1926 Major League Pitching Leaders

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Major 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. Ruth • NYY 11.4

2. Uhle • CLE 9.2

3. Carlson • PHI 8.7

4. Foster • CAG 8.5

5. Gehrig • NYY 6.9

6. Goslin • WSH 6.9

7. Grove • PHA 6.6

8. Kremer • PIT 6.5

9. Mostil • CHW 6.4

10. Suttles • SLS 6.3

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. Uhle • CLE 8.9

2. Foster • CAG 8.3

3. Carlson • PHI 8.3

4. Grove • PHA 7.5

5. Kremer • PIT 6.2

6. Lyons • CHW 5.9

7. Bell • KCM 5.6

8. Petty • BRO 5.4

9. Henderson • AC 5.2

Root • CHC 5.2

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. Foster • CAG 1.80

2. Bell • KCM 2.39

3. Brewer • KCM 2.45

4. Harney • CAG 2.47

5. Grove • PHA 2.51

6. Henderson • AC 2.58

7. Kremer • PIT 2.61

8. Flournoy • BRG 2.61

9. Root • CHC 2.82

10. Uhle • CLE 2.83

Wins

1. Uhle • CLE 27

2. Pennock • NYY 23

3. Donohue • CIN 20

Kremer • PIT 20

Meadows • PIT 20

Rhem • STL 20

7. Shocker • NYY 19

Mays • CIN 19

9. Lyons • CHW 18

Root • CHC 18

Hensley • SLS 18

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. Brewer • KCM .923

2. Winters • HIL .810

3. Rogan • KCM .800

4. Cooper • HBG .778

Levis • CSE .778

6. Kremer • PIT .769

McDonald • CAG .769

8. Haines • STL .765

Foster • CAG .765

10. Rhem • STL .741

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Foster • CAG 0.979

2. Bell • KCM 1.051

3. Alexander • 2TM 1.108

4. McDonald • CAG 1.126

5. Harney • CAG 1.143

6. Flournoy • BRG 1.145

7. Henderson • AC 1.152

8. Brewer • KCM 1.162

9. Winters • HIL 1.173

10. Kremer • PIT 1.176

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Foster • CAG 5.926

2. Flournoy • BRG 6.823

3. Brewer • KCM 6.973

4. Grier • AC 7.176

5. Bell • KCM 7.220

6. Lee • HIL 7.225

7. Henderson • AC 7.382

8. Winters • HIL 7.583

9. Bell • DS 7.788

10. Levis • CSE 7.816

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

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

1. Donohue • CIN 1.229

2. Dean • KCM 1.286

3. Alexander • 2TM 1.393

4. Pennock • NYY 1.453

5. Smith • CLE 1.481

6. Carlson • PHI 1.582

7. Mays • CIN 1.698

8. Cooper • DS 1.731

9. Lucas • CIN 1.753

10. McDonald • CAG 1.779

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Vance • BRO 7.456

2. Grier • AC 7.279

3. Grove • PHA 6.767

4. San • CSE 6.087

5. McDonald • CAG 5.957

6. Brewer • KCM 5.786

7. Foster • CAG 5.719

8. May • CIN 5.529

9. Treadwell • 2TM 5.260

10. Chambers • NLG 5.188

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Marberry • WSH 64

2. Scott • NYG 50

3. Pate • PHA 47

Donohue • CIN 47

Willoughby • PHI 47

6. Grove • PHA 45

May • CIN 45

Ulrich • PHI 45

9. Thomas • CHW 44

Ehrhardt • BRO 44

Saves

1. Marberry • WSH 22

2. Dauss • DET 9

3. Pate • PHA 7

4. Grove • PHA 6

Davies • NYG 6

6. Jones • NYY 5

Kremer • PIT 5

Scott • NYG 5

9. Connally • CHW 4

Hoyt • NYY 4

Shawkey • NYY 4

Ehrhardt • BRO 4

Harney • CAG 4

Ross • SLS 4

Innings Pitched

1. Uhle • CLE 318.1

2. Donohue • CIN 285.2

3. Lyons • CHW 283.2

4. Mays • CIN 281.0

5. Petty • BRO 275.2

6. Root • CHC 271.1

7. Carlson • PHI 267.1

8. Pennock • NYY 266.1

9. Johnson • WSH 260.2

10. Shocker • NYY 258.1

Strikeouts

1. Grove • PHA 194

2. Uhle • CLE 159

3. Grier • AC 141

4. Vance • BRO 140

5. Thomas • CHW 127

Root • CHC 127

7. Johnson • WSH 125

8. Hensley • SLS 122

9. Foster • CAG 111

10. Whitehill • DET 109

Games Started

1. Uhle • CLE 36

Donohue • CIN 36

3. Coveleski • WSH 34

Whitehill • DET 34

Carlson • PHI 34

Rhem • STL 34

7. Grove • PHA 33

Johnson • WSH 33

Pennock • NYY 33

Mays • CIN 33

Petty • BRO 33

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Uhle • CLE 32

2. Lyons • CHW 24

Mays • CIN 24

4. Petty • BRO 23

5. Johnson • WSH 22

6. Root • CHC 21

7. Grove • PHA 20

Carlson • PHI 20

Rhem • STL 20

10. Pennock • NYY 19

Grier • AC 19

Shutouts

Shutouts No runs allowed and a complete game.

