American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Higuera • MIL 9.4
2. Clemens • BOS 8.8
3. Boggs • BOS 8.1
4. Barfield • TOR 7.6
5. Eichhorn • TOR 7.3
6. Mattingly • NYY 7.2
7. Ripken • BAL 6.7
8. Henderson • NYY 6.3
9. Trammell • DET 6.3
10. Witt • CAL 6.1
WAR for Pitchers
1. Higuera • MIL 9.4
2. Clemens • BOS 8.8
3. Eichhorn • TOR 7.3
4. Witt • CAL 6.1
5. Morris • DET 5.1
6. Candiotti • CLE 4.9
7. Key • TOR 4.8
8. Moore • SEA 4.6
9. Hurst • BOS 4.6
10. Blyleven • MIN 4.2
Earned Run Average
1. Clemens • BOS 2.48
2. Higuera • MIL 2.79
3. Witt • CAL 2.84
4. Hurst • BOS 2.99
5. Jackson • KCR 3.20
6. Morris • DET 3.27
7. McCaskill • CAL 3.36
8. Young • OAK 3.45
9. Bannister • CHW 3.54
10. Candiotti • CLE 3.57
Wins
1. Clemens • BOS 24
2. Morris • DET 21
3. Higuera • MIL 20
4. Rasmussen • NYY 18
Witt • CAL 18
6. Blyleven • MIN 17
Hough • TEX 17
McCaskill • CAL 17
9. Boyd • BOS 16
Candiotti • CLE 16
Viola • MIN 16
Win-Loss %
1. Clemens • BOS .857
2. Rasmussen • NYY .750
3. Morris • DET .724
4. Eichhorn • TOR .700
5. Schrom • CLE .667
Gubicza • KCR .667
7. Higuera • MIL .645
8. Witt • CAL .643
9. Andújar • OAK .632
10. McCaskill • CAL .630
Hough • TEX .630
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Clemens • BOS 0.969
2. Witt • CAL 1.082
3. Rasmussen • NYY 1.158
4. Sutton • CAL 1.164
5. Morris • DET 1.165
6. Young • OAK 1.177
7. Blyleven • MIN 1.178
8. Hough • TEX 1.203
9. Higuera • MIL 1.208
10. Clancy • TOR 1.208
Hits per 9 IP
1. Clemens • BOS 6.343
2. Rasmussen • NYY 7.129
3. Witt • CAL 7.294
4. Hough • TEX 7.346
5. Cowley • CHW 7.374
6. Correa • TEX 7.428
7. McCaskill • CAL 7.563
8. Morris • DET 7.719
9. Gubicza • KCR 7.721
10. Rijo • OAK 7.993
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Guidry • NYY 1.778
2. Boyd • BOS 1.890
3. Blyleven • MIN 1.921
4. Wegman • MIL 1.951
5. Sutton • CAL 2.130
6. Schrom • CLE 2.141
7. Clemens • BOS 2.374
8. Leonard • KCR 2.382
9. Witt • CAL 2.442
10. Leibrandt • KCR 2.451
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Langston • SEA 9.213
2. Hurst • BOS 8.621
3. Clemens • BOS 8.433
4. Correa • TEX 8.407
5. Rijo • OAK 8.179
6. Dixon • BAL 7.562
7. Morris • DET 7.517
8. Higuera • MIL 7.502
9. McCaskill • CAL 7.380
10. Cowley • CHW 7.318
Games Played
1. Williams • TEX 80
2. Righetti • NYY 74
3. Harris • TEX 73
4. Eichhorn • TOR 69
5. Aase • BAL 66
Stanley • BOS 66
7. Young • SEA 65
8. Hernández • DET 64
9. Henke • TOR 63
10. Bailes • CLE 62
Fisher • NYY 62
Quisenberry • KCR 62
Saves
1. Righetti • NYY 46
2. Aase • BAL 34
3. Henke • TOR 27
4. Hernández • DET 24
5. Moore • CAL 21
6. Camacho • CLE 20
Harris • TEX 20
8. Stanley • BOS 16
Howell • OAK 16
Clear • MIL 16
Innings Pitched
1. Blyleven • MIN 271.2
2. Witt • CAL 269.0
3. Morris • DET 267.0
4. Moore • SEA 266.0
5. Clemens • BOS 254.0
6. Candiotti • CLE 252.1
7. Higuera • MIL 248.1
8. McCaskill • CAL 246.1
9. Viola • MIN 245.2
10. Langston • SEA 239.1
