2024 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 10.9

2. Witt • KCR 9.6

3. Ohtani • LAD 9.0

4. Duran • BOS 9.0

5. Henderson • BAL 8.8

6. Soto • NYY 8.0

7. Chapman • SFG 7.1

8. Lindor • NYM 6.8

9. Ramírez • CLE 6.8

10. Marte • ARI 6.8

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. Skubal • DET 6.7

2. Wheeler • PHI 6.5

3. Sale • ATL 6.2

4. Greene • CIN 6.0

5. Skenes • PIT 5.8

6. Fedde • 2TM 5.6

7. López • ATL 5.1

8. Lugo • KCR 5.0

9. Ragans • KCR 4.7

10. Blanco • HOU 4.7

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. Sale • ATL 2.38

2. Skubal • DET 2.39

3. Wheeler • PHI 2.57

4. Blanco • HOU 2.80

5. Imanaga • CHC 2.91

6. Valdez • HOU 2.91

7. Burnes • BAL 2.92

8. Miller • SEA 2.94

9. King • SDP 2.95

10. Lugo • KCR 3.00

Wins

1. Skubal • DET 18

Sale • ATL 18

3. Berríos • TOR 16

Lugo • KCR 16

Rodón • NYY 16

Wheeler • PHI 16

7. Burnes • BAL 15

Gil • NYY 15

López • MIN 15

Valdez • HOU 15

Imanaga • CHC 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. Sale • ATL .857

