American League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Ripken • BAL 11.5
2. Clemens • BOS 7.9
3. Abbott • CAL 7.6
4. Langston • CAL 7.3
5. Griffey • SEA 7.1
6. Candiotti • 2TM 7.1
7. Thomas • CHW 7.0
8. Tapani • MIN 6.8
9. Whitaker • DET 6.8
10. Boggs • BOS 6.4
WAR for Pitchers
1. Clemens • BOS 7.9
2. Abbott • CAL 7.6
3. Langston • CAL 7.3
4. Candiotti • 2TM 7.1
5. Tapani • MIN 6.8
6. Ryan • TEX 5.2
7. Bosio • MIL 5.1
8. Saberhagen • KCR 5.1
9. Moore • OAK 4.6
10. Erickson • MIN 4.4
Earned Run Average
1. Clemens • BOS 2.62
2. Candiotti • 2TM 2.65
3. Wegman • MIL 2.84
4. Abbott • CAL 2.89
5. Ryan • TEX 2.91
6. Moore • OAK 2.96
7. Tapani • MIN 2.99
8. Langston • CAL 3.00
9. Key • TOR 3.05
10. Saberhagen • KCR 3.07
Wins
1. Erickson • MIN 20
Gullickson • DET 20
3. Langston • CAL 19
4. Abbott • CAL 18
Clemens • BOS 18
Finley • CAL 18
Morris • MIN 18
8. McDowell • CHW 17
Moore • OAK 17
10. Key • TOR 16
Sanderson • NYY 16
Tapani • MIN 16
Win-Loss %
1. Hesketh • BOS .750
2. Erickson • MIN .714
3. Langston • CAL .704
4. Gullickson • DET .690
5. Wegman • MIL .682
6. Moore • OAK .680
7. Ryan • TEX .667
Finley • CAL .667
9. Stottlemyre • TOR .652
10. Guzmán • TEX .650
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Ryan • TEX 1.006
2. Clemens • BOS 1.047
3. Saberhagen • KCR 1.070
4. Tapani • MIN 1.086
5. Sanderson • NYY 1.101
6. Wegman • MIL 1.117
7. Swindell • CLE 1.143
8. Candiotti • 2TM 1.155
9. McDowell • CHW 1.159
10. Langston • CAL 1.161
Hits per 9 IP
1. Ryan • TEX 5.306
2. Johnson • SEA 6.750
3. Langston • CAL 6.942
4. Clemens • BOS 7.264
5. McDowell • CHW 7.522
6. Hough • CHW 7.540
7. Moore • OAK 7.543
8. Saberhagen • KCR 7.564
9. Candiotti • 2TM 7.639
10. Stottlemyre • TOR 7.973
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Swindell • CLE 1.172
2. Sanderson • NYY 1.255
3. Tapani • MIN 1.475
4. Gullickson • DET 1.750
5. Wegman • MIL 1.862
6. Key • TOR 1.892
7. Saberhagen • KCR 2.063
8. Clemens • BOS 2.156
9. Wells • TOR 2.224
10. Bosio • MIL 2.550
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Ryan • TEX 10.561
2. Johnson • SEA 10.192
3. Clemens • BOS 7.994
4. Hanson • SEA 7.368
5. Appier • KCR 6.848
6. Fernandez • CHW 6.809
7. McDowell • CHW 6.777
8. Finley • CAL 6.770
9. Langston • CAL 6.686
10. Guzmán • TEX 6.631
Games Played
1. Ward • TOR 81
2. Jackson • SEA 72
Olson • BAL 72
4. Swift • SEA 71
5. Eichhorn • CAL 70
Jeffcoat • TEX 70
7. Cadaret • NYY 68
Gibson • DET 68
Russell • TEX 68
10. Eckersley • OAK 67
Harvey • CAL 67
Montgomery • KCR 67
Radinsky • CHW 67
Thigpen • CHW 67
Saves
1. Harvey • CAL 46
2. Eckersley • OAK 43
3. Aguilera • MIN 42
4. Reardon • BOS 40
5. Montgomery • KCR 33
6. Henke • TOR 32
7. Olson • BAL 31
8. Thigpen • CHW 30
Russell • TEX 30
10. Ward • TOR 23
Farr • NYY 23
Innings Pitched
1. Clemens • BOS 271.1
2. McDowell • CHW 253.2
3. Morris • MIN 246.2
4. Langston • CAL 246.1
5. Tapani • MIN 244.0
6. Abbott • CAL 243.0
7. Swindell • CLE 238.0
