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Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Feller • CLE 9.8
2. Brown • HG 7.9
3. Passeau • CHC 7.6
4. Mize • STL 7.4
5. Newsom • DET 7.3
6. DiMaggio • NYY 7.1
7. Walters • CIN 6.9
8. Vaughan • PIT 6.9
9. Frey • CIN 6.8
10. Greenberg • DET 6.7
WAR for Pitchers
1. Feller • CLE 9.9
2. Newsom • DET 7.4
3. Brown • HG 7.0
4. Passeau • CHC 6.9
5. Rigney • CHW 6.7
6. Walters • CIN 6.5
7. Leonard • WSH 5.1
8. Bridges • DET 5.0
9. Rowe • DET 5.0
10. French • CHC 4.9
Earned Run Average
1. Walker • KCM 1.29
2. Brown • HG 2.07
3. Wright • TC 2.40
4. Hutchinson • MRS 2.42
5. Walters • CIN 2.48
6. Passeau • CHC 2.50
7. Bradley • KCM 2.55
8. Feller • CLE 2.61
9. Sewell • PIT 2.80
10. Newsom • DET 2.83
Wins
1. Feller • CLE 27
2. Walters • CIN 22
3. Newsom • DET 21
4. Derringer • CIN 20
Passeau • CHC 20
6. Milnar • CLE 18
7. Hudson • WSH 17
Brown • HG 17
9. Auker • SLB 16
Rowe • DET 16
Fitzsimmons • BRO 16
McGee • STL 16
Sewell • PIT 16
Thompson • CIN 16
Warneke • STL 16
Win-Loss %
1. Brown • HG .895
2. Fitzsimmons • BRO .889
3. Rowe • DET .842
4. Newsom • DET .808
5. Bankhead • BBB .800
Kranson • KCM .800
Walker • KCM .800
Hill • NE .800
9. Walker • HG .765
10. Sewell • PIT .762
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Walker • KCM 0.735
2. Wright • TC 0.968
3. Calhoun • SNS 1.057
4. Bradley • KCM 1.075
5. Bankhead • BBB 1.081
6. Walters • CIN 1.092
7. Smith • KCM 1.098
8. Brown • HG 1.101
9. Derringer • CIN 1.106
10. Passeau • CHC 1.133
Hits per 9 IP
1. Walker • KCM 5.327
2. Savage • MRS 6.627
3. Bradley • KCM 6.792
4. Feller • CLE 6.883
5. Hill • NE 7.077
6. Walters • CIN 7.111
7. Hutchinson • MRS 7.262
8. Dumas • MRS 7.269
9. Bankhead • BBB 7.346
10. Smith • SNS 7.374
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Wright • TC 1.089
2. Walker • KCM 1.286
3. Sarvis • CBR 1.435
4. Derringer • CIN 1.456
5. Turner • CIN 1.540
6. Hamlin • BRO 1.678
7. Lyons • CHW 1.787
8. Davis • 2TM 1.791
9. Warneke • STL 1.823
10. Calhoun • SNS 1.868
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Bradley • KCM 9.000
2. Smith • KCM 8.410
3. Savage • MRS 7.855
4. Feller • CLE 7.333
5. Walker • KCM 6.980
6. Bowe • CAG 6.797
7. Smith • SNS 6.353
8. Hill • NE 6.315
9. Taylor • 2TM 6.168
10. Matchett • KCM 6.162
Games Played
1. Shoun • STL 54
2. Brown • PIT 48
3. Passeau • CHC 46
4. Casey • BRO 44
5. Feller • CLE 43
Raffensberger • CHC 43
7. Benton • DET 42
8. Heusser • PHA 41
Wilson • BOS 41
Brown • NYG 41
Higbe • PHI 41
Tamulis • BRO 41
Saves
1. Benton • DET 17
2. Brown • CHW 10
3. Murphy • NYY 9
4. Beggs • CIN 7
Brown • NYG 7
Brown • PIT 7
7. Shoun • STL 6
8. Allen • CLE 5
Appleton • CHW 5
Heusser • PHA 5
Wilson • BOS 5
Passeau • CHC 5
Innings Pitched
1. Feller • CLE 320.1
2. Walters • CIN 305.0
3. Derringer • CIN 296.2
4. Leonard • WSH 289.0
