Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Willis • BSN 10.0
2. McGinnity • BLN 8.4
3. Young • STL 8.3
4. Tannehill • PIT 8.2
5. Kitson • BLN 8.1
6. Delahanty • PHI 8.0
7. McGraw • BLN 8.0
8. Hughes • BRO 7.9
9. Hahn • CIN 7.7
10. Williams • PIT 6.9
WAR for Pitchers
1. Willis • BSN 10.4
2. McGinnity • BLN 9.1
3. Kitson • BLN 8.4
4. Young • STL 8.4
5. Hahn • CIN 8.4
6. Tannehill • PIT 7.7
7. Hughes • BRO 7.4
8. Nichols • BSN 7.3
9. Leever • PIT 6.4
10. Powell • STL 6.2
Earned Run Average
1. Willis • BSN 2.50
2. Young • STL 2.58
3. McGinnity • BLN 2.68
4. Hahn • CIN 2.68
5. Hughes • BRO 2.68
6. Kitson • BLN 2.78
7. Griffith • CHC 2.79
8. Kennedy • BRO 2.79
9. Tannehill • PIT 2.82
10. Garvin • CHC 2.85
Wins
1. Hughes • BRO 28
McGinnity • BLN 28
3. Willis • BSN 27
4. Young • STL 26
5. Tannehill • PIT 24
6. Hahn • CIN 23
Powell • STL 23
Piatt • PHI 23
Dunn • BRO 23
10. Griffith • CHC 22
Kennedy • BRO 22
Kitson • BLN 22
Win-Loss %
1. Hughes • BRO .824
Orth • PHI .824
3. Willis • BSN .771
4. Hahn • CIN .742
5. Donahue • PHI .724
6. Kennedy • BRO .710
7. Phillips • CIN .654
8. Dunn • BRO .639
9. Callahan • CHC .636
McGinnity • BLN .636
Fraser • PHI .636
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Young • STL 1.116
2. Hahn • CIN 1.126
3. Willis • BSN 1.150
4. Nichols • BSN 1.188
5. Kitson • BLN 1.200
6. Garvin • CHC 1.226
7. Phillippe • LOU 1.231
8. McGinnity • BLN 1.231
9. Griffith • CHC 1.233
10. Leever • PIT 1.253
Hits per 9 IP
1. Willis • BSN 7.275
2. Hughes • BRO 7.714
3. Hahn • CIN 8.155
4. Seymour • NYG 8.284
5. Leever • PIT 8.383
6. Nichols • BSN 8.546
7. McGinnity • BLN 8.795
8. Young • STL 8.968
9. Kitson • BLN 9.009
10. Garvin • CHC 9.136
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Young • STL 1.072
2. Cuppy • STL 1.363
3. Tannehill • PIT 1.453
4. Woods • LOU 1.787
5. Kitson • BLN 1.791
6. Phillippe • LOU 1.794
7. Griffith • CHC 1.830
8. Garvin • CHC 1.899
9. Hahn • CIN 1.981
10. Donahue • PHI 2.032
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Seymour • NYG 4.763
2. Hahn • CIN 4.223
3. Doheny • NYG 3.890
4. McJames • BRO 3.432
5. Willis • BSN 3.152
6. Garvin • CHC 3.121
7. Hughes • BRO 3.055
8. Leever • PIT 2.873
9. Nichols • BSN 2.831
10. Dinneen • WHS 2.814
Games Played
1. Leever • PIT 51
2. McGinnity • BLN 48
Powell • STL 48
4. Carrick • NYG 44
Young • STL 44
6. Weyhing • WHS 43
7. Nichols • BSN 42
Phillippe • LOU 42
9. Dunn • BRO 41
Tannehill • PIT 41
Taylor • CHC 41
Willis • BSN 41
Saves
1. Leever • PIT 3
2. Dunn • BRO 2
Kennedy • BRO 2
McGinnity • BLN 2
Willis • BSN 2
