Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Johnson • WSH 15.4
2. Walsh • CHW 12.8
3. Wood • BOS 11.5
4. Speaker • BOS 10.2
5. Jackson • CLE 9.6
6. Baker • PHA 9.3
7. Cobb • DET 9.2
8. Collins • PHA 8.9
9. Rucker • BRO 8.6
10. Mathewson • NYG 8.4
WAR for Pitchers
1. Johnson • WSH 14.3
2. Walsh • CHW 12.1
3. Wood • BOS 10.2
4. Rucker • BRO 8.4
5. Mathewson • NYG 7.9
6. Gregg • CLE 7.5
7. Warhop • NYY 6.9
8. Alexander • PHI 6.3
9. Sallee • STL 6.1
10. Marquard • NYG 6.1
Earned Run Average
1. Johnson • WSH 1.39
2. Wood • BOS 1.91
3. Tesreau • NYG 1.96
4. Mathewson • NYG 2.12
5. Walsh • CHW 2.15
6. Rucker • BRO 2.21
7. Plank • PHA 2.22
8. Robinson • PIT 2.26
9. Ames • NYG 2.46
10. Rixey • PHI 2.50
Wins
1. Wood • BOS 34
2. Johnson • WSH 33
3. Walsh • CHW 27
4. Plank • PHA 26
Cheney • CHC 26
Marquard • NYG 26
7. Groom • WSH 24
Hendrix • PIT 24
9. Mathewson • NYG 23
10. Camnitz • PIT 22
Win-Loss %
1. Wood • BOS .872
2. Plank • PHA .813
3. Johnson • WSH .733
4. Hendrix • PIT .727
5. Cheney • CHC .722
6. Tesreau • NYG .708
7. Marquard • NYG .703
8. Bedient • BOS .690
9. Ames • NYG .688
10. Coombs • PHA .677
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Johnson • WSH 0.908
2. Robinson • PIT 1.006
3. Wood • BOS 1.015
4. Walsh • CHW 1.084
5. Mathewson • NYG 1.113
6. Bedient • BOS 1.130
7. Rucker • BRO 1.156
8. Tesreau • NYG 1.165
9. Collins • BOS 1.174
10. Bender • PHA 1.181
Hits per 9 IP
1. Johnson • WSH 6.317
2. Tesreau • NYG 6.556
3. Wood • BOS 6.985
4. Houck • PHA 7.373
5. Robinson • PIT 7.509
6. Walsh • CHW 7.603
7. O'Brien • BOS 7.738
8. O'Toole • PIT 7.747
9. Cheney • CHC 7.774
10. Coombs • PHA 7.788
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Mathewson • NYG 0.987
2. Robinson • PIT 1.543
3. Suggs • CIN 1.663
4. Bender • PHA 1.737
5. Ames • NYG 1.760
6. Adams • PIT 1.849
7. Johnson • WSH 1.854
8. Collins • BOS 1.896
9. Crandall • NYG 1.944
10. Perdue • BSN 1.952
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Johnson • WSH 7.390
2. Wood • BOS 6.750
3. Gregg • CLE 6.103
4. Walsh • CHW 5.817
5. Alexander • PHI 5.655
6. Hendrix • PIT 5.487
7. Marquard • NYG 5.345
8. Lange • CHW 5.226
9. Mitchell • CLE 5.169
10. Groom • WSH 5.098
Games Played
1. Walsh • CHW 62
2. Johnson • WSH 50
Benton • CIN 50
4. Sallee • STL 48
5. Alexander • PHI 46
6. Rucker • BRO 45
7. Seaton • PHI 44
8. Groom • WSH 43
Wood • BOS 43
Fromme • CIN 43
Harmon • STL 43
Marquard • NYG 43
Mathewson • NYG 43
Saves
1. Walsh • CHW 10
2. Sallee • STL 6
3. Mathewson • NYG 5
4. Reulbach • CHC 4
Rucker • BRO 4
6. Perdue • BSN 3
Lavender • CHC 3
Alexander • PHI 3
Warhop • NYY 3
Mogridge • CHW 3
Suggs • CIN 3
Lange • CHW 3
Wiltse • NYG 3
Dubuc • DET 3
Innings Pitched
1. Walsh • CHW 393.0
2. Johnson • WSH 369.0
3. Wood • BOS 344.0
4. Groom • WSH 316.0
5. Alexander • PHI 310.1
6. Mathewson • NYG 310.0
7. Cheney • CHC 303.1
8. Suggs • CIN 303.0
