1997 American League Pitching Leaders

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Other Leagues: Major Leagues, NL

Pennant Winner: Cleveland Indians

AL Most Valuable Player: Ken Griffey Jr.

AL Cy Young: Roger Clemens

AL Rookie of the Year: Nomar Garciaparra

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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. Clemens • TOR 12.1

2. Griffey • SEA 9.1

3. Pettitte • NYY 8.4

4. Johnson • SEA 8.0

5. Thompson • DET 7.7

6. Thomas • CHW 7.3

7. Knoblauch • MIN 6.7

8. Cone • NYY 6.7

9. Garciaparra • BOS 6.6

10. Rodríguez • TEX 6.6

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. Clemens • TOR 11.9

2. Pettitte • NYY 8.4

3. Johnson • SEA 8.0

4. Thompson • DET 7.7

5. Cone • NYY 6.7

6. Hentgen • TOR 5.8

7. Appier • KCR 5.6

8. Mussina • BAL 5.5

9. Radke • MIN 4.6

10. Key • BAL 4.6

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. Clemens • TOR 2.05

2. Johnson • SEA 2.28

3. Cone • NYY 2.82

4. Pettitte • NYY 2.88

5. Thompson • DET 3.02

6. Mussina • BAL 3.20

7. Appier • KCR 3.40

8. Key • BAL 3.43

9. Fassero • SEA 3.61

10. Hentgen • TOR 3.68

Wins

1. Clemens • TOR 21

2. Johnson • SEA 20

Radke • MIN 20

4. Pettitte • NYY 18

5. Moyer • SEA 17

6. Blair • DET 16

Erickson • BAL 16

Fassero • SEA 16

Key • BAL 16

Wells • NYY 16

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. Johnson • SEA .833

2. Moyer • SEA .773

3. Clemens • TOR .750

4. Pettitte • NYY .720

5. Hershiser • CLE .700

6. Erickson • BAL .696

7. Finley • ANA .684

8. Radke • MIN .667

Cone • NYY .667

Blair • DET .667

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Clemens • TOR 1.030

2. Johnson • SEA 1.052

3. Mussina • BAL 1.117

4. Thompson • DET 1.137

5. Radke • MIN 1.193

6. Moyer • SEA 1.219

7. Appier • KCR 1.226

8. Hentgen • TOR 1.227

9. Cone • NYY 1.236

10. Pettitte • NYY 1.240

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Johnson • SEA 6.211

2. Clemens • TOR 6.955

3. Cone • NYY 7.154

4. Thompson • DET 7.576

5. Gordon • BOS 7.637

6. Mussina • BAL 7.892

7. Appier • KCR 8.211

8. Finley • ANA 8.341

9. Hentgen • TOR 8.625

10. Wakefield • BOS 8.627

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

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

1. Burkett • TEX 1.426

2. Tewksbury • MIN 1.654

3. Radke • MIN 1.803

4. Wells • NYY 1.858

5. Moyer • SEA 2.051

6. Mussina • BAL 2.163

7. Clemens • TOR 2.318

8. Blair • DET 2.366

9. Hentgen • TOR 2.420

10. Pettitte • NYY 2.434

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Johnson • SEA 12.296

2. Cone • NYY 10.246

3. Clemens • TOR 9.955

4. Mussina • BAL 8.733

5. Finley • ANA 8.506

6. Gordon • BOS 7.834

7. Appier • KCR 7.485

8. Fassero • SEA 7.259

9. Wakefield • BOS 6.750

10. Burkett • TEX 6.607

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Myers • DET 88

2. Groom • OAK 78

3. Nelson • NYY 77

Quantrill • TOR 77

5. Slocumb • 2TM 76

6. Assenmacher • CLE 75

Jones • MIL 75

8. Wickman • MIL 74

9. Plesac • TOR 73

10. Taylor • OAK 72

Saves

1. Myers • BAL 45

2. Rivera • NYY 43

3. Jones • MIL 36

4. Jones • DET 31

Wetteland • TEX 31

6. Hernández • CHW 27

Slocumb • 2TM 27

Percival • ANA 27

9. Aguilera • MIN 26

10. Taylor • OAK 23

Innings Pitched

1. Clemens • TOR 264.0

Hentgen • TOR 264.0

3. Pettitte • NYY 240.1

4. Radke • MIN 239.2

5. Appier • KCR 235.2

6. Fassero • SEA 234.1

7. Nagy • CLE 227.0

8. Mussina • BAL 224.2

9. Thompson • DET 223.1

10. Erickson • BAL 221.2

Strikeouts

1. Clemens • TOR 292

2. Johnson • SEA 291

3. Cone • NYY 222

4. Mussina • BAL 218

5. Appier • KCR 196

6. Fassero • SEA 189

7. Radke • MIN 174

8. Pettitte • NYY 166

9. Hentgen • TOR 160

10. Gordon • BOS 159

Games Started

1. Fassero • SEA 35

Hentgen • TOR 35

Pettitte • NYY 35

Radke • MIN 35

5. Appier • KCR 34

Clemens • TOR 34

Eldred • MIL 34

Key • BAL 34

Nagy • CLE 34

Watson • ANA 34

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Hentgen • TOR 9

Clemens • TOR 9

3. Johnson • SEA 5

Wells • NYY 5

Tewksbury • MIN 5

6. Appier • KCR 4

Mussina • BAL 4

Pettitte • NYY 4

Radke • MIN 4

Thompson • DET 4

Wakefield • BOS 4

Shutouts

Shutouts No runs allowed and a complete game.

1. Hentgen • TOR 3

Clemens • TOR 3

3. Olivares • 2TM 2

Wells • NYY 2

Wakefield • BOS 2

Tewksbury • MIN 2

Erickson • BAL 2

Johnson • SEA 2

9. Álvarez • CHW 1

Appier • KCR 1

Gordon • BOS 1

Finley • ANA 1

Fassero • SEA 1

Eldred • MIL 1

Dickson • ANA 1

D'Amico • MIL 1

Carpenter • TOR 1

Belcher • KCR 1

Mercedes • MIL 1

Moehler • DET 1

Sanders • 2TM 1

Lira • 2TM 1

Springer • ANA 1

Radke • MIN 1

Pettitte • NYY 1

Oliver • TEX 1

Nagy • CLE 1

Key • BAL 1

Mussina • BAL 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Watson • ANA 37

