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. Boudreau • CLE 10.4
2. Williams • BOS 8.3
3. DiMaggio • NYY 6.9
4. Newhouser • DET 6.7
5. Gordon • CLE 6.5
6. Lemon • CLE 6.4
7. Keltner • CLE 6.1
8. Garver • SLB 5.6
9. Henrich • NYY 5.5
10. Scarborough • WSH 5.3

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. Newhouser • DET 6.5
2. Scarborough • WSH 5.2
3. Garver • SLB 4.9
4. Lemon • CLE 4.7
5. Bearden • CLE 4.4
6. Fannin • SLB 3.9
7. Trucks • DET 3.8
8. Fowler • PHA 3.8
9. Dobson • BOS 3.7
10. Parnell • BOS 3.5

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. Bearden • CLE 2.43
2. Scarborough • WSH 2.82
3. Lemon • CLE 2.82
4. Newhouser • DET 3.01
5. Parnell • BOS 3.14
6. Garver • SLB 3.41
7. Shea • NYY 3.41
8. Trout • DET 3.43
9. Zoldak • 2TM 3.44
10. Dobson • BOS 3.56

Wins

Wins

1. Newhouser • DET 21
2. Lemon • CLE 20
Bearden • CLE 20
4. Feller • CLE 19
Raschi • NYY 19
6. Kramer • BOS 18
7. Lopat • NYY 17
8. Reynolds • NYY 16
Dobson • BOS 16
10. Scarborough • WSH 15
Fowler • PHA 15
Parnell • BOS 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. Kramer • BOS .783
2. Bearden • CLE .741
3. Raschi • NYY .704
4. Reynolds • NYY .696
5. Fowler • PHA .652
Scarborough • WSH .652
Parnell • BOS .652
8. Scheib • PHA .636
Newhouser • DET .636
10. Dobson • BOS .615

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Lemon • CLE 1.226
2. Hutchinson • DET 1.226
3. Raschi • NYY 1.266
4. Bearden • CLE 1.276
5. Newhouser • DET 1.278
6. Scarborough • WSH 1.284
7. Trucks • DET 1.299
8. Shea • NYY 1.310
9. Zoldak • 2TM 1.322
10. Feller • CLE 1.323

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Shea • NYY 6.764
2. Lemon • CLE 7.079
3. Bearden • CLE 7.328
4. Scarborough • WSH 8.061
5. Trucks • DET 8.079
6. Masterson • WSH 8.186
7. Feller • CLE 8.187
8. Newhouser • DET 8.229
9. Fannin • SLB 8.340
10. Raschi • NYY 8.407

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. Hutchinson • DET 1.955
2. Zoldak • 2TM 2.424
3. Lopat • NYY 2.621
4. Kramer • BOS 2.810
5. Houtteman • DET 2.848
6. Raschi • NYY 2.991
7. Kinder • BOS 3.185
8. Newhouser • DET 3.272
9. Fowler • PHA 3.342
10. Dobson • BOS 3.375

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Brissie • PHA 5.892
2. Feller • CLE 5.265
3. Trucks • DET 5.230
4. Raschi • NYY 5.012
5. Newhouser • DET 4.726
6. Lemon • CLE 4.505
7. Trout • DET 4.459
8. Fannin • SLB 4.296
9. Dobson • BOS 4.255
10. Shea • NYY 4.105

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Page • NYY 55
2. Widmar • SLB 49
3. Biscan • SLB 47
4. Thompson • WSH 46
5. Christopher • CLE 45
Harris • PHA 45
7. Feller • CLE 44
Klieman • CLE 44
9. Houtteman • DET 43
Lemon • CLE 43
Stephens • SLB 43
Trucks • DET 43

Saves

Saves

1. Christopher • CLE 17
2. Page • NYY 16
3. Ferrick • WSH 10
Houtteman • DET 10
5. Judson • CHW 8
6. Savage • PHA 5
Garver • SLB 5
Harris • PHA 5
Johnson • BOS 5
Brissie • PHA 5

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Lemon • CLE 293.2
2. Feller • CLE 280.1
3. Newhouser • DET 272.1
4. Dobson • BOS 245.1
5. Reynolds • NYY 236.1
6. Bearden • CLE 229.2
7. Sanford • SLB 227.0
8. Lopat • NYY 226.2
9. Marchildon • PHA 226.1
10. Wight • CHW 223.1

