2009 American League Pitching Leaders

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AL Cy Young: Zack Greinke

AL Rookie of the Year: Andrew Bailey

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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. Greinke • KCR 10.4

2. Zobrist • TBR 8.6

3. Mauer • MIN 7.8

4. Figgins • LAA 7.7

5. Longoria • TBR 7.0

6. Halladay • TOR 6.9

7. Gutiérrez • SEA 6.6

8. Youkilis • BOS 6.6

9. Jeter • NYY 6.6

10. Sabathia • NYY 6.2

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. Greinke • KCR 10.4

2. Halladay • TOR 6.9

3. Sabathia • NYY 6.2

4. Lester • BOS 6.2

5. Hernández • SEA 5.9

6. Verlander • DET 5.5

7. Buehrle • CHW 5.3

8. Danks • CHW 5.1

9. Beckett • BOS 5.0

10. Millwood • TEX 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. Greinke • KCR 2.16

2. Hernández • SEA 2.49

3. Halladay • TOR 2.79

4. Sabathia • NYY 3.37

5. Lester • BOS 3.41

6. Verlander • DET 3.45

7. Jackson • DET 3.62

8. Millwood • TEX 3.67

9. Weaver • LAA 3.75

10. Danks • CHW 3.77

Wins

1. Hernández • SEA 19

Sabathia • NYY 19

Verlander • DET 19

4. Beckett • BOS 17

Feldman • TEX 17

Halladay • TOR 17

7. Greinke • KCR 16

Saunders • LAA 16

Weaver • LAA 16

10. Baker • MIN 15

Lester • BOS 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. Hernández • SEA .792

