American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Foxx • BOS 7.4
2. Greenberg • DET 6.5
3. Clift • SLB 6.4
4. Cronin • BOS 6.2
5. Ruffing • NYY 6.1
6. Lee • CHW 5.9
7. DiMaggio • NYY 5.7
8. Averill • CLE 5.4
9. Myer • WSH 5.3
10. Travis • WSH 5.2
WAR for Pitchers
1. Lee • CHW 5.5
2. Ruffing • NYY 5.3
3. Harder • CLE 5.2
4. Grove • BOS 5.1
Feller • CLE 5.1
6. Caster • PHA 5.0
7. Newsom • SLB 4.8
8. Lyons • CHW 4.6
9. Rigney • CHW 4.6
10. Gomez • NYY 4.6
Earned Run Average
1. Grove • BOS 3.08
2. Ruffing • NYY 3.31
3. Gomez • NYY 3.35
4. Leonard • WSH 3.43
5. Lee • CHW 3.49
6. Rigney • CHW 3.56
7. Hadley • NYY 3.60
8. Lyons • CHW 3.70
9. Harder • CLE 3.83
10. Pearson • NYY 3.97
Wins
1. Ruffing • NYY 21
2. Newsom • SLB 20
3. Gomez • NYY 18
4. Feller • CLE 17
Harder • CLE 17
6. Pearson • NYY 16
Caster • PHA 16
8. Bagby • BOS 15
Stratton • CHW 15
Ferrell • 2TM 15
Wilson • BOS 15
Win-Loss %
1. Grove • BOS .778
2. Ruffing • NYY .750
3. Chandler • NYY .737
4. Ostermueller • BOS .722
5. Pearson • NYY .696
6. Allen • CLE .636
7. Harder • CLE .630
8. Stratton • CHW .625
9. Feller • CLE .607
10. Ferrell • 2TM .600
Gomez • NYY .600
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Leonard • WSH 1.227
2. Stratton • CHW 1.299
3. Ruffing • NYY 1.326
4. Harder • CLE 1.329
5. Chandler • NYY 1.337
6. Allen • CLE 1.350
7. Grove • BOS 1.350
8. Hadley • NYY 1.380
9. Lee • CHW 1.410
10. Rigney • CHW 1.413
Hits per 9 IP
1. Feller • CLE 7.293
2. Allen • CLE 8.505
3. Pearson • NYY 8.822
4. Rigney • CHW 8.838
5. Hadley • NYY 8.875
6. Leonard • WSH 8.906
7. Ruffing • NYY 8.951
8. Stratton • CHW 8.984
9. Gomez • NYY 9.000
10. Newsom • SLB 9.118
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Leonard • WSH 2.136
2. Harder • CLE 2.325
3. Lyons • CHW 2.404
4. Chandler • NYY 2.459
5. Thomas • PHA 2.628
6. Stratton • CHW 2.705
7. Gill • DET 2.744
8. Grove • BOS 2.859
9. Ostermueller • BOS 2.955
10. Ruffing • NYY 2.984
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Feller • CLE 7.779
2. Newsom • SLB 6.170
3. Mills • SLB 5.734
4. Grove • BOS 5.444
5. Allen • CLE 5.040
6. Gomez • NYY 4.858
7. Ruffing • NYY 4.621
8. Rigney • CHW 4.527
9. Wilson • BOS 4.438
10. Pearson • NYY 4.366
Games Played
1. Humphries • CLE 45
2. Newsom • SLB 44
3. Appleton • WSH 43
Bagby • BOS 43
Smith • PHA 43
6. Caster • PHA 42
Thomas • PHA 42
Kelley • 2TM 42
9. Coffman • DET 39
Feller • CLE 39
Saves
1. Murphy • NYY 11
2. McKain • BOS 6
Humphries • CLE 6
4. Appleton • WSH 5
Potter • PHA 5
6. Smith • PHA 4
Harder • CLE 4
Eisenstat • DET 4
9. Johnson • SLB 3
Hogsett • WSH 3
Galehouse • CLE 3
Cole • SLB 3
Innings Pitched
1. Newsom • SLB 329.2
2. Caster • PHA 281.1
3. Feller • CLE 277.2
4. Ruffing • NYY 247.1
5. Lee • CHW 245.1
6. Harder • CLE 240.0
7. Gomez • NYY 239.0
8. Leonard • WSH 223.1
9. Thomas • PHA 212.1
