2022 Major League Baseball Pitching Leaders

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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. Judge • NYY 10.8

2. Ohtani • LAA 9.7

3. Alcantara • MIA 8.0

4. Arenado • STL 7.9

5. Goldschmidt • STL 7.7

6. Giménez • CLE 7.4

7. Alvarez • HOU 6.8

8. Machado • SDP 6.8

9. Betts • LAD 6.7

10. Realmuto • PHI 6.5

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. Alcantara • MIA 8.0

2. Cease • CHW 6.4

3. Ohtani • LAA 6.3

4. Fried • ATL 6.0

5. Manoah • TOR 6.0

6. Nola • PHI 5.7

7. Verlander • HOU 5.6

8. Gallen • ARI 5.3

9. Scherzer • NYM 5.3

10. Rodón • SFG 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. Verlander • HOU 1.75

2. Urías • LAD 2.16

3. Cease • CHW 2.20

4. Manoah • TOR 2.24

5. Alcantara • MIA 2.28

6. Ohtani • LAA 2.33

7. Fried • ATL 2.48

8. McClanahan • TBR 2.54

9. Gallen • ARI 2.54

10. Anderson • LAD 2.57

Wins

1. Wright • ATL 21

2. Verlander • HOU 18

3. Valdez • HOU 17

Urías • LAD 17

5. Manoah • TOR 16

Darvish • SDP 16

Gonsolin • LAD 16

8. Garcia • HOU 15

Ohtani • LAA 15

Quantrill • CLE 15

Anderson • LAD 15

Bassitt • NYM 15

Carrasco • NYM 15

Webb • SFG 15

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. Gonsolin • LAD .941

2. Verlander • HOU .818

3. Wright • ATL .808

4. Woodruff • MIL .765

5. Anderson • LAD .750

Cortés • NYY .750

Gallen • ARI .750

Quantrill • CLE .750

9. Valdez • HOU .739

10. Taillon • NYY .737

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Verlander • HOU 0.829

2. Gallen • ARI 0.913

3. McClanahan • TBR 0.926

4. Darvish • SDP 0.950

5. McKenzie • CLE 0.951

6. Urías • LAD 0.960

7. Nola • PHI 0.961

8. Burnes • MIL 0.965

9. Alcantara • MIA 0.980

10. Manoah • TOR 0.992

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Gallen • ARI 5.918

2. Verlander • HOU 5.966

3. Cease • CHW 6.163

4. McClanahan • TBR 6.277

5. Burnes • MIL 6.416

6. McKenzie • CLE 6.491

7. Urías • LAD 6.531

8. Manoah • TOR 6.590

9. Rodón • SFG 6.624

10. Ohtani • LAA 6.723

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

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

1. Kluber • TBR 1.152

2. Nola • PHI 1.273

3. Gausman • TOR 1.443

4. Verlander • HOU 1.491

5. Fried • ATL 1.554

6. Bieber • CLE 1.620

7. Taillon • NYY 1.624

8. Darvish • SDP 1.711

9. Anderson • LAD 1.713

10. Mikolas • STL 1.735

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Rodón • SFG 11.983

2. Ohtani • LAA 11.873

3. Cole • NYY 11.527

4. Cease • CHW 11.103

5. Burnes • MIL 10.827

6. Morton • ATL 10.727

7. Gausman • TOR 10.563

8. McClanahan • TBR 10.497

9. Nola • PHI 10.317

10. Ray • SEA 10.095

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Cimber • TOR 77

Clase • CLE 77

3. Brebbia • SFG 76

4. Minter • ATL 75

5. Bass • 2TM 73

6. Lange • DET 71

Montero • HOU 71

8. Acevedo • OAK 70

Neris • HOU 70

Boxberger • MIL 70

Diekman • 2TM 70

Saves

1. Clase • CLE 42

2. Jansen • ATL 41

3. Hendriks • CHW 37

4. Romano • TOR 36

Hader • 2TM 36

6. Bard • COL 34

7. Pressly • HOU 33

8. Díaz • NYM 32

9. Rogers • 2TM 31

10. Soto • DET 30

Innings Pitched

1. Alcantara • MIA 228.2

2. Nola • PHI 205.0

3. Mikolas • STL 202.1

4. Burnes • MIL 202.0

5. Valdez • HOU 201.1

6. Cole • NYY 200.2

7. Kelly • ARI 200.1

8. Bieber • CLE 200.0

9. Manoah • TOR 196.2

10. Pérez • TEX 196.1

Strikeouts

1. Cole • NYY 257

2. Burnes • MIL 243

3. Rodón • SFG 237

4. Nola • PHI 235

5. Cease • CHW 227

6. Ohtani • LAA 219

7. Ray • SEA 212

8. Alcantara • MIA 207

9. Gausman • TOR 205

Morton • ATL 205

Games Started

1. Cole • NYY 33

Pivetta • BOS 33

Burnes • MIL 33

Kelly • ARI 33

5. Berríos • TOR 32

Cease • CHW 32

Gilbert • SEA 32

Gonzales • SEA 32

Lyles • BAL 32

Pérez • TEX 32

Quantrill • CLE 32

Ray • SEA 32

Taillon • NYY 32

Alcantara • MIA 32

López • MIA 32

Mikolas • STL 32

Nola • PHI 32

Wainwright • STL 32

Webb • SFG 32

Quintana • 2TM 32

Montgomery • 2TM 32

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Alcantara • MIA 6

2. Valdez • HOU 3

3. Nola • PHI 2

Eovaldi • BOS 2

5. Bieber • CLE 1

Cease • CHW 1

Cortés • NYY 1

Cueto • CHW 1

Detmers • LAA 1

Kremer • BAL 1

Lyles • BAL 1

Pérez • TEX 1

Pivetta • BOS 1

Sandoval • LAA 1

Bello • BOS 1

Buehler • LAD 1

Corbin • WSN 1

Elder • ATL 1

Espino • WSN 1

Greene • CIN 1

Kuhl • COL 1

Mikolas • STL 1

Rodón • SFG 1

Wainwright • STL 1

Montgomery • 2TM 1

Syndergaard • 2TM 1

Wacha • BOS 1

Shutouts

Shutouts No runs allowed and a complete game.

1. Cease • CHW 1

Cortés • NYY 1

Detmers • LAA 1

Eovaldi • BOS 1

Kremer • BAL 1

Pérez • TEX 1

Sandoval • LAA 1

Valdez • HOU 1

Wacha • BOS 1

Alcantara • MIA 1

Buehler • LAD 1

Elder • ATL 1

Greene • CIN 1

Kuhl • COL 1

Nola • PHI 1

Montgomery • 2TM 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Gray • WSN 38

