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WAR for Pitchers†

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	Year
1.	Cy Young	11.2	1901
2.	Pedro Martinez	10.1	2000
3.	Smoky Joe Wood	9.6	1912
4.	Roger Clemens	9.5	1990
5.	Lefty Grove	8.9	1936
	Cy Young	8.9	1902
7.	Roger Clemens	8.4	1987
	Pedro Martinez	8.4	1999
9.	Cy Young	8.2	1908
10.	Cy Young	8.1	1904

WAR for Pitchers

Rank	Player	WAR for Pitchers	IP
1.	Roger Clemens	74.8	2776.0
2.	Cy Young	56.3	2728.1
3.	Pedro Martinez	47.6	1383.2
4.	Lefty Grove	38.7	1539.2
5.	Luis Tiant	34.0	1774.2
6.	Tim Wakefield	29.6	3006.0
7.	Mel Parnell	29.0	1752.2
8.	Smoky Joe Wood	26.6	1416.0
9.	Tex Hughson	24.4	1375.2
10.	Ellis Kinder	24.2	1142.1

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	Year
1.	Dutch Leonard	0.96	1914
2.	Cy Young	1.26	1908
3.	Smoky Joe Wood	1.49	1915
4.	Ray Collins	1.62	1910
	Cy Young	1.62	1901
6.	Ernie Shore	1.64	1915
7.	Smoky Joe Wood	1.69	1910
8.	Rube Foster	1.70	1914
9.	Pedro Martinez	1.74	2000
	Carl Mays	1.74	1917

Earned Run Average

Rank	Player	Earned Run Average	IP
1.	Smoky Joe Wood	1.99	1416.0
2.	Cy Young	2.00	2728.1
3.	Ernie Shore	2.12	839.0
4.	Dutch Leonard	2.13	1361.1
5.	Babe Ruth	2.19	1190.1
6.	Carl Mays	2.21	1105.0
7.	Rube Foster	2.36	842.1
8.	Jesse Tannehill	2.50	885.2
9.	Ray Collins	2.51	1336.0
10.	Pedro Martinez	2.52	1383.2

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	Year
1.	Smoky Joe Wood	34	1912
2.	Cy Young	33	1901
3.	Cy Young	32	1902
4.	Cy Young	28	1903
5.	Cy Young	26	1904
6.	Wes Ferrell	25	1935
	Dave Ferriss	25	1946
	Mel Parnell	25	1949
9.	Roger Clemens	24	1986
	Babe Ruth	24	1917

Wins

Rank	Player	Wins	IP
1.	Roger Clemens	192	2776.0
	Cy Young	192	2728.1
3.	Tim Wakefield	186	3006.0
4.	Mel Parnell	123	1752.2
5.	Luis Tiant	122	1774.2
6.	Pedro Martinez	117	1383.2
	Smoky Joe Wood	117	1416.0
8.	Bob Stanley	115	1707.0
9.	Joe Dobson	106	1544.0
10.	Lefty Grove	105	1539.2

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	Year
1.	Elmer Myers	.900	1920
2.	Bob Stanley	.882	1978
3.	Smoky Joe Wood	.872	1912
4.	Roger Moret	.867	1973
5.	Roger Clemens	.857	1986
	Daisuke Matsuzaka	.857	2008
	Mike Nagy	.857	1969
8.	Pedro Martinez	.852	1999
9.	Ellis Kinder	.846	1951
10.	Alfredo Aceves	.833	2011
	Pedro Martinez	.833	2002

Win-Loss %

Rank	Player	Win-Loss %	IP
1.	Pedro Martinez	.760	1383.2
2.	Roger Moret	.695	559.0
3.	Jon Lester	.691	957.2
4.	Dave Ferriss	.684	880.0
5.	Smoky Joe Wood	.676	1416.0
6.	Babe Ruth	.659	1190.1
7.	Curt Schilling	.646	675.0
8.	Josh Beckett	.641	1112.2
9.	Tex Hughson	.640	1375.2
10.	Mike Boddicker	.639	528.2

