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. Williams • BOS 7.1
2. Garver • SLB 6.5
3. Doby • CLE 6.4
4. Joost • PHA 6.1
5. Wynn • CLE 5.8
6. Miñoso • 2TM 5.4
7. Rogovin • 2TM 5.3
8. Berra • NYY 5.3
9. Parnell • BOS 5.2
10. Fox • CHW 4.9

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. Wynn • CLE 5.5
2. Garver • SLB 5.4
3. Kinder • BOS 5.1
4. Rogovin • 2TM 5.0
5. Pierce • CHW 4.7
6. Parnell • BOS 4.4
7. Garcia • CLE 4.0
8. McDermott • BOS 3.8
9. Reynolds • NYY 3.7
10. Lopat • NYY 3.6

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. Rogovin • 2TM 2.78
2. Lopat • NYY 2.91
3. Wynn • CLE 3.02
4. Pierce • CHW 3.03
5. Reynolds • NYY 3.05
6. Garcia • CLE 3.15
7. Parnell • BOS 3.26
8. Raschi • NYY 3.27
9. McDermott • BOS 3.35
10. Feller • CLE 3.50

Wins

Wins

1. Feller • CLE 22
2. Lopat • NYY 21
Raschi • NYY 21
4. Wynn • CLE 20
Garcia • CLE 20
Garver • SLB 20
7. Parnell • BOS 18
Shantz • PHA 18
9. Lemon • CLE 17
Reynolds • NYY 17

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. Feller • CLE .733
2. Lopat • NYY .700
3. Reynolds • NYY .680
4. Raschi • NYY .677
5. Shantz • PHA .643
6. Garver • SLB .625
7. Parnell • BOS .621
8. Trucks • DET .619
9. Kuzava • 2TM .611
10. Garcia • CLE .606
Wynn • CLE .606

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Lopat • NYY 1.193
2. Rogovin • 2TM 1.214
3. Wynn • CLE 1.217
4. Reynolds • NYY 1.226
5. Hutchinson • DET 1.227
6. Garcia • CLE 1.264
7. Trout • DET 1.289
8. Pierce • CHW 1.290
9. Raschi • NYY 1.301
10. Holcombe • CHW 1.318

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Reynolds • NYY 6.964
2. McDermott • BOS 7.378
3. Wynn • CLE 7.447
4. Rogovin • 2TM 7.851
5. Lopat • NYY 8.016
6. Holcombe • CHW 8.021
7. Trout • DET 8.077
8. Raschi • NYY 8.117
9. Cain • 2TM 8.197
10. Lemon • CLE 8.339

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. Hutchinson • DET 1.290
2. Lopat • NYY 2.723
3. Pierce • CHW 2.734
4. Hooper • PHA 2.905
5. Garcia • CLE 2.906
6. Scarborough • BOS 2.984
7. Shantz • PHA 3.068
8. Rogovin • 2TM 3.074
9. Parnell • BOS 3.136
10. Marrero • WSH 3.417

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. McDermott • BOS 6.645
2. Gray • DET 5.975
3. Raschi • NYY 5.714
4. Reynolds • NYY 5.131
5. Lemon • CLE 4.511
6. Wynn • CLE 4.363
7. Pierce • CHW 4.232
8. Garcia • CLE 4.181
9. Trout • DET 4.179
10. Kellner • PHA 4.035

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Kinder • BOS 63
2. Brissie • 2TM 56
3. Garcia • CLE 47
4. Scheib • PHA 46
5. Lemon • CLE 42
Trout • DET 42
7. Harris • WSH 41
8. Consuegra • WSH 40
Reynolds • NYY 40
10. Cain • 2TM 39

Saves

Saves

1. Kinder • BOS 16
2. Scheib • PHA 11
3. Brissie • 2TM 9
4. Trout • DET 8
5. Ostrowski • NYY 6
Paige • SLB 6
Garcia • CLE 6
Reynolds • NYY 6
9. Kuzava • 2TM 5
Hooper • PHA 5

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Wynn • CLE 274.1
2. Lemon • CLE 263.1
3. Raschi • NYY 258.1
4. Garcia • CLE 254.0
5. Feller • CLE 249.2
6. Garver • SLB 246.0
7. Pierce • CHW 240.1
8. Lopat • NYY 234.2
9. Parnell • BOS 221.0
Reynolds • NYY 221.0

