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Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Newhouser • DET 12.2
2. Stirnweiss • NYY 8.8
3. Holmes • BSN 8.4
4. Potter • SLB 7.8
5. Lake • BOS 7.1
6. Roe • PIT 6.6
7. Hack • CHC 6.6
8. Gromek • CLE 6.3
9. Cavarretta • CHC 6.0
10. Galan • BRO 5.9
WAR for Pitchers
1. Newhouser • DET 11.3
2. Roe • PIT 7.3
3. Potter • SLB 7.2
4. Wolff • WSH 6.0
5. Gromek • CLE 5.7
6. Barrett • 2TM 5.3
7. Passeau • CHC 5.0
8. Wyse • CHC 4.9
9. Burkhart • STL 4.6
10. Brecheen • STL 4.6
Earned Run Average
1. Blair • HG 0.96
2. Wright • 2TM 1.38
3. Davis • 2TM 1.65
4. Morris • NYC 1.73
5. Newhouser • DET 1.81
6. Benton • DET 2.02
7. Wolff • WSH 2.12
8. Leonard • WSH 2.13
9. Bremer • CBE 2.25
10. Prim • CHC 2.40
Wins
1. Newhouser • DET 25
2. Barrett • 2TM 23
3. Wyse • CHC 22
4. Ferriss • BOS 21
Borowy • 2TM 21
6. Wolff • WSH 20
7. Gromek • CLE 19
8. Reynolds • CLE 18
Trout • DET 18
Burkhart • STL 18
Gregg • BRO 18
Win-Loss %
1. Wright • 2TM 1.000
2. Bremer • CBE .875
3. Welmaker • HG .846
4. Blair • HG .833
5. Porter • BEG .800
Scantlebury • NYC .800
Tiant • NYC .800
8. Brecheen • STL .789
9. LaMarque • KCM .778
10. Muncrief • SLB .765
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Davis • 2TM 0.857
2. Blair • HG 0.957
3. Morris • NYC 0.984
4. Prim • CHC 0.998
5. Wolff • WSH 1.012
6. McKinnis • CAG 1.031
7. Wright • 2TM 1.051
8. Newcombe • NE 1.066
9. Potter • SLB 1.097
10. Newhouser • DET 1.114
Hits per 9 IP
1. Davis • 2TM 5.235
2. Morris • NYC 6.048
3. Blair • HG 6.511
4. McKinnis • CAG 6.750
5. Newhouser • DET 6.865
6. Newcombe • NE 6.994
7. Wolff • WSH 7.200
8. Wright • 2TM 7.292
9. Jessup • CAG 7.405
10. Potter • SLB 7.473
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Pearson • MRS 0.853
2. Mathis • MRS 1.059
3. Scantlebury • NYC 1.087
4. Bonham • NYY 1.096
5. Prim • CHC 1.252
6. Leonard • WSH 1.458
7. Hooker • NE 1.552
8. Stanley • NBY 1.577
9. Barrett • 2TM 1.707
10. Brown • HG 1.742
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Paige • KCM 8.729
2. Tiant • NYC 8.679
3. McCoy • CAG 8.128
4. Barnhill • NYC 8.056
5. LaMarque • KCM 7.022
6. McDaniel • KCM 6.897
7. Morris • NYC 6.480
8. Partlow • PS 6.372
9. Byrd • BEG 6.268
10. Newhouser • DET 6.089
Games Played
1. Karl • PHI 67
2. Adams • NYG 65
3. Hutchings • BSN 57
4. Berry • PHA 52
5. Fox • CIN 45
Barrett • 2TM 45
7. Pieretti • WSH 44
Reynolds • CLE 44
Rescigno • PIT 44
10. Buker • BRO 42
Burkhart • STL 42
Gregg • BRO 42
King • BRO 42
Saves
1. Adams • NYG 15
Karl • PHI 15
3. Turner • NYY 10
4. Rescigno • PIT 9
5. McDaniel • KCM 6
6. Berry • PHA 5
Buker • BRO 5
Hendrickson • BSN 5
Schanz • PHI 5
10. Caldwell • CHW 4
Johnson • CHW 4
Klieman • CLE 4
Overmire • DET 4
Reynolds • CLE 4
Derringer • CHC 4
Lombardi • BRO 4
Innings Pitched
1. Newhouser • DET 313.1
2. Barrett • 2TM 284.2
3. Wyse • CHC 278.1
4. Ferriss • BOS 264.2
5. Newsom • PHA 257.1