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	Year
1.	Pedro Martinez	0.737	2000
2.	Elmer Steele	0.831	1908
3.	Cy Young	0.867	1905
4.	Dutch Leonard	0.886	1914
5.	Cy Young	0.893	1908
6.	Pedro Martinez	0.923	1999
	Pedro Martinez	0.923	2002
8.	Pedro Martinez	0.934	2001
9.	Cy Young	0.937	1904
10.	Roger Clemens	0.969	1986
	Cy Young	0.969	1903

Walks & Hits per IP

Rank	Player	Walks & Hits per IP	IP
1.	Cy Young	0.970	2728.1
2.	Pedro Martinez	0.978	1383.2
3.	Smoky Joe Wood	1.080	1416.0
4.	Carl Mays	1.093	1105.0
5.	Ernie Shore	1.116	839.0
6.	Jesse Tannehill	1.118	885.2
7.	Ray Collins	1.134	1336.0
8.	Dutch Leonard	1.136	1361.1
	Dick Radatz	1.136	557.1
10.	Bill Dinneen	1.139	1501.0

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	Year
1.	Pedro Martinez	5.309	2000
2.	Dutch Leonard	5.568	1914
3.	Dick Radatz	5.904	1964
4.	Cy Morgan	6.061	1907
5.	Roger Clemens	6.343	1986
6.	Dutch Leonard	6.382	1915
7.	Dick Radatz	6.393	1963
8.	Babe Ruth	6.395	1916
9.	Luis Tiant	6.436	1972
10.	Pedro Martinez	6.480	2001

Hits per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Hits per 9 IP	IP
1.	Dick Radatz	6.782	557.1
2.	Pedro Martinez	6.791	1383.2
3.	Babe Ruth	7.062	1190.1
4.	Smoky Joe Wood	7.100	1416.0
5.	Carl Mays	7.477	1105.0
6.	Dutch Leonard	7.497	1361.1
7.	Mickey McDermott	7.526	773.2
8.	Roger Clemens	7.648	2776.0
9.	Cy Young	7.742	2728.1
10.	Rube Foster	7.757	842.1

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	Year
1.	Cy Young	0.687	1904
2.	Cy Young	0.782	1906
3.	Bret Saberhagen	0.832	1999
4.	Cy Young	0.842	1905
5.	Cy Young	0.897	1901
6.	Cy Young	0.975	1903
7.	Elmer Steele	0.992	1908
8.	David Wells	1.027	2005
9.	Jesse Tannehill	1.054	1904
10.	Cy Young	1.114	1908

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Bases On Balls per 9 IP	IP
1.	Cy Young	0.986	2728.1
2.	Curt Schilling	1.440	675.0
3.	Jesse Tannehill	1.565	885.2
4.	Ray Collins	1.812	1336.0
5.	Pedro Martinez	2.010	1383.2
6.	Bill Dinneen	2.027	1501.0
7.	Dennis Eckersley	2.047	1371.2
8.	Jack Quinn	2.054	832.2
9.	George Winter	2.082	1599.2
10.	Jack Russell	2.178	1215.0

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	Year
1.	Pedro Martinez	13.205	1999
2.	Pedro Martinez	12.574	2001
3.	Pedro Martinez	11.779	2000
4.	Dick Radatz	11.018	1963
5.	Pedro Martinez	10.791	2002
6.	Dick Radatz	10.396	1962
7.	Dick Radatz	10.376	1964
8.	Ken Brett	10.012	1970
9.	Hideo Nomo	10.000	2001
10.	Jon Lester	9.959	2009

Strikeouts per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Strikeouts per 9 IP	IP
1.	Pedro Martinez	10.947	1383.2
2.	Dick Radatz	10.125	557.1
3.	Jon Lester	8.402	957.2
4.	Roger Clemens	8.397	2776.0
5.	Daisuke Matsuzaka	8.210	622.2
6.	Josh Beckett	8.202	1112.2
7.	Curt Schilling	7.653	675.0
8.	Dave Morehead	7.122	664.2
9.	Aaron Sele	6.916	622.0
10.	Greg Harris	6.760	651.0