10. Mills • SLB 210.1
Strikeouts
1. Feller • CLE 240
2. Newsom • SLB 226
3. Mills • SLB 134
4. Gomez • NYY 129
5. Ruffing • NYY 127
6. Allen • CLE 112
Caster • PHA 112
8. Krakauskas • WSH 104
9. Harder • CLE 102
10. Bridges • DET 101
Games Started
1. Newsom • SLB 40
Caster • PHA 40
3. Feller • CLE 36
4. Gomez • NYY 32
5. Leonard • WSH 31
Ruffing • NYY 31
7. Lee • CHW 30
8. Harder • CLE 29
Thomas • PHA 29
10. Ross • PHA 28
Complete Games
1. Newsom • SLB 31
2. Ruffing • NYY 22
3. Gomez • NYY 20
Feller • CLE 20
Caster • PHA 20
6. Lee • CHW 18
7. Pearson • NYY 17
Lyons • CHW 17
Stratton • CHW 17
10. Mills • SLB 15
Harder • CLE 15
Leonard • WSH 15
Shutouts
1. Gomez • NYY 4
2. Wilson • BOS 3
Ruffing • NYY 3
Leonard • WSH 3
5. Kelley • 2TM 2
Whitehead • CHW 2
Harder • CLE 2
Feller • CLE 2
Caster • PHA 2
Chandler • NYY 2
Home Runs
1. Newsom • SLB 30
2. Nelson • PHA 29
3. Caster • PHA 25
4. Ross • PHA 23
Thomas • PHA 23
6. Stratton • CHW 18
Hildebrand • SLB 18
Whitehill • CLE 18
Ferrell • 2TM 18
10. Harder • CLE 16
Ruffing • NYY 16
Rigney • CHW 16
Wilson • BOS 16
Mills • SLB 16
Bases on Balls
1. Feller • CLE 208
2. Newsom • SLB 192
3. Caster • PHA 117
4. Mills • SLB 116
5. Chase • WSH 113
Kennedy • DET 113
Pearson • NYY 113
8. Gomez • NYY 99
9. Lee • CHW 94
10. Wilson • BOS 91
Hits
1. Newsom • SLB 334
2. Caster • PHA 310
3. Thomas • PHA 259
4. Harder • CLE 257
5. Lee • CHW 252
6. Ruffing • NYY 246
7. Ferrell • 2TM 245
8. Gomez • NYY 239
9. Lyons • CHW 238
10. Feller • CLE 225
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Grove • BOS 1.904
2. Harder • CLE 1.645
3. Ruffing • NYY 1.549
4. Stratton • CHW 1.464
5. Allen • CLE 1.383
6. Gomez • NYY 1.303
7. Leonard • WSH 1.283
8. Newsom • SLB 1.177
9. Rigney • CHW 1.167
10. Mills • SLB 1.155
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Gomez • NYY 0.264
2. Chandler • NYY 0.366
3. Bagby • BOS 0.408
4. Feller • CLE 0.421
5. Grove • BOS 0.440
6. Lee • CHW 0.440
7. Leonard • WSH 0.443
8. Pearson • NYY 0.535
9. Ruffing • NYY 0.582
10. Whitehead • CHW 0.589
Losses
1. Caster • PHA 20
2. Newsom • SLB 16
Ross • PHA 16
4. Leonard • WSH 15
Wilson • BOS 15
6. Thomas • PHA 14
7. Knott • 2TM 12
Lee • CHW 12
Mills • SLB 12
Gomez • NYY 12
Potter • PHA 12
Walkup • SLB 12
Earned Runs
1. Newsom • SLB 186
2. Caster • PHA 136
3. Feller • CLE 126
4. Ferrell • 2TM 125
5. Mills • SLB 124
6. Nelson • PHA 120
7. Thomas • PHA 116
8. Ross • PHA 109
9. Kennedy • DET 107
10. Hildebrand • SLB 103
Wild Pitches
1. Leonard • WSH 11
2. Pearson • NYY 9
3. Appleton • WSH 8
4. Allen • CLE 7
Rigney • CHW 7
Kennedy • DET 7
7. Kelley • 2TM 6
Hadley • NYY 6
Chase • WSH 6
10. Ferrell • 2TM 5
Bagby • BOS 5
Mills • SLB 5
Thomas • PHA 5
Ostermueller • BOS 5
Caster • PHA 5
Feller • CLE 5
Nelson • PHA 5
Gomez • NYY 5
Hit By Pitch
1. Whitehill • CLE 9
2. Hogsett • WSH 8
Mills • SLB 8
