American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Cicotte • CHW 12.0
2. Cobb • DET 11.3
3. Bagby • CLE 8.9
4. Ruth • BOS 8.7
5. Johnson • WSH 8.4
6. Coveleski • CLE 7.9
7. Chapman • CLE 7.8
8. Speaker • CLE 7.7
9. Mays • BOS 6.6
10. Veach • DET 6.6
WAR for Pitchers
1. Cicotte • CHW 11.9
2. Bagby • CLE 8.5
3. Coveleski • CLE 8.5
4. Johnson • WSH 7.2
5. Ruth • BOS 6.6
6. Mays • BOS 5.8
7. Leonard • BOS 5.2
8. Groom • SLB 4.2
9. Shawkey • NYY 4.1
10. Ayers • WSH 3.8
Earned Run Average
1. Cicotte • CHW 1.53
2. Mays • BOS 1.74
3. Coveleski • CLE 1.81
4. Faber • CHW 1.92
5. Russell • CHW 1.95
6. Bagby • CLE 1.99
7. Ruth • BOS 2.01
8. James • DET 2.09
9. Ayers • WSH 2.17
10. Leonard • BOS 2.17
Wins
1. Cicotte • CHW 28
2. Ruth • BOS 24
3. Johnson • WSH 23
Bagby • CLE 23
5. Mays • BOS 22
6. Coveleski • CLE 19
7. Williams • CHW 17
Dauss • DET 17
Davenport • SLB 17
10. Boland • DET 16
Faber • CHW 16
Leonard • BOS 16
Win-Loss %
1. Klepfer • CLE .778
2. Russell • CHW .750
3. Mays • BOS .710
4. Cicotte • CHW .700
5. Williams • CHW .680
6. Ruth • BOS .649
7. Danforth • CHW .647
8. Bagby • CLE .639
9. Mitchell • DET .600
10. Boland • DET .593
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Cicotte • CHW 0.912
2. Johnson • WSH 0.969
3. Coveleski • CLE 0.992
4. Mays • BOS 1.052
5. Russell • CHW 1.067
6. Ruth • BOS 1.079
7. Bagby • CLE 1.091
8. Leonard • BOS 1.118
9. Shore • BOS 1.129
10. Mogridge • NYY 1.141
Hits per 9 IP
1. Coveleski • CLE 6.094
2. Cicotte • CHW 6.387
3. Ruth • BOS 6.729
4. Johnson • WSH 6.847
5. Mays • BOS 7.163
6. Boland • DET 7.261
7. Harper • WSH 7.277
8. James • DET 7.409
9. Groom • SLB 7.466
10. Dumont • WSH 7.520
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Russell • CHW 1.521
2. Mogridge • NYY 1.788
3. Cicotte • CHW 1.817
4. Johnson • WSH 1.877
5. Bagby • CLE 2.049
6. Shore • BOS 2.184
7. Leonard • BOS 2.202
8. Mitchell • DET 2.234
9. Mays • BOS 2.304
10. Klepfer • CLE 2.324
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Johnson • WSH 5.190
2. Harper • WSH 4.968
3. Bush • PHA 4.667
4. Leonard • BOS 4.403
5. Danforth • CHW 4.110
6. Coveleski • CLE 4.012
7. Shaw • WSH 3.987
8. Ehmke • DET 3.932
9. Myers • PHA 3.927
10. Cicotte • CHW 3.894
Games Played
1. Danforth • CHW 50
2. Bagby • CLE 49
Cicotte • CHW 49
4. Sothoron • SLB 48
5. Davenport • SLB 47
Shaw • WSH 47
Johnson • WSH 47
8. Williams • CHW 45
Coveleski • CLE 45
10. Cunningham • DET 44
Saves
1. Danforth • CHW 9
2. Bagby • CLE 7
3. Boland • DET 6
4. Coumbe • CLE 5
5. Sothoron • SLB 4
Cicotte • CHW 4
Coveleski • CLE 4
Cunningham • DET 4
9. Johnson • WSH 3
Faber • CHW 3
Groom • SLB 3
Russell • CHW 3
Myers • PHA 3
Innings Pitched
1. Cicotte • CHW 346.2
2. Ruth • BOS 326.1
3. Johnson • WSH 326.0
4. Bagby • CLE 320.2
5. Coveleski • CLE 298.1
6. Leonard • BOS 294.1
7. Mays • BOS 289.0
8. Davenport • SLB 280.2
9. Sothoron • SLB 276.2
10. Dauss • DET 270.2
Strikeouts
