
(BRO)
16
Gerheauser
(PHI)
16
10.
Andrews
(BSN)
15
Wyse
(CHC)
15
Earned Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Gregg
(BRO)
120
2.
Voiselle
(NYG)
105
3.
Barrett
(BSN)
104
4.
Sewell
(PIT)
101
5.
Javery
(BSN)
100
Tobin
(BSN)
100
7.
Barrett
(PHI)
95
Feldman
(NYG)
95
9.
Gerheauser
(PHI)
93
10.
Andrews
(BSN)
92
Wild Pitches
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Gregg
(BRO)
10
2.
Webber
(BRO)
8
3.
Voiselle
(NYG)
7
Barrett
(PHI)
7
5.
Ostermueller
(TOT)
6
Gerheauser
(PHI)
6
Melton
(BRO)
6
8.
Tobin
(BSN)
5
Erickson
(CHC)
5
Schanz
(PHI)
5
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Gregg
(BRO)
9
2.
Fischer
(NYG)
6
Pyle
(NYG)
6
Schanz
(PHI)
6
5.
Cooper
(STL)
5
Branca
(BRO)
5
Davis
(BRO)
5
Jurisich
(STL)
5
9.
Voiselle
(NYG)
4
Strincevich
(PIT)
4
Adams
(NYG)
4
Walters
(CIN)
4
Batters Faced
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Voiselle
(NYG)
1327
2.
Tobin
(BSN)
1249
3.
Sewell
(PIT)
1218
4.
Walters
(CIN)
1162
5.
Andrews
(BSN)
1095
6.
Raffensberger
(PHI)
1091
7.
Javery
(BSN)
1089
8.
Wyse
(CHC)
1068
9.
Ostermueller
(TOT)
1047
10.
Schanz
(PHI)
1040
Games Finished
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Adams
(NYG)
44
2.
Rescigno
(PIT)
25
3.
Webber
(BRO)
23
4.
Karl
(PHI)
20
5.
Schmidt
(STL)
17
Derringer
(CHC)
17
7.
Hutchinson
(BSN)
16
Vandenberg
(CHC)
16
9.
Warren
(BRO)
14
Cuccurullo
(PIT)
14
Adjusted ERA+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Heusser
(CIN)
147
2.
Walters
(CIN)
146
3.
Cooper
(STL)
144
4.
Wilks
(STL)
134
5.
Lanier
(STL)
134
6.
Ostermueller
(TOT)
131
7.
Tobin
(BSN)
127
8.
Brecheen
(STL)
124
9.
Passeau
(CHC)
122
10.
Strincevich
(PIT)
121
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