American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Perry • CLE 8.5
2. Blyleven • MIN 7.8
3. Jenkins • TEX 7.8
4. Tiant • BOS 7.7
5. Carew • MIN 7.5
6. Grich • BAL 7.3
7. Kaat • CHW 7.0
8. Hunter • OAK 6.9
9. Busby • KCR 6.5
10. Ryan • CAL 5.9
WAR for Pitchers
1. Perry • CLE 8.5
2. Blyleven • MIN 7.8
3. Jenkins • TEX 7.7
4. Tiant • BOS 7.7
5. Kaat • CHW 7.1
6. Hunter • OAK 6.9
7. Busby • KCR 6.5
8. Ryan • CAL 5.9
9. Wood • CHW 5.5
10. Murphy • MIL 5.0
Earned Run Average
1. Hunter • OAK 2.49
2. Perry • CLE 2.51
3. Hassler • CAL 2.61
4. Blyleven • MIN 2.66
5. Fitzmorris • KCR 2.79
6. Jenkins • TEX 2.82
7. Ryan • CAL 2.89
8. Tiant • BOS 2.92
9. Kaat • CHW 2.92
10. Perry • CLE 2.96
Wins
1. Hunter • OAK 25
Jenkins • TEX 25
3. Busby • KCR 22
Cuellar • BAL 22
Ryan • CAL 22
Tiant • BOS 22
7. Kaat • CHW 21
Perry • CLE 21
9. Wood • CHW 20
10. Bibby • TEX 19
Dobson • NYY 19
Holtzman • OAK 19
Medich • NYY 19
Win-Loss %
1. Cuellar • BAL .688
2. Fitzmorris • KCR .684
3. Jenkins • TEX .676
Hunter • OAK .676
5. Tiant • BOS .629
6. Perry • CLE .618
Kaat • CHW .618
8. McNally • BAL .615
9. Busby • KCR .611
10. Perry • CLE .586
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Hunter • OAK 0.986
2. Jenkins • TEX 1.008
3. Perry • CLE 1.021
4. Blyleven • MIN 1.142
5. Grimsley • BAL 1.160
6. Tiant • BOS 1.166
7. Kaat • CHW 1.175
8. Wood • CHW 1.202
9. Perry • CLE 1.214
10. Blue • OAK 1.218
Hits per 9 IP
1. Ryan • CAL 5.979
2. Perry • CLE 6.422
3. Dal Canton • KCR 6.930
4. Hassler • CAL 7.333
5. Hunter • OAK 7.577
6. Blyleven • MIN 7.815
7. Jenkins • TEX 7.840
8. Blue • OAK 7.842
9. Tiant • BOS 8.123
10. Grimsley • BAL 8.127
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Jenkins • TEX 1.234
2. Hunter • OAK 1.301
3. Holtzman • OAK 1.798
4. Kaat • CHW 2.044
5. Wright • MIL 2.095
6. Lee • BOS 2.136
7. Wood • CHW 2.248
8. Lolich • DET 2.279
9. Perry • CLE 2.286
10. Grimsley • BAL 2.313
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Ryan • CAL 9.929
2. Blyleven • MIN 7.975
3. Jenkins • TEX 6.168
4. Busby • KCR 6.096
5. Perry • CLE 6.031
6. Tanana • CAL 6.030
7. Lolich • DET 5.903
8. Moret • BOS 5.763
9. Decker • MIN 5.718
10. Coleman • DET 5.576
Games Played
1. Fingers • OAK 76
2. Murphy • MIL 70
3. Foucault • TEX 69
4. Lyle • NYY 66
5. Campbell • MIN 63
6. Forster • CHW 59
Hiller • DET 59
8. Seguí • BOS 58
9. Bird • KCR 55
Buskey • 2TM 55
Saves
1. Forster • CHW 24
2. Murphy • MIL 20
3. Campbell • MIN 19
4. Buskey • 2TM 18
Fingers • OAK 18
6. Lyle • NYY 15
7. Hiller • DET 13
8. Jackson • BAL 12
Foucault • TEX 12
10. Bird • KCR 10
Seguí • BOS 10
Innings Pitched
1. Ryan • CAL 332.2
2. Jenkins • TEX 328.1
3. Perry • CLE 322.1
4. Wood • CHW 320.1
5. Hunter • OAK 318.1
6. Tiant • BOS 311.1
7. Lolich • DET 308.0
8. Grimsley • BAL 295.2
9. Busby • KCR 292.1
