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1923 American League Pitching Leaders

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AL Most Valuable Player: Babe Ruth

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American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all

Wins Above Replacement A single number that presents the number of wins the player added to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add. Scale for a single-season: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Ruth • NYY 14.1

2. Heilmann • DET 9.3

3. Speaker • CLE 9.1

4. Uhle • CLE 7.8

5. Williams • SLB 7.7

6. Sewell • CLE 7.5

7. Shocker • SLB 6.5

8. Collins • CHW 6.4

9. Pennock • NYY 6.2

10. Ehmke • BOS 6.1

WAR for Pitchers

Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers A single number that presents the number of wins the player added to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add. This value includes defensive support and includes additional value for high leverage situations. Scale: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Shocker • SLB 6.3

2. Pennock • NYY 6.1

3. Ehmke • BOS 6.1

4. Uhle • CLE 6.0

5. Vangilder • SLB 5.9

6. Rommel • PHA 5.5

7. Thurston • 2TM 5.0

8. Coveleski • CLE 4.8

9. Bush • NYY 4.8

10. Dauss • DET 4.7

Earned Run Average

9 * ER / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played. Bold indicates lowest ERA using current stats Gold means awarded ERA title at end of year.

1. Coveleski • CLE 2.76

2. Hoyt • NYY 3.02

3. Russell • WSH 3.03

4. Vangilder • SLB 3.06

5. Mogridge • WSH 3.11

6. Thurston • 2TM 3.13

7. Pennock • NYY 3.13

8. Rommel • PHA 3.27

9. Shocker • SLB 3.41

10. Faber • CHW 3.41

Wins

1. Uhle • CLE 26

2. Dauss • DET 21

Jones • NYY 21

4. Ehmke • BOS 20

Shocker • SLB 20

6. Pennock • NYY 19

Bush • NYY 19

8. Rommel • PHA 18

9. Johnson • WSH 17

Hoyt • NYY 17

Win-Loss %

Win-Loss Percentage W / (W + L) For players, leaders need one decision for every ten team games. For managers, minimum to qualify for leading is 320 games.

