American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Fidrych • DET 9.6
2. Nettles • NYY 8.0
3. Blue • OAK 7.6
4. Brett • KCR 7.5
5. Tanana • CAL 7.5
6. Carew • MIN 6.8
7. Blyleven • 2TM 6.5
8. Belanger • BAL 6.5
Palmer • BAL 6.5
10. Rivers • NYY 6.4
WAR for Pitchers
1. Fidrych • DET 9.6
2. Blue • OAK 7.6
3. Tanana • CAL 7.5
4. Blyleven • 2TM 6.5
5. Palmer • BAL 6.5
6. Tiant • BOS 6.3
7. Perry • TEX 5.8
8. Torrez • OAK 5.3
9. Travers • MIL 4.5
10. Brett • 2TM 4.2
Earned Run Average
1. Fidrych • DET 2.34
2. Blue • OAK 2.35
3. Tanana • CAL 2.43
4. Torrez • OAK 2.50
5. Palmer • BAL 2.51
6. Garland • BAL 2.67
7. Hartzell • CAL 2.77
8. Travers • MIL 2.81
9. Blyleven • 2TM 2.87
10. Ross • CAL 3.00
Wins
1. Palmer • BAL 22
2. Tiant • BOS 21
3. Garland • BAL 20
4. Fidrych • DET 19
Figueroa • NYY 19
Tanana • CAL 19
7. Blue • OAK 18
8. Campbell • MIN 17
Ellis • NYY 17
Hunter • NYY 17
Leonard • KCR 17
Ryan • CAL 17
Win-Loss %
1. Campbell • MIN .773
2. Garland • BAL .741
3. Ellis • NYY .680
4. Fidrych • DET .679
5. Figueroa • NYY .655
Tanana • CAL .655
7. Bibby • CLE .650
8. Tiant • BOS .636
9. Leonard • KCR .630
10. Palmer • BAL .629
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Tanana • CAL 0.988
2. Palmer • BAL 1.076
3. Fidrych • DET 1.079
4. Blue • OAK 1.109
5. Bird • KCR 1.123
6. Hunter • NYY 1.125
7. Perry • TEX 1.134
8. Jenkins • BOS 1.167
9. Eckersley • CLE 1.169
10. Alexander • 2TM 1.169
Hits per 9 IP
1. Ryan • CAL 6.109
2. Tanana • CAL 6.617
3. Eckersley • CLE 6.998
4. Palmer • BAL 7.286
5. Brett • 2TM 7.670
6. Alexander • 2TM 7.701
7. Campbell • MIN 7.783
8. Fidrych • DET 7.802
9. Torrez • OAK 7.806
10. Travers • MIL 7.913
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Bird • KCR 1.411
2. Jenkins • BOS 1.852
3. Perry • TEX 1.870
4. Blue • OAK 1.901
5. Fidrych • DET 1.905
6. Wise • BOS 1.926
7. Briles • TEX 2.014
8. Hunter • NYY 2.049
9. Tiant • BOS 2.065
10. Colborn • MIL 2.154
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Ryan • CAL 10.351
2. Eckersley • CLE 9.030
3. Tanana • CAL 8.147
4. Blyleven • 2TM 6.622
5. Campbell • MIN 6.173
6. Jenkins • BOS 6.115
7. Gossage • CHW 5.424
8. Hunter • NYY 5.213
9. Leonard • KCR 5.212
10. Brown • CLE 5.200
Games Played
1. Campbell • MIN 78
2. Fingers • OAK 70
3. Lindblad • OAK 65
4. Lyle • NYY 64
5. LaRoche • CLE 61
6. Littell • KCR 60
7. Burgmeier • MIN 57
8. Hiller • DET 56
9. Mingori • KCR 55
10. Willoughby • BOS 54
Saves
1. Lyle • NYY 23
2. LaRoche • CLE 21
3. Campbell • MIN 20
Fingers • OAK 20
5. Littell • KCR 16
6. Kern • CLE 15
7. Hiller • DET 13
8. Mingori • KCR 10
Martinez • 2TM 10
Hamilton • CHW 10
Tidrow • NYY 10
Willoughby • BOS 10
Innings Pitched
1. Palmer • BAL 315.0
2. Hunter • NYY 298.2
3. Blue • OAK 298.1
4. Blyleven • 2TM 297.2
5. Slaton • MIL 292.2
6. Tanana • CAL 288.1
7. Ryan • CAL 284.1
