Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Rusie • NYG 13.7
2. Meekin • NYG 11.1
3. Breitenstein • STL 9.1
4. Young • CLV 8.5
5. Nichols • BSN 8.2
6. Hamilton • PHI 8.2
7. Duffy • BSN 6.8
8. Kelley • BLN 6.5
9. Hemming • 2TM 6.5
10. Hawley • STL 6.4
WAR for Pitchers
1. Rusie • NYG 13.7
2. Meekin • NYG 10.8
3. Young • CLV 9.5
4. Breitenstein • STL 9.3
5. Nichols • BSN 8.0
6. Hemming • 2TM 6.5
7. Hawley • STL 6.2
8. Griffith • CHC 6.2
9. McMahon • BLN 6.1
10. Taylor • PHI 5.6
Earned Run Average
1. Rusie • NYG 2.78
2. Meekin • NYG 3.70
3. Mercer • WHS 3.85
4. Young • CLV 3.94
5. Taylor • PHI 4.08
6. McMahon • BLN 4.21
7. Hemming • 2TM 4.27
8. Clarkson • CLV 4.42
9. Killen • PIT 4.50
10. Cuppy • CLV 4.56
Wins
1. Rusie • NYG 36
2. Meekin • NYG 33
3. Nichols • BSN 32
4. Breitenstein • STL 27
5. Stein • BRO 26
Stivetts • BSN 26
Young • CLV 26
8. McMahon • BLN 25
9. Kennedy • BRO 24
Cuppy • CLV 24
Win-Loss %
1. Meekin • NYG .786
2. McMahon • BLN .758
3. Rusie • NYG .735
4. Nichols • BSN .711
5. Stivetts • BSN .650
Stein • BRO .650
7. Hawke • BLN .640
8. Taylor • PHI .639
9. Colcolough • PIT .615
Cuppy • CLV .615
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Rusie • NYG 1.410
2. Meekin • NYG 1.411
3. Young • CLV 1.454
4. Clarkson • CLV 1.454
5. Taylor • PHI 1.487
6. Nichols • BSN 1.496
7. Breitenstein • STL 1.538
8. McMahon • BLN 1.553
9. Menefee • 2TM 1.565
10. Griffith • CHC 1.580
Hits per 9 IP
1. Rusie • NYG 8.635
2. Meekin • NYG 8.914
3. Stein • BRO 9.977
4. Breitenstein • STL 9.999
5. Clarkson • CLV 10.334
6. McMahon • BLN 10.349
7. Taylor • PHI 10.480
8. Young • CLV 10.747
9. Hemming • 2TM 10.758
10. Nichols • BSN 10.791
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Young • CLV 2.334
2. Menefee • 2TM 2.477
3. Gleason • 2TM 2.543
4. Staley • BSN 2.631
5. Nichols • BSN 2.676
6. Dwyer • CIN 2.741
7. Clarkson • CLV 2.748
8. Gumbert • PIT 2.823
9. Stratton • 2TM 2.889
10. Taylor • PHI 2.899
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Rusie • NYG 3.953
2. Hawke • BLN 2.971
3. Wadsworth • LOU 2.965
4. Meekin • NYG 2.950
5. Chamberlain • CIN 2.887
6. Breitenstein • STL 2.817
7. Hawley • STL 2.750
8. Killen • PIT 2.735
9. Weyhing • PHI 2.677
10. Kennedy • BRO 2.670
Games Played
1. Breitenstein • STL 56
2. Rusie • NYG 54
3. Hawley • STL 53
Meekin • NYG 53
5. Young • CLV 52
6. Mercer • WHS 50
Nichols • BSN 50
8. Kennedy • BRO 48
9. Ehret • PIT 46
10. Dwyer • CIN 45
Stivetts • BSN 45
Saves
1. Mullane • 2TM 4
2. Hawke • BLN 3
Mercer • WHS 3
4. Gastright • BRO 2
Kennedy • BRO 2
Meekin • NYG 2
Esper • 2TM 2
