American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Feller • CLE 9.7
2. DiMaggio • NYY 8.3
3. Newsom • 2TM 7.7
4. Grove • BOS 6.8
5. Foxx • BOS 6.8
6. Rolfe • NYY 6.7
7. Williams • BOS 6.7
8. Johnson • PHA 6.5
9. Gordon • NYY 6.2
10. Selkirk • NYY 5.8
WAR for Pitchers
1. Feller • CLE 9.2
2. Newsom • 2TM 8.2
3. Grove • BOS 7.1
4. Leonard • WSH 4.8
Bridges • DET 4.8
6. Harder • CLE 4.6
7. Rigney • CHW 4.5
8. Lyons • CHW 4.4
9. Ruffing • NYY 4.4
10. Smith • 2TM 4.3
Earned Run Average
1. Grove • BOS 2.54
2. Lyons • CHW 2.76
3. Feller • CLE 2.85
4. Ruffing • NYY 2.93
5. Hadley • NYY 2.98
6. Gomez • NYY 3.41
7. Bridges • DET 3.50
8. Harder • CLE 3.50
9. Leonard • WSH 3.54
10. Newsom • 2TM 3.58
Wins
1. Feller • CLE 24
2. Ruffing • NYY 21
3. Leonard • WSH 20
Newsom • 2TM 20
5. Bridges • DET 17
6. Lee • CHW 15
Rigney • CHW 15
Harder • CLE 15
Grove • BOS 15
10. Milnar • CLE 14
Lyons • CHW 14
Win-Loss %
1. Donald • NYY .813
2. Grove • BOS .789
3. Ruffing • NYY .750
4. Feller • CLE .727
5. Leonard • WSH .714
6. Bridges • DET .708
7. Pearson • NYY .706
8. Lyons • CHW .700
9. Hadley • NYY .667
10. Rigney • CHW .652
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Lyons • CHW 1.089
2. Ruffing • NYY 1.226
3. Leonard • WSH 1.233
4. Feller • CLE 1.244
5. Grove • BOS 1.246
6. Bridges • DET 1.247
7. Gomez • NYY 1.298
8. Harder • CLE 1.332
9. Rigney • CHW 1.335
10. Newsom • 2TM 1.365
Hits per 9 IP
1. Feller • CLE 6.887
2. Hadley • NYY 7.714
3. Gomez • NYY 7.864
4. Ruffing • NYY 8.139
5. Chase • WSH 8.341
6. Smith • 2TM 8.384
7. Newsom • 2TM 8.393
8. Lyons • CHW 8.444
9. Bridges • DET 8.455
10. Grove • BOS 8.482
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Lyons • CHW 1.355
2. Leonard • WSH 1.972
3. Beckmann • PHA 2.376
4. Lee • CHW 2.681
5. Grove • BOS 2.733
6. Harder • CLE 2.769
7. Bridges • DET 2.773
8. Allen • CLE 2.880
9. Ruffing • NYY 2.893
10. Nelson • PHA 2.914
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Feller • CLE 7.463
2. Newsom • 2TM 5.925
3. Bridges • DET 5.864
4. Rigney • CHW 4.898
5. Gomez • NYY 4.636
6. Chase • WSH 4.578
7. Krakauskas • WSH 4.555
8. Allen • CLE 4.063
9. Wilson • BOS 4.060
10. Trout • DET 4.000
Games Played
1. Brown • CHW 61
2. Dean • PHA 54
3. Dickman • BOS 48
4. Heving • BOS 46
5. Potter • PHA 41
Trotter • SLB 41
Newsom • 2TM 41
8. Appleton • WSH 40
Carrasquel • WSH 40
Kramer • SLB 40
Saves
1. Murphy • NYY 19
2. Brown • CHW 18
3. Heving • BOS 8
4. Dean • PHA 7
Appleton • WSH 7
6. Dickman • BOS 6
7. Benton • DET 5
8. McKain • DET 4
Ostermueller • BOS 4
10. Russo • NYY 3
Hudlin • CLE 3
Lee • CHW 3
Milnar • CLE 3
Mills • SLB 3
Innings Pitched
1. Feller • CLE 296.2
2. Newsom • 2TM 291.2
3. Leonard • WSH 269.1
4. Lee • CHW 235.0
5. Ruffing • NYY 233.1
6. Chase • WSH 232.0
7. Rigney • CHW 218.2
8. Krakauskas • WSH 217.1
9. Kennedy • 2TM 212.2
10. Kramer • SLB 211.2
Strikeouts
1. Feller • CLE 246
2. Newsom • 2TM 192
3. Bridges • DET 129
