Career Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †

1. Roger Clemens 80.7
2. Cy Young 64.5
3. Pedro Martínez 53.8
4. Lefty Grove 44.9
5. Luis Tiant 35.9
6. Tim Wakefield 32.7
7. Smoky Joe Wood 30.3
8. Jon Lester 29.9
9. Dutch Leonard 28.3
10. Mel Parnell 27.4

Earned Run Average

1. Smoky Joe Wood 1.99
2. Cy Young 2
3. Ernie Shore 2.12
4. Dutch Leonard 2.13
5. Babe Ruth 2.19
6. Carl Mays 2.21
7. Rube Foster 2.36
9. Ray Collins 2.51
10. Pedro Martínez 2.52

Wins

Win-Loss %

1. Pedro Martínez .760
2. Roger Moret .695
3. Dave Ferriss .684
4. Smoky Joe Wood .676
5. Babe Ruth .659
6. David Price .657
7. Curt Schilling .646
8. Tex Hughson .640
9. Mike Boddicker .639
10. Rube Foster .637

Walks & Hits per IP

1. Cy Young 0.970
2. Pedro Martínez 0.978
3. Chris Sale 1.018
4. Smoky Joe Wood 1.080
5. Carl Mays 1.093
6. Ernie Shore 1.116
7. Jesse Tannehill 1.118
8. Ray Collins 1.134
9. Dutch Leonard 1.136
Dick Radatz 1.136

Hits per 9 IP

1. Dick Radatz 6.782
2. Pedro Martínez 6.791
3. Babe Ruth 7.062
4. Chris Sale 7.072
5. Smoky Joe Wood 7.100
6. Carl Mays 7.477
7. Dutch Leonard 7.497
8. Mickey McDermott 7.526
9. Roger Clemens 7.648
10. Cy Young 7.742

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

1. Cy Young 0.986
2. Curt Schilling 1.440
3. Jesse Tannehill 1.565
4. Ray Collins 1.812
5. Rick Porcello 1.970
6. Pedro Martínez 2.010
7. Bill Dinneen 2.027
8. Dennis Eckersley 2.047
9. Jack Quinn 2.054
10. George Winter 2.082

Strikeouts per 9 IP

1. Chris Sale 12.681
2. Pedro Martínez 10.947
3. Nick Pivetta 10.209
4. Dick Radatz 10.125
6. David Price 9.321
7. Roger Clemens 8.397
8. Jon Lester 8.210
10. Josh Beckett 8.042

Games Played

1. Bob Stanley 637
2. Tim Wakefield 590
3. Matt Barnes 429
5. Mike Timlin 394
6. Derek Lowe 384
7. Roger Clemens 383
8. Ellis Kinder 365
9. Cy Young 327
10. Ike Delock 322

Saves

Innings Pitched

1. Tim Wakefield 3006.0
2. Roger Clemens 2776.0
3. Cy Young 2728.1
4. Luis Tiant 1774.2
5. Mel Parnell 1752.2
6. Bob Stanley 1707.0
7. Bill Monbouquette 1622.0
8. George Winter 1599.2
9. Joe Dobson 1544.0
10. Lefty Grove 1539.2

Strikeouts

1. Roger Clemens 2590
2. Tim Wakefield 2046
3. Pedro Martínez 1683
4. Jon Lester 1386
5. Cy Young 1341
6. Josh Beckett 1108
7. Luis Tiant 1075
8. Bruce Hurst 1043

Games Started

1. Tim Wakefield 430
2. Roger Clemens 382
3. Cy Young 297
4. Jon Lester 241
5. Luis Tiant 238
6. Mel Parnell 232
8. Tom Brewer 217
10. Joe Dobson 202

Complete Games

1. Cy Young 275
2. Bill Dinneen 156
3. George Winter 141
5. Lefty Grove 119
6. Mel Parnell 113
8. Babe Ruth 105
9. Roger Clemens 100
10. Tex Hughson 99

Shutouts

Home Runs

1. Tim Wakefield 401
2. Roger Clemens 194
4. Bruce Hurst 173
5. Luis Tiant 170
7. Josh Beckett 153
8. Rick Porcello 144
9. Jon Lester 138
10. Bill Lee 136

Bases on Balls

1. Tim Wakefield 1095
2. Roger Clemens 856
3. Mel Parnell 758
4. Tom Brewer 669
5. Joe Dobson 604
6. Jack Wilson 564
7. Willard Nixon 530
8. Jon Lester 529
9. Ike Delock 514

Hits

1. Tim Wakefield 2931
2. Roger Clemens 2359
3. Cy Young 2347
4. Bob Stanley 1858
5. Mel Parnell 1715
7. Luis Tiant 1630
8. Bill Lee 1627
9. Lefty Grove 1587
10. Bruce Hurst 1569

