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Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Musial • STL 9.5
2. Boudreau • CLE 8.1
3. Appling • CHW 7.4
4. Chandler • NYY 7.3
5. Nicholson • CHC 6.7
6. Keller • NYY 6.6
7. Klein • STL 6.5
8. Gordon • NYY 6.5
9. Gibson • HG 6.3
10. York • DET 6.1
WAR for Pitchers
1. Chandler • NYY 6.4
2. Cooper • STL 5.7
Hughson • BOS 5.7
4. Wright • HG 5.7
5. Bithorn • CHC 5.5
6. Andrews • BSN 5.1
7. Trout • DET 5.0
8. Sewell • PIT 5.0
9. Byrd • 2TM 4.9
10. Bonham • NYY 4.9
Earned Run Average
1. Chandler • NYY 1.64
2. Lanier • STL 1.90
3. Smith • CBE 2.22
4. Bonham • NYY 2.27
5. Haefner • WSH 2.29
6. Cooper • STL 2.30
7. Davis • CC 2.35
8. Markham • BBB 2.39
9. Bridges • DET 2.39
10. Trout • DET 2.48
Wins
1. Cooper • STL 21
Riddle • CIN 21
Sewell • PIT 21
4. Chandler • NYY 20
Trout • DET 20
6. Wynn • WSH 18
Bithorn • CHC 18
Wright • HG 18
9. Bagby • CLE 17
Smith • CLE 17
Javery • BSN 17
Win-Loss %
1. Carter • HG .875
2. Brown • HG .857
Wright • HG .857
4. Chandler • NYY .833
Markham • BBB .833
6. McDaniel • KCM .800
7. Anderson • 2TM .778
8. Murphy • NYY .750
Wilson • CC .750
10. Shoun • CIN .737
Wyatt • BRO .737
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Davis • CC 0.897
2. Chandler • NYY 0.992
3. Wyatt • BRO 1.007
4. Smith • KCM 1.020
5. Markham • BBB 1.020
6. Smith • CBE 1.056
7. Walker • 2TM 1.068
8. Barnhill • NYC 1.092
9. Trucks • DET 1.095
10. Boone • CBE 1.101
Hits per 9 IP
1. Reynolds • CLE 6.342
2. Boone • HAR 6.353
3. Davis • CC 6.603
4. Niggeling • 2TM 6.661
5. Haefner • WSH 6.859
6. Wyatt • BRO 6.924
7. Chandler • NYY 7.008
8. Vander Meer • CIN 7.100
9. Boone • CBE 7.187
10. Barnhill • NYC 7.209
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Rowe • PHI 1.312
2. Bremer • CBE 1.452
3. Davis • CC 1.467
4. Markham • BBB 1.469
5. Smith • KCM 1.620
6. Smith • CBE 1.719
7. Gipson • BBB 1.816
8. Walker • 2TM 1.831
9. Sutton • CAG 1.862
10. Leonard • WSH 1.885
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Boone • HAR 10.125
2. Gipson • BBB 7.507
3. Paige • 2TM 7.423
4. McDaniel • KCM 6.975
5. Reynolds • CLE 6.841
6. Day • 2TM 6.665
7. Newhouser • DET 6.624
8. Byrd • 2TM 6.267
9. Glover • BEG 6.255
10. Barnhill • NYC 6.149
Games Played
1. Adams • NYG 70
2. Webber • BRO 54
3. Brown • BOS 49
4. Head • BRO 47
5. Mungo • NYG 45
Shoun • CIN 45
7. Trout • DET 44
8. Gornicki • PIT 42
9. Wolff • PHA 41
Javery • BSN 41
Saves
1. Maltzberger • CHW 14
2. Webber • BRO 10
3. Brown • BOS 9
Heving • CLE 9
Adams • NYG 9
6. Caster • SLB 8
Murphy • NYY 8
8. Shoun • CIN 7
9. Haefner • WSH 6
Trout • DET 6
Wolff • PHA 6
Beggs • CIN 6
Head • BRO 6
Innings Pitched
1. Javery • BSN 303.0
2. Vander Meer • CIN 289.0
3. Andrews • BSN 283.2
4. Cooper • STL 274.0
5. Bagby • CLE 273.0
6. Hughson • BOS 266.0
7. Sewell • PIT 265.1
8. Riddle • CIN 260.1
9. Passeau • CHC 257.0
10. Wynn • WSH 256.2
Strikeouts
1. Vander Meer • CIN 174
2. Reynolds • CLE 151
