Major League Baseball 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. Rodriguez • NYY 9.4
2. Pujols • STL 8.7
3. Wright • NYM 8.3
4. Utley • PHI 7.8
5. Jones • ATL 7.6
6. Granderson • DET 7.6
7. Ordóñez • DET 7.3
8. Peña • TBD 7.2
9. Peavy • SDP 6.8
10. Tulowitzki • COL 6.8

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. Oswalt • HOU 6.6
2. Beckett • BOS 6.5
3. Webb • ARI 6.4
4. Sabathia • CLE 6.3
5. Lackey • LAA 6.3
6. Vázquez • CHW 6.2
7. Hernández • CLE 6.2
8. Peavy • SDP 6.2
9. Buehrle • CHW 6.1
10. Harang • CIN 6.0

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. Peavy • SDP 2.54
2. Webb • ARI 3.01
3. Lackey • LAA 3.01
4. Penny • LAD 3.03
5. Hernández • CLE 3.06
6. Haren • OAK 3.07
7. Smoltz • ATL 3.11
8. Young • SDP 3.12
9. Bédard • BAL 3.16
10. Oswalt • HOU 3.18

Wins

Wins

1. Beckett • BOS 20
2. Hernández • CLE 19
Lackey • LAA 19
Sabathia • CLE 19
Wang • NYY 19
Peavy • SDP 19
7. Escobar • LAA 18
Verlander • DET 18
Webb • ARI 18
Zambrano • CHC 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. Penny • LAD .800
2. Peavy • SDP .760
3. Verlander • DET .750
Hamels • PHI .750
5. Beckett • BOS .741
6. Sabathia • CLE .731
Wang • NYY .731
8. Harang • CIN .727
9. Bédard • BAL .722
10. Escobar • LAA .720

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Peavy • SDP 1.061
2. Santana • MIN 1.073
3. Bédard • BAL 1.088
4. Young • SDP 1.098
5. Shields • TBD 1.107
6. Hamels • PHI 1.124
7. Vázquez • CHW 1.140
8. Lilly • CHC 1.140
9. Sabathia • CLE 1.141
10. Beckett • BOS 1.141

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Young • SDP 6.139
2. Peavy • SDP 6.810
3. Bédard • BAL 6.973
4. Burnett • TOR 7.117
5. Santana • MIN 7.521
6. McGowan • TOR 7.745
7. Zambrano • CHC 7.780
Pérez • NYM 7.780
9. Cain • SFG 7.785
10. Hill • CHC 7.846

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. Maddux • SDP 1.136
2. Byrd • CLE 1.310
3. Sabathia • CLE 1.382
4. Shields • TBD 1.507
5. Blanton • OAK 1.565
6. Silva • MIN 1.604
7. Beckett • BOS 1.794
8. Halladay • TOR 1.917
9. Buehrle • CHW 2.015
10. Harang • CIN 2.020

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Bédard • BAL 10.929
2. Kazmir • TBD 10.408
3. Peavy • SDP 9.672
4. Santana • MIN 9.658
5. Burnett • TOR 9.561
6. Vázquez • CHW 8.848
7. Pérez • NYM 8.847
8. Matsuzaka • BOS 8.839
9. Beckett • BOS 8.701
10. Hamels • PHI 8.689

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Rauch • WSN 88
2. Rivera • WSN 85
3. Beimel • LAD 83
Broxton • LAD 83
Proctor • 2TM 83
6. Downs • TOR 81
Walker • BAL 81
Bell • SDP 81
Heilman • NYM 81
10. Meredith • SDP 80
Moylan • ATL 80

Saves

Saves

1. Valverde • ARI 47
2. Borowski • CLE 45
3. Cordero • MIL 44
4. Hoffman • SDP 42
5. Jenks • CHW 40
Putz • SEA 40
Rodríguez • LAA 40
8. Saito • LAD 39
9. Jones • DET 38
10. Nathan • MIN 37
Papelbon • BOS 37
Cordero • WSN 37

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Sabathia • CLE 241.0
2. Webb • ARI 236.1
3. Harang • CIN 231.2
4. Blanton • OAK 230.0
5. Halladay • TOR 225.1
6. Hudson • ATL 224.1
7. Lackey • LAA 224.0
8. Peavy • SDP 223.1
9. Haren • OAK 222.2
10. Santana • MIN 219.0

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Peavy • SDP 240
2. Kazmir • TBD 239
3. Santana • MIN 235
4. Bédard • BAL 221
5. Harang • CIN 218
6. Vázquez • CHW 213
7. Sabathia • CLE 209
8. Matsuzaka • BOS 201
9. Smoltz • ATL 197
10. Beckett • BOS 194
Webb • ARI 194

