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. Ruth • NYY 8.1
2. Foxx • PHA 7.9
3. Simmons • PHA 7.9
4. Lazzeri • NYY 7.8
5. Gehrig • NYY 7.5
6. Grove • PHA 7.4
7. Hudlin • CLE 7.3
8. Marberry • WSH 7.2
9. Ferrell • CLE 6.6
10. Walberg • PHA 6.4

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. Hudlin • CLE 7.5
2. Grove • PHA 7.3
3. Marberry • WSH 6.8
4. Walberg • PHA 6.3
5. Gray • SLB 6.2
6. Ferrell • CLE 6.0
7. Earnshaw • PHA 5.7
8. Miller • CLE 4.7
9. Gaston • BOS 4.6
10. Crowder • SLB 4.3

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. Grove • PHA 2.81
2. Marberry • WSH 3.06
3. Thomas • CHW 3.19
4. Earnshaw • PHA 3.29
5. Hudlin • CLE 3.34
6. Miller • CLE 3.58
7. Ferrell • CLE 3.60
8. Walberg • PHA 3.60
9. Sherid • NYY 3.61
10. MacFayden • BOS 3.62

Wins

Wins

1. Earnshaw • PHA 24
2. Ferrell • CLE 21
3. Grove • PHA 20
4. Marberry • WSH 19
5. Gray • SLB 18
Pipgras • NYY 18
Walberg • PHA 18
8. Hudlin • CLE 17
Crowder • SLB 17
10. Uhle • DET 15

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. Grove • PHA .769
2. Earnshaw • PHA .750
3. Ferrell • CLE .677
4. Collins • SLB .647
Shores • PHA .647
Heimach • NYY .647
7. Walberg • PHA .621
8. Marberry • WSH .613
9. Pipgras • NYY .600
10. Wells • NYY .591

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Marberry • WSH 1.206
2. Thomas • CHW 1.271
3. Faber • CHW 1.291
4. Grove • PHA 1.304
5. Walberg • PHA 1.326
6. Hudlin • CLE 1.327
7. Russell • BOS 1.333
8. Blaeholder • SLB 1.342
9. Wells • NYY 1.345
10. Lyons • CHW 1.357

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Earnshaw • PHA 8.234
2. Wells • NYY 8.333
3. Marberry • WSH 8.377
4. Walberg • PHA 8.608
5. McKain • CHW 9.000
6. Hadley • WSH 9.031
7. Grove • PHA 9.087
8. Pipgras • NYY 9.146
9. MacFayden • BOS 9.163
10. Crowder • SLB 9.180

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. Russell • BOS 1.584
2. Pennock • NYY 1.602
3. Thomas • CHW 2.080
4. Uhle • DET 2.096
5. Quinn • PHA 2.180
6. Hudlin • CLE 2.344
7. Faber • CHW 2.346
8. Blaeholder • SLB 2.473
9. Marberry • WSH 2.481
10. Braxton • WSH 2.522

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Grove • PHA 5.557
2. Earnshaw • PHA 5.266
3. Pipgras • NYY 4.993
4. Hadley • WSH 4.515
5. Marberry • WSH 4.350
6. Ruffing • BOS 4.015
7. Whitehill • DET 3.779
8. Ferrell • CLE 3.709
9. Wells • NYY 3.631
10. Uhle • DET 3.614

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Marberry • WSH 49
2. Earnshaw • PHA 44
3. Gray • SLB 43
Ferrell • CLE 43
5. Grove • PHA 42
Blaeholder • SLB 42
7. Moore • NYY 41
8. Hudlin • CLE 40
Crowder • SLB 40
Brown • WSH 40
Walberg • PHA 40

Saves

Saves

1. Marberry • WSH 9
Moore • NYY 9
3. Shores • PHA 7
4. Ferrell • CLE 5
5. Braxton • WSH 4
Heimach • NYY 4
Grove • PHA 4
Rommel • PHA 4
Crowder • SLB 4
Stoner • DET 4
Walberg • PHA 4

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Gray • SLB 305.0
2. Hudlin • CLE 280.1
3. Grove • PHA 275.1
4. Walberg • PHA 267.2
5. Crowder • SLB 266.2
6. Thomas • CHW 259.2
7. Lyons • CHW 259.1
8. Earnshaw • PHA 254.2
9. Marberry • WSH 250.1
10. Uhle • DET 249.0

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Grove • PHA 170
2. Earnshaw • PHA 149
3. Pipgras • NYY 125
4. Marberry • WSH 121
5. Gray • SLB 109
Ruffing • BOS 109
7. Whitehill • DET 103
8. Ferrell • CLE 100
Uhle • DET 100
10. Hadley • WSH 98