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Mike Timlin	81	2005
2.	Greg Harris	80	1993
3.	Dick Radatz	79	1964
4.	Mike Timlin	76	2004
5.	Heathcliff Slocumb	75	1996
6.	Derek Lowe	74	1999
	Derek Lowe	74	2000
	Rob Murphy	74	1989
9.	Daniel Bard	73	2010
	Manny Delcarmen	73	2008
	Tom Gordon	73	1998

Games Played

Rank	Player	Games Played	IP
1.	Bob Stanley	637	1707.0
2.	Tim Wakefield	590	3006.0
3.	Jonathan Papelbon	396	429.1
4.	Mike Timlin	394	409.0
5.	Derek Lowe	384	1037.0
6.	Roger Clemens	383	2776.0
7.	Ellis Kinder	365	1142.1
8.	Cy Young	327	2728.1
9.	Ike Delock	322	1207.2
10.	Bill Lee	321	1503.1

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	Year
1.	Tom Gordon	46	1998
2.	Derek Lowe	42	2000
3.	Jonathan Papelbon	41	2008
4.	Jeff Reardon	40	1991
	Ugueth Urbina	40	2002
6.	Jonathan Papelbon	38	2009
7.	Jonathan Papelbon	37	2007
	Jonathan Papelbon	37	2010
9.	Jonathan Papelbon	35	2006
10.	Jeff Russell	33	1993
	Bob Stanley	33	1983

Saves

Rank	Player	Saves	IP
1.	Jonathan Papelbon	219	429.1
2.	Bob Stanley	132	1707.0
3.	Dick Radatz	104	557.1
4.	Ellis Kinder	91	1142.1
5.	Jeff Reardon	88	153.0
6.	Derek Lowe	85	1037.0
7.	Sparky Lyle	69	331.1
8.	Tom Gordon	68	495.1
9.	Lee Smith	58	168.2
10.	Bill Campbell	51	335.0

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	Year
1.	Cy Young	384.2	1902
2.	Cy Young	380.0	1904
3.	Bill Dinneen	371.1	1902
	Cy Young	371.1	1901
5.	Smoky Joe Wood	344.0	1912
6.	Cy Young	343.1	1907
7.	Cy Young	341.2	1903
8.	Bill Dinneen	335.2	1904
9.	Babe Ruth	326.1	1917
10.	Babe Ruth	323.2	1916

Innings Pitched

Rank	Player	Innings Pitched	IP
1.	Tim Wakefield	3006.0	3006.0
2.	Roger Clemens	2776.0	2776.0
3.	Cy Young	2728.1	2728.1
4.	Luis Tiant	1774.2	1774.2
5.	Mel Parnell	1752.2	1752.2
6.	Bob Stanley	1707.0	1707.0
7.	Bill Monbouquette	1622.0	1622.0
8.	George Winter	1599.2	1599.2
9.	Joe Dobson	1544.0	1544.0
10.	Lefty Grove	1539.2	1539.2

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Pedro Martinez	313	1999
2.	Roger Clemens	291	1988
3.	Pedro Martinez	284	2000
4.	Smoky Joe Wood	258	1912
5.	Roger Clemens	257	1996
6.	Roger Clemens	256	1987
7.	Pedro Martinez	251	1998
8.	Jim Lonborg	246	1967
9.	Roger Clemens	241	1991
10.	Pedro Martinez	239	2002

Strikeouts

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	IP
1.	Roger Clemens	2590	2776.0
2.	Tim Wakefield	2046	3006.0
3.	Pedro Martinez	1683	1383.2
4.	Cy Young	1341	2728.1
5.	Luis Tiant	1075	1774.2
6.	Bruce Hurst	1043	1459.0
7.	Josh Beckett	1014	1112.2
8.	Smoky Joe Wood	986	1416.0
9.	Bill Monbouquette	969	1622.0
10.	Jon Lester	894	957.2

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	Year
1.	Cy Young	43	1902
2.	Bill Dinneen	42	1902
3.	Cy Young	41	1901
	Cy Young	41	1904
5.	Babe Ruth	40	1916
6.	Howard Ehmke	39	1923
	Jim Lonborg	39	1967
8.	Wes Ferrell	38	1935
	Wes Ferrell	38	1936
	Sad Sam Jones	38	1921
	Babe Ruth	38	1917
	Luis Tiant	38	1974
	Luis Tiant	38	1976
	Smoky Joe Wood	38	1912

