American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Yastrzemski • BOS 10.5
2. Robinson • BAL 8.4
3. Tiant • CLE 7.9
4. McLain • DET 7.4
5. Freehan • DET 6.9
6. Campaneris • OAK 6.6
7. McNally • BAL 6.6
8. Bahnsen • NYY 5.9
John • CHW 5.9
10. Northrup • DET 5.9
WAR for Pitchers
1. Tiant • CLE 8.5
2. McLain • DET 7.4
3. Bahnsen • NYY 6.4
4. Chance • MIN 6.2
5. McNally • BAL 5.9
6. John • CHW 5.6
7. McDowell • CLE 5.4
Wood • CHW 5.4
9. Stottlemyre • NYY 5.4
10. Nash • OAK 4.3
Earned Run Average
1. Tiant • CLE 1.60
2. McDowell • CLE 1.81
3. McNally • BAL 1.95
4. McLain • DET 1.96
5. John • CHW 1.98
6. Bahnsen • NYY 2.05
7. Nash • OAK 2.28
8. Horlen • CHW 2.37
9. Odom • OAK 2.45
10. Stottlemyre • NYY 2.45
Wins
1. McLain • DET 31
2. McNally • BAL 22
3. Stottlemyre • NYY 21
Tiant • CLE 21
5. Hardin • BAL 18
6. Bahnsen • NYY 17
Lolich • DET 17
8. Chance • MIN 16
Culp • BOS 16
Ellsworth • BOS 16
Odom • OAK 16
Win-Loss %
1. McLain • DET .838
2. Culp • BOS .727
3. Tiant • CLE .700
4. Ellsworth • BOS .696
5. McNally • BAL .688
6. Lolich • DET .654
7. Stottlemyre • NYY .636
8. Wright • CAL .625
Hannan • WSA .625
10. Odom • OAK .615
Walks & Hits per IP
1. McNally • BAL 0.842
2. Tiant • CLE 0.871
3. McLain • DET 0.905
4. Chance • MIN 0.983
5. Peterson • NYY 1.017
6. John • CHW 1.038
7. Nash • OAK 1.050
8. Brunet • CAL 1.056
9. Hardin • BAL 1.057
10. Bahnsen • NYY 1.062
Hits per 9 IP
1. Tiant • CLE 5.295
2. McNally • BAL 5.769
3. McDowell • CLE 6.056
4. Siebert • CLE 6.335
5. McLain • DET 6.455
6. John • CHW 6.852
7. Chance • MIN 6.904
8. Culp • BOS 6.906
9. Hardin • BAL 6.934
10. Phoebus • BAL 6.956
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Peterson • NYY 1.229
2. McLain • DET 1.688
3. Ellsworth • BOS 1.699
4. Kaat • MIN 1.731
5. McNally • BAL 1.813
6. Chance • MIN 1.942
7. Merritt • MIN 1.964
8. Coleman • WSA 2.058
9. Stottlemyre • NYY 2.099
10. Nash • OAK 2.165
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. McDowell • CLE 9.468
2. Tiant • CLE 9.197
3. Lolich • DET 8.059
4. Culp • BOS 7.904
5. McLain • DET 7.500
6. Phoebus • BAL 7.217
7. Chance • MIN 7.212
8. Merritt • MIN 6.835
9. Williams • CLE 6.808
10. Boswell • MIN 6.774
Games Played
1. Wood • CHW 88
2. Wilhelm • CHW 72
3. Locker • CHW 70
4. Perranoski • MIN 66
5. Higgins • WSA 59
Watt • BAL 59
7. Burgmeier • CAL 56
Humphreys • WSA 56
9. Aker • OAK 54
Fisher • CLE 54
Worthington • MIN 54
Saves
1. Worthington • MIN 18
2. Wood • CHW 16
3. Higgins • WSA 13
4. Romo • CLE 12
Aker • OAK 12
Stange • BOS 12
Wilhelm • CHW 12
8. Lyle • BOS 11
Watt • BAL 11
Hamilton • NYY 11
Innings Pitched
1. McLain • DET 336.0
2. Chance • MIN 292.0
3. Stottlemyre • NYY 278.2
4. McNally • BAL 273.0
5. McDowell • CLE 269.0
6. Bahnsen • NYY 267.1
7. Tiant • CLE 258.1
8. Brunet • CAL 245.1
9. Hardin • BAL 244.0
10. Phoebus • BAL 240.2
Strikeouts
