Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Johnson • WSH 11.0
2. Ruth • BOS 9.9
3. Cicotte • CHW 9.8
4. Alexander • CHC 7.5
5. Adams • PIT 7.5
6. Coveleski • CLE 7.4
7. Vaughn • CHC 7.4
8. Hornsby • STL 6.7
9. Veach • DET 6.7
10. Shaw • WSH 6.3
WAR for Pitchers
1. Johnson • WSH 10.8
2. Cicotte • CHW 9.7
3. Alexander • CHC 7.4
4. Adams • PIT 7.4
5. Vaughn • CHC 7.3
6. Coveleski • CLE 7.0
7. Shaw • WSH 6.5
8. Sothoron • SLB 6.2
9. Cadore • BRO 5.7
10. Williams • CHW 5.4
Earned Run Average
1. Johnson • WSH 1.49
2. Alexander • CHC 1.72
3. Vaughn • CHC 1.79
4. Ruether • CIN 1.82
5. Cicotte • CHW 1.82
6. Toney • NYG 1.84
7. Adams • PIT 1.98
8. Douglas • 2TM 2.03
9. Sallee • CIN 2.06
10. Weilman • SLB 2.07
Wins
1. Cicotte • CHW 29
2. Barnes • NYG 25
3. Coveleski • CLE 24
4. Williams • CHW 23
5. Dauss • DET 21
Sallee • CIN 21
Vaughn • CHC 21
8. Johnson • WSH 20
Shawkey • NYY 20
Sothoron • SLB 20
Win-Loss %
1. Cicotte • CHW .806
2. Ruether • CIN .760
3. Sallee • CIN .750
4. Fisher • CIN .737
5. Barnes • NYG .735
6. Caldwell • 2TM .706
7. Dauss • DET .700
8. Toney • NYG .684
9. Eller • CIN .679
10. Williams • CHW .676
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Adams • PIT 0.896
2. Alexander • CHC 0.928
3. Johnson • WSH 0.985
4. Cicotte • CHW 0.995
5. Barnes • NYG 1.008
6. Miller • PIT 1.012
7. Fisher • CIN 1.027
8. Nehf • 2TM 1.034
9. Cooper • PIT 1.057
10. Sallee • CIN 1.059
Hits per 9 IP
1. Alexander • CHC 6.894
2. Cooper • PIT 7.190
3. Ruether • CIN 7.232
4. Carlson • PIT 7.277
5. Fisher • CIN 7.279
6. Adams • PIT 7.280
7. Johnson • WSH 7.285
8. Nehf • 2TM 7.349
9. Ring • CIN 7.377
10. Thormahlen • NYY 7.394
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Adams • PIT 0.786
2. Sallee • CIN 0.791
3. Barnes • NYG 1.065
4. Cadore • BRO 1.400
5. Cicotte • CHW 1.438
6. Alexander • CHC 1.455
7. Smith • BRO 1.509
8. Miller • PIT 1.517
9. Johnson • WSH 1.581
10. Bagby • CLE 1.641
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Erickson • 2TM 5.523
2. Eller • CIN 4.965
3. Russell • 2TM 4.797
4. Alexander • CHC 4.634
5. Johnson • WSH 4.557
6. Kinney • PHA 4.308
7. Leonard • DET 4.224
8. Shawkey • NYY 4.202
9. Meadows • 2TM 4.170
10. Vaughn • CHC 4.138
Games Played
1. Shaw • WSH 45
Tuero • STL 45
3. Russell • 2TM 44
4. Coveleski • CLE 43
Kinney • PHA 43
6. Shawkey • NYY 41
Williams • CHW 41
8. Cicotte • CHW 40
Sothoron • SLB 40
Meadows • 2TM 40
Saves
1. Russell • 2TM 5
Shawkey • NYY 5
Shaw • WSH 5
4. Coveleski • CLE 4
Tuero • STL 4
6. Luque • CIN 3
Dubuc • NYG 3
Demaree • BSN 3
Ring • CIN 3
Sothoron • SLB 3
Winters • NYG 3
Bagby • CLE 3
Innings Pitched
1. Cicotte • CHW 306.2
Shaw • WSH 306.2
Vaughn • CHC 306.2
4. Williams • CHW 297.0
5. Barnes • NYG 295.2
6. Johnson • WSH 290.1
7. Cooper • PIT 286.2
8. Coveleski • CLE 286.0
9. Rudolph • BSN 273.2
10. Nehf • 2TM 270.2