8. Tiant • BOS 279.0
9. Torrez • OAK 266.1
10. Leonard • KCR 259.0
Strikeouts
1. Ryan • CAL 327
2. Tanana • CAL 261
3. Blyleven • 2TM 219
4. Eckersley • CLE 200
5. Hunter • NYY 173
6. Blue • OAK 166
7. Palmer • BAL 159
8. Leonard • KCR 150
9. Perry • TEX 143
10. Jenkins • BOS 142
Games Started
1. Palmer • BAL 40
2. Ryan • CAL 39
Torrez • OAK 39
4. Slaton • MIL 38
Tiant • BOS 38
6. Blue • OAK 37
7. Hunter • NYY 36
Roberts • DET 36
Blyleven • 2TM 36
Singer • 2TM 36
Complete Games
1. Fidrych • DET 24
2. Palmer • BAL 23
Tanana • CAL 23
4. Hunter • NYY 21
Perry • TEX 21
Ryan • CAL 21
7. Blue • OAK 20
8. Tiant • BOS 19
9. Blyleven • 2TM 18
Roberts • DET 18
Shutouts
1. Ryan • CAL 7
2. Palmer • BAL 6
Blyleven • 2TM 6
Blue • OAK 6
5. Figueroa • NYY 4
Wise • BOS 4
Goltz • MIN 4
Garland • BAL 4
Fidrych • DET 4
Roberts • DET 4
Torrez • OAK 4
Singer • 2TM 4
Home Runs
1. Hunter • NYY 28
2. Tiant • BOS 25
3. Tanana • CAL 24
4. Travers • MIL 21
5. Colborn • MIL 20
Jenkins • BOS 20
Palmer • BAL 20
8. Johnson • CHW 19
Ruhle • DET 19
10. Wise • BOS 18
Holtzman • 2TM 18
Bases on Balls
1. Ryan • CAL 183
2. Singer • 2TM 96
3. Travers • MIL 95
4. Figueroa • NYY 94
Slaton • MIL 94
6. Goltz • MIN 91
7. Gossage • CHW 90
8. Torrez • OAK 87
9. Palmer • BAL 84
10. Blyleven • 2TM 81
Hits
1. Slaton • MIL 287
2. Blyleven • 2TM 283
3. Tiant • BOS 274
4. Blue • OAK 268
Hunter • NYY 268
6. Holtzman • 2TM 265
7. Palmer • BAL 255
8. Roberts • DET 254
9. Leonard • KCR 247
10. Goltz • MIN 239
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Tanana • CAL 3.575
2. Bird • KCR 3.452
3. Jenkins • BOS 3.302
4. Perry • TEX 2.750
5. Blyleven • 2TM 2.704
6. Blue • OAK 2.635
7. Eckersley • CLE 2.564
8. Hunter • NYY 2.544
9. Leonard • KCR 2.143
10. Briles • TEX 2.085
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Cleveland • BOS 0.159
2. Brett • 2TM 0.222
3. Fitzmorris • KCR 0.245
4. Blue • OAK 0.272
5. Hartzell • CAL 0.325
6. Bibby • CLE 0.331
7. Garland • BAL 0.387
8. Ryan • CAL 0.411
9. Blyleven • 2TM 0.423
10. Slaton • MIL 0.431
Losses
1. Ryan • CAL 18
2. Gossage • CHW 17
Roberts • DET 17
4. Johnson • CHW 16
Ross • CAL 16
Travers • MIL 16
Blyleven • 2TM 16
8. Colborn • MIL 15
Hunter • NYY 15
Slaton • MIL 15
Earned Runs
1. Hunter • NYY 117
2. Roberts • DET 112
Slaton • MIL 112
4. Johnson • CHW 111
5. Ryan • CAL 106
6. Leonard • KCR 101
7. Holtzman • 2TM 100
8. Gossage • CHW 98
Hughes • MIN 98
10. Singer • 2TM 97
Wild Pitches
1. Goltz • MIN 15
2. Slaton • MIL 11
3. Holtzman • 2TM 10
4. Hughes • MIN 9
5. Broberg • MIL 8
Hargan • TEX 8
Hood • CLE 8
Torrez • OAK 8
9. Bahnsen • OAK 7
Boggs • TEX 7
Campbell • MIN 7
Crawford • DET 7
Forster • CHW 7
Frisella • MIL 7
Leonard • KCR 7
Travers • MIL 7
Blyleven • 2TM 7
Hit By Pitch
1. Blyleven • 2TM 12
2. Leonard • KCR 11
Singer • 2TM 11
4. Hartzell • CAL 10
5. Gossage • CHW 9