5. Higbe • PHI 283.0
6. Rigney • CHW 280.2
Passeau • CHC 280.2
8. Mulcahy • PHI 280.0
9. Newsom • DET 264.0
10. Auker • SLB 263.2
Strikeouts
1. Feller • CLE 261
2. Newsom • DET 164
3. Rigney • CHW 141
4. Higbe • PHI 137
5. Bridges • DET 133
6. Chase • WSH 129
7. Leonard • WSH 124
Passeau • CHC 124
Wyatt • BRO 124
10. Schumacher • NYG 123
Games Started
1. Feller • CLE 37
Derringer • CIN 37
3. Higbe • PHI 36
Mulcahy • PHI 36
Walters • CIN 36
6. Auker • SLB 35
Leonard • WSH 35
8. Chase • WSH 34
Newsom • DET 34
Wyatt • BRO 34
Complete Games
1. Feller • CLE 31
2. Walters • CIN 29
3. Derringer • CIN 26
4. Lee • CHW 24
5. Leonard • WSH 23
6. Mulcahy • PHI 21
7. Auker • SLB 20
Chase • WSH 20
Newsom • DET 20
Ruffing • NYY 20
Higbe • PHI 20
Passeau • CHC 20
Shutouts
1. Wyatt • BRO 5
Salvo • BSN 5
3. Brown • HG 4
Lyons • CHW 4
Lohrman • NYG 4
Milnar • CLE 4
Fitzsimmons • BRO 4
Passeau • CHC 4
Olsen • CHC 4
Feller • CLE 4
Home Runs
1. Harris • SLB 24
Ruffing • NYY 24
3. Rigney • CHW 22
Hubbell • NYG 22
5. Dean • PHA 21
6. Breuer • NYY 20
Grove • BOS 20
Hudson • WSH 20
9. Leonard • WSH 19
Newsom • DET 19
Lohrman • NYG 19
Walters • CIN 19
Wyatt • BRO 19
Bases on Balls
1. Chase • WSH 143
2. Kennedy • SLB 122
3. Higbe • PHI 121
4. Feller • CLE 118
5. Newsom • DET 100
6. Milnar • CLE 99
7. Auker • SLB 96
McGee • STL 96
Schumacher • NYG 96
Thompson • CIN 96
Hits
1. Leonard • WSH 328
2. Auker • SLB 299
3. Mulcahy • PHI 283
4. Derringer • CIN 280
5. Hudson • WSH 272
6. Kennedy • SLB 263
Posedel • BSN 263
8. Chase • WSH 260
9. Passeau • CHC 259
10. Lee • CHC 246
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Walker • KCM 5.429
2. Smith • KCM 4.071
3. Sarvis • CBR 3.818
4. Wright • TC 3.800
5. Bradley • KCM 3.118
6. Calhoun • SNS 2.818
7. Hamlin • BRO 2.676
8. Matchett • KCM 2.500
9. Derringer • CIN 2.396
10. Feller • CLE 2.212
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Howard • BBB 0.000
Hudson • CAG 0.000
Mathis • MRS 0.000
Savage • MRS 0.000
Sumrall • MRS 0.000
Wright • TC 0.000
Missouri • PS 0.000
8. Brown • HG 0.054
9. Bremer • MRS 0.110
10. Smith • KCM 0.148
Losses
1. Mulcahy • PHI 22
2. Caster • PHA 19
Leonard • WSH 19
Higbe • PHI 19
5. Rigney • CHW 18
6. Chase • WSH 17
Kennedy • SLB 17
Lee • CHC 17
Posedel • BSN 17
10. Bagby • BOS 16
Hudson • WSH 16
Earned Runs
1. Kennedy • SLB 138
2. Caster • PHA 130
3. Hudson • WSH 128
4. Lee • CHC 118
5. Dean • PHA 117
Higbe • PHI 117
7. Auker • SLB 116
8. Leonard • WSH 112
Mulcahy • PHI 112
10. Posedel • BSN 107
Wild Pitches
1. Chase • WSH 12
Vaughan • PHA 12
3. Leonard • WSH 10
Potter • PHA 10
5. Higbe • PHI 9
McGee • STL 9
7. Feller • CLE 8
Harris • SLB 8
Niggeling • SLB 8
Gumbert • NYG 8
Hit By Pitch
1. Smith • SNS 10
Doyle • 2TM 10
3. Beck • PHI 9
4. Strincevich • BSN 8
Sullivan • BSN 8
6. Bowman • PIT 7
Moore • CIN 7
Manning • NE 7