Games Started

Games Started

1. Willis • FLA 35
2. Blanton • OAK 34
Cabrera • BAL 34
Gaudin • OAK 34
Haren • OAK 34
Kazmir • TBD 34
Meche • KCR 34
Pettitte • NYY 34
Sabathia • CLE 34
Arroyo • CIN 34
Francis • COL 34
Glavine • NYM 34
Harang • CIN 34
Hudson • ATL 34
Lilly • CHC 34
Maddux • SDP 34
Peavy • SDP 34
Suppan • MIL 34
Webb • ARI 34
Zambrano • CHC 34

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Halladay • TOR 7
2. Webb • ARI 4
Sabathia • CLE 4
4. Morris • 2TM 3
Blanton • OAK 3
Lowe • LAD 3
Buehrle • CHW 3
Weaver • SEA 3
Escobar • LAA 3
10. Lackey • LAA 2
Sheets • MIL 2
McGowan • TOR 2
Owings • ARI 2
Silva • MIN 2
Vázquez • CHW 2
Maholm • PIT 2
Cook • COL 2
Hamels • PHI 2
Harang • CIN 2
Baker • MIN 2
Garland • CHW 2
Lohse • 2TM 2
Contreras • CHW 2
Hernández • CLE 2
Burnett • TOR 2
Byrd • CLE 2

Shutouts

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

1. Webb • ARI 3
2. Weaver • SEA 2
Byrd • CLE 2
Contreras • CHW 2
Lackey • LAA 2
6. Bédard • BAL 1
Verlander • DET 1
Blanton • OAK 1
Buchholz • BOS 1
Buehrle • CHW 1
Hernández • CLE 1
Escobar • LAA 1
Garland • CHW 1
Halladay • TOR 1
Washburn • SEA 1
Jackson • TBD 1
McGowan • TOR 1
Sabathia • CLE 1
Santana • MIN 1
Schilling • BOS 1
Baker • MIN 1
Hernández • SEA 1
Lohse • 2TM 1
Gabbard • 2TM 1
Durbin • 2TM 1
Rodríguez • HOU 1
Owings • ARI 1
Marquis • CHC 1
Silva • MIN 1
Maholm • PIT 1
Lieber • PHI 1
Hudson • ATL 1
Harang • CIN 1
Gorzelanny • PIT 1
Glavine • NYM 1
Francis • COL 1
Maine • NYM 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Williams • HOU 35
2. Hernández • ARI 34
3. Santana • MIN 33
4. James • ATL 32
5. Eaton • PHI 30
Moyer • PHI 30
7. Vázquez • CHW 29
Olsen • FLA 29
Willis • FLA 29
10. Danks • CHW 28
Shields • TBD 28
Arroyo • CIN 28
Harang • CIN 28
Lilly • CHC 28

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Cabrera • BAL 108
2. Zambrano • CHC 101
3. Gaudin • OAK 100
4. Davis • ARI 95
5. Kazmir • TBD 89
6. Jackson • TBD 88
7. Lowry • SFG 87
Willis • FLA 87
9. Batista • SEA 85
Olsen • FLA 85

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Hernández • ARI 247
2. Suppan • MIL 243
3. Willis • FLA 241
4. Blanton • OAK 240
Morris • 2TM 240
6. Byrd • CLE 239
7. Pettitte • NYY 238
Sabathia • CLE 238
9. Francis • COL 234
10. Contreras • CHW 232
Halladay • TOR 232
Arroyo • CIN 232

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. Sabathia • CLE 5.649
2. Shields • TBD 5.111
3. Beckett • BOS 4.850
4. Santana • MIN 4.519
5. Vázquez • CHW 4.260
6. Harang • CIN 4.192
7. Smoltz • ATL 4.191
8. Maddux • SDP 4.160
9. Hamels • PHI 4.116
10. Bédard • BAL 3.877

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. Penny • LAD 0.389
2. Hudson • ATL 0.401
3. Wang • NYY 0.406
4. Webb • ARI 0.457
5. Escobar • LAA 0.506
6. Young • SDP 0.520
7. Peavy • SDP 0.524
8. Wainwright • STL 0.579
9. Oswalt • HOU 0.594
10. Halladay • TOR 0.599

Losses

Losses

1. Cabrera • BAL 18
2. Contreras • CHW 17
Wells • STL 17
4. Cain • SFG 16
5. Jackson • TBD 15
Washburn • SEA 15
Arroyo • CIN 15
Maholm • PIT 15
Olsen • FLA 15
Willis • FLA 15
Williams • HOU 15
Davies • 2TM 15

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Cabrera • BAL 126
2. Willis • FLA 118
3. Contreras • CHW 117
4. Olsen • FLA 114
5. Eaton • PHI 113
6. Hernández • ARI 112
7. Moyer • PHI 111
8. Williams • HOU 110
9. Morris • 2TM 108
10. Bush • MIL 106
Suppan • MIL 106

