American League 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. Young • BOS 8.1
2. Donovan • DET 8.0
3. Lajoie • CLE 7.9
4. Waddell • PHA 7.6
5. Bradley • CLE 7.0
6. Plank • PHA 7.0
7. Dinneen • BOS 6.6
8. Sudhoff • SLB 6.5
9. Parent • BOS 6.4
10. Mullin • DET 5.9

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. Waddell • PHA 8.3
2. Donovan • DET 7.5
3. Plank • PHA 7.0
4. Dinneen • BOS 6.6
5. Sudhoff • SLB 6.6
6. Young • BOS 6.6
7. Chesbro • NYY 4.9
8. Mullin • DET 4.8
9. White • CHW 4.7
10. Moore • CLE 4.6

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. Moore • CLE 1.74
2. Young • BOS 2.08
3. Bernhard • CLE 2.12
4. White • CHW 2.13
5. Joss • CLE 2.19
6. Mullin • DET 2.25
7. Dinneen • BOS 2.26
8. Sudhoff • SLB 2.27
9. Donovan • DET 2.29
10. Plank • PHA 2.38

Wins

Wins

1. Young • BOS 28
2. Plank • PHA 23
3. Chesbro • NYY 21
Dinneen • BOS 21
Sudhoff • SLB 21
Waddell • PHA 21
7. Moore • CLE 20
Hughes • BOS 20
9. Mullin • DET 19
10. Joss • CLE 18

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. Young • BOS .757
2. Hughes • BOS .741
3. Bernhard • CLE .737
4. Moore • CLE .714
5. Dinneen • BOS .618
6. Howell • NYY .600
7. Gibson • BOS .591
8. Plank • PHA .590
9. Chesbro • NYY .583
Sudhoff • SLB .583

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Joss • CLE 0.948
2. Young • BOS 0.969
3. Bernhard • CLE 1.038
4. Moore • CLE 1.042
5. Dinneen • BOS 1.074
6. Sudhoff • SLB 1.083
7. White • CHW 1.090
8. Griffith • NYY 1.099
9. Waddell • PHA 1.108
10. Donovan • DET 1.114

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Moore • CLE 7.122
2. Donovan • DET 7.241
3. Joss • CLE 7.361
4. Waddell • PHA 7.611
5. Dinneen • BOS 7.676
6. White • CHW 7.740
7. Young • BOS 7.744
8. Bender • PHA 7.967
9. Mullin • DET 7.971
10. Sudhoff • SLB 8.030

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. Young • BOS 0.975
2. Bernhard • CLE 1.141
3. Donahue • 2TM 1.143
4. Joss • CLE 1.174
5. Tannehill • NYY 1.277
6. Kitson • DET 1.327
7. Siever • SLB 1.382
8. Griffith • NYY 1.394
9. Flaherty • CHW 1.532
10. Wolfe • NYY 1.578

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Waddell • PHA 8.389
2. Donovan • DET 5.482
3. Moore • CLE 5.378
4. Powell • SLB 4.965
5. Mullin • DET 4.771
6. Plank • PHA 4.714
7. Young • BOS 4.636
8. Dinneen • BOS 4.455
9. Wright • 2TM 4.371
10. Bender • PHA 4.233

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Plank • PHA 43
2. Mullin • DET 41
3. Young • BOS 40
Chesbro • NYY 40
Flaherty • CHW 40
6. Waddell • PHA 39
7. Sudhoff • SLB 38
Powell • SLB 38
9. White • CHW 37
Dinneen • BOS 37

Saves

Saves

1. Dinneen • BOS 2
Mullin • DET 2
Orth • WSH 2
Powell • SLB 2
Young • BOS 2
6. Adkins • NYY 1
Flaherty • CHW 1
Owen • CHW 1
Patten • WSH 1
Patterson • CHW 1
Pelty • SLB 1
Pinnance • PHA 1
Wiltse • NYY 1
Dunkle • 2TM 1

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Young • BOS 341.2
2. Plank • PHA 336.0
3. Chesbro • NYY 324.2
4. Waddell • PHA 324.0
5. Mullin • DET 320.2
6. Donovan • DET 307.0
7. Powell • SLB 306.1
8. White • CHW 300.0
Patten • WSH 300.0
10. Dinneen • BOS 299.0

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Waddell • PHA 302
2. Donovan • DET 187
3. Young • BOS 176
Plank • PHA 176
5. Mullin • DET 170
6. Powell • SLB 169
7. Moore • CLE 148
Dinneen • BOS 148
9. Chesbro • NYY 147
10. Patten • WSH 133

Games Started

Games Started

1. Plank • PHA 40
2. Waddell • PHA 38
3. White • CHW 36
Chesbro • NYY 36
Mullin • DET 36
6. Young • BOS 35
Sudhoff • SLB 35
8. Dinneen • BOS 34
Donovan • DET 34
Powell • SLB 34
Patten • WSH 34
Flaherty • CHW 34

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Young • BOS 34
Donovan • DET 34
Waddell • PHA 34
4. Chesbro • NYY 33
Plank • PHA 33
Powell • SLB 33
7. Dinneen • BOS 32
Patten • WSH 32
9. Mullin • DET 31
Joss • CLE 31

Shutouts

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

1. Young • BOS 7
2. Mullin • DET 6
Dinneen • BOS 6
4. Sudhoff • SLB 5
Hughes • BOS 5
6. Donovan • DET 4
Waddell • PHA 4
Donahue • 2TM 4
Powell • SLB 4
10. White • CHW 3
Joss • CLE 3
Killian • CLE 3
Plank • PHA 3
Moore • CLE 3
Bernhard • CLE 3