Games Started

Rank	Player	Games Started	IP
1.	Tim Wakefield	430	3006.0
2.	Roger Clemens	382	2776.0
3.	Cy Young	297	2728.1
4.	Luis Tiant	238	1774.2
5.	Mel Parnell	232	1752.2
6.	Bill Monbouquette	228	1622.0
7.	Tom Brewer	217	1509.1
	Bruce Hurst	217	1459.0
9.	Joe Dobson	202	1544.0
10.	Pedro Martinez	201	1383.2
	Frank Sullivan	201	1505.1

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	Year
1.	Cy Young	41	1902
2.	Cy Young	40	1904
3.	Bill Dinneen	39	1902
4.	Cy Young	38	1901
5.	Bill Dinneen	37	1904
6.	Babe Ruth	35	1917
	Smoky Joe Wood	35	1912
8.	Cy Young	34	1903
9.	Cy Young	33	1907
10.	Bill Dinneen	32	1903

Complete Games

Rank	Player	Complete Games	IP
1.	Cy Young	275	2728.1
2.	Bill Dinneen	156	1501.0
3.	George Winter	141	1599.2
4.	Smoky Joe Wood	121	1416.0
5.	Lefty Grove	119	1539.2
6.	Mel Parnell	113	1752.2
	Luis Tiant	113	1774.2
8.	Babe Ruth	105	1190.1
9.	Roger Clemens	100	2776.0
10.	Tex Hughson	99	1375.2

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	Year
1.	Smoky Joe Wood	10	1912
	Cy Young	10	1904
3.	Babe Ruth	9	1916
4.	Roger Clemens	8	1988
	Carl Mays	8	1918
6.	Bullet Joe Bush	7	1918
	Roger Clemens	7	1987
	Dutch Leonard	7	1914
	Luis Tiant	7	1974
	Cy Young	7	1903

Shutouts

Rank	Player	Shutouts	IP
1.	Roger Clemens	38	2776.0
	Cy Young	38	2728.1
3.	Smoky Joe Wood	28	1416.0
4.	Luis Tiant	26	1774.2
5.	Dutch Leonard	25	1361.1
6.	Mel Parnell	20	1752.2
7.	Ray Collins	19	1336.0
	Tex Hughson	19	1375.2
9.	Sad Sam Jones	18	1045.0
10.	Joe Dobson	17	1544.0
	Babe Ruth	17	1190.1

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Tim Wakefield	38	1996
2.	Earl Wilson	37	1964
3.	Josh Beckett	36	2006
4.	Bruce Hurst	35	1987
	Tim Wakefield	35	2005
6.	Bill Monbouquette	34	1964
	Rick Wise	34	1975
8.	Gene Conley	33	1961
9.	Oil Can Boyd	32	1986
	Bill Monbouquette	32	1965
	Luis Tiant	32	1973
	John Tudor	32	1983

Home Runs

Rank	Player	Home Runs	IP
1.	Tim Wakefield	401	3006.0
2.	Roger Clemens	194	2776.0
3.	Bill Monbouquette	180	1622.0
4.	Bruce Hurst	173	1459.0
5.	Luis Tiant	170	1774.2
6.	Dennis Eckersley	167	1371.2
7.	Josh Beckett	137	1112.2
8.	Bill Lee	136	1503.1
9.	Ike Delock	135	1207.2
10.	Oil Can Boyd	126	1016.2
	Tom Brewer	126	1509.1

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Mel Parnell	134	1949
2.	Mickey McDermott	124	1950
3.	Don Schwall	121	1962
	Mike Torrez	121	1979
5.	Howard Ehmke	119	1923
	Wes Ferrell	119	1936
	Bobo Newsom	119	1937
	Jack Wilson	119	1937
9.	Red Ruffing	118	1929
	Babe Ruth	118	1916