Strikeouts
1. Johnson • WSH 147
2. Vaughn • CHC 141
3. Eller • CIN 137
4. Shaw • WSH 128
5. Williams • CHW 125
6. Shawkey • NYY 122
7. Alexander • CHC 121
8. Coveleski • CLE 118
9. Meadows • 2TM 116
10. Russell • 2TM 113
Games Started
1. Williams • CHW 40
2. Shaw • WSH 37
Vaughn • CHC 37
4. Cicotte • CHW 35
5. Coveleski • CLE 34
Barnes • NYG 34
7. Bagby • CLE 32
Dauss • DET 32
Cooper • PIT 32
Rudolph • BSN 32
Complete Games
1. Cicotte • CHW 30
2. Johnson • WSH 27
Williams • CHW 27
Cooper • PIT 27
5. Pfeffer • BRO 26
Mays • 2TM 26
7. Vaughn • CHC 25
8. Coveleski • CLE 24
Rudolph • BSN 24
10. Shaw • WSH 23
Adams • PIT 23
Barnes • NYG 23
Shutouts
1. Alexander • CHC 9
2. Eller • CIN 7
Johnson • WSH 7
4. Adams • PIT 6
5. Cicotte • CHW 5
Williams • CHW 5
Shocker • SLB 5
Fisher • CIN 5
Pennock • BOS 5
Jones • BOS 5
Home Runs
1. Gallia • SLB 10
Thormahlen • NYY 10
Cooper • PIT 10
4. Dauss • DET 9
Rogers • 2TM 9
6. Johnson • PHA 8
Quinn • NYY 8
Barnes • NYG 8
Demaree • BSN 8
Nehf • 2TM 8
Smith • 2TM 8
Bases on Balls
1. Ehmke • DET 107
2. Shaw • WSH 101
3. Harper • WSH 97
4. Jones • BOS 95
5. Gallia • SLB 92
Shawkey • NYY 92
7. Kinney • PHA 91
8. Sothoron • SLB 87
May • STL 87
10. Ruether • CIN 83
Hits
1. Coveleski • CLE 286
2. Rudolph • BSN 282
3. Shaw • WSH 274
4. Pfeffer • BRO 270
5. Williams • CHW 265
6. Vaughn • CHC 264
7. Barnes • NYG 263
8. Dauss • DET 262
9. Bagby • CLE 258
Jones • BOS 258
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Adams • PIT 4.000
2. Alexander • CHC 3.184
3. Johnson • WSH 2.882
4. Eller • CIN 2.740
5. Barnes • NYG 2.629
6. Cadore • BRO 2.410
7. Vaughn • CHC 2.274
8. Cicotte • CHW 2.245
9. Williams • CHW 2.155
10. Douglas • 2TM 2.100
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Douglas • 2TM 0.000
Carlson • PIT 0.000
Johnson • WSH 0.000
4. Adams • PIT 0.034
5. Ruether • CIN 0.037
6. Coveleski • CLE 0.063
7. Rudolph • BSN 0.066
8. Pennock • BOS 0.082
9. Kerr • CHW 0.085
10. Naylor • PHA 0.088
Losses
1. Harper • WSH 21
2. Jones • BOS 20
Meadows • 2TM 20
4. Naylor • PHA 18
Rudolph • BSN 18
6. Perry • PHA 17
Shaw • WSH 17
8. Boland • DET 16
Jacobs • 2TM 16
10. Johnson • PHA 15
Kinney • PHA 15
Earned Runs
1. Jones • BOS 102
2. Dauss • DET 101
3. Shaw • WSH 93
4. Gallia • SLB 89
5. Ehmke • DET 88
6. Williams • CHW 87
7. Harper • WSH 86
8. Cooper • PIT 85
9. Coveleski • CLE 83
10. Boland • DET 82
Kinney • PHA 82
Wild Pitches
1. Rudolph • BSN 11
Woodward • 2TM 11
3. Shaw • WSH 10
4. Harper • WSH 9
5. Sothoron • SLB 8
Cheney • 3TM 8
Erickson • 2TM 8
8. Pennock • BOS 7
Grimes • BRO 7
Meadows • 2TM 7
Hit By Pitch
1. Cooper • PIT 15
2. May • STL 14
3. Pfeffer • BRO 12
4. Williams • CHW 11
Jacobs • 2TM 11
6. Myers • CLE 10
Sothoron • SLB 10
Tuero • STL 10
Mays • 2TM 10
10. Hendrix • CHC 9
Lowdermilk • 2TM 9
Meadows • 2TM 9
Batters Faced
