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. Mantle • NYY 9.5
2. Kaline • DET 8.2
3. Pierce • CHW 7.0
4. Williams • BOS 6.9
5. Wynn • CLE 6.0
6. Hoeft • DET 5.4
7. Bauer • NYY 5.4
8. Score • CLE 5.2
9. McDougald • NYY 5.1
10. Fox • CHW 5.0

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. Pierce • CHW 7.0
2. Wynn • CLE 6.1
3. Score • CLE 5.6
4. Hoeft • DET 5.0
5. Sullivan • BOS 4.6
6. Ford • NYY 3.8
7. Wight • 2TM 3.6
8. Wilson • BAL 3.5
9. Susce • BOS 3.1
Turley • NYY 3.1

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. Pierce • CHW 1.97
2. Ford • NYY 2.63
3. Wynn • CLE 2.82
4. Score • CLE 2.85
5. Sullivan • BOS 2.91
6. Hoeft • DET 2.99
7. Turley • NYY 3.06
8. Lary • DET 3.10
9. Byrne • NYY 3.15
10. Donovan • CHW 3.32

Wins

Wins

1. Ford • NYY 18
Lemon • CLE 18
Sullivan • BOS 18
4. Wynn • CLE 17
Turley • NYY 17
6. Hoeft • DET 16
Score • CLE 16
Byrne • NYY 16
9. Donovan • CHW 15
Pierce • CHW 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. Byrne • NYY .762
2. Ford • NYY .720
3. Hoeft • DET .696
4. Lemon • CLE .643
5. Donovan • CHW .625
Houtteman • CLE .625
7. Trucks • CHW .619
8. Score • CLE .615
9. Harshman • CHW .611
10. Wynn • CLE .607

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Pierce • CHW 1.099
2. Ford • NYY 1.187
3. Hoeft • DET 1.191
4. Gromek • DET 1.215
5. Wilson • BAL 1.220
6. Wynn • CLE 1.248
7. Donovan • CHW 1.251
8. Sullivan • BOS 1.288
9. Byrd • 2TM 1.324
10. Harshman • CHW 1.344

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Turley • NYY 6.130
2. Score • CLE 6.255
3. Ford • NYY 6.670
4. Pierce • CHW 7.089
5. Harshman • CHW 7.227
6. Wilson • BAL 7.649
7. Hoeft • DET 7.650
8. Byrne • NYY 7.706
9. McDermott • WSH 8.077
10. Wynn • CLE 8.100

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. Gromek • DET 1.840
2. Donovan • CHW 2.310
3. Garcia • CLE 2.392
4. Garver • DET 2.614
5. Porterfield • WSH 2.730
6. Pierce • CHW 2.801
7. Schmitz • WSH 2.945
8. Hoeft • DET 3.068
9. Wynn • CLE 3.130
10. Trucks • CHW 3.137

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Score • CLE 9.699
2. Turley • NYY 7.662
3. Pierce • CHW 6.870
4. Harshman • CHW 5.822
5. Hoeft • DET 5.441
6. Garcia • CLE 5.127
7. Ford • NYY 4.861
8. Wynn • CLE 4.774
9. Trucks • CHW 4.680
10. McDermott • WSH 4.500

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Narleski • CLE 60
2. Gorman • KCA 57
Mossi • CLE 57
4. Dorish • 2TM 48
5. Moore • BAL 46
6. Konstanty • NYY 45
Ramos • WSH 45
8. Consuegra • CHW 44
9. Hurd • BOS 43
Kinder • BOS 43
Pascual • WSH 43
Stone • WSH 43

Saves

Saves

1. Narleski • CLE 19
2. Kinder • BOS 18
Gorman • KCA 18
4. Konstanty • NYY 12
5. Morgan • NYY 11
6. Howell • CHW 9
Mossi • CLE 9
8. Dorish • 2TM 7
Consuegra • CHW 7
Moore • BAL 7

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Sullivan • BOS 260.0
2. Ford • NYY 253.2
3. Turley • NYY 246.2
4. Wilson • BAL 235.1
5. Lary • DET 235.0
6. Garver • DET 230.2
7. Wynn • CLE 230.0
8. Score • CLE 227.1
9. Hoeft • DET 220.0
10. Lemon • CLE 211.1

