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Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Foxx • PHA 10.4
2. Grove • PHA 9.3
3. Ruth • NYY 8.5
4. Ott • NYG 8.3
5. Gehrig • NYY 8.2
6. Ruffing • NYY 7.8
7. Terry • NYG 7.6
8. Klein • PHI 7.5
9. Hubbell • NYG 7.4
10. Ferrell • CLE 7.2
WAR for Pitchers
1. Grove • PHA 9.5
2. Warneke • CHC 6.9
3. Ferrell • CLE 6.9
4. Hubbell • NYG 6.8
5. Crowder • WSH 6.6
6. Ruffing • NYY 6.6
7. Dean • STL 5.9
8. Harder • CLE 5.8
9. Lyons • CHW 5.2
10. Rhem • 2TM 4.9
Earned Run Average
1. Parnell • MRM 0.83
2. Nelson • MGS 1.76
3. Williams • MRM 1.91
4. Strong • HG 2.07
5. Foster • CAG 2.09
6. Matthews • MRM 2.17
7. Warneke • CHC 2.37
8. Mitchell • MGS 2.42
9. Bell • 2TM 2.47
10. Powell • CAG 2.49
Wins
1. Crowder • WSH 26
2. Grove • PHA 25
3. Gomez • NYY 24
4. Ferrell • CLE 23
5. Weaver • WSH 22
Warneke • CHC 22
7. Clark • BRO 20
8. Earnshaw • PHA 19
Bush • CHC 19
10. Ruffing • NYY 18
Dean • STL 18
French • PIT 18
Hubbell • NYG 18
Win-Loss %
1. Williams • 2TM 1.000
2. Matthews • MRM .846
3. Parnell • MRM .833
Hunter • 2TM .833
Williams • 2TM .833
6. Allen • NYY .810
7. Nelson • MGS .800
8. Warneke • CHC .786
9. Gomez • NYY .774
10. Smith • BBS .750
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Williams • MRM 0.882
2. Parnell • MRM 0.926
3. Matthews • MRM 0.954
4. Willis • NEG 1.026
5. Hubbell • NYG 1.056
6. Foster • CAG 1.074
7. Brewer • WAP 1.076
8. Swift • PIT 1.078
9. Nelson • MGS 1.083
10. Carter • 3TM 1.091
Hits per 9 IP
1. Williams • MRM 5.241
2. Parnell • MRM 5.333
3. Strong • HG 7.082
4. Matthews • MRM 7.195
5. Brewer • WAP 7.214
6. Mitchell • MGS 7.262
7. Carter • HIL 7.400
8. Swetonic • PIT 7.414
9. Allen • NYY 7.594
10. Ruffing • NYY 7.610
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Bankhead • 3TM 0.771
2. Swift • PIT 1.092
3. Davis • AB2 1.118
4. Willis • NEG 1.154
5. Lucas • CIN 1.170
6. Hubbell • NYG 1.268
7. Benton • CIN 1.353
8. Matthews • MRM 1.393
9. Carter • 3TM 1.403
10. Holsey • NEG 1.405
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Harvey • 2TM 6.818
2. Ruffing • NYY 6.602
3. Hunter • 2TM 6.395
4. Davis • 2TM 6.326
5. Dean • STL 6.010
6. Brewer • WAP 5.977
7. Gomez • NYY 5.970
8. Foster • CAG 5.880
9. Grove • PHA 5.801
10. Morris • MRM 5.770
Games Played
1. Marberry • WSH 54
2. Gray • SLB 52
3. Crowder • WSH 50
4. Hogsett • DET 47
Kline • BOS 47
French • PIT 47
Moore • 2TM 47
8. Brown • WSH 46
Dean • STL 46
10. Grove • PHA 44
Carleton • STL 44
Saves
1. Marberry • WSH 13
2. Quinn • BRO 9
3. Moore • 2TM 8
4. Hogsett • DET 7
Grove • PHA 7
6. Benge • PHI 6
Uhle • DET 6
Brown • WSH 6
9. Faber • CHW 5
Cantwell • BSN 5
Luque • NYG 5
Kimsey • 2TM 5
Innings Pitched
1. Crowder • WSH 327.0
2. Grove • PHA 291.2
3. Ferrell • CLE 287.2
4. Dean • STL 286.0
5. Hubbell • NYG 284.0
6. Warneke • CHC 277.0
7. French • PIT 274.1
8. Clark • BRO 273.0
9. Walberg • PHA 272.0
10. Lucas • CIN 269.1
Strikeouts
1. Dean • STL 191
2. Ruffing • NYY 190