Strikeouts
1. Langston • SEA 245
2. Clemens • BOS 238
3. Morris • DET 223
4. Blyleven • MIN 215
5. Witt • CAL 208
6. Higuera • MIL 207
7. McCaskill • CAL 202
8. Viola • MIN 191
9. Correa • TEX 189
10. Rijo • OAK 176
Games Started
1. Moore • SEA 37
Viola • MIN 37
3. Blyleven • MIN 36
Langston • SEA 36
5. Key • TOR 35
Morris • DET 35
7. Candiotti • CLE 34
Clancy • TOR 34
Dotson • CHW 34
Higuera • MIL 34
Leibrandt • KCR 34
Stieb • TOR 34
Sutton • CAL 34
Witt • CAL 34
Complete Games
1. Candiotti • CLE 17
2. Blyleven • MIN 16
3. Higuera • MIL 15
Morris • DET 15
5. Witt • CAL 14
6. Hurst • BOS 11
Moore • SEA 11
8. McCaskill • CAL 10
Clemens • BOS 10
Boyd • BOS 10
Shutouts
1. Morris • DET 6
2. Higuera • MIL 4
Hurst • BOS 4
4. Nieves • MIL 3
Blyleven • MIN 3
Candiotti • CLE 3
Clancy • TOR 3
Witt • CAL 3
9. Saberhagen • KCR 2
Nielsen • NYY 2
McGregor • BAL 2
McCaskill • CAL 2
Leonard • KCR 2
Leary • MIL 2
Key • TOR 2
Hough • TEX 2
Gubicza • KCR 2
Terrell • DET 2
Correa • TEX 2
Young • OAK 2
Allen • CHW 2
Home Runs
1. Blyleven • MIN 50
2. Morris • DET 40
3. Viola • MIN 37
4. McGregor • BAL 35
5. Schrom • CLE 34
6. Dixon • BAL 33
7. Boyd • BOS 32
Hough • TEX 32
Wegman • MIL 32
10. Sutton • CAL 31
Bases on Balls
1. Witt • TEX 143
2. Correa • TEX 126
3. Langston • SEA 123
4. Rijo • OAK 108
5. Candiotti • CLE 106
6. Plunk • OAK 102
7. Terrell • DET 98
8. Niekro • CLE 95
9. Moore • SEA 94
10. McCaskill • CAL 92
Hits
1. Moore • SEA 279
2. Blyleven • MIN 262
3. Viola • MIN 257
4. Morgan • SEA 243
5. Niekro • CLE 241
6. Stieb • TOR 239
7. Leibrandt • KCR 238
8. Candiotti • CLE 234
Langston • SEA 234
Smithson • MIN 234
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Blyleven • MIN 3.707
2. Guidry • NYY 3.684
3. Clemens • BOS 3.552
4. Hurst • BOS 3.340
5. Boyd • BOS 2.867
6. Witt • CAL 2.849
7. Higuera • MIL 2.797
8. Morris • DET 2.720
9. Sutton • CAL 2.367
10. Boddicker • BAL 2.365
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Gubicza • KCR 0.399
2. Jackson • KCR 0.630
3. Candiotti • CLE 0.642
4. Correa • TEX 0.667
5. McCaskill • CAL 0.694
6. Leibrandt • KCR 0.700
7. Witt • CAL 0.736
8. Clemens • BOS 0.744
9. Flanagan • BAL 0.785
10. Nieves • MIL 0.829
Losses
1. Dotson • CHW 17
Morgan • SEA 17
3. Guzmán • TEX 15
McGregor • BAL 15
Heaton • 2TM 15
6. Bannister • CHW 14
Blyleven • MIN 14
Clancy • TOR 14
Correa • TEX 14
Langston • SEA 14
Smithson • MIN 14
Earned Runs
1. Langston • SEA 129
2. Moore • SEA 127
3. Viola • MIN 123
4. Blyleven • MIN 121
5. Dotson • CHW 120
6. Boddicker • BAL 114
7. Wegman • MIL 113
8. Terrell • DET 110
9. Morgan • SEA 109
10. Stieb • TOR 108
Wild Pitches
1. Witt • TEX 22
2. Correa • TEX 19
3. Hough • TEX 16
4. Gubicza • KCR 15
Smithson • MIN 15
6. Candiotti • CLE 12
Morris • DET 12
Viola • MIN 12
9. Clemens • BOS 11
10. Dotson • CHW 10
Langston • SEA 10
McCaskill • CAL 10
Niekro • NYY 10
Hit By Pitch
1. Stieb • TOR 15
2. Smithson • MIN 14
3. Moore • SEA 12