10. Coleman • DET 285.2
Strikeouts
1. Ryan • CAL 367
2. Blyleven • MIN 249
3. Jenkins • TEX 225
4. Perry • CLE 216
5. Lolich • DET 202
6. Busby • KCR 198
7. Tanana • CAL 180
8. Coleman • DET 177
9. Tiant • BOS 176
10. Blue • OAK 174
Games Started
1. Wood • CHW 42
2. Bibby • TEX 41
Coleman • DET 41
Hunter • OAK 41
Jenkins • TEX 41
Lolich • DET 41
Ryan • CAL 41
8. Blue • OAK 40
9. Dobson • NYY 39
Grimsley • BAL 39
Kaat • CHW 39
Complete Games
1. Jenkins • TEX 29
2. Perry • CLE 28
3. Lolich • DET 27
4. Ryan • CAL 26
5. Tiant • BOS 25
6. Hunter • OAK 23
7. Wood • CHW 22
8. Cuellar • BAL 20
Busby • KCR 20
10. Blyleven • MIN 19
Shutouts
1. Tiant • BOS 7
2. Jenkins • TEX 6
Hunter • OAK 6
4. Bibby • TEX 5
Cuellar • BAL 5
6. Grimsley • BAL 4
Tanana • CAL 4
Fitzmorris • KCR 4
McNally • BAL 4
Medich • NYY 4
Perry • CLE 4
Home Runs
1. Lolich • DET 38
2. Coleman • DET 30
3. Colborn • MIL 27
Jenkins • TEX 27
Tanana • CAL 27
Wood • CHW 27
7. Grimsley • BAL 26
8. Bibby • TEX 25
Cleveland • BOS 25
Hunter • OAK 25
Lee • BOS 25
Perry • CLE 25
Bases on Balls
1. Ryan • CAL 202
2. Coleman • DET 158
3. Bibby • TEX 113
4. Bahnsen • CHW 110
5. Slaton • MIL 102
6. Perry • CLE 99
7. Blue • OAK 98
8. Decker • MIN 97
9. Busby • KCR 92
10. Medich • NYY 91
Hits
1. Lee • BOS 320
2. Lolich • DET 310
3. Wood • CHW 305
4. Jenkins • TEX 286
5. Busby • KCR 284
6. Dobson • NYY 282
7. Tiant • BOS 281
8. Medich • NYY 275
9. Holtzman • OAK 273
10. Coleman • DET 272
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Jenkins • TEX 5.000
2. Blyleven • MIN 3.234
3. Hunter • OAK 3.109
4. Lolich • DET 2.590
5. Tanana • CAL 2.338
6. Holtzman • OAK 2.294
7. Kaat • CHW 2.254
8. Perry • CLE 2.182
9. Busby • KCR 2.152
10. Tiant • BOS 2.146
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Dal Canton • KCR 0.257
2. Fitzmorris • KCR 0.379
3. Perry • CLE 0.393
4. Busby • KCR 0.431
5. Blyleven • MIN 0.448
6. Ryan • CAL 0.487
7. Holtzman • OAK 0.493
8. Brown • TEX 0.540
9. Blue • OAK 0.542
10. Hassler • CAL 0.556
Losses
1. Lolich • DET 21
2. Wright • MIL 20
3. Bibby • TEX 19
LaGrow • DET 19
Splittorff • KCR 19
Tanana • CAL 19
Wood • CHW 19
8. Blyleven • MIN 17
Holtzman • OAK 17
10. Ryan • CAL 16
Slaton • MIL 16
Earned Runs
1. Lolich • DET 142
2. Bibby • TEX 139
3. Coleman • DET 137
4. Wood • CHW 128
5. Wright • MIL 114
6. Bahnsen • CHW 113
7. LaGrow • DET 112
Medich • NYY 112
9. Busby • KCR 110
Lee • BOS 110
Wild Pitches
1. Dal Canton • KCR 16
2. Slaton • MIL 14
3. Coleman • DET 13
4. LaGrow • DET 12
Seguí • BOS 12
6. Bibby • TEX 11
7. Fitzmorris • KCR 10
Lolich • DET 10
9. Blue • OAK 9
Decker • MIN 9
Forster • CHW 9
Grimsley • BAL 9
Ryan • CAL 9
Hit By Pitch
1. Coleman • DET 12
2. Bibby • TEX 9
Blyleven • MIN 9
Busby • KCR 9
Cleveland • BOS 9
Hassler • CAL 9
Ryan • CAL 9
Wood • CHW 9
