American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Johnson • WSH 11.0
2. Ruth • BOS 10.4
3. Speaker • CLE 8.7
4. Cobb • DET 8.0
5. Jackson • CHW 7.1
6. Collins • CHW 7.0
7. Coveleski • DET 7.0
8. Shawkey • NYY 6.6
9. Mays • BOS 5.6
Strunk • PHA 5.6
WAR for Pitchers
1. Johnson • WSH 10.0
2. Ruth • BOS 8.8
3. Coveleski • DET 6.9
4. Shawkey • NYY 6.8
5. Bush • PHA 5.5
6. Leonard • BOS 5.1
7. Weilman • SLB 5.0
8. Harper • WSH 5.0
9. Mays • BOS 4.7
10. Russell • CHW 4.0
Earned Run Average
1. Ruth • BOS 1.75
2. Cicotte • CHW 1.78
3. Johnson • WSH 1.90
4. Coveleski • DET 1.97
5. Faber • CHW 2.02
6. Cullop • NYY 2.05
7. Weilman • SLB 2.15
8. Shawkey • NYY 2.21
9. Mogridge • NYY 2.31
10. Plank • SLB 2.33
Wins
1. Johnson • WSH 25
2. Shawkey • NYY 24
3. Ruth • BOS 23
4. Coveleski • DET 21
5. Dauss • DET 19
6. Russell • CHW 18
Leonard • BOS 18
Mays • BOS 18
9. Weilman • SLB 17
Gallia • WSH 17
Faber • CHW 17
Win-Loss %
1. Cullop • NYY .684
2. Cicotte • CHW .682
3. Foster • BOS .667
Morton • CLE .667
5. Ruth • BOS .657
6. Coveleski • DET .656
7. Faber • CHW .654
8. Williams • CHW .650
9. Shawkey • NYY .632
10. Russell • CHW .621
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Russell • CHW 0.942
2. Johnson • WSH 1.006
3. Shawkey • NYY 1.030
4. Coveleski • DET 1.051
5. Ruth • BOS 1.075
6. Cullop • NYY 1.096
7. Faber • CHW 1.110
8. Cicotte • CHW 1.112
9. Mogridge • NYY 1.125
10. Leonard • BOS 1.131
Hits per 9 IP
1. Ruth • BOS 6.395
2. Shawkey • NYY 6.636
3. Cicotte • CHW 6.642
4. Bush • PHA 6.970
5. Russell • CHW 7.048
6. Johnson • WSH 7.060
7. Dubuc • DET 7.080
8. Groom • SLB 7.206
9. Russell • NYY 7.249
10. Faber • CHW 7.320
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Russell • CHW 1.430
2. Cullop • NYY 1.725
3. Coveleski • DET 1.748
4. Shore • BOS 1.954
5. Johnson • WSH 1.996
6. Mogridge • NYY 2.080
7. Leonard • BOS 2.168
8. Bagby • CLE 2.211
9. Coveleski • CLE 2.250
10. Weilman • SLB 2.478
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Johnson • WSH 5.551
2. Williams • CHW 5.536
3. Russell • NYY 5.463
4. Harper • WSH 5.371
5. Myers • PHA 5.200
6. Bush • PHA 4.929
7. Leonard • BOS 4.730
8. Ruth • BOS 4.727
9. Mitchell • 2TM 4.412
10. Cicotte • CHW 4.380
Games Played
1. Davenport • SLB 59
2. Russell • CHW 56
3. Shawkey • NYY 53
4. Gallia • WSH 49
5. Bagby • CLE 48
Johnson • WSH 48
Leonard • BOS 48
8. Boland • DET 46
Weilman • SLB 46
10. Coveleski • CLE 45
Saves
1. Shawkey • NYY 8
2. Russell • NYY 6
Leonard • BOS 6
4. Bagby • CLE 5
Cicotte • CHW 5
6. Groom • SLB 4
Dauss • DET 4
8. Plank • SLB 3
Russell • CHW 3
Mays • BOS 3
Scott • CHW 3
Boland • DET 3
Coveleski • CLE 3
Innings Pitched
1. Johnson • WSH 369.2
2. Coveleski • DET 324.1
3. Ruth • BOS 323.2
4. Myers • PHA 315.0
5. Davenport • SLB 290.2
6. Bush • PHA 286.2
7. Gallia • WSH 283.2
8. Shawkey • NYY 276.2
9. Weilman • SLB 276.0
