1926 American League Pitching Leaders

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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 11.4

2. Uhle • CLE 9.2

3. Gehrig • NYY 6.9

4. Goslin • WSH 6.9

5. Grove • PHA 6.6

6. Mostil • CHW 6.4

7. Sewell • CLE 6.0

8. Lyons • CHW 5.8

9. Falk • CHW 5.7

10. Speaker • CLE 5.5

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. Uhle • CLE 8.9

2. Grove • PHA 7.5

3. Lyons • CHW 5.9

4. Rommel • PHA 4.9

5. Shocker • NYY 4.9

6. Zachary • SLB 4.0

7. Johnson • WSH 3.8

8. Coveleski • WSH 3.7

9. Ehmke • 2TM 3.7

10. Marberry • WSH 3.6

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. Grove • PHA 2.51

2. Uhle • CLE 2.83

3. Lyons • CHW 3.01

4. Rommel • PHA 3.08

5. Buckeye • CLE 3.10

6. Coveleski • WSH 3.12

7. Shocker • NYY 3.38

8. Quinn • PHA 3.41

9. Levsen • CLE 3.41

10. Gibson • DET 3.48

Wins

1. Uhle • CLE 27

2. Pennock • NYY 23

3. Shocker • NYY 19

4. Lyons • CHW 18

5. Hoyt • NYY 16

Levsen • CLE 16

Whitehill • DET 16

8. Ehmke • 2TM 15

Johnson • WSH 15

Thomas • CHW 15

Faber • CHW 15

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. Uhle • CLE .711

2. Pennock • NYY .676

3. Dauss • DET .667

4. Shocker • NYY .633

5. Marberry • WSH .632

6. Faber • CHW .625

7. Ruether • 2TM .609

8. Shaute • CLE .583

9. Gibson • DET .571

Hoyt • NYY .571

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Pennock • NYY 1.265

2. Grove • PHA 1.271

3. Johnson • WSH 1.274

4. Rommel • PHA 1.274

5. Smith • CLE 1.301

6. Uhle • CLE 1.313

7. Hoyt • NYY 1.314

8. Lyons • CHW 1.318

9. Shocker • NYY 1.328

10. Thomas • CHW 1.345

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Grove • PHA 7.919

2. Thomas • CHW 8.133

3. Uhle • CLE 8.482

4. Lyons • CHW 8.503

5. Buckeye • CLE 8.692

6. Ehmke • 2TM 8.828

7. Levsen • CLE 8.912

8. Johnson • WSH 8.942

9. Gibson • DET 9.122

10. Ruffing • BOS 9.163

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

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

1. Pennock • NYY 1.453

2. Smith • CLE 1.481

3. Quinn • PHA 1.980

4. Rommel • PHA 2.219

5. Wingfield • BOS 2.360

6. Shocker • NYY 2.474

7. Johnson • WSH 2.520

8. Hoyt • NYY 2.564

9. Faber • CHW 2.778

10. Blankenship • CHW 2.795

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Grove • PHA 6.767

2. Thomas • CHW 4.590

3. Uhle • CLE 4.495

4. Johnson • WSH 4.316

5. Whitehill • DET 3.888

6. Jones • NYY 3.857

7. Ballou • SLB 3.448

8. Ehmke • 2TM 3.421

9. Hoyt • NYY 3.266

10. Stoner • DET 3.213

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Marberry • WSH 64

2. Pate • PHA 47

3. Grove • PHA 45

4. Thomas • CHW 44

5. Ballou • SLB 43

Wingfield • BOS 43

7. Vangilder • SLB 42

8. Shocker • NYY 41

9. Pennock • NYY 40

Hoyt • NYY 40

Walberg • PHA 40

Saves

1. Marberry • WSH 22

2. Dauss • DET 9

3. Pate • PHA 7

4. Grove • PHA 6

5. Jones • NYY 5

6. Shawkey • NYY 4

Hoyt • NYY 4

Connally • CHW 4

9. Pennock • NYY 3

Thurston • CHW 3

Wingard • SLB 3

Wingfield • BOS 3

Innings Pitched

1. Uhle • CLE 318.1

2. Lyons • CHW 283.2

3. Pennock • NYY 266.1

4. Johnson • WSH 260.2

5. Shocker • NYY 258.1

6. Grove • PHA 258.0

7. Whitehill • DET 252.1

8. Thomas • CHW 249.0

9. Zachary • SLB 247.1

10. Coveleski • WSH 245.1

Strikeouts

1. Grove • PHA 194

2. Uhle • CLE 159

3. Thomas • CHW 127

4. Johnson • WSH 125

5. Whitehill • DET 109

6. Ehmke • 2TM 93

7. Gray • PHA 82

8. Hoyt • NYY 79

9. Pennock • NYY 78

10. Walberg • PHA 72

Games Started

1. Uhle • CLE 36

2. Whitehill • DET 34

Coveleski • WSH 34

4. Pennock • NYY 33

Johnson • WSH 33

Grove • PHA 33

7. Shocker • NYY 32

Thomas • CHW 32

Ehmke • 2TM 32

10. Lyons • CHW 31

Levsen • CLE 31

Zachary • SLB 31

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Uhle • CLE 32

2. Lyons • CHW 24

3. Johnson • WSH 22

4. Grove • PHA 20

5. Pennock • NYY 19

6. Shocker • NYY 18

Zachary • SLB 18

Levsen • CLE 18

9. Ehmke • 2TM 17

10. Smith • CLE 16

Gibson • DET 16

Shutouts

Shutouts No runs allowed and a complete game.