9. Forster • CHW 8
Jenkins • TEX 8
McNally • BAL 8
Medich • NYY 8
Tanana • CAL 8
Batters Faced
1. Ryan • CAL 1,392
2. Wood • CHW 1,316
3. Jenkins • TEX 1,305
4. Tiant • BOS 1,266
5. Lolich • DET 1,263
6. Coleman • DET 1,262
Perry • CLE 1,262
8. Hunter • OAK 1,240
9. Busby • KCR 1,220
10. Grimsley • BAL 1,198
Games Finished
1. Murphy • MIL 66
2. Fingers • OAK 60
3. Lyle • NYY 59
4. Campbell • MIN 55
5. Foucault • TEX 53
6. Hiller • DET 52
7. Forster • CHW 49
8. Seguí • BOS 46
9. Bird • KCR 44
10. Buskey • 2TM 42
Adjusted ERA+
1. Perry • CLE 144
2. Blyleven • MIN 142
3. Fitzmorris • KCR 136
4. Hunter • OAK 134
5. Tiant • BOS 133
6. Hassler • CAL 131
7. Kaat • CHW 129
8. Jenkins • TEX 126
9. Perry • CLE 122
10. Dal Canton • KCR 122
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Blyleven • MIN 2.37
2. Jenkins • TEX 2.76
3. Busby • KCR 2.88
4. Ryan • CAL 2.98
5. Holtzman • OAK 3.01
6. Kaat • CHW 3.14
7. Tiant • BOS 3.15
8. Hunter • OAK 3.17
9. Blue • OAK 3.18
10. Brown • TEX 3.20
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Perry • CLE 42
2. Tiant • BOS 35
3. Hunter • OAK 34
4. Blyleven • MIN 32
5. Jenkins • TEX 27
6. Murphy • MIL 25
7. Kaat • CHW 24
8. Lyle • NYY 22
9. Perry • CLE 19
10. Fitzmorris • KCR 18
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Perry • CLE 4.7
2. Tiant • BOS 3.9
3. Hunter • OAK 3.8
4. Blyleven • MIN 3.5
5. Jenkins • TEX 3.0
6. Murphy • MIL 2.6
7. Kaat • CHW 2.6
8. Lyle • NYY 2.3
9. Perry • CLE 2.0
10. Fitzmorris • KCR 1.9
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Perry • CLE 48.65
2. Hunter • OAK 44.08
3. Tiant • BOS 43.29
4. Blyleven • MIN 35.42
5. Jenkins • TEX 32.42
6. Murphy • MIL 26.88
7. Kaat • CHW 24.27
8. Ryan • CAL 23.59
9. Busby • KCR 20.19
10. Perry • CLE 19.95
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Tiant • BOS 5.8
2. Jenkins • TEX 5.5
3. Murphy • MIL 4.2
4. Cuellar • BAL 3.8
5. Blyleven • MIN 3.7
6. Perry • CLE 3.7
7. Kaat • CHW 3.6
8. Hunter • OAK 2.9
9. Ryan • CAL 2.8
10. Lyle • NYY 2.8
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Hunter • OAK 4.7
2. Perry • CLE 4.5
3. Tiant • BOS 4.3
4. Jenkins • TEX 4.3
5. Blyleven • MIN 3.6
6. Ryan • CAL 3.2
7. Perry • CLE 2.9
8. Grimsley • BAL 2.7
9. Kaat • CHW 2.7
10. Busby • KCR 2.4
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Tiant • BOS 9.5
2. Lyle • NYY 8.0
3. Cuellar • BAL 7.3
4. Grimsley • BAL 5.5
5. Palmer • BAL 5.5
6. Reynolds • BAL 5.3
7. Medich • NYY 4.3
8. Dobson • NYY 3.9
9. Hunter • OAK 3.2
10. Gura • NYY 3.2
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Perry • CLE 5.6
2. Hunter • OAK 5.2
3. Tiant • BOS 4.7
4. Blyleven • MIN 3.9
5. Jenkins • TEX 3.6
6. Murphy • MIL 2.9
7. Ryan • CAL 2.6
8. Kaat • CHW 2.6
9. Perry • CLE 2.2
10. Dobson • NYY 2.1

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