1996 American League Pitching Leaders

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Other Leagues: Major Leagues, NL

Pennant Winner: New York Yankees

AL Most Valuable Player: Juan González

AL Cy Young: Pat Hentgen

AL Rookie of the Year: Derek Jeter

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American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all

Wins Above Replacement A single number that presents the number of wins the player added to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add. Scale for a single-season: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Griffey • SEA 9.7

2. Rodriguez • SEA 9.4

3. Knoblauch • MIN 8.7

4. Hentgen • TOR 8.6

5. Clemens • BOS 7.8

6. Thome • CLE 7.5

7. Anderson • BAL 6.9

8. Guzmán • TOR 6.7

9. Hill • TEX 6.6

10. Nagy • CLE 6.6

WAR for Pitchers

Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers A single number that presents the number of wins the player added 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. Scale: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Hentgen • TOR 8.6

2. Clemens • BOS 7.7

3. Guzmán • TOR 6.7

4. Hill • TEX 6.6

5. Nagy • CLE 6.6

6. Fernandez • CHW 6.4

7. Appier • KCR 5.9

8. Pettitte • NYY 5.6

9. McDonald • MIL 5.4

10. Rivera • NYY 5.0

Earned Run Average

9 * ER / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played. Bold indicates lowest ERA using current stats Gold means awarded ERA title at end of year.

1. Guzmán • TOR 2.93

2. Hentgen • TOR 3.22

3. Nagy • CLE 3.41

4. Fernandez • CHW 3.45

5. Appier • KCR 3.62

6. Hill • TEX 3.63

7. Clemens • BOS 3.63

8. Pettitte • NYY 3.87

9. McDonald • MIL 3.90

10. Belcher • KCR 3.92

Wins

1. Pettitte • NYY 21

2. Hentgen • TOR 20

3. Mussina • BAL 19

4. Nagy • CLE 17

5. Fernandez • CHW 16

Hill • TEX 16

Witt • TEX 16

8. Álvarez • CHW 15

Belcher • KCR 15

Finley • CAL 15

Hershiser • CLE 15

Pavlik • TEX 15

Win-Loss %

Win-Loss Percentage W / (W + L) For players, leaders need one decision for every ten team games. For managers, minimum to qualify for leading is 320 games.

