Major 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. Johnson • WSH 12.8
2. Alexander • PHI 10.9
3. Cobb • DET 9.5
4. Collins • CHW 9.1
5. Davenport • SLM 7.5
6. Toney • CIN 7.3
7. Plank • SLM 7.2
8. Speaker • BOS 7.1
9. Cravath • PHI 7.1
10. Morton • CLE 7.0

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. Johnson • WSH 11.9
2. Alexander • PHI 11.0
3. Davenport • SLM 8.7
4. Toney • CIN 8.0
5. Morton • CLE 7.5
6. Plank • SLM 6.6
7. Mamaux • PIT 6.1
8. Scott • CHW 6.1
9. Pfeffer • BRO 6.0
10. Weilman • SLB 5.6

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. Alexander • PHI 1.22
2. Wood • BOS 1.49
3. Johnson • WSH 1.55
4. Toney • CIN 1.58
5. Shore • BOS 1.64
6. Moseley • NEW 1.91
7. Scott • CHW 2.03
8. Mamaux • PIT 2.04
9. Plank • SLM 2.08
10. Brown • CHI 2.09

Wins

Wins

1. Alexander • PHI 31
2. Johnson • WSH 27
3. McConnell • CHI 25
4. Dauss • DET 24
Faber • CHW 24
Scott • CHW 24
7. Allen • PBS 23
8. Coveleski • DET 22
Cullop • KCP 22
Davenport • SLM 22
Rudolph • BSN 22

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. Alexander • PHI .756
2. Wood • BOS .750
3. Toney • CIN .739
4. Mamaux • PIT .724
5. McConnell • CHI .714
6. Foster • BOS .704
Shore • BOS .704
8. Ruth • BOS .692
9. Scott • CHW .686
10. Leonard • BOS .682

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Alexander • PHI 0.842
2. Johnson • WSH 0.933
3. Hughes • BSN 0.949
4. Plank • SLM 0.991
5. Davenport • SLM 1.008
6. Tesreau • NYG 1.013
7. Ayers • WSH 1.022
8. Morton • CLE 1.038
9. Wood • BOS 1.042
10. Toney • CIN 1.046

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Alexander • PHI 6.050
2. Leonard • BOS 6.382
3. Toney • CIN 6.467
4. Mamaux • PIT 6.509
5. Hughes • BSN 6.678
6. Zabel • CHC 6.847
7. Ruth • BOS 6.864
8. Wood • BOS 6.864
9. Davenport • SLM 6.876
10. Johnson • WSH 6.897

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. Mathewson • NYG 0.968
2. Humphries • CHC 1.206
3. Adams • PIT 1.249
4. Johnson • WSH 1.497
5. Alexander • PHI 1.531
6. Ayers • WSH 1.618
7. Benz • CHW 1.624
8. Rudolph • BSN 1.688
9. Stroud • NYG 1.712
10. Marquard • 2TM 1.766

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Alexander • PHI 5.764
2. Leonard • BOS 5.695
3. Mitchell • CLE 5.682
4. Hughes • BSN 5.490
5. Faber • CHW 5.466
6. Mamaux • PIT 5.436
7. Johnson • WSH 5.427
8. Anderson • BUF 5.325
9. Lowdermilk • 2TM 5.321
10. Douglas • 3TM 5.257

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Davenport • SLM 55
2. Bedient • BUF 53
3. Crandall • SLM 51
4. Coveleski • DET 50
Faber • CHW 50
Hughes • BSN 50
7. Alexander • PHI 49
Dale • CIN 49
9. Jones • CLE 48
Scott • CHW 48
Schneider • CIN 48

Saves

Saves

1. Bedient • BUF 10
2. Hughes • BSN 9
3. Mays • BOS 7
4. Barger • PBS 6
5. Wiltse • BTT 5
Benton • 2TM 5
7. Coveleski • DET 4
Johnson • WSH 4
Jones • CLE 4
Oldham • DET 4
Weilman • SLB 4
Brown • CHI 4
Hendrix • CHI 4
Upham • BTT 4
Cooper • PIT 4
Lavender • CHC 4
Seaton • 2TM 4
Steen • 2TM 4

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Davenport • SLM 392.2
2. Alexander • PHI 376.1
3. Rudolph • BSN 341.1
4. Johnson • WSH 336.2
5. Coveleski • DET 312.2
Crandall • SLM 312.2
7. Dauss • DET 309.2
Schulz • BUF 309.2
9. Tesreau • NYG 306.0
10. Caldwell • NYY 305.0

