Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Spalding • BOS 12.5
2. Cummings • NYU 8.0
3. Zettlein • 2TM 6.0
4. Mathews • BAL 5.5
5. McBride • ATH 4.7
6. Barnes • BOS 4.3
7. Wright • BOS 3.0
8. Force • 2TM 2.9
9. Eggler • NYU 2.8
10. Hatfield • NYU 2.5
WAR for Pitchers
1. Spalding • BOS 11.3
2. Cummings • NYU 8.5
3. Zettlein • 2TM 6.5
4. Mathews • BAL 6.4
5. McBride • ATH 4.4
6. Fisher • BAL 3.0
7. Wright • BOS 0.9
8. Pabor • CLE 0.4
9. Britt • BRA 0.3
Earned Run Average
1. Fisher • BAL 1.80
2. Spalding • BOS 1.85
3. Zettlein • 2TM 2.57
4. McBride • ATH 2.85
5. Cummings • NYU 3.01
6. Mathews • BAL 3.19
7. Martin • 2TM 4.19
8. Buttery • MAN 4.27
9. Britt • BRA 4.53
10. Pratt • CLE 5.79
Wins
1. Spalding • BOS 38
2. Cummings • NYU 33
3. McBride • ATH 30
4. Mathews • BAL 25
5. Zettlein • 2TM 15
6. Fisher • BAL 10
7. Britt • BRA 9
8. Buttery • MAN 3
Wolters • CLE 3
Martin • 2TM 3
Win-Loss %
1. Fisher • BAL .909
2. Spalding • BOS .826
3. McBride • ATH .682
4. Cummings • NYU .623
5. Buttery • MAN .600
6. Mathews • BAL .581
7. Zettlein • 2TM .484
8. Wolters • CLE .333
9. Martin • 2TM .250
10. Britt • BRA .243
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Fisher • BAL 0.945
2. Spalding • BOS 1.097
3. Zettlein • 2TM 1.243
4. McBride • ATH 1.273
5. Cummings • NYU 1.278
6. Mathews • BAL 1.310
7. Pratt • CLE 1.552
8. Wolters • CLE 1.619
9. Buttery • MAN 1.644
10. Britt • BRA 1.753
Hits per 9 IP
1. Fisher • BAL 7.609
2. Spalding • BOS 9.274
3. Mathews • BAL 10.640
4. Zettlein • 2TM 10.711
5. McBride • ATH 10.903
6. Cummings • NYU 10.938
7. Pratt • CLE 12.776
8. Wolters • CLE 13.739
9. Buttery • MAN 14.339
10. Britt • BRA 15.214
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Stearns • NAT 0.273
2. Buttery • MAN 0.458
3. Zettlein • 2TM 0.479
4. Brainard • 2TM 0.517
5. McBride • ATH 0.558
6. Cummings • NYU 0.561
7. Britt • BRA 0.563
8. Spalding • BOS 0.600
9. Bentley • MAN 0.750
10. Martin • 2TM 0.809
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Fisher • BAL 1.636
2. Mathews • BAL 1.264
3. McBride • ATH 0.944
4. Zettlein • 2TM 0.856
5. Cummings • NYU 0.815
6. Buttery • MAN 0.763
7. Spalding • BOS 0.623
8. Pratt • CLE 0.596
9. Wolters • CLE 0.478
10. Martin • 2TM 0.368
Games Played
1. Cummings • NYU 55
2. Mathews • BAL 49
3. Spalding • BOS 48
4. McBride • ATH 47
5. Britt • BRA 37
6. Zettlein • 2TM 34
7. Fisher • BAL 19
8. Martin • 2TM 18
Bentley • MAN 18
10. Pratt • CLE 15
Saves
1. Wright • BOS 4
2. Fisher • BAL 1
McMullin • NYU 1
Zettlein • 2TM 1
Innings Pitched
1. Cummings • NYU 497.0
2. McBride • ATH 419.1
3. Mathews • BAL 406.0
4. Spalding • BOS 404.2
5. Britt • BRA 336.0
6. Zettlein • 2TM 263.0
7. Bentley • MAN 144.0
8. Martin • 2TM 122.1
9. Fisher • BAL 110.0
10. Pratt • CLE 105.2
Strikeouts
1. Mathews • BAL 57
2. Cummings • NYU 45
3. McBride • ATH 44
4. Spalding • BOS 28
5. Zettlein • 2TM 25
6. Fisher • BAL 20
7. Britt • BRA 13
8. Pratt • CLE 7
9. Buttery • MAN 5
Martin • 2TM 5
Bentley • MAN 5
Games Started
1. Cummings • NYU 55
2. Spalding • BOS 48
3. McBride • ATH 47
Mathews • BAL 47
5. Britt • BRA 37
6. Zettlein • 2TM 31
7. Bentley • MAN 17
8. Pratt • CLE 12
Martin • 2TM 12
10. Fisher • BAL 11
Stearns • NAT 11
Brainard • 2TM 11
Complete Games
1. Cummings • NYU 53
2. McBride • ATH 47
3. Spalding • BOS 41
4. Mathews • BAL 39
5. Britt • BRA 37
6. Zettlein • 2TM 25
7. Bentley • MAN 14
8. Stearns • NAT 11
9. Brainard • 2TM 10