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Feller • CLE 164
2. Lemon • CLE 147
3. Newhouser • DET 143
4. Brissie • PHA 127
5. Raschi • NYY 124
6. Trucks • DET 123
7. Dobson • BOS 116
8. Fannin • SLB 102
9. Reynolds • NYY 101
10. Byrne • NYY 93

Games Started

Games Started

1. Feller • CLE 38
2. Lemon • CLE 37
3. Newhouser • DET 35
4. Sanford • SLB 33
5. Dobson • BOS 32
Wight • CHW 32
7. Wynn • WSH 31
Lopat • NYY 31
Raschi • NYY 31
Reynolds • NYY 31

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Lemon • CLE 20
2. Newhouser • DET 19
3. Raschi • NYY 18
Feller • CLE 18
5. Parnell • BOS 16
Dobson • BOS 16
Fowler • PHA 16
8. Bearden • CLE 15
Scheib • PHA 15
Hutchinson • DET 15
Wynn • WSH 15

Shutouts

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

1. Lemon • CLE 10
2. Bearden • CLE 6
Raschi • NYY 6
4. Dobson • BOS 5
5. Fannin • SLB 3
Lopat • NYY 3
Coleman • PHA 3
Shea • NYY 3
9. Kramer • BOS 2
Paige • CLE 2
Newhouser • DET 2
Masterson • WSH 2
Trout • DET 2
Fowler • PHA 2
Feller • CLE 2

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Hutchinson • DET 32
2. Feller • CLE 20
3. Marchildon • PHA 19
Sanford • SLB 19
5. Wynn • WSH 18
6. Fowler • PHA 17
Reynolds • NYY 17
8. Lopat • NYY 16
9. Raschi • NYY 15
10. Garver • SLB 14
Fannin • SLB 14
Dobson • BOS 14
Scheib • PHA 14
Stephens • SLB 14
Trucks • DET 14

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Wight • CHW 135
2. Marchildon • PHA 131
3. Lemon • CLE 129
4. Masterson • WSH 122
5. Kennedy • 2TM 117
6. Feller • CLE 116
7. Reynolds • NYY 111
8. Hudson • WSH 107
9. Bearden • CLE 106
10. Fannin • SLB 104

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Feller • CLE 255
2. Sanford • SLB 250
3. Newhouser • DET 249
4. Lopat • NYY 246
5. Reynolds • NYY 240
6. Wight • CHW 238
7. Dobson • BOS 237
8. Wynn • WSH 236
9. Kramer • BOS 233
10. Lemon • CLE 231

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. Hutchinson • DET 1.917
2. Raschi • NYY 1.676
3. Trucks • DET 1.447
4. Newhouser • DET 1.444
5. Houtteman • DET 1.423
6. Feller • CLE 1.414
7. Brissie • PHA 1.337
8. Dobson • BOS 1.261
9. Lopat • NYY 1.258
10. Trout • DET 1.247

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. Brissie • PHA 0.278
2. Trout • DET 0.294
3. Parnell • BOS 0.297
4. Newhouser • DET 0.330
5. Bearden • CLE 0.353
6. Wight • CHW 0.363
7. Lemon • CLE 0.368
8. Coleman • PHA 0.459
9. Scarborough • WSH 0.486
10. Kinder • BOS 0.506

Losses

Losses

1. Sanford • SLB 21
2. Wight • CHW 20
3. Wynn • WSH 19
4. Houtteman • DET 16
Hudson • WSH 16
6. Feller • CLE 15
Marchildon • PHA 15
Masterson • WSH 15
9. Lemon • CLE 14
Trout • DET 14
Fannin • SLB 14

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Wynn • WSH 128
2. Hudson • WSH 119
Wight • CHW 119
4. Sanford • SLB 117
5. Marchildon • PHA 114
6. Feller • CLE 111
7. Hutchinson • DET 106
8. Fannin • SLB 99
Kramer • BOS 99
Reynolds • NYY 99

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Reynolds • NYY 9
2. Stephens • SLB 7
Brissie • PHA 7
Trucks • DET 7
Marchildon • PHA 7
6. Biscan • SLB 6
Coleman • PHA 6
Widmar • SLB 6
Dobson • BOS 6
10. Bearden • CLE 5
Savage • PHA 5
Raschi • NYY 5
Wight • CHW 5
Newhouser • DET 5
Moulder • CHW 5
Garver • SLB 5
Kennedy • 2TM 5

