Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Cicotte • CHW 11.9
2. Cobb • DET 11.3
3. Hornsby • STL 9.9
4. Alexander • PHI 9.8
5. Bagby • CLE 8.9
6. Ruth • BOS 8.6
7. Johnson • WSH 8.2
8. Chapman • CLE 7.8
9. Coveleski • CLE 7.8
10. Speaker • CLE 7.7
WAR for Pitchers
1. Cicotte • CHW 11.8
2. Alexander • PHI 9.2
3. Bagby • CLE 8.5
4. Coveleski • CLE 8.4
5. Cooper • PIT 7.2
6. Johnson • WSH 7.0
7. Vaughn • CHC 6.7
8. Ruth • BOS 6.5
9. Mays • BOS 5.8
10. Pfeffer • BRO 5.3
Earned Run Average
1. Anderson • NYG 1.44
2. Cicotte • CHW 1.53
3. Mays • BOS 1.74
4. Coveleski • CLE 1.81
5. Alexander • PHI 1.83
6. Perritt • NYG 1.88
7. Faber • CHW 1.92
8. Russell • CHW 1.95
9. Schupp • NYG 1.95
10. Bagby • CLE 1.99
Wins
1. Alexander • PHI 30
2. Cicotte • CHW 28
3. Ruth • BOS 24
Toney • CIN 24
5. Bagby • CLE 23
Johnson • WSH 23
Vaughn • CHC 23
8. Mays • BOS 22
9. Schupp • NYG 21
10. Schneider • CIN 20
Win-Loss %
1. Klepfer • CLE .778
2. Schupp • NYG .750
Russell • CHW .750
4. Sallee • NYG .720
5. Mays • BOS .710
6. Perritt • NYG .708
7. Cicotte • CHW .700
8. Alexander • PHI .698
9. Nehf • BSN .680
Williams • CHW .680
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Cicotte • CHW 0.912
2. Anderson • NYG 0.963
3. Johnson • WSH 0.969
4. Coveleski • CLE 0.992
5. Schupp • NYG 1.000
6. Alexander • PHI 1.010
7. Nehf • BSN 1.011
8. Mays • BOS 1.052
9. Barnes • BSN 1.054
10. Russell • CHW 1.067
Hits per 9 IP
1. Coveleski • CLE 6.094
2. Cicotte • CHW 6.387
3. Schupp • NYG 6.684
4. Ruth • BOS 6.729
5. Anderson • NYG 6.778
6. Johnson • WSH 6.847
7. Mays • BOS 7.163
8. Boland • DET 7.261
9. Harper • WSH 7.277
10. James • DET 7.409
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Alexander • PHI 1.299
2. Sallee • NYG 1.419
3. Packard • 2TM 1.452
4. Nehf • BSN 1.504
5. Russell • CHW 1.521
6. Barnes • BSN 1.525
7. Douglas • CHC 1.534
8. Cooper • PIT 1.633
9. Regan • CIN 1.708
10. Benton • NYG 1.716
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Vaughn • CHC 5.936
2. Johnson • WSH 5.190
3. Harper • WSH 4.968
4. Schupp • NYG 4.864
5. Bush • PHA 4.667
6. Alexander • PHI 4.639
7. Douglas • CHC 4.633
8. Marquard • BRO 4.526
9. Leonard • BOS 4.403
10. Cheney • BRO 4.365
Games Played
1. Douglas • CHC 51
2. Danforth • CHW 50
Barnes • BSN 50
4. Bagby • CLE 49
Cicotte • CHW 49
6. Sothoron • SLB 48
7. Davenport • SLB 47
Johnson • WSH 47
Shaw • WSH 47
10. Schneider • CIN 46
Saves
1. Danforth • CHW 9
2. Bagby • CLE 7
3. Boland • DET 6
4. Coumbe • CLE 5
5. Cicotte • CHW 4
Coveleski • CLE 4
Sallee • NYG 4
Cunningham • DET 4
Sothoron • SLB 4
10. Anderson • NYG 3
Myers • PHA 3
Russell • CHW 3
Smith • BRO 3
Johnson • WSH 3
Groom • SLB 3
Faber • CHW 3
Ames • STL 3
Benton • NYG 3
Cadore • BRO 3
Innings Pitched
1. Alexander • PHI 388.0
2. Cicotte • CHW 346.2
3. Toney • CIN 339.2
4. Schneider • CIN 333.2
5. Ruth • BOS 326.1
6. Johnson • WSH 326.0
7. Bagby • CLE 320.2