10. Fisher • BAL 9
Martin • 2TM 9
Shutouts
1. Cummings • NYU 3
Spalding • BOS 3
3. Zettlein • 2TM 2
4. Fisher • BAL 1
McBride • ATH 1
Home Runs
1. Britt • BRA 6
2. Bentley • MAN 4
3. Mathews • BAL 3
McBride • ATH 3
McDermott • ECK 3
Pratt • CLE 3
Wolters • CLE 3
Zettlein • 2TM 3
9. Cummings • NYU 2
Stearns • NAT 2
Bases on Balls
1. Mathews • BAL 52
2. Cummings • NYU 31
3. Spalding • BOS 27
4. McBride • ATH 26
5. Britt • BRA 21
6. Zettlein • 2TM 14
Pratt • CLE 14
McDermott • ECK 14
9. Bentley • MAN 12
10. Fisher • BAL 11
Martin • 2TM 11
Hits
1. Cummings • NYU 604
2. Britt • BRA 568
3. McBride • ATH 508
4. Mathews • BAL 480
5. Spalding • BOS 417
6. Zettlein • 2TM 313
7. Bentley • MAN 259
8. Martin • 2TM 213
9. Stearns • NAT 193
10. Brainard • 2TM 161
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Fisher • BAL 1.818
2. Zettlein • 2TM 1.786
3. McBride • ATH 1.692
4. Buttery • MAN 1.667
5. Cummings • NYU 1.452
6. Mathews • BAL 1.096
7. Spalding • BOS 1.037
8. Stearns • NAT 0.667
9. Britt • BRA 0.619
10. Wolters • CLE 0.571
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Fisher • BAL 0.000
Spalding • BOS 0.000
3. Cummings • NYU 0.036
4. McBride • ATH 0.064
5. Mathews • BAL 0.067
6. Martin • 2TM 0.074
7. Zettlein • 2TM 0.103
8. Brainard • 2TM 0.103
9. Buttery • MAN 0.153
10. Britt • BRA 0.161
Losses
1. Britt • BRA 28
2. Cummings • NYU 20
3. Mathews • BAL 18
4. Zettlein • 2TM 16
5. Bentley • MAN 15
6. McBride • ATH 14
7. Stearns • NAT 11
8. Pratt • CLE 9
Brainard • 2TM 9
Martin • 2TM 9
Earned Runs
1. Britt • BRA 169
2. Cummings • NYU 166
3. Mathews • BAL 144
4. McBride • ATH 133
5. Bentley • MAN 97
6. Spalding • BOS 83
7. Zettlein • 2TM 75
8. Pratt • CLE 68
Stearns • NAT 68
10. Brainard • 2TM 61
Wild Pitches
1. Spalding • BOS 39
2. Britt • BRA 26
3. Mathews • BAL 25
4. McDermott • ECK 17
5. Cummings • NYU 15
6. Pratt • CLE 14
7. Brainard • 2TM 12
8. McBride • ATH 10
9. Zettlein • 2TM 9
Martin • 2TM 9
Batters Faced
1. Cummings • NYU 2,251
2. McBride • ATH 1,944
3. Mathews • BAL 1,922
4. Britt • BRA 1,762
5. Spalding • BOS 1,738
6. Zettlein • 2TM 1,196
7. Bentley • MAN 794
8. Martin • 2TM 650
9. Stearns • NAT 572
10. Pratt • CLE 538
Games Finished
1. Fisher • BAL 6
Wright • BOS 6
3. Wolters • CLE 5
Martin • 2TM 5
5. Mathews • BAL 4
Zettlein • 2TM 4
7. Buttery • MAN 3
8. McMullin • NYU 2
Pratt • CLE 2
10. Bentley • MAN 1
Spalding • BOS 1
Adjusted ERA+
1. Fisher • BAL 204
2. Spalding • BOS 196
3. Zettlein • 2TM 138
4. McBride • ATH 123
5. Mathews • BAL 115
6. Cummings • NYU 108
7. Britt • BRA 97
8. Buttery • MAN 87
9. Martin • 2TM 84
10. Stearns • NAT 82
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Fisher • BAL 3.37
2. Cummings • NYU 3.49
3. Spalding • BOS 3.49
4. McBride • ATH 3.50
5. Zettlein • 2TM 3.55
6. Mathews • BAL 3.63
7. Buttery • MAN 3.63
8. Martin • 2TM 3.73
9. Brainard • 2TM 3.73
10. Stearns • NAT 3.74
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Spalding • BOS 78
2. Cummings • NYU 32
3. McBride • ATH 30
4. Zettlein • 2TM 29
5. Mathews • BAL 23
6. Fisher • BAL 19
7. Wright • BOS 5
8. Pabor • CLE 0
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Spalding • BOS 5.7
2. Cummings • NYU 2.3
3. McBride • ATH 2.1
4. Zettlein • 2TM 2.1
5. Mathews • BAL 1.6
6. Fisher • BAL 1.3
7. Wright • BOS 0.4
8. Pabor • CLE 0.0

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

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