4. Rigney • CHW 119
5. Chase • WSH 118
6. Krakauskas • WSH 110
7. Mills • SLB 103
8. Gomez • NYY 102
9. Ruffing • NYY 95
10. Leonard • WSH 88
Games Started
1. Newsom • 2TM 37
2. Feller • CLE 35
3. Leonard • WSH 34
4. Kramer • SLB 31
Chase • WSH 31
Kennedy • 2TM 31
7. Rigney • CHW 29
Lee • CHW 29
Krakauskas • WSH 29
10. Ross • PHA 28
Ruffing • NYY 28
Complete Games
1. Feller • CLE 24
Newsom • 2TM 24
3. Ruffing • NYY 22
4. Leonard • WSH 21
5. Grove • BOS 17
6. Lyons • CHW 16
Bridges • DET 16
8. Lee • CHW 15
Chase • WSH 15
10. Gomez • NYY 14
Shutouts
1. Ruffing • NYY 5
2. Feller • CLE 4
3. Newsom • 2TM 3
4. Allen • CLE 2
Rigney • CHW 2
Nelson • PHA 2
Milnar • CLE 2
Leonard • WSH 2
Lee • CHW 2
Kramer • SLB 2
Russo • NYY 2
Grove • BOS 2
Gomez • NYY 2
Donald • NYY 2
Bridges • DET 2
Beckmann • PHA 2
Home Runs
1. Nelson • PHA 27
2. Marcum • 2TM 26
Potter • PHA 26
4. Kennedy • 2TM 22
5. Newsom • 2TM 19
6. Kramer • SLB 18
7. Rowe • DET 17
Ross • PHA 17
9. Trotter • SLB 16
Caster • PHA 16
Mills • SLB 16
Leonard • WSH 16
Bases on Balls
1. Feller • CLE 142
2. Kramer • SLB 127
3. Newsom • 2TM 126
4. Kennedy • 2TM 124
5. Chase • WSH 114
Krakauskas • WSH 114
7. Mills • SLB 113
8. Milnar • CLE 99
9. Ross • PHA 95
10. Smith • 2TM 92
Hits
1. Leonard • WSH 273
2. Newsom • 2TM 272
3. Kramer • SLB 269
4. Lee • CHW 260
5. Potter • PHA 258
6. Kennedy • 2TM 254
7. Nelson • PHA 233
8. Krakauskas • WSH 230
9. Feller • CLE 227
10. Ross • PHA 216
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Lyons • CHW 2.500
2. Bridges • DET 2.115
3. Feller • CLE 1.732
4. Newsom • 2TM 1.524
5. Leonard • WSH 1.492
6. Rigney • CHW 1.417
7. Allen • CLE 1.411
8. Grove • BOS 1.397
9. Ruffing • NYY 1.267
10. Gomez • NYY 1.214
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Trout • DET 0.278
2. Ostermueller • BOS 0.339
3. Lyons • CHW 0.365
4. Grove • BOS 0.377
5. Chase • WSH 0.388
6. Feller • CLE 0.394
7. Carrasquel • WSH 0.395
8. Rigney • CHW 0.412
9. Allen • CLE 0.463
10. Milnar • CLE 0.474
Losses
1. Kennedy • 2TM 20
2. Chase • WSH 19
3. Krakauskas • WSH 17
4. Kramer • SLB 16
5. Ross • PHA 14
6. Nelson • PHA 13
Harris • 2TM 13
Gill • 2TM 13
Trotter • SLB 13
10. Haynes • WSH 12
Milnar • CLE 12
Potter • PHA 12
Rowe • DET 12
Pippen • 2TM 12
Earned Runs
1. Potter • PHA 144
2. Kramer • SLB 137
Kennedy • 2TM 137
4. Ross • PHA 116
Newsom • 2TM 116
6. Krakauskas • WSH 111
7. Lee • CHW 110
8. Leonard • WSH 106
9. Mills • SLB 105
Nelson • PHA 105
Wild Pitches
1. Feller • CLE 14
2. Potter • PHA 12
3. Chase • WSH 11
4. Harris • 2TM 10
5. Kramer • SLB 9
6. Leonard • WSH 6
Haynes • WSH 6
8. Allen • CLE 5
Trout • DET 5
Dietrich • CHW 5
Ross • PHA 5
Krakauskas • WSH 5
Benton • DET 5
Ostermueller • BOS 5
Hit By Pitch
1. Mills • SLB 8
2. Bridges • DET 6
3. Trotter • SLB 5
Rich • BOS 5
Potter • PHA 5
Leonard • WSH 5
7. Appleton • WSH 4
Smith • 2TM 4
Trout • DET 4
10. Gomez • NYY 3
Kramer • SLB 3
Hadley • NYY 3
Harder • CLE 3