8. Coveleski • CLE 298.1
9. Cooper • PIT 297.2
10. Vaughn • CHC 295.2
Strikeouts
1. Alexander • PHI 200
2. Vaughn • CHC 195
3. Johnson • WSH 188
4. Douglas • CHC 151
5. Cicotte • CHW 150
6. Schupp • NYG 147
7. Leonard • BOS 144
8. Schneider • CIN 138
9. Coveleski • CLE 133
10. Ruth • BOS 128
Games Started
1. Alexander • PHI 44
2. Schneider • CIN 42
Toney • CIN 42
4. Davenport • SLB 39
5. Ruth • BOS 38
Vaughn • CHC 38
7. Bagby • CLE 37
Doak • STL 37
Douglas • CHC 37
Meadows • STL 37
Complete Games
1. Ruth • BOS 35
2. Alexander • PHI 34
3. Toney • CIN 31
4. Johnson • WSH 30
5. Cicotte • CHW 29
6. Mays • BOS 27
Vaughn • CHC 27
8. Bagby • CLE 26
Leonard • BOS 26
Barnes • BSN 26
Shutouts
1. Coveleski • CLE 9
2. Bagby • CLE 8
Alexander • PHI 8
Johnson • WSH 8
5. Cicotte • CHW 7
Cooper • PIT 7
Toney • CIN 7
8. Ruth • BOS 6
Dauss • DET 6
Schupp • NYG 6
Home Runs
1. Douglas • CHC 13
2. Caldwell • NYY 8
3. Coombs • BRO 7
Oeschger • PHI 7
Schupp • NYG 7
6. Bagby • CLE 6
Schauer • PHA 6
Doak • STL 6
Mayer • PHI 6
Prendergast • CHC 6
Ragan • BSN 6
Tesreau • NYG 6
Demaree • 2TM 6
Bases on Balls
1. Shaw • WSH 123
2. Schneider • CIN 117
3. Bush • PHA 111
4. Ruth • BOS 108
5. Harper • WSH 106
6. Davenport • SLB 105
7. James • DET 96
Sothoron • SLB 96
9. Boland • DET 95
Groom • SLB 95
Hits
1. Alexander • PHI 336
2. Schneider • CIN 311
3. Toney • CIN 300
4. Bagby • CLE 277
5. Cooper • PIT 276
6. Davenport • SLB 273
7. Douglas • CHC 269
8. Barnes • BSN 261
9. Sothoron • SLB 259
10. Leonard • BOS 257
Doak • STL 257
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Alexander • PHI 3.571
2. Douglas • CHC 3.020
3. Johnson • WSH 2.765
4. Nehf • BSN 2.590
5. Cicotte • CHW 2.143
Vaughn • CHC 2.143
7. Barnes • BSN 2.140
8. Schupp • NYG 2.100
9. Anderson • NYG 2.029
10. Leonard • BOS 2.000
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Boland • DET 0.000
Klepfer • CLE 0.000
Carlson • PIT 0.000
4. Mays • BOS 0.031
5. Rixey • PHI 0.032
6. Shaw • WSH 0.034
7. Faber • CHW 0.036
8. Rudolph • BSN 0.037
9. Tyler • BSN 0.038
10. Shore • BOS 0.040
Losses
1. Barnes • BSN 21
Rixey • PHI 21
3. Doak • STL 20
Douglas • CHC 20
5. Groom • SLB 19
Sothoron • SLB 19
Jacobs • PIT 19
Miller • PIT 19
Schneider • CIN 19
10. Bush • PHA 17
Davenport • SLB 17
Leonard • BOS 17
Earned Runs
1. Myers • PHA 99
2. Doak • STL 97
3. Davenport • SLB 96
4. Shaw • WSH 95
5. Rudolph • BSN 92
6. Meadows • STL 91
7. Barnes • BSN 88
8. Sothoron • SLB 87
9. Douglas • CHC 83
Toney • CIN 83
Wild Pitches
1. Davenport • SLB 11
Cheney • BRO 11
Douglas • CHC 11
4. Harper • WSH 10
Myers • PHA 10
6. Gallia • WSH 9
7. Hendrix • CHC 8
Tesreau • NYG 8
Steele • 2TM 8
10. Bush • PHA 7
Dumont • WSH 7
Johnson • WSH 7
Leonard • BOS 7
Tyler • BSN 7
Hit By Pitch
1. Pfeffer • BRO 16
2. Johnson • WSH 14
Mays • BOS 14
4. Mitchell • DET 13
5. James • DET 12
Shore • BOS 12
7. Lambeth • CLE 11
Ruth • BOS 11