Taylor • CIN 2
7. Donovan • BRO 1
Hawley • CIN 1
Hickman • BSN 1
Howell • BLN 1
McJames • BRO 1
McKenna • BLN 1
Miller • BLN 1
Nichols • BSN 1
Dammann • CIN 1
Phillips • CIN 1
Phillippe • LOU 1
Phyle • CHC 1
Reidy • BRO 1
Tannehill • PIT 1
Waddell • LOU 1
Yeager • BRO 1
Young • STL 1
Fifield • 2TM 1
Hill • 3TM 1
Orth • PHI 1
Innings Pitched
1. Leever • PIT 379.0
2. Powell • STL 373.0
3. Young • STL 369.1
4. McGinnity • BLN 366.1
5. Carrick • NYG 361.2
6. Taylor • CHC 354.2
7. Nichols • BSN 343.1
8. Willis • BSN 342.2
9. Weyhing • WHS 334.2
10. Kitson • BLN 326.2
Strikeouts
1. Hahn • CIN 145
2. Seymour • NYG 142
3. Leever • PIT 121
4. Doheny • NYG 120
Willis • BSN 120
6. Young • STL 111
7. Nichols • BSN 108
8. McJames • BRO 105
9. Hughes • BRO 99
10. Weyhing • WHS 96
Games Started
1. Carrick • NYG 43
Powell • STL 43
3. Young • STL 42
4. McGinnity • BLN 41
5. Leever • PIT 39
Taylor • CHC 39
7. Griffith • CHC 38
Phillippe • LOU 38
Piatt • PHI 38
Weyhing • WHS 38
Willis • BSN 38
Complete Games
1. Carrick • NYG 40
Powell • STL 40
Young • STL 40
4. Taylor • CHC 39
5. McGinnity • BLN 38
6. Nichols • BSN 37
7. Griffith • CHC 35
Leever • PIT 35
Willis • BSN 35
10. Kitson • BLN 34
Weyhing • WHS 34
Shutouts
1. Willis • BSN 5
2. Young • STL 4
Nichols • BSN 4
McGinnity • BLN 4
Donahue • PHI 4
Leever • PIT 4
Fraser • PHI 4
Garvin • CHC 4
Hahn • CIN 4
10. Callahan • CHC 3
Tannehill • PIT 3
Orth • PHI 3
Hughes • BRO 3
Carrick • NYG 3
Home Runs
1. Powell • STL 15
2. Nichols • BSN 11
Knepper • CLV 11
Kennedy • BRO 11
5. Young • STL 10
Phillippe • LOU 10
Lewis • BSN 10
8. Sudhoff • 2TM 9
Woods • LOU 9
Hughey • CLV 9
Bases on Balls
1. Seymour • NYG 170
2. Doheny • NYG 158
3. Carrick • NYG 122
Leever • PIT 122
McJames • BRO 122
6. Hughes • BRO 119
7. Willis • BSN 117
8. Bates • 2TM 110
9. Dinneen • WHS 106
10. Dowling • LOU 95
Hits
1. Carrick • NYG 485
2. Powell • STL 433
3. Weyhing • WHS 414
4. Hughey • CLV 403
5. Cunningham • LOU 385
6. Taylor • CHC 380
7. Young • STL 368
8. Tannehill • PIT 361
9. McGinnity • BLN 358
10. Leever • PIT 353
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Young • STL 2.523
2. Hahn • CIN 2.132
3. Garvin • CHC 1.643
4. Nichols • BSN 1.317
5. Weyhing • WHS 1.263
6. Tannehill • PIT 1.250
7. Kitson • BLN 1.154
8. Griffith • CHC 1.123
9. Phillippe • LOU 1.063
10. Piatt • PHI 1.035
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Fraser • PHI 0.033
2. Nops • BLN 0.035
3. Howell • BLN 0.043
4. Garvin • CHC 0.045
5. Sparks • PIT 0.053
6. Doheny • NYG 0.065
7. McGinnity • BLN 0.074
8. Breitenstein • CIN 0.085