10. Leonard • BOS 274.0
Strikeouts
1. Johnson • WSH 228
2. Myers • PHA 182
3. Ruth • BOS 170
4. Bush • PHA 157
5. Harper • WSH 149
6. Leonard • BOS 144
7. Williams • CHW 138
8. Davenport • SLB 129
9. Shawkey • NYY 122
10. Gallia • WSH 120
Games Started
1. Ruth • BOS 40
2. Coveleski • DET 39
3. Johnson • WSH 38
4. Myers • PHA 35
Leonard • BOS 35
6. Harper • WSH 34
7. Bush • PHA 33
8. Weilman • SLB 31
Davenport • SLB 31
Gallia • WSH 31
Complete Games
1. Johnson • WSH 36
2. Myers • PHA 31
3. Bush • PHA 25
4. Ruth • BOS 23
5. Coveleski • DET 22
6. Shawkey • NYY 21
7. Weilman • SLB 19
8. Dauss • DET 18
9. Plank • SLB 17
Leonard • BOS 17
Shutouts
1. Ruth • BOS 9
2. Bush • PHA 8
3. Leonard • BOS 6
4. Russell • CHW 5
5. Benz • CHW 4
Shawkey • NYY 4
7. Johnson • WSH 3
Bagby • CLE 3
Foster • BOS 3
Faber • CHW 3
Plank • SLB 3
Coveleski • DET 3
Shore • BOS 3
Home Runs
1. Russell • NYY 8
2. Myers • PHA 7
3. Leonard • BOS 6
Caldwell • NYY 6
Coveleski • DET 6
Coveleski • CLE 6
7. Williams • CHW 5
8. Ayers • WSH 4
Keating • NYY 4
Harper • WSH 4
Shawkey • NYY 4
Fisher • NYY 4
Davenport • SLB 4
Cullop • NYY 4
Williams • PHA 4
Bases on Balls
1. Myers • PHA 168
2. Bush • PHA 130
3. Ruth • BOS 118
4. Harper • WSH 101
5. Davenport • SLB 100
6. Gallia • WSH 99
7. Groom • SLB 98
8. Nabors • PHA 95
9. Sheehan • PHA 94
10. Dauss • DET 90
Hits
1. Johnson • WSH 290
2. Myers • PHA 280
3. Coveleski • DET 278
Gallia • WSH 278
5. Davenport • SLB 267
6. Bagby • CLE 253
7. Coveleski • CLE 247
8. Leonard • BOS 244
9. Weilman • SLB 237
10. Ruth • BOS 230
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Johnson • WSH 2.780
2. Russell • CHW 2.667
3. Cullop • NYY 2.406
4. Leonard • BOS 2.182
5. Williams • CHW 2.123
6. Coveleski • DET 1.714
7. Shawkey • NYY 1.506
8. Harper • WSH 1.475
9. Mogridge • NYY 1.467
10. Ruth • BOS 1.441
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Ruth • BOS 0.000
Johnson • WSH 0.000
Foster • BOS 0.000
4. Russell • CHW 0.034
5. Shore • BOS 0.040
6. Groom • SLB 0.041
7. Faber • CHW 0.044
8. Boehling • 2TM 0.045
9. Cicotte • CHW 0.048
10. Dubuc • DET 0.053
Losses
1. Bush • PHA 24
2. Myers • PHA 23
3. Nabors • PHA 20
Johnson • WSH 20
5. Weilman • SLB 18
6. Bagby • CLE 17
7. Sheehan • PHA 16
8. Boehling • 2TM 15
Plank • SLB 15
10. Shawkey • NYY 14
Scott • CHW 14
Earned Runs
1. Myers • PHA 128
2. Davenport • SLB 92
3. Coveleski • CLE 88
4. Gallia • WSH 87
5. Dauss • DET 85
6. Bush • PHA 82
Nabors • PHA 82
8. Bagby • CLE 79
9. Johnson • WSH 78
10. Sheehan • PHA 77
Wild Pitches
1. Bush • PHA 15
2. Myers • PHA 13
3. Harper • WSH 9
Johnson • WSH 9
5. Gallia • WSH 8
Dauss • DET 8
Leonard • BOS 8
8. Bagby • CLE 7
Sheehan • PHA 7
Cunningham • DET 7
Hit By Pitch
1. Dauss • DET 16
2. Myers • PHA 14
3. James • DET 11
Coveleski • DET 11
5. Johnson • WSH 9
Mays • BOS 9
7. Gallia • WSH 8
Harper • WSH 8
Davenport • SLB 8
