American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all

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

1. Ruth • NYY 12.5
2. Gehrig • NYY 11.8
3. Lyons • CHW 7.9
4. Thomas • CHW 7.9
5. Combs • NYY 7.1
6. Heilmann • DET 7.0
7. Lazzeri • NYY 6.4
8. Hoyt • NYY 6.1
9. Simmons • PHA 5.9
10. Moore • NYY 5.7

WAR for Pitchers

<strong>Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers</strong><br>A single number that presents the number of wins the player added<br>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.<br>Scale: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter,<br>0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level <br> Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Thomas • CHW 8.3
2. Lyons • CHW 7.3
3. Moore • NYY 6.6
4. Hoyt • NYY 6.0
5. Grove • PHA 5.7
6. Quinn • PHA 5.1
7. Hadley • WSH 5.0
8. Whitehill • DET 4.9
9. Hudlin • CLE 4.6
10. Miller • CLE 4.4

Earned Run Average

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

1. Moore • NYY 2.28
2. Hoyt • NYY 2.63
3. Shocker • NYY 2.84
4. Lyons • CHW 2.84
5. Hadley • WSH 2.85
6. Braxton • WSH 2.95
7. Thomas • CHW 2.98
8. Pennock • NYY 3.00
9. Grove • PHA 3.19
10. Miller • CLE 3.21

Wins

Wins

1. Hoyt • NYY 22
Lyons • CHW 22
3. Grove • PHA 20
4. Pennock • NYY 19
Thomas • CHW 19
Moore • NYY 19
7. Lisenbee • WSH 18
Shocker • NYY 18
Hudlin • CLE 18
10. Walberg • PHA 16
Whitehill • DET 16

Win-Loss %

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

1. Hoyt • NYY .759
2. Shocker • NYY .750
3. Moore • NYY .731
4. Pennock • NYY .704
5. Hadley • WSH .700
6. Ruether • NYY .684
7. Lisenbee • WSH .667
8. Collins • DET .650
9. Carroll • DET .625
10. Lyons • CHW .611

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Braxton • WSH 1.139
2. Moore • NYY 1.146
3. Hoyt • NYY 1.155
4. Lyons • CHW 1.164
5. Thomas • CHW 1.186
6. Quinn • PHA 1.232
7. Lisenbee • WSH 1.236
8. Shocker • NYY 1.240
9. Grove • PHA 1.258
10. Miller • CLE 1.279

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Moore • NYY 7.817
2. Thomas • CHW 7.927
3. Pipgras • NYY 8.008
4. Hadley • WSH 8.018
5. Lisenbee • WSH 8.219
6. Braxton • WSH 8.343
7. Hoyt • NYY 8.497
8. Lyons • CHW 8.512
9. Grove • PHA 8.611
10. Whitehill • DET 9.076

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

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

1. Quinn • PHA 1.654
2. Shocker • NYY 1.845
3. Hoyt • NYY 1.896
4. Braxton • WSH 1.912
5. Lyons • CHW 1.960
6. Pennock • NYY 2.060
7. Miller • CLE 2.331
8. Stewart • SLB 2.486
9. Moore • NYY 2.493
10. Ruether • NYY 2.543

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Grove • PHA 5.970
2. Braxton • WSH 5.562
3. Walberg • PHA 4.909
4. Pipgras • NYY 4.383
5. Ruffing • BOS 4.377
6. Marberry • WSH 4.288
7. Lisenbee • WSH 3.905
8. Gibson • DET 3.704
9. Whitehill • DET 3.623
10. Jones • SLB 3.417

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Braxton • WSH 58
2. Marberry • WSH 56
3. Grove • PHA 51
4. Moore • NYY 50
5. Walberg • PHA 46
6. Shaute • CLE 45
7. Harriss • BOS 44
Vangilder • SLB 44
9. Connally • CHW 43
Hudlin • CLE 43

Saves

Saves

1. Moore • NYY 13
2. Braxton • WSH 10
3. Grove • PHA 9
4. Marberry • WSH 8
5. Pate • PHA 6
Holloway • DET 6
7. Connally • CHW 5
Stoner • DET 5
9. Walberg • PHA 4
Shawkey • NYY 4

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Lyons • CHW 307.2
Thomas • CHW 307.2
3. Hudlin • CLE 264.2
4. Grove • PHA 262.1
5. Hoyt • NYY 256.1
6. Gaston • SLB 254.0
7. Walberg • PHA 249.1
8. Lisenbee • WSH 242.0
9. Blankenship • CHW 236.2
10. Whitehill • DET 236.0

