Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Johnson • WSH 12.8
2. Speaker • BOS 9.9
3. Leonard • BOS 9.5
4. Alexander • PHI 9.2
5. Collins • PHA 9.1
6. James • BSN 8.4
7. Falkenberg • IND 8.1
8. Kauff • IND 7.8
Pfeffer • BRO 7.8
10. Hendrix • CHI 7.6
WAR for Pitchers
1. Johnson • WSH 11.7
2. Leonard • BOS 9.6
3. Alexander • PHI 8.7
4. Falkenberg • IND 8.4
5. James • BSN 7.9
6. Pfeffer • BRO 7.8
7. Weilman • SLB 7.1
8. Caldwell • NYY 7.0
9. Hendrix • CHI 6.9
10. Ford • BUF 6.7
Earned Run Average
1. Leonard • BOS 0.96
2. Hendrix • CHI 1.69
3. Foster • BOS 1.70
4. Johnson • WSH 1.72
5. Doak • STL 1.72
6. Ford • BUF 1.82
7. James • BSN 1.90
8. Caldwell • NYY 1.94
9. Pfeffer • BRO 1.97
10. Watson • 2TM 2.01
Wins
1. Hendrix • CHI 29
2. Johnson • WSH 28
3. Alexander • PHI 27
4. Quinn • BAL 26
James • BSN 26
Rudolph • BSN 26
Tesreau • NYG 26
8. Falkenberg • IND 25
Seaton • BTT 25
10. Suggs • BAL 24
Mathewson • NYG 24
Win-Loss %
1. Bender • PHA .850
2. Leonard • BOS .792
3. James • BSN .788
4. Ford • BUF .778
5. Doak • STL .760
6. Hendrix • CHI .744
7. Rudolph • BSN .722
Tesreau • NYG .722
9. Plank • PHA .682
10. Caldwell • NYY .667
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Leonard • BOS 0.886
2. Ford • BUF 0.934
3. Hendrix • CHI 0.936
4. Caldwell • NYY 0.958
5. Johnson • WSH 0.971
6. Foster • BOS 1.020
7. Adams • PIT 1.032
8. Ayers • WSH 1.036
9. Rudolph • BSN 1.038
10. Warhop • NYY 1.043
Hits per 9 IP
1. Leonard • BOS 5.568
2. Caldwell • NYY 6.465
3. Hendrix • CHI 6.514
4. Tesreau • NYG 6.645
5. Doak • STL 6.785
6. Cheney • CHC 6.909
7. Ford • BUF 6.914
8. Shaw • WSH 6.934
9. Johnson • WSH 6.950
10. Foster • BOS 6.973
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Mathewson • NYG 0.663
2. Adams • PIT 1.240
3. Ford • BUF 1.492
4. McHale • NYY 1.555
5. Marquard • NYG 1.578
6. Suggs • BAL 1.606
7. Rudolph • BSN 1.632
8. Quinn • BAL 1.707
9. Russell • CHW 1.775
10. Johnson • WSH 1.792
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Leonard • BOS 7.050
2. Tincup • PHI 6.271
3. Mitchell • CLE 6.268
4. Moseley • IND 5.826
5. Shaw • WSH 5.743
6. Falkenberg • IND 5.629
7. Johnson • WSH 5.448
8. Alexander • PHI 5.425
9. Bender • PHA 5.380
10. Groom • SLM 5.355
Games Played
1. Johnson • WSH 51
2. Cheney • CHC 50
3. Ayers • WSH 49
Falkenberg • IND 49
Hendrix • CHI 49
6. Benz • CHW 48
Shaw • WSH 48
Mayer • PHI 48
9. Wilhelm • BAL 47
Ames • CIN 47
Saves
1. Ford • BUF 6
Ames • CIN 6
Sallee • STL 6
Davenport • 2TM 6
5. Hendrix • CHI 5
Packard • KCP 5
Wilhelm • BAL 5
Cheney • CHC 5
9. Bentley • WSH 4
Faber • CHW 4
Mitchell • SLB 4
Shaw • WSH 4
Suggs • BAL 4
McQuillan • PIT 4
Pfeffer • BRO 4
Innings Pitched
1. Falkenberg • IND 377.1
2. Johnson • WSH 371.2
3. Hendrix • CHI 362.0
4. Alexander • PHI 355.0
5. Quinn • BAL 342.2
6. Rudolph • BSN 336.1
7. James • BSN 332.1
8. Tesreau • NYG 322.1
9. Mayer • PHI 321.0
10. Suggs • BAL 319.1
Strikeouts