1. Donohue • CIN 5

Foster • CAG 5

3. Wells • DET 4

Blake • CHC 4

Smith • BSN 4

6. Collins • DET 3

Coveleski • WSH 3

Edwards • CHW 3

Lyons • CHW 3

Miller • CLE 3

Quinn • PHA 3

Rommel • PHA 3

Uhle • CLE 3

Zachary • SLB 3

Ryan • HIL 3

Carlson • PHI 3

Haines • STL 3

Kremer • PIT 3

Mays • CIN 3

Rixey • CIN 3

Sherdel • STL 3

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Hensley • SLS 20

2. Rosell • CSW 19

3. Greenfield • NYG 17

4. Shocker • NYY 16

5. Keen • STL 15

Sherdel • STL 15

7. Zachary • SLB 14

Morris • DS 14

Ross • SLS 14

10. Blankenship • CHW 13

Gaston • SLB 13

Johnson • WSH 13

Knight • PHI 13

Scott • NYG 13

Díaz • CSW 13

Hampton • DS 13

Bush • 2TM 13

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Uhle • CLE 118

2. Thomas • CHW 110

3. Lyons • CHW 106

4. Gaston • SLB 101

Grove • PHA 101

6. Wiltse • BOS 99

7. Vangilder • SLB 98

8. Zachary • SLB 97

9. Ehmke • 2TM 95

10. Blake • CHC 92

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Uhle • CLE 300

2. Donohue • CIN 298

3. Pennock • NYY 294

4. Carlson • PHI 293

5. Mays • CIN 286

6. Coveleski • WSH 272

Shocker • NYY 272

8. Whitehill • DET 271

9. Lyons • CHW 268

10. Root • CHC 267

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. McDonald • CAG 3.348

2. Vance • BRO 2.414

3. May • CIN 2.341

4. Dean • KCM 2.250

5. Harney • CAG 2.118

6. Rogan • KCM 2.061

7. Root • CHC 2.048

8. Cooper • DS 2.000

9. Foster • CAG 1.982

10. Grove • PHA 1.921

Home Runs per 9 IP

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

1. Harriss • 2TM 0.000

2. Coveleski • WSH 0.037

3. Brewer • KCM 0.074

4. Mays • CIN 0.096

5. Henderson • AC 0.101

6. Cooper • HBG 0.102

7. Yde • PIT 0.144

8. Faber • CHW 0.146

9. Ehmke • 2TM 0.147

10. Bell • KCM 0.153

Losses

1. Gaston • SLB 18

Zahniser • BOS 18

3. Petty • BRO 17

Root • CHC 17

5. Johnson • WSH 16

Lyons • CHW 16

Wingfield • BOS 16

Dean • PHI 16

Genewich • BSN 16

Luque • CIN 16

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Whitehill • DET 112

2. Dean • PHI 111

Willoughby • PHI 111

4. Hensley • SLS 110

5. Scott • NYG 109

6. Pennock • NYY 107

Donohue • CIN 107

Ross • SLS 107

9. Johnson • WSH 105

Thomas • CHW 105

Knight • PHI 105

Ehmke • 2TM 105

Ruether • 2TM 105

Wild Pitches

1. Ring • NYG 9

Willoughby • PHI 9

3. Ballou • SLB 8

Uhle • CLE 8

Boehler • BRO 8

6. Beall • NYY 7

Harriss • 2TM 7

8. Pennock • NYY 6

Stoner • DET 6

Blake • CHC 6

Dean • PHI 6

Branham • CEL 6

Johnson • CEL 6

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Uhle • CLE 13

2. Brewer • KCM 12

3. Songer • PIT 11

Brown • SLS 11

Davis • SLS 11

Morris • DS 11

7. Yokely • BBS 10

Werts • BSN 10

Johnson • CEL 10

10. Lee • HIL 9

Donohue • CIN 9

Hensley • SLS 9

Batters Faced

1. Uhle • CLE 1,367

2. Lyons • CHW 1,208