3. Newhouser • DET 144
4. Cooper • STL 141
5. Chandler • NYY 134
Javery • BSN 134
7. Bridges • DET 124
8. Lanier • STL 123
Newsom • 3TM 123
10. Trucks • DET 118
Games Started
1. Vander Meer • CIN 36
2. Javery • BSN 35
3. Andrews • BSN 34
Walters • CIN 34
5. Bagby • CLE 33
Wynn • WSH 33
Riddle • CIN 33
Starr • CIN 33
9. Hughson • BOS 32
Cooper • STL 32
Complete Games
1. Sewell • PIT 25
2. Cooper • STL 24
Tobin • BSN 24
4. Andrews • BSN 23
5. Vander Meer • CIN 21
Walters • CIN 21
7. Chandler • NYY 20
Hughson • BOS 20
9. Bithorn • CHC 19
Javery • BSN 19
Riddle • CIN 19
Shutouts
1. Bithorn • CHC 7
2. Cooper • STL 6
3. Chandler • NYY 5
Trout • DET 5
Javery • BSN 5
Pollet • STL 5
Riddle • CIN 5
Walters • CIN 5
9. Bonham • NYY 4
Hughson • BOS 4
Barnhill • NYC 4
Home Runs
1. Hughson • BOS 23
2. Harris • PHA 17
3. Bagby • CLE 15
Wynn • WSH 15
5. Wittig • NYG 14
6. Bonham • NYY 13
Flores • PHA 13
Muncrief • SLB 13
Javery • BSN 13
10. Tobin • BSN 12
Newsom • 3TM 12
Bases on Balls
1. Vander Meer • CIN 162
2. Newsom • 3TM 113
3. Newhouser • DET 111
4. Black • PHA 110
5. Reynolds • CLE 109
Walters • CIN 109
7. Riddle • CIN 107
8. Chase • 2TM 104
9. Trout • DET 101
10. Javery • BSN 99
Hits
1. Javery • BSN 288
2. Sewell • PIT 267
3. Andrews • BSN 253
4. Bagby • CLE 248
5. Passeau • CHC 245
6. Walters • CIN 244
7. Hughson • BOS 242
8. Harris • PHA 241
Tobin • BSN 241
10. Barrett • BSN 240
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Gipson • BBB 4.133
2. Davis • CC 3.700
3. Paige • 2TM 3.290
4. Hutchinson • MRS 2.769
5. Walker • 2TM 2.750
6. Smith • KCM 2.667
7. Byrd • 2TM 2.611
8. Jefferson • CBE 2.500
9. Chandler • NYY 2.481
10. McDaniel • KCM 2.480
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Bremer • CBE 0.000
McDaniel • KCM 0.000
Moss • MRS 0.000
Smith • KCM 0.000
Smith • CBE 0.000
Curry • PS 0.000
Walker • 2TM 0.000
8. Wright • HG 0.050
9. Jessup • CAG 0.095
10. Anderson • 2TM 0.105
Losses
1. Harris • PHA 21
2. Andrews • BSN 20
3. Gerheauser • PHI 19
4. Barrett • BSN 18
5. Newhouser • DET 17
6. Black • PHA 16
Javery • BSN 16
Vander Meer • CIN 16
Chase • 2TM 16
10. Hughson • BOS 15
Wolff • PHA 15
Kraus • PHI 15
Walters • CIN 15
Wittig • NYG 15
Earned Runs
1. Javery • BSN 108
2. Newsom • 3TM 102
3. Harris • PHA 101
4. Black • PHA 97
Walters • CIN 97
6. Bagby • CLE 94
7. Vander Meer • CIN 92
8. Barrett • BSN 90
9. Starr • CIN 88
10. Wolff • PHA 87
Wild Pitches
1. Chase • 2TM 9
2. Harris • PHA 8
Walters • CIN 8
4. Judd • BOS 7
5. Leonard • WSH 6
Trout • DET 6
Gerheauser • PHI 6
Vander Meer • CIN 6
Allen • 2TM 6
10. Candini • WSH 5
Humphries • CHW 5
Newsome • BOS 5
Scarborough • WSH 5
Boone • HAR 5
Hit By Pitch
1. Reynolds • CLE 7
2. Black • PHA 6
Humphries • CHW 6
Swift • CHW 6
Andrews • BSN 6
Mungo • NYG 6
Niggeling • 2TM 6
8. Arntzen • PHA 5
Flores • PHA 5
Newsome • BOS 5
Smith • CHW 5
Conger • PHI 5
Cooper • STL 5
Higbe • BRO 5
Melton • BRO 5
Starr • CIN 5
Webber • BRO 5
