American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Boggs • BOS 8.3
2. Gubicza • KCR 7.8
Puckett • MIN 7.8
4. Viola • MIN 7.7
5. Greenwell • BOS 7.5
6. Higuera • MIL 7.4
7. Canseco • OAK 7.3
8. Clemens • BOS 7.1
9. Henderson • NYY 6.3
10. Henderson • OAK 6.3
WAR for Pitchers
1. Gubicza • KCR 7.8
2. Viola • MIN 7.7
3. Higuera • MIL 7.4
4. Clemens • BOS 7.1
5. Swindell • CLE 5.9
6. Candiotti • CLE 5.7
7. Langston • SEA 5.6
8. Anderson • MIN 5.2
9. Leibrandt • KCR 5.2
10. Stewart • OAK 4.4
Earned Run Average
1. Anderson • MIN 2.45
2. Higuera • MIL 2.45
3. Viola • MIN 2.64
4. Gubicza • KCR 2.70
5. Clemens • BOS 2.93
6. Robinson • DET 2.98
7. Stieb • TOR 3.04
8. Leibrandt • KCR 3.19
9. Swindell • CLE 3.20
10. Stewart • OAK 3.23
Wins
1. Viola • MIN 24
2. Stewart • OAK 21
3. Gubicza • KCR 20
4. Clemens • BOS 18
Hurst • BOS 18
Swindell • CLE 18
7. Welch • OAK 17
8. Anderson • MIN 16
Davis • OAK 16
Higuera • MIL 16
Stieb • TOR 16
Win-Loss %
1. Viola • MIN .774
2. Hurst • BOS .750
3. Gubicza • KCR .714
4. Key • TOR .706
5. Davis • OAK .696
6. Robinson • DET .684
7. Stieb • TOR .667
8. Welch • OAK .654
9. August • MIL .650
Candelaria • NYY .650
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Higuera • MIL 0.999
2. Clemens • BOS 1.057
3. Robinson • DET 1.122
4. Moore • SEA 1.133
5. Viola • MIN 1.136
6. Stieb • TOR 1.138
7. Swindell • CLE 1.153
8. Anderson • MIN 1.166
9. Gubicza • KCR 1.187
10. Reuss • CHW 1.235
Hits per 9 IP
1. Robinson • DET 6.331
2. Higuera • MIL 6.651
3. Stieb • TOR 6.815
4. Witt • TEX 6.918
5. Hough • TEX 7.214
6. Clemens • BOS 7.398
7. Langston • SEA 7.645
8. Moore • SEA 7.714
9. Stewart • OAK 7.836
10. Guzmán • TEX 7.839
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Anderson • MIN 1.646
2. Swindell • CLE 1.674
3. Alexander • DET 1.808
4. Bosio • MIL 1.879
5. Viola • MIN 1.903
6. Saberhagen • KCR 2.037
7. Clemens • BOS 2.114
8. Reuss • CHW 2.115
9. Clancy • TOR 2.154
10. Candiotti • CLE 2.202
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Clemens • BOS 9.920
2. Langston • SEA 8.093
3. Witt • TEX 7.641
4. Higuera • MIL 7.601
5. Moore • SEA 7.163
6. Hurst • BOS 6.895
7. Guzmán • TEX 6.837
8. Viola • MIN 6.803
9. Swindell • CLE 6.694
10. Morris • DET 6.434
Games Played
1. Crim • MIL 70
2. Thigpen • CHW 68
3. Williams • TEX 67
4. Henneman • DET 65
5. Smith • BOS 64
Ward • TOR 64
7. Hernández • DET 63
Reardon • MIN 63
Guante • 2TM 63
10. Farr • KCR 62
Jackson • SEA 62
Saves
1. Eckersley • OAK 45
2. Reardon • MIN 42
3. Jones • CLE 37
4. Thigpen • CHW 34
5. Plesac • MIL 30
6. Smith • BOS 29
7. Henke • TOR 25
Righetti • NYY 25
9. Henneman • DET 22
10. Farr • KCR 20
Innings Pitched
1. Stewart • OAK 275.2
2. Gubicza • KCR 269.2
3. Clemens • BOS 264.0
4. Langston • SEA 261.1
5. Saberhagen • KCR 260.2
6. Viola • MIN 255.1
7. Hough • TEX 252.0
8. Witt • CAL 249.2
9. Welch • OAK 244.2
10. Leibrandt • KCR 243.0
Strikeouts
1. Clemens • BOS 291
2. Langston • SEA 235
3. Viola • MIN 193
4. Higuera • MIL 192
