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. Gooden • NYM 13.3
2. Henderson • NYY 9.9
3. Boggs • BOS 9.1
4. Brett • KCR 8.3
5. Tudor • STL 8.3
6. McGee • STL 8.2
7. Guerrero • LAD 7.9
8. Raines • MON 7.6
9. Saberhagen • KCR 7.1
10. Carter • NYM 6.9

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. Gooden • NYM 12.2
2. Tudor • STL 8.1
3. Saberhagen • KCR 7.1
4. Blyleven • 2TM 6.8
5. Stieb • TOR 6.8
6. Leibrandt • KCR 6.6
7. Hough • TEX 6.3
8. Moore • SEA 6.3
9. Reuschel • PIT 6.2
10. Boyd • BOS 6.1

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. Gooden • NYM 1.53
2. Tudor • STL 1.93
3. Hershiser • LAD 2.03
4. Reuschel • PIT 2.27
5. Welch • LAD 2.31
6. Valenzuela • LAD 2.45
7. Stieb • TOR 2.48
8. Leibrandt • KCR 2.69
9. Fernandez • NYM 2.80
10. Saberhagen • KCR 2.87

Wins

Wins

1. Gooden • NYM 24
2. Guidry • NYY 22
3. Andújar • STL 21
Tudor • STL 21
5. Saberhagen • KCR 20
Browning • CIN 20
7. Hershiser • LAD 19
8. Burns • CHW 18
Viola • MIN 18
Cox • STL 18
Hawkins • SDP 18
Scott • HOU 18
Smith • MON 18

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. Hershiser • LAD .864
2. Gooden • NYM .857
3. Guidry • NYY .786
4. Smith • MON .783
5. Welch • LAD .778
6. Saberhagen • KCR .769
7. Darling • NYM .727
8. Tudor • STL .724
9. Key • TOR .700
10. Hawkins • SDP .692
Scott • HOU .692

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Tudor • STL 0.938
2. Gooden • NYM 0.965
3. Eckersley • CHC 0.969
4. Hershiser • LAD 1.031
5. Welch • LAD 1.052
6. Smith • MON 1.052
7. Reuschel • PIT 1.057
8. Saberhagen • KCR 1.058
9. Hoyt • SDP 1.094
10. Guidry • NYY 1.100

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Fernandez • NYM 5.706
2. Gooden • NYM 6.441
3. Hershiser • LAD 6.722
4. Tudor • STL 6.840
5. Soto • CIN 6.873
6. Valenzuela • LAD 6.973
7. Stieb • TOR 6.996
8. Reuschel • PIT 7.098
9. Hough • TEX 7.119
10. Petry • DET 7.165

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. Hoyt • SDP 0.856
2. Eckersley • CHC 1.010
3. Lynch • NYM 1.272
4. Saberhagen • KCR 1.453
5. Guidry • NYY 1.459
6. Tudor • STL 1.604
7. Smith • MON 1.660
8. Butcher • MIN 1.864
9. Welch • LAD 1.882
10. Knepper • HOU 2.017

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Fernandez • NYM 9.511
2. Gooden • NYM 8.718
3. Bannister • CHW 8.459
4. DeLeón • PIT 8.244
5. Ryan • HOU 8.108
6. Soto • CIN 7.504
7. Hurst • BOS 7.417
8. Krukow • SFG 6.935
9. Valenzuela • LAD 6.874
10. Burns • CHW 6.819

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Quisenberry • KCR 84
2. Burke • MON 78
3. Davis • SFG 77
4. Vande Berg • SEA 76
5. Hernández • DET 74
Righetti • NYY 74
Garrelts • SFG 74
8. Carman • PHI 71
9. Núñez • SEA 70
10. James • CHW 69
Lavelle • TOR 69

Saves

Saves

1. Reardon • MON 41
2. Quisenberry • KCR 37
3. Smith • CHC 33
4. James • CHW 32
5. Hernández • DET 31
Moore • CAL 31
7. Howell • OAK 29
Righetti • NYY 29
9. Power • CIN 27
Smith • HOU 27

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Blyleven • 2TM 293.2
2. Gooden • NYM 276.2
3. Tudor • STL 275.0
4. Boyd • BOS 272.1
Valenzuela • LAD 272.1
6. Andújar • STL 269.2
7. Mahler • ATL 266.2
8. Stieb • TOR 265.0
9. Browning • CIN 261.1
10. Alexander • TOR 260.2