1. Falkenberg • IND 236
2. Johnson • WSH 225
3. Alexander • PHI 214
4. Moseley • IND 205
5. Hendrix • CHI 189
Tesreau • NYG 189
7. Mitchell • CLE 179
8. Leonard • BOS 176
9. Seaton • BTT 172
10. Groom • SLM 167
Games Started
1. Falkenberg • IND 43
2. Quinn • BAL 42
3. Tesreau • NYG 41
4. Johnson • WSH 40
Cheney • CHC 40
6. Alexander • PHI 39
7. Moseley • IND 38
Seaton • BTT 38
Suggs • BAL 38
Mayer • PHI 38
Complete Games
1. Hendrix • CHI 34
2. Johnson • WSH 33
Falkenberg • IND 33
4. Alexander • PHI 32
5. Rudolph • BSN 31
6. James • BSN 30
7. Moseley • IND 29
Mathewson • NYG 29
9. Quinn • BAL 27
Pfeffer • BRO 27
Shutouts
1. Johnson • WSH 9
Falkenberg • IND 9
3. Tesreau • NYG 8
4. Bender • PHA 7
Leonard • BOS 7
Seaton • BTT 7
Doak • STL 7
8. Collins • BOS 6
Hendrix • CHI 6
Suggs • BAL 6
Alexander • PHI 6
Cheney • CHC 6
Rudolph • BSN 6
Home Runs
1. Mathewson • NYG 16
2. Ford • BUF 11
Lavender • CHC 11
4. Wilhelm • BAL 10
5. Groom • SLM 9
Knetzer • PBS 9
Cheney • CHC 9
Marquard • NYG 9
Pfeffer • BRO 9
Rudolph • BSN 9
Bases on Balls
1. Cheney • CHC 140
2. Shaw • WSH 137
3. Tesreau • NYG 128
4. Lafitte • BTT 127
5. Mitchell • CLE 124
6. Moseley • IND 123
7. Hagerman • CLE 118
James • BSN 118
9. Krapp • BUF 115
10. Davenport • 2TM 110
Hits
1. Quinn • BAL 335
2. Falkenberg • IND 332
3. Alexander • PHI 327
4. Suggs • BAL 322
5. Mathewson • NYG 314
6. Mayer • PHI 308
7. Moseley • IND 303
8. Seaton • BTT 299
9. Kaiserling • IND 288
Rudolph • BSN 288
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Mathewson • NYG 3.478
2. Johnson • WSH 3.041
3. Ford • BUF 3.000
4. Leonard • BOS 2.933
5. Alexander • PHI 2.816
6. Ayers • WSH 2.741
7. Falkenberg • IND 2.652
8. Plank • PHA 2.619
9. Quinn • BAL 2.523
10. Hendrix • CHI 2.455
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Gregg • 2TM 0.000
Steen • CLE 0.000
Tincup • PHI 0.000
Cicotte • CHW 0.000
5. Weilman • SLB 0.030
6. Vaughn • CHC 0.031
7. Keating • NYY 0.043
8. Doak • STL 0.070
9. Johnson • WSH 0.073
10. Quinn • BAL 0.079
Losses
1. Ames • CIN 23
2. Marquard • NYG 22
3. Groom • SLM 20
Keupper • SLM 20
Cullop • 2TM 20
6. Benz • CHW 19
Camnitz • PBS 19
Dickson • PBS 19
Mayer • PHI 19
10. Hamilton • SLB 18
Johnson • WSH 18
Scott • CHW 18
Moseley • IND 18
Benton • CIN 18
Cheney • CHC 18
Douglas • CIN 18
Reulbach • BRO 18
Earned Runs
1. Moseley • IND 122
2. Barger • PBS 110
3. Wilhelm • BAL 109
4. Mathewson • NYG 104
5. Suggs • BAL 103
6. Seaton • BTT 102
7. Groom • SLM 101
Keupper • SLM 101
9. Quinn • BAL 99
10. Davenport • 2TM 98
Wild Pitches
1. Cheney • CHC 26
2. Johnson • WSH 14
Wyckoff • PHA 14
4. Vaughn • CHC 13
5. Walker • PBS 12
Ames • CIN 12
Marquard • NYG 12
8. Keating • NYY 11
Benton • CIN 11
10. Fisher • NYY 10
James • SLB 10
Shaw • WSH 10
Krapp • BUF 10
Hit By Pitch
1. Dauss • DET 18
2. Kaiserling • IND 17
3. Lafitte • BTT 16
4. Perritt • STL 15
5. Tyler • BSN 14
6. Seaton • BTT 13
James • BSN 13