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Alexander • PHI 241
2. Davenport • SLM 229
3. Johnson • WSH 203
4. Faber • CHW 182
5. Tesreau • NYG 176
6. Hughes • BSN 171
7. Schulz • BUF 160
8. Wyckoff • PHA 157
9. Mamaux • PIT 152
10. McConnell • CHI 151

Games Started

Games Started

1. Davenport • SLM 46
2. Rudolph • BSN 43
3. Alexander • PHI 42
4. Johnson • WSH 39
Tesreau • NYG 39
6. Coveleski • DET 38
Schulz • BUF 38
8. Allen • PBS 37
9. Cullop • KCP 36
Doak • STL 36

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Alexander • PHI 36
2. Johnson • WSH 35
3. Caldwell • NYY 31
4. Davenport • SLM 30
Rudolph • BSN 30
6. Dauss • DET 27
7. Hendrix • CHI 26
Pfeffer • BRO 26
9. Schulz • BUF 25
Harmon • PIT 25

Shutouts

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

1. Alexander • PHI 12
2. Davenport • SLM 10
3. Mamaux • PIT 8
Tesreau • NYG 8
5. Johnson • WSH 7
Scott • CHW 7
7. Morton • CLE 6
Allen • PBS 6
Plank • SLM 6
Pfeffer • BRO 6
Toney • CIN 6

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Suggs • BAL 12
2. Allen • PBS 9
Quinn • BAL 9
Mathewson • NYG 9
Mayer • PHI 9
Bailey • 2TM 9
7. Cullop • KCP 8
McConnell • CHI 8
Schulz • BUF 8
Pfeffer • BRO 8
Marquard • 2TM 8

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Wyckoff • PHA 165
2. Lowdermilk • 2TM 157
3. Schulz • BUF 149
4. Bailey • 2TM 125
James • 2TM 125
6. Krapp • BUF 123
7. Seaton • 2TM 120
8. Boehling • WSH 119
9. Bressler • PHA 118
10. Dauss • DET 115

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Crandall • SLM 307
2. Rudolph • BSN 304
3. Davenport • SLM 300
4. Quinn • BAL 289
5. Suggs • BAL 288
6. Bedient • BUF 284
7. Cullop • KCP 278
8. Coveleski • DET 271
9. Caldwell • NYY 266
10. Faber • CHW 264
Schulz • BUF 264

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. Alexander • PHI 3.766
2. Johnson • WSH 3.625
3. Hughes • BSN 2.948
4. Mathewson • NYG 2.850
5. Plank • SLM 2.722
6. Ayers • WSH 2.526
7. Marquard • 2TM 2.421
8. Bender • BAL 2.405
9. Davenport • SLM 2.385
10. Tesreau • NYG 2.347

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. Russell • CHW 0.000
2. Johnson • WSH 0.027
3. Dauss • DET 0.029
4. Wyckoff • PHA 0.033
5. Plank • SLM 0.034
6. Kaiserling • NEW 0.034
7. Lowdermilk • 2TM 0.036
8. Mitchell • CLE 0.038
9. Toney • CIN 0.040
10. Ayers • WSH 0.043

Losses

Losses

1. Wyckoff • PHA 22
Quinn • BAL 22
3. Bailey • 2TM 20
4. Weilman • SLB 19
Krapp • BUF 19
Rudolph • BSN 19
Schneider • CIN 19
8. Bedient • BUF 18
Davenport • SLM 18
Doak • STL 18
Perritt • NYG 18
Benton • 2TM 18
Lowdermilk • 2TM 18

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Seaton • 2TM 112
2. Wyckoff • PHA 108
3. Suggs • BAL 107
4. Schulz • BUF 106
Bailey • 2TM 106
6. Quinn • BAL 105
7. Bressler • PHA 103
8. Caldwell • NYY 98
9. Davenport • SLM 96
10. Bedient • BUF 95
Hendrix • CHI 95

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Wyckoff • PHA 14
2. Johnson • KCP 13
3. Dubuc • DET 11
Hendrix • CHI 11
5. Bush • PHA 10
McConnell • CHI 10
Pierce • CHC 10
Schauer • NYG 10
9. Ruth • BOS 9
Finneran • BTT 9
Cheney • 2TM 9