Callahan • PHI 2
9. Clarke • NYG 1
Dwyer • CIN 1
German • NYG 1
Horner • BLN 1
Parrott • CIN 1
Rusie • NYG 1
Staley • BSN 1
Stein • BRO 1
Tannehill • CIN 1
Taylor • PHI 1
Thomas • CLV 1
Weyhing • PHI 1
Young • CLV 1
Hemming • 2TM 1
Inks • 2TM 1
Sullivan • 2TM 1
Smith • BSN 1
Innings Pitched
1. Breitenstein • STL 447.1
2. Rusie • NYG 444.0
3. Meekin • NYG 418.0
4. Young • CLV 408.2
5. Nichols • BSN 407.0
6. Hawley • STL 392.2
7. Kennedy • BRO 360.2
8. Stein • BRO 350.0
9. Dwyer • CIN 348.0
10. Ehret • PIT 346.2
Strikeouts
1. Rusie • NYG 195
2. Breitenstein • STL 140
3. Meekin • NYG 137
4. Hawley • STL 120
5. Nichols • BSN 113
6. Young • CLV 108
7. Kennedy • BRO 107
8. Ehret • PIT 102
9. Stein • BRO 84
10. Weyhing • PHI 83
Games Started
1. Breitenstein • STL 50
Rusie • NYG 50
3. Meekin • NYG 49
4. Young • CLV 47
5. Nichols • BSN 46
6. Hawley • STL 41
Kennedy • BRO 41
8. Stein • BRO 40
9. Dwyer • CIN 39
Stivetts • BSN 39
Mercer • WHS 39
Complete Games
1. Breitenstein • STL 46
2. Rusie • NYG 45
3. Young • CLV 44
4. Meekin • NYG 41
5. Nichols • BSN 40
6. Stein • BRO 37
7. Hawley • STL 36
Hemming • 2TM 36
9. Kennedy • BRO 34
Dwyer • CIN 34
Shutouts
1. Rusie • NYG 3
Nichols • BSN 3
Cuppy • CLV 3
4. Young • CLV 2
Weyhing • PHI 2
Stein • BRO 2
7. Chamberlain • CIN 1
Clarkson • STL 1
Clarkson • CLV 1
Dwyer • CIN 1
Ehret • PIT 1
Gastright • BRO 1
Killen • PIT 1
Meekin • NYG 1
Parrott • CIN 1
Taylor • PHI 1
Westervelt • NYG 1
Hemming • 2TM 1
Breitenstein • STL 1
Menefee • 2TM 1
Home Runs
1. Stivetts • BSN 27
2. Dwyer • CIN 26
3. Nichols • BSN 23
4. Carsey • PHI 22
5. Breitenstein • STL 21
6. Young • CLV 19
Parrott • CIN 19
8. Staley • BSN 15
Kennedy • BRO 15
10. Sullivan • 2TM 14
Gumbert • PIT 14
Hawley • STL 14
Bases on Balls
1. Rusie • NYG 200
2. Breitenstein • STL 191
3. Meekin • NYG 176
4. Stein • BRO 170
5. Hemming • 2TM 159
6. Hawley • STL 149
Kennedy • BRO 149
8. Hutchison • CHC 140
9. Cuppy • CLV 128
Ehret • PIT 128
Hits
1. Breitenstein • STL 497
2. Nichols • BSN 488
Young • CLV 488
4. Hawley • STL 481
5. Dwyer • CIN 471
6. Kennedy • BRO 445
Mercer • WHS 445
8. Ehret • PIT 441
9. Stivetts • BSN 429
10. Rusie • NYG 426
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Young • CLV 1.019
2. Rusie • NYG 0.975
3. Nichols • BSN 0.934
4. Hawke • BLN 0.872
5. Menefee • 2TM 0.854
6. Griffith • CHC 0.835
7. Hawley • STL 0.805
8. Ehret • PIT 0.797
9. Taylor • PHI 0.792
10. Gumbert • PIT 0.788
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. McGill • CHC 0.087
2. Killen • PIT 0.132
3. Hemming • 2TM 0.185
4. Menefee • 2TM 0.195
5. Gleason • 2TM 0.196