1. Johnson • WSH 188
2. Cicotte • CHW 150
3. Leonard • BOS 144
4. Coveleski • CLE 133
5. Ruth • BOS 128
6. Bush • PHA 121
7. Shaw • WSH 118
8. Caldwell • NYY 102
Dauss • DET 102
10. Davenport • SLB 100
Games Started
1. Davenport • SLB 39
2. Ruth • BOS 38
3. Bagby • CLE 37
4. Leonard • BOS 36
Coveleski • CLE 36
6. Cicotte • CHW 35
7. Johnson • WSH 34
8. Mays • BOS 33
9. Sothoron • SLB 32
10. Harper • WSH 31
Shaw • WSH 31
Bush • PHA 31
Dauss • DET 31
Complete Games
1. Ruth • BOS 35
2. Johnson • WSH 30
3. Cicotte • CHW 29
4. Mays • BOS 27
5. Bagby • CLE 26
Leonard • BOS 26
7. Coveleski • CLE 24
8. Dauss • DET 22
9. Caldwell • NYY 21
10. Davenport • SLB 20
Shutouts
1. Coveleski • CLE 9
2. Bagby • CLE 8
Johnson • WSH 8
4. Cicotte • CHW 7
5. Dauss • DET 6
Ruth • BOS 6
7. Russell • CHW 5
Mitchell • DET 5
9. Bush • PHA 4
Ehmke • DET 4
Groom • SLB 4
Harper • WSH 4
Leonard • BOS 4
Home Runs
1. Caldwell • NYY 8
2. Schauer • PHA 6
Bagby • CLE 6
4. Noyes • PHA 5
Shocker • NYY 5
Mogridge • NYY 5
Davenport • SLB 5
8. Leonard • BOS 4
9. Dumont • WSH 3
Johnson • WSH 3
Johnson • PHA 3
Groom • SLB 3
Fisher • NYY 3
Ehmke • DET 3
Dauss • DET 3
Morton • CLE 3
Coveleski • CLE 3
Bush • PHA 3
Williams • CHW 3
Ayers • WSH 3
Bases on Balls
1. Shaw • WSH 123
2. Bush • PHA 111
3. Ruth • BOS 108
4. Harper • WSH 106
5. Davenport • SLB 105
6. Sothoron • SLB 96
James • DET 96
8. Groom • SLB 95
Boland • DET 95
10. Coveleski • CLE 94
Hits
1. Bagby • CLE 277
2. Davenport • SLB 273
3. Sothoron • SLB 259
4. Leonard • BOS 257
5. Johnson • WSH 248
6. Cicotte • CHW 246
7. Ruth • BOS 244
8. Dauss • DET 243
9. Shaw • WSH 233
10. Mays • BOS 230
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Johnson • WSH 2.765
2. Cicotte • CHW 2.143
3. Leonard • BOS 2.000
4. Mitchell • DET 1.739
5. Russell • CHW 1.688
6. Coveleski • CLE 1.415
7. Shawkey • NYY 1.347
8. Caldwell • NYY 1.342
9. Ayers • WSH 1.322
10. Mays • BOS 1.230
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Boland • DET 0.000
Klepfer • CLE 0.000
3. Mays • BOS 0.031
4. Shaw • WSH 0.034
5. Faber • CHW 0.036
6. Shore • BOS 0.040
7. Gallia • WSH 0.043
8. Russell • CHW 0.048
9. Harper • WSH 0.050
10. Cicotte • CHW 0.052
Losses
1. Sothoron • SLB 19
Groom • SLB 19
3. Leonard • BOS 17
Bush • PHA 17
Davenport • SLB 17
6. Johnson • WSH 16
Caldwell • NYY 16
Schauer • PHA 16
Myers • PHA 16
Seibold • PHA 16
Earned Runs
1. Myers • PHA 99
2. Davenport • SLB 96
3. Shaw • WSH 95
4. Sothoron • SLB 87
5. Johnson • WSH 80
6. Williams • CHW 76
Groom • SLB 76
8. Schauer • PHA 75
Caldwell • NYY 75
10. Ruth • BOS 73
Dauss • DET 73
Wild Pitches
1. Davenport • SLB 11
2. Myers • PHA 10
Harper • WSH 10
4. Gallia • WSH 9
5. Dumont • WSH 7
Bush • PHA 7
Johnson • WSH 7
Leonard • BOS 7
9. Falkenberg • PHA 6
Mays • BOS 6
Hit By Pitch
1. Johnson • WSH 14
Mays • BOS 14
3. Mitchell • DET 13
4. James • DET 12
Shore • BOS 12
6. Lambeth • CLE 11
Ruth • BOS 11
8. Faber • CHW 10