Schneider • CIN 11
10. Faber • CHW 10
Batters Faced
1. Alexander • PHI 1,529
2. Schneider • CIN 1,387
3. Toney • CIN 1,374
4. Cicotte • CHW 1,287
5. Ruth • BOS 1,277
6. Bagby • CLE 1,258
7. Johnson • WSH 1,255
8. Vaughn • CHC 1,216
9. Leonard • BOS 1,168
10. Barnes • BSN 1,166
Games Finished
1. Danforth • CHW 26
2. Cunningham • DET 25
3. Ayers • WSH 21
Eller • CIN 21
5. Love • NYY 18
Grimes • PIT 18
7. Ames • STL 17
8. Prendergast • CHC 16
9. Coumbe • CLE 15
Gallia • WSH 15
Anderson • NYG 15
Coombs • BRO 15
Fittery • PHI 15
Hendrix • CHC 15
Adjusted ERA+
1. Anderson • NYG 177
2. Cicotte • CHW 174
3. Coveleski • CLE 156
4. Alexander • PHI 154
5. Mays • BOS 148
6. Vaughn • CHC 143
7. Bagby • CLE 142
8. Faber • CHW 139
9. Russell • CHW 137
10. Perritt • NYG 135
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Alexander • PHI 1.84
2. Johnson • WSH 1.98
3. Vaughn • CHC 2.09
4. Cicotte • CHW 2.10
5. Anderson • NYG 2.16
6. Nehf • BSN 2.17
7. Barnes • BSN 2.21
8. Rixey • PHI 2.22
9. Rudolph • BSN 2.24
10. Leonard • BOS 2.25
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Cicotte • CHW 45
2. Alexander • PHI 39
3. Coveleski • CLE 33
4. Bagby • CLE 30
5. Mays • BOS 26
6. Ruth • BOS 24
7. Vaughn • CHC 23
8. Schupp • NYG 22
9. Anderson • NYG 19
10. Cooper • PIT 17
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Cicotte • CHW 5.4
2. Alexander • PHI 4.7
3. Coveleski • CLE 3.9
4. Bagby • CLE 3.5
5. Mays • BOS 3.1
6. Ruth • BOS 2.8
7. Vaughn • CHC 2.7
8. Schupp • NYG 2.6
9. Anderson • NYG 2.2
10. Cooper • PIT 2.0
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Coveleski • CLE 48.77
2. Bagby • CLE 43.20
3. Cicotte • CHW 32.59
4. Alexander • PHI 31.78
5. Cooper • PIT 24.08
6. Ruth • BOS 23.79
7. Sallee • NYG 23.39
8. Leonard • BOS 22.34
9. Vaughn • CHC 21.97
10. Cadore • BRO 21.02
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Coveleski • CLE 7.4
2. Bagby • CLE 7.2
3. Cooper • PIT 4.4
4. Alexander • PHI 4.3
5. Vaughn • CHC 3.8
6. Cicotte • CHW 3.3
7. Leonard • BOS 3.2
8. Ruth • BOS 3.1
9. Johnson • WSH 3.0
10. Sallee • NYG 3.0
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Coveleski • CLE 4.9
2. Bagby • CLE 4.3
3. Alexander • PHI 3.5
4. Cicotte • CHW 3.5
5. Sallee • NYG 2.8
6. Cooper • PIT 2.4
7. Cadore • BRO 2.4
8. Bender • PHI 2.0
9. Leonard • BOS 2.0
10. Anderson • NYG 1.8
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Ruth • BOS 10.1
2. Russell • CHW 10.0
3. Leonard • BOS 8.5
4. Sallee • NYG 6.8
5. Cicotte • CHW 6.5
6. Danforth • CHW 6.4
7. Williams • CHW 4.6
8. Coveleski • CLE 4.2
9. Vaughn • CHC 3.9
10. Bagby • CLE 3.8
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Coveleski • CLE 5.7
2. Bagby • CLE 5.0
3. Cicotte • CHW 3.8
4. Alexander • PHI 3.7
5. Sallee • NYG 2.9
6. Ruth • BOS 2.8
7. Cooper • PIT 2.8
8. Leonard • BOS 2.6
9. Vaughn • CHC 2.5
10. Cadore • BRO 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