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Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Hornsby • STL 10.1
2. Faber • CHW 9.5
3. Rogan • KCM 9.0
4. Sisler • SLB 8.7
5. Williams • SLB 7.9
6. Cooper • PIT 7.5
7. Shocker • SLB 7.3
8. Rommel • PHA 7.2
9. Shawkey • NYY 7.0
10. Speaker • CLE 6.9
WAR for Pitchers
1. Faber • CHW 9.6
2. Rommel • PHA 7.5
3. Shawkey • NYY 7.3
4. Shocker • SLB 7.1
5. Coveleski • CLE 6.6
6. Cooper • PIT 6.5
7. Morrison • PIT 6.3
8. Pillette • DET 5.8
9. Johnson • WSH 5.4
10. Quinn • BOS 5.2
Earned Run Average
1. Hampton • ABC 2.49
2. Douglas • NYG 2.63
3. Padrón • CAG 2.74
4. Faber • CHW 2.81
5. Rogan • KCM 2.83
6. Pillette • DET 2.85
7. Brown • CAG 2.90
8. Shawkey • NYY 2.91
9. Wright • SLB 2.92
10. Shocker • SLB 2.97
Wins
1. Rommel • PHA 27
2. Bush • NYY 26
3. Rixey • CIN 25
4. Shocker • SLB 24
5. Cooper • PIT 23
6. Uhle • CLE 22
7. Faber • CHW 21
Ruether • BRO 21
Jeffries • ABC 21
10. Shawkey • NYY 20
Win-Loss %
1. Brown • CAG .813
2. Bush • NYY .788
3. Kolp • SLB .778
4. Gisentaner • KCM .750
5. McClure • 2TM .714
6. Cooper • DS .706
Meyers • SLS .706
8. Rommel • PHA .675
9. Donohue • CIN .667
Hampton • ABC .667
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Holland • DS 1.077
2. Rogan • KCM 1.084
3. Padrón • CAG 1.094
4. Hampton • ABC 1.107
5. Force • DS 1.134
6. Faber • CHW 1.185
7. Cooper • DS 1.185
8. Douglas • NYG 1.199
9. Adams • PIT 1.202
10. Vangilder • SLB 1.208
Hits per 9 IP
1. Force • DS 7.656
2. Rogan • KCM 7.668
3. Padrón • CAG 7.789
4. Brown • CAG 7.897
5. Holland • DS 8.044
6. Hampton • ABC 8.094
7. Davis • SLB 8.363
8. Bush • NYY 8.460
9. Faber • CHW 8.540
10. Shawkey • NYY 8.590
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Adams • PIT 0.788
2. Alexander • CHC 1.246
3. Rixey • CIN 1.293
4. Shocker • SLB 1.474
5. Donohue • CIN 1.599
6. Barnes • NYG 1.608
7. Smith • PHI 1.624
8. Holland • DS 1.646
9. Wilson • DS 1.680
10. Vangilder • SLB 1.763
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Force • DS 6.125
2. Brown • CAG 5.981
3. Rogan • KCM 5.484
4. Holland • DS 5.409
5. Meyers • SLS 5.121
6. Curry • KCM 5.068
7. Mahoney • ABC 5.036
8. Bell • SLS 4.974
9. Vance • BRO 4.909
10. Branham • CTS 4.827
Games Played
1. North • STL 53
2. Rommel • PHA 51
3. Uhle • CLE 50
4. Shocker • SLB 48
5. Harriss • PHA 47
Sherdel • STL 47
7. Oeschger • BSN 46
Ryan • NYG 46
9. Ehmke • DET 45
Jones • NYY 45
Morrison • PIT 45
Saves
1. Jones • NYY 8
2. Pruett • SLB 7
3. Barfoot • STL 6
North • STL 6
5. Wright • SLB 5
Vangilder • SLB 5
7. Smith • 2TM 4
Carlson • PIT 4
Jonnard • NYG 4
Oldham • DET 4
Osborne • CHC 4
Johnson • WSH 4
Dauss • DET 4
Innings Pitched
1. Faber • CHW 352.0
2. Shocker • SLB 348.0
3. Rixey • CIN 313.1
4. Shawkey • NYY 299.2
5. Cooper • PIT 294.2
6. Rommel • PHA 294.0
7. Uhle • CLE 287.1