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Raschi • NYY 164
2. Wynn • CLE 133
3. Lemon • CLE 132
4. Gray • DET 131
5. McDermott • BOS 127
6. Reynolds • NYY 126
7. Garcia • CLE 118
8. Pierce • CHW 113
9. Feller • CLE 111
10. Kellner • PHA 94

Games Started

Games Started

1. Lemon • CLE 34
Raschi • NYY 34
Wynn • CLE 34
4. Feller • CLE 32
5. Lopat • NYY 31
6. Garcia • CLE 30
Garver • SLB 30
8. Kellner • PHA 29
Parnell • BOS 29
10. Pierce • CHW 28
Gray • DET 28

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Garver • SLB 24
2. Wynn • CLE 21
3. Lopat • NYY 20
4. Pierce • CHW 18
5. Rogovin • 2TM 17
Lemon • CLE 17
7. Reynolds • NYY 16
Feller • CLE 16
Marrero • WSH 16
10. Garcia • CLE 15
Raschi • NYY 15

Shutouts

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

1. Reynolds • NYY 7
2. Raschi • NYY 4
Feller • CLE 4
Lopat • NYY 4
5. Rogovin • 2TM 3
Parnell • BOS 3
Shantz • PHA 3
Wynn • CLE 3
Porterfield • 2TM 3
10. Holcombe • CHW 2
Hutchinson • DET 2
Byrne • 2TM 2
Marrero • WSH 2
Wight • BOS 2
Morgan • NYY 2
Shea • NYY 2

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Starr • 2TM 22
Feller • CLE 22
3. Scarborough • BOS 21
4. Raschi • NYY 20
Gumpert • CHW 20
Kellner • PHA 20
7. Widmar • SLB 19
8. Lemon • CLE 18
Moreno • WSH 18
Wynn • CLE 18

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Byrne • 2TM 150
2. Lemon • CLE 124
3. Pillette • SLB 115
4. Wynn • CLE 107
5. Raschi • NYY 103
6. Reynolds • NYY 100
7. Garver • SLB 96
8. Feller • CLE 95
Gray • DET 95
Cain • 2TM 95

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Lemon • CLE 244
2. Feller • CLE 239
Garcia • CLE 239
4. Garver • SLB 237
Pierce • CHW 237
6. Raschi • NYY 233
7. Parnell • BOS 229
8. Wynn • CLE 227
9. Kellner • PHA 218
10. Shantz • PHA 213

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. Hutchinson • DET 1.963
2. Raschi • NYY 1.592
3. Pierce • CHW 1.548
4. Garcia • CLE 1.439
5. McDermott • BOS 1.380
6. Gray • DET 1.379
7. Lopat • NYY 1.310
8. Reynolds • NYY 1.260
9. Wynn • CLE 1.243
10. Trout • DET 1.187

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. Garcia • CLE 0.354
2. Marrero • WSH 0.385
3. Parnell • BOS 0.448
4. Lopat • NYY 0.460
5. McDermott • BOS 0.471
6. Reynolds • NYY 0.489
7. Holcombe • CHW 0.508
8. Pierce • CHW 0.524
9. Hutchinson • DET 0.573
10. Wynn • CLE 0.591

Losses

Losses

1. Kellner • PHA 14
Trout • DET 14
Pillette • SLB 14
Pierce • CHW 14
Lemon • CLE 14
Gray • DET 14
7. Wynn • CLE 13
Garcia • CLE 13
9. Holcombe • CHW 12
Hudson • WSH 12
Johnson • 2TM 12
Cain • 2TM 12
Garver • SLB 12
Scheib • PHA 12
Starr • 2TM 12

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Pillette • SLB 106
2. Kellner • PHA 104
Scarborough • BOS 104
4. Lemon • CLE 103
5. Garver • SLB 102
6. Feller • CLE 97
7. Raschi • NYY 94
8. Hooper • PHA 92
Wynn • CLE 92
10. Shantz • PHA 90
Stobbs • BOS 90

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Kellner • PHA 9
2. Raschi • NYY 8
3. Trucks • DET 6
Scheib • PHA 6
Garcia • CLE 6
Garver • SLB 6
7. Cain • 2TM 5
Bearden • 2TM 5
Pillette • SLB 5
10. Reynolds • NYY 4
Lemon • CLE 4
Hutchinson • DET 4
Byrne • 2TM 4
Hooper • PHA 4
Nixon • BOS 4
Gray • DET 4
Scarborough • BOS 4
Dorish • CHW 4
Trout • DET 4