3. Donohue • CIN 1,191

4. Mays • CIN 1,158

5. Petty • BRO 1,152

6. Pennock • NYY 1,124

7. Carlson • PHI 1,110

Root • CHC 1,110

9. Shocker • NYY 1,108

10. Johnson • WSH 1,101

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. Marberry • WSH 47

2. Pate • PHA 33

3. Davies • NYG 29

Ehrhardt • BRO 29

5. Mogridge • BSN 24

Scott • NYG 24

7. Braxton • NYY 23

Dauss • DET 23

9. Ballou • SLB 22

Russell • BOS 22

May • CIN 22

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Foster • CAG 260

2. Bell • KCM 197

3. Brewer • KCM 192

4. Harney • CAG 191

5. Henderson • AC 174

6. Flournoy • BRG 172

7. Grove • PHA 165

8. Rogan • KCM 164

9. Curry • CAG 152

10. Kremer • PIT 150

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. Vance • BRO 3.00

2. May • CIN 3.06

3. Grove • PHA 3.11

4. Rogan • KCM 3.13

5. Henderson • AC 3.14

6. Foster • CAG 3.18

7. Grier • AC 3.25

8. Donohue • CIN 3.33

9. Harney • CAG 3.34

10. Brewer • KCM 3.35

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. Foster • CAG 57

2. Uhle • CLE 45

3. Bell • KCM 43

4. Grove • PHA 41

5. Harney • CAG 35

6. Henderson • AC 35

7. Kremer • PIT 33

8. Winters • HIL 31

9. Root • CHC 31

10. Lyons • CHW 30

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. Foster • CAG 5.5

2. Uhle • CLE 4.7

3. Grove • PHA 4.2

4. Bell • KCM 4.1

5. Kremer • PIT 3.5

6. Henderson • AC 3.5

7. Harney • CAG 3.3

8. Root • CHC 3.2

9. Lyons • CHW 3.1

10. Winters • HIL 3.0

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. Uhle • CLE 59.40

2. Grove • PHA 49.48

3. Kremer • PIT 40.44

4. Root • CHC 35.77

5. Lyons • CHW 35.42

6. Mays • CIN 30.70

7. Rommel • PHA 29.26

8. Carlson • PHI 23.86

9. Coveleski • WSH 22.76

10. Jones • CHC 22.41

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. Uhle • CLE 6.9

2. Kremer • PIT 5.5

3. Grove • PHA 5.1

4. Jones • CHC 4.5

5. Lyons • CHW 4.3

6. Carlson • PHI 4.1

7. Mays • CIN 3.5

8. Root • CHC 3.3

9. Rommel • PHA 3.2

10. Alexander • 2TM 2.9

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. Grove • PHA 3.8

2. Uhle • CLE 3.6

3. Rhem • STL 3.5

4. Alexander • 2TM 3.2

5. Mays • CIN 3.1

6. Root • CHC 3.1

7. Kremer • PIT 3.0

8. Lyons • CHW 2.9

9. Rommel • PHA 2.7

10. Donohue • CIN 2.6

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. Kremer • PIT 18.5

2. Alexander • 2TM 15.8

3. Mays • CIN 15.2

4. Uhle • CLE 14.1

5. Donohue • CIN 10.9

6. Haines • STL 8.0

7. May • CIN 7.1

8. Rhem • STL 6.0

9. Aldridge • PIT 5.7

10. Jones • CHC 5.1

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. Uhle • CLE 6.2

2. Grove • PHA 5.0

3. Kremer • PIT 4.2

4. Root • CHC 3.7

5. Lyons • CHW 3.7

6. Mays • CIN 3.2

7. Rommel • PHA 2.9

8. Coveleski • WSH 2.3

9. Carlson • PHI 2.3

10. Jones • CHC 2.3

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