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Grove • PHA 174
2. Walberg • PHA 136
3. Thomas • CHW 107
4. Lisenbee • WSH 105
5. Braxton • WSH 96
6. Whitehill • DET 95
7. Hoyt • NYY 86
8. Pipgras • NYY 81
9. Ruffing • BOS 77
Harriss • BOS 77
Gaston • SLB 77

Games Started

Games Started

1. Thomas • CHW 36
2. Blankenship • CHW 34
Lisenbee • WSH 34
Lyons • CHW 34
5. Walberg • PHA 33
6. Hoyt • NYY 32
7. Whitehill • DET 31
8. Gaston • SLB 30
Hudlin • CLE 30
10. Wiltse • BOS 29

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Lyons • CHW 30
2. Thomas • CHW 24
3. Hoyt • NYY 23
4. Gaston • SLB 21
5. Hudlin • CLE 18
Pennock • NYY 18
7. Whitehill • DET 17
Lisenbee • WSH 17
9. Walberg • PHA 14
Grove • PHA 14
Shaute • CLE 14

Shutouts

Shutouts<br>No runs allowed and a complete game.

1. Lisenbee • WSH 4
2. Quinn • PHA 3
Blankenship • CHW 3
Crowder • 2TM 3
Whitehill • DET 3
Vangilder • SLB 3
Hoyt • NYY 3
Thomas • CHW 3
Ruether • NYY 3
10. Buckeye • CLE 2
Rommel • PHA 2
Lyons • CHW 2
Lundgren • BOS 2
Shocker • NYY 2
Thurston • WSH 2

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Gaston • SLB 18
2. Walberg • PHA 17
3. Thurston • WSH 16
Thomas • CHW 16
5. Blankenship • CHW 14
6. Vangilder • SLB 13
Ehmke • PHA 13
8. Jones • SLB 12
9. Welzer • BOS 10
Holloway • DET 10
Hoyt • NYY 10

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Whitehill • DET 105
2. Jones • SLB 102
Vangilder • SLB 102
4. Gaston • SLB 100
5. Thomas • CHW 94
6. Walberg • PHA 91
7. Lundgren • BOS 87
Ruffing • BOS 87
9. Gibson • DET 86
Hadley • WSH 86

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Hudlin • CLE 291
Lyons • CHW 291
3. Blankenship • CHW 280
4. Wiltse • BOS 276
5. Gaston • SLB 275
6. Thomas • CHW 271
7. Walberg • PHA 257
8. Shaute • CLE 255
9. Thurston • WSH 254
10. Harriss • BOS 253

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

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

1. Braxton • WSH 2.909
2. Grove • PHA 2.203
3. Hoyt • NYY 1.593
4. Walberg • PHA 1.495
5. Lisenbee • WSH 1.346
6. Moore • NYY 1.271
7. Harriss • BOS 1.167
8. Quinn • PHA 1.162
9. Thomas • CHW 1.138
10. Ehmke • PHA 1.133

Home Runs per 9 IP

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

1. Hadley • WSH 0.091
2. Hudlin • CLE 0.102
3. Pipgras • NYY 0.108
4. Moore • NYY 0.127
5. Whitehill • DET 0.153
6. Miller • CLE 0.194
7. Lyons • CHW 0.205
8. Wiltse • BOS 0.205
9. Grove • PHA 0.206
10. Pennock • NYY 0.215

Losses

Losses

1. Harriss • BOS 21
2. Wiltse • BOS 18
3. Gaston • SLB 17
Blankenship • CHW 17
Buckeye • CLE 17
6. Shaute • CLE 16
Thomas • CHW 16
8. Connally • CHW 15
9. Jones • SLB 14
Lyons • CHW 14
Whitehill • DET 14

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Gaston • SLB 141
2. Blankenship • CHW 133
3. Wiltse • BOS 124
4. Hudlin • CLE 118
5. Wingard • SLB 114
6. Walberg • PHA 109
7. Shaute • CLE 108
Vangilder • SLB 108
9. Thomas • CHW 102
Thurston • WSH 102

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Buckeye • CLE 10
2. Wingard • SLB 8
Gaston • SLB 8
4. Lundgren • BOS 7
5. Hudlin • CLE 6
Stoner • DET 6
Gibson • DET 6
8. Nevers • SLB 5
Ruffing • BOS 5
Shaute • CLE 5
Vangilder • SLB 5
Grove • PHA 5

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Ehmke • PHA 14
2. Hudlin • CLE 11
3. Whitehill • DET 9
Harriss • BOS 9
Hadley • WSH 9
Uhle • CLE 9
Connally • CHW 9
8. Gibson • DET 8
Collins • DET 8
10. Johnson • WSH 7
Burke • WSH 7
Ruether • NYY 7