Bases on Balls

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	IP
1.	Tim Wakefield	1095	3006.0
2.	Roger Clemens	856	2776.0
3.	Mel Parnell	758	1752.2
4.	Tom Brewer	669	1509.1
5.	Joe Dobson	604	1544.0
6.	Jack Wilson	564	1067.2
7.	Willard Nixon	530	1234.0
8.	Ike Delock	514	1207.2
9.	Mickey McDermott	504	773.2
10.	Luis Tiant	501	1774.2

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Cy Young	350	1902
2.	Bill Dinneen	348	1902
3.	Wes Ferrell	336	1935
4.	Wes Ferrell	330	1936
5.	Cy Young	327	1904
6.	Howard Ehmke	324	1924
	Cy Young	324	1901
8.	Bill Lee	320	1974
9.	Howard Ehmke	318	1923
	Sad Sam Jones	318	1921

Hits

Rank	Player	Hits	IP
1.	Tim Wakefield	2931	3006.0
2.	Roger Clemens	2359	2776.0
3.	Cy Young	2347	2728.1
4.	Bob Stanley	1858	1707.0
5.	Mel Parnell	1715	1752.2
6.	Bill Monbouquette	1649	1622.0
7.	Luis Tiant	1630	1774.2
8.	Bill Lee	1627	1503.1
9.	Lefty Grove	1587	1539.2
10.	Bruce Hurst	1569	1459.0

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	Year
1.	Pedro Martinez	8.875	2000
2.	Pedro Martinez	8.460	1999
3.	Bret Saberhagen	7.364	1999
4.	Cy Young	7.000	1905
5.	Cy Young	6.897	1904
6.	Curt Schilling	6.536	2006
7.	Pedro Martinez	6.520	2001
8.	Pedro Martinez	5.975	2002
9.	Curt Schilling	5.800	2004
10.	Cy Young	5.600	1906

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

Rank	Player	Strikeouts / Base On Balls	IP
1.	Pedro Martinez	5.447	1383.2
2.	Curt Schilling	5.315	675.0
3.	Cy Young	4.485	2728.1
4.	Josh Beckett	3.380	1112.2
5.	Roger Clemens	3.026	2776.0
6.	Dick Radatz	2.944	557.1
7.	Danny Darwin	2.482	534.1
8.	Dennis Eckersley	2.471	1371.2
9.	Jon Lester	2.470	957.2
10.	Smoky Joe Wood	2.393	1416.0

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	Year
1.	Sad Sam Jones	0.030	1921
	Cy Young	0.030	1908
3.	Carl Mays	0.031	1917
4.	Ray Collins	0.037	1910
5.	Ernie Shore	0.040	1916
	Ernie Shore	0.040	1917
7.	Ray Collins	0.046	1911
8.	Sad Sam Jones	0.049	1918
9.	Tex Pruiett	0.052	1907
	Smoky Joe Wood	0.052	1912

Home Runs per 9 IP

Rank	Player	Home Runs per 9 IP	IP
1.	Rube Foster	0.064	842.1
	Ernie Shore	0.064	839.0
	Smoky Joe Wood	0.064	1416.0
4.	Carl Mays	0.065	1105.0
5.	Babe Ruth	0.068	1190.1
6.	Eddie Cicotte	0.091	885.2
7.	Ray Collins	0.101	1336.0
8.	Dutch Leonard	0.106	1361.1
9.	Cy Young	0.112	2728.1
10.	Hugh Bedient	0.135	667.1

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	Year
1.	Red Ruffing	25	1928
2.	Red Ruffing	22	1929
3.	Bill Dinneen	21	1902
	Joe Harris	21	1906
	Slim Harriss	21	1927
	Cy Young	21	1906
7.	Howard Ehmke	20	1925
	Milt Gaston	20	1930
	Sad Sam Jones	20	1919
	Jack Russell	20	1930

Losses

Rank	Player	Losses	IP
1.	Tim Wakefield	168	3006.0
2.	Cy Young	112	2728.1
3.	Roger Clemens	111	2776.0
4.	Bob Stanley	97	1707.0
	George Winter	97	1599.2
6.	Red Ruffing	96	1122.1
7.	Jack Russell	94	1215.0
8.	Bill Monbouquette	91	1622.0
9.	Bill Dinneen	85	1501.0
10.	Tom Brewer	82	1509.1