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Gooden • NYM 268
2. Soto • CIN 214
3. Ryan • HOU 209
4. Valenzuela • LAD 208
5. Blyleven • 2TM 206
6. Bannister • CHW 198
7. Morris • DET 191
8. Hurst • BOS 189
9. Witt • CAL 180
Fernandez • NYM 180

Games Started

Games Started

1. Mahler • ATL 39
2. Andújar • STL 38
Browning • CIN 38
4. Codiroli • OAK 37
Smithson • MIN 37
Bedrosian • ATL 37
Knepper • HOU 37
Blyleven • 2TM 37
9. Alexander • TOR 36
Stieb • TOR 36
Viola • MIN 36
Soto • CIN 36
Tudor • STL 36

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Blyleven • 2TM 24
2. Gooden • NYM 16
3. Hough • TEX 14
Moore • SEA 14
Tudor • STL 14
Valenzuela • LAD 14
7. Boyd • BOS 13
Morris • DET 13
9. Darwin • MIL 11
Guidry • NYY 11

Shutouts

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

1. Tudor • STL 10
2. Gooden • NYM 8
3. Hershiser • LAD 5
Blyleven • 2TM 5
Valenzuela • LAD 5
6. Morris • DET 4
Burns • CHW 4
Cox • STL 4
Browning • CIN 4
10. Leibrandt • KCR 3
Jackson • KCR 3
Terrell • DET 3
Sutcliffe • CHC 3
Smithson • MIN 3
Welch • LAD 3
Boyd • BOS 3
Reuss • LAD 3
Hoyt • SDP 3

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Darwin • MIL 34
McGregor • BAL 34
3. Hurst • BOS 31
4. Bannister • CHW 30
Soto • CIN 30
6. Cowley • NYY 29
Martínez • BAL 29
Niekro • NYY 29
Romanick • CAL 29
Browning • CIN 29

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Niekro • NYY 120
2. Darling • NYM 114
3. Bedrosian • ATL 111
4. Morris • DET 110
5. Niekro • 2TM 107
6. Soto • CIN 104
7. Valenzuela • LAD 101
8. Bannister • CHW 100
9. Witt • CAL 98
Lollar • 2TM 98

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Boyd • BOS 273
2. Mahler • ATL 272
3. Alexander • TOR 268
4. Andújar • STL 265
5. Smithson • MIN 264
Blyleven • 2TM 264
7. Viola • MIN 262
8. Rhoden • PIT 254
9. Knepper • HOU 253
10. Denny • PHI 252

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. Eckersley • CHC 6.158
2. Saberhagen • KCR 4.158
3. Hoyt • SDP 4.150
4. Gooden • NYM 3.884
5. Tudor • STL 3.449
6. Guidry • NYY 3.405
7. Smith • MON 3.098
8. Krukow • SFG 3.061
9. Tanana • 2TM 2.789
10. Blyleven • 2TM 2.747

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. Hershiser • LAD 0.300
2. Jackson • KCR 0.303
3. Reuschel • PIT 0.325
4. Terrell • DET 0.354
5. Gullickson • MON 0.397
6. Gooden • NYM 0.423
7. Tudor • STL 0.458
8. Valenzuela • LAD 0.463
9. Ryan • HOU 0.466
10. Gross • PHI 0.481

Losses

Losses

1. Young • SEA 19
DeLeón • PIT 19
3. Darwin • MIL 18
4. Boddicker • BAL 17
Heaton • CLE 17
LaPoint • SFG 17
7. Hough • TEX 16
Tibbs • CIN 16
Blyleven • 2TM 16
Laskey • 2TM 16

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Smithson • MIN 124
2. Young • SEA 119
3. Butcher • MIN 115
Hurst • BOS 115
5. Bannister • CHW 114
Viola • MIN 114
7. Heaton • CLE 113
8. Boyd • BOS 112
Codiroli • OAK 112
10. McGregor • BAL 109

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Niekro • 2TM 21
2. Morris • DET 15
3. Ryan • HOU 14
4. Cocanower • MIL 13
5. Gubicza • KCR 12
Tibbs • CIN 12
7. Bannister • CHW 11
Hough • TEX 11
Nelson • CHW 11
Witt • CAL 11

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Smithson • MIN 15
2. Andújar • STL 11
3. Martínez • BAL 9
Nipper • BOS 9
Stieb • TOR 9
Ryan • HOU 9
Blyleven • 2TM 9
8. Black • KCR 8
Cocanower • MIL 8
Seaver • CHW 8