2. Beckett • BOS .739

3. Sabathia • NYY .704

4. Saunders • LAA .696

5. Wakefield • BOS .688

6. Niemann • TBR .684

7. Feldman • TEX .680

8. Verlander • DET .679

9. Greinke • KCR .667

Weaver • LAA .667

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Greinke • KCR 1.073

2. Halladay • TOR 1.126

3. Hernández • SEA 1.135

4. Sabathia • NYY 1.148

5. Verlander • DET 1.175

6. Washburn • 2TM 1.188

7. Baker • MIN 1.190

8. Beckett • BOS 1.192

9. Floyd • CHW 1.228

10. Lester • BOS 1.230

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Hernández • SEA 7.542

2. Greinke • KCR 7.653

3. Sabathia • NYY 7.709

4. Garza • TBR 7.847

5. Washburn • 2TM 8.182

6. Verlander • DET 8.213

7. Lester • BOS 8.233

8. Danks • CHW 8.266

9. Floyd • CHW 8.301

10. Weaver • LAA 8.360

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

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

1. Halladay • TOR 1.318

2. Pavano • 2TM 1.761

3. Blackburn • MIN 1.794

4. Buehrle • CHW 1.898

5. Greinke • KCR 2.001

6. Shields • TBR 2.131

7. Baker • MIN 2.160

8. Anderson • OAK 2.310

9. Beckett • BOS 2.331

10. Verlander • DET 2.363

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Verlander • DET 10.088

2. Lester • BOS 9.959

3. Greinke • KCR 9.497

4. Burnett • NYY 8.478

5. Beckett • BOS 8.435

6. Garza • TBR 8.379

7. Hernández • SEA 8.183

8. Halladay • TOR 7.833

9. Sabathia • NYY 7.709

10. Anderson • OAK 7.700

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Guerrier • MIN 79

2. Breslow • 2TM 77

3. Lowe • SEA 75

4. Wilson • TEX 74

Wuertz • OAK 74

Springer • 2TM 74

7. Aardsma • SEA 73

Balfour • TBR 73

Carlson • TOR 73

Rodney • DET 73

Saves

1. Fuentes • LAA 48

2. Nathan • MIN 47

3. Rivera • NYY 44

4. Aardsma • SEA 38

Papelbon • BOS 38

6. Rodney • DET 37

7. Soria • KCR 30

8. Jenks • CHW 29

9. Bailey • OAK 26

10. Francisco • TEX 25

Innings Pitched

1. Verlander • DET 240.0

2. Halladay • TOR 239.0

3. Hernández • SEA 238.2

4. Sabathia • NYY 230.0

5. Greinke • KCR 229.1

6. Shields • TBR 219.2

7. Jackson • DET 214.0

8. Buehrle • CHW 213.1

9. Beckett • BOS 212.1

10. Weaver • LAA 211.0

Strikeouts

1. Verlander • DET 269

2. Greinke • KCR 242

3. Lester • BOS 225

4. Hernández • SEA 217

5. Halladay • TOR 208

6. Beckett • BOS 199

7. Sabathia • NYY 197

8. Burnett • NYY 195

9. Garza • TBR 189

10. Weaver • LAA 174

Games Started

1. Verlander • DET 35

2. Hernández • SEA 34

Sabathia • NYY 34

4. Baker • MIN 33

Blackburn • MIN 33

Buehrle • CHW 33

Burnett • NYY 33

Greinke • KCR 33

Guthrie • BAL 33

Jackson • DET 33

Shields • TBR 33

Weaver • LAA 33

Pavano • 2TM 33

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Halladay • TOR 9

2. Greinke • KCR 6

3. Beckett • BOS 4

Weaver • LAA 4

5. Millwood • TEX 3

Blackburn • MIN 3

Lee • CLE 3

Verlander • DET 3

9. Santana • LAA 2

Lester • BOS 2

Niemann • TBR 2

Sabathia • NYY 2

Hochevar • KCR 2

Hernández • SEA 2

Harrison • TEX 2

Wakefield • BOS 2

Shutouts

Shutouts No runs allowed and a complete game.