1. Pennock • NYY .760

2. Jones • NYY .724

3. Cole • DET .722

4. Hoyt • NYY .654

5. Naylor • PHA .632

Johnson • DET .632

7. Shocker • SLB .625

8. Uhle • CLE .619

9. Dauss • DET .618

10. Shawkey • NYY .593

Walks & Hits per IP

(BB + H)/IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played

1. Hoyt • NYY 1.228

2. Shocker • SLB 1.230

3. Jones • NYY 1.267

4. Faber • CHW 1.270

5. Pennock • NYY 1.271

6. Coveleski • CLE 1.285

7. Johnson • WSH 1.287

8. Shawkey • NYY 1.291

9. Johnson • DET 1.293

10. Dauss • DET 1.294

Hits per 9 IP

9 x H / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played

1. Shawkey • NYY 8.072

2. Hoyt • NYY 8.560

3. Bush • NYY 8.586

4. Russell • WSH 8.785

5. Danforth • SLB 8.788

6. Vangilder • SLB 8.798

7. Jones • NYY 8.852

8. Pennock • NYY 8.874

9. Faber • CHW 9.026

10. Cvengros • CHW 9.028

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

9 x BB / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played

1. Shocker • SLB 1.590

2. Coveleski • CLE 1.658

3. Thurston • 2TM 1.748

4. Quinn • BOS 1.963

5. Dauss • DET 2.222

6. Mogridge • WSH 2.389

7. Johnson • DET 2.399

8. Faber • CHW 2.402

9. Hoyt • NYY 2.489

10. Johnson • WSH 2.517

Strikeouts per 9 IP

9 x SO / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played

1. Johnson • DET 4.747

2. Johnson • WSH 4.483

3. Shawkey • NYY 4.349

4. Bush • NYY 4.081

5. Harriss • PHA 3.826

6. Danforth • SLB 3.817

7. Cvengros • CHW 3.594

8. Shocker • SLB 3.537

9. Faber • CHW 3.525

10. Pennock • NYY 3.512

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Rommel • PHA 56

2. Uhle • CLE 54

3. Cole • DET 52

Russell • WSH 52

5. Dauss • DET 50

6. Pillette • DET 47

7. Harriss • PHA 46

Thurston • 2TM 46

9. Blankenship • CHW 44

Hasty • PHA 44

Saves

1. Russell • WSH 9

2. Quinn • BOS 7

3. Rommel • PHA 6

Harriss • PHA 6

5. Cole • DET 5

Uhle • CLE 5

Shocker • SLB 5

Dauss • DET 5

9. Thurston • 2TM 4

Jones • NYY 4

Johnson • WSH 4

Innings Pitched

1. Uhle • CLE 357.2

2. Ehmke • BOS 316.2

3. Dauss • DET 316.0

4. Rommel • PHA 297.2

5. Vangilder • SLB 282.1

6. Shocker • SLB 277.1

7. Bush • NYY 275.2

8. Johnson • WSH 261.0

9. Shawkey • NYY 258.2

10. Robertson • CHW 255.0

Strikeouts

1. Johnson • WSH 130

2. Bush • NYY 125

Shawkey • NYY 125

4. Ehmke • BOS 121

5. Shocker • SLB 109

Uhle • CLE 109

7. Dauss • DET 105

8. Danforth • SLB 96

9. Pennock • NYY 93

Johnson • DET 93

Games Started

1. Uhle • CLE 44

2. Dauss • DET 39

Ehmke • BOS 39

4. Pillette • DET 36

Hasty • PHA 36

6. Shocker • SLB 35

Vangilder • SLB 35

8. Johnson • WSH 34

Robertson • CHW 34

10. Shawkey • NYY 31

Rommel • PHA 31

Coveleski • CLE 31

Faber • CHW 31

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Uhle • CLE 30

2. Ehmke • BOS 28

3. Shocker • SLB 24

4. Bush • NYY 22

Dauss • DET 22

6. Pennock • NYY 21

7. Vangilder • SLB 20

8. Hoyt • NYY 19

9. Rommel • PHA 18

Jones • NYY 18

Johnson • WSH 18

Shutouts

Shutouts No runs allowed and a complete game.

1. Coveleski • CLE 5

2. Vangilder • SLB 4

Dauss • DET 4

4. Bush • NYY 3

Shocker • SLB 3

Rommel • PHA 3

Mogridge • WSH 3

Jones • NYY 3

Johnson • WSH 3

10. Faber • CHW 2

Ehmke • BOS 2

Morton • CLE 2

Naylor • PHA 2

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Shawkey • NYY 17

2. Heimach • PHA 14

Rommel • PHA 14

4. Holloway • DET 12

Johnson • DET 12

Vangilder • SLB 12

Shocker • SLB 12

Ehmke • BOS 12

9. Thurston • 2TM 11

Hasty • PHA 11

Jones • NYY 11

Kolp • SLB 11

Pennock • NYY 11

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Vangilder • SLB 120

2. Ehmke • BOS 119

3. Bush • NYY 117

4. Cvengros • CHW 108

Rommel • PHA 108

6. Robertson • CHW 104

7. Shawkey • NYY 102

Uhle • CLE 102

9. Blankenship • CHW 100

10. Harriss • PHA 95

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Uhle • CLE 378

2. Dauss • DET 331

3. Ehmke • BOS 318

4. Rommel • PHA 306

5. Quinn • BOS 302

6. Shocker • SLB 292

7. Pillette • DET 280

8. Vangilder • SLB 276

9. Hasty • PHA 274

10. Zachary • WSH 270

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

SO/W or SO/BB For recent years, pitching leaders need 1 IP per team game played. No batting leaders computed.

