Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Bond • BSN 14.3
2. McCormick • CLV 9.8
3. Ward • PRO 9.2
4. Galvin • BUF 9.0
5. Larkin • CHC 4.9
6. McCormick • SYR 4.7
7. Jones • BSN 4.5
8. Hines • PRO 4.4
9. Wright • PRO 4.3
10. Williamson • CHC 4.2
WAR for Pitchers
1. Bond • BSN 14.3
2. McCormick • CLV 10.0
3. Galvin • BUF 8.9
4. Ward • PRO 7.3
5. Larkin • CHC 5.0
6. McCormick • SYR 4.9
7. White • CIN 3.8
8. Mathews • PRO 2.6
9. Hankinson • CHC 1.3
McGunnigle • BUF 1.3
Earned Run Average
1. Bond • BSN 1.96
2. White • CIN 1.99
3. Ward • PRO 2.15
4. Salisbury • TRO 2.22
5. Galvin • BUF 2.28
6. Mathews • PRO 2.29
7. McCormick • CLV 2.42
8. Larkin • CHC 2.44
9. Hankinson • CHC 2.50
10. Foley • BSN 2.51
Wins
1. Ward • PRO 47
2. Bond • BSN 43
White • CIN 43
4. Galvin • BUF 37
5. Larkin • CHC 31
6. McCormick • CLV 20
7. McCormick • SYR 18
8. Hankinson • CHC 15
9. Bradley • TRO 13
10. Mathews • PRO 12
Win-Loss %
1. Ward • PRO .712
2. Bond • BSN .694
3. Mathews • PRO .667
4. McGunnigle • BUF .643
5. Hankinson • CHC .600
6. White • CIN .581
7. Galvin • BUF .578
8. Larkin • CHC .574
9. Foley • BSN .500
10. Salisbury • TRO .400
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Bond • BSN 1.021
2. Ward • PRO 1.034
3. Galvin • BUF 1.039
4. Larkin • CHC 1.060
5. McGunnigle • BUF 1.075
6. White • CIN 1.094
7. Mathews • PRO 1.164
8. Foley • BSN 1.175
9. Hankinson • CHC 1.192
10. McCormick • SYR 1.198
Hits per 9 IP
1. McGunnigle • BUF 8.475
2. Ward • PRO 8.755
3. Bond • BSN 8.800
4. Galvin • BUF 8.879
5. White • CIN 8.947
6. Larkin • CHC 9.012
7. Mathews • PRO 9.238
8. McCormick • CLV 9.588
9. Hankinson • CHC 9.676
10. Foley • BSN 9.742
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Bond • BSN 0.389
2. Galvin • BUF 0.470
3. Bradley • TRO 0.480
4. Larkin • CHC 0.526
5. Ward • PRO 0.552
6. McCormick • SYR 0.610
7. Foley • BSN 0.835
8. White • CIN 0.900
9. Purcell • 2TM 0.956
10. Hankinson • CHC 1.053
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. McGunnigle • BUF 4.650
2. Mathews • PRO 4.286
3. Mitchell • CLV 4.161
4. Ward • PRO 3.664
5. McCormick • CLV 3.245
6. Foley • BSN 3.173
7. Salisbury • TRO 3.135
8. White • CIN 3.071
9. Hankinson • CHC 2.692
10. Bond • BSN 2.512
Games Played
1. White • CIN 76
2. Ward • PRO 70
3. Galvin • BUF 66
4. Bond • BSN 64
5. McCormick • CLV 62
6. Larkin • CHC 58
7. Bradley • TRO 54
McCormick • SYR 54
9. Mathews • PRO 27
10. Hankinson • CHC 26
Saves
1. Mathews • PRO 1
Ward • PRO 1
Innings Pitched
1. White • CIN 680.0
2. Galvin • BUF 593.0
3. Ward • PRO 587.0
4. Bond • BSN 555.1
5. McCormick • CLV 546.1
6. Larkin • CHC 513.1
7. Bradley • TRO 487.0
8. McCormick • SYR 457.1
9. Hankinson • CHC 230.2
10. Purcell • 2TM 197.2
Strikeouts
1. Ward • PRO 239
2. White • CIN 232
3. McCormick • CLV 197
4. Bond • BSN 155
5. Larkin • CHC 142
6. Galvin • BUF 136
7. Bradley • TRO 133
8. McCormick • SYR 96
9. Mathews • PRO 90
Mitchell • CLV 90
Games Started
1. White • CIN 75
2. Galvin • BUF 66
3. Bond • BSN 64
4. Ward • PRO 60
McCormick • CLV 60
6. Larkin • CHC 58
7. Bradley • TRO 54
McCormick • SYR 54
9. Hankinson • CHC 25
Mathews • PRO 25
Complete Games
1. White • CIN 75
2. Galvin • BUF 65
3. Bond • BSN 59
McCormick • CLV 59
5. Ward • PRO 58
6. Larkin • CHC 57
7. Bradley • TRO 53
8. McCormick • SYR 49
9. Hankinson • CHC 25
10. Mitchell • CLV 20
Shutouts
1. Bond • BSN 11
2. Galvin • BUF 6
3. McCormick • SYR 5
4. Larkin • CHC 4
White • CIN 4
6. Bradley • TRO 3
McCormick • CLV 3
8. Hankinson • CHC 2