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Score • CLE 245
2. Turley • NYY 210
3. Pierce • CHW 157
4. Ford • NYY 137
5. Hoeft • DET 133
6. Sullivan • BOS 129
7. Wynn • CLE 122
8. Garcia • CLE 120
9. Harshman • CHW 116
10. Lemon • CLE 100

Games Started

Games Started

1. Sullivan • BOS 35
2. Turley • NYY 34
3. Ford • NYY 33
4. Score • CLE 32
Garver • DET 32
6. Nixon • BOS 31
Garcia • CLE 31
Wilson • BAL 31
Wynn • CLE 31
Lemon • CLE 31
Lary • DET 31

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Ford • NYY 18
2. Hoeft • DET 17
3. Pierce • CHW 16
Lary • DET 16
Wynn • CLE 16
Garver • DET 16
Sullivan • BOS 16
8. Wilson • BAL 14
9. Turley • NYY 13
10. Donovan • CHW 11
Score • CLE 11

Shutouts

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

1. Hoeft • DET 7
2. Pierce • CHW 6
Wynn • CLE 6
Turley • NYY 6
5. Donovan • CHW 5
Ford • NYY 5
7. Wilson • BAL 4
8. Trucks • CHW 3
Nixon • BOS 3
Sullivan • BOS 3
Kellner • KCA 3
Byrne • NYY 3

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Gromek • DET 26
2. Ditmar • KCA 23
Sullivan • BOS 23
4. Boyer • KCA 21
Brewer • BOS 21
Garver • DET 21
7. Ceccarelli • KCA 20
Ford • NYY 20
Lopat • 2TM 20
10. Trucks • CHW 19
Wynn • CLE 19

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Turley • NYY 177
2. Score • CLE 154
3. Stone • WSH 114
4. Ford • NYY 113
5. McDermott • WSH 100
Sullivan • BOS 100
7. Harshman • CHW 97
8. Lary • DET 89
9. Brewer • BOS 87
Byrne • NYY 87
Wilson • BAL 87

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Garver • DET 251
2. Sullivan • BOS 235
3. Lary • DET 232
4. Garcia • CLE 230
5. Lemon • CLE 218
6. Nixon • BOS 207
Wynn • CLE 207
8. Wilson • BAL 200
9. Brewer • BOS 198
10. Porterfield • WSH 197

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. Pierce • CHW 2.453
2. Garcia • CLE 2.143
3. Gromek • DET 1.973
4. Donovan • CHW 1.833
5. Hoeft • DET 1.773
6. Score • CLE 1.591
7. Wynn • CLE 1.525
8. Trucks • CHW 1.492
9. Porterfield • WSH 1.370
10. Lemon • CLE 1.351

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. Lary • DET 0.383
2. Nixon • BOS 0.433
3. Schmitz • WSH 0.436
4. McDermott • WSH 0.519
5. Palica • BAL 0.530
6. Turley • NYY 0.584
7. Wilson • BAL 0.650
8. Byrne • NYY 0.675
9. Hoeft • DET 0.695
10. Stone • WSH 0.700

Losses

Losses

1. Wilson • BAL 18
2. Porterfield • WSH 17
3. Garver • DET 16
4. Lary • DET 15
5. Stobbs • WSH 14
6. Garcia • CLE 13
Stone • WSH 13
Sullivan • BOS 13
Turley • NYY 13
10. Ditmar • KCA 12
Pascual • WSH 12
Lopat • 2TM 12

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Garver • DET 102
2. Ditmar • KCA 98
3. Garcia • CLE 94
Nixon • BOS 94
5. Lemon • CLE 91
6. Brewer • BOS 90
Wilson • BAL 90
8. Pascual • WSH 88
Porterfield • WSH 88
10. Sullivan • BOS 84
Turley • NYY 84

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Score • CLE 12
2. Stone • WSH 9
3. Lemon • CLE 8
4. Ford • NYY 7
Ditmar • KCA 7
Turley • NYY 7
Lary • DET 7
Brewer • BOS 7
Wilson • BAL 7
10. Wight • 2TM 6
Garver • DET 6