1. Shocker • SLB 2.224

2. Johnson • DET 1.979

3. Johnson • WSH 1.781

4. Faber • CHW 1.468

5. Thurston • 2TM 1.447

6. Pennock • NYY 1.368

7. Dauss • DET 1.346

8. Quinn • BOS 1.340

9. Coveleski • CLE 1.286

10. Shawkey • NYY 1.225

Home Runs per 9 IP

9 x HR / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played

1. Danforth • SLB 0.159

2. Uhle • CLE 0.201

3. Shaute • CLE 0.209

4. Quinn • BOS 0.222

5. Ferguson • BOS 0.227

6. Bush • NYY 0.229

7. Faber • CHW 0.232

8. Piercy • BOS 0.240

9. Cvengros • CHW 0.251

10. Edwards • CLE 0.251

Losses

1. Rommel • PHA 19

Pillette • DET 19

3. Robertson • CHW 18

4. Vangilder • SLB 17

Piercy • BOS 17

Quinn • BOS 17

Ehmke • BOS 17

8. Zachary • WSH 16

Uhle • CLE 16

Harriss • PHA 16

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Uhle • CLE 150

2. Ehmke • BOS 133

3. Dauss • DET 127

4. Hasty • PHA 120

5. Robertson • CHW 108

Rommel • PHA 108

7. Pillette • DET 107

8. Bush • NYY 105

Cvengros • CHW 105

Quinn • BOS 105

Shocker • SLB 105

Wild Pitches

1. Bush • NYY 12

2. Shawkey • NYY 8

3. Blankenship • CHW 7

4. Zahniser • WSH 6

Piercy • BOS 6

Fullerton • BOS 6

Ferguson • BOS 6

8. Murray • BOS 5

Vangilder • SLB 5

Faber • CHW 5

Collins • DET 5

Robertson • CHW 5

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Johnson • WSH 20

Ehmke • BOS 20

3. Piercy • BOS 14

4. Cvengros • CHW 13

5. Uhle • CLE 12

Danforth • SLB 12

7. Holloway • DET 10

Collins • DET 10

9. Hasty • PHA 9

Ferguson • BOS 9

Batters Faced

1. Uhle • CLE 1,548

2. Ehmke • BOS 1,350

3. Dauss • DET 1,340

4. Rommel • PHA 1,294

5. Vangilder • SLB 1,210

6. Bush • NYY 1,173

7. Shocker • SLB 1,154

8. Robertson • CHW 1,109

9. Johnson • WSH 1,096

10. Pillette • DET 1,089

Games Finished

Games Finished Credited to the last pitcher to appear for a team in a game. Complete Games are not counted as Games Finished.

1. Thurston • 2TM 30

2. Russell • WSH 29

3. Cole • DET 26

4. Rommel • PHA 20

5. O'Doul • BOS 18

6. Harriss • PHA 15

Root • SLB 15

8. Fullerton • BOS 14

Pruett • SLB 14

10. Heimach • PHA 13

Adjusted ERA+

ERA+ 100*[lgERA/ERA] Adjusted to the player’s ballpark(s).

1. Coveleski • CLE 144

2. Vangilder • SLB 137

3. Hoyt • NYY 131

4. Thurston • 2TM 127

5. Pennock • NYY 126

6. Rommel • PHA 126

7. Russell • WSH 125

8. Shocker • SLB 123

9. Mogridge • WSH 122

10. Piercy • BOS 119

Fielding Independent Pitching

Fielding Independent Pitching this stat measures a pitcher's effectiveness at preventing HR, BB, HBP and causing SO <tt>(13*HR + 3*(BB+HBP) - 2*SO)/IP + Constantlg</tt> The constant is set so that each season major-league average FIP is the same as the major-league avg ERA

1. Shocker • SLB 3.38

2. Faber • CHW 3.47

3. Quinn • BOS 3.50

4. Johnson • WSH 3.56

5. Shaute • CLE 3.57

6. Dauss • DET 3.59

7. Coveleski • CLE 3.60

8. Uhle • CLE 3.67

9. Johnson • DET 3.72

10. Danforth • SLB 3.73

Adj. Pitching Runs

Adjusted Pitching Runs A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others that estimates a pitcher’s total contributions to a team’s runs total via linear weights. 0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Vangilder • SLB 28