3. Grove • PHA 188
4. Gomez • NYY 176
5. Hadley • 2TM 145
6. Hubbell • NYG 137
7. Malone • CHC 120
8. Carleton • STL 113
9. Pipgras • NYY 111
10. Brown • BSN 110
Games Started
1. Crowder • WSH 39
2. Blaeholder • SLB 36
Clark • BRO 36
4. Hadley • 2TM 35
5. Ferrell • CLE 34
Walberg • PHA 34
7. Earnshaw • PHA 33
Dean • STL 33
French • PIT 33
Mungo • BRO 33
Complete Games
1. Lucas • CIN 28
2. Grove • PHA 27
3. Ferrell • CLE 26
4. Warneke • CHC 25
5. Ruffing • NYY 22
Hubbell • NYG 22
7. Brown • CLE 21
Crowder • WSH 21
Earnshaw • PHA 21
Gomez • NYY 21
Shutouts
1. Bridges • DET 4
Grove • PHA 4
Dean • STL 4
Swetonic • PIT 4
Warneke • CHC 4
Powell • CAG 4
7. Allen • NYY 3
Crowder • WSH 3
Ferrell • CLE 3
Gray • SLB 3
Ruffing • NYY 3
Walberg • PHA 3
Whitehill • DET 3
Betts • BSN 3
Carleton • STL 3
French • PIT 3
Matthews • MRM 3
Williams • MRM 3
Trent • 3TM 3
Home Runs
1. Earnshaw • PHA 28
2. Mahaffey • PHA 27
3. Gomez • NYY 23
Walker • NYG 23
Hadley • 2TM 23
6. Stewart • SLB 22
7. Collins • PHI 21
8. Hubbell • NYG 20
9. Blaeholder • SLB 19
Fitzsimmons • NYG 19
Bases on Balls
1. Hadley • 2TM 171
2. Bridges • DET 119
3. Ruffing • NYY 115
Mungo • BRO 115
5. Weaver • WSH 112
6. Gomez • NYY 105
7. Ferrell • CLE 104
Brown • BSN 104
9. Walberg • PHA 103
10. Wyatt • DET 102
Dean • STL 102
Hits
1. Crowder • WSH 319
2. Walberg • PHA 305
3. Blaeholder • SLB 304
4. French • PIT 301
5. Ferrell • CLE 299
6. Brown • CLE 298
7. Derringer • STL 296
8. Fitzsimmons • NYG 287
9. Clark • BRO 282
10. Dean • STL 280
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Bankhead • 3TM 5.500
2. Willis • NEG 4.500
3. Hubbell • NYG 3.425
4. Matthews • MRM 3.278
5. Foster • CAG 3.167
6. Davis • 2TM 3.154
7. McDonald • WAP 2.833
8. Rhodes • LVB 2.714
9. Carter • 3TM 2.583
10. Hunter • 2TM 2.571
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Brewer • WAP 0.000
Williams • 2TM 0.000
McDuffie • 2TM 0.000
Davis • 2TM 0.000
Bell • 2TM 0.000
6. Hunter • 2TM 0.089
7. Charleston • 2TM 0.124
8. Tiant • CUP 0.126
9. Holmes • BBS 0.155
10. Richardson • WAP 0.168
Losses
1. Hadley • 2TM 21
2. Stewart • SLB 19
Carroll • CIN 19
4. Gaston • CHW 17
Lucas • CIN 17
Malone • CHC 17
7. Weiland • BOS 16
Brandt • BSN 16
French • PIT 16
10. Jones • CHW 15
Lyons • CHW 15
Dean • STL 15
Johnson • CIN 15
MacFayden • 2TM 15
Earned Runs
1. Hadley • 2TM 149
2. Walberg • PHA 143
3. Blaeholder • SLB 135
4. Stewart • SLB 133
5. Earnshaw • PHA 130
6. Mahaffey • PHA 126
7. Gomez • NYY 124
8. Whitehill • DET 123
9. Crowder • WSH 121
10. Brown • CLE 119
Wild Pitches
1. Earnshaw • PHA 9
Derringer • STL 9
3. Malone • CHC 8
4. Brown • WSH 7
Fitzsimmons • NYG 7
Hallahan • STL 7
Quinn • BRO 7
Andrews • 2TM 7
9. Bridges • DET 6
Gray • SLB 6
Kline • BOS 6
Pipgras • NYY 6
Wyatt • DET 6
Stout • STL 6
Hit By Pitch
1. Carroll • CIN 9
2. Hadley • 2TM 8
3. Bush • CHC 7
4. Marrow • DET 6
Pipgras • NYY 6
Weiland • BOS 6
McDonald • WAP 6
Collins • PHI 6
Hansen • PHI 6
Harris • PIT 6
