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. Trout • LAA 8.9
2. Kershaw • LAD 8.6
3. McCutchen • PIT 7.8
4. Gómez • MIL 7.6
5. Cabrera • DET 7.5
6. Donaldson • OAK 7.2
7. Davis • BAL 7.0
8. Iwakuma • SEA 7.0
9. Lee • PHI 6.8
10. Canó • NYY 6.6

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. Kershaw • LAD 8.1
2. Iwakuma • SEA 7.0
3. Lee • PHI 6.6
4. Sale • CHW 6.5
5. Scherzer • DET 6.5
6. Wainwright • STL 6.3
7. Fernández • MIA 6.2
8. Sánchez • DET 6.1
9. Chacín • COL 5.8
10. Colón • OAK 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. Kershaw • LAD 1.83
2. Fernández • MIA 2.19
3. Harvey • NYM 2.27
4. Sánchez • DET 2.57
5. Greinke • LAD 2.63
6. Colón • OAK 2.65
7. Iwakuma • SEA 2.66
8. Bumgarner • SFG 2.77
9. Darvish • TEX 2.83
10. Lee • PHI 2.87

Wins

Wins

1. Scherzer • DET 21
2. Wainwright • STL 19
Zimmermann • WSN 19
4. Colón • OAK 18
5. Moore • TBR 17
Wilson • LAA 17
7. Tillman • BAL 16
Kershaw • LAD 16
Liriano • PIT 16
De La Rosa • COL 16

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. Scherzer • DET .875
2. Moore • TBR .810
3. Greinke • LAD .789
4. Colón • OAK .750
5. De La Rosa • COL .727
6. Wilson • LAA .708
7. Peavy • 2TM .706
8. Iwakuma • SEA .700
9. Tillman • BAL .696
10. Kluber • CLE .688

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Kershaw • LAD 0.915
2. Harvey • NYM 0.931
3. Scherzer • DET 0.970
4. Fernández • MIA 0.979
5. Iwakuma • SEA 1.006
6. Lee • PHI 1.010
7. Bumgarner • SFG 1.033
8. Strasburg • WSN 1.049
9. Wainwright • STL 1.068
10. Sale • CHW 1.073

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Fernández • MIA 5.786
2. Darvish • TEX 6.224
3. Kershaw • LAD 6.254
4. Scherzer • DET 6.383
5. Bumgarner • SFG 6.526
6. Strasburg • WSN 6.689
7. Harvey • NYM 6.813
8. Masterson • CLE 7.275
9. Iwakuma • SEA 7.334
10. Wood • CHC 7.335

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. Lee • PHI 1.293
2. Price • TBR 1.302
3. Wainwright • STL 1.303
4. Colón • OAK 1.371
5. Arroyo • CIN 1.515
6. Harvey • NYM 1.564
7. Lohse • MIL 1.631
8. Haren • WSN 1.644
9. Zimmermann • WSN 1.688
10. Iwakuma • SEA 1.721

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Darvish • TEX 11.890
2. Scherzer • DET 10.078
3. Sánchez • DET 9.989
4. Burnett • PIT 9.848
5. Fernández • MIA 9.747
6. Harvey • NYM 9.639
7. Jiménez • CLE 9.558
8. Hernández • SEA 9.514
9. Sale • CHW 9.490
10. Strasburg • WSN 9.393

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Peralta • TBR 80
2. Ziegler • ARI 78
3. Allen • CLE 77
Belisario • LAD 77
5. Lindstrom • CHW 76
Scheppers • TEX 76
Rodríguez • LAD 76
8. De La Rosa • LAA 75
Avilán • ATL 75
Dunn • MIA 75
Gonzalez • MIL 75
Jansen • LAD 75
López • COL 75
Axford • 2TM 75

Saves

Saves

1. Johnson • BAL 50
Kimbrel • ATL 50
3. Holland • KCR 47
4. Rivera • NYY 44
5. Nathan • TEX 43
Soriano • WSN 43
7. Reed • CHW 40
8. Balfour • OAK 38
Chapman • CIN 38
Romo • SFG 38

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Wainwright • STL 241.2
2. Kershaw • LAD 236.0
3. Shields • KCR 228.2
4. Dickey • TOR 224.2
5. Lee • PHI 222.2
6. Hamels • PHI 220.0
7. Iwakuma • SEA 219.2
8. Verlander • DET 218.1
9. Sale • CHW 214.1
Scherzer • DET 214.1