1. McDowell • CLE 283
2. McLain • DET 280
3. Tiant • CLE 264
4. Chance • MIN 234
5. McNally • BAL 202
6. Lolich • DET 197
7. Phoebus • BAL 193
8. Culp • BOS 190
9. Merritt • MIN 181
10. Hunter • OAK 172
Games Started
1. McLain • DET 41
2. Chance • MIN 39
3. McDowell • CLE 37
4. Stottlemyre • NYY 36
Phoebus • BAL 36
Brunet • CAL 36
7. Hardin • BAL 35
Horlen • CHW 35
McNally • BAL 35
10. Bahnsen • NYY 34
Dobson • OAK 34
Hunter • OAK 34
Merritt • MIN 34
Complete Games
1. McLain • DET 28
2. Tiant • CLE 19
Stottlemyre • NYY 19
4. McNally • BAL 18
5. Hardin • BAL 16
6. Chance • MIN 15
7. Nash • OAK 12
Coleman • WSA 12
9. Merritt • MIN 11
McDowell • CLE 11
Hunter • OAK 11
Culp • BOS 11
Dobson • OAK 11
Shutouts
1. Tiant • CLE 9
2. Nash • OAK 6
Stottlemyre • NYY 6
Chance • MIN 6
Culp • BOS 6
McLain • DET 6
7. Brunet • CAL 5
McNally • BAL 5
9. Pascual • WSA 4
Siebert • CLE 4
Lolich • DET 4
Odom • OAK 4
Home Runs
1. McLain • DET 31
2. Hunter • OAK 29
3. McNally • BAL 24
4. Brunet • CAL 23
Lolich • DET 23
6. Ellis • CAL 22
7. Merritt • MIN 21
Stottlemyre • NYY 21
9. Dobson • OAK 20
Hardin • BAL 20
Wilson • DET 20
Bases on Balls
1. McDowell • CLE 110
2. Phoebus • BAL 105
3. Odom • OAK 98
4. Siebert • CLE 88
5. Boswell • MIN 87
6. Culp • BOS 82
7. Hargan • CLE 81
8. Dobson • OAK 80
9. Sparma • DET 77
10. Tiant • CLE 73
Hits
1. Stottlemyre • NYY 243
2. McLain • DET 241
3. Chance • MIN 224
4. Bahnsen • NYY 216
5. Coleman • WSA 212
6. Hunter • OAK 210
7. Merritt • MIN 207
8. Dobson • OAK 197
Horlen • CHW 197
10. Ellsworth • BOS 196
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. McLain • DET 4.444
2. Peterson • NYY 3.966
3. Chance • MIN 3.714
4. McNally • BAL 3.673
5. Tiant • CLE 3.616
6. Merritt • MIN 3.481
7. Kaat • MIN 3.250
8. Nash • OAK 3.073
9. Lolich • DET 3.031
10. Williams • CLE 2.882
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Bell • BOS 0.316
2. Odom • OAK 0.350
3. Phoebus • BAL 0.374
4. Peters • CHW 0.387
5. McDowell • CLE 0.435
6. Chance • MIN 0.462
7. Bahnsen • NYY 0.471
8. Pascual • WSA 0.493
9. John • CHW 0.508
10. Siebert • CLE 0.524
Losses
1. Brunet • CAL 17
2. Chance • MIN 16
Coleman • WSA 16
Merritt • MIN 16
5. Hargan • CLE 15
McGlothlin • CAL 15
Phoebus • BAL 15
8. Carlos • CHW 14
Dobson • OAK 14
Horlen • CHW 14
McDowell • CLE 14
Earned Runs
1. Hunter • OAK 87
2. Merritt • MIN 86
3. Chance • MIN 82
McGlothlin • CAL 82
5. Coleman • WSA 81
6. Brunet • CAL 78
Lolich • DET 78
8. Stottlemyre • NYY 76
9. Dobson • OAK 75
Sparma • DET 75
Wild Pitches
1. Bertaina • WSA 17
Odom • OAK 17
3. Clark • CAL 13
4. Chance • MIN 12
5. Brunet • CAL 10
Dobson • OAK 10
Phoebus • BAL 10
8. Bell • BOS 9
Boswell • MIN 9
Coleman • WSA 9
Culp • BOS 9
Hardin • BAL 9
Peters • CHW 9
Waslewski • BOS 9
Hit By Pitch
1. Horlen • CHW 14
2. Coleman • WSA 12
John • CHW 12
4. Lolich • DET 11
Lonborg • BOS 11
6. Carlos • CHW 10