1. Moyer • 2TM .813

2. Nagy • CLE .773

3. Pettitte • NYY .724

4. Oliver • TEX .700

5. Hentgen • TOR .667

6. Pavlik • TEX .652

7. Baldwin • CHW .647

8. Mussina • BAL .633

9. Wells • SEA .632

10. Coppinger • BAL .625

Ogea • CLE .625

Hershiser • CLE .625

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Guzmán • TOR 1.124

2. Fernandez • CHW 1.240

3. Radke • MIN 1.241

4. Hentgen • TOR 1.250

5. Nagy • CLE 1.252

6. Appier • KCR 1.263

7. Clemens • BOS 1.327

8. Wells • BAL 1.328

9. Baldwin • CHW 1.331

10. McDonald • MIL 1.333

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Guzmán • TOR 7.577

2. Clemens • BOS 8.011

3. Hentgen • TOR 8.063

4. Appier • KCR 8.177

5. Fernandez • CHW 8.651

6. Nagy • CLE 8.797

7. Gooden • NYY 8.912

8. Álvarez • CHW 8.945

9. Baldwin • CHW 8.947

10. Radke • MIN 8.961

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

9 x BB / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played

1. Haney • KCR 2.013

2. Wells • BAL 2.046

3. Radke • MIN 2.211

4. Nagy • CLE 2.473

5. Fernandez • CHW 2.512

6. Hershiser • CLE 2.534

7. Guzmán • TOR 2.542

8. Mussina • BAL 2.552

9. Belcher • KCR 2.564

10. Erickson • BAL 2.672

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Clemens • BOS 9.532

2. Appier • KCR 8.815

3. Finley • CAL 8.130

4. Guzmán • TOR 7.913

5. Mussina • BAL 7.545

6. Álvarez • CHW 7.495

7. Gordon • BOS 7.136

8. Witt • TEX 7.077

9. Fernandez • CHW 6.977

10. Nagy • CLE 6.770

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Guardado • MIN 83

Myers • DET 83

3. Stanton • 2TM 81

4. Slocumb • BOS 75

5. Jackson • SEA 73

Nelson • NYY 73

7. Groom • OAK 72

Hernández • CHW 72

Lewis • DET 72

Mohler • OAK 72

Saves

1. Wetteland • NYY 43

2. Mesa • CLE 39

3. Hernández • CHW 38

4. Percival • CAL 36

5. Fetters • MIL 32

6. Henneman • TEX 31

Timlin • TOR 31

Slocumb • BOS 31

Myers • BAL 31

10. Montgomery • KCR 24

Innings Pitched

1. Hentgen • TOR 265.2

2. Fernandez • CHW 258.0

3. Hill • TEX 250.2

4. Mussina • BAL 243.1

5. Clemens • BOS 242.2

6. Belcher • KCR 238.2

7. Finley • CAL 238.0

8. Radke • MIN 232.0

9. Haney • KCR 228.0

10. Tapani • CHW 225.1

Strikeouts

1. Clemens • BOS 257

2. Finley • CAL 215

3. Appier • KCR 207

4. Mussina • BAL 204

5. Fernandez • CHW 200

6. Álvarez • CHW 181

7. Hentgen • TOR 177

8. Gordon • BOS 171

9. Hill • TEX 170

10. Nagy • CLE 167

Games Started

1. Mussina • BAL 36

2. Álvarez • CHW 35

Belcher • KCR 35

Fernandez • CHW 35

Finley • CAL 35

Haney • KCR 35

Hanson • TOR 35

Hentgen • TOR 35

Hill • TEX 35

Hitchcock • SEA 35

McDonald • MIL 35

Radke • MIN 35

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Hentgen • TOR 10

2. Pavlik • TEX 7

Hill • TEX 7

4. Wakefield • BOS 6

Clemens • BOS 6

Erickson • BAL 6

Fernandez • CHW 6

8. Appier • KCR 5

Robertson • MIN 5

Nagy • CLE 5

McDowell • CLE 5

Shutouts

Shutouts No runs allowed and a complete game.

1. Hentgen • TOR 3

Robertson • MIN 3

Hill • TEX 3

4. Lira • DET 2

Clemens • BOS 2

6. Martínez • CLE 1

Appier • KCR 1

Adams • OAK 1

Hanson • TOR 1

Haney • KCR 1

Guzmán • TOR 1

Gubicza • KCR 1

Grimsley • CAL 1

Gordon • BOS 1

Gooden • NYY 1

Finley • CAL 1

Fernandez • CHW 1

Burkett • TEX 1

Belcher • KCR 1

Van Poppel • 2TM 1

Williams • DET 1

Wengert • OAK 1

Wells • SEA 1

Torres • SEA 1

Telgheder • OAK 1

Springer • CAL 1

Karl • MIL 1

Rogers • NYY 1

Oliver • TEX 1

Ogea • CLE 1

Mussina • BAL 1

McDowell • CLE 1

Rosado • KCR 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Boskie • CAL 40

Radke • MIN 40

3. Wakefield • BOS 38

4. Fernandez • CHW 34

Tapani • CHW 34

6. Wells • BAL 32

7. Mussina • BAL 31

Gohr • 2TM 31

9. Lira • DET 30

Bones • 2TM 30

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Robertson • MIN 116

2. Clemens • BOS 106

3. Gordon • BOS 105

4. Hanson • TOR 102

5. Álvarez • CHW 97

6. Witt • TEX 96

7. Hill • TEX 95

8. Finley • CAL 94

Hentgen • TOR 94

10. Wakefield • BOS 90

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Haney • KCR 267

2. Mussina • BAL 264

3. Belcher • KCR 262

Erickson • BAL 262

5. Hill • TEX 250

6. Gordon • BOS 249

7. Fernandez • CHW 248

8. Wells • BAL 247

9. Hitchcock • SEA 245

10. Hanson • TOR 243

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

SO/W or SO/BB For recent years, pitching leaders need 1 IP per team game played. No batting leaders computed.

1. Guzmán • TOR 3.113

2. Mussina • BAL 2.957

3. Fernandez • CHW 2.778

4. Appier • KCR 2.760

5. Nagy • CLE 2.738

6. Radke • MIN 2.596

7. Wells • BAL 2.549

8. Clemens • BOS 2.425

9. Finley • CAL 2.287

10. Haney • KCR 2.255

Home Runs per 9 IP

9 x HR / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played

1. Hentgen • TOR 0.678

2. Hill • TEX 0.682

3. Clemens • BOS 0.705

4. Appier • KCR 0.724

5. Rogers • NYY 0.804

6. Erickson • BAL 0.850

7. Nagy • CLE 0.851

8. Álvarez • CHW 0.870

9. Hershiser • CLE 0.917

10. Pettitte • NYY 0.937

Losses

1. Abbott • CAL 18

2. Hanson • TOR 17

Robertson • MIN 17

4. Finley • CAL 16

Radke • MIN 16

6. Haney • KCR 14

Lira • DET 14

Quantrill • TOR 14

Rodriguez • MIN 14

Wells • BAL 14

Bones • 2TM 14

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Gordon • BOS 134

2. Mussina • BAL 130

3. Hanson • TOR 129

4. Wells • BAL 128

5. Erickson • BAL 124

6. Wakefield • BOS 121

7. Witt • TEX 120

8. Haney • KCR 119

9. Abbott • CAL 118

10. Hitchcock • SEA 117

Wild Pitches

1. Finley • CAL 17

2. Lewis • DET 14

3. Abbott • CAL 13

Hanson • TOR 13

Tapani • CHW 13

6. Baldwin • CHW 12

7. Grimsley • CAL 11

Hershiser • CLE 11

9. Appier • KCR 10

Boskie • CAL 10

Miranda • MIL 10

Slocumb • BOS 10

Aldred • 2TM 10

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Boskie • CAL 13

Grimsley • CAL 13

3. Hershiser • CLE 12

Wakefield • BOS 12

5. Erickson • BAL 11

Finley • CAL 11

Karl • MIL 11

8. James • CAL 10

Lira • DET 10

Oliver • TEX 10

Bones • 2TM 10

Batters Faced

1. Hentgen • TOR 1,100

2. Fernandez • CHW 1,071

3. Hill • TEX 1,061

4. Mussina • BAL 1,039

5. Finley • CAL 1,037

6. Clemens • BOS 1,032

7. Belcher • KCR 1,021

8. Gordon • BOS 998

9. Haney • KCR 988

10. Radke • MIN 973

Games Finished

Games Finished Credited to the last pitcher to appear for a team in a game. Complete Games are not counted as Games Finished.