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Verlander • DET 17
2. Batista • SEA 15
3. McGowan • TOR 13
4. Bonderman • DET 12
Cain • SFG 12
Harang • CIN 12
Snell • PIT 12
8. Haren • OAK 10
Kazmir • TBD 10
Tejeda • TEX 10
Wakefield • BOS 10
Capuano • MIL 10
Davis • ARI 10
Lincecum • SFG 10

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Verlander • DET 19
2. Kim • 3TM 16
3. Cabrera • BAL 15
Contreras • CHW 15
5. Owings • ARI 14
Willis • FLA 14
Zambrano • CHC 14
8. Matsuzaka • BOS 13
Arroyo • CIN 13
Fogg • COL 13
Marquis • CHC 13
Thompson • STL 13

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Sabathia • CLE 975
Webb • ARI 975
3. Blanton • OAK 950
4. Harang • CIN 948
5. Willis • FLA 942
6. Haren • OAK 935
7. Lackey • LAA 929
8. Halladay • TOR 927
9. Hudson • ATL 925
Zambrano • CHC 925

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. Putz • SEA 65
2. Jenks • CHW 62
3. Nathan • MIN 60
Weathers • CIN 60
5. Rivera • NYY 59
Cordero • WSN 59
Valverde • ARI 59
8. Borowski • CLE 58
Cordero • MIL 58
Dempster • CHC 58

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Webb • ARI 158
2. Peavy • SDP 158
3. Lackey • LAA 150
4. Hernández • CLE 148
5. Penny • LAD 147
6. Bédard • BAL 146
7. Beckett • BOS 145
8. Sabathia • CLE 141
9. Smoltz • ATL 140
10. Oswalt • HOU 140

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. Peavy • SDP 2.84
2. Beckett • BOS 3.08
3. Sabathia • CLE 3.14
4. Bédard • BAL 3.19
5. Smoltz • ATL 3.21
6. Webb • ARI 3.24
7. Escobar • LAA 3.39
8. Young • SDP 3.43
9. Kazmir • TBD 3.45
10. Hudson • ATL 3.46

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. Peavy • SDP 41
2. Webb • ARI 40
3. Hernández • CLE 35
4. Lackey • LAA 35
5. Sabathia • CLE 35
6. Penny • LAD 33
7. Beckett • BOS 33
8. Oswalt • HOU 30
9. Bédard • BAL 30
10. Smoltz • ATL 29

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. Peavy • SDP 4.2
2. Webb • ARI 4.2
3. Hernández • CLE 3.6
4. Lackey • LAA 3.5
5. Sabathia • CLE 3.5
6. Penny • LAD 3.4
7. Beckett • BOS 3.3
8. Bédard • BAL 3.1
Oswalt • HOU 3.1
10. Smoltz • ATL 2.9

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. Peavy • SDP 44.17
2. Sabathia • CLE 38.34
3. Hernández • CLE 36.72
4. Beckett • BOS 36.48
5. Webb • ARI 36.36
6. Lackey • LAA 35.63
7. Bédard • BAL 34.83
8. Penny • LAD 34.81
9. Betancourt • CLE 33.67
10. Smoltz • ATL 31.70

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. Putz • SEA 6.0
2. Betancourt • CLE 5.4
3. Hernández • CLE 4.3
4. Saito • LAD 4.3
5. Peavy • SDP 4.3
6. Bell • SDP 3.8
7. Soria • KCR 3.8
8. Bédard • BAL 3.8
9. Papelbon • BOS 3.8
10. Sabathia • CLE 3.7

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. Peavy • SDP 4.0
2. Hernández • CLE 3.7
3. Webb • ARI 3.7
4. Beckett • BOS 3.7
5. Bédard • BAL 3.5
6. Sabathia • CLE 3.2
7. Lackey • LAA 3.1
8. Betancourt • CLE 3.0
9. Young • SDP 2.9
10. Halladay • TOR 2.9

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. Bell • SDP 8.5
2. Herges • COL 7.2
3. Betancourt • CLE 4.5
4. Corpas • COL 4.1
5. Webb • ARI 4.0
6. Putz • SEA 4.0
7. Hernández • CLE 3.5
8. Saito • LAD 3.5
9. Hamels • PHI 3.4
10. Brocail • SDP 3.1

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. Peavy • SDP 4.9
2. Sabathia • CLE 3.9
3. Hernández • CLE 3.8
4. Beckett • BOS 3.6
5. Lackey • LAA 3.6
6. Webb • ARI 3.6
7. Penny • LAD 3.6
8. Bédard • BAL 3.5
9. Betancourt • CLE 3.3
10. Smoltz • ATL 3.3

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