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	Year
1.	Wes Ferrell	140	1936
2.	Jack Russell	139	1930
3.	Tom Gordon	134	1996
4.	Howard Ehmke	133	1923
	Jack Russell	133	1931
6.	Red Ruffing	132	1929
7.	Wes Ferrell	126	1935
	Danny MacFayden	126	1930
	Mike Torrez	126	1979
10.	Red Ruffing	125	1928

Earned Runs

Rank	Player	Earned Runs	IP
1.	Tim Wakefield	1480	3006.0
2.	Roger Clemens	943	2776.0
3.	Bob Stanley	690	1707.0
4.	Bruce Hurst	686	1459.0
5.	Mel Parnell	682	1752.2
6.	Tom Brewer	671	1509.1
7.	Bill Monbouquette	665	1622.0
8.	Luis Tiant	663	1774.2
9.	Jack Russell	618	1215.0
10.	Joe Dobson	612	1544.0

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	Year
1.	Earl Wilson	21	1963
2.	Milt Gaston	17	1929
3.	Gary Peters	16	1970
4.	Tim Wakefield	15	2011
5.	Eddie Cicotte	14	1908
6.	Matt Clement	13	2005
7.	Jim Lonborg	12	1967
	Diego Segui	12	1974
	Frank Viola	12	1992
	Tim Wakefield	12	2008

Wild Pitches

Rank	Player	Wild Pitches	IP
1.	Tim Wakefield	125	3006.0
2.	Roger Clemens	72	2776.0
3.	Earl Wilson	54	1024.1
4.	Tom Brewer	53	1509.1
5.	Jim Lonborg	47	1099.0
6.	Smoky Joe Wood	43	1416.0
7.	Mel Parnell	41	1752.2
8.	Ray Culp	39	1092.1
9.	Joe Dobson	37	1544.0
10.	Greg Harris	35	651.0
	Cy Young	35	2728.1

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	Year
1.	Bronson Arroyo	20	2004
	Howard Ehmke	20	1923
3.	John Lackey	19	2011
	Jim Lonborg	19	1967
5.	Tim Wakefield	18	2001
6.	Matt Clement	16	2005
	Pedro Martinez	16	2004
	Tim Wakefield	16	1997
	Tim Wakefield	16	2004
10.	Alfredo Aceves	15	2011
	Pedro Martinez	15	2002
	Aaron Sele	15	1997

Hit By Pitch

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	IP
1.	Tim Wakefield	176	3006.0
2.	Roger Clemens	86	2776.0
3.	Pedro Martinez	77	1383.2
4.	Jim Lonborg	61	1099.0
5.	Cy Young	57	2728.1
6.	Smoky Joe Wood	49	1416.0
7.	Josh Beckett	48	1112.2
	Derek Lowe	48	1037.0
9.	Howard Ehmke	46	989.2
10.	Frank Sullivan	45	1505.1

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	Year
1.	Bill Dinneen	1508	1902
2.	Cy Young	1506	1902
3.	Cy Young	1440	1901
4.	Cy Young	1435	1904
5.	Wes Ferrell	1391	1935
6.	Howard Ehmke	1350	1923
7.	Howard Ehmke	1349	1924
8.	Wes Ferrell	1341	1936
9.	Smoky Joe Wood	1328	1912
10.	Cy Young	1314	1903

Batters Faced

Rank	Player	Batters Faced	IP
1.	Tim Wakefield	12971	3006.0
2.	Roger Clemens	11384	2776.0
3.	Cy Young	10434	2728.1
4.	Mel Parnell	7548	1752.2
5.	Luis Tiant	7289	1774.2
6.	Bob Stanley	7238	1707.0
7.	Bill Monbouquette	6810	1622.0
8.	Tom Brewer	6574	1509.1
9.	Lefty Grove	6573	1539.2
10.	Joe Dobson	6526	1544.0