9. Hahn • CIN 0.087
10. Mercer • WHS 0.097
Losses
1. Hughey • CLV 30
2. Carrick • NYG 27
3. Leever • PIT 23
4. Knepper • CLV 22
5. Taylor • CHC 21
Weyhing • WHS 21
7. Dinneen • WHS 20
8. Nichols • BSN 19
Powell • STL 19
10. Sudhoff • 2TM 18
Seymour • NYG 18
Bates • 2TM 18
McFarlan • 2TM 18
Earned Runs
1. Carrick • NYG 187
2. Hughey • CLV 170
3. Weyhing • WHS 169
4. Taylor • CHC 148
5. Sudhoff • 2TM 147
6. Powell • STL 146
7. Knepper • CLV 141
8. Cunningham • LOU 138
9. Doheny • NYG 136
10. Leever • PIT 134
Wild Pitches
1. Doheny • NYG 21
2. Fraser • PHI 17
3. McJames • BRO 16
4. Seymour • NYG 14
5. Willis • BSN 12
6. Carrick • NYG 11
7. Hughey • CLV 10
Callahan • CHC 10
9. Hughes • BRO 9
10. Knepper • CLV 8
Leever • PIT 8
McBride • STL 8
McKenna • BLN 8
Nichols • BSN 8
Dinneen • WHS 8
Hit By Pitch
1. Doheny • NYG 37
2. Willis • BSN 30
3. Weyhing • WHS 28
4. McGinnity • BLN 26
5. Callahan • CHC 24
6. Piatt • PHI 23
Bates • 2TM 23
Magee • 3TM 23
9. Fraser • PHI 22
Hughey • CLV 22
Taylor • CHC 22
Sudhoff • 2TM 22
Batters Faced
1. Carrick • NYG 1,654
2. Powell • STL 1,594
3. Leever • PIT 1,564
4. McGinnity • BLN 1,519
5. Taylor • CHC 1,495
6. Weyhing • WHS 1,470
7. Young • STL 1,468
8. Willis • BSN 1,399
9. Cunningham • LOU 1,396
10. Nichols • BSN 1,391
Games Finished
1. Leever • PIT 11
2. Sparks • PIT 10
3. Bernhard • PHI 9
4. McGinnity • BLN 7
5. Kennedy • BRO 6
Orth • PHI 6
Dunn • BRO 6
Yeager • BRO 6
Phillips • CIN 6
Taylor • CIN 6
Adjusted ERA+
1. Willis • BSN 165
2. Young • STL 154
3. McGinnity • BLN 148
4. Hahn • CIN 145
5. Hughes • BRO 145
6. Kitson • BLN 143
7. Kennedy • BRO 139
8. Nichols • BSN 138
9. Tannehill • PIT 135
10. Griffith • CHC 134
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Hahn • CIN 2.88
2. Young • STL 3.10
3. Garvin • CHC 3.12
4. Tannehill • PIT 3.31
5. Cuppy • STL 3.42
6. Kitson • BLN 3.42
7. Griffith • CHC 3.43
8. Nops • BLN 3.47
9. Nichols • BSN 3.49
10. Howell • BLN 3.58
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Willis • BSN 61
2. McGinnity • BLN 48
3. Young • STL 48
4. Nichols • BSN 43
5. Hahn • CIN 42
6. Kitson • BLN 42
7. Hughes • BRO 40
8. Tannehill • PIT 38
9. Kennedy • BRO 30
10. Griffith • CHC 27
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Willis • BSN 5.9
2. McGinnity • BLN 4.6
3. Young • STL 4.6
4. Nichols • BSN 4.1
5. Hahn • CIN 4.0
6. Kitson • BLN 4.0
7. Hughes • BRO 3.8
8. Tannehill • PIT 3.6
9. Kennedy • BRO 2.8
10. Griffith • CHC 2.5

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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