Leonard • BOS 8
Caldwell • NYY 8
Ruth • BOS 8
Weilman • SLB 8
Williams • CHW 8
Bagby • CLE 8
Batters Faced
1. Johnson • WSH 1,410
2. Myers • PHA 1,310
3. Ruth • BOS 1,272
4. Coveleski • DET 1,248
5. Gallia • WSH 1,151
6. Davenport • SLB 1,149
7. Bush • PHA 1,145
8. Bagby • CLE 1,083
9. Weilman • SLB 1,065
10. Shawkey • NYY 1,064
Games Finished
1. Shawkey • NYY 24
2. Bagby • CLE 19
3. Davenport • SLB 18
4. Dubuc • DET 16
Russell • CHW 16
6. Ayers • WSH 15
Gould • CLE 15
Gallia • WSH 15
Sheehan • PHA 15
Cicotte • CHW 15
Adjusted ERA+
1. Ruth • BOS 158
2. Cicotte • CHW 156
3. Johnson • WSH 147
4. Coveleski • DET 145
5. Cullop • NYY 142
6. Faber • CHW 138
7. Shawkey • NYY 132
8. Weilman • SLB 126
9. Mogridge • NYY 126
10. Leonard • BOS 117
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Johnson • WSH 1.82
2. Russell • CHW 2.01
3. Cullop • NYY 2.33
4. Williams • CHW 2.35
5. Leonard • BOS 2.36
6. Ruth • BOS 2.43
7. Faber • CHW 2.50
8. Shore • BOS 2.53
9. Cicotte • CHW 2.55
10. Shawkey • NYY 2.57
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Ruth • BOS 37
2. Johnson • WSH 36
3. Coveleski • DET 27
4. Shawkey • NYY 25
5. Cicotte • CHW 18
6. Weilman • SLB 16
7. Leonard • BOS 15
8. Faber • CHW 15
9. Mays • BOS 13
10. Benz • CHW 13
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Ruth • BOS 4.4
2. Johnson • WSH 4.2
3. Coveleski • DET 3.1
4. Shawkey • NYY 2.8
5. Cicotte • CHW 2.1
6. Weilman • SLB 1.9
7. Leonard • BOS 1.7
8. Faber • CHW 1.7
9. Benz • CHW 1.5
Mays • BOS 1.5
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Ruth • BOS 34.21
2. Shawkey • NYY 33.88
3. Russell • CHW 29.68
4. Leonard • BOS 23.81
5. Cicotte • CHW 19.28
6. Coveleski • DET 17.20
7. Benz • CHW 13.47
8. Fisher • NYY 13.20
9. Caldwell • NYY 13.01
10. Harper • WSH 11.04
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Shawkey • NYY 4.8
2. Cicotte • CHW 3.9
3. Leonard • BOS 3.8
4. Ruth • BOS 3.5
5. Shore • BOS 2.9
6. Benz • CHW 2.1
7. Cullop • NYY 1.9
8. Foster • BOS 1.8
9. Fisher • NYY 1.7
10. Johnson • WSH 1.7
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Shawkey • NYY 4.3
2. Ruth • BOS 3.4
3. Russell • CHW 3.3
4. Benz • CHW 2.5
5. Johnson • WSH 2.1
6. Cicotte • CHW 2.1
7. Leonard • BOS 2.0
8. Mays • BOS 1.8
9. Harper • WSH 1.7
10. Shore • BOS 1.4
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Shore • BOS 17.6
2. Cicotte • CHW 12.9
3. Ruth • BOS 11.6
4. Shawkey • NYY 10.2
5. Leonard • BOS 8.0
6. Coveleski • DET 4.8
7. Cullop • NYY 4.6
8. Williams • CHW 3.9
9. Foster • BOS 3.9
10. Caldwell • NYY 3.9
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Ruth • BOS 4.1
2. Shawkey • NYY 3.9
3. Russell • CHW 3.5
4. Leonard • BOS 2.8
5. Cicotte • CHW 2.2
6. Coveleski • DET 1.9
7. Benz • CHW 1.6
8. Fisher • NYY 1.5
9. Caldwell • NYY 1.5
10. Harper • WSH 1.3

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