American Association Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. King • STL 16.0
2. Seward • PHA 9.9
3. Caruthers • BRO 6.6
4. Stovey • PHA 5.4
5. Reilly • CIN 5.3
6. Smith • CIN 5.0
7. Hudson • STL 4.9
8. Hughes • BRO 4.8
9. Chamberlain • 2TM 4.5
10. Mullane • CIN 4.3
WAR for Pitchers
1. King • STL 14.7
2. Seward • PHA 10.1
3. Caruthers • BRO 5.7
4. Hughes • BRO 5.3
5. Chamberlain • 2TM 4.4
6. Smith • CIN 4.3
7. Viau • CIN 4.1
8. Hudson • STL 4.1
9. Bakley • CLE 4.0
10. Terry • BRO 3.8
Earned Run Average
1. King • STL 1.63
2. Seward • PHA 2.01
3. Terry • BRO 2.03
4. Hughes • BRO 2.13
5. Chamberlain • 2TM 2.19
6. Weyhing • PHA 2.25
7. Caruthers • BRO 2.39
8. Foutz • BRO 2.51
9. Hudson • STL 2.54
10. Viau • CIN 2.65
Wins
1. King • STL 45
2. Seward • PHA 35
3. Caruthers • BRO 29
4. Weyhing • PHA 28
5. Viau • CIN 27
6. Mullane • CIN 26
7. Bakley • CLE 25
Chamberlain • 2TM 25
Hudson • STL 25
Hughes • BRO 25
Win-Loss %
1. Hudson • STL .714
2. Chamberlain • 2TM .694
3. King • STL .692
4. Caruthers • BRO .659
5. Viau • CIN .659
6. Hughes • BRO .658
7. Seward • PHA .648
8. Foutz • BRO .632
9. Mullane • CIN .619
Terry • BRO .619
Walks & Hits per IP
1. King • STL 0.874
2. Seward • PHA 0.993
3. Caruthers • BRO 0.996
4. Hudson • STL 1.027
5. Foutz • BRO 1.028
6. Hughes • BRO 1.044
7. Weyhing • PHA 1.052
8. Chamberlain • 2TM 1.055
9. Terry • BRO 1.087
10. Mullane • CIN 1.094
Hits per 9 IP
1. Terry • BRO 6.692
2. King • STL 6.696
3. Seward • PHA 6.733
4. Hughes • BRO 6.967
5. Chamberlain • 2TM 6.984
6. Weyhing • PHA 6.995
7. Foutz • BRO 7.466
8. Hudson • STL 7.649
9. Viau • CIN 7.684
10. Smith • 2TM 7.739
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. King • STL 1.170
2. Caruthers • BRO 1.218
3. Hudson • STL 1.595
4. Ewing • LOU 1.602
5. Hecker • LOU 1.733
6. Stratton • LOU 1.769
7. Mullane • CIN 1.775
8. Foutz • BRO 1.790
9. Mays • BRO 1.793
10. Bakley • CLE 2.163
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Terry • BRO 6.369
2. Ramsey • LOU 5.994
3. Chamberlain • 2TM 5.143
4. Smith • 2TM 4.901
5. Seward • PHA 4.720
6. O'Brien • CLE 4.691
7. Weyhing • PHA 4.545
8. Mullane • CIN 4.401
9. Ewing • LOU 4.099
10. Smith • CIN 3.979
Games Played
1. King • STL 66
2. Bakley • CLE 61
3. Seward • PHA 57
4. Porter • KCC 55
5. Cunningham • BAL 51
6. Weyhing • PHA 47
7. Caruthers • BRO 44
Mullane • CIN 44
9. Viau • CIN 42
10. Smith • CIN 40
Ramsey • LOU 40
Kilroy • BAL 40
Hughes • BRO 40
Saves
1. Gilks • CLE 1
Mullane • CIN 1
Corkhill • 2TM 1
Innings Pitched
1. King • STL 584.2
2. Bakley • CLE 532.2
3. Seward • PHA 518.2
4. Porter • KCC 474.0
5. Cunningham • BAL 453.1
6. Weyhing • PHA 404.0
7. Caruthers • BRO 391.2
8. Viau • CIN 387.2
9. Mullane • CIN 380.1
10. Hughes • BRO 363.0
Strikeouts
1. Seward • PHA 272
2. King • STL 258
3. Ramsey • LOU 228
4. Bakley • CLE 212
5. Weyhing • PHA 204
6. Cunningham • BAL 186
Mullane • CIN 186
8. Chamberlain • 2TM 176
9. Smith • 2TM 171
10. Viau • CIN 164
Games Started
1. King • STL 64
2. Bakley • CLE 61
3. Seward • PHA 57
4. Porter • KCC 54
5. Cunningham • BAL 51
6. Weyhing • PHA 47
7. Caruthers • BRO 43
8. Viau • CIN 42
Mullane • CIN 42
10. Smith • CIN 40
Ramsey • LOU 40
Kilroy • BAL 40
Hughes • BRO 40
Complete Games
1. King • STL 64
2. Bakley • CLE 60
3. Seward • PHA 57
4. Porter • KCC 53
5. Cunningham • BAL 50
6. Weyhing • PHA 45
7. Caruthers • BRO 42
Viau • CIN 42
9. Mullane • CIN 41
10. Hughes • BRO 40
Shutouts
1. Seward • PHA 6
King • STL 6
3. Smith • CIN 5
Hudson • STL 5
5. Caruthers • BRO 4
Porter • KCC 4
Mullane • CIN 4
Mattimore • PHA 4
Bakley • CLE 4
10. Weyhing • PHA 3
Home Runs