2. Pennock • NYY 28

3. Coveleski • CLE 25

4. Hoyt • NYY 25

5. Shocker • SLB 25

6. Rommel • PHA 23

7. Thurston • 2TM 22

8. Bush • NYY 21

9. Shawkey • NYY 16

10. Mogridge • WSH 16

Adj. Pitching Wins

Adjusted Pitching Wins A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others that estimates a pitcher’s total contributions to a team’s wins with his arm. 0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Vangilder • SLB 2.9

2. Pennock • NYY 2.8

3. Coveleski • CLE 2.6

4. Hoyt • NYY 2.5

5. Shocker • SLB 2.5

6. Rommel • PHA 2.2

7. Thurston • 2TM 2.2

8. Bush • NYY 2.1

9. Mogridge • WSH 1.6

Shawkey • NYY 1.6

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)

Base-Out Runs Saved Given the bases occupied/out situation, how many runs did the pitcher save in the resulting play. Compared to average, so 0 is average, and above 0 is better than average

1. Pennock • NYY 43.11

2. Bush • NYY 34.55

3. Hoyt • NYY 33.42

4. Shocker • SLB 31.72

5. Vangilder • SLB 30.99

6. Dauss • DET 27.08

7. Ehmke • BOS 26.27

8. Shawkey • NYY 24.31

9. Uhle • CLE 24.12

10. Johnson • WSH 24.05

Win Probability Added (WPA)

Win Probability Added by Pitcher Given average teams, this is the change in probability. See <a href='https://www.baseball-reference.com/about/wpa.shtml'>Win Expectancy explainer</a> for details.

1. Pennock • NYY 4.7

2. Johnson • WSH 3.9

3. Shocker • SLB 3.6

4. Dauss • DET 3.6

5. Coveleski • CLE 3.5

6. Hoyt • NYY 3.4

7. Shawkey • NYY 3.2

8. Ehmke • BOS 3.1

9. Jones • NYY 2.9

10. Bush • NYY 2.8

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)

Situational Wins (WPA/LI) It is the sum of WPA divided by the leverage index for each play. WPA depends greatly on the context of the at bats. This stat does not.

1. Shocker • SLB 3.9

2. Pennock • NYY 3.4

3. Hoyt • NYY 3.2

4. Uhle • CLE 2.8

5. Bush • NYY 2.7

6. Dauss • DET 2.6

7. Shawkey • NYY 2.4

8. Coveleski • CLE 2.2

9. Ehmke • BOS 2.1

10. Faber • CHW 2.0

Championship WPA (cWPA)

Championship Win Probability Added by Pitcher Given average teams, this is the change in probability of winning the World Series, displayed in percentage points. See <a href='https://www.baseball-reference.com/about/wpa.shtml'>Win Expectancy explainer</a> for details.

1. Pennock • NYY 7.0

2. Bush • NYY 6.7

3. Shawkey • NYY 4.8

4. Jones • NYY 4.4

5. Coveleski • CLE 3.7

6. Naylor • PHA 3.5

7. Dauss • DET 3.5

8. Hoyt • NYY 2.2

9. Ehmke • BOS 1.7

10. Shocker • SLB 1.7

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)

Base-Out Wins Saved This is the number of wins above average the player was worth by their performance measured by the 24 base-out situations.

1. Pennock • NYY 4.5

2. Bush • NYY 3.5

3. Hoyt • NYY 3.4

4. Shocker • SLB 3.1

5. Vangilder • SLB 3.0

6. Dauss • DET 2.7

7. Ehmke • BOS 2.6

8. Johnson • WSH 2.5

9. Shawkey • NYY 2.5

10. Uhle • CLE 2.4

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 rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/Team Game (batting), 1.0 IP/Team Game (pitching), 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/Team Game (W-L%) is needed for single-season leaderboards. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1898, so all leaders are since 1898. Explanation of min. requirements