6. Rusie • NYG 0.203
7. McMahon • BLN 0.229
8. Mercer • WHS 0.239
9. Westervelt • NYG 0.255
10. Stein • BRO 0.257
Losses
1. Hawley • STL 27
2. Menefee • 2TM 25
3. Breitenstein • STL 23
Mercer • WHS 23
5. Knell • 2TM 21
Ehret • PIT 21
Dwyer • CIN 21
Young • CLV 21
9. Kennedy • BRO 20
10. Parrott • CIN 19
Hemming • 2TM 19
McGill • CHC 19
Earned Runs
1. Breitenstein • STL 238
2. Nichols • BSN 215
3. Hawley • STL 214
4. Ehret • PIT 198
5. Kennedy • BRO 197
6. Dwyer • CIN 196
7. Parrott • CIN 192
8. Hutchison • CHC 187
9. Stivetts • BSN 184
10. Gumbert • PIT 182
Wild Pitches
1. Meekin • NYG 22
2. Hawley • STL 21
Kennedy • BRO 21
4. Daub • BRO 17
Stein • BRO 17
6. Sullivan • 2TM 15
Carsey • PHI 15
8. Terry • 2TM 14
Knell • 2TM 14
Nichols • BSN 14
Hit By Pitch
1. Hawley • STL 21
2. Daub • BRO 18
3. Hutchison • CHC 17
Carsey • PHI 17
Taylor • PHI 17
6. Terry • 2TM 16
7. Knell • 2TM 15
Dwyer • CIN 15
Weyhing • PHI 15
10. Stocksdale • WHS 14
Mercer • WHS 14
Griffith • CHC 14
Stein • BRO 14
Batters Faced
1. Breitenstein • STL 1,987
2. Rusie • NYG 1,910
3. Meekin • NYG 1,805
4. Nichols • BSN 1,790
5. Hawley • STL 1,782
6. Young • CLV 1,777
7. Kennedy • BRO 1,644
8. Dwyer • CIN 1,594
9. Stein • BRO 1,580
10. Ehret • PIT 1,577
Games Finished
1. Mercer • WHS 10
Hawley • STL 10
Esper • 2TM 10
Cuppy • CLV 10
5. Clarke • NYG 9
6. Sullivan • 2TM 8
Colcolough • PIT 8
Ehret • PIT 8
9. Hawke • BLN 7
Gastright • BRO 7
Kennedy • BRO 7
Inks • 2TM 7
Daub • BRO 7
Adjusted ERA+
1. Rusie • NYG 188
2. Meekin • NYG 141
3. Young • CLV 138
4. Mercer • WHS 137
5. McMahon • BLN 129
6. Nichols • BSN 124
7. Clarkson • CLV 123
8. Taylor • PHI 123
9. Stivetts • BSN 121
10. Hemming • 2TM 120
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Menefee • 2TM 4.55
2. Rusie • NYG 4.61
3. Gleason • 2TM 4.64
4. Young • CLV 4.71
5. Killen • PIT 4.74
6. Ehret • PIT 4.87
7. Clarkson • CLV 4.88
8. Meekin • NYG 4.90
9. Nichols • BSN 4.95
10. Hawley • STL 4.97
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Rusie • NYG 112
2. Meekin • NYG 75
3. Young • CLV 64
4. Nichols • BSN 48
5. McMahon • BLN 41
6. Breitenstein • STL 37
7. Hemming • 2TM 32
8. Taylor • PHI 31
9. Stivetts • BSN 30
10. Mercer • WHS 28
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Rusie • NYG 9.3
2. Meekin • NYG 6.0
3. Young • CLV 5.1
4. Nichols • BSN 3.8
5. McMahon • BLN 3.2
6. Breitenstein • STL 2.9
7. Hemming • 2TM 2.5
8. Taylor • PHI 2.4
9. Stivetts • BSN 2.4
10. Mercer • WHS 2.2

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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