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Biscan • SLB 9
Byrne • NYY 9
3. Ferriss • BOS 7
4. Gromek • CLE 6
Haefner • WSH 6
Harrist • 2TM 6
Hudson • WSH 6
8. Kennedy • 2TM 5
Gettel • 2TM 5
10. Masterson • WSH 4
Stephens • SLB 4
Shore • SLB 4
Fowler • PHA 4
Marchildon • PHA 4
Reynolds • NYY 4
Parnell • BOS 4

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Lemon • CLE 1,214
2. Feller • CLE 1,186
3. Newhouser • DET 1,146
4. Dobson • BOS 1,044
5. Reynolds • NYY 1,017
6. Wight • CHW 1,010
7. Marchildon • PHA 1,007
8. Sanford • SLB 997
9. Lopat • NYY 958
10. Coleman • PHA 944

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. Page • NYY 38
2. Christopher • CLE 28
3. Ferrick • WSH 26
4. Thompson • WSH 24
5. Biscan • SLB 22
6. Johnson • BOS 21
Widmar • SLB 21
8. Harris • PHA 19
Savage • PHA 19
10. Judson • CHW 18
Klieman • CLE 18
Caldwell • 2TM 18

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Bearden • CLE 168
2. Scarborough • WSH 154
3. Newhouser • DET 145
4. Lemon • CLE 144
5. Parnell • BOS 139
6. Garver • SLB 133
7. Trout • DET 128
8. Zoldak • 2TM 124
9. Dobson • BOS 123
10. Shea • NYY 120

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. Newhouser • DET 3.29
2. Brissie • PHA 3.35
3. Trout • DET 3.42
4. Raschi • NYY 3.56
5. Lemon • CLE 3.64
6. Trucks • DET 3.69
7. Dobson • BOS 3.69
8. Houtteman • DET 3.71
9. Kramer • BOS 3.75
10. Feller • CLE 3.78

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. Bearden • CLE 43
2. Lemon • CLE 43
3. Newhouser • DET 37
4. Scarborough • WSH 28
5. Parnell • BOS 27
6. Garver • SLB 20
7. Dobson • BOS 19
8. Feller • CLE 17
9. Gromek • CLE 16
10. Zoldak • 2TM 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. Bearden • CLE 4.4
2. Lemon • CLE 4.4
3. Newhouser • DET 3.8
4. Scarborough • WSH 2.9
5. Parnell • BOS 2.7
6. Garver • SLB 2.0
7. Dobson • BOS 1.9
8. Feller • CLE 1.7
9. Zoldak • 2TM 1.6
Gromek • CLE 1.6

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. Lemon • CLE 53.69
2. Bearden • CLE 51.39
3. Scarborough • WSH 27.51
4. Gromek • CLE 25.12
5. Feller • CLE 24.73
6. Newhouser • DET 23.17
7. Reynolds • NYY 19.16
8. Shea • NYY 18.11
9. Byrne • NYY 17.89
10. Raschi • NYY 17.65

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. Bearden • CLE 4.6
2. Scarborough • WSH 3.2
3. Newhouser • DET 3.1
4. Feller • CLE 2.7
5. Lemon • CLE 2.6
6. Gromek • CLE 2.3
7. Byrne • NYY 2.0
8. Trucks • DET 1.9
9. Zoldak • 2TM 1.8
10. Garver • SLB 1.8

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. Lemon • CLE 5.5
2. Feller • CLE 3.7
3. Bearden • CLE 2.9
4. Newhouser • DET 2.8
5. Parnell • BOS 2.2
6. Trucks • DET 2.1
7. Scarborough • WSH 2.0
8. Raschi • NYY 2.0
9. Kramer • BOS 1.6
10. Paige • CLE 1.5

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. Bearden • CLE 29.4
2. Feller • CLE 11.5
3. Gromek • CLE 9.7
4. Zoldak • 2TM 7.6
5. Byrne • NYY 6.2
6. Paige • CLE 5.4
7. Lemon • CLE 4.8
8. Harris • BOS 3.7
9. Ferriss • BOS 3.5
10. Kramer • BOS 3.5

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. Lemon • CLE 5.8
2. Bearden • CLE 5.6
3. Scarborough • WSH 2.8
4. Gromek • CLE 2.6
5. Feller • CLE 2.5
6. Newhouser • DET 2.3
7. Reynolds • NYY 2.0
8. Shea • NYY 1.9
9. Byrne • NYY 1.8
10. Raschi • NYY 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