1. Shaw • WSH 1,231
2. Vaughn • CHC 1,224
3. Barnes • NYG 1,178
4. Cicotte • CHW 1,176
5. Williams • CHW 1,155
6. Cooper • PIT 1,147
7. Coveleski • CLE 1,138
8. Sothoron • SLB 1,136
9. Johnson • WSH 1,131
10. Rudolph • BSN 1,121
Games Finished
1. Dubuc • NYG 22
2. Kinney • PHA 21
3. Carter • CHC 20
Tuero • STL 20
5. Kerr • CHW 19
Russell • 2TM 19
7. Wright • SLB 16
Martin • CHC 16
Sherdel • STL 16
10. Cunningham • DET 15
Luque • CIN 15
Adjusted ERA+
1. Johnson • WSH 215
2. Cicotte • CHW 176
3. Alexander • CHC 166
4. Vaughn • CHC 160
5. Weilman • SLB 159
6. Ruether • CIN 154
7. Toney • NYG 154
8. Adams • PIT 153
9. Sothoron • SLB 150
10. Mays • 2TM 148
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Johnson • WSH 2.07
2. Alexander • CHC 2.11
3. Adams • PIT 2.13
4. Douglas • 2TM 2.30
5. Vaughn • CHC 2.36
6. Eller • CIN 2.40
7. Coveleski • CLE 2.44
8. Cicotte • CHW 2.48
9. Cadore • BRO 2.54
10. Barnes • NYG 2.59
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Johnson • WSH 51
2. Cicotte • CHW 48
3. Vaughn • CHC 34
4. Alexander • CHC 32
5. Adams • PIT 32
6. Mays • 2TM 26
7. Sothoron • SLB 26
8. Coveleski • CLE 25
9. Ruether • CIN 24
10. Williams • CHW 21
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Johnson • WSH 5.8
2. Cicotte • CHW 5.5
3. Vaughn • CHC 4.1
4. Alexander • CHC 3.9
5. Adams • PIT 3.8
6. Mays • 2TM 2.9
7. Ruether • CIN 2.9
8. Sothoron • SLB 2.8
9. Coveleski • CLE 2.8
10. Toney • NYG 2.4
Sallee • CIN 2.4
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Cicotte • CHW 64.08
2. Johnson • WSH 56.87
3. Adams • PIT 41.58
4. Vaughn • CHC 41.05
5. Alexander • CHC 40.55
6. Williams • CHW 38.29
7. Coveleski • CLE 34.34
8. Mays • 2TM 33.54
9. Sallee • CIN 29.37
10. Quinn • NYY 29.22
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Cicotte • CHW 9.0
2. Johnson • WSH 7.1
3. Vaughn • CHC 6.2
4. Ruether • CIN 5.0
5. Adams • PIT 4.8
6. Shawkey • NYY 4.6
7. Alexander • CHC 4.4
8. Coveleski • CLE 4.3
9. Sothoron • SLB 4.3
10. Williams • CHW 4.1
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Cicotte • CHW 6.5
2. Johnson • WSH 6.3
3. Alexander • CHC 5.0
4. Adams • PIT 5.0
5. Williams • CHW 3.9
6. Vaughn • CHC 3.7
7. Sallee • CIN 3.4
8. Barnes • NYG 3.3
9. Quinn • NYY 3.2
10. Cooper • PIT 2.9
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Cicotte • CHW 28.5
2. Ruether • CIN 13.8
3. Williams • CHW 10.4
4. Coveleski • CLE 10.4
5. Barnes • NYG 10.3
6. Ring • CIN 9.7
7. Toney • NYG 8.9
8. Kerr • CHW 8.3
9. Sallee • CIN 7.9
10. Vaughn • CHC 5.5
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Cicotte • CHW 7.5
2. Johnson • WSH 6.6
3. Alexander • CHC 5.1
4. Vaughn • CHC 5.0
5. Adams • PIT 5.0
6. Williams • CHW 4.3
7. Mays • 2TM 3.9
8. Coveleski • CLE 3.7
9. Sallee • CIN 3.6
10. Quinn • NYY 3.2

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