6. Potter • SLB 255.1
7. Tobin • 2TM 255.0
8. Borowy • 2TM 254.2
9. Gregg • BRO 254.1
10. Gromek • CLE 251.0
Strikeouts
1. Newhouser • DET 212
2. Roe • PIT 148
3. Gregg • BRO 139
4. Potter • SLB 129
5. Newsom • PHA 127
6. McDaniel • KCM 117
7. Voiselle • NYG 115
8. Reynolds • CLE 112
9. Lee • CHW 108
Wolff • WSH 108
Games Started
1. Newhouser • DET 36
2. Voiselle • NYG 35
3. Newsom • PHA 34
Gregg • BRO 34
Wyse • CHC 34
Barrett • 2TM 34
7. Potter • SLB 32
Borowy • 2TM 32
9. Ferriss • BOS 31
Trout • DET 31
Roe • PIT 31
Tobin • 2TM 31
Complete Games
1. Newhouser • DET 29
2. Ferriss • BOS 26
3. Barrett • 2TM 24
4. Wyse • CHC 23
5. Gromek • CLE 21
Potter • SLB 21
Wolff • WSH 21
8. Haefner • WSH 19
Lee • CHW 19
Passeau • CHC 19
Shutouts
1. Newhouser • DET 8
2. Benton • DET 5
Ferriss • BOS 5
Passeau • CHC 5
5. Flores • PHA 4
Grove • CHW 4
Leonard • WSH 4
Trout • DET 4
Wolff • WSH 4
Burkhart • STL 4
Donnelly • STL 4
Heusser • CIN 4
Voiselle • NYG 4
Home Runs
1. Hutchings • BSN 21
2. Barrett • 2TM 18
3. Wyse • CHC 17
4. Voiselle • NYG 15
5. Brewer • NYG 14
Feldman • NYG 14
7. Kramer • SLB 13
8. Bevens • NYY 12
Grove • CHW 12
Newsom • PHA 12
Lisenbee • CIN 12
Kennedy • 2TM 12
Tobin • 2TM 12
Bases on Balls
1. Reynolds • CLE 130
2. Gregg • BRO 120
3. O'Neill • BOS 117
4. Newhouser • DET 110
5. Borowy • 2TM 105
6. Newsom • PHA 103
7. Voiselle • NYG 97
8. Shirley • SLB 93
9. Barrett • PHI 92
10. Pieretti • WSH 91
Sewell • PIT 91
Hits
1. Barrett • 2TM 287
2. Tobin • 2TM 281
3. Wyse • CHC 272
4. Ferriss • BOS 263
5. Newsom • PHA 255
6. Trout • DET 252
7. Voiselle • NYG 249
8. Heusser • CIN 248
9. Newhouser • DET 239
10. Pieretti • WSH 235
Strincevich • PIT 235
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Scantlebury • NYC 4.500
2. Mathis • MRS 4.000
Pearson • MRS 4.000
4. Prim • CHC 3.826
5. Barnhill • NYC 3.364
6. McDaniel • KCM 3.343
7. Byrd • BEG 3.250
8. Roe • PIT 3.217
9. LaMarque • KCM 3.087
10. Stanley • NBY 3.063
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Morris • NYC 0.000
McKinnis • CAG 0.000
Mathis • MRS 0.000
Paige • KCM 0.000
Jessup • CAG 0.000
Gipson • BBB 0.000
Pearson • MRS 0.000
Hooker • NE 0.000
Ricks • PS 0.000
Blair • HG 0.000
Scantlebury • NYC 0.000
Tiant • NYC 0.000
Wright • 2TM 0.000
Losses
1. Newsom • PHA 20
Barrett • PHI 20
3. Tobin • 2TM 19
4. Heusser • CIN 16
5. Kramer • SLB 15
Trout • DET 15
Schanz • PHI 15
Kennedy • 2TM 15
Bowman • 2TM 15
10. Haefner • WSH 14
Humphries • CHW 14
Voiselle • NYG 14
Earned Runs
1. Voiselle • NYG 116
2. Barrett • PHI 114
3. Tobin • 2TM 107
4. Gregg • BRO 98
5. Barrett • 2TM 95
6. Newsom • PHA 94
7. Haefner • WSH 92
Heusser • CIN 92
Kennedy • 2TM 92
10. Lopat • CHW 91
Wild Pitches
1. Newhouser • DET 10
2. Barrett • PHI 8
3. Knerr • PHA 7
Gregg • BRO 7
Borowy • 2TM 7
Judd • 2TM 7
7. Grove • CHW 6
O'Neill • BOS 6
Andrews • BSN 6
Branca • BRO 6
Kennedy • 2TM 6
Hit By Pitch
1. Lee • CHW 10
2. Christopher • PHA 9