Games Started

Games Started

1. Grove • PHA 37
Gray • SLB 37
3. Crowder • SLB 34
4. Hudlin • CLE 33
Pipgras • NYY 33
Walberg • PHA 33
Earnshaw • PHA 33
8. Ruffing • BOS 32
Russell • BOS 32
10. Lyons • CHW 31
Faber • CHW 31
Sorrell • DET 31
Thomas • CHW 31

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Thomas • CHW 24
2. Gray • SLB 23
3. Hudlin • CLE 22
Uhle • DET 22
5. Lyons • CHW 21
6. Walberg • PHA 20
Gaston • BOS 20
8. Grove • PHA 19
Crowder • SLB 19
10. Ruffing • BOS 18
Ferrell • CLE 18
Whitehill • DET 18

Shutouts

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

1. Blaeholder • SLB 4
MacFayden • BOS 4
Crowder • SLB 4
Gray • SLB 4
5. Pipgras • NYY 3
Heimach • NYY 3
Walberg • PHA 3
Wells • NYY 3
Earnshaw • PHA 3
10. Grove • PHA 2
Morris • BOS 2
Thomas • CHW 2
Holloway • CLE 2
Hudlin • CLE 2
Miller • CLE 2
Zachary • NYY 2

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Crowder • SLB 22
Walberg • PHA 22
3. Wells • NYY 19
4. Gray • SLB 18
Blaeholder • SLB 18
6. Thomas • CHW 17
Ruffing • BOS 17
8. Pipgras • NYY 16
Whitehill • DET 16
Collins • SLB 16

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Earnshaw • PHA 125
2. Ruffing • BOS 118
3. Ferrell • CLE 109
4. Sorrell • DET 106
5. Walberg • PHA 99
6. Gray • SLB 96
Whitehill • DET 96
8. Morris • BOS 95
Pipgras • NYY 95
10. Crowder • SLB 93

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Gray • SLB 336
2. Hudlin • CLE 299
3. Uhle • DET 283
4. Ruffing • BOS 280
5. Grove • PHA 278
6. Lyons • CHW 276
7. Crowder • SLB 272
8. Thomas • CHW 270
Sorrell • DET 270
10. Whitehill • DET 267

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. Grove • PHA 2.099
2. Marberry • WSH 1.754
3. Pennock • NYY 1.750
4. Uhle • DET 1.724
5. Pipgras • NYY 1.316
6. Earnshaw • PHA 1.192
7. Blaeholder • SLB 1.180
8. Braxton • WSH 1.157
9. Hadley • WSH 1.153
10. Gray • SLB 1.135

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. Marberry • WSH 0.216
2. Hudlin • CLE 0.225
3. Ferrell • CLE 0.260
4. Grove • PHA 0.262
5. Earnshaw • PHA 0.283
6. Braxton • WSH 0.297
7. Morris • BOS 0.302
8. Miller • CLE 0.306
9. Uhle • DET 0.325
10. MacFayden • BOS 0.326

Losses

Losses

1. Ruffing • BOS 22
2. Lyons • CHW 20
3. Gaston • BOS 19
4. MacFayden • BOS 18
Thomas • CHW 18
Russell • BOS 18
7. Carroll • DET 17
8. Hadley • WSH 16
9. Gray • SLB 15
Hudlin • CLE 15
Crowder • SLB 15
Sorrell • DET 15
Blaeholder • SLB 15
Whitehill • DET 15

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Ruffing • BOS 132
2. Sorrell • DET 130
3. Whitehill • DET 126
Gray • SLB 126
5. Hadley • WSH 122
6. Lyons • CHW 118
7. Crowder • SLB 116
8. Uhle • DET 113
9. Walberg • PHA 107
10. Pipgras • NYY 106

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Gaston • BOS 17
2. Brown • WSH 9
3. Morris • BOS 8
Grove • PHA 8
Earnshaw • PHA 8
6. Gray • SLB 7
7. Carroll • DET 6
Uhle • DET 6
Ruffing • BOS 6
10. Sorrell • DET 5
Hadley • WSH 5

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. McKain • CHW 10
2. Faber • CHW 9
3. Bayne • BOS 8
Carroll • DET 8
5. Miller • CLE 7
6. Collins • SLB 6
Marberry • WSH 6
8. MacFayden • BOS 5
Sherid • NYY 5
Earnshaw • PHA 5
Pipgras • NYY 5
Hadley • WSH 5

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Gray • SLB 1,310
2. Hudlin • CLE 1,201
3. Grove • PHA 1,168
4. Walberg • PHA 1,139
5. Crowder • SLB 1,128
6. Earnshaw • PHA 1,115
7. Ruffing • BOS 1,112
8. Lyons • CHW 1,102
9. Thomas • CHW 1,093
10. Uhle • DET 1,084