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Lyons • CHW 1,262
2. Thomas • CHW 1,252
3. Hudlin • CLE 1,156
4. Gaston • SLB 1,117
5. Grove • PHA 1,106
6. Walberg • PHA 1,078
7. Hoyt • NYY 1,045
8. Blankenship • CHW 1,042
9. Whitehill • DET 1,037
10. Lisenbee • WSH 1,018

Games Finished

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

1. Braxton • WSH 31
2. Moore • NYY 30
Marberry • WSH 30
4. Pate • PHA 19
Connally • CHW 19
6. Grove • PHA 18
Burke • WSH 18
Cole • CHW 18
9. MacFayden • BOS 15
10. Grant • CLE 14
Vangilder • SLB 14

Adjusted ERA+

<strong>ERA+</strong><br>100*[lgERA/ERA]<br>Adjusted to the player&#x2019;s ballpark(s).

1. Moore • NYY 171
2. Hoyt • NYY 148
3. Lyons • CHW 143
4. Hadley • WSH 142
5. Braxton • WSH 137
6. Shocker • NYY 137
7. Thomas • CHW 136
8. Grove • PHA 132
9. Miller • CLE 131
10. Pennock • NYY 130

Fielding Independent Pitching

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

1. Braxton • WSH 2.95
2. Grove • PHA 2.99
3. Moore • NYY 3.42
4. Lisenbee • WSH 3.55
5. Lyons • CHW 3.58
6. Hoyt • NYY 3.61
7. Pennock • NYY 3.63
8. Miller • CLE 3.68
9. Pipgras • NYY 3.68
10. Hudlin • CLE 3.81

Adj. Pitching Runs

<strong>Adjusted Pitching Runs</strong><br>A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others<br>that estimates a pitcher&#x2019;s total contributions<br>to a team&#x2019;s runs total via linear weights.<br>0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Thomas • CHW 43
2. Moore • NYY 39
3. Lyons • CHW 39
4. Hoyt • NYY 38
5. Hadley • WSH 29
6. Grove • PHA 28
7. Quinn • PHA 24
8. Shocker • NYY 21
9. Pennock • NYY 20
10. Whitehill • DET 20

Adj. Pitching Wins

<strong>Adjusted Pitching Wins</strong><br>A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others<br>that estimates a pitcher&#x2019;s total contributions<br>to a team&#x2019;s wins with his arm.<br>0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Thomas • CHW 4.3
2. Lyons • CHW 3.9
3. Moore • NYY 3.9
4. Hoyt • NYY 3.9
5. Hadley • WSH 2.9
6. Grove • PHA 2.7
7. Quinn • PHA 2.3
8. Shocker • NYY 2.0
9. Pennock • NYY 2.0
10. Miller • CLE 1.9
Whitehill • DET 1.9

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)

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

1. Moore • NYY 54.98
2. Thomas • CHW 52.98
3. Hoyt • NYY 50.23
4. Lyons • CHW 45.43
5. Quinn • PHA 32.93
6. Braxton • WSH 28.93
7. Grove • PHA 28.85
8. Hadley • WSH 28.02
9. Miller • CLE 26.28
10. Shocker • NYY 24.14

Win Probability Added (WPA)

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

1. Moore • NYY 8.7
2. Grove • PHA 5.9
3. Braxton • WSH 5.5
4. Lyons • CHW 5.3
5. Thomas • CHW 5.2
6. Hoyt • NYY 3.7
7. Hadley • WSH 2.9
8. Quinn • PHA 2.8
9. Pennock • NYY 2.7
10. Miller • CLE 2.2

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)

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

1. Lyons • CHW 5.9
2. Moore • NYY 4.7
3. Thomas • CHW 4.5
4. Hoyt • NYY 4.0
5. Grove • PHA 3.1
6. Pennock • NYY 3.0
7. Miller • CLE 2.5
8. Hadley • WSH 2.4
9. Braxton • WSH 2.4
10. Quinn • PHA 2.2

Championship WPA (cWPA)

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

1. Moore • NYY 9.6
2. Lyons • CHW 7.7
3. Thomas • CHW 6.4
4. Grove • PHA 5.5
5. Hoyt • NYY 5.1
6. Shocker • NYY 3.8
7. Ruether • NYY 3.5
8. Thomas • NYY 3.4
9. Pennock • NYY 2.7
10. Hudlin • CLE 1.9

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)

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

1. Moore • NYY 5.7
2. Thomas • CHW 5.5
3. Hoyt • NYY 5.3
4. Lyons • CHW 4.6
5. Quinn • PHA 3.3
6. Braxton • WSH 2.9
7. Hadley • WSH 2.8
8. Grove • PHA 2.8
9. Miller • CLE 2.6
10. Shocker • NYY 2.5

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