2. Witt • TEX 33

3. Dickson • ANA 32

Springer • ANA 32

5. Belcher • KCR 31

Eldred • MIL 31

Hentgen • TOR 31

Williams • TOR 31

9. Drabek • CHW 30

Sanders • 2TM 30

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Hill • 2TM 95

2. Eldred • MIL 89

3. Wakefield • BOS 87

4. Cone • NYY 86

5. Fassero • SEA 84

6. Baldwin • CHW 83

7. Key • BAL 82

Oliver • TEX 82

9. Olivares • 2TM 81

10. Sele • BOS 80

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Navarro • CHW 267

2. Hentgen • TOR 253

Nagy • CLE 253

4. Witt • TEX 245

5. Belcher • KCR 242

6. Burkett • TEX 240

7. Wells • NYY 239

8. Radke • MIN 238

9. Dickson • ANA 236

10. Pettitte • NYY 233

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. Burkett • TEX 4.633

2. Clemens • TOR 4.294

3. Mussina • BAL 4.037

4. Johnson • SEA 3.779

5. Radke • MIN 3.625

6. Wells • NYY 3.467

7. Tewksbury • MIN 2.968

8. Appier • KCR 2.649

9. Moyer • SEA 2.628

10. Cone • NYY 2.581

Home Runs per 9 IP

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

1. Pettitte • NYY 0.262

2. Clemens • TOR 0.307

3. Gordon • BOS 0.493

4. Tewksbury • MIN 0.640

5. Erickson • BAL 0.650

6. Cone • NYY 0.785

7. Thompson • DET 0.806

8. Fassero • SEA 0.807

9. Johnson • SEA 0.845

10. Baldwin • CHW 0.855

Losses

1. Baldwin • CHW 15

Eldred • MIL 15

Wakefield • BOS 15

4. Navarro • CHW 14

Williams • TOR 14

Sanders • 2TM 14

7. Appier • KCR 13

Karl • MIL 13

Tewksbury • MIN 13

10. Belcher • KCR 12

Burkett • TEX 12

Hawkins • MIN 12

Karsay • OAK 12

Moehler • DET 12

Oliver • TEX 12

Robertson • MIN 12

Rosado • KCR 12

Sele • BOS 12

Watson • ANA 12

Witt • TEX 12

Hill • 2TM 12

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Navarro • CHW 135

2. Belcher • KCR 119

3. Baldwin • CHW 117

4. Eldred • MIL 112

Springer • ANA 112

Witt • TEX 112

7. Watson • ANA 109

8. Drabek • CHW 108

Hentgen • TOR 108

Nagy • CLE 108

Wild Pitches

1. Appier • KCR 14

Baldwin • CHW 14

Cone • NYY 14

Navarro • CHW 14

5. Fassero • SEA 13

6. Drabek • CHW 12

7. Erickson • BAL 11

Hershiser • CLE 11

Ritchie • MIN 11

10. Finley • ANA 10

Robertson • MIN 10

Slocumb • 2TM 10

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Wakefield • BOS 16

2. Sele • BOS 15

3. Olivares • 2TM 13

4. Clemens • TOR 12

5. Hershiser • CLE 11

Oliver • TEX 11

7. Johnson • SEA 10

Springer • ANA 10

9. Eldred • MIL 9

Karsay • OAK 9

Batters Faced

1. Hentgen • TOR 1,085

2. Clemens • TOR 1,044

3. Fassero • SEA 1,010

4. Nagy • CLE 991

5. Radke • MIN 989

6. Pettitte • NYY 986

7. Appier • KCR 972

8. Navarro • CHW 957

9. Belcher • KCR 927

10. Erickson • BAL 922

Wells • NYY 922

