American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Henderson • NYY 9.9
2. Boggs • BOS 9.1
3. Brett • KCR 8.3
4. Saberhagen • KCR 7.1
5. Barfield • TOR 6.9
6. Stieb • TOR 6.8
7. Blyleven • 2TM 6.7
8. Leibrandt • KCR 6.6
9. Mattingly • NYY 6.5
10. Hough • TEX 6.3
WAR for Pitchers
1. Saberhagen • KCR 7.1
2. Stieb • TOR 6.8
3. Blyleven • 2TM 6.7
4. Leibrandt • KCR 6.6
5. Hough • TEX 6.3
6. Moore • SEA 6.3
7. Boyd • BOS 6.1
8. Seaver • CHW 5.0
9. Key • TOR 5.0
10. Morris • DET 4.9
Earned Run Average
1. Stieb • TOR 2.48
2. Leibrandt • KCR 2.69
3. Saberhagen • KCR 2.87
4. Key • TOR 3.00
5. Blyleven • 2TM 3.16
6. Seaver • CHW 3.17
7. Guidry • NYY 3.27
8. Hough • TEX 3.31
9. Morris • DET 3.33
10. Petry • DET 3.36
Wins
1. Guidry • NYY 22
2. Saberhagen • KCR 20
3. Burns • CHW 18
Viola • MIN 18
5. Alexander • TOR 17
Leibrandt • KCR 17
Moore • SEA 17
Blyleven • 2TM 17
9. Morris • DET 16
Niekro • NYY 16
Seaver • CHW 16
Win-Loss %
1. Guidry • NYY .786
2. Saberhagen • KCR .769
3. Key • TOR .700
4. Cowley • NYY .667
5. Leibrandt • KCR .654
6. Higuera • MIL .652
7. Righetti • NYY .632
8. Alexander • TOR .630
Moore • SEA .630
10. Birtsas • OAK .625
Aase • BAL .625
Witt • CAL .625
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Saberhagen • KCR 1.058
2. Guidry • NYY 1.100
3. Key • TOR 1.119
4. Hough • TEX 1.123
5. Petry • DET 1.135
6. Stieb • TOR 1.140
7. Blyleven • 2TM 1.154
8. Higuera • MIL 1.173
9. Moore • SEA 1.215
10. Seaver • CHW 1.223
Hits per 9 IP
1. Stieb • TOR 6.996
2. Hough • TEX 7.119
3. Petry • DET 7.165
4. Morris • DET 7.424
5. Higuera • MIL 7.884
6. Key • TOR 7.956
7. Dixon • BAL 8.000
8. Saberhagen • KCR 8.069
9. Blyleven • 2TM 8.091
10. Gubicza • KCR 8.120
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Saberhagen • KCR 1.453
2. Guidry • NYY 1.459
3. Butcher • MIN 1.864
4. Key • TOR 2.116
5. Boyd • BOS 2.214
6. Blyleven • 2TM 2.299
7. Alexander • TOR 2.313
8. Sutton • 2TM 2.350
9. Tanana • 2TM 2.386
10. Viola • MIN 2.441
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Bannister • CHW 8.459
2. Hurst • BOS 7.417
3. Burns • CHW 6.819
4. Morris • DET 6.689
5. Tanana • 2TM 6.656
6. Witt • CAL 6.480
7. Blyleven • 2TM 6.313
8. Niekro • NYY 6.095
9. Saberhagen • KCR 6.042
10. Dixon • BAL 6.000
Games Played
1. Quisenberry • KCR 84
2. Vande Berg • SEA 76
3. Hernández • DET 74
Righetti • NYY 74
5. Núñez • SEA 70
6. James • CHW 69
Lavelle • TOR 69
8. Caudill • TOR 67
9. Moore • CAL 65
10. Howell • OAK 63
Saves
1. Quisenberry • KCR 37
2. James • CHW 32
3. Hernández • DET 31
Moore • CAL 31
5. Howell • OAK 29
Righetti • NYY 29
7. Davis • MIN 25
8. Fingers • MIL 17
9. Núñez • SEA 16
10. Caudill • TOR 14
Fisher • NYY 14
Aase • BAL 14
Innings Pitched
1. Blyleven • 2TM 293.2
2. Boyd • BOS 272.1
3. Stieb • TOR 265.0
4. Alexander • TOR 260.2
5. Guidry • NYY 259.0
6. Morris • DET 257.0
Smithson • MIN 257.0
8. Viola • MIN 250.2
9. Hough • TEX 250.1