Tanana • CAL 9
7. Hughes • MIN 8
Palmer • BAL 8
Travers • MIL 8
Willoughby • BOS 8
Batters Faced
1. Palmer • BAL 1,256
2. Slaton • MIL 1,235
3. Blyleven • 2TM 1,225
4. Hunter • NYY 1,210
5. Blue • OAK 1,205
6. Ryan • CAL 1,196
7. Tanana • CAL 1,142
8. Tiant • BOS 1,136
9. Torrez • OAK 1,094
10. Figueroa • NYY 1,081
Games Finished
1. Campbell • MIN 68
2. Fingers • OAK 62
3. Lyle • NYY 58
4. Hiller • DET 46
5. LaRoche • CLE 43
6. Willoughby • BOS 40
7. Littell • KCR 37
8. Hamilton • CHW 34
9. Foucault • TEX 31
Kern • CLE 31
Adjusted ERA+
1. Fidrych • DET 159
2. Blue • OAK 142
3. Tanana • CAL 136
4. Torrez • OAK 134
5. Palmer • BAL 130
6. Tiant • BOS 129
7. Cleveland • BOS 129
8. Blyleven • 2TM 125
9. Travers • MIL 124
10. Garland • BAL 123
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Blue • OAK 2.56
2. Blyleven • 2TM 2.71
3. Eckersley • CLE 2.72
4. Tanana • CAL 2.76
5. Perry • TEX 2.84
6. Ryan • CAL 2.91
7. Fitzmorris • KCR 3.05
8. Cleveland • BOS 3.12
9. Garland • BAL 3.12
10. Bibby • CLE 3.13
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Fidrych • DET 35
2. Blue • OAK 34
3. Tanana • CAL 30
4. Palmer • BAL 28
5. Tiant • BOS 25
6. Blyleven • 2TM 24
7. Torrez • OAK 22
8. Littell • KCR 17
9. Hiller • DET 17
10. Garland • BAL 16
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Fidrych • DET 4.0
2. Blue • OAK 3.9
3. Tanana • CAL 3.4
4. Palmer • BAL 3.1
5. Tiant • BOS 2.8
6. Blyleven • 2TM 2.7
7. Torrez • OAK 2.5
8. Littell • KCR 1.9
9. Hiller • DET 1.8
10. Garland • BAL 1.7
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Blue • OAK 43.08
2. Tanana • CAL 35.13
3. Fidrych • DET 34.65
4. Palmer • BAL 32.17
5. Blyleven • 2TM 30.54
6. Tiant • BOS 23.55
7. Perry • TEX 21.56
8. LaRoche • CLE 21.08
9. Torrez • OAK 18.99
10. Kern • CLE 18.83
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Blue • OAK 5.7
2. Tanana • CAL 5.5
3. Palmer • BAL 4.7
4. Fidrych • DET 4.4
5. LaRoche • CLE 4.2
6. Blyleven • 2TM 4.1
7. Martinez • 2TM 3.3
8. Kern • CLE 3.2
9. Tiant • BOS 2.9
10. Campbell • MIN 2.9
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Tanana • CAL 4.9
2. Blue • OAK 4.2
3. Fidrych • DET 4.0
4. Palmer • BAL 3.8
5. Perry • TEX 2.8
6. Tiant • BOS 2.7
7. Brett • 2TM 2.4
8. LaRoche • CLE 2.3
9. Torrez • OAK 2.0
10. Blyleven • 2TM 2.0
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Blue • OAK 3.3
2. Mingori • KCR 3.0
3. Ellis • NYY 2.4
4. Torrez • OAK 2.3
5. Lyle • NYY 2.0
6. LaRoche • CLE 1.9
7. Perry • TEX 1.9
8. Gura • KCR 1.8
9. Fitzmorris • KCR 1.8
10. Littell • KCR 1.8
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Blue • OAK 5.1
2. Tanana • CAL 4.1
3. Fidrych • DET 3.9
4. Palmer • BAL 3.7
5. Blyleven • 2TM 3.4
6. Tiant • BOS 2.4
7. Perry • TEX 2.4
8. LaRoche • CLE 2.3
9. Torrez • OAK 2.1
10. Kern • CLE 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