Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. King • STL 16.0
2. Buffinton • PHI 12.0
3. Seward • PHA 9.9
4. Keefe • NYG 9.1
5. Sanders • PHI 8.5
6. Welch • NYG 7.8
7. Connor • NYG 7.6
8. Conway • DTN 7.0
9. Anson • CHC 6.9
10. Brouthers • DTN 6.6
Caruthers • BRO 6.6
WAR for Pitchers
1. King • STL 14.7
2. Buffinton • PHI 12.1
3. Keefe • NYG 10.3
4. Seward • PHA 10.1
5. Welch • NYG 8.0
6. Sanders • PHI 7.8
7. Krock • CHC 6.8
8. Galvin • PIT 6.6
9. Morris • PIT 6.4
10. Caruthers • BRO 5.7
Earned Run Average
1. King • STL 1.63
2. Keefe • NYG 1.74
3. Sanders • PHI 1.90
4. Buffinton • PHI 1.91
5. Welch • NYG 1.93
6. Seward • PHA 2.01
7. Terry • BRO 2.03
8. Sowders • BSN 2.07
9. Hughes • BRO 2.13
10. Chamberlain • 2TM 2.19
Wins
1. King • STL 45
2. Seward • PHA 35
Keefe • NYG 35
4. Clarkson • BSN 33
5. Conway • DTN 30
6. Morris • PIT 29
Caruthers • BRO 29
8. Buffinton • PHI 28
Weyhing • PHA 28
10. Viau • CIN 27
Win-Loss %
1. Keefe • NYG .745
2. Hudson • STL .714
3. Chamberlain • 2TM .694
4. King • STL .692
5. Conway • DTN .682
6. Caruthers • BRO .659
7. Viau • CIN .659
8. Hughes • BRO .658
9. Sanders • PHI .655
10. Seward • PHA .648
Walks & Hits per IP
1. King • STL 0.874
2. Keefe • NYG 0.937
3. Conway • DTN 0.951
4. Buffinton • PHI 0.957
5. Gruber • DTN 0.988
6. Titcomb • NYG 0.990
7. Sanders • PHI 0.992
8. Seward • PHA 0.993
9. Caruthers • BRO 0.996
10. Krock • CHC 1.001
Hits per 9 IP
1. Keefe • NYG 6.569
2. Terry • BRO 6.692
3. King • STL 6.696
4. Seward • PHA 6.733
5. Titcomb • NYG 6.807
6. Welch • NYG 6.940
7. Hughes • BRO 6.967
8. Chamberlain • 2TM 6.984
9. Weyhing • PHA 6.995
10. Conway • DTN 7.251
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Sanders • PHI 1.079
2. Galvin • PIT 1.091
3. King • STL 1.170
4. Krock • CHC 1.192
5. Getzien • DTN 1.203
6. Caruthers • BRO 1.218
7. Madden • BSN 1.309
8. Conway • DTN 1.312
9. Buffinton • PHI 1.326
10. Morris • PIT 1.388
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Keefe • NYG 6.942
2. Terry • BRO 6.369
3. Ramsey • LOU 5.994
4. Titcomb • NYG 5.893
5. Baldwin • CHC 5.629
6. Chamberlain • 2TM 5.143
7. Van Haltren • CHC 5.092
8. Smith • 2TM 4.901
9. Seward • PHA 4.720
10. O'Brien • CLE 4.691
Games Played
1. King • STL 66
2. Bakley • CLE 61
3. Seward • PHA 57
4. Porter • KCC 55
Morris • PIT 55
6. Clarkson • BSN 54
7. Cunningham • BAL 51
Keefe • NYG 51
9. Galvin • PIT 50
10. Weyhing • PHA 47
Welch • NYG 47
Saves
1. Wood • PHI 2
2. Gilks • CLE 1
Mullane • CIN 1
Crane • NYG 1
Ewing • NYG 1
George • NYG 1
Twitchell • DTN 1
Tyng • PHI 1
Van Haltren • CHC 1
Corkhill • 2TM 1
Innings Pitched
1. King • STL 584.2
2. Bakley • CLE 532.2
3. Seward • PHA 518.2
4. Clarkson • BSN 483.1
5. Morris • PIT 480.0
6. Porter • KCC 474.0
7. Cunningham • BAL 453.1
8. Galvin • PIT 437.1
9. Keefe • NYG 434.1
10. Welch • NYG 425.1
Strikeouts
1. Keefe • NYG 335
2. Seward • PHA 272
3. King • STL 258
4. Ramsey • LOU 228
5. Clarkson • BSN 223
6. Bakley • CLE 212
7. Weyhing • PHA 204
8. Getzien • DTN 202
9. Buffinton • PHI 199
10. Cunningham • BAL 186
Mullane • CIN 186
O'Day • WHS 186
Games Started
1. King • STL 64
2. Bakley • CLE 61
3. Seward • PHA 57
4. Morris • PIT 55
5. Porter • KCC 54
Clarkson • BSN 54
7. Cunningham • BAL 51
Keefe • NYG 51
9. Galvin • PIT 50
10. Weyhing • PHA 47
Welch • NYG 47
Complete Games
1. King • STL 64
2. Bakley • CLE 60
3. Seward • PHA 57
4. Morris • PIT 54
5. Porter • KCC 53
Clarkson • BSN 53
7. Cunningham • BAL 50
8. Galvin • PIT 49
9. Keefe • NYG 48
10. Welch • NYG 47
Shutouts
1. Keefe • NYG 8
Sanders • PHI 8
3. Buffinton • PHI 6
King • STL 6
Galvin • PIT 6
Seward • PHA 6
7. Hudson • STL 5
Welch • NYG 5
Smith • CIN 5
Morris • PIT 5
Home Runs