Candiotti • 2TM 238.0
9. Navarro • MIL 234.0
10. Finley • CAL 227.1
Strikeouts
1. Clemens • BOS 241
2. Johnson • SEA 228
3. Ryan • TEX 203
4. McDowell • CHW 191
5. Langston • CAL 183
6. Finley • CAL 171
7. Swindell • CLE 169
8. Gordon • KCR 167
Candiotti • 2TM 167
10. Morris • MIN 163
Games Started
1. Clemens • BOS 35
Gullickson • DET 35
McDowell • CHW 35
Morris • MIN 35
Stewart • OAK 35
Welch • OAK 35
7. Abbott • CAL 34
Finley • CAL 34
Langston • CAL 34
Navarro • MIL 34
Sanderson • NYY 34
Stottlemyre • TOR 34
Tapani • MIN 34
Candiotti • 2TM 34
Complete Games
1. McDowell • CHW 15
2. Clemens • BOS 13
3. Navarro • MIL 10
Morris • MIN 10
5. Terrell • DET 8
6. Wegman • MIL 7
Swindell • CLE 7
Welch • OAK 7
Saberhagen • KCR 7
Langston • CAL 7
Shutouts
1. Clemens • BOS 4
2. McDowell • CHW 3
Appier • KCR 3
Erickson • MIN 3
Holman • SEA 3
6. Finley • CAL 2
Ryan • TEX 2
Key • TOR 2
Saberhagen • KCR 2
Sanderson • NYY 2
Tanana • DET 2
Navarro • MIL 2
Terrell • DET 2
Wegman • MIL 2
Morris • MIN 2
Home Runs
1. DeLucia • SEA 31
2. Langston • CAL 30
3. Tanana • DET 26
4. Welch • OAK 25
5. Anderson • MIN 24
Stewart • OAK 24
Wells • TOR 24
8. Finley • CAL 23
Hibbard • CHW 23
Tapani • MIN 23
Bases on Balls
1. Johnson • SEA 152
2. Moore • OAK 105
Stewart • OAK 105
4. Finley • CAL 101
5. Langston • CAL 96
6. Hough • CHW 94
7. Morris • MIN 92
8. Welch • OAK 91
9. Brown • TEX 90
10. Fernandez • CHW 88
Hits
1. Terrell • DET 257
2. Gullickson • DET 256
3. Stewart • OAK 245
4. Swindell • CLE 241
5. Navarro • MIL 237
6. Brown • TEX 233
7. Nagy • CLE 228
8. Morris • MIN 226
9. Tapani • MIN 225
10. Abbott • CAL 222
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Swindell • CLE 5.452
2. Sanderson • NYY 4.483
3. Clemens • BOS 3.708
4. Tapani • MIN 3.375
5. Saberhagen • KCR 3.022
6. Key • TOR 2.841
7. Ryan • TEX 2.819
8. Appier • KCR 2.590
9. Hanson • SEA 2.554
10. McDowell • CHW 2.329
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Candiotti • 2TM 0.454
2. Moore • OAK 0.471
3. Clemens • BOS 0.498
4. Key • TOR 0.516
5. Abbott • CAL 0.519
6. Guzmán • TEX 0.530
7. Saberhagen • KCR 0.550
8. Appier • KCR 0.563
9. Erickson • MIN 0.574
10. Ryan • TEX 0.624
Losses
1. McCaskill • CAL 19
2. Swindell • CLE 16
3. Nagy • CLE 15
4. Gordon • KCR 14
Holman • SEA 14
Terrell • DET 14
7. DeLucia • SEA 13
Fernandez • CHW 13
Welch • OAK 13
Candiotti • 2TM 13
Earned Runs
1. Stewart • OAK 130
2. Welch • OAK 112
3. Brown • TEX 103
DeLucia • SEA 103
Terrell • DET 103
6. Navarro • MIL 102
7. Gullickson • DET 98
8. Nagy • CLE 97
9. Fernandez • CHW 96
Finley • CAL 96
McDowell • CHW 96
Wild Pitches
1. Morris • MIN 15
2. Hanson • SEA 14
Moore • OAK 14
4. Stewart • OAK 13
5. Brown • TEX 12
Johnson • SEA 12
7. Perez • CHW 11
Candiotti • 2TM 11
9. DeLucia • SEA 10
Guzmán • TOR 10
Krueger • SEA 10
Leary • NYY 10
McDowell • CHW 10
Navarro • MIL 10
Robinson • CAL 10
Wells • TOR 10
Hit By Pitch
1. Boddicker • KCR 13
Brown • TEX 13
3. Johnson • SEA 12
Stottlemyre • TOR 12