1. Porter • KCC 16
2. Bakley • CLE 14
3. Ramsey • LOU 10
4. Mullane • CIN 9
Crowell • 2TM 9
6. Hudson • STL 8
Cunningham • BAL 8
8. Viau • CIN 7
Stratton • LOU 7
10. Mattimore • PHA 6
King • STL 6
Bases on Balls
1. Cunningham • BAL 157
2. Smith • 2TM 147
3. Bakley • CLE 128
4. Seward • PHA 127
5. Porter • KCC 120
6. Weyhing • PHA 111
7. Viau • CIN 110
8. O'Brien • CLE 99
9. Hughes • BRO 98
10. Smith • CIN 89
Hits
1. Porter • KCC 527
2. Bakley • CLE 518
3. King • STL 435
4. Cunningham • BAL 412
5. Seward • PHA 388
6. Ramsey • LOU 362
7. Kilroy • BAL 347
8. Mullane • CIN 341
9. Caruthers • BRO 337
10. Viau • CIN 331
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. King • STL 3.395
2. Ramsey • LOU 2.651
3. Caruthers • BRO 2.642
4. Ewing • LOU 2.559
5. Mullane • CIN 2.480
6. Hudson • STL 2.203
7. Seward • PHA 2.142
8. Mays • BRO 2.094
9. Foutz • BRO 2.086
10. Terry • BRO 2.060
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Smith • CIN 0.026
2. Mays • BRO 0.056
3. Seward • PHA 0.069
4. Sullivan • KCC 0.084
5. Chamberlain • 2TM 0.088
6. Weyhing • PHA 0.089
7. Caruthers • BRO 0.092
8. Terry • BRO 0.092
9. King • STL 0.092
10. Hughes • BRO 0.124
Losses
1. Porter • KCC 37
2. Bakley • CLE 33
3. Ramsey • LOU 30
4. Cunningham • BAL 29
5. Kilroy • BAL 21
6. Smith • 2TM 20
King • STL 20
8. Seward • PHA 19
O'Brien • CLE 19
10. Weyhing • PHA 18
Earned Runs
1. Porter • KCC 219
2. Bakley • CLE 176
3. Cunningham • BAL 171
4. Kilroy • BAL 144
5. Ramsey • LOU 130
6. Smith • 2TM 124
7. Mullane • CIN 120
8. Seward • PHA 116
9. Viau • CIN 114
10. Stratton • LOU 109
Wild Pitches
1. Weyhing • PHA 56
2. Seward • PHA 54
3. Ramsey • LOU 48
4. Cunningham • BAL 47
5. Kilroy • BAL 45
6. Bakley • CLE 40
7. O'Brien • CLE 37
8. Chamberlain • 2TM 31
9. Sullivan • KCC 30
10. Smith • 2TM 29
Hit By Pitch
1. Weyhing • PHA 42
2. Cunningham • BAL 30
King • STL 30
4. Mullane • CIN 29
5. Smith • 2TM 24
Sullivan • KCC 24
7. Porter • KCC 23
Kilroy • BAL 23
9. Seward • PHA 22
10. Viau • CIN 20
Batters Faced
1. King • STL 2,286
2. Bakley • CLE 2,251
3. Seward • PHA 2,085
4. Porter • KCC 2,084
5. Cunningham • BAL 1,952
6. Weyhing • PHA 1,673
7. Viau • CIN 1,618
8. Mullane • CIN 1,580
9. Caruthers • BRO 1,569
10. Ramsey • LOU 1,481
Games Finished
1. Stratton • LOU 5
2. Foutz • BRO 4
3. Smith • 2TM 3
Burns • 2TM 3
5. Mullane • CIN 2
Corkhill • 2TM 2
Toole • KCC 2
Stricker • CLE 2
McCarthy • STL 2
Mattimore • PHA 2
Hudson • STL 2
Gilks • CLE 2
Adjusted ERA+
1. King • STL 195
2. Terry • BRO 148
3. Seward • PHA 146
4. Hughes • BRO 141
5. Chamberlain • 2TM 140
6. Weyhing • PHA 131
7. Caruthers • BRO 126
8. Hudson • STL 125
9. Foutz • BRO 120
10. Viau • CIN 117
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. King • STL 2.38
2. Terry • BRO 2.47
3. Ramsey • LOU 2.48
4. Caruthers • BRO 2.48
5. Seward • PHA 2.50
6. Ewing • LOU 2.54
7. Chamberlain • 2TM 2.57
8. Mays • BRO 2.63
9. Foutz • BRO 2.66
10. Smith • CIN 2.67
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. King • STL 91
2. Seward • PHA 55
3. Hughes • BRO 31
4. Caruthers • BRO 28
5. Weyhing • PHA 25
6. Hudson • STL 25
7. Chamberlain • 2TM 21
8. Terry • BRO 21
9. Viau • CIN 20
10. Smith • CIN 18
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. King • STL 9.1
2. Seward • PHA 5.3
3. Hughes • BRO 3.0
4. Caruthers • BRO 2.7
5. Weyhing • PHA 2.4
Hudson • STL 2.4
7. Chamberlain • 2TM 2.1
8. Terry • BRO 2.0
9. Viau • CIN 1.9
10. Smith • CIN 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 1901, so all leaders are since 1901. Explanation of min. requirements

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