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	Year
1.	Tom Gordon	69	1998
2.	Dick Radatz	67	1964
3.	Derek Lowe	64	2000
4.	Jonathan Papelbon	62	2008
5.	Keith Foulke	61	2004
6.	Bill Campbell	60	1977
	Heathcliff Slocumb	60	1996
8.	Jonathan Papelbon	59	2009
9.	Dick Radatz	58	1963
10.	Lee Smith	57	1988

Games Finished

Rank	Player	Games Finished	IP
1.	Bob Stanley	376	1707.0
2.	Jonathan Papelbon	334	429.1
3.	Dick Radatz	244	557.1
4.	Ellis Kinder	200	1142.1
5.	Sparky Lyle	160	331.1
6.	Mike Fornieles	158	642.2
7.	Mark Clear	154	400.1
	Derek Lowe	154	1037.0
9.	Bill Campbell	137	335.0
10.	Jeff Reardon	127	153.0

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	Year
1.	Pedro Martinez	291	2000
2.	Dutch Leonard	279	1914
3.	Pedro Martinez	243	1999
4.	Ellis Kinder	227	1953
5.	Cy Young	217	1901
6.	Roger Clemens	213	1990
7.	Pedro Martinez	211	2003
8.	Pedro Martinez	202	2002
9.	Cy Young	195	1908
10.	Dick Radatz	192	1963

Adjusted ERA+

Rank	Player	Adjusted ERA+	IP
1.	Pedro Martinez	191	1383.2
2.	Smoky Joe Wood	149	1416.0
3.	Dick Radatz	147	557.1
	Cy Young	147	2728.1
5.	Roger Clemens	145	2776.0
6.	Lefty Grove	143	1539.2
7.	Ellis Kinder	135	1142.1
8.	Dutch Leonard	129	1361.1
9.	Jon Lester	128	957.2
	Derek Lowe	128	1037.0
	Ernie Shore	128	839.0

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	Year
1.	Pedro Martinez	79	2000
2.	Cy Young	78	1901
3.	Lefty Grove	68	1936
4.	Pedro Martinez	67	1999
5.	Cy Young	58	1902
6.	Lefty Grove	54	1935
	Smoky Joe Wood	54	1912
8.	Roger Clemens	51	1990
	Mel Parnell	51	1949
10.	Roger Clemens	50	1987
	Lefty Grove	50	1937

Adj. Pitching Runs

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Runs	IP
1.	Roger Clemens	405	2776.0
2.	Pedro Martinez	339	1383.2
3.	Cy Young	280	2728.1
4.	Lefty Grove	235	1539.2
5.	Mel Parnell	151	1752.2
6.	Ellis Kinder	137	1142.1
	Smoky Joe Wood	137	1416.0
8.	Luis Tiant	132	1774.2
9.	Tex Hughson	120	1375.2
10.	Bob Stanley	108	1707.0

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	Year
1.	Pedro Martinez	8.4	2000
2.	Cy Young	7.7	1901
3.	Pedro Martinez	6.9	1999
4.	Lefty Grove	6.6	1936
5.	Cy Young	5.9	1902
6.	Roger Clemens	5.8	1990
	Smoky Joe Wood	5.8	1912
8.	Lefty Grove	5.4	1935
9.	Mel Parnell	5.3	1949
10.	Roger Clemens	5.2	1986
	Roger Clemens	5.2	1987
	Dutch Leonard	5.2	1914

Adj. Pitching Wins

Rank	Player	Adj. Pitching Wins	IP
1.	Roger Clemens	42.8	2776.0
2.	Pedro Martinez	35.2	1383.2
3.	Cy Young	30.5	2728.1
4.	Lefty Grove	23.5	1539.2
5.	Mel Parnell	15.7	1752.2
6.	Smoky Joe Wood	14.9	1416.0
7.	Luis Tiant	14.6	1774.2
8.	Ellis Kinder	13.8	1142.1
9.	Tex Hughson	13.3	1375.2
10.	Frank Sullivan	11.4	1505.1

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)†

Rank	Player	Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)	Year
1.	Pedro Martinez	87.78	2000
2.	Pedro Martinez	72.15	1999
3.	Roger Clemens	57.27	1990
4.	Roger Clemens	56.37	1987
5.	Roger Clemens	55.93	1986
6.	Derek Lowe	55.54	2002
7.	Pedro Martinez	52.61	2003
8.	Curt Schilling	48.30	2004
9.	Pedro Martinez	47.54	2002
10.	Pedro Martinez	46.76	1998