Mayer • PHI 13
9. Coveleski • DET 12
Faber • CHW 12
Krapp • BUF 12
Cullop • 2TM 12
Batters Faced
1. Falkenberg • IND 1,502
2. Alexander • PHI 1,459
3. Johnson • WSH 1,406
4. Hendrix • CHI 1,371
5. Mayer • PHI 1,343
6. Quinn • BAL 1,331
7. James • BSN 1,316
8. Moseley • IND 1,302
Rudolph • BSN 1,302
10. Tesreau • NYG 1,299
Games Finished
1. Baumgardner • SLB 23
2. Bedient • BOS 21
3. Wilhelm • BAL 18
Zabel • CHC 18
5. Faber • CHW 17
Conzelman • PIT 17
Fromme • NYG 17
Wiltse • NYG 17
Hageman • 2TM 17
10. Collamore • CLE 16
Adams • KCP 16
Griner • STL 16
Sallee • STL 16
Adjusted ERA+
1. Leonard • BOS 279
2. Ford • BUF 180
3. Hendrix • CHI 173
4. Johnson • WSH 164
5. Doak • STL 162
6. Foster • BOS 158
7. Falkenberg • IND 158
8. Watson • 2TM 150
9. James • BSN 150
10. Pfeffer • BRO 144
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Leonard • BOS 1.95
2. Johnson • WSH 2.02
3. Falkenberg • IND 2.11
4. Plank • PHA 2.17
5. Quinn • BAL 2.23
6. Alexander • PHI 2.26
7. Ayers • WSH 2.27
8. Hendrix • CHI 2.29
9. Tincup • PHI 2.32
10. Benz • CHW 2.34
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Hendrix • CHI 53
2. Falkenberg • IND 47
3. Johnson • WSH 47
4. Leonard • BOS 43
5. Ford • BUF 40
6. James • BSN 37
7. Pfeffer • BRO 29
8. Quinn • BAL 27
9. Watson • 2TM 26
10. Doak • STL 26
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Hendrix • CHI 5.9
2. Johnson • WSH 5.5
3. Leonard • BOS 5.2
4. Falkenberg • IND 5.2
5. Ford • BUF 4.5
6. James • BSN 4.2
7. Pfeffer • BRO 3.3
8. Doak • STL 3.0
9. Quinn • BAL 2.9
10. Watson • 2TM 2.9
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Pfeffer • BRO 38.07
2. Johnson • WSH 37.46
3. Alexander • PHI 34.55
4. Caldwell • NYY 33.89
5. Rudolph • BSN 31.91
6. James • BSN 31.79
7. Leonard • BOS 30.53
8. Tesreau • NYG 27.45
9. Fisher • NYY 20.17
10. Doak • STL 20.04
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Pfeffer • BRO 6.4
2. James • BSN 5.2
3. Rudolph • BSN 4.1
4. Alexander • PHI 3.7
5. Johnson • WSH 3.5
6. Doak • STL 3.5
7. Leonard • BOS 3.2
8. Caldwell • NYY 2.9
9. Fisher • NYY 2.8
10. Cheney • CHC 2.7
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Alexander • PHI 4.0
2. Rudolph • BSN 3.8
3. Johnson • WSH 3.7
4. Caldwell • NYY 3.5
5. Adams • PIT 3.5
6. Pfeffer • BRO 3.3
7. James • BSN 2.9
8. Leonard • BOS 2.8
9. Tesreau • NYG 2.5
10. Harmon • PIT 2.4
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Tesreau • NYG 11.7
2. James • BSN 7.9
3. Rudolph • BSN 7.2
4. Doak • STL 5.9
5. Plank • PHA 5.1
6. Vaughn • CHC 4.5
7. Johnson • WSH 3.7
8. Leonard • BOS 3.1
9. Bender • PHA 3.1
10. Pfeffer • BRO 3.0
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Pfeffer • BRO 4.3
2. Johnson • WSH 4.3
3. Caldwell • NYY 4.0
4. Alexander • PHI 3.8
5. Leonard • BOS 3.6
6. Rudolph • BSN 3.6
7. James • BSN 3.6
8. Tesreau • NYG 3.2
9. Fisher • NYY 2.3
10. Doak • STL 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