8. Morrison • PIT 286.1
9. Johnson • WSH 280.0
10. Ehmke • DET 279.2
Strikeouts
1. Shocker • SLB 149
2. Faber • CHW 148
3. Vance • BRO 134
4. Shawkey • NYY 130
5. Cooper • PIT 129
6. Force • DS 120
7. Rogan • KCM 118
8. Ring • PHI 116
9. Holland • DS 115
10. Ehmke • DET 108
Games Started
1. Uhle • CLE 40
2. Faber • CHW 38
Shocker • SLB 38
Rixey • CIN 38
5. Pillette • DET 37
6. Cooper • PIT 36
7. Nehf • NYG 35
Ruether • BRO 35
9. Robertson • CHW 34
Shawkey • NYY 34
Aldridge • CHC 34
Grimes • BRO 34
Complete Games
1. Faber • CHW 31
2. Shocker • SLB 29
3. Cooper • PIT 27
4. Rixey • CIN 26
5. Ruether • BRO 25
6. Johnson • WSH 23
Uhle • CLE 23
8. Rommel • PHA 22
Shawkey • NYY 22
10. Coveleski • CLE 21
Mays • NYY 21
Robertson • CHW 21
Shutouts
1. Uhle • CLE 5
Morrison • PIT 5
Vance • BRO 5
4. Cooper • DS 4
Adams • PIT 4
Cooper • PIT 4
Quinn • BOS 4
Pillette • DET 4
Leverett • CHW 4
Padrón • CAG 4
Johnson • WSH 4
Faber • CHW 4
Home Runs
1. Shocker • SLB 22
2. Rommel • PHA 21
3. Hasty • PHA 20
4. Harriss • PHA 19
Ring • PHI 19
6. Heimach • PHA 18
7. Grimes • BRO 17
8. Bush • NYY 16
Jones • NYY 16
Shawkey • NYY 16
Smith • PHI 16
Force • DS 16
Bases on Balls
1. Collins • BOS 103
Ring • PHI 103
3. Ehmke • DET 101
4. Johnson • WSH 99
5. Shawkey • NYY 98
6. Pillette • DET 95
Osborne • CHC 95
8. Harriss • PHA 94
Vance • BRO 94
10. Ruether • BRO 92
Hits
1. Shocker • SLB 365
2. Rixey • CIN 337
3. Faber • CHW 334
4. Cooper • PIT 330
5. Uhle • CLE 328
6. Grimes • BRO 324
7. Morrison • PIT 315
8. Couch • CIN 301
9. Mogridge • WSH 300
10. Ehmke • DET 299
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Holland • DS 3.286
2. Rogan • KCM 2.622
3. Shocker • SLB 2.614
4. Adams • PIT 2.600
5. Force • DS 2.400
6. Cooper • DS 2.343
7. Curry • KCM 2.277
8. Cooper • PIT 2.115
9. Padrón • CAG 2.103
10. Meyers • SLS 2.095
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Adams • PIT 0.053
2. Hampton • ABC 0.113
3. Brown • CAG 0.116
4. Whitworth • CAG 0.127
5. Rogan • KCM 0.139
6. Gisentaner • KCM 0.165
7. Collins • BOS 0.171
8. Uhle • CLE 0.188
9. Pillette • DET 0.197
10. Padrón • CAG 0.211
Losses
1. Luque • CIN 23
2. Oeschger • BSN 21
3. Harriss • PHA 20
4. Francis • WSH 18
Meadows • PHI 18
Ring • PHI 18
7. Ehmke • DET 17
Faber • CHW 17
Pennock • BOS 17
Shocker • SLB 17
Earned Runs
1. Grimes • BRO 137
2. Ehmke • DET 131
3. Uhle • CLE 130
4. Harriss • PHA 128
5. Ring • PHI 127
6. Rixey • CIN 123
7. Shocker • SLB 115
8. Couch • CIN 114
9. Marquard • BSN 112
10. Doak • STL 111
Wild Pitches
1. Oeschger • BSN 11
Ring • PHI 11
3. Collins • BOS 7
Francis • WSH 7
Pennock • BOS 7
Smith • PHI 7
Weinert • PHI 7
Jeffries • ABC 7
Courtney • 2TM 7
McQuillan • 2TM 7
Hit By Pitch
1. Ehmke • DET 23
2. Pillette • DET 15
3. Olsen • DET 14
4. Uhle • CLE 13
5. Aldridge • CHC 12
Osborne • CHC 12
7. Mogridge • WSH 11