1. Halladay • TOR 4

2. Greinke • KCR 3

3. Beckett • BOS 2

Weaver • LAA 2

Santana • LAA 2

Niemann • TBR 2

7. Baker • MIN 1

Buehrle • CHW 1

Davis • TBR 1

Harrison • TEX 1

Hernández • SEA 1

Hochevar • KCR 1

Holland • TEX 1

Lackey • LAA 1

Anderson • OAK 1

McCarthy • TEX 1

Meche • KCR 1

Sabathia • NYY 1

Saunders • LAA 1

Verlander • DET 1

Pavano • 2TM 1

Tomko • 2TM 1

Washburn • 2TM 1

Lee • CLE 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Guthrie • BAL 35

2. Saunders • LAA 29

Shields • TBR 29

4. Baker • MIN 28

Danks • CHW 28

6. Buehrle • CHW 27

Cahill • OAK 27

Hernandez • BAL 27

Jackson • DET 27

Richmond • TOR 27

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Burnett • NYY 97

2. Garza • TBR 79

Romero • TOR 79

4. Chamberlain • NYY 76

Pettitte • NYY 76

6. Danks • CHW 73

7. Cahill • OAK 72

Tallet • TOR 72

9. Hernández • SEA 71

Millwood • TEX 71

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Blackburn • MIN 240

2. Shields • TBR 239

3. Pavano • 2TM 235

4. Halladay • TOR 234

5. Guthrie • BAL 224

6. Buehrle • CHW 222

7. Verlander • DET 219

8. Saunders • LAA 202

9. Hernández • SEA 200

Jackson • DET 200

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. Halladay • TOR 5.943

2. Greinke • KCR 4.745

3. Verlander • DET 4.270

4. Pavano • 2TM 3.769

5. Beckett • BOS 3.618

6. Lester • BOS 3.516

7. Baker • MIN 3.375

8. Anderson • OAK 3.333

9. Shields • TBR 3.212

10. Hernández • SEA 3.056

Home Runs per 9 IP

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

1. Greinke • KCR 0.432

2. Hernández • SEA 0.566

3. Sabathia • NYY 0.704

4. Verlander • DET 0.750

5. Halladay • TOR 0.828

6. Niemann • TBR 0.847

7. Feldman • TEX 0.854

8. Lackey • LAA 0.868

9. Lester • BOS 0.885

10. Romero • TOR 0.910

Losses

1. Guthrie • BAL 17

2. Cahill • OAK 13

Contreras • CHW 13

Hochevar • KCR 13

Holland • TEX 13

Liriano • MIN 13

7. Bannister • KCR 12

Berken • BAL 12

Hernández • CLE 12

Garza • TBR 12

Shields • TBR 12

Pavano • 2TM 12

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Pavano • 2TM 113

2. Guthrie • BAL 112

3. Hochevar • KCR 104

4. Shields • TBR 101

5. Baker • MIN 97

6. Saunders • LAA 95

Tallet • TOR 95

8. Holland • TEX 94

9. Burnett • NYY 93

10. Blackburn • MIN 92

Cahill • OAK 92

Verlander • DET 92

Wild Pitches

1. Burnett • NYY 17

Hernández • SEA 17

3. Kazmir • 2TM 13

4. Bannister • KCR 12

5. Davies • KCR 10

6. Hochevar • KCR 9

League • TOR 9

8. Contreras • CHW 8

Floyd • CHW 8

Jakubauskas • SEA 8

Matsuzaka • BOS 8

Millwood • TEX 8

Verlander • DET 8

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Chamberlain • NYY 12

2. Garza • TBR 11

Millwood • TEX 11

4. Burnett • NYY 10

Romero • TOR 10

Santana • LAA 10

Wakefield • BOS 10

8. Feldman • TEX 9

Guthrie • BAL 9

Lackey • LAA 9

Niemann • TBR 9

Sabathia • NYY 9

Batters Faced

1. Verlander • DET 982

2. Hernández • SEA 977

3. Halladay • TOR 963

4. Sabathia • NYY 938

5. Shields • TBR 930

6. Greinke • KCR 915

7. Burnett • NYY 896

8. Jackson • DET 890

9. Beckett • BOS 883

10. Blackburn • MIN 882

Weaver • LAA 882

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. Rodney • DET 65

2. Nathan • MIN 62

3. Papelbon • BOS 59

4. Fuentes • LAA 57

5. Rivera • NYY 55

6. Bailey • OAK 54

7. Aardsma • SEA 53

8. Wood • CLE 50

9. Jenks • CHW 46

10. Francisco • TEX 42

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Greinke • KCR 205

2. Hernández • SEA 171

3. Halladay • TOR 159

4. Sabathia • NYY 137

5. Lester • BOS 136

6. Verlander • DET 131

7. Millwood • TEX 127

8. Jackson • DET 125

9. Danks • CHW 124

10. Buehrle • CHW 122

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. Greinke • KCR 2.33

2. Verlander • DET 2.80

3. Halladay • TOR 3.06

4. Hernández • SEA 3.09

5. Lester • BOS 3.15

6. Sabathia • NYY 3.39

7. Beckett • BOS 3.63

8. Anderson • OAK 3.69

9. Lackey • LAA 3.73

10. Floyd • CHW 3.77

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. Greinke • KCR 56

2. Hernández • SEA 44

3. Halladay • TOR 43

4. Sabathia • NYY 29

5. Lester • BOS 28

6. Verlander • DET 28

7. Bailey • OAK 25

8. Lee • CLE 22

9. Jackson • DET 21

10. Millwood • TEX 21

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. Greinke • KCR 6.0

2. Hernández • SEA 4.6

3. Halladay • TOR 4.5

4. Sabathia • NYY 3.0

5. Lester • BOS 2.9

6. Verlander • DET 2.9

7. Bailey • OAK 2.4

8. Lee • CLE 2.2

9. Jackson • DET 2.1

10. Millwood • TEX 2.1

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. Greinke • KCR 58.92

2. Halladay • TOR 47.52

3. Hernández • SEA 42.63

4. Verlander • DET 33.37

5. Lester • BOS 31.60

6. Sabathia • NYY 30.18

7. Lee • CLE 26.24

8. Bailey • OAK 26.21

9. Wuertz • OAK 26.06

10. Nathan • MIN 25.71

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. Greinke • KCR 5.8

2. Papelbon • BOS 5.0

3. Verlander • DET 4.3

4. Hernández • SEA 4.1

5. Rivera • NYY 4.0

6. Halladay • TOR 3.8

7. Nathan • MIN 3.7

8. Soria • KCR 3.5

9. Thornton • CHW 3.3

10. Aardsma • SEA 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. Greinke • KCR 5.1

2. Halladay • TOR 4.0

3. Hernández • SEA 3.8

4. Verlander • DET 3.7

5. Lester • BOS 3.2

6. Sabathia • NYY 3.2

7. Bailey • OAK 2.6

8. Beckett • BOS 2.5

9. Wuertz • OAK 2.1

10. Feldman • TEX 2.0

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. Nathan • MIN 6.8

2. Verlander • DET 5.1

3. Papelbon • BOS 4.8

4. Feldman • TEX 3.2

5. Rivera • NYY 2.8

6. Lester • BOS 2.8

7. Porcello • DET 2.6

8. Jackson • DET 2.4

9. O'Day • TEX 2.2

10. Halladay • TOR 2.2

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. Greinke • KCR 6.3

2. Halladay • TOR 5.0

3. Hernández • SEA 4.6

4. Verlander • DET 3.4

5. Lester • BOS 3.2

6. Sabathia • NYY 3.0

7. Lee • CLE 2.8

8. Bailey • OAK 2.6

9. Wuertz • OAK 2.6

10. Jackson • DET 2.6

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