1924 National League Pitching Leaders

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Pennant Winner: New York Giants

NL Most Valuable Player: Dazzy Vance

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National League Pitching Leaders

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. Hornsby • STL 12.1

2. Vance • BRO 10.3

3. Frisch • NYG 7.4

4. Wheat • BRO 6.7

5. Fournier • BRO 6.3

6. Youngs • NYG 5.9

7. Wright • PIT 5.6

8. Barnes • BSN 5.4

9. Rixey • CIN 5.2

10. High • BRO 5.0

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. Vance • BRO 10.5

2. Barnes • BSN 5.5

3. Rixey • CIN 5.1

4. Doak • 2TM 3.9

5. Cooney • BSN 3.7

6. Kremer • PIT 3.5

7. Barnes • NYG 3.4

8. Yde • PIT 3.2

9. Mays • CIN 3.2

10. Aldridge • CHC 2.9

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. Vance • BRO 2.16

2. McQuillan • NYG 2.69

3. Rixey • CIN 2.76

4. Benton • CIN 2.77

5. Yde • PIT 2.83

6. Alexander • CHC 3.03

7. Barnes • NYG 3.06

8. Doak • 2TM 3.10

9. Mays • CIN 3.15

10. Luque • CIN 3.16

Wins

1. Vance • BRO 28

2. Grimes • BRO 22

3. Mays • CIN 20

Cooper • PIT 20

5. Kremer • PIT 18

6. Yde • PIT 16

Barnes • NYG 16

Bentley • NYG 16

Kaufmann • CHC 16

Donohue • CIN 16

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. Yde • PIT .842

2. Vance • BRO .824

3. Nehf • NYG .778

4. Bentley • NYG .762

5. Alexander • CHC .706

6. Mays • CIN .690

7. Doak • 2TM .684

8. Kremer • PIT .643

9. Donohue • CIN .640

10. McQuillan • NYG .636

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Vance • BRO 1.022

2. Rixey • CIN 1.116

3. Benton • CIN 1.168

4. Doak • 2TM 1.191

5. Yde • PIT 1.201

6. Morrison • PIT 1.203

7. McQuillan • NYG 1.207

8. Kremer • PIT 1.207

9. Mays • CIN 1.212

10. Nehf • NYG 1.217

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Vance • BRO 6.947

2. Yde • PIT 7.933

3. Morrison • PIT 8.066

4. Doak • 2TM 8.142

5. Rixey • CIN 8.270

6. Jacobs • CHC 8.559

7. Cooney • BSN 8.751

8. Nehf • NYG 8.755

9. McQuillan • NYG 8.755

10. Kremer • PIT 9.093

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

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

1. Benton • CIN 1.328

2. Alexander • CHC 1.329

3. Cooper • PIT 1.340

4. Mays • CIN 1.434

5. Donohue • CIN 1.457

6. McNamara • BSN 1.559

7. Kremer • PIT 1.770

8. Rixey • CIN 1.775

9. Barnes • BSN 1.782

10. Meadows • PIT 2.001

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Vance • BRO 7.648

2. Grimes • BRO 3.911

3. Nehf • NYG 3.775

4. Luque • CIN 3.529

5. Kaufmann • CHC 3.413

6. Ruether • BRO 3.375

7. Cooney • BSN 3.331

8. Morrison • PIT 3.219

9. Stuart • STL 3.057

10. Sherdel • STL 3.042

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Kremer • PIT 41

Morrison • PIT 41

3. Keen • CHC 40

4. Sheehan • CIN 39

5. Carlson • PHI 38

Cooper • PIT 38

Grimes • BRO 38

Jacobs • CHC 38

May • CIN 38

10. Barnes • BSN 37

Betts • PHI 37

Couch • PHI 37

Mays • CIN 37

Ryan • NYG 37

Saves

1. May • CIN 6

2. Ryan • NYG 5

3. Jonnard • NYG 4

4. Ruether • BRO 3

McQuillan • NYG 3

Keen • CHC 3

Nehf • NYG 3

Couch • PHI 3

Doak • 2TM 3

10. Cooney • BSN 2

Carlson • PHI 2

Hubbell • PHI 2

Betts • PHI 2

Morrison • PIT 2

Barnes • NYG 2

Innings Pitched

1. Grimes • BRO 310.2

2. Vance • BRO 308.1

3. Cooper • PIT 268.2

4. Barnes • BSN 267.2

5. Kremer • PIT 259.1

6. Aldridge • CHC 244.1

7. Rixey • CIN 238.1

8. Morrison • PIT 237.2

9. Keen • CHC 234.2

10. Barnes • NYG 229.1

Meadows • PIT 229.1

Strikeouts

1. Vance • BRO 262

2. Grimes • BRO 135

3. Luque • CIN 86

4. Morrison • PIT 85

5. Kaufmann • CHC 79

6. Keen • CHC 75

7. Aldridge • CHC 74

8. Ring • PHI 72

Nehf • NYG 72

Donohue • CIN 72

Games Started

1. Grimes • BRO 36

2. Cooper • PIT 35

3. Vance • BRO 34

4. Aldridge • CHC 32

Barnes • BSN 32

6. Ring • PHI 31

Haines • STL 31

Donohue • CIN 31

9. Meadows • PIT 30

Kremer • PIT 30

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Vance • BRO 30

Grimes • BRO 30

3. Cooper • PIT 25

4. Barnes • BSN 21

5. Aldridge • CHC 20

6. Kremer • PIT 17

7. Sothoron • STL 16

Ring • PHI 16

Kaufmann • CHC 16

Haines • STL 16

Donohue • CIN 16

Shutouts

Shutouts No runs allowed and a complete game.