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

1. Chris Sale 6.058
2. Pedro Martínez 5.447
3. Curt Schilling 5.315
4. Cy Young 4.485
5. Rick Porcello 4.038
6. David Price 3.904
7. Josh Beckett 3.278
8. Nick Pivetta 3.135
10. Roger Clemens 3.026

Home Runs per 9 IP

1. Rube Foster 0.064
Ernie Shore 0.064
Smoky Joe Wood 0.064
4. Carl Mays 0.065
5. Babe Ruth 0.068
6. Eddie Cicotte 0.091
7. Ray Collins 0.101
8. Dutch Leonard 0.106
9. Cy Young 0.112
10. Hugh Bedient 0.135

Losses

Earned Runs

1. Tim Wakefield 1480
2. Roger Clemens 943
3. Bob Stanley 690
4. Bruce Hurst 686
5. Mel Parnell 682
6. Tom Brewer 671
8. Luis Tiant 663
9. Jack Russell 618
10. Jon Lester 615

Wild Pitches

Hit By Pitch

Batters Faced

1. Tim Wakefield 12971
2. Roger Clemens 11384
3. Cy Young 10434
4. Mel Parnell 7548
5. Luis Tiant 7289
6. Bob Stanley 7238
8. Tom Brewer 6574
9. Lefty Grove 6573
10. Joe Dobson 6526

Games Finished

Adjusted ERA+

1. Pedro Martínez 190
3. Dick Radatz 147
Cy Young 147
5. Roger Clemens 144
6. Lefty Grove 143
7. Chris Sale 140
8. Ellis Kinder 135
9. Dutch Leonard 129
10. Ernie Shore 128

Fielding Independent Pitching

1. Cy Young 2.08
2. Smoky Joe Wood 2.24
3. Dutch Leonard 2.39
4. Pedro Martínez 2.45
5. Ray Collins 2.54
6. Carl Mays 2.59
7. Ernie Shore 2.61
8. Dick Radatz 2.62
9. Jesse Tannehill 2.64
10. Eddie Cicotte 2.68

Adj. Pitching Runs

1. Roger Clemens 402
3. Cy Young 280
4. Lefty Grove 235
5. Mel Parnell 150
6. Ellis Kinder 137
8. Luis Tiant 130
9. Jon Lester 123
10. Tex Hughson 118

Adj. Pitching Wins

1. Roger Clemens 42.5
2. Pedro Martínez 35.1
3. Cy Young 30.5
4. Lefty Grove 23.4
5. Mel Parnell 15.5
6. Smoky Joe Wood 14.9
7. Luis Tiant 14.3
8. Ellis Kinder 13.8
9. Tex Hughson 13.1
10. Jon Lester 12.8

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24) †

1. Roger Clemens 432.70
2. Pedro Martínez 368.25
3. Lefty Grove 260.98
4. Smoky Joe Wood 167.48
5. Luis Tiant 145.64
6. Ellis Kinder 142.71
7. Dutch Leonard 133.43
8. Jon Lester 130.15
9. Mel Parnell 117.91
10. Babe Ruth 110.63

Win Probability Added (WPA) †

1. Roger Clemens 43.1
2. Pedro Martínez 35.3
3. Lefty Grove 26.6
5. Ellis Kinder 20.8
6. Luis Tiant 18.5
8. Dutch Leonard 18.2
9. Babe Ruth 15.2
10. Carl Mays 13.1

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI) †

1. Roger Clemens 41.6
2. Pedro Martínez 34.6
3. Lefty Grove 20.3
4. Smoky Joe Wood 19.2
5. Luis Tiant 15.7
6. Dutch Leonard 14.5
7. Babe Ruth 13.9
8. Carl Mays 13.3
9. Tex Hughson 12.1
10. Ray Collins 11.6
Jon Lester 11.6

Championship WPA (cWPA) †

1. Ellis Kinder 56.9
2. Babe Ruth 54.1
3. Dutch Leonard 39.3
4. Ernie Shore 37.2
5. Roger Clemens 36.3
6. Pedro Martínez 31.8
7. Smoky Joe Wood 31.2
8. Carl Mays 31.1
9. Luis Tiant 27.3
10. Lefty Grove 26.7

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW) †

1. Roger Clemens 45.1
2. Pedro Martínez 38.1
3. Lefty Grove 25.7
4. Smoky Joe Wood 18.7
5. Dutch Leonard 16.0
6. Luis Tiant 15.6
7. Ellis Kinder 14.0
8. Babe Ruth 13.4
9. Jon Lester 13.3
10. Tex Hughson 12.2
Carl Mays 12.2

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