McGunnigle • BUF 2
Ward • PRO 2
Home Runs
1. Bradley • TRO 12
2. White • CIN 10
3. Bond • BSN 8
4. Larkin • CHC 5
Ward • PRO 5
6. Mathews • PRO 4
7. Galvin • BUF 3
McCormick • SYR 3
McCormick • CLV 3
10. Foley • BSN 1
McManus • TRO 1
McVey • CIN 1
Mitchell • CLV 1
Purcell • 2TM 1
Bases on Balls
1. McCormick • CLV 74
2. White • CIN 68
3. Mitchell • CLV 42
4. Ward • PRO 36
5. Galvin • BUF 31
McCormick • SYR 31
7. Larkin • CHC 30
8. Hankinson • CHC 27
9. Bradley • TRO 26
Mathews • PRO 26
Hits
1. White • CIN 676
2. Bradley • TRO 590
3. Galvin • BUF 585
4. McCormick • CLV 582
5. Ward • PRO 571
6. Bond • BSN 543
7. McCormick • SYR 517
8. Larkin • CHC 514
9. Purcell • 2TM 272
10. Hankinson • CHC 248
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Ward • PRO 6.639
2. Bond • BSN 6.458
3. Bradley • TRO 5.115
4. Larkin • CHC 4.733
5. Galvin • BUF 4.387
6. McGunnigle • BUF 3.875
7. Foley • BSN 3.800
8. Mathews • PRO 3.462
9. White • CIN 3.412
10. McCormick • SYR 3.097
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Hankinson • CHC 0.000
McGunnigle • BUF 0.000
Salisbury • TRO 0.000
4. Galvin • BUF 0.046
Purcell • 2TM 0.046
6. Mitchell • CLV 0.046
7. McCormick • CLV 0.049
8. Foley • BSN 0.056
9. McCormick • SYR 0.059
10. Ward • PRO 0.077
Losses
1. Bradley • TRO 40
McCormick • CLV 40
3. McCormick • SYR 33
4. White • CIN 31
5. Galvin • BUF 27
6. Larkin • CHC 23
7. Ward • PRO 19
Bond • BSN 19
9. Purcell • 2TM 17
10. Mitchell • CLV 15
Earned Runs
1. Bradley • TRO 154
2. McCormick • SYR 152
3. White • CIN 150
Galvin • BUF 150
5. McCormick • CLV 147
6. Ward • PRO 140
7. Larkin • CHC 139
8. Bond • BSN 121
9. Purcell • 2TM 83
10. Mitchell • CLV 71
Wild Pitches
1. White • CIN 49
2. Bradley • TRO 43
3. Purcell • 2TM 34
4. McCormick • SYR 31
5. McCormick • CLV 30
6. Ward • PRO 29
7. Mitchell • CLV 26
8. Galvin • BUF 23
9. Larkin • CHC 20
10. Mathews • PRO 17
Batters Faced
1. White • CIN 2,906
2. Galvin • BUF 2,436
3. Ward • PRO 2,425
4. McCormick • CLV 2,325
5. Bond • BSN 2,189
6. Larkin • CHC 2,176
7. Bradley • TRO 2,170
8. McCormick • SYR 1,975
9. Hankinson • CHC 1,000
10. Purcell • 2TM 905
Games Finished
1. Ward • PRO 10
2. Foley • BSN 4
McCormick • SYR 4
4. Purcell • 2TM 3
5. Mathews • PRO 2
Mitchell • CLV 2
7. Bond • BSN 1
Brouthers • TRO 1
Goldsmith • TRO 1
Hankinson • CHC 1
McCormick • CLV 1
McGunnigle • BUF 1
McVey • CIN 1
White • CIN 1
Adjusted ERA+
1. Bond • BSN 129
2. White • CIN 120
3. Galvin • BUF 116
4. Salisbury • TRO 114
5. Ward • PRO 112
6. Larkin • CHC 107
7. McCormick • CLV 105
8. Mathews • PRO 105
9. Hankinson • CHC 104
10. McGunnigle • BUF 101
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. McGunnigle • BUF 2.11
2. Ward • PRO 2.22
3. Foley • BSN 2.39
4. Salisbury • TRO 2.41
5. Mathews • PRO 2.47
6. Larkin • CHC 2.49
7. Hankinson • CHC 2.49
8. McCormick • CLV 2.50
9. Bond • BSN 2.50
10. Galvin • BUF 2.50
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Bond • BSN 46
2. Galvin • BUF 27
3. Ward • PRO 24
4. Larkin • CHC 13
5. White • CIN 10
6. McCormick • CLV 8
7. Mathews • PRO 7
8. Goldsmith • TRO 3
9. Hankinson • CHC 3
10. McGunnigle • BUF 2
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Bond • BSN 4.4
2. Galvin • BUF 2.6
3. Ward • PRO 2.2
4. Larkin • CHC 1.2
5. White • CIN 0.9
6. McCormick • CLV 0.8
7. Mathews • PRO 0.6
8. Goldsmith • TRO 0.3
9. Hankinson • CHC 0.3
10. McGunnigle • BUF 0.2

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

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