2. Imanaga • CHC .833

3. Skubal • DET .818

4. Rodriguez • BAL .765

5. Gallen • ARI .700

6. Wheeler • PHI .696

7. Stone • LAD .688

8. Blanco • HOU .684

9. Valdez • HOU .682

Gil • NYY .682

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Gilbert • SEA 0.887

2. Skubal • DET 0.922

3. Wheeler • PHI 0.955

4. Miller • SEA 0.976

5. Ober • MIN 1.002

6. Sale • ATL 1.013

7. Imanaga • CHC 1.021

8. Cease • SDP 1.067

9. Flaherty • 2TM 1.068

10. Kirby • SEA 1.068

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Blanco • HOU 6.131

2. Wheeler • PHI 6.255

3. Gilbert • SEA 6.383

4. Cease • SDP 6.512

5. Miller • SEA 6.538

6. Manaea • NYM 6.639

7. Skubal • DET 6.656

8. Ober • MIN 6.851

9. Ragans • KCR 7.052

10. Sale • ATL 7.143

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

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

1. Kirby • SEA 1.084

2. Eflin • 2TM 1.306

3. Mikolas • STL 1.311

4. Imanaga • CHC 1.454

5. Gilbert • SEA 1.596

6. Skubal • DET 1.641

7. Taillon • CHC 1.796

8. Sale • ATL 1.976

9. López • MIN 1.991

10. Cortés • NYY 2.013

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Sale • ATL 11.398

2. Gray • STL 10.984

3. Flaherty • 2TM 10.778

4. Ragans • KCR 10.771

5. Skubal • DET 10.688

6. Cease • SDP 10.648

7. Kikuchi • 2TM 10.554

8. King • SDP 10.417

9. Peralta • MIL 10.365

10. Wheeler • PHI 10.080

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. McFarland • OAK 79

2. Abreu • HOU 78

Gaddis • CLE 78

4. Rogers • SFG 77

5. Walker • SFG 76

6. Herrin • CLE 75

Law • WSN 75

Mantiply • ARI 75

9. Clase • CLE 74

Smith • CLE 74

Kittredge • STL 74

Adam • 2TM 74

Saves

1. Helsley • STL 49

2. Clase • CLE 47

3. Finnegan • WSN 38

4. Suarez • SDP 36

5. Hader • HOU 34

Iglesias • ATL 34

7. Yates • TEX 33

8. Holmes • NYY 30

9. Foley • DET 28

Miller • OAK 28

Díaz • CIN 28

Innings Pitched

1. Gilbert • SEA 208.2

2. Lugo • KCR 206.2

3. Webb • SFG 204.2

4. Wheeler • PHI 200.0

5. Nola • PHI 199.1

6. Burnes • BAL 194.1

7. Berríos • TOR 192.1

8. Skubal • DET 192.0

9. Kirby • SEA 191.0

10. Cease • SDP 189.1

Strikeouts

1. Skubal • DET 228

2. Sale • ATL 225

3. Cease • SDP 224

Wheeler • PHI 224

5. Ragans • KCR 223

6. Gilbert • SEA 220

7. Crochet • CHW 209

8. Kikuchi • 2TM 206

9. Gray • STL 203

10. King • SDP 201

Games Started

1. Crawford • BOS 33

Gilbert • SEA 33

Kirby • SEA 33

Lugo • KCR 33

Cease • SDP 33

Irvin • WSN 33

Nola • PHI 33

Webb • SFG 33

9. Berríos • TOR 32

Burnes • BAL 32

Crochet • CHW 32

López • MIN 32

Ragans • KCR 32

Rodón • NYY 32

Sears • OAK 32

Singer • KCR 32

Corbin • WSN 32

Gore • WSN 32

Manaea • NYM 32

Mikolas • STL 32

Peralta • MIL 32

Pfaadt • ARI 32

Wheeler • PHI 32

Kikuchi • 2TM 32

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Sánchez • PHI 2

Fried • ATL 2

Gausman • TOR 2

4. Blanco • HOU 1

Estes • OAK 1

Gilbert • SEA 1

Houck • BOS 1

Lugo • KCR 1

Montero • DET 1

Ober • MIN 1

Ragans • KCR 1

Valdez • HOU 1

Cease • SDP 1

Garrett • MIA 1

Keller • PIT 1

Martinez • CIN 1

Nola • PHI 1

Phillips • PHI 1

Severino • NYM 1

Snell • SFG 1

Steele • CHC 1

Stone • LAD 1

Suarez • PHI 1

Berríos • TOR 1

Webb • SFG 1

Shutouts

Shutouts No runs allowed and a complete game.

1. Blanco • HOU 1

Estes • OAK 1

Gausman • TOR 1

Houck • BOS 1

Montero • DET 1

Cease • SDP 1

Fried • ATL 1

Garrett • MIA 1

Nola • PHI 1

Phillips • PHI 1

Sánchez • PHI 1

Severino • NYM 1

Snell • SFG 1

Stone • LAD 1

Suarez • PHI 1

Webb • SFG 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Crawford • BOS 34