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. Jones • MIL 73

2. Slocumb • 2TM 61

3. Wetteland • TEX 58

4. Aguilera • MIN 57

Myers • BAL 57

6. Rivera • NYY 56

7. Jones • DET 51

8. Percival • ANA 46

9. Taylor • OAK 45

10. Hernández • CHW 43

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Clemens • TOR 222

2. Johnson • SEA 197

3. Cone • NYY 159

4. Pettitte • NYY 156

5. Thompson • DET 152

6. Appier • KCR 137

7. Mussina • BAL 137

8. Key • BAL 128

9. Gordon • BOS 125

10. Fassero • SEA 124

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. Clemens • TOR 2.25

2. Johnson • SEA 2.82

3. Pettitte • NYY 2.96

4. Cone • NYY 3.35

5. Gordon • BOS 3.41

6. Mussina • BAL 3.49

7. Tewksbury • MIN 3.51

8. Burkett • TEX 3.55

9. Erickson • BAL 3.76

10. Appier • KCR 3.76

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. Clemens • TOR 74

2. Johnson • SEA 53

3. Pettitte • NYY 43

4. Thompson • DET 38

5. Cone • NYY 37

6. Appier • KCR 33

7. Mussina • BAL 31

8. Hentgen • TOR 26

9. Quantrill • TOR 24

10. Jones • MIL 23

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. Clemens • TOR 7.9

2. Johnson • SEA 5.5

3. Pettitte • NYY 4.3

4. Thompson • DET 3.9

5. Cone • NYY 3.7

6. Appier • KCR 3.3

7. Mussina • BAL 3.1

8. Hentgen • TOR 2.6

9. Quantrill • TOR 2.3

10. Key • BAL 2.3

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. Clemens • TOR 80.62

2. Johnson • SEA 56.38

3. Pettitte • NYY 46.62

4. Thompson • DET 42.03

5. Cone • NYY 39.09

6. Mussina • BAL 36.61

7. Appier • KCR 35.88

8. Hentgen • TOR 30.77

9. Key • BAL 27.45

10. Quantrill • TOR 25.22

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. Clemens • TOR 7.1

2. Johnson • SEA 5.8

3. Myers • BAL 5.4

4. Thompson • DET 3.9

5. Pettitte • NYY 3.6

6. Jones • MIL 3.5

7. Appier • KCR 3.5

8. Jones • DET 3.4

9. Mussina • BAL 3.3

10. Cone • NYY 3.2

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. Clemens • TOR 7.2

2. Johnson • SEA 4.4

3. Pettitte • NYY 4.4

4. Thompson • DET 3.8

5. Mussina • BAL 3.2

6. Appier • KCR 3.2

7. Cone • NYY 3.1

8. Hentgen • TOR 3.0

9. Erickson • BAL 2.6

10. Radke • MIN 2.3

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. Johnson • SEA 4.7

2. Clemens • TOR 2.7

3. Cone • NYY 2.6

4. Wells • NYY 2.2

5. Stanton • NYY 2.0

6. Jones • MIL 2.0

7. Karchner • CHW 2.0

8. Jackson • CLE 1.8

9. Hentgen • TOR 1.8

10. Appier • KCR 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. Clemens • TOR 8.8

2. Johnson • SEA 6.0

3. Pettitte • NYY 4.8

4. Thompson • DET 4.3

5. Cone • NYY 4.0

6. Mussina • BAL 3.8

7. Appier • KCR 3.6

8. Hentgen • TOR 3.1

9. Key • BAL 2.8

10. Quantrill • TOR 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