9. Chandler • NYY 6
Smith • CLE 6
Barnicle • BSN 6
Casey • BRO 6
Batters Faced
1. Feller • CLE 1,304
2. Leonard • WSH 1,245
3. Walters • CIN 1,207
4. Derringer • CIN 1,205
5. Higbe • PHI 1,194
6. Mulcahy • PHI 1,189
7. Auker • SLB 1,176
8. Passeau • CHC 1,172
9. Chase • WSH 1,165
10. Rigney • CHW 1,152
Games Finished
1. Brown • CHW 36
2. Benton • DET 35
3. Murphy • NYY 28
4. Beggs • CIN 27
5. Heusser • PHA 26
6. Brown • NYG 23
7. Shoun • STL 22
8. Heving • BOS 21
Brown • PIT 21
10. Trotter • SLB 19
Casey • BRO 19
Adjusted ERA+
1. Walker • KCM 325
2. Brown • HG 251
3. Wright • TC 175
4. Hutchinson • MRS 173
5. Newsom • DET 168
6. Bradley • KCM 164
7. Adams • BEG 164
8. Feller • CLE 163
9. Ruiz • NYC 158
10. Walters • CIN 154
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Smith • KCM 2.08
2. Bradley • KCM 2.45
3. Walker • KCM 2.53
4. Wright • TC 2.59
5. Sarvis • CBR 2.72
6. Matchett • KCM 2.85
7. Mathis • MRS 2.85
8. Calhoun • SNS 2.86
9. Bremer • MRS 2.92
10. Brown • HG 2.98
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Feller • CLE 63
2. Brown • HG 57
3. Walters • CIN 46
4. Newsom • DET 46
5. Rigney • CHW 39
6. Passeau • CHC 36
7. Adams • BEG 33
8. Derringer • CIN 27
9. Bridges • DET 26
10. Bonham • NYY 26
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Feller • CLE 6.4
2. Brown • HG 5.6
3. Walters • CIN 5.1
4. Newsom • DET 4.7
5. Passeau • CHC 3.8
6. Rigney • CHW 3.8
7. Adams • BEG 3.0
8. Derringer • CIN 2.9
9. Bonham • NYY 2.8
10. Bridges • DET 2.6
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Feller • CLE 72.49
2. Walters • CIN 55.08
3. Newsom • DET 45.71
4. Derringer • CIN 35.54
5. Rowe • DET 35.53
6. Passeau • CHC 33.56
7. Rigney • CHW 32.55
8. Bridges • DET 31.50
9. Bonham • NYY 29.34
10. Lee • CHW 27.31
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Feller • CLE 8.8
2. Newsom • DET 4.8
3. Walters • CIN 4.6
4. Derringer • CIN 4.5
5. Beggs • CIN 3.8
6. Bonham • NYY 3.8
7. Passeau • CHC 3.8
8. Ruffing • NYY 3.5
9. Rigney • CHW 3.4
10. Casey • BRO 3.4
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Feller • CLE 6.8
2. Walters • CIN 5.4
3. Derringer • CIN 4.9
4. Newsom • DET 4.3
5. Rigney • CHW 4.2
6. Passeau • CHC 3.5
7. Turner • CIN 2.9
8. Rowe • DET 2.8
9. Bonham • NYY 2.7
10. Lee • CHW 2.5
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Feller • CLE 28.0
2. Newsom • DET 16.9
3. Rowe • DET 16.5
4. Derringer • CIN 10.9
5. Allen • CLE 10.7
6. Giebell • DET 9.9
7. Walters • CIN 9.9
8. Beggs • CIN 8.7
9. Smith • CLE 8.0
10. Casey • BRO 7.7
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Feller • CLE 7.6
2. Walters • CIN 6.2
3. Newsom • DET 4.4
4. Derringer • CIN 3.8
5. Passeau • CHC 3.6
6. Rowe • DET 3.4
7. Bonham • NYY 3.4
8. Rigney • CHW 3.2
9. Bridges • DET 3.0
10. Lee • CHW 2.7

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