5. Hough • CHW 11
Welch • OAK 11
7. Holman • SEA 10
8. Saberhagen • KCR 9
Stewart • OAK 9
10. Bosio • MIL 8
Finley • CAL 8
Batters Faced
1. Clemens • BOS 1,077
2. Morris • MIN 1,032
3. McDowell • CHW 1,028
4. Stewart • OAK 1,014
5. Abbott • CAL 1,002
Navarro • MIL 1,002
7. Langston • CAL 992
8. Candiotti • 2TM 981
9. Tapani • MIN 974
10. Swindell • CLE 971
Games Finished
1. Harvey • CAL 63
2. Olson • BAL 62
3. Aguilera • MIN 60
4. Eckersley • OAK 59
5. Thigpen • CHW 58
6. Russell • TEX 56
7. Montgomery • KCR 55
8. Reardon • BOS 51
9. Henneman • DET 50
10. Farr • NYY 48
Adjusted ERA+
1. Clemens • BOS 165
2. Candiotti • 2TM 159
3. Tapani • MIN 143
4. Abbott • CAL 142
5. Wegman • MIL 142
6. Ryan • TEX 140
7. Key • TOR 139
8. Langston • CAL 137
9. Saberhagen • KCR 135
10. Erickson • MIN 135
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Clemens • BOS 2.57
2. Ryan • TEX 2.75
3. Swindell • CLE 3.01
4. Appier • KCR 3.06
5. Key • TOR 3.08
6. Saberhagen • KCR 3.09
7. Candiotti • 2TM 3.10
8. Abbott • CAL 3.27
9. McDowell • CHW 3.34
10. Hanson • SEA 3.41
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Clemens • BOS 46
2. Candiotti • 2TM 38
3. Tapani • MIN 36
4. Abbott • CAL 33
5. Langston • CAL 31
6. Ryan • TEX 24
7. Key • TOR 24
8. Erickson • MIN 23
9. Frohwirth • BAL 22
10. Saberhagen • KCR 22
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Clemens • BOS 5.0
2. Candiotti • 2TM 4.1
3. Tapani • MIN 3.8
4. Abbott • CAL 3.5
5. Langston • CAL 3.3
6. Ryan • TEX 2.5
7. Key • TOR 2.5
8. Erickson • MIN 2.4
9. Saberhagen • KCR 2.3
10. Frohwirth • BAL 2.3
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Clemens • BOS 45.28
2. Candiotti • 2TM 40.19
3. Tapani • MIN 38.32
4. Abbott • CAL 36.32
5. Langston • CAL 28.67
6. Moore • OAK 27.76
7. Flanagan • BAL 27.06
8. McDowell • CHW 26.92
9. Ryan • TEX 26.84
10. Wegman • MIL 25.84
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Montgomery • KCR 4.1
2. Henneman • DET 4.1
3. Saberhagen • KCR 3.9
4. Clemens • BOS 3.9
5. Candiotti • 2TM 3.8
6. Ward • TOR 3.5
7. Abbott • CAL 3.5
8. Langston • CAL 3.2
9. Moore • OAK 3.1
10. McDowell • CHW 3.1
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Clemens • BOS 5.3
2. Candiotti • 2TM 3.8
3. Abbott • CAL 3.5
4. Tapani • MIN 3.4
5. Ryan • TEX 3.2
6. Saberhagen • KCR 3.2
7. Wegman • MIL 2.8
8. McDowell • CHW 2.6
9. Ward • TOR 2.6
10. Bosio • MIL 2.5
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Candiotti • 2TM 5.2
2. Clemens • BOS 5.2
3. Ward • TOR 4.5
4. Key • TOR 4.3
5. Guzmán • TOR 4.3
6. Tapani • MIN 3.8
7. Wells • TOR 3.7
8. Henke • TOR 3.7
9. Henneman • DET 3.7
10. Stottlemyre • TOR 3.0
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Clemens • BOS 4.8
2. Candiotti • 2TM 4.3
3. Tapani • MIN 4.0
4. Abbott • CAL 3.9
5. Moore • OAK 3.0
6. Langston • CAL 3.0
7. McDowell • CHW 2.9
Ryan • TEX 2.9
9. Flanagan • BAL 2.8
10. Wegman • MIL 2.8

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