4. Leonard • WSH 7
Stratton • CHW 7
Feller • CLE 7
7. Harder • CLE 5
Cole • SLB 5
Newsom • SLB 5
Auker • DET 5
Nelson • PHA 5
Batters Faced
1. Newsom • SLB 1,475
2. Caster • PHA 1,250
3. Feller • CLE 1,248
4. Lee • CHW 1,074
5. Ruffing • NYY 1,043
6. Gomez • NYY 1,034
7. Harder • CLE 1,026
8. Mills • SLB 962
9. Thomas • PHA 945
10. Leonard • WSH 939
Games Finished
1. Smith • PHA 27
2. Murphy • NYY 26
3. Humphries • CLE 25
4. Appleton • WSH 23
5. Cole • SLB 21
6. Potter • PHA 20
7. Rigney • CHW 19
8. Hogsett • WSH 18
9. Kelley • 2TM 17
Eisenstat • DET 17
Adjusted ERA+
1. Grove • BOS 160
2. Lee • CHW 142
3. Rigney • CHW 139
4. Ruffing • NYY 138
5. Gomez • NYY 136
6. Lyons • CHW 134
7. Leonard • WSH 132
8. Hadley • NYY 127
9. Gill • DET 124
10. Stratton • CHW 123
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Grove • BOS 3.45
2. Gomez • NYY 3.61
3. Ruffing • NYY 3.86
4. Leonard • WSH 3.89
5. Harder • CLE 3.91
6. Chandler • NYY 4.02
7. Lyons • CHW 4.17
8. Allen • CLE 4.17
9. Lee • CHW 4.25
10. Feller • CLE 4.25
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Ruffing • NYY 36
2. Lee • CHW 33
3. Grove • BOS 33
4. Gomez • NYY 30
5. Rigney • CHW 26
6. Lyons • CHW 26
7. Leonard • WSH 23
8. Harder • CLE 23
9. Feller • CLE 21
10. Stratton • CHW 19
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Ruffing • NYY 3.5
2. Grove • BOS 3.2
3. Lee • CHW 3.1
4. Gomez • NYY 2.9
5. Lyons • CHW 2.5
6. Rigney • CHW 2.4
7. Leonard • WSH 2.2
8. Harder • CLE 2.1
9. Feller • CLE 1.9
10. Stratton • CHW 1.8
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Ruffing • NYY 49.18
2. Gomez • NYY 37.66
3. Grove • BOS 36.63
4. Lee • CHW 32.84
5. Lyons • CHW 31.92
6. Harder • CLE 27.04
7. Rigney • CHW 25.07
8. Hadley • NYY 23.46
9. Bagby • BOS 21.63
10. Feller • CLE 21.45
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Ruffing • NYY 4.4
2. Grove • BOS 4.1
3. Harder • CLE 4.0
4. Chandler • NYY 3.3
5. Gomez • NYY 3.0
6. Lee • CHW 3.0
7. Eisenstat • DET 2.8
8. Lyons • CHW 2.8
9. Feller • CLE 2.1
10. Bagby • BOS 2.0
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Ruffing • NYY 4.0
2. Harder • CLE 2.9
3. Gomez • NYY 2.9
4. Chandler • NYY 2.6
5. Grove • BOS 2.5
6. Leonard • WSH 2.3
7. Lee • CHW 2.3
8. Hadley • NYY 1.9
9. Allen • CLE 1.8
10. Wilson • BOS 1.5
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Ruffing • NYY 8.7
2. Grove • BOS 7.6
3. Chandler • NYY 7.2
4. Allen • CLE 6.2
5. Murphy • NYY 5.9
6. Gomez • NYY 5.8
7. Harder • CLE 5.3
8. Humphries • CLE 5.0
9. Feller • CLE 4.5
10. Hadley • NYY 3.4
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Ruffing • NYY 4.9
2. Gomez • NYY 3.7
3. Grove • BOS 3.5
4. Lee • CHW 3.1
5. Lyons • CHW 3.0
6. Harder • CLE 2.6
7. Rigney • CHW 2.3
8. Hadley • NYY 2.3
9. Feller • CLE 2.0
10. Bagby • BOS 2.0

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