Heimach • BRO 6
Holley • PHI 6
Malone • CHC 6
Mungo • BRO 6
Pruett • BSN 6
Powell • CAG 6
Batters Faced
1. Crowder • WSH 1,356
2. Ferrell • CLE 1,244
3. Grove • PHA 1,207
4. Walberg • PHA 1,203
Dean • STL 1,203
6. French • PIT 1,167
7. Hadley • 2TM 1,155
8. Hubbell • NYG 1,151
9. Gomez • NYY 1,149
10. Blaeholder • SLB 1,141
Games Finished
1. Quinn • BRO 32
2. Kimsey • 2TM 29
3. Faber • CHW 28
Hogsett • DET 28
Moore • 2TM 28
6. Cantwell • BSN 27
7. Marberry • WSH 26
8. Gibson • NYG 23
9. Luque • NYG 22
10. Kline • BOS 21
Adjusted ERA+
1. Parnell • MRM 421
2. Strong • HG 203
3. Nelson • MGS 199
4. Williams • MRM 183
5. Bell • 2TM 171
6. Foster • CAG 167
7. Matthews • MRM 161
8. Warneke • CHC 160
9. Grove • PHA 160
10. Williams • 2TM 155
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Davis • 2TM 2.16
2. Hunter • 2TM 2.42
3. Brewer • WAP 2.43
4. Bell • 2TM 2.44
5. McDonald • WAP 2.76
6. Williams • 2TM 2.89
7. Grove • PHA 2.91
8. Charleston • 2TM 3.06
9. Clark • BRO 3.13
10. Matlock • 2TM 3.15
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Grove • PHA 57
2. Warneke • CHC 46
3. Crowder • WSH 40
4. Hubbell • NYG 39
5. Ferrell • CLE 33
6. Ruffing • NYY 32
7. Harder • CLE 28
8. Bridges • DET 26
9. Lyons • CHW 25
10. Lucas • CIN 25
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Grove • PHA 5.7
2. Warneke • CHC 4.9
3. Hubbell • NYG 4.1
4. Crowder • WSH 3.8
5. Ferrell • CLE 3.1
Ruffing • NYY 3.1
7. Harder • CLE 2.6
8. Lucas • CIN 2.6
9. Bridges • DET 2.5
10. Betts • BSN 2.4
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Grove • PHA 74.22
2. Warneke • CHC 53.32
3. Ruffing • NYY 44.16
4. Hubbell • NYG 39.79
5. Crowder • WSH 39.78
6. Ferrell • CLE 32.74
7. Betts • BSN 27.32
8. Harder • CLE 25.64
9. Lyons • CHW 24.04
10. Dean • STL 22.12
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Grove • PHA 7.7
2. Warneke • CHC 5.5
3. Ferrell • CLE 4.9
4. Crowder • WSH 4.1
5. Ruffing • NYY 3.9
6. Allen • NYY 3.2
7. Swetonic • PIT 3.1
8. Dean • STL 2.9
9. Root • CHC 2.8
10. Hubbell • NYG 2.8
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Grove • PHA 5.4
2. Warneke • CHC 4.4
3. Crowder • WSH 4.0
4. Hubbell • NYG 3.6
5. Ruffing • NYY 3.2
6. Johnson • CIN 2.9
7. Harder • CLE 2.7
8. Gomez • NYY 2.6
9. Lucas • CIN 2.5
10. Brown • CLE 2.5
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Warneke • CHC 15.6
2. Ruffing • NYY 10.7
3. Gomez • NYY 8.8
4. Swetonic • PIT 8.2
5. Tinning • CHC 8.0
6. Allen • NYY 7.2
7. Grove • PHA 6.5
8. Brandt • BSN 5.3
9. Ferrell • CLE 4.9
10. Root • CHC 4.4
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Grove • PHA 7.4
2. Warneke • CHC 5.8
3. Ruffing • NYY 4.6
4. Hubbell • NYG 4.3
5. Crowder • WSH 3.9
6. Ferrell • CLE 3.0
7. Betts • BSN 2.9
8. Harder • CLE 2.4
9. Lyons • CHW 2.4
10. Swetonic • PIT 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 batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1901, so all leaders are since 1901. Explanation of min. requirements