2. Berríos • TOR 31

Canning • LAA 31

Rodón • NYY 31

5. Gomber • COL 30

Nola • PHI 30

7. Irvin • WSN 29

Rea • MIL 29

Civale • 2TM 29

10. Pivetta • BOS 28

Sears • OAK 28

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Gil • NYY 77

2. Anderson • LAA 73

3. Bassitt • TOR 70

4. Quantrill • COL 69

5. Blanco • HOU 68

Gibson • STL 68

Peralta • MIL 68

8. Ragans • KCR 67

9. Canning • LAA 66

Montas • 2TM 66

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Corbin • WSN 208

2. Webb • SFG 202

3. Mikolas • STL 194

4. Nola • PHI 189

5. Pfaadt • ARI 183

6. Keller • PIT 182

Sánchez • PHI 182

8. Kirby • SEA 181

9. Bassitt • TOR 180

Flexen • CHW 180

López • MIN 180

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. Kirby • SEA 7.783

2. Skubal • DET 6.514

3. Imanaga • CHC 6.214

4. Gilbert • SEA 5.946

5. Sale • ATL 5.769

6. Eflin • 2TM 5.583

7. Gray • STL 5.205

8. Flaherty • 2TM 5.105

9. Mikolas • STL 4.880

10. López • MIN 4.829

Home Runs per 9 IP

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

1. Sale • ATL 0.456

2. Webb • SFG 0.484

3. Sánchez • PHI 0.545

4. Houck • BOS 0.554

5. Valdez • HOU 0.664

6. Fried • ATL 0.671

7. Lugo • KCR 0.697

8. Skubal • DET 0.703

9. Ragans • KCR 0.725

10. Gore • WSN 0.812

Losses

1. Crawford • BOS 16

2. Anderson • LAA 15

Flexen • CHW 15

4. Bassitt • TOR 14

Heaney • TEX 14

Irvin • WSN 14

7. Arrighetti • HOU 13

Canning • LAA 13

Sears • OAK 13

Singer • KCR 13

Corbin • WSN 13

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Corbin • WSN 109

2. Mikolas • STL 102

3. Canning • LAA 99

4. Pfaadt • ARI 95

5. Irvin • WSN 92

6. Crawford • BOS 89

7. Flexen • CHW 88

Sears • OAK 88

9. Gomber • COL 87

10. Hendricks • CHC 86

Wild Pitches

1. Gore • WSN 14

2. Richards • 2TM 13

3. Cease • SDP 12

Glasnow • LAD 12

Pallante • STL 12

6. Gilbert • SEA 11

Ragans • KCR 11

8. Stone • LAD 9

9. Robertson • TEX 8

Spence • OAK 8

Valdez • HOU 8

Cruz • CIN 8

Martinez • ARI 8

Matsui • SDP 8

Peralta • MIL 8

Snell • SFG 8

Wheeler • PHI 8

Hoeing • 2TM 8

Domínguez • 2TM 8

Ramírez • 4TM 8

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Greene • CIN 19

2. Lodolo • CIN 18

Morton • ATL 18

4. Bassitt • TOR 16

Houck • BOS 16

6. Keller • PIT 15

7. Sears • OAK 14

8. Adams • OAK 13

Berríos • TOR 13

10. Heaney • TEX 12

Ramírez • 4TM 12

Yarbrough • 2TM 12

Batters Faced

1. Webb • SFG 841

2. Lugo • KCR 836

3. Nola • PHI 820

4. Gilbert • SEA 803

5. Wheeler • PHI 787

6. Berríos • TOR 786

7. Burnes • BAL 784

8. Kirby • SEA 778

9. Keller • PIT 773

10. López • MIN 772

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 66

2. Hader • HOU 62

Helsley • STL 62

4. Finnegan • WSN 58

5. Suarez • SDP 55

6. Iglesias • ATL 52

7. Holmes • NYY 50

Yates • TEX 50

Díaz • CIN 50

10. Estévez • 2TM 47

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Sale • ATL 174

2. Skubal • DET 174

3. Wheeler • PHI 163

4. Blanco • HOU 144

5. King • SDP 139

6. Valdez • HOU 138

7. Imanaga • CHC 137

8. Lugo • KCR 137

9. Houck • BOS 133

10. Burnes • BAL 133

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. Sale • ATL 2.09

2. Skubal • DET 2.49

3. Webb • SFG 2.95

4. Ragans • KCR 2.99

5. Sánchez • PHI 3.00

6. Cease • SDP 3.10

7. Gray • STL 3.12

8. Wheeler • PHI 3.13

9. Valdez • HOU 3.25

10. Lugo • KCR 3.25

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. Skubal • DET 37

2. Sale • ATL 36

3. Wheeler • PHI 36

4. López • ATL 33

5. Skenes • PIT 33

6. Greene • CIN 27

7. Clase • CLE 26

8. Lugo • KCR 25

9. Blanco • HOU 23

10. Valdez • HOU 23

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. Skubal • DET 4.1

2. Sale • ATL 3.9

3. Wheeler • PHI 3.8

4. Skenes • PIT 3.6

5. López • ATL 3.5

6. Greene • CIN 2.9

7. Clase • CLE 2.7

8. Lugo • KCR 2.7

9. Blanco • HOU 2.5

10. Valdez • HOU 2.5

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. Skubal • DET 41.55

2. Sale • ATL 41.36

3. Wheeler • PHI 40.32

4. Skenes • PIT 36.79

5. López • ATL 36.34

6. Lugo • KCR 31.08

7. Clase • CLE 30.65

8. Greene • CIN 29.67

9. Blanco • HOU 27.96

10. Holton • DET 27.59

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. Clase • CLE 6.3

2. Skubal • DET 4.4

3. Helsley • STL 4.3

4. Yates • TEX 4.3

5. Iglesias • ATL 4.2

6. Sale • ATL 4.1

7. Wheeler • PHI 4.1

8. Holton • DET 3.8

9. Walker • SFG 3.7

10. Skenes • PIT 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. Sale • ATL 4.4

2. Skubal • DET 4.2

3. Wheeler • PHI 3.7

4. Miller • SEA 3.6

5. Skenes • PIT 3.5

6. Gilbert • SEA 3.1

7. Greene • CIN 3.0

8. Lugo • KCR 3.0

9. Valdez • HOU 2.9

10. Clase • CLE 2.9

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. Clase • CLE 4.5

2. Sale • ATL 3.0

3. López • ATL 2.9

4. Iglesias • ATL 2.6

5. Wheeler • PHI 2.6

6. Weaver • NYY 2.2

7. Smith • CLE 2.2

8. Skubal • DET 2.0

9. Lugo • KCR 1.9

10. Megill • MIL 1.9

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. Sale • ATL 4.5

2. Skubal • DET 4.5

3. Wheeler • PHI 4.3

4. Skenes • PIT 4.1

5. López • ATL 3.9

6. Lugo • KCR 3.3

7. Clase • CLE 3.2

8. Greene • CIN 3.1

9. Blanco • HOU 3.0

10. Valdez • HOU 2.9

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