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. Moore • NYY 28
2. Marberry • WSH 21
3. Shores • PHA 19
4. Yde • DET 16
5. McKain • CHW 15
Rommel • PHA 15
7. Heimach • NYY 14
Miljus • CLE 14
Carroll • BOS 14
10. Coffman • SLB 13
Kimsey • SLB 13
Dugan • CHW 13
Ogden • SLB 13
Sherid • NYY 13
Burke • WSH 13

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Grove • PHA 149
2. Marberry • WSH 139
3. Thomas • CHW 133
4. Hudlin • CLE 132
5. Earnshaw • PHA 128
6. Miller • CLE 123
7. Ferrell • CLE 123
8. Gray • SLB 119
9. MacFayden • BOS 117
10. Walberg • PHA 117

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. Grove • PHA 2.85
2. Marberry • WSH 3.04
3. Uhle • DET 3.18
4. Braxton • WSH 3.45
5. Hudlin • CLE 3.48
6. Earnshaw • PHA 3.56
7. Miller • CLE 3.65
8. Faber • CHW 3.67
9. Pennock • NYY 3.67
10. Quinn • PHA 3.68

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. Grove • PHA 42
2. Marberry • WSH 34
3. Hudlin • CLE 33
4. Earnshaw • PHA 27
5. Gray • SLB 26
6. Walberg • PHA 24
7. Thomas • CHW 23
8. Ferrell • CLE 23
9. Zachary • NYY 19
10. Miller • CLE 18

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. Grove • PHA 4.2
2. Marberry • WSH 3.3
3. Hudlin • CLE 3.3
4. Earnshaw • PHA 2.6
5. Gray • SLB 2.5
6. Walberg • PHA 2.3
7. Thomas • CHW 2.3
8. Ferrell • CLE 2.2
9. Zachary • NYY 1.8
10. Miller • CLE 1.8

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)

<strong>Base-Out Runs Saved</strong><br>Given the bases occupied/out situation, how many runs did the pitcher<br>save in the resulting play. Compared to average, so 0 is average, and<br>above 0 is better than average

1. Grove • PHA 51.43
2. Marberry • WSH 49.43
3. Walberg • PHA 37.03
4. Earnshaw • PHA 35.65
5. Hudlin • CLE 31.03
6. Ferrell • CLE 30.48
7. Gray • SLB 29.78
8. Shores • PHA 22.30
9. Zachary • NYY 20.08
10. Stewart • SLB 18.59

Win Probability Added (WPA)

<strong>Win Probability Added by Pitcher</strong><br>Given average teams, this is the change in probability.<br>A change of +/- 1 would indicate one win added or lost.

1. Grove • PHA 5.4
2. Marberry • WSH 4.4
3. Earnshaw • PHA 3.7
4. Hudlin • CLE 3.7
5. Walberg • PHA 3.7
6. Shores • PHA 3.5
7. Gray • SLB 3.0
8. Ferrell • CLE 2.8
9. Crowder • SLB 2.4
10. Zachary • NYY 2.3

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)

<strong>Situational Wins (WPA/LI)</strong><br>It is the sum of WPA divided by the leverage index for each play.<br>WPA depends greatly on the context of the at bats.<br>This stat does not.

1. Marberry • WSH 4.6
2. Grove • PHA 4.2
3. Hudlin • CLE 3.3
4. Walberg • PHA 3.1
5. Earnshaw • PHA 2.8
6. Faber • CHW 2.3
7. Miller • CLE 2.0
8. Shores • PHA 1.8
9. Ferrell • CLE 1.6
10. Gray • SLB 1.6

Championship WPA (cWPA)

<strong>Championship Win Probability Added by Pitcher</strong><br>Given average teams, this is the change in probability, displayed in percentage points.<br>A change of +/- 100% would indicate one world series win added or lost.

1. Grove • PHA 12.0
2. Walberg • PHA 7.4
3. Earnshaw • PHA 6.5
4. Gray • SLB 5.7
5. Uhle • DET 5.1
6. Shores • PHA 4.2
7. Ehmke • PHA 3.8
8. Collins • SLB 3.3
9. Moore • NYY 1.8
10. Hudlin • CLE 1.7

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)

<strong>Base-Out Wins Saved</strong><br>This is the number of wins above average the player was worth by their performance<br>measured by the 24 base-out situations.

1. Grove • PHA 5.2
2. Marberry • WSH 4.9
3. Walberg • PHA 3.7
4. Earnshaw • PHA 3.5
5. Hudlin • CLE 3.0
6. Ferrell • CLE 2.9
7. Gray • SLB 2.8
8. Shores • PHA 2.2
9. Zachary • NYY 2.1
10. Stewart • SLB 1.8

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