Kelley • WSH 3
Allen • CLE 3
Lee • CHW 3
Nelson • PHA 3
Parmelee • PHA 3
Gill • 2TM 3
Newsom • 2TM 3
Feller • CLE 3
Caster • PHA 3
Dickman • BOS 3
Batters Faced
1. Newsom • 2TM 1,261
2. Feller • CLE 1,243
3. Leonard • WSH 1,133
4. Chase • WSH 1,019
5. Lee • CHW 1,008
6. Kennedy • 2TM 1,001
7. Kramer • SLB 998
8. Ruffing • NYY 968
9. Krakauskas • WSH 966
10. Rigney • CHW 946
Games Finished
1. Brown • CHW 56
2. Dean • PHA 38
3. Murphy • NYY 34
4. Appleton • WSH 27
5. Heving • BOS 26
6. Dickman • BOS 23
7. Benton • DET 18
8. Dobson • CLE 17
9. Thomas • 3TM 16
10. Lawson • 2TM 15
Eisenstat • 2TM 15
Adjusted ERA+
1. Grove • BOS 185
2. Lyons • CHW 173
3. Feller • CLE 154
4. Ruffing • NYY 148
5. Hadley • NYY 146
6. Bridges • DET 139
7. Newsom • 2TM 136
8. Trout • DET 135
9. Rigney • CHW 129
10. Gomez • NYY 128
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Lyons • CHW 2.84
2. Feller • CLE 2.97
3. Bridges • DET 3.03
4. Grove • BOS 3.22
5. Rigney • CHW 3.28
6. Allen • CLE 3.37
7. Leonard • WSH 3.42
8. Ostermueller • BOS 3.45
9. Newsom • 2TM 3.45
10. Trout • DET 3.55
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Feller • CLE 55
2. Grove • BOS 45
3. Newsom • 2TM 42
4. Ruffing • NYY 39
5. Lyons • CHW 33
6. Bridges • DET 29
7. Russo • NYY 26
8. Rigney • CHW 25
9. Gomez • NYY 25
10. Harder • CLE 23
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Feller • CLE 5.4
2. Grove • BOS 4.6
3. Newsom • 2TM 4.2
4. Ruffing • NYY 3.8
5. Lyons • CHW 3.3
6. Bridges • DET 2.8
7. Russo • NYY 2.6
8. Rigney • CHW 2.4
Gomez • NYY 2.4
10. Harder • CLE 2.3
Hadley • NYY 2.3
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Feller • CLE 65.64
2. Grove • BOS 48.84
3. Ruffing • NYY 48.31
4. Newsom • 2TM 46.47
5. Harder • CLE 33.71
6. Leonard • WSH 33.51
7. Gomez • NYY 31.77
8. Bridges • DET 31.57
9. Russo • NYY 31.16
10. Hildebrand • NYY 30.88
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Ruffing • NYY 5.9
2. Grove • BOS 4.9
3. Feller • CLE 4.6
4. Leonard • WSH 4.5
5. Lyons • CHW 3.7
6. Bridges • DET 3.1
7. Newsom • 2TM 3.0
8. Russo • NYY 2.9
9. Hildebrand • NYY 2.8
10. Harder • CLE 2.8
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Feller • CLE 5.8
2. Ruffing • NYY 4.0
3. Gomez • NYY 3.4
4. Lyons • CHW 3.4
5. Grove • BOS 3.3
6. Newsom • 2TM 3.2
7. Russo • NYY 3.1
8. Hildebrand • NYY 2.9
9. Bridges • DET 2.9
10. Leonard • WSH 2.8
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Ruffing • NYY 10.2
2. Donald • NYY 6.4
3. Gomez • NYY 5.3
4. Grove • BOS 5.0
5. Brown • CHW 4.6
6. Hildebrand • NYY 4.1
7. Murphy • NYY 3.9
8. Hadley • NYY 2.4
9. Bridges • DET 2.2
10. Lyons • CHW 2.1
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Feller • CLE 6.8
2. Ruffing • NYY 5.0
3. Grove • BOS 5.0
4. Newsom • 2TM 4.4
5. Harder • CLE 3.4
6. Leonard • WSH 3.4
7. Gomez • NYY 3.2
8. Russo • NYY 3.2
9. Hildebrand • NYY 3.2
10. Bridges • DET 3.0

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