10. Witt • CAL 250.0
Strikeouts
1. Blyleven • 2TM 206
2. Bannister • CHW 198
3. Morris • DET 191
4. Hurst • BOS 189
5. Witt • CAL 180
6. Burns • CHW 172
7. Stieb • TOR 167
8. Tanana • 2TM 159
9. Saberhagen • KCR 158
10. Moore • SEA 155
Games Started
1. Codiroli • OAK 37
Smithson • MIN 37
Blyleven • 2TM 37
4. Alexander • TOR 36
Stieb • TOR 36
Viola • MIN 36
7. Boyd • BOS 35
Morris • DET 35
Witt • CAL 35
Young • SEA 35
Complete Games
1. Blyleven • 2TM 24
2. Moore • SEA 14
Hough • TEX 14
4. Boyd • BOS 13
Morris • DET 13
6. Guidry • NYY 11
Darwin • MIL 11
8. Saberhagen • KCR 10
9. Boddicker • BAL 9
Viola • MIN 9
Shutouts
1. Blyleven • 2TM 5
2. Morris • DET 4
Burns • CHW 4
4. Leibrandt • KCR 3
Boyd • BOS 3
Jackson • KCR 3
Smithson • MIN 3
Terrell • DET 3
9. Stieb • TOR 2
Moore • SEA 2
Higuera • MIL 2
Guidry • NYY 2
Whitson • NYY 2
Young • SEA 2
Butcher • MIN 2
Boddicker • BAL 2
Black • KCR 2
Home Runs
1. Darwin • MIL 34
McGregor • BAL 34
3. Hurst • BOS 31
4. Bannister • CHW 30
5. Cowley • NYY 29
Martínez • BAL 29
Niekro • NYY 29
Romanick • CAL 29
9. Alexander • TOR 28
Guidry • NYY 28
Schrom • MIN 28
Tanana • 2TM 28
Bases on Balls
1. Niekro • NYY 120
2. Morris • DET 110
3. Bannister • CHW 100
4. Witt • CAL 98
Lollar • 2TM 98
6. Stieb • TOR 96
7. Terrell • DET 95
8. Birtsas • OAK 91
Langston • SEA 91
10. Boddicker • BAL 89
Hits
1. Boyd • BOS 273
2. Alexander • TOR 268
3. Smithson • MIN 264
Blyleven • 2TM 264
5. Viola • MIN 262
6. Heaton • CLE 244
7. Guidry • NYY 243
Hurst • BOS 243
9. Young • SEA 242
10. Butcher • MIN 239
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Saberhagen • KCR 4.158
2. Guidry • NYY 3.405
3. Tanana • 2TM 2.789
4. Blyleven • 2TM 2.747
5. Hurst • BOS 2.700
6. Boyd • BOS 2.299
7. Moore • SEA 2.214
8. Burns • CHW 2.177
9. Butcher • MIN 2.140
10. Alexander • TOR 2.119
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Jackson • KCR 0.303
2. Terrell • DET 0.354
3. Davis • BAL 0.566
4. Boddicker • BAL 0.575
5. Leibrandt • KCR 0.644
6. Moore • SEA 0.656
7. Blyleven • 2TM 0.705
8. Gubicza • KCR 0.711
9. Saberhagen • KCR 0.727
10. Morris • DET 0.735
Losses
1. Young • SEA 19
2. Darwin • MIL 18
3. Boddicker • BAL 17
Heaton • CLE 17
5. Hough • TEX 16
Blyleven • 2TM 16
7. Black • KCR 15
Mason • TEX 15
9. Bannister • CHW 14
Butcher • MIN 14
Codiroli • OAK 14
Langston • SEA 14
McGregor • BAL 14
Smithson • MIN 14
Viola • MIN 14
Tanana • 2TM 14
Earned Runs
1. Smithson • MIN 124
2. Young • SEA 119
3. Butcher • MIN 115
Hurst • BOS 115
5. Bannister • CHW 114
Viola • MIN 114
7. Heaton • CLE 113
8. Boyd • BOS 112
Codiroli • OAK 112
10. McGregor • BAL 109
Wild Pitches
1. Morris • DET 15
2. Cocanower • MIL 13
3. Gubicza • KCR 12
4. Bannister • CHW 11
Hough • TEX 11
Nelson • CHW 11
Witt • CAL 11
8. Moore • SEA 10
Seaver • CHW 10
Lollar • 2TM 10
Hit By Pitch
1. Smithson • MIN 15
2. Martínez • BAL 9
Nipper • BOS 9
Stieb • TOR 9
Blyleven • 2TM 9
6. Black • KCR 8