9. Mogridge • NYY 9
Sothoron • SLB 9
Williams • CHW 9
Batters Faced
1. Cicotte • CHW 1,287
2. Ruth • BOS 1,277
3. Bagby • CLE 1,258
4. Johnson • WSH 1,255
5. Leonard • BOS 1,168
6. Davenport • SLB 1,165
7. Sothoron • SLB 1,138
8. Coveleski • CLE 1,137
9. Mays • BOS 1,129
10. Shaw • WSH 1,087
Games Finished
1. Danforth • CHW 26
2. Cunningham • DET 25
3. Ayers • WSH 21
4. Love • NYY 18
5. Gallia • WSH 15
Coumbe • CLE 15
7. Williams • CHW 14
Sothoron • SLB 14
Seibold • PHA 14
10. Boland • DET 13
Myers • PHA 13
Pennock • BOS 13
Adjusted ERA+
1. Cicotte • CHW 174
2. Coveleski • CLE 156
3. Mays • BOS 148
4. Bagby • CLE 142
5. Faber • CHW 139
6. Russell • CHW 137
7. Ruth • BOS 128
8. James • DET 126
9. Ayers • WSH 122
10. Mitchell • DET 121
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Johnson • WSH 1.98
2. Cicotte • CHW 2.10
3. Leonard • BOS 2.25
4. Russell • CHW 2.28
5. Klepfer • CLE 2.42
6. Coveleski • CLE 2.46
7. Mitchell • DET 2.49
8. Shawkey • NYY 2.54
9. Mays • BOS 2.59
10. Ruth • BOS 2.65
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Cicotte • CHW 45
2. Coveleski • CLE 33
3. Bagby • CLE 30
4. Mays • BOS 26
5. Ruth • BOS 24
6. Leonard • BOS 17
7. Johnson • WSH 17
8. Russell • CHW 13
9. Faber • CHW 13
10. Ayers • WSH 11
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Cicotte • CHW 5.4
2. Coveleski • CLE 3.9
3. Bagby • CLE 3.5
4. Mays • BOS 3.1
5. Ruth • BOS 2.8
6. Leonard • BOS 2.0
7. Johnson • WSH 2.0
8. Russell • CHW 1.5
9. Faber • CHW 1.5
10. Ayers • WSH 1.3
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Cicotte • CHW 59.97
2. Coveleski • CLE 48.77
3. Bagby • CLE 43.44
4. Mays • BOS 37.78
5. Ruth • BOS 30.71
6. Leonard • BOS 28.04
7. Johnson • WSH 26.21
8. Shawkey • NYY 17.30
9. Ayers • WSH 15.93
10. Russell • CHW 15.87
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Bagby • CLE 7.5
2. Coveleski • CLE 7.0
3. Cicotte • CHW 6.0
4. Ruth • BOS 5.0
5. Johnson • WSH 4.7
6. Mays • BOS 4.7
7. Leonard • BOS 3.2
8. Ayers • WSH 2.7
9. Dauss • DET 2.1
10. Russell • CHW 2.0
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Cicotte • CHW 6.6
2. Coveleski • CLE 4.8
3. Johnson • WSH 4.7
4. Mays • BOS 4.4
5. Bagby • CLE 4.2
6. Ruth • BOS 3.8
7. Leonard • BOS 2.8
8. Russell • CHW 2.1
9. Shore • BOS 2.0
10. Shawkey • NYY 1.6
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Ruth • BOS 14.8
2. Cicotte • CHW 13.2
3. Mays • BOS 12.9
4. Russell • CHW 11.8
5. Leonard • BOS 10.8
6. Danforth • CHW 5.9
7. Bagby • CLE 4.1
8. Williams • CHW 3.6
9. Coveleski • CLE 3.5
10. Faber • CHW 3.2
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Cicotte • CHW 7.3
2. Coveleski • CLE 5.7
3. Bagby • CLE 5.0
4. Mays • BOS 4.7
5. Ruth • BOS 3.7
6. Leonard • BOS 3.4
7. Johnson • WSH 3.1
8. Shawkey • NYY 2.0
9. Ayers • WSH 1.8
10. Russell • CHW 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 1901, so all leaders are since 1901. Explanation of min. requirements