1. Barnes • BSN 4

Yde • PIT 4

Sothoron • STL 4

Cooper • PIT 4

Rixey • CIN 4

Kremer • PIT 4

7. Vance • BRO 3

Donohue • CIN 3

Meadows • PIT 3

Kaufmann • CHC 3

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Kaufmann • CHC 21

2. Keen • CHC 17

3. Grimes • BRO 15

4. Haines • STL 14

Nehf • NYG 14

Glazner • PHI 14

7. Couch • PHI 13

Cooper • PIT 13

9. Decatur • BRO 12

Stuart • STL 12

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Ring • PHI 108

2. Grimes • BRO 91

3. Sothoron • STL 84

4. Aldridge • CHC 80

Keen • CHC 80

6. Vance • BRO 77

7. Morrison • PIT 73

8. Jacobs • CHC 72

9. Dickerman • 2TM 67

10. Haines • STL 66

Kaufmann • CHC 66

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Grimes • BRO 351

2. Cooper • PIT 296

3. Barnes • BSN 292

4. Haines • STL 275

5. Carlson • PHI 267

6. Kremer • PIT 262

7. Aldridge • CHC 261

8. Genewich • BSN 258

9. Donohue • CIN 248

10. Keen • CHC 242

McNamara • BSN 242

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. Vance • BRO 3.403

2. Donohue • CIN 2.000

3. Benton • CIN 1.750

Mays • CIN 1.750

5. Nehf • NYG 1.714

6. Luque • CIN 1.623

7. Cooper • PIT 1.550

8. Sherdel • STL 1.500

9. Grimes • BRO 1.484

10. Ruether • BRO 1.400

Home Runs per 9 IP

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

1. Benton • CIN 0.111

2. Mays • CIN 0.119

3. Yde • PIT 0.139

4. Rixey • CIN 0.151

5. Cooney • BSN 0.199

6. Luque • CIN 0.205

7. Ruether • BRO 0.214

8. Genewich • BSN 0.225

9. Barnes • BSN 0.235

10. Kremer • PIT 0.243

Losses

1. Barnes • BSN 20

2. Genewich • BSN 19

Haines • STL 19

4. Carlson • PHI 17

5. Morrison • PIT 16

Glazner • PHI 16

Sothoron • STL 16

8. Luque • CIN 15

9. Rixey • CIN 14

Keen • CHC 14

Cooper • PIT 14

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Grimes • BRO 132

2. Genewich • BSN 116

3. Carlson • PHI 110

4. Haines • STL 109

5. Glazner • PHI 103

Mitchell • PHI 103

McNamara • BSN 103

8. Morrison • PIT 99

Keen • CHC 99

10. Cooper • PIT 98

Wild Pitches

1. Mitchell • PHI 9

2. Morrison • PIT 7

3. Haines • STL 6

4. Grimes • BRO 5

Jacobs • CHC 5

Ring • PHI 5

7. Genewich • BSN 4

Dickerman • 2TM 4

Yde • PIT 4

Vance • BRO 4

Benton • BSN 4

Benton • CIN 4

Hubbell • PHI 4

Keen • CHC 4

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Sothoron • STL 10

2. Vance • BRO 9

Donohue • CIN 9

4. Genewich • BSN 8

5. Aldridge • CHC 7

6. Mitchell • PHI 6

May • CIN 6

Yde • PIT 6

Lucas • BSN 6

Grimes • BRO 6

Batters Faced

1. Grimes • BRO 1,345

2. Vance • BRO 1,221

3. Barnes • BSN 1,109

Cooper • PIT 1,109

5. Kremer • PIT 1,066

6. Aldridge • CHC 1,051

7. Keen • CHC 995

8. Haines • STL 982

