Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Whitney • BSN 8.7
2. Derby • DTN 7.5
3. Galvin • BUF 7.5
4. McCormick • CLV 7.0
5. Anson • CHC 5.9
6. Welch • TRO 5.6
7. Richmond • WOR 4.4
8. Bennett • DTN 4.3
9. Dunlap • CLV 3.9
10. Radbourn • PRO 3.9
WAR for Pitchers
1. Derby • DTN 8.7
2. Galvin • BUF 8.4
3. Whitney • BSN 7.8
4. McCormick • CLV 6.4
5. Welch • TRO 6.0
6. Radbourn • PRO 4.5
7. Richmond • WOR 4.4
8. Weidman • DTN 3.2
9. Keefe • TRO 2.9
10. Ward • PRO 2.7
Earned Run Average
1. Weidman • DTN 1.80
2. Ward • PRO 2.13
3. Derby • DTN 2.20
4. Corcoran • CHC 2.31
5. Galvin • BUF 2.37
6. Radbourn • PRO 2.43
7. McCormick • CLV 2.45
8. Whitney • BSN 2.48
9. Goldsmith • CHC 2.59
10. Welch • TRO 2.67
Wins
1. Corcoran • CHC 31
Whitney • BSN 31
3. Derby • DTN 29
4. Galvin • BUF 28
5. McCormick • CLV 26
6. Richmond • WOR 25
Radbourn • PRO 25
8. Goldsmith • CHC 24
9. Welch • TRO 21
10. Ward • PRO 18
Keefe • TRO 18
Win-Loss %
1. Radbourn • PRO .694
2. Corcoran • CHC .689
3. Goldsmith • CHC .649
4. Weidman • DTN .615
5. Galvin • BUF .538
Welch • TRO .538
7. Derby • DTN .527
8. Lynch • BUF .526
9. Ward • PRO .500
10. Richmond • WOR .490
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Weidman • DTN 1.043
2. McCormick • CLV 1.080
3. Goldsmith • CHC 1.127
4. Radbourn • PRO 1.147
5. Ward • PRO 1.148
6. Corcoran • CHC 1.155
7. Whitney • BSN 1.155
8. Derby • DTN 1.195
9. Welch • TRO 1.220
10. Nolan • CLV 1.228
Hits per 9 IP
1. McCormick • CLV 8.281
2. Weidman • DTN 8.452
3. Radbourn • PRO 8.548
4. Corcoran • CHC 8.622
5. Ward • PRO 8.891
6. Whitney • BSN 8.929
7. Goldsmith • CHC 8.945
8. Welch • TRO 9.073
9. Nolan • CLV 9.150
10. Derby • DTN 9.188
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Galvin • BUF 0.873
2. Weidman • DTN 0.939
3. Goldsmith • CHC 1.200
4. Richmond • WOR 1.324
5. McCormick • CLV 1.437
6. Ward • PRO 1.445
7. Whitney • BSN 1.467
8. Corey • WOR 1.479
9. Derby • DTN 1.565
10. Lynch • BUF 1.575
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Derby • DTN 3.857
2. Corcoran • CHC 3.403
3. Ward • PRO 3.245
4. Radbourn • PRO 3.237
5. McCormick • CLV 3.046
6. Richmond • WOR 3.037
7. Nolan • CLV 2.700
8. Whitney • BSN 2.640
9. Galvin • BUF 2.582
10. Welch • TRO 2.543
Games Played
1. Whitney • BSN 66
2. McCormick • CLV 59
3. Derby • DTN 56
Galvin • BUF 56
5. Richmond • WOR 53
6. Corcoran • CHC 45
Keefe • TRO 45
8. Radbourn • PRO 41
9. Welch • TRO 40
10. Goldsmith • CHC 39
Ward • PRO 39
Saves
1. Mathews • 2TM 2
2. Morrill • BSN 1
Innings Pitched
1. Whitney • BSN 552.1
2. McCormick • CLV 526.0
3. Derby • DTN 494.2
4. Galvin • BUF 474.0
5. Richmond • WOR 462.1
6. Keefe • TRO 403.0
7. Corcoran • CHC 396.2
8. Welch • TRO 368.0
9. Ward • PRO 330.0
Goldsmith • CHC 330.0
Strikeouts
1. Derby • DTN 212
2. McCormick • CLV 178
3. Whitney • BSN 162
4. Richmond • WOR 156
5. Corcoran • CHC 150
6. Galvin • BUF 136
7. Ward • PRO 119
8. Radbourn • PRO 117
9. Welch • TRO 104
10. Keefe • TRO 103
Games Started
1. Whitney • BSN 63
2. McCormick • CLV 58
3. Derby • DTN 55
4. Galvin • BUF 53
5. Richmond • WOR 52
6. Keefe • TRO 45
7. Corcoran • CHC 44
8. Welch • TRO 40
9. Goldsmith • CHC 39
10. Radbourn • PRO 36
Complete Games
1. Whitney • BSN 57
McCormick • CLV 57
3. Derby • DTN 55
4. Richmond • WOR 50
5. Galvin • BUF 48
6. Keefe • TRO 45
7. Corcoran • CHC 43
8. Welch • TRO 40
9. Goldsmith • CHC 37
10. Radbourn • PRO 34
Shutouts
1. Derby • DTN 9
2. Whitney • BSN 6
3. Galvin • BUF 5
Goldsmith • CHC 5