1. Shreve • IND 23
2. Krock • CHC 20
3. O'Day • WHS 19
4. Clarkson • BSN 17
5. Porter • KCC 16
6. Van Haltren • CHC 15
7. Bakley • CLE 14
8. Baldwin • CHC 13
Getzien • DTN 13
Healy • IND 13
Bases on Balls
1. Cunningham • BAL 157
2. Smith • 2TM 147
3. Bakley • CLE 128
4. Seward • PHA 127
5. Porter • KCC 120
6. Clarkson • BSN 119
7. O'Day • WHS 117
8. Weyhing • PHA 111
9. Viau • CIN 110
10. Welch • NYG 108
Hits
1. Porter • KCC 527
2. Bakley • CLE 518
3. Morris • PIT 470
4. Clarkson • BSN 448
5. Galvin • PIT 446
6. King • STL 435
7. Cunningham • BAL 412
8. Getzien • DTN 411
9. Seward • PHA 388
10. Ramsey • LOU 362
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Getzien • DTN 3.741
2. Keefe • NYG 3.722
3. Sanders • PHI 3.667
4. Krock • CHC 3.578
5. King • STL 3.395
6. Buffinton • PHI 3.373
7. Conway • DTN 3.088
8. Titcomb • NYG 2.804
9. Ramsey • LOU 2.651
10. Caruthers • BRO 2.642
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Smith • CIN 0.026
2. Mays • BRO 0.056
3. Seward • PHA 0.069
4. Sullivan • KCC 0.084
5. Sowders • BSN 0.085
6. Chamberlain • 2TM 0.088
7. Weyhing • PHA 0.089
8. Caruthers • BRO 0.092
9. Terry • BRO 0.092
10. King • STL 0.092
Losses
1. Porter • KCC 37
2. Bakley • CLE 33
3. Ramsey • LOU 30
4. Cunningham • BAL 29
O'Day • WHS 29
6. Galvin • PIT 25
Getzien • DTN 25
8. Healy • IND 24
Shreve • IND 24
10. Morris • PIT 23
Earned Runs
1. Porter • KCC 219
2. Bakley • CLE 176
3. Cunningham • BAL 171
4. Shreve • IND 153
5. Clarkson • BSN 148
6. Kilroy • BAL 144
7. Healy • IND 139
O'Day • WHS 139
9. Getzien • DTN 137
10. Ramsey • LOU 130
Wild Pitches
1. Weyhing • PHA 56
2. Seward • PHA 54
3. Ramsey • LOU 48
4. Cunningham • BAL 47
5. Kilroy • BAL 45
6. Bakley • CLE 40
7. O'Brien • CLE 37
8. Clarkson • BSN 33
9. Chamberlain • 2TM 31
10. Sullivan • KCC 30
Hit By Pitch
1. Weyhing • PHA 42
2. King • STL 30
Cunningham • BAL 30
4. Mullane • CIN 29
5. Smith • 2TM 24
Sullivan • KCC 24
7. Kilroy • BAL 23
Porter • KCC 23
9. Seward • PHA 22
10. Viau • CIN 20
Batters Faced
1. King • STL 2,286
2. Bakley • CLE 2,251
3. Seward • PHA 2,085
4. Porter • KCC 2,084
5. Clarkson • BSN 2,029
6. Morris • PIT 2,002
7. Cunningham • BAL 1,952
8. Galvin • PIT 1,809
9. Keefe • NYG 1,723
10. Welch • NYG 1,710
Games Finished
1. Ryan • CHC 5
Van Haltren • CHC 5
Stratton • LOU 5
4. Foutz • BRO 4
5. Smith • 2TM 3
Burns • 2TM 3
7. Madden • BSN 2
Gruber • DTN 2
Maul • PIT 2
Sanders • PHI 2
Schoeneck • IND 2
Toole • KCC 2
Stricker • CLE 2
Mullane • CIN 2
McCarthy • STL 2
Mattimore • PHA 2
Wood • PHI 2
Hudson • STL 2
Gilks • CLE 2
Corkhill • 2TM 2
Adjusted ERA+
1. King • STL 195
2. Keefe • NYG 156
3. Sanders • PHI 156
4. Buffinton • PHI 154
5. Terry • BRO 148
6. Seward • PHA 146
7. Welch • NYG 141
8. Hughes • BRO 141
9. Chamberlain • 2TM 140
10. Sowders • BSN 140
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Keefe • NYG 1.90
2. Sanders • PHI 2.24
3. Buffinton • PHI 2.26
4. Titcomb • NYG 2.31
5. King • STL 2.38
6. Getzien • DTN 2.46
7. Terry • BRO 2.47
8. Ramsey • LOU 2.48
9. Caruthers • BRO 2.48
10. Seward • PHA 2.50
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. King • STL 91
2. Seward • PHA 55
3. Keefe • NYG 48
4. Buffinton • PHI 45
5. Welch • NYG 37
6. Hughes • BRO 31
7. Sanders • PHI 30
8. Caruthers • BRO 28
9. Weyhing • PHA 25
10. Hudson • STL 25
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. King • STL 9.1
2. Seward • PHA 5.3
3. Keefe • NYG 5.0
4. Buffinton • PHI 4.6
5. Welch • NYG 3.8
6. Sanders • PHI 3.1
7. Hughes • BRO 3.0
8. Caruthers • BRO 2.7
9. Hudson • STL 2.4
Weyhing • PHA 2.4

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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