Chance • MIN 10
Hardin • BAL 10
McDowell • CLE 10
McNally • BAL 10
Williams • CLE 10
Batters Faced
1. McLain • DET 1,288
2. Chance • MIN 1,161
3. Stottlemyre • NYY 1,123
4. McDowell • CLE 1,098
5. Bahnsen • NYY 1,070
6. McNally • BAL 1,038
7. Phoebus • BAL 994
8. Tiant • CLE 987
9. Hardin • BAL 974
10. Brunet • CAL 973
Games Finished
1. Wood • CHW 46
2. Perranoski • MIN 41
3. Watt • BAL 39
Wilhelm • CHW 39
5. Womack • NYY 36
6. Worthington • MIN 34
7. Higgins • WSA 33
8. Locker • CHW 32
9. Aker • OAK 30
Stange • BOS 30
Adjusted ERA+
1. Tiant • CLE 186
2. McDowell • CLE 165
3. John • CHW 161
4. McLain • DET 154
5. McNally • BAL 150
6. Bahnsen • NYY 140
7. Horlen • CHW 135
8. Chance • MIN 124
9. Nash • OAK 122
10. Williams • CLE 119
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Tiant • CLE 2.04
2. Chance • MIN 2.20
3. McDowell • CLE 2.25
4. McLain • DET 2.53
5. Peterson • NYY 2.56
6. Bahnsen • NYY 2.64
7. Phoebus • BAL 2.68
8. Nash • OAK 2.69
9. Williams • CLE 2.75
10. Merritt • MIN 2.75
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Tiant • CLE 40
2. McLain • DET 38
3. McNally • BAL 31
4. McDowell • CLE 28
5. Bahnsen • NYY 24
6. John • CHW 22
7. Wood • CHW 22
8. Chance • MIN 18
9. Horlen • CHW 16
10. Nash • OAK 15
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Tiant • CLE 5.0
2. McLain • DET 4.7
3. McNally • BAL 3.8
4. McDowell • CLE 3.4
5. Bahnsen • NYY 2.9
6. John • CHW 2.8
7. Wood • CHW 2.5
8. Chance • MIN 2.1
9. Horlen • CHW 1.9
10. Nash • OAK 1.8
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Tiant • CLE 45.27
2. McLain • DET 43.73
3. McNally • BAL 35.56
4. Wood • CHW 24.87
5. Bahnsen • NYY 23.48
6. McDowell • CLE 23.46
7. John • CHW 21.55
8. Nash • OAK 20.02
9. Stottlemyre • NYY 19.48
10. Chance • MIN 19.12
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Tiant • CLE 6.4
2. McLain • DET 5.2
3. Bahnsen • NYY 4.2
4. McNally • BAL 4.0
5. Stottlemyre • NYY 3.8
6. McDowell • CLE 3.6
7. Wood • CHW 2.9
8. Hardin • BAL 2.7
9. Nash • OAK 2.5
10. John • CHW 2.5
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Tiant • CLE 5.2
2. McLain • DET 4.0
3. McNally • BAL 3.7
4. Chance • MIN 3.5
5. McDowell • CLE 2.5
6. Bahnsen • NYY 2.4
7. Wood • CHW 2.3
8. John • CHW 2.0
9. Perry • MIN 2.0
10. Wilhelm • CHW 1.9
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. McLain • DET 12.2
2. Tiant • CLE 7.6
3. McNally • BAL 5.7
4. Lolich • DET 3.8
5. Hardin • BAL 3.6
6. Hiller • DET 3.1
7. McDowell • CLE 3.0
8. Patterson • DET 2.7
9. McMahon • 2TM 2.5
10. Dobson • DET 2.1
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Tiant • CLE 5.8
2. McLain • DET 5.4
3. McNally • BAL 4.5
4. Bahnsen • NYY 2.9
5. McDowell • CLE 2.8
6. Wood • CHW 2.8
7. John • CHW 2.5
8. Nash • OAK 2.5
9. Stottlemyre • NYY 2.4
10. Romo • CLE 2.2

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