Schrom • CLE 12
5. Boddicker • BAL 11
Williams • TEX 11
7. Blyleven • MIN 10
8. Hough • TEX 9
9. Candiotti • CLE 8
King • DET 8
Young • SEA 8
Batters Faced
1. Moore • SEA 1,145
2. Blyleven • MIN 1,126
3. Morris • DET 1,092
4. Candiotti • CLE 1,078
5. Witt • CAL 1,071
6. Langston • SEA 1,057
7. Viola • MIN 1,053
8. Higuera • MIL 1,031
9. McCaskill • CAL 1,013
10. Clemens • BOS 997
Games Finished
1. Righetti • NYY 68
2. Harris • TEX 63
3. Aase • BAL 58
4. Quisenberry • KCR 54
5. Hernández • DET 53
6. Clear • MIL 52
7. Henke • TOR 51
8. Stanley • BOS 50
9. Moore • CAL 42
10. James • CHW 40
Adjusted ERA+
1. Clemens • BOS 169
2. Higuera • MIL 156
3. Witt • CAL 144
4. Hurst • BOS 140
5. Jackson • KCR 132
6. Morris • DET 127
7. Bannister • CHW 123
8. McCaskill • CAL 122
9. Key • TOR 119
10. Gubicza • KCR 116
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Clemens • BOS 2.81
2. Hurst • BOS 3.11
3. Witt • CAL 3.14
4. McCaskill • CAL 3.31
5. Higuera • MIL 3.40
6. Gubicza • KCR 3.52
7. Leibrandt • KCR 3.72
8. Candiotti • CLE 3.73
9. Correa • TEX 3.78
10. Jackson • KCR 3.78
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Clemens • BOS 49
2. Eichhorn • TOR 44
3. Higuera • MIL 42
4. Witt • CAL 38
5. Morris • DET 28
6. Hurst • BOS 24
7. McCaskill • CAL 23
8. Righetti • NYY 21
9. Key • TOR 19
10. Harris • TEX 17
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Clemens • BOS 5.2
2. Eichhorn • TOR 4.5
3. Higuera • MIL 4.5
4. Witt • CAL 4.0
5. Morris • DET 2.9
6. Hurst • BOS 2.5
7. McCaskill • CAL 2.3
8. Righetti • NYY 2.1
9. Key • TOR 1.9
10. Harris • TEX 1.7
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Clemens • BOS 55.19
2. Eichhorn • TOR 50.51
3. Higuera • MIL 43.07
4. Witt • CAL 41.50
5. Morris • DET 33.35
6. McCaskill • CAL 25.87
7. Key • TOR 25.76
8. Righetti • NYY 24.79
9. Hurst • BOS 22.99
10. Plesac • MIL 21.97
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Clemens • BOS 5.8
2. Eichhorn • TOR 5.0
3. Higuera • MIL 4.5
4. Witt • CAL 3.8
5. Plesac • MIL 3.7
6. Henke • TOR 3.2
7. Morris • DET 3.2
8. Farr • KCR 2.7
9. McCaskill • CAL 2.7
10. Key • TOR 2.7
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Clemens • BOS 5.3
2. Witt • CAL 4.6
3. Eichhorn • TOR 4.5
4. Higuera • MIL 3.1
5. McCaskill • CAL 3.0
6. Rasmussen • NYY 2.4
7. Candelaria • CAL 2.0
8. Key • TOR 1.9
9. Henke • TOR 1.8
10. Farr • KCR 1.8
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Witt • CAL 6.3
2. Clemens • BOS 6.1
3. McCaskill • CAL 4.2
4. Schiraldi • BOS 2.7
5. Williams • TEX 2.4
6. Rasmussen • NYY 2.2
7. Farr • KCR 2.1
8. Hough • TEX 2.1
9. Seaver • 2TM 2.0
10. Sambito • BOS 2.0
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Clemens • BOS 6.0
2. Eichhorn • TOR 5.1
3. Higuera • MIL 4.5
4. Witt • CAL 4.4
5. Morris • DET 3.5
6. McCaskill • CAL 2.7
7. Key • TOR 2.6
8. Righetti • NYY 2.5
9. Hurst • BOS 2.4
10. Plesac • MIL 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