1. Wells • DET 4

2. Collins • DET 3

Coveleski • WSH 3

Edwards • CHW 3

Uhle • CLE 3

Rommel • PHA 3

Zachary • SLB 3

Quinn • PHA 3

Miller • CLE 3

Lyons • CHW 3

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Shocker • NYY 16

2. Zachary • SLB 14

3. Gaston • SLB 13

Blankenship • CHW 13

Johnson • WSH 13

6. Ballou • SLB 12

Vangilder • SLB 12

8. Levsen • CLE 11

Wingfield • BOS 11

Stoner • DET 11

Pennock • NYY 11

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Uhle • CLE 118

2. Thomas • CHW 110

3. Lyons • CHW 106

4. Gaston • SLB 101

Grove • PHA 101

6. Wiltse • BOS 99

7. Vangilder • SLB 98

8. Zachary • SLB 97

9. Ehmke • 2TM 95

10. Levsen • CLE 85

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Uhle • CLE 300

2. Pennock • NYY 294

3. Shocker • NYY 272

Coveleski • WSH 272

5. Whitehill • DET 271

6. Lyons • CHW 268

7. Zachary • SLB 264

8. Johnson • WSH 259

9. Ruether • 2TM 246

10. Ehmke • 2TM 240

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. Grove • PHA 1.921

2. Pennock • NYY 1.814

3. Johnson • WSH 1.712

4. Quinn • PHA 1.611

5. Whitehill • DET 1.380

6. Uhle • CLE 1.347

7. Hoyt • NYY 1.274

8. Thomas • CHW 1.155

9. Faber • CHW 1.140

10. Blankenship • CHW 1.015

Home Runs per 9 IP

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

1. Harriss • 2TM 0.000

2. Coveleski • WSH 0.037

3. Faber • CHW 0.146

4. Ehmke • 2TM 0.147

5. Lyons • CHW 0.159

6. Buckeye • CLE 0.163

7. Hoyt • NYY 0.165

8. Uhle • CLE 0.198

9. Grove • PHA 0.209

10. Ruffing • BOS 0.217

Losses

1. Zahniser • BOS 18

Gaston • SLB 18

3. Johnson • WSH 16

Wingfield • BOS 16

Lyons • CHW 16

6. Zachary • SLB 15

Ruffing • BOS 15

Harriss • 2TM 15

Wiltse • BOS 15

10. Ehmke • 2TM 14

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Whitehill • DET 112

2. Pennock • NYY 107

3. Ruether • 2TM 105

Ehmke • 2TM 105

Thomas • CHW 105

Johnson • WSH 105

7. Vangilder • SLB 104

8. Gaston • SLB 103

9. Uhle • CLE 100

10. Zachary • SLB 99

Wild Pitches

1. Uhle • CLE 8

Ballou • SLB 8

3. Beall • NYY 7

Harriss • 2TM 7

5. Stoner • DET 6

Pennock • NYY 6

7. Ehmke • 2TM 5

Grove • PHA 5

Gaston • SLB 5

10. Levsen • CLE 4

Zahniser • BOS 4

Quinn • PHA 4

Gibson • DET 4

Buckeye • CLE 4

Davis • SLB 4

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Uhle • CLE 13

2. Ehmke • 2TM 8

Whitehill • DET 8

Levsen • CLE 8

Holloway • DET 8

6. Collins • DET 7

7. Beall • NYY 6

Zachary • SLB 6

Wiltse • BOS 6

Walberg • PHA 6

Murray • WSH 6

Karr • CLE 6

Grove • PHA 6

Gibson • DET 6

Buckeye • CLE 6

Falk • SLB 6

Batters Faced

1. Uhle • CLE 1,367

2. Lyons • CHW 1,208

3. Pennock • NYY 1,124

4. Shocker • NYY 1,108

5. Johnson • WSH 1,101

6. Whitehill • DET 1,099

7. Zachary • SLB 1,074

8. Grove • PHA 1,072

9. Ehmke • 2TM 1,068

10. Coveleski • WSH 1,066

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. Marberry • WSH 47

