Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Nichols • BSN 11.2
2. Griffith • CHC 10.5
3. Maul • BLN 7.8
4. McJames • BLN 7.5
5. Jennings • BLN 7.5
6. Tannehill • PIT 7.4
7. Young • CLV 7.3
8. Cunningham • LOU 7.2
9. McGraw • BLN 7.1
10. Collins • BSN 6.9
WAR for Pitchers
1. Nichols • BSN 10.8
2. Griffith • CHC 10.7
3. McJames • BLN 8.1
4. Maul • BLN 7.4
5. Cunningham • LOU 7.0
6. Young • CLV 6.7
7. Tannehill • PIT 6.6
8. Lewis • BSN 6.4
9. Hawley • CIN 5.9
10. Powell • CLV 5.8
Earned Run Average
1. Griffith • CHC 1.88
2. Maul • BLN 2.10
3. Nichols • BSN 2.13
4. McJames • BLN 2.36
5. Callahan • CHC 2.46
6. Young • CLV 2.53
7. Willis • BSN 2.84
8. Lewis • BSN 2.90
9. Tannehill • PIT 2.95
10. Powell • CLV 3.00
Wins
1. Nichols • BSN 31
2. Cunningham • LOU 28
3. Hawley • CIN 27
McJames • BLN 27
5. Lewis • BSN 26
6. Young • CLV 25
Willis • BSN 25
Tannehill • PIT 25
Seymour • NYG 25
10. Piatt • PHI 24
Griffith • CHC 24
Win-Loss %
1. Lewis • BSN .765
2. Maul • BLN .741
3. Nichols • BSN .721
4. Hawley • CIN .711
5. Griffith • CHC .706
6. Callahan • CHC .667
7. Young • CLV .658
Willis • BSN .658
Tannehill • PIT .658
10. Hughes • BLN .657
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Nichols • BSN 1.034
2. Maul • BLN 1.068
3. Griffith • CHC 1.133
4. Young • CLV 1.133
5. McJames • BLN 1.176
6. Lewis • BSN 1.200
7. Hughes • BLN 1.224
8. Gardner • PIT 1.225
9. Tannehill • PIT 1.228
10. Callahan • CHC 1.232
Hits per 9 IP
1. Nichols • BSN 7.330
2. Willis • BSN 7.640
3. Lewis • BSN 7.669
4. Maul • BLN 7.773
5. McJames • BLN 7.869
6. Seymour • NYG 7.898
7. Hughes • BLN 8.022
8. Piatt • PHI 8.382
9. Griffith • CHC 8.429
10. Powell • CLV 8.632
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Young • CLV 0.977
2. Dwyer • CIN 1.575
3. Cunningham • LOU 1.616
4. Tannehill • PIT 1.736
5. Griffith • CHC 1.769
6. Wilson • CLV 1.802
7. Maul • BLN 1.840
8. Taylor • STL 1.880
9. Orth • PHI 1.908
10. Nichols • BSN 1.972
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Seymour • NYG 6.031
2. Willis • BSN 4.630
3. McJames • BLN 4.283
4. Doheny • NYG 4.056
5. Piatt • PHI 3.559
6. Nops • BLN 3.485
7. Dinneen • WHS 3.421
8. Rusie • NYG 3.420
9. Nichols • BSN 3.201
10. Fraser • 2TM 2.829
Games Played
1. Nichols • BSN 50
Taylor • STL 50
3. Young • CLV 46
4. McJames • BLN 45
Seymour • NYG 45
Weyhing • WHS 45
7. Cunningham • LOU 44
8. Hawley • CIN 43
Tannehill • PIT 43
10. Powell • CLV 42
Saves
1. Nichols • BSN 4
2. Dammann • CIN 2
Hickman • BSN 2
Lewis • BSN 2
Tannehill • PIT 2
6. Hart • PIT 1
Rusie • NYG 1
Sudhoff • STL 1
Swaim • WHS 1
Taylor • STL 1
Innings Pitched
1. Taylor • STL 397.1
2. Nichols • BSN 388.0
3. Young • CLV 377.2
4. McJames • BLN 374.0
5. Cunningham • LOU 362.0
6. Weyhing • WHS 361.0
7. Seymour • NYG 356.2
8. Powell • CLV 342.0
9. Kennedy • BRO 339.1
10. Hawley • CIN 331.0
Strikeouts
1. Seymour • NYG 239
2. McJames • BLN 178
3. Willis • BSN 160
4. Nichols • BSN 138
5. Piatt • PHI 121
6. Rusie • NYG 114
7. Young • CLV 101
8. Griffith • CHC 97
9. Doheny • NYG 96
10. Powell • CLV 93
Tannehill • PIT 93
Games Started
1. Taylor • STL 47
2. Seymour • NYG 43
3. Cunningham • LOU 42
McJames • BLN 42
Nichols • BSN 42
Weyhing • WHS 42
7. Powell • CLV 41
Young • CLV 41
9. Kennedy • BRO 39
Killen • 2TM 39
Complete Games
1. Taylor • STL 42
2. Cunningham • LOU 41
3. McJames • BLN 40
Nichols • BSN 40
Young • CLV 40
6. Seymour • NYG 39
Weyhing • WHS 39
8. Kennedy • BRO 38
9. Griffith • CHC 36
Powell • CLV 36
Shutouts
1. Piatt • PHI 6
Powell • CLV 6
3. Nichols • BSN 5
Hughes • BLN 5
Tannehill • PIT 5
6. Seymour • NYG 4
Rusie • NYG 4
Griffith • CHC 4