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Ramos • WSH 11
2. Byrd • 2TM 9
Gromek • DET 9
McDermott • WSH 9
5. Susce • BOS 8
Brewer • BOS 8
7. Ditmar • KCA 7
Turley • NYY 7
Sullivan • BOS 7
Boyer • KCA 7
Schmitz • WSH 7
Byrne • NYY 7
Abernathy • WSH 7

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Sullivan • BOS 1,105
2. Turley • NYY 1,075
3. Ford • NYY 1,027
4. Lary • DET 997
5. Garver • DET 992
6. Wilson • BAL 991
7. Score • CLE 978
8. Wynn • CLE 964
9. Hoeft • DET 909
Lemon • CLE 909

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. Kinder • BOS 38
2. Narleski • CLE 36
3. Gorman • KCA 35
4. Konstanty • NYY 30
5. Mossi • CLE 27
6. Hurd • BOS 26
7. Howell • CHW 25
8. Morgan • NYY 24
9. Dorish • 2TM 23
10. Aber • DET 22
Ramos • WSH 22
Zuverink • 2TM 22

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Pierce • CHW 200
2. Sullivan • BOS 149
3. Ford • NYY 144
4. Wynn • CLE 142
5. Score • CLE 141
6. Hoeft • DET 130
7. Lary • DET 125
8. Turley • NYY 123
9. Byrne • NYY 120
10. Donovan • CHW 118

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. Pierce • CHW 2.83
2. Garcia • CLE 3.12
3. Hoeft • DET 3.27
4. Score • CLE 3.29
5. Lary • DET 3.30
6. Nixon • BOS 3.35
7. Donovan • CHW 3.43
8. Wynn • CLE 3.46
9. Porterfield • WSH 3.50
10. Schmitz • WSH 3.51

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. Pierce • CHW 46
2. Sullivan • BOS 34
3. Ford • NYY 34
4. Wynn • CLE 28
5. Score • CLE 27
6. Hoeft • DET 26
7. Turley • NYY 22
8. Susce • BOS 19
9. Wight • 2TM 19
10. Consuegra • CHW 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. Pierce • CHW 5.0
2. Sullivan • BOS 3.6
3. Ford • NYY 3.6
4. Wynn • CLE 3.0
5. Score • CLE 2.9
6. Hoeft • DET 2.7
7. Turley • NYY 2.3
8. Susce • BOS 2.0
9. Wight • 2TM 2.0
10. Consuegra • CHW 1.9

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. Pierce • CHW 50.08
2. Ford • NYY 47.57
3. Hoeft • DET 33.97
4. Turley • NYY 33.57
5. Sullivan • BOS 29.82
6. Wynn • CLE 29.63
7. Score • CLE 27.12
8. Donovan • CHW 20.10
9. Kinder • BOS 19.24
10. Lary • DET 19.20

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. Narleski • CLE 6.1
2. Pierce • CHW 5.4
3. Ford • NYY 4.3
4. Hoeft • DET 3.6
5. Wynn • CLE 3.3
6. Turley • NYY 3.0
7. Wight • 2TM 2.6
8. Kinder • BOS 2.4
9. Score • CLE 2.4
10. Gorman • KCA 2.2

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. Pierce • CHW 4.1
2. Hoeft • DET 3.4
3. Ford • NYY 3.3
4. Wynn • CLE 2.3
5. Turley • NYY 2.3
6. Donovan • CHW 2.0
7. Sullivan • BOS 2.0
8. Score • CLE 1.8
9. Narleski • CLE 1.6
10. Consuegra • CHW 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. Narleski • CLE 18.3
2. Byrne • NYY 15.4
3. Ford • NYY 15.2
4. Pierce • CHW 14.3
5. Wynn • CLE 10.3
6. Mossi • CLE 9.7
7. Larsen • NYY 8.5
8. Turley • NYY 6.9
9. Harshman • CHW 5.8
10. Howell • CHW 5.6

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. Pierce • CHW 5.5
2. Ford • NYY 5.3
3. Hoeft • DET 3.7
4. Turley • NYY 3.7
5. Wynn • CLE 3.1
6. Sullivan • BOS 3.0
7. Score • CLE 2.8
8. Donovan • CHW 2.1
9. Lary • DET 2.0
10. Kinder • BOS 1.9

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