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)

Rank	Player	Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)	IP
1.	Roger Clemens	437.80	2776.0
2.	Pedro Martinez	369.95	1383.2
3.	Luis Tiant	149.60	1774.2
4.	Jonathan Papelbon	119.03	429.1
5.	Jon Lester	114.12	957.2
6.	Derek Lowe	110.32	1037.0
7.	Frank Sullivan	102.14	1505.1
8.	Ellis Kinder	100.76	1142.1
9.	Dick Radatz	90.49	557.1
10.	Bob Stanley	89.29	1707.0

Win Probability Added (WPA)†

Rank	Player	Win Probability Added (WPA)	Year
1.	Pedro Martinez	8.2	2000
2.	Roger Clemens	7.1	1990
3.	Pedro Martinez	6.9	1999
4.	Dick Radatz	6.2	1963
5.	Roger Clemens	5.8	1986
	Tom Gordon	5.8	1998
	Luis Tiant	5.8	1974
8.	Tom Burgmeier	5.4	1980
9.	Jonathan Papelbon	5.3	2006
10.	Roger Clemens	5.2	1987

Win Probability Added (WPA)

Rank	Player	Win Probability Added (WPA)	IP
1.	Roger Clemens	43.5	2776.0
2.	Pedro Martinez	35.4	1383.2
3.	Jonathan Papelbon	20.9	429.1
4.	Luis Tiant	18.6	1774.2
5.	Ellis Kinder	15.1	1142.1
6.	Bob Stanley	11.3	1707.0
7.	Derek Lowe	11.0	1037.0
	Dick Radatz	11.0	557.1
9.	Jon Lester	10.3	957.2
10.	Josh Beckett	9.4	1112.2

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)†

Rank	Player	Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)	Year
1.	Pedro Martinez	8.5	2000
2.	Pedro Martinez	6.7	1999
3.	Derek Lowe	5.7	2002
4.	Roger Clemens	5.4	1986
5.	Roger Clemens	5.3	1991
6.	Pedro Martinez	5.0	2002
7.	Roger Clemens	4.9	1990
8.	Pedro Martinez	4.8	2003
9.	Roger Clemens	4.7	1987
	Roger Clemens	4.7	1988
	Roger Clemens	4.7	1992

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)

Rank	Player	Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)	IP
1.	Roger Clemens	42.0	2776.0
2.	Pedro Martinez	34.8	1383.2
3.	Luis Tiant	15.8	1774.2
4.	Josh Beckett	10.6	1112.2
5.	Jon Lester	10.5	957.2
6.	Derek Lowe	10.4	1037.0
7.	Jonathan Papelbon	9.5	429.1
8.	Bob Stanley	8.8	1707.0
9.	Ellis Kinder	7.4	1142.1
10.	Frank Sullivan	7.2	1505.1

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)†

Rank	Player	Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)	Year
1.	Pedro Martinez	9.3	2000
2.	Pedro Martinez	7.4	1999
3.	Roger Clemens	6.4	1990
4.	Roger Clemens	6.1	1986
5.	Roger Clemens	5.8	1987
	Derek Lowe	5.8	2002
7.	Pedro Martinez	5.5	2003
8.	Pedro Martinez	4.9	2002
9.	Roger Clemens	4.8	1991
	Curt Schilling	4.8	2004
	Luis Tiant	4.8	1974

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)

Rank	Player	Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)	IP
1.	Roger Clemens	45.6	2776.0
2.	Pedro Martinez	38.3	1383.2
3.	Luis Tiant	16.0	1774.2
4.	Jon Lester	11.5	957.2
	Jonathan Papelbon	11.5	429.1
6.	Derek Lowe	11.1	1037.0
7.	Frank Sullivan	10.5	1505.1
8.	Ellis Kinder	9.9	1142.1
9.	Dick Radatz	9.4	557.1
10.	Josh Beckett	8.9	1112.2
	Bob Stanley	8.9	1707.0

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