Oldham • DET 11
Meadows • PHI 11
Pfeffer • STL 11
Batters Faced
1. Faber • CHW 1,464
2. Shocker • SLB 1,441
3. Rixey • CIN 1,303
4. Uhle • CLE 1,263
5. Shawkey • NYY 1,253
6. Cooper • PIT 1,251
7. Ehmke • DET 1,232
8. Morrison • PIT 1,231
9. Rommel • PHA 1,203
10. Johnson • WSH 1,195
Games Finished
1. Barfoot • STL 25
2. Pruett • SLB 23
3. Hodge • CHW 22
4. Karr • BOS 20
Jonnard • NYG 20
North • STL 20
7. Decatur • BRO 19
Gillespie • CIN 19
9. Kaufmann • CHC 18
Smith • PHI 18
Adjusted ERA+
1. Hampton • ABC 181
2. Padrón • CAG 165
3. Rogan • KCM 159
4. Brown • CAG 156
5. Douglas • NYG 153
6. Holland • DS 150
7. Rile • CAG 146
8. Faber • CHW 143
9. Wright • SLB 142
10. Shocker • SLB 140
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Rogan • KCM 2.91
2. Adams • PIT 3.10
3. Holland • DS 3.19
4. Curry • KCM 3.21
5. Brown • CAG 3.25
6. Padrón • CAG 3.27
7. Hampton • ABC 3.42
8. Faber • CHW 3.44
9. McCall • 2TM 3.49
10. Meyers • SLS 3.53
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Faber • CHW 49
2. Shocker • SLB 42
3. Shawkey • NYY 37
4. Rogan • KCM 32
5. Hampton • ABC 32
6. Padrón • CAG 30
7. Cooper • PIT 30
8. Pillette • DET 29
9. Rommel • PHA 29
10. Brown • CAG 28
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Faber • CHW 5.0
2. Shocker • SLB 4.3
3. Shawkey • NYY 3.8
4. Hampton • ABC 3.0
5. Rogan • KCM 3.0
6. Pillette • DET 3.0
7. Rommel • PHA 2.9
8. Cooper • PIT 2.9
9. Padrón • CAG 2.8
10. Johnson • WSH 2.7
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Faber • CHW 57.00
2. Shawkey • NYY 49.96
3. Shocker • SLB 47.18
4. Johnson • WSH 37.25
5. Donohue • CIN 34.42
6. Cooper • PIT 32.65
7. Douglas • NYG 32.48
8. Pillette • DET 30.97
9. Morrison • PIT 29.10
10. Coveleski • CLE 28.81
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Faber • CHW 5.7
2. Shocker • SLB 5.2
3. Johnson • WSH 5.0
4. Alexander • CHC 4.9
5. Bush • NYY 4.8
6. Rixey • CIN 4.7
7. Donohue • CIN 4.4
8. Shawkey • NYY 4.1
9. Coveleski • CLE 3.8
10. Pruett • SLB 3.7
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Faber • CHW 4.8
2. Shawkey • NYY 4.0
3. Rixey • CIN 4.0
4. Shocker • SLB 3.5
5. Cooper • PIT 3.3
6. Alexander • CHC 3.1
7. Coveleski • CLE 3.0
8. Donohue • CIN 2.9
9. Luque • CIN 2.7
10. Adams • PIT 2.6
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Bush • NYY 26.5
2. Shawkey • NYY 26.0
3. Shocker • SLB 18.6
4. Pruett • SLB 14.8
5. Nehf • NYG 13.5
6. Douglas • NYG 8.7
7. Hoyt • NYY 8.0
8. Davis • SLB 7.7
9. Alexander • CHC 7.1
10. Jones • NYY 7.0
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Faber • CHW 6.0
2. Shawkey • NYY 5.3
3. Shocker • SLB 4.8
4. Johnson • WSH 3.9
5. Donohue • CIN 3.5
6. Douglas • NYG 3.3
7. Pillette • DET 3.2
8. Cooper • PIT 3.2
9. Coveleski • CLE 2.9
10. Morrison • PIT 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