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Blyleven • 2TM 1,203
2. Boyd • BOS 1,132
3. Andújar • STL 1,127
4. Mahler • ATL 1,110
5. Valenzuela • LAD 1,109
6. Alexander • TOR 1,090
7. Smithson • MIN 1,088
8. Stieb • TOR 1,087
9. Browning • CIN 1,083
10. Morris • DET 1,077

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. Quisenberry • KCR 76
2. Hernández • DET 64
3. James • CHW 60
Righetti • NYY 60
5. Howell • OAK 58
6. Moore • CAL 57
Smith • CHC 57
8. Núñez • SEA 53
9. Caudill • TOR 51
10. Davis • MIN 50
Power • CIN 50
Reardon • MON 50
Sutter • ATL 50

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Gooden • NYM 229
2. Tudor • STL 185
3. Stieb • TOR 171
4. Hershiser • LAD 171
5. Reuschel • PIT 159
6. Leibrandt • KCR 153
7. Welch • LAD 150
8. Saberhagen • KCR 143
9. Valenzuela • LAD 141
10. Key • TOR 141

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. Gooden • NYM 2.13
2. Reuschel • PIT 2.58
3. Tudor • STL 2.71
4. Hershiser • LAD 2.73
5. Smith • MON 2.81
6. Eckersley • CHC 2.84
7. Saberhagen • KCR 2.89
8. Ryan • HOU 2.90
9. Valenzuela • LAD 2.95
10. Fernandez • NYM 3.08

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. Gooden • NYM 63
2. Tudor • STL 50
3. Stieb • TOR 47
4. Saberhagen • KCR 35
5. Leibrandt • KCR 35
Hershiser • LAD 35
7. Blyleven • 2TM 32
8. Key • TOR 29
9. Valenzuela • LAD 28
10. Reuschel • PIT 28

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. Gooden • NYM 7.6
2. Tudor • STL 5.8
3. Stieb • TOR 5.0
4. Hershiser • LAD 3.9
5. Saberhagen • KCR 3.7
6. Leibrandt • KCR 3.7
7. Blyleven • 2TM 3.3
8. Valenzuela • LAD 3.1
9. Reuschel • PIT 3.1
10. Key • TOR 3.1

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. Gooden • NYM 75.52
2. Tudor • STL 55.38
3. Stieb • TOR 51.04
4. Saberhagen • KCR 40.53
5. Leibrandt • KCR 33.53
6. Alexander • TOR 32.04
7. Key • TOR 31.72
8. Hershiser • LAD 31.45
9. Blyleven • 2TM 31.17
10. Morris • DET 29.09

Win Probability Added (WPA)

<strong>Win Probability Added by Pitcher</strong><br>Given average teams, this is the change in probability.<br>A change of +/- 1 would indicate one win added or lost.

1. Gooden • NYM 9.9
2. Tudor • STL 6.1
3. Saberhagen • KCR 5.0
4. Key • TOR 4.3
5. Moore • CAL 4.2
6. Gossage • SDP 4.0
7. Stieb • TOR 4.0
8. Lahti • STL 3.9
9. Franco • CIN 3.8
10. Smith • HOU 3.8

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. Tudor • STL 6.9
2. Gooden • NYM 6.9
3. Hershiser • LAD 4.1
4. Stieb • TOR 3.9
5. Saberhagen • KCR 3.7
6. Valenzuela • LAD 3.6
7. Hough • TEX 3.5
8. Blyleven • 2TM 3.5
9. Reuschel • PIT 3.4
10. Key • TOR 3.1

Championship WPA (cWPA)

<strong>Championship Win Probability Added by Pitcher</strong><br>Given average teams, this is the change in probability, displayed in percentage points.<br>A change of +/- 100% would indicate one world series win added or lost.

1. Gooden • NYM 18.1
2. Tudor • STL 13.6
3. Saberhagen • KCR 11.8
4. Lahti • STL 8.5
5. Key • TOR 7.5
6. Stieb • TOR 6.7
7. McDowell • NYM 6.5
8. Moore • CAL 6.3
9. Quisenberry • KCR 4.9
10. Alexander • TOR 4.8

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. Gooden • NYM 9.5
2. Tudor • STL 6.5
3. Stieb • TOR 5.4
4. Saberhagen • KCR 4.3
5. Hershiser • LAD 3.6
6. Leibrandt • KCR 3.5
7. Alexander • TOR 3.3
8. Key • TOR 3.3
9. Blyleven • 2TM 3.2
10. Valenzuela • LAD 3.2

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