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Byrne • 2TM 15
2. Scarborough • BOS 14
Cain • 2TM 14
4. Scheib • PHA 8
5. Stuart • DET 7
Nixon • BOS 7
Feller • CLE 7
8. Gray • DET 6
9. Raschi • NYY 5
Martin • PHA 5
McDermott • BOS 5
Trucks • DET 5
Pillette • SLB 5
Reynolds • NYY 5
Garver • SLB 5
Shantz • PHA 5
Sleater • SLB 5
Stobbs • BOS 5

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Lemon • CLE 1,139
2. Wynn • CLE 1,138
3. Raschi • NYY 1,081
4. Garcia • CLE 1,066
5. Feller • CLE 1,061
6. Garver • SLB 1,044
7. Pierce • CHW 1,008
8. Lopat • NYY 965
9. Parnell • BOS 930
10. Reynolds • NYY 913

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. Kinder • BOS 41
2. Scheib • PHA 34
3. Harris • WSH 29
4. Brissie • 2TM 26
5. Kucab • PHA 21
6. Ferrick • 2TM 20
Dorish • CHW 20
8. White • DET 19
9. Ostrowski • NYY 18
10. Trout • DET 17
Mahoney • 2TM 17

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Rogovin • 2TM 146
2. Parnell • BOS 137
3. Pierce • CHW 133
4. McDermott • BOS 133
5. Lopat • NYY 132
6. Wynn • CLE 126
7. Reynolds • NYY 126
8. Garcia • CLE 120
9. Garver • SLB 118
10. Raschi • NYY 117

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. Garcia • CLE 3.07
2. Hutchinson • DET 3.21
3. Pierce • CHW 3.22
4. Lopat • NYY 3.30
5. McDermott • BOS 3.37
6. Reynolds • NYY 3.47
7. Raschi • NYY 3.47
8. Parnell • BOS 3.47
9. Marrero • WSH 3.52
10. Wynn • CLE 3.57

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. Rogovin • 2TM 30
2. Pierce • CHW 27
3. Wynn • CLE 27
4. Lopat • NYY 26
5. Kinder • BOS 24
6. Parnell • BOS 24
7. Reynolds • NYY 21
8. McDermott • BOS 20
9. Garcia • CLE 20
10. Alomá • CHW 18

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. Rogovin • 2TM 3.3
2. Pierce • CHW 2.8
3. Wynn • CLE 2.7
4. Lopat • NYY 2.7
5. Kinder • BOS 2.5
6. Parnell • BOS 2.4
7. Reynolds • NYY 2.1
8. McDermott • BOS 2.0
9. Garcia • CLE 2.0
10. Alomá • CHW 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. Wynn • CLE 36.03
2. Lopat • NYY 31.87
3. Rogovin • 2TM 31.67
4. Kinder • BOS 27.98
5. Reynolds • NYY 27.49
6. Pierce • CHW 25.62
7. Garcia • CLE 25.12
8. Raschi • NYY 23.62
9. Alomá • CHW 23.06
10. Feller • CLE 22.31

Win Probability Added (WPA)

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

1. Pierce • CHW 4.4
2. Lopat • NYY 4.1
3. Kinder • BOS 4.0
4. Wynn • CLE 3.6
5. Garcia • CLE 3.5
6. Alomá • CHW 3.0
7. Rogovin • 2TM 2.9
8. Lemon • CLE 2.7
9. Brissie • 2TM 2.6
10. McDermott • BOS 2.6

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. Reynolds • NYY 3.6
2. Wynn • CLE 3.5
3. Garcia • CLE 3.4
4. Lopat • NYY 3.1
5. Raschi • NYY 2.6
6. Rogovin • 2TM 2.5
7. McDermott • BOS 2.0
8. Alomá • CHW 1.9
9. Trout • DET 1.9
10. Kinder • BOS 1.8

Championship WPA (cWPA)

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

1. Wynn • CLE 21.5
2. Lopat • NYY 19.0
3. Kinder • BOS 10.3
4. Raschi • NYY 9.6
5. Lemon • CLE 9.1
6. Kuzava • 2TM 9.0
7. McDermott • BOS 8.6
8. Reynolds • NYY 7.8
9. Garcia • CLE 6.6
10. Alomá • CHW 6.5

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. Wynn • CLE 3.9
2. Lopat • NYY 3.5
3. Rogovin • 2TM 3.4
4. Reynolds • NYY 2.9
5. Kinder • BOS 2.7
6. Garcia • CLE 2.7
7. Pierce • CHW 2.6
8. Raschi • NYY 2.5
9. Alomá • CHW 2.4
10. Feller • 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