9. Breitenstein • CIN 3
Magee • LOU 3
Hawley • CIN 3
Woods • CHC 3
Home Runs
1. Taylor • STL 14
2. Klobedanz • BSN 13
3. Kennedy • BRO 12
4. Sudhoff • STL 11
5. Weyhing • WHS 10
Dunn • BRO 10
7. Meekin • NYG 9
Lewis • BSN 9
9. Powell • CLV 8
Cunningham • LOU 8
Magee • LOU 8
Bases on Balls
1. Seymour • NYG 213
2. Willis • BSN 148
3. Magee • LOU 129
4. Breitenstein • CIN 123
Kennedy • BRO 123
6. Dowling • LOU 120
7. Hill • CIN 119
8. McJames • BLN 113
9. Powell • CLV 112
Fraser • 2TM 112
Hits
1. Taylor • STL 465
2. Weyhing • WHS 428
3. Cunningham • LOU 387
Young • CLV 387
5. Kennedy • BRO 360
6. Hawley • CIN 357
7. Sudhoff • STL 355
8. Dunn • BRO 352
9. Killen • 2TM 350
10. Tannehill • PIT 338
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Young • CLV 2.463
2. Nichols • BSN 1.624
3. McJames • BLN 1.575
4. Griffith • CHC 1.516
5. Tannehill • PIT 1.476
6. Killen • 2TM 1.300
7. Piatt • PHI 1.247
8. Nops • BLN 1.167
9. Seymour • NYG 1.122
10. Rusie • NYG 1.107
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Rhines • PIT 0.000
2. Griffith • CHC 0.028
3. Doheny • NYG 0.042
4. Tannehill • PIT 0.055
5. Breitenstein • CIN 0.057
6. Piatt • PHI 0.059
7. Hughey • STL 0.063
8. Callahan • CHC 0.066
9. Orth • PHI 0.072
10. Seymour • NYG 0.101
Losses
1. Taylor • STL 29
2. Sudhoff • STL 27
3. Weyhing • WHS 26
4. Hughey • STL 24
5. Kennedy • BRO 22
Yeager • BRO 22
7. Dunn • BRO 21
8. Dowling • LOU 20
Fraser • 2TM 20
Killen • 2TM 20
Earned Runs
1. Weyhing • WHS 181
2. Taylor • STL 172
3. Sudhoff • STL 152
4. Fraser • 2TM 146
5. Meekin • NYG 134
6. Magee • LOU 133
7. Dowling • LOU 132
8. Dunn • BRO 129
9. Cunningham • LOU 127
Kennedy • BRO 127
Wild Pitches
1. Seymour • NYG 19
Doheny • NYG 19
3. Nichols • BSN 15
4. McJames • BLN 13
Rusie • NYG 13
6. Lewis • BSN 12
Donovan • WHS 12
8. Hughey • STL 11
Dinneen • WHS 11
Meekin • NYG 11
Hit By Pitch
1. Seymour • NYG 32
2. Fraser • 2TM 29
Willis • BSN 29
4. Sudhoff • STL 27
5. Taylor • STL 25
6. Dowling • LOU 22
Hawley • CIN 22
8. Doheny • NYG 20
Griffith • CHC 20
Cunningham • LOU 20
Batters Faced
1. Taylor • STL 1,713
2. Seymour • NYG 1,581
3. Weyhing • WHS 1,564
4. Nichols • BSN 1,528
5. McJames • BLN 1,525
6. Young • CLV 1,520
7. Cunningham • LOU 1,510
8. Kennedy • BRO 1,461
9. Powell • CLV 1,437
10. Hawley • CIN 1,420
Games Finished
1. Dammann • CIN 13
2. Donovan • WHS 10
3. Gettig • NYG 9
4. Lewis • BSN 8
Nichols • BSN 8
6. Carsey • STL 7
7. Hastings • PIT 6
Hawley • CIN 6
9. McKenna • BRO 5
Woods • CHC 5
Magee • LOU 5
Young • CLV 5
Adjusted ERA+
1. Griffith • CHC 192
2. Nichols • BSN 174
3. Maul • BLN 172
4. McJames • BLN 153
5. Callahan • CHC 147
6. Young • CLV 136
7. Willis • BSN 131
8. Lewis • BSN 128
9. Dwyer • CIN 127
10. Tannehill • PIT 121
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Young • CLV 2.84
2. Tannehill • PIT 2.97
3. Griffith • CHC 2.99
4. McJames • BLN 2.99
5. Nichols • BSN 3.06
6. Orth • PHI 3.19
7. Piatt • PHI 3.20
8. Hughey • STL 3.20
9. Callahan • CHC 3.22
10. Rhines • PIT 3.26
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Nichols • BSN 65
2. Griffith • CHC 60
3. McJames • BLN 49
4. Maul • BLN 42
5. Young • CLV 34
6. Lewis • BSN 32
7. Willis • BSN 29
8. Tannehill • PIT 25
9. Callahan • CHC 25
10. Hawley • CIN 21
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Nichols • BSN 6.5
2. Griffith • CHC 6.1
3. McJames • BLN 4.9
4. Maul • BLN 4.3
5. Young • CLV 3.3
6. Lewis • BSN 3.1
7. Willis • BSN 2.8
8. Tannehill • PIT 2.4
9. Callahan • CHC 2.4
10. Hawley • CIN 2.1

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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