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Darvish • TEX 277
2. Scherzer • DET 240
3. Kershaw • LAD 232
4. Sale • CHW 226
5. Lee • PHI 222
6. Wainwright • STL 219
7. Verlander • DET 217
8. Hernández • SEA 216
9. Samardzija • CHC 214
10. Burnett • PIT 209

Games Started

Games Started

1. Dickey • TOR 34
Shields • KCR 34
Verlander • DET 34
Wainwright • STL 34
5. Buehrle • TOR 33
Guthrie • KCR 33
Holland • TEX 33
Iwakuma • SEA 33
Lester • BOS 33
Quintana • CHW 33
Tillman • BAL 33
Wilson • LAA 33
Hamels • PHI 33
Kershaw • LAD 33
Lynn • STL 33
Miley • ARI 33
Samardzija • CHC 33
Stults • SDP 33
Nolasco • 2TM 33

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Wainwright • STL 5
2. Sale • CHW 4
Zimmermann • WSN 4
Price • TBR 4
5. Nova • NYY 3
Kershaw • LAD 3
Masterson • CLE 3
Corbin • ARI 3
Guthrie • KCR 3
Dickey • TOR 3
Colón • OAK 3
Vargas • LAA 3

Shutouts

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

1. Colón • OAK 3
Masterson • CLE 3
3. Archer • TBR 2
Harang • 2TM 2
Zimmermann • WSN 2
Wainwright • STL 2
Kershaw • LAD 2
Vargas • LAA 2
Nova • NYY 2
Holland • TEX 2
Guthrie • KCR 2

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Griffin • OAK 36
2. Dickey • TOR 35
3. Tillman • BAL 33
4. Arroyo • CIN 32
5. Guthrie • KCR 30
6. Blanton • LAA 29
7. Danks • CHW 28
Sabathia • NYY 28
Haren • WSN 28
10. Kennedy • 2TM 27

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Harrell • HOU 88
2. Wilson • LAA 85
3. Locke • PIT 84
4. Darvish • TEX 80
Jiménez • CLE 80
6. Dempster • BOS 79
7. Samardzija • CHC 78
8. Vólquez • 2TM 77
9. Masterson • CLE 76
Moore • TBR 76
Gonzalez • WSN 76
Lincecum • SFG 76
Lynn • STL 76

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Guthrie • KCR 236
2. Saunders • SEA 232
3. Fister • DET 229
4. Sabathia • NYY 224
5. Buehrle • TOR 223
Wainwright • STL 223
7. Stults • SDP 219
8. Correia • MIN 218
9. Shields • KCR 215
10. Verlander • DET 212

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. Lee • PHI 6.938
2. Wainwright • STL 6.257
3. Harvey • NYM 6.161
4. Price • TBR 5.593
5. Sale • CHW 4.913
6. Haren • WSN 4.871
7. Hernández • SEA 4.696
8. Kershaw • LAD 4.462
9. Iwakuma • SEA 4.405
10. Scherzer • DET 4.286

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. Harvey • NYM 0.353
2. Kershaw • LAD 0.419
3. Sánchez • DET 0.445
4. Chacín • COL 0.502
5. Burnett • PIT 0.518
6. Fernández • MIA 0.521
7. Wainwright • STL 0.559
8. De La Rosa • COL 0.590
9. Locke • PIT 0.595
10. Latos • CIN 0.598

Losses

Losses

1. Jackson • CHC 18
2. Harrell • HOU 17
3. Saunders • SEA 16
4. Peralta • MIL 15
5. Blanton • LAA 14
Danks • CHW 14
Hughes • NYY 14
Sale • CHW 14
Hamels • PHI 14
Haren • WSN 14
Lincecum • SFG 14

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Sabathia • NYY 112
2. Vólquez • 2TM 108
3. Saunders • SEA 107
4. Dickey • TOR 105
5. Samardzija • CHC 103
6. Harrell • HOU 100
Hellickson • TBR 100
8. Kennedy • 2TM 99
9. Jackson • CHC 97
10. Lincecum • SFG 96

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Moore • TBR 17
Cahill • ARI 17
3. Vólquez • 2TM 16
4. Wilson • LAA 14
Jackson • CHC 14
6. Hernández • SEA 13
Corbin • ARI 13
Miley • ARI 13
9. Burnett • PIT 12
Kershaw • LAD 12
Peralta • MIL 12