1. Hernández • CHW 61

2. Mesa • CLE 60

Slocumb • BOS 60

4. Wetteland • NYY 58

5. Timlin • TOR 56

6. Fetters • MIL 55

7. Percival • CAL 52

8. Charlton • SEA 50

Myers • BAL 50

10. Henneman • TEX 45

Adjusted ERA+

ERA+ 100*[lgERA/ERA] Adjusted to the player’s ballpark(s).

1. Guzmán • TOR 171

2. Hentgen • TOR 156

3. Hill • TEX 145

4. Nagy • CLE 143

5. Clemens • BOS 139

6. Fernandez • CHW 138

7. Appier • KCR 137

8. McDonald • MIL 133

9. Pettitte • NYY 129

10. Belcher • KCR 126

Fielding Independent Pitching

Fielding Independent Pitching this stat measures a pitcher's effectiveness at preventing HR, BB, HBP and causing SO <tt>(13*HR + 3*(BB+HBP) - 2*SO)/IP + Constantlg</tt> The constant is set so that each season major-league average FIP is the same as the major-league avg ERA

1. Appier • KCR 3.39

2. Clemens • BOS 3.43

3. Guzmán • TOR 3.76

4. Nagy • CLE 3.76

5. Hentgen • TOR 3.94

6. Hill • TEX 4.01

7. Mussina • BAL 4.04

8. Pettitte • NYY 4.08

9. Álvarez • CHW 4.16

10. Finley • CAL 4.16

Adj. Pitching Runs

Adjusted Pitching Runs A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others that estimates a pitcher’s total contributions to a team’s runs total via linear weights. 0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Hentgen • TOR 52

2. Hill • TEX 43

3. Guzmán • TOR 43

4. Clemens • BOS 38

5. Fernandez • CHW 38

6. Nagy • CLE 38

7. Rivera • NYY 36

8. Appier • KCR 34

9. McDonald • MIL 31

10. Hernández • CHW 28

Adj. Pitching Wins

Adjusted Pitching Wins A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others that estimates a pitcher’s total contributions to a team’s wins with his arm. 0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Hentgen • TOR 5.1

2. Guzmán • TOR 4.2

3. Hill • TEX 4.2

4. Clemens • BOS 3.7

Nagy • CLE 3.7

6. Fernandez • CHW 3.7

7. Rivera • NYY 3.4

8. Appier • KCR 3.3

9. McDonald • MIL 2.9

10. Hernández • CHW 2.6

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)

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

1. Hentgen • TOR 52.95

2. Hill • TEX 47.16

3. Nagy • CLE 45.35

4. Guzmán • TOR 44.34

5. Clemens • BOS 43.42

6. Appier • KCR 42.81

7. Fernandez • CHW 41.85

8. Rivera • NYY 41.72

9. Pettitte • NYY 33.36

10. Percival • CAL 28.99

Win Probability Added (WPA)

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

1. Percival • CAL 6.6

2. Rivera • NYY 5.4

3. Hernández • CHW 5.1

4. Nagy • CLE 4.9

5. Fernandez • CHW 4.9

6. Hentgen • TOR 4.8

7. Appier • KCR 4.4

8. Wetteland • NYY 4.2

9. Guzmán • TOR 4.0

10. Clemens • BOS 3.8

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)

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

1. Hentgen • TOR 4.0

2. Rivera • NYY 3.8

3. Guzmán • TOR 3.6

4. Nagy • CLE 3.4

5. Appier • KCR 3.4

6. Clemens • BOS 2.9

7. Fernandez • CHW 2.9

8. McDonald • MIL 2.7

9. Pettitte • NYY 2.4

10. Hill • TEX 2.4

Championship WPA (cWPA)

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

1. Fernandez • CHW 5.3

2. Hernández • CHW 4.5

3. Rivera • NYY 3.6

4. Hill • TEX 3.3

5. Álvarez • CHW 2.9

6. Percival • CAL 2.8

7. Wetteland • NYY 2.8

8. Jackson • SEA 2.2

9. Pettitte • NYY 1.9

10. Orosco • BAL 1.9

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)

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

1. Hentgen • TOR 5.2

2. Nagy • CLE 4.5

3. Hill • TEX 4.5

4. Guzmán • TOR 4.4

5. Appier • KCR 4.2

6. Clemens • BOS 4.2

7. Fernandez • CHW 4.2

8. Rivera • NYY 3.9

9. Pettitte • NYY 3.2

10. Percival • CAL 2.7

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