Stewart • OAK 192
6. Gubicza • KCR 183
7. Moore • SEA 182
8. Swindell • CLE 180
9. Hough • TEX 174
10. Saberhagen • KCR 171
Games Started
1. Stewart • OAK 37
2. Welch • OAK 36
3. Clemens • BOS 35
Gubicza • KCR 35
Langston • SEA 35
Leibrandt • KCR 35
Saberhagen • KCR 35
Viola • MIN 35
Boddicker • 2TM 35
10. Alexander • DET 34
Flanagan • TOR 34
Hough • TEX 34
Morris • DET 34
Witt • CAL 34
Complete Games
1. Stewart • OAK 14
Clemens • BOS 14
3. Witt • TEX 13
4. Swindell • CLE 12
Witt • CAL 12
6. Candiotti • CLE 11
Terrell • DET 11
8. Hough • TEX 10
Morris • DET 10
10. Bosio • MIL 9
Moore • SEA 9
Saberhagen • KCR 9
Langston • SEA 9
Shutouts
1. Clemens • BOS 8
2. Stieb • TOR 4
Swindell • CLE 4
Gubicza • KCR 4
5. Moore • SEA 3
Langston • SEA 3
Kilgus • TEX 3
8. Power • 2TM 2
Morris • DET 2
McCaskill • CAL 2
Leibrandt • KCR 2
Key • TOR 2
Robinson • DET 2
Stewart • OAK 2
Guzmán • TEX 2
Candelaria • NYY 2
Viola • MIN 2
Welch • OAK 2
Bailes • CLE 2
Witt • TEX 2
Witt • CAL 2
Home Runs
1. Fraser • CAL 33
2. Langston • SEA 32
3. Alexander • DET 30
4. Dotson • NYY 27
5. Clancy • TOR 26
Perez • CHW 26
7. Boyd • BOS 25
Smithson • BOS 25
Tanana • DET 25
10. Moore • SEA 24
Wegman • MIL 24
Bases on Balls
1. Hough • TEX 126
2. Langston • SEA 110
Stewart • OAK 110
4. Witt • TEX 101
5. Davis • OAK 91
6. Witt • CAL 87
7. Gubicza • KCR 83
Morris • DET 83
9. Finley • CAL 82
Guzmán • TEX 82
Hits
1. Saberhagen • KCR 271
2. Witt • CAL 263
3. Alexander • DET 260
4. Leibrandt • KCR 244
5. Blyleven • MIN 240
Stewart • OAK 240
7. Gubicza • KCR 237
Welch • OAK 237
9. Viola • MIN 236
10. Swindell • CLE 234
Boddicker • 2TM 234
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Clemens • BOS 4.694
2. Swindell • CLE 4.000
3. Viola • MIN 3.574
4. Higuera • MIL 3.254
5. Saberhagen • KCR 2.898
6. Moore • SEA 2.889
7. Blyleven • MIN 2.843
8. Alexander • DET 2.739
9. Candiotti • CLE 2.585
10. Hurst • BOS 2.554
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Gubicza • KCR 0.367
2. Stewart • OAK 0.457
3. Witt • CAL 0.505
4. Swift • SEA 0.515
5. John • NYY 0.561
6. Clemens • BOS 0.580
7. Higuera • MIL 0.594
8. Saberhagen • KCR 0.621
9. Anderson • MIN 0.623
10. Candiotti • CLE 0.623
Losses
1. Blyleven • MIN 17
2. Hough • TEX 16
Saberhagen • KCR 16
Terrell • DET 16
Witt • CAL 16
6. Bautista • BAL 15
Bosio • MIL 15
Finley • CAL 15
Kilgus • TEX 15
Moore • SEA 15
Tibbs • BAL 15
Boddicker • 2TM 15
Earned Runs
1. Blyleven • MIN 125
2. Fraser • CAL 117
3. Witt • CAL 115
4. Alexander • DET 110
Saberhagen • KCR 110
6. Morris • DET 103
7. Farrell • CLE 99
Stewart • OAK 99
Welch • OAK 99
10. Clancy • TOR 98
Flanagan • TOR 98
Wild Pitches
1. Davis • OAK 16
Witt • TEX 16
3. Stewart • OAK 14
4. McCaskill • CAL 13
Perez • CHW 13
6. Fraser • CAL 12
Gubicza • KCR 12
8. McDowell • CHW 11
Morris • DET 11
10. Guzmán • TEX 10
Hough • TEX 10
Leibrandt • KCR 10
Toliver • MIN 10
Ward • TOR 10
Hit By Pitch
1. Blyleven • MIN 16
2. Boddicker • 2TM 14
3. Stieb • TOR 13
4. Hough • TEX 12