9. Benton • CIN 302.0
10. Rucker • BRO 297.2
Strikeouts
1. Johnson • WSH 303
2. Wood • BOS 258
3. Walsh • CHW 254
4. Alexander • PHI 195
5. Gregg • CLE 184
6. Groom • WSH 179
7. Hendrix • PIT 176
8. Marquard • NYG 175
9. Benton • CIN 162
10. Rucker • BRO 151
Games Started
1. Walsh • CHW 41
2. Groom • WSH 40
3. Benton • CIN 39
4. Wood • BOS 38
Marquard • NYG 38
6. Johnson • WSH 37
Cheney • CHC 37
Fromme • CIN 37
9. O'Toole • PIT 36
Suggs • CIN 36
Complete Games
1. Wood • BOS 35
2. Johnson • WSH 34
3. Walsh • CHW 32
4. Ford • NYY 30
5. Groom • WSH 28
Willett • DET 28
Cheney • CHC 28
8. Mathewson • NYG 27
9. Gregg • CLE 26
10. O'Brien • BOS 25
Alexander • PHI 25
Hendrix • PIT 25
Suggs • CIN 25
Shutouts
1. Wood • BOS 10
2. Johnson • WSH 7
3. Walsh • CHW 6
O'Toole • PIT 6
Rucker • BRO 6
6. Plank • PHA 5
Suggs • CIN 5
8. Hendrix • PIT 4
Richie • CHC 4
Collins • BOS 4
Cheney • CHC 4
Home Runs
1. Ford • NYY 11
Alexander • PHI 11
Perdue • BSN 11
4. Donnelly • BSN 10
Yingling • BRO 10
6. Marquard • NYG 9
7. Hughes • WSH 8
Camnitz • PIT 8
Lavender • CHC 8
Seaton • PHI 8
Tyler • BSN 8
Bases on Balls
1. O'Toole • PIT 159
2. Tyler • BSN 126
3. Kahler • CLE 121
4. Benton • CIN 118
5. Harmon • STL 116
6. Cheney • CHC 111
7. Dubuc • DET 109
8. Seaton • PHI 106
Tesreau • NYG 106
10. Alexander • PHI 105
Hendrix • PIT 105
Hits
1. Walsh • CHW 332
2. Suggs • CIN 320
3. Ford • NYY 317
4. Benton • CIN 316
5. Mathewson • NYG 311
6. Perdue • BSN 295
7. Alexander • PHI 289
Sallee • STL 289
9. Groom • WSH 287
10. Marquard • NYG 286
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Johnson • WSH 3.987
2. Mathewson • NYG 3.941
3. Wood • BOS 3.146
4. Bender • PHA 2.727
5. Walsh • CHW 2.702
6. Robinson • PIT 2.633
7. Ames • NYG 2.371
8. Bedient • BOS 2.218
9. Marquard • NYG 2.188
10. Rucker • BRO 2.097
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Mitchell • CLE 0.000
2. Plank • PHA 0.035
3. Kahler • CLE 0.037
4. Baumgardner • SLB 0.041
5. Johnson • WSH 0.049
6. Caldwell • NYY 0.049
7. Houck • PHA 0.050
8. Wood • BOS 0.052
White • CHW 0.052
10. Bender • PHA 0.053
Losses
1. Tyler • BSN 22
2. Ford • NYY 21
Rucker • BRO 21
4. Benton • CIN 20
5. Kahler • CLE 19
Warhop • NYY 19
Dickson • BSN 19
8. Fromme • CIN 18
Harmon • STL 18
Ragan • BRO 18
Lake • 2TM 18
Earned Runs
1. Tyler • BSN 119
2. Harmon • STL 117
3. Ford • NYY 115
4. Hess • BSN 106
5. Perdue • BSN 105
6. Willett • DET 104
Benton • CIN 104
8. Kahler • CLE 101
Steele • STL 101
10. Suggs • CIN 99
Wild Pitches
1. Cheney • CHC 18
2. Dubuc • DET 16
3. Tyler • BSN 13
4. Benton • CIN 12
5. Cashion • WSH 11
Johnson • WSH 11
Vaughn • 2TM 11
8. Bender • PHA 10
Mitchell • CLE 10
Donnelly • BSN 10
Hit By Pitch
1. Benton • CIN 18
2. Willett • DET 17
3. Johnson • WSH 16
Warhop • NYY 16
5. Hess • BSN 15
6. Camnitz • PIT 13
7. Brown • SLB 12
Houck • PHA 12
Wood • BOS 12
10. Baumgardner • SLB 11
Kahler • CLE 11