Schanz • PHI 9
Tobin • 2TM 9
5. Gregg • BRO 8
6. Ferriss • BOS 7
Gettel • NYY 7
Haefner • WSH 7
Barrett • PHI 7
Erickson • CHC 7
Bowman • 2TM 7
Batters Faced
1. Newhouser • DET 1,261
2. Barrett • 2TM 1,175
3. Wyse • CHC 1,139
4. Tobin • 2TM 1,118
5. Newsom • PHA 1,116
6. Ferriss • BOS 1,103
7. Gregg • BRO 1,092
8. Reynolds • CLE 1,074
9. Borowy • 2TM 1,060
10. Trout • DET 1,041
Games Finished
1. Adams • NYG 50
2. Karl • PHI 41
3. Berry • PHA 40
4. Hendrickson • BSN 27
Rescigno • PIT 27
6. Barrett • BOS 26
Turner • NYY 26
8. King • BRO 25
9. Buker • BRO 22
Hutchings • BSN 22
Adjusted ERA+
1. Blair • HG 428
2. Wright • 2TM 299
3. Davis • 2TM 253
4. Morris • NYC 237
5. Newhouser • DET 195
6. Bremer • CBE 183
7. Benton • DET 175
8. Welmaker • HG 169
9. Partlow • PS 165
10. Newcombe • NE 157
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Tiant • NYC 1.74
2. Paige • KCM 1.78
3. Scantlebury • NYC 2.04
4. Byrd • BEG 2.17
5. Morris • NYC 2.20
6. McDaniel • KCM 2.22
7. Hooker • NE 2.27
8. Mathis • MRS 2.29
9. Pearson • MRS 2.32
10. Ricks • PS 2.33
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Newhouser • DET 58
2. Passeau • CHC 33
3. Wyse • CHC 33
4. Potter • SLB 32
5. Roe • PIT 32
6. Wolff • WSH 30
7. Barrett • 2TM 28
8. Welmaker • HG 25
9. Borowy • 2TM 24
10. Burkhart • STL 24
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Newhouser • DET 6.8
2. Potter • SLB 3.7
3. Passeau • CHC 3.5
4. Wyse • CHC 3.4
5. Wolff • WSH 3.4
6. Roe • PIT 3.4
7. Barrett • 2TM 2.9
8. Benton • DET 2.7
9. Borowy • 2TM 2.6
10. Welmaker • HG 2.6
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Newhouser • DET 45.87
2. Wolff • WSH 36.65
3. Passeau • CHC 33.91
4. Roe • PIT 30.95
5. Burkhart • STL 28.04
6. Potter • SLB 27.98
7. Wyse • CHC 27.59
8. Ferriss • BOS 24.67
9. Brecheen • STL 22.34
10. Walters • CIN 21.07
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Wolff • WSH 5.5
2. Brecheen • STL 4.3
3. Newhouser • DET 4.1
4. Wyse • CHC 4.1
5. Passeau • CHC 3.1
6. Burkhart • STL 3.0
7. Christopher • PHA 2.9
8. Ferriss • BOS 2.9
9. Gregg • BRO 2.9
10. Walters • CIN 2.8
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Wolff • WSH 4.5
2. Newhouser • DET 4.2
3. Passeau • CHC 3.3
4. Potter • SLB 2.9
5. Borowy • 2TM 2.7
6. Prim • CHC 2.6
7. Roe • PIT 2.6
8. Mungo • NYG 2.3
9. Leonard • WSH 2.3
10. Wyse • CHC 2.2
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Wolff • WSH 18.2
2. Newhouser • DET 14.4
3. Wyse • CHC 13.4
4. Brecheen • STL 11.6
5. Prim • CHC 10.8
6. Burkhart • STL 9.9
7. Mueller • DET 8.4
8. Gregg • BRO 8.0
9. Passeau • CHC 6.0
10. Erickson • CHC 5.6
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Newhouser • DET 5.2
2. Wolff • WSH 4.4
3. Passeau • CHC 3.7
4. Roe • PIT 3.2
5. Potter • SLB 3.1
6. Wyse • CHC 2.9
7. Burkhart • STL 2.9
8. Ferriss • BOS 2.8
9. Brecheen • STL 2.4
10. Borowy • 2TM 2.3

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