5. Kilgus • TEX 10
Welch • OAK 10
7. Clancy • TOR 9
Farrell • CLE 9
Fraser • CAL 9
10. Rhoden • NYY 8
Swift • SEA 8
Mohorcic • 2TM 8
Batters Faced
1. Stewart • OAK 1,156
2. Gubicza • KCR 1,111
3. Saberhagen • KCR 1,089
4. Witt • CAL 1,080
5. Langston • SEA 1,078
6. Hough • TEX 1,067
7. Clemens • BOS 1,063
8. Welch • OAK 1,034
9. Viola • MIN 1,031
10. Leibrandt • KCR 1,002
Games Finished
1. Thigpen • CHW 59
2. Reardon • MIN 58
3. Smith • BOS 57
4. Eckersley • OAK 53
5. Henneman • DET 51
Williams • TEX 51
7. Farr • KCR 49
8. Plesac • MIL 48
9. Jones • CLE 46
10. Henke • TOR 44
Adjusted ERA+
1. Anderson • MIN 166
2. Higuera • MIL 162
3. Viola • MIN 154
4. Gubicza • KCR 149
5. Clemens • BOS 141
6. Stieb • TOR 128
7. Robinson • DET 128
8. Swindell • CLE 128
9. Leibrandt • KCR 126
10. Langston • SEA 125
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Clemens • BOS 2.17
2. Higuera • MIL 2.80
3. Swindell • CLE 2.82
4. Gubicza • KCR 2.93
5. Viola • MIN 2.95
6. Saberhagen • KCR 3.08
7. Candiotti • CLE 3.22
8. Stewart • OAK 3.27
9. Moore • SEA 3.41
10. Hurst • BOS 3.42
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Viola • MIN 41
2. Higuera • MIL 40
3. Gubicza • KCR 37
4. Clemens • BOS 35
5. Anderson • MIN 32
6. Langston • SEA 23
7. Swindell • CLE 23
8. Leibrandt • KCR 21
9. Stieb • TOR 21
10. Henneman • DET 20
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Viola • MIN 4.4
2. Higuera • MIL 4.4
3. Gubicza • KCR 4.0
4. Clemens • BOS 3.8
5. Anderson • MIN 3.4
6. Langston • SEA 2.4
7. Swindell • CLE 2.4
8. Leibrandt • KCR 2.2
Stieb • TOR 2.2
10. Candiotti • CLE 2.1
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Higuera • MIL 43.31
2. Viola • MIN 43.04
3. Clemens • BOS 39.97
4. Gubicza • KCR 36.17
5. Anderson • MIN 31.92
6. Stieb • TOR 26.59
7. Candiotti • CLE 22.69
8. Robinson • DET 21.94
9. Leibrandt • KCR 20.72
10. Stewart • OAK 20.14
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Higuera • MIL 5.2
2. Viola • MIN 5.2
3. Jones • CLE 4.9
4. Clemens • BOS 4.3
5. Eckersley • OAK 3.2
6. Anderson • MIN 3.1
7. Leibrandt • KCR 2.6
8. Gubicza • KCR 2.6
9. Righetti • NYY 2.6
10. Harvey • CAL 2.5
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Higuera • MIL 5.4
2. Clemens • BOS 4.6
3. Gubicza • KCR 3.2
4. Viola • MIN 3.1
5. Swindell • CLE 3.0
6. Stieb • TOR 2.6
7. Anderson • MIN 2.3
8. Eckersley • OAK 2.2
9. Stewart • OAK 2.1
10. Robinson • DET 2.1
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Henneman • DET 4.5
2. Eckersley • OAK 3.6
3. Hurst • BOS 3.3
4. Righetti • NYY 3.3
5. Viola • MIN 3.2
6. Robinson • DET 3.0
7. Jones • CLE 2.9
8. Smith • BOS 2.8
9. Higuera • MIL 2.5
10. Burns • OAK 2.1
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Higuera • MIL 4.8
2. Viola • MIN 4.6
3. Clemens • BOS 4.2
4. Gubicza • KCR 3.9
5. Anderson • MIN 3.4
6. Stieb • TOR 2.9
7. Robinson • DET 2.4
8. Candiotti • CLE 2.4
9. Leibrandt • KCR 2.2
10. Stewart • OAK 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