2. Cole • NYY 33

3. Ray • SEA 32

4. Gonzales • SEA 30

Márquez • COL 30

6. Berríos • TOR 29

Urquidy • HOU 29

Manaea • SDP 29

9. Morton • ATL 28

10. Pivetta • BOS 27

Corbin • WSN 27

Lauer • MIL 27

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Cease • CHW 78

2. Pivetta • BOS 73

3. Pérez • TEX 69

4. Valdez • HOU 67

5. Gray • WSN 66

6. Bubic • KCR 63

Márquez • COL 63

Morton • ATL 63

9. Dunning • TEX 62

Otto • TEX 62

Ray • SEA 62

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Corbin • WSN 210

2. Berríos • TOR 199

3. Lyles • BAL 196

4. Gonzales • SEA 194

5. Freeland • COL 193

6. Wainwright • STL 192

7. Gausman • TOR 188

8. Márquez • COL 185

9. Bumgarner • ARI 179

10. Kluber • TBR 178

Pérez • TEX 178

Quantrill • CLE 178

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. Nola • PHI 8.103

2. Gausman • TOR 7.321

3. Kluber • TBR 6.619

4. Verlander • HOU 6.379

5. Bieber • CLE 5.500

6. Darvish • SDP 5.324

7. Fried • ATL 5.313

8. Cole • NYY 5.140

9. McClanahan • TBR 5.105

10. Ohtani • LAA 4.977

Home Runs per 9 IP

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

1. Quintana • 2TM 0.435

2. Valdez • HOU 0.492

3. Pérez • TEX 0.504

4. Webb • SFG 0.515

5. Fried • ATL 0.583

6. Rodón • SFG 0.607

7. Verlander • HOU 0.617

8. Alcantara • MIA 0.630

9. Anderson • LAD 0.705

10. Manoah • TOR 0.732

Losses

1. Corbin • WSN 19

2. Gonzales • SEA 15

Bumgarner • ARI 15

4. Keller • KCR 14

5. Bubic • KCR 13

Irvin • OAK 13

Lynch • KCR 13

Fedde • WSN 13

Greene • CIN 13

Márquez • COL 13

Mikolas • STL 13

Nola • PHI 13

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Corbin • WSN 107

2. Berríos • TOR 100

Márquez • COL 100

4. Gibson • PHI 94

5. Pivetta • BOS 91

6. Giolito • CHW 88

Lyles • BAL 88

Freeland • COL 88

9. Kuhl • COL 87

Manaea • SDP 87

Wild Pitches

1. Lange • DET 15

2. Ohtani • LAA 14

3. Nelson • PHI 13

4. Keller • KCR 11

Valdez • HOU 11

Contreras • PIT 11

7. Pivetta • BOS 10

Rasmussen • TBR 10

Burnes • MIL 10

Rodón • SFG 10

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Lodolo • CIN 19

2. Morton • ATL 18

3. Freeland • COL 16

4. Manoah • TOR 15

5. Musgrove • SDP 14

6. Otto • TEX 13

Bassitt • NYM 13

Burnes • MIL 13

Cishek • WSN 13

10. Darvish • SDP 12

Gallen • ARI 12

Keller • PIT 12

Wood • SFG 12

Batters Faced

1. Alcantara • MIA 886

2. Valdez • HOU 827

3. Pérez • TEX 821

4. Nola • PHI 807

5. Mikolas • STL 805

6. Kelly • ARI 804

7. Wainwright • STL 803

8. Burnes • MIL 797

9. Cole • NYY 793

10. Bieber • CLE 791

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. Clase • CLE 67

2. Soto • DET 54

Jansen • ATL 54