McKinnis • 2TM 5
Newsom • 3TM 5
Batters Faced
1. Javery • BSN 1,286
2. Vander Meer • CIN 1,204
3. Andrews • BSN 1,167
4. Bagby • CLE 1,135
5. Sewell • PIT 1,112
6. Cooper • STL 1,109
7. Riddle • CIN 1,086
8. Hughson • BOS 1,080
9. Passeau • CHC 1,075
10. Wynn • WSH 1,067
Games Finished
1. Adams • NYG 52
2. Brown • BOS 41
3. Maltzberger • CHW 33
4. Caster • SLB 32
Murphy • NYY 32
6. Shoun • CIN 29
7. Webber • BRO 27
8. Haynes • CHW 26
Beggs • CIN 26
10. Carrasquel • WSH 22
Adjusted ERA+
1. Chandler • NYY 198
2. Wright • HG 191
3. Lanier • STL 178
4. Smith • CBE 172
5. Barnhill • NYC 171
6. Byrd • 2TM 166
7. Davis • CC 163
8. Markham • BBB 160
9. McDaniel • KCM 148
10. Cooper • STL 147
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Gipson • BBB 1.81
2. Paige • 2TM 2.02
3. McDaniel • KCM 2.08
4. Walker • 2TM 2.15
5. Davis • CC 2.15
6. Smith • KCM 2.23
7. Byrd • 2TM 2.32
8. Boone • HAR 2.35
9. Wright • HG 2.40
10. Smith • CBE 2.42
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Wright • HG 50
2. Chandler • NYY 42
3. Cooper • STL 33
4. Lanier • STL 31
5. Barnhill • NYC 30
6. Byrd • 2TM 28
7. Bonham • NYY 26
8. Trout • DET 25
9. Sewell • PIT 24
10. Bridges • DET 23
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Chandler • NYY 5.1
2. Wright • HG 4.6
3. Cooper • STL 3.8
4. Lanier • STL 3.5
5. Bonham • NYY 3.0
6. Barnhill • NYC 2.9
7. Trout • DET 2.8
8. Bridges • DET 2.7
Sewell • PIT 2.7
10. Byrd • 2TM 2.6
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Chandler • NYY 46.16
2. Cooper • STL 45.15
3. Bonham • NYY 30.47
4. Lanier • STL 28.42
5. Bridges • DET 27.84
6. Riddle • CIN 26.93
7. Andrews • BSN 26.79
8. Wyatt • BRO 25.19
9. Butcher • PIT 25.08
10. Pollet • STL 24.96
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Chandler • NYY 5.5
2. Cooper • STL 5.2
3. Lanier • STL 3.9
4. Riddle • CIN 3.9
5. Bridges • DET 3.7
6. Bonham • NYY 3.3
7. Wyatt • BRO 3.1
8. Pollet • STL 3.0
9. Andrews • BSN 3.0
10. Smith • CLE 2.9
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Cooper • STL 5.4
2. Chandler • NYY 4.6
3. Bonham • NYY 3.4
4. Wyatt • BRO 3.2
5. Bridges • DET 3.1
6. Lanier • STL 3.0
7. Pollet • STL 2.9
8. Niggeling • 2TM 2.7
9. Andrews • BSN 2.6
10. Vander Meer • CIN 2.6
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Chandler • NYY 8.9
2. Pollet • STL 8.6
3. Bonham • NYY 8.4
4. Cooper • STL 8.3
5. Brecheen • STL 5.5
6. Bridges • DET 5.2
7. Gumbert • STL 5.2
8. Lanier • STL 4.2
9. Borowy • NYY 3.9
10. Starr • CIN 3.7
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Chandler • NYY 5.7
2. Cooper • STL 5.3
3. Bonham • NYY 3.6
4. Lanier • STL 3.2
5. Bridges • DET 3.1
6. Riddle • CIN 3.0
7. Andrews • BSN 3.0
8. Pollet • STL 3.0
9. Wyatt • BRO 2.9
10. Butcher • PIT 2.8

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order.

For batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1901, so all leaders are since 1901. Explanation of min. requirements