Fromme • CIN 11
Suggs • CIN 11
Batters Faced
1. Walsh • CHW 1,532
2. Johnson • WSH 1,413
3. Wood • BOS 1,328
4. Benton • CIN 1,302
5. Alexander • PHI 1,290
6. Cheney • CHC 1,267
7. Groom • WSH 1,266
8. Mathewson • NYG 1,263
9. Suggs • CIN 1,256
10. Fromme • CIN 1,233
Games Finished
1. Crandall • NYG 25
2. Walsh • CHW 20
3. Baskette • CLE 18
Geyer • STL 18
5. Warhop • NYY 15
Robinson • PIT 15
Lake • 2TM 15
8. Reulbach • CHC 14
Seaton • PHI 14
10. Johnson • WSH 13
Pennock • PHA 13
Donnelly • BSN 13
Sallee • STL 13
Shultz • PHI 13
Adjusted ERA+
1. Johnson • WSH 243
2. Wood • BOS 177
3. Tesreau • NYG 173
4. Mathewson • NYG 161
5. Rucker • BRO 151
6. Walsh • CHW 149
7. Robinson • PIT 146
8. Rixey • PHI 144
9. Plank • PHA 139
10. Ames • NYG 138
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Johnson • WSH 2.03
2. Wood • BOS 2.25
3. Bender • PHA 2.47
4. Walsh • CHW 2.48
5. Mathewson • NYG 2.54
6. Groom • WSH 2.78
7. Gregg • CLE 2.79
8. Ames • NYG 2.80
9. Lake • 2TM 2.80
10. Rucker • BRO 2.85
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Johnson • WSH 76
2. Wood • BOS 54
3. Walsh • CHW 49
4. Mathewson • NYG 42
5. Rucker • BRO 38
6. Tesreau • NYG 33
7. Marquard • NYG 29
8. Gregg • CLE 27
9. Alexander • PHI 26
10. Plank • PHA 26
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Johnson • WSH 8.4
2. Wood • BOS 5.8
3. Walsh • CHW 5.1
4. Mathewson • NYG 4.3
5. Rucker • BRO 3.9
6. Tesreau • NYG 3.4
7. Marquard • NYG 2.9
8. Gregg • CLE 2.9
9. Plank • PHA 2.7
10. Alexander • PHI 2.6
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Johnson • WSH 103.68
2. Wood • BOS 72.13
3. Walsh • CHW 71.61
4. Mathewson • NYG 57.88
5. Rucker • BRO 48.72
6. Camnitz • PIT 40.85
7. Tesreau • NYG 40.73
8. Hendrix • PIT 39.71
9. Plank • PHA 38.67
10. Marquard • NYG 38.49
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Johnson • WSH 13.1
2. Walsh • CHW 8.7
3. Wood • BOS 8.5
4. Plank • PHA 6.5
5. Mathewson • NYG 5.8
6. Marquard • NYG 5.4
7. Robinson • PIT 5.0
8. O'Brien • BOS 5.0
9. Camnitz • PIT 4.9
10. Hendrix • PIT 4.7
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Johnson • WSH 10.6
2. Wood • BOS 8.4
3. Walsh • CHW 7.0
4. Mathewson • NYG 5.2
5. Cheney • CHC 4.0
6. Robinson • PIT 3.9
7. Alexander • PHI 3.8
8. Gregg • CLE 3.8
9. Rucker • BRO 3.7
10. O'Brien • BOS 3.4
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Johnson • WSH 16.5
2. Wood • BOS 15.4
3. Marquard • NYG 12.0
4. Bedient • BOS 9.2
5. Hall • BOS 8.5
6. Walsh • CHW 7.8
7. Mathewson • NYG 7.5
8. O'Brien • BOS 6.0
9. Plank • PHA 5.3
10. Collins • BOS 5.0
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Johnson • WSH 11.7
2. Wood • BOS 7.9
3. Walsh • CHW 7.8
4. Mathewson • NYG 6.2
5. Rucker • BRO 5.2
6. Camnitz • PIT 4.3
7. Plank • PHA 4.3
8. Tesreau • NYG 4.3
9. Hendrix • PIT 4.2
10. Robinson • PIT 4.0

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