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Powell • SLB 11
Patten • WSH 11
3. Flaherty • CHW 9
4. Orth • WSH 8
Kitson • DET 8
6. Chesbro • NYY 7
Wilson • WSH 7
8. Bender • PHA 6
Siever • SLB 6
Young • BOS 6
Dinneen • BOS 6

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Mullin • DET 106
2. Donovan • DET 95
3. Waddell • PHA 85
4. Patten • WSH 80
5. Wright • 2TM 74
Chesbro • NYY 74
7. White • CHW 69
Patterson • CHW 69
9. Henley • PHA 67
10. Dinneen • BOS 66

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Flaherty • CHW 338
2. Orth • WSH 326
3. Plank • PHA 317
4. Patten • WSH 313
5. Chesbro • NYY 300
6. Young • BOS 294
Powell • SLB 294
8. Donahue • 2TM 287
9. Mullin • DET 284
10. Kitson • DET 277

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. Young • BOS 4.757
2. Waddell • PHA 3.553
3. Joss • CLE 3.243
4. Tannehill • NYY 3.118
5. Powell • SLB 2.914
6. Bernhard • CLE 2.857
7. Donahue • 2TM 2.824
8. Plank • PHA 2.708
9. Kitson • DET 2.684
10. Moore • CLE 2.387

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. Moore • CLE 0.000
2. Owen • CHW 0.054
3. Bernhard • CLE 0.054
4. Wolfe • NYY 0.061
5. Waddell • PHA 0.083
6. Donovan • DET 0.088
7. Joss • CLE 0.095
8. Gibson • BOS 0.098
9. Donahue • 2TM 0.101
10. Mullin • DET 0.112

Losses

Losses

1. Flaherty • CHW 25
2. Orth • WSH 22
Patten • WSH 22
4. Powell • SLB 19
5. Wilson • WSH 18
6. Kitson • DET 16
Donahue • 2TM 16
Donovan • DET 16
White • CHW 16
Waddell • PHA 16
Plank • PHA 16

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Orth • WSH 135
2. Flaherty • CHW 122
3. Patten • WSH 120
4. Chesbro • NYY 100
5. Powell • SLB 99
6. Bender • PHA 92
7. Wright • 2TM 90
8. Wilson • WSH 89
Plank • PHA 89
10. Dunkle • 2TM 88
Waddell • PHA 88
Patterson • CHW 88

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Waddell • PHA 9
2. Wright • 2TM 8
Plank • PHA 8
Moore • CLE 8
5. Orth • WSH 7
White • CHW 7
Townsend • WSH 7
Donovan • DET 7
9. Rhoads • CLE 6
Powell • SLB 6
Griffith • NYY 6
Bender • PHA 6
Mullin • DET 6

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Bender • PHA 25
2. Plank • PHA 23
3. White • CHW 14
Flaherty • CHW 14
5. Henley • PHA 12
6. Patterson • CHW 11
7. Tannehill • NYY 10
Wilson • WSH 10
9. Townsend • WSH 9
Sudhoff • SLB 9
Chesbro • NYY 9
Young • BOS 9
Hughes • BOS 9
Joss • CLE 9

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Plank • PHA 1,363
2. Young • BOS 1,314
3. Mullin • DET 1,312
4. Chesbro • NYY 1,309
5. Waddell • PHA 1,291
6. Patten • WSH 1,253
7. Flaherty • CHW 1,239
8. Powell • SLB 1,231
9. Donovan • DET 1,223
10. White • CHW 1,197

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. Howell • NYY 10
2. Henley • PHA 7
Townsend • WSH 7
4. Owen • CHW 6
Dunkle • 2TM 6
6. Young • BOS 5
Winter • BOS 5
Mullin • DET 5
Flaherty • CHW 5
10. Chesbro • NYY 4
Wolfe • NYY 4
Dorner • CLE 4
Orth • WSH 4
Siever • SLB 4
Powell • SLB 4
Patterson • CHW 4

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Moore • CLE 165
2. Young • BOS 145
3. Bernhard • CLE 136
4. Dinneen • BOS 134
5. Joss • CLE 131
6. White • CHW 131
7. Sudhoff • SLB 128
8. Mullin • DET 128
9. Plank • PHA 128
10. Donovan • DET 126

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. Waddell • PHA 1.87
2. Young • BOS 2.35
3. Moore • CLE 2.37
4. Bernhard • CLE 2.49
5. Joss • CLE 2.53
6. Tannehill • NYY 2.58
7. Donahue • 2TM 2.63
8. Donovan • DET 2.64
9. Plank • PHA 2.68
10. Dinneen • BOS 2.73

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. Young • BOS 34
2. Dinneen • BOS 28
3. Waddell • PHA 27
4. Moore • CLE 25
5. Plank • PHA 24
6. Donovan • DET 23
7. Sudhoff • SLB 23
8. Joss • CLE 20
9. Mullin • DET 18
10. White • CHW 16

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. Young • BOS 3.7
2. Dinneen • BOS 3.0
3. Waddell • PHA 2.9
4. Moore • CLE 2.7
5. Plank • PHA 2.5
6. Donovan • DET 2.5
7. Sudhoff • SLB 2.5
8. Joss • CLE 2.1
9. Mullin • DET 1.9
10. White • CHW 1.7

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 batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. 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

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