4. Romano • TOR 52

5. Hendriks • CHW 51

Doval • SFG 51

7. Díaz • NYM 49

8. Bard • COL 48

Melancon • ARI 48

10. Barlow • KCR 47

Kimbrel • LAD 47

López • 2TM 47

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Verlander • HOU 218

2. Urías • LAD 186

3. Cease • CHW 180

4. Alcantara • MIA 180

5. Ohtani • LAA 172

6. Manoah • TOR 172

7. Fried • ATL 166

8. Gallen • ARI 158

9. Anderson • LAD 157

10. McClanahan • TBR 144

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. Rodón • SFG 2.25

2. Gausman • TOR 2.38

3. Ohtani • LAA 2.40

4. Verlander • HOU 2.49

5. Nola • PHI 2.58

6. Fried • ATL 2.70

7. Bieber • CLE 2.87

8. Alcantara • MIA 2.99

9. Quintana • 2TM 2.99

10. McClanahan • TBR 3.00

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. Alcantara • MIA 44

2. Verlander • HOU 38

3. Manoah • TOR 35

4. Urías • LAD 34

5. Fried • ATL 34

6. Cease • CHW 33

7. Ohtani • LAA 31

8. Gallen • ARI 31

9. Anderson • LAD 29

10. Gonsolin • LAD 28

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. Alcantara • MIA 4.8

2. Verlander • HOU 4.3

3. Manoah • TOR 3.9

4. Urías • LAD 3.7

5. Cease • CHW 3.6

Fried • ATL 3.6

7. Ohtani • LAA 3.4

8. Gallen • ARI 3.3

9. Gonsolin • LAD 3.1

10. Anderson • LAD 3.1

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. Alcantara • MIA 45.66

2. Fried • ATL 39.90

3. Verlander • HOU 39.03

4. Manoah • TOR 38.20

5. Gallen • ARI 35.75

6. Cease • CHW 35.14

7. Ohtani • LAA 33.74

8. Cortés • NYY 33.14

9. Gonsolin • LAD 33.13

10. Urías • LAD 32.50

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. Alcantara • MIA 5.5

2. Duran • MIN 4.6

3. Bard • COL 4.3

4. Fried • ATL 4.3

5. Verlander • HOU 4.2

6. Gallen • ARI 4.0

7. Díaz • NYM 3.9

8. Helsley • STL 3.8

9. Darvish • SDP 3.8

10. Clase • CLE 3.7

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. Verlander • HOU 4.7

2. Alcantara • MIA 4.4

3. Fried • ATL 4.0

4. Cortés • NYY 3.8

5. Gallen • ARI 3.7

6. Gonsolin • LAD 3.4

7. Ohtani • LAA 3.3

8. Nola • PHI 3.3

9. Kershaw • LAD 3.3

10. Strider • ATL 3.2

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. Duran • MIN 3.0

2. Fried • ATL 2.6

3. Burnes • MIL 2.5

4. Díaz • NYM 2.5

5. Manoah • TOR 2.3

6. Darvish • SDP 2.2

7. Williams • MIL 2.2

8. Clase • CLE 2.1

9. Romano • TOR 2.1

10. McClanahan • TBR 2.0

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. Alcantara • MIA 5.0

2. Verlander • HOU 4.4

3. Fried • ATL 4.3

4. Manoah • TOR 4.3

5. Gallen • ARI 3.9

6. Cease • CHW 3.8

7. Ohtani • LAA 3.7

8. Scherzer • NYM 3.7

9. Gonsolin • LAD 3.7

10. Cortés • NYY 3.6

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