9. Morrison • PIT 981

10. Rixey • CIN 966

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. May • CIN 21

2. Sheehan • CIN 20

Sherdel • STL 20

4. Betts • PHI 19

5. Lucas • BSN 18

6. Wheeler • CHC 17

Jonnard • NYG 17

8. Yeargin • BSN 16

Couch • PHI 16

Ryan • NYG 16

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Vance • BRO 174

2. McQuillan • NYG 137

3. Rixey • CIN 136

4. Benton • CIN 136

5. Yde • PIT 136

6. Alexander • CHC 128

7. Doak • 2TM 122

8. Barnes • NYG 120

9. Kremer • PIT 120

10. Mays • CIN 119

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. Vance • BRO 2.81

2. Mays • CIN 3.35

3. Benton • CIN 3.37

4. Luque • CIN 3.47

5. Rixey • CIN 3.56

6. Donohue • CIN 3.63

7. Cooney • BSN 3.65

8. Ruether • BRO 3.66

9. Kremer • PIT 3.70

10. Barnes • BSN 3.77

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. Vance • BRO 56

2. Rixey • CIN 27

3. Yde • PIT 23

4. Kremer • PIT 21

5. McQuillan • NYG 20

6. Barnes • NYG 19

7. Barnes • BSN 16

8. Cooper • PIT 16

9. Doak • 2TM 15

10. Meadows • PIT 14

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. Vance • BRO 6.1

2. Rixey • CIN 2.8

3. Yde • PIT 2.4

4. Kremer • PIT 2.2

5. McQuillan • NYG 2.1

6. Barnes • NYG 1.9

7. Barnes • BSN 1.7

8. Cooper • PIT 1.7

9. Doak • 2TM 1.5

10. Meadows • PIT 1.5

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. Vance • BRO 63.65

2. Kremer • PIT 30.82

3. Rixey • CIN 27.73

4. Barnes • NYG 27.07

5. McQuillan • NYG 26.65

6. Yde • PIT 26.64

7. Cooper • PIT 23.91

8. Meadows • PIT 17.95

9. Ehrhardt • BRO 16.25

10. Doak • 2TM 15.68

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. Vance • BRO 7.6

2. Yde • PIT 3.4

3. Kremer • PIT 3.2

4. Cooper • PIT 2.8

5. Doak • 2TM 2.7

6. Mays • CIN 2.6

7. Meadows • PIT 2.5

8. Barnes • NYG 2.1

9. Keen • CHC 1.9

10. Benton • CIN 1.9

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. Vance • BRO 6.2

2. Kremer • PIT 3.5

3. Rixey • CIN 3.2

4. Yde • PIT 2.6

5. Morrison • PIT 2.6

6. Cooper • PIT 2.4

7. Barnes • NYG 2.3

8. Jacobs • CHC 2.2

9. McQuillan • NYG 2.1

10. Doak • 2TM 2.0

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. Doak • 2TM 19.8

2. McQuillan • NYG 13.0

3. Vance • BRO 11.3

4. Barnes • NYG 10.3

5. Nehf • NYG 8.7

6. Bentley • NYG 7.6

7. Yde • PIT 6.2

8. Morrison • PIT 4.4

9. Cooper • PIT 4.3

10. Kremer • PIT 3.5

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. Vance • BRO 7.2

2. Kremer • PIT 3.2

3. Rixey • CIN 2.9

4. Barnes • NYG 2.9

5. McQuillan • NYG 2.9

6. Yde • PIT 2.8

7. Cooper • PIT 2.5

8. Meadows • PIT 1.8

9. Ehrhardt • BRO 1.7

10. Doak • 2TM 1.6

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