2. Pate • PHA 33

3. Dauss • DET 23

Braxton • NYY 23

5. Ballou • SLB 22

Russell • BOS 22

7. Welzer • BOS 18

8. Smith • DET 17

Connally • CHW 17

Karr • CLE 17

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Grove • PHA 165

2. Uhle • CLE 144

3. Rommel • PHA 134

4. Buckeye • CLE 131

5. Lyons • CHW 128

6. Coveleski • WSH 124

7. Quinn • PHA 122

8. Wingard • SLB 120

9. Levsen • CLE 119

10. Zachary • SLB 118

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. Grove • PHA 3.11

2. Quinn • PHA 3.36

3. Hoyt • NYY 3.46

4. Harriss • 2TM 3.52

5. Faber • CHW 3.53

6. Pennock • NYY 3.55

7. Uhle • CLE 3.59

8. Whitehill • DET 3.60

9. Johnson • WSH 3.65

10. Coveleski • WSH 3.70

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. Uhle • CLE 45

2. Grove • PHA 41

3. Lyons • CHW 30

4. Rommel • PHA 24

5. Pate • PHA 19

6. Walberg • PHA 17

7. Coveleski • WSH 16

8. Levsen • CLE 16

9. Shocker • NYY 16

10. Shaute • CLE 14

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. Uhle • CLE 4.7

2. Grove • PHA 4.2

3. Lyons • CHW 3.1

4. Rommel • PHA 2.5

5. Pate • PHA 1.8

6. Walberg • PHA 1.7

7. Coveleski • WSH 1.6

8. Levsen • CLE 1.6

9. Shocker • NYY 1.5

10. Shaute • CLE 1.4

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. Uhle • CLE 59.40

2. Grove • PHA 49.48

3. Lyons • CHW 35.42

4. Rommel • PHA 29.26

5. Coveleski • WSH 22.76

6. Shocker • NYY 20.90

7. Smith • CLE 19.33

8. Johnson • WSH 18.31

9. Levsen • CLE 17.67

10. Pate • PHA 17.41

Win Probability Added (WPA)

Win Probability Added by Pitcher Given average teams, this is the change in probability. A change of +/- 1 would indicate one win added or lost.

1. Uhle • CLE 6.9

2. Grove • PHA 5.1

3. Lyons • CHW 4.3

4. Rommel • PHA 3.2

5. Marberry • WSH 2.5

6. Dauss • DET 2.2

7. Pate • PHA 2.1

8. Miller • CLE 2.1

9. Gibson • DET 2.0

10. Faber • CHW 1.8

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. Grove • PHA 3.8

2. Uhle • CLE 3.6

3. Lyons • CHW 2.9

4. Rommel • PHA 2.7

5. Shaute • CLE 2.1

6. Johnson • WSH 1.9

7. Coveleski • WSH 1.7

8. Smith • CLE 1.6

9. Levsen • CLE 1.5

10. Shocker • NYY 1.5

Championship WPA (cWPA)

Championship Win Probability Added by Pitcher Given average teams, this is the change in probability, displayed in percentage points. A change of +/- 100% would indicate one world series win added or lost.

1. Uhle • CLE 14.1

2. Grove • PHA 4.5

3. Pennock • NYY 3.6

4. Miller • CLE 3.0

5. Marberry • WSH 2.9

6. Braxton • NYY 2.7

7. Hoyt • NYY 2.6

8. Shocker • NYY 2.2

9. Hudlin • CLE 2.1

10. Pate • PHA 1.8

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. Uhle • CLE 6.2

2. Grove • PHA 5.0

3. Lyons • CHW 3.7

4. Rommel • PHA 2.9

5. Coveleski • WSH 2.3

6. Shocker • NYY 2.1

7. Smith • CLE 1.9

8. Johnson • WSH 1.9

9. Levsen • CLE 1.8

10. Thomas • CHW 1.7

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