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Coveleski • DET 20
2. Johnson • WSH 19
Benton • 2TM 19
4. Moran • NEW 18
5. Pfeffer • BRO 17
Lowdermilk • 2TM 17
7. Coombs • BRO 16
8. Leonard • BOS 14
Mayer • PHI 14
10. Hamilton • SLB 12
Warhop • NYY 12
Perritt • NYG 12

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Davenport • SLM 1,497
2. Alexander • PHI 1,435
3. Rudolph • BSN 1,362
4. Johnson • WSH 1,280
5. Coveleski • DET 1,269
6. Schulz • BUF 1,263
7. Crandall • SLM 1,256
8. Dauss • DET 1,238
9. McConnell • CHI 1,228
10. Faber • CHW 1,212

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. Mays • BOS 27
2. Jones • CLE 25
3. Hughes • BSN 22
4. Lear • CIN 20
5. Barger • PBS 19
Bedient • BUF 19
7. Ayers • WSH 18
Standridge • CHC 18
9. Schauer • NYG 17
LeClair • 3TM 17

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Alexander • PHI 225
2. Johnson • WSH 191
3. Wood • BOS 188
4. Toney • CIN 183
5. Shore • BOS 170
6. Plank • SLM 153
7. Moseley • NEW 151
8. Scott • CHW 147
9. Davenport • SLM 145
10. Benz • CHW 142

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. Alexander • PHI 1.82
2. Johnson • WSH 1.91
3. Plank • SLM 2.00
4. Hughes • BSN 2.11
5. Douglas • 3TM 2.15
6. Davenport • SLM 2.18
7. Ayers • WSH 2.20
8. Tesreau • NYG 2.21
9. Gallia • WSH 2.29
10. Mitchell • CLE 2.29

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. Alexander • PHI 57
2. Johnson • WSH 51
3. Davenport • SLM 44
4. Plank • SLM 33
5. Toney • CIN 33
6. Scott • CHW 29
7. Shore • BOS 28
8. Wood • BOS 25
9. Moseley • NEW 25
10. Morton • CLE 24

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. Alexander • PHI 6.9
2. Johnson • WSH 5.8
3. Davenport • SLM 5.0
4. Toney • CIN 3.9
5. Plank • SLM 3.8
6. Scott • CHW 3.2
7. Shore • BOS 3.1
8. Wood • BOS 2.9
9. Moseley • NEW 2.8
10. Morton • CLE 2.7

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. Davenport • SLM 71.51
2. Johnson • WSH 68.78
3. Alexander • PHI 67.18
4. Toney • CIN 48.54
5. Scott • CHW 38.84
6. Plank • SLM 36.21
7. Wood • BOS 35.83
8. Allen • PBS 34.28
9. Ayers • WSH 33.56
10. Gallia • WSH 33.35

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. Alexander • PHI 8.3
2. Johnson • WSH 7.4
3. Davenport • SLM 5.9
4. Hughes • BSN 5.5
5. Allen • PBS 5.5
6. Toney • CIN 5.4
7. Plank • SLM 5.2
8. Scott • CHW 5.0
9. Shore • BOS 4.9
10. Gallia • WSH 4.9

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. Alexander • PHI 9.0
2. Davenport • SLM 8.5
3. Johnson • WSH 7.2
4. Toney • CIN 4.6
5. Hughes • BSN 4.5
6. Plank • SLM 4.4
7. Tesreau • NYG 4.2
8. Scott • CHW 4.1
9. Morton • CLE 3.9
10. Shore • BOS 3.7

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. Shore • BOS 25.0
2. Alexander • PHI 24.1
3. Allen • PBS 19.1
4. Knetzer • PBS 17.7
5. Davenport • SLM 17.4
6. Coveleski • DET 16.3
7. Leonard • BOS 16.1
8. Plank • SLM 13.1
9. Bailey • 2TM 12.2
10. Wood • BOS 12.0

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. Alexander • PHI 8.3
2. Davenport • SLM 8.2
3. Johnson • WSH 8.0
4. Toney • CIN 5.8
5. Wood • BOS 4.3
6. Scott • CHW 4.3
7. Plank • SLM 4.0
8. Allen • PBS 3.9
9. Mamaux • PIT 3.8
10. Ayers • WSH 3.7

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