5. Corcoran • CHC 4
Keefe • TRO 4
Welch • TRO 4
8. Radbourn • PRO 3
Richmond • WOR 3
Ward • PRO 3
Home Runs
1. Corcoran • CHC 10
2. Welch • TRO 7
Richmond • WOR 7
4. Whitney • BSN 6
5. Galvin • BUF 4
Goldsmith • CHC 4
Keefe • TRO 4
McCormick • CLV 4
9. Corey • WOR 3
Derby • DTN 3
Bond • BSN 3
Nolan • CLV 3
Bases on Balls
1. Whitney • BSN 90
2. Derby • DTN 86
3. McCormick • CLV 84
4. Keefe • TRO 83
5. Corcoran • CHC 78
Welch • TRO 78
7. Richmond • WOR 68
8. Radbourn • PRO 64
9. Ward • PRO 53
10. Galvin • BUF 46
Hits
1. Whitney • BSN 548
2. Richmond • WOR 547
3. Galvin • BUF 546
4. Derby • DTN 505
5. McCormick • CLV 484
6. Keefe • TRO 434
7. Corcoran • CHC 380
8. Welch • TRO 371
9. Goldsmith • CHC 328
10. Ward • PRO 326
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Galvin • BUF 2.957
2. Derby • DTN 2.465
3. Richmond • WOR 2.294
4. Ward • PRO 2.245
5. Weidman • DTN 2.167
6. McCormick • CLV 2.119
7. Corcoran • CHC 1.923
8. Radbourn • PRO 1.828
9. Whitney • BSN 1.800
10. Goldsmith • CHC 1.727
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Fox • BSN 0.000
2. Radbourn • PRO 0.028
3. Ward • PRO 0.055
4. Derby • DTN 0.055
5. McCormick • CLV 0.068
6. Galvin • BUF 0.076
7. Weidman • DTN 0.078
8. Keefe • TRO 0.089
9. Whitney • BSN 0.098
10. Lynch • BUF 0.109
Losses
1. Whitney • BSN 33
2. McCormick • CLV 30
3. Keefe • TRO 27
4. Derby • DTN 26
Richmond • WOR 26
6. Galvin • BUF 24
7. Ward • PRO 18
Welch • TRO 18
9. Corey • WOR 15
10. Corcoran • CHC 14
Nolan • CLV 14
Earned Runs
1. Richmond • WOR 174
2. Whitney • BSN 152
3. Keefe • TRO 145
4. McCormick • CLV 143
5. Galvin • BUF 125
6. Derby • DTN 121
7. Welch • TRO 109
8. Corcoran • CHC 102
9. Goldsmith • CHC 95
10. Radbourn • PRO 88
Wild Pitches
1. Whitney • BSN 46
2. Ward • PRO 32
3. Galvin • BUF 31
4. Corcoran • CHC 27
5. McCormick • CLV 24
Richmond • WOR 24
7. Fox • BSN 21
8. Radbourn • PRO 17
9. Derby • DTN 14
10. Keefe • TRO 13
Batters Faced
1. Whitney • BSN 2,301
2. McCormick • CLV 2,145
3. Derby • DTN 2,101
4. Galvin • BUF 2,037
5. Richmond • WOR 1,992
6. Keefe • TRO 1,693
7. Corcoran • CHC 1,650
8. Welch • TRO 1,534
9. Ward • PRO 1,398
10. Radbourn • PRO 1,380
Games Finished
1. Ward • PRO 5
2. Purcell • 2TM 4
Mathews • 2TM 4
Radbourn • PRO 4
5. Foley • BUF 3
Galvin • BUF 3
Whitney • BSN 3
8. Corey • WOR 2
Williamson • CHC 2
Morrill • BSN 2
Adjusted ERA+
1. Weidman • DTN 161
2. Derby • DTN 131
3. Ward • PRO 124
4. Corcoran • CHC 118
5. Galvin • BUF 116
6. Welch • TRO 109
7. Radbourn • PRO 108
8. McCormick • CLV 107
9. Whitney • BSN 107
10. Goldsmith • CHC 105
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Derby • DTN 2.43
2. Galvin • BUF 2.51
3. Ward • PRO 2.53
4. McCormick • CLV 2.59
5. Radbourn • PRO 2.60
6. Richmond • WOR 2.65
7. Weidman • DTN 2.66
8. Whitney • BSN 2.73
9. Goldsmith • CHC 2.78
10. Corcoran • CHC 2.85
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Derby • DTN 29
2. Galvin • BUF 15
3. Corcoran • CHC 14
4. Welch • TRO 14
5. Weidman • DTN 12
6. Whitney • BSN 10
7. McCormick • CLV 10
8. Ward • PRO 9
9. Radbourn • PRO 8
10. Goldsmith • CHC 8
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Derby • DTN 2.8
2. Galvin • BUF 1.4
3. Corcoran • CHC 1.3
Welch • TRO 1.3
5. Weidman • DTN 1.2
6. Whitney • BSN 0.9
7. McCormick • CLV 0.9
8. Ward • PRO 0.9
9. Radbourn • PRO 0.8
10. Goldsmith • CHC 0.7

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

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