Cocanower • MIL 8
Seaver • CHW 8
9. Heaton • CLE 7
Hough • TEX 7
Nelson • CHW 7
Vuckovich • MIL 7
Young • SEA 7
Batters Faced
1. Blyleven • 2TM 1,203
2. Boyd • BOS 1,132
3. Alexander • TOR 1,090
4. Smithson • MIN 1,088
5. Stieb • TOR 1,087
6. Morris • DET 1,077
7. Viola • MIN 1,059
8. Witt • CAL 1,049
9. Guidry • NYY 1,033
10. Hough • TEX 1,018
Games Finished
1. Quisenberry • KCR 76
2. Hernández • DET 64
3. James • CHW 60
Righetti • NYY 60
5. Howell • OAK 58
6. Moore • CAL 57
7. Núñez • SEA 53
8. Caudill • TOR 51
9. Davis • MIN 50
10. Aase • BAL 43
Adjusted ERA+
1. Stieb • TOR 171
2. Leibrandt • KCR 153
3. Saberhagen • KCR 143
4. Key • TOR 141
5. Seaver • CHW 136
6. Blyleven • 2TM 134
7. Hough • TEX 128
8. Guidry • NYY 123
9. Alexander • TOR 123
10. Morris • DET 122
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Saberhagen • KCR 2.89
2. Blyleven • 2TM 3.16
3. Jackson • KCR 3.21
4. Moore • SEA 3.28
5. Terrell • DET 3.36
6. Guidry • NYY 3.47
7. Black • KCR 3.55
8. Boddicker • BAL 3.57
9. Boyd • BOS 3.58
10. Leibrandt • KCR 3.59
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Stieb • TOR 47
2. Saberhagen • KCR 35
3. Leibrandt • KCR 35
4. Blyleven • 2TM 32
5. Key • TOR 29
6. Hough • TEX 25
7. Seaver • CHW 25
8. James • CHW 25
9. Alexander • TOR 25
10. Moore • CAL 24
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Stieb • TOR 5.0
2. Saberhagen • KCR 3.7
3. Leibrandt • KCR 3.7
4. Blyleven • 2TM 3.3
5. Key • TOR 3.1
6. Hough • TEX 2.6
7. Seaver • CHW 2.6
8. Alexander • TOR 2.6
9. James • CHW 2.5
10. Moore • CAL 2.4
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Stieb • TOR 51.04
2. Saberhagen • KCR 40.53
3. Leibrandt • KCR 33.53
4. Alexander • TOR 32.04
5. Key • TOR 31.72
6. Blyleven • 2TM 31.17
7. Morris • DET 29.09
8. Guidry • NYY 28.98
9. Moore • SEA 26.28
10. Ontiveros • OAK 26.11
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Saberhagen • KCR 5.0
2. Key • TOR 4.3
3. Moore • CAL 4.2
4. Stieb • TOR 4.0
5. Petry • DET 3.7
6. James • CHW 3.6
7. Moore • SEA 3.5
8. Seaver • CHW 3.3
9. Guidry • NYY 3.2
10. Ontiveros • OAK 3.1
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Stieb • TOR 3.9
2. Saberhagen • KCR 3.7
3. Hough • TEX 3.5
4. Blyleven • 2TM 3.5
5. Key • TOR 3.1
6. Guidry • NYY 3.0
7. Moore • SEA 2.9
8. Petry • DET 2.8
9. Leibrandt • KCR 2.5
10. Morris • DET 2.4
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Saberhagen • KCR 11.8
2. Key • TOR 7.5
3. Stieb • TOR 6.7
4. Moore • CAL 6.3
5. Quisenberry • KCR 4.9
6. Alexander • TOR 4.8
7. Jackson • KCR 4.0
8. Leibrandt • KCR 3.9
9. Henke • TOR 3.8
10. James • CHW 3.5
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Stieb • TOR 5.4
2. Saberhagen • KCR 4.3
3. Leibrandt • KCR 3.5
4. Alexander • TOR 3.3
5. Key • TOR 3.3
6. Blyleven • 2TM 3.2
7. Guidry • NYY 3.1
8. Morris • DET 3.1
9. Ontiveros • OAK 2.8
10. Moore • SEA 2.7

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