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Masterson • CLE 17
2. Fister • DET 16
Morton • PIT 16
4. Santiago • CHW 15
5. Nova • NYY 14
Sale • CHW 14
7. Hernández • TBR 13
Teheran • ATL 13
9. Strasburg • WSN 12
Kennedy • 2TM 12

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Wainwright • STL 956
2. Shields • KCR 946
3. Dickey • TOR 943
4. Verlander • DET 925
5. Samardzija • CHC 914
6. Wilson • LAA 913
7. Sabathia • NYY 908
Kershaw • LAD 908
9. Guthrie • KCR 905
Hamels • PHI 905

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. Johnson • BAL 63
2. Cishek • MIA 62
3. Holland • KCR 61
Nathan • TEX 61
5. Rivera • NYY 60
Kimbrel • ATL 60
7. Reed • CHW 59
8. Soriano • WSN 58
9. Balfour • OAK 55
Rodney • TBR 55
Chapman • CIN 55

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Kershaw • LAD 194
2. Fernández • MIA 176
3. Sánchez • DET 162
4. Harvey • NYM 157
5. Colón • OAK 147
6. Darvish • TEX 145
7. Scherzer • DET 144
8. Iwakuma • SEA 138
9. Sale • CHW 137
10. Greinke • LAD 135

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. Harvey • NYM 2.01
2. Kershaw • LAD 2.39
3. Sánchez • DET 2.39
4. Wainwright • STL 2.55
5. Hernández • SEA 2.61
6. Fernández • MIA 2.73
7. Scherzer • DET 2.74
8. Burnett • PIT 2.80
9. Lee • PHI 2.82
10. Price • TBR 3.03

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. Kershaw • LAD 46
2. Sánchez • DET 31
3. Darvish • TEX 31
4. Fernández • MIA 30
5. Scherzer • DET 30
6. Harvey • NYM 28
7. Buchholz • BOS 28
8. Iwakuma • SEA 28
9. Colón • OAK 27
10. Shields • KCR 26

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. Kershaw • LAD 5.4
2. Fernández • MIA 3.5
3. Sánchez • DET 3.4
4. Darvish • TEX 3.3
5. Scherzer • DET 3.2
Harvey • NYM 3.2
7. Buchholz • BOS 3.2
8. Iwakuma • SEA 3.0
9. Colón • OAK 2.9
10. Shields • KCR 2.8

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. Kershaw • LAD 47.79
2. Darvish • TEX 34.90
3. Iwakuma • SEA 33.87
4. Fernández • MIA 33.13
5. Scherzer • DET 31.92
6. Buchholz • BOS 30.53
7. Sánchez • DET 30.52
8. Shields • KCR 30.08
9. Harvey • NYM 29.61
10. Colón • OAK 29.23

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. Kershaw • LAD 4.9
2. Holland • KCR 4.7
3. Nathan • TEX 4.3
4. Uehara • BOS 4.1
5. Scherzer • DET 3.9
6. Ziegler • ARI 3.8
7. Benoit • DET 3.8
8. Jansen • LAD 3.7
9. Fernández • MIA 3.7
10. Iwakuma • SEA 3.6

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. Kershaw • LAD 5.5
2. Scherzer • DET 4.0
3. Harvey • NYM 4.0
4. Fernández • MIA 3.8
5. Iwakuma • SEA 3.4
6. Bumgarner • SFG 3.0
7. Darvish • TEX 2.9
8. Uehara • BOS 2.9
9. Lee • PHI 2.8
10. Sánchez • DET 2.7

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. Nathan • TEX 3.9
2. Price • TBR 3.8
3. Uehara • BOS 3.2
4. Benoit • DET 3.1
5. Scherzer • DET 2.9
6. Kershaw • LAD 2.6
7. Balfour • OAK 2.4
8. Corbin • ARI 2.4
9. Ziegler • ARI 2.3
10. Parker • OAK 2.3

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. Kershaw • LAD 5.7
2. Iwakuma • SEA 3.9
3. Darvish • TEX 3.8
4. Fernández • MIA 3.7
5. Harvey • NYM 3.5
6. Buchholz • BOS 3.5
7. Scherzer • DET 3.4
8. Sánchez • DET 3.3
9. Colón • OAK 3.2
10. Shields • KCR 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