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Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. AlexanderCHC 12.7
2. RuthNYY 11.8
3. SislerSLB 9.8
4. HornsbySTL 9.6
5. BagbyCLE 9.5
6. CoveleskiCLE 8.9
7. SpeakerCLE 8.6
8. GrimesBRO 8.4
9. ShawkeyNYY 8.1
10. CollinsCHW 7.9
WAR for Pitchers
1. AlexanderCHC 12.0
2. BagbyCLE 9.0
3. CoveleskiCLE 8.7
4. ShawkeyNYY 8.2
5. GrimesBRO 7.1
6. ShockerSLB 6.6
7. MaysNYY 6.2
8. CooperPIT 6.1
9. AdamsPIT 5.9
10. FaberCHW 5.7
Earned Run Average
1. BrownCAG 1.82
2. WilliamsCAG 1.83
3. AlexanderCHC 1.91
4. LeblancCSW 1.99
5. AdamsPIT 2.16
6. GrimesBRO 2.22
7. CooperPIT 2.39
8. McClureABC 2.42
9. Johnson2TM 2.42
10. ShawkeyNYY 2.45
Wins
1. BagbyCLE 31
2. AlexanderCHC 27
3. MaysNYY 26
4. CoveleskiCLE 24
CooperPIT 24
6. FaberCHW 23
GrimesBRO 23
8. WilliamsCHW 22
9. CicotteCHW 21
KerrCHW 21
NehfNYG 21
ToneyNYG 21
Win-Loss %
1. Johnson2TM .867
2. BrownCAG .813
3. GatewoodDS .750
WilliamsCAG .750
5. BagbyCLE .721
6. MaysNYY .703
7. KerrCHW .700
8. Myers2TM .688
9. CicotteCHW .677
10. GrimesBRO .676
Walks & Hits per IP
1. BrownCAG 0.908
2. AdamsPIT 0.981
3. WilliamsCAG 1.045
4. LeblancCSW 1.072
5. Johnson2TM 1.083
6. CooperPIT 1.098
7. LuqueCIN 1.098
8. CoveleskiCLE 1.108
9. AlexanderCHC 1.112
10. GrimesBRO 1.113
Hits per 9 IP
1. BrownCAG 5.085
2. WilliamsCAG 7.280
3. LuqueCIN 7.281
4. CrawfordKCM 7.372
5. LeblancCSW 7.437
6. DismukesABC 7.460
7. McClureABC 7.491
8. GatewoodDS 7.698
9. HollandDS 7.722
10. Johnson2TM 7.749
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. AdamsPIT 0.616
2. CooperPIT 1.431
3. NehfNYG 1.443
4. BentonNYG 1.443
5. FinnerSLG 1.627
6. MarquardBRO 1.661
7. QuinnNYY 1.705
8. AlexanderCHC 1.709
9. BarnesNYG 1.722
10. SmithPHI 1.831
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. RoganKCM 6.620
2. BrownCAG 6.114
3. LeblancCSW 5.551
4. HollandDS 5.112
5. DonaldsonKCM 5.098
6. GatewoodDS 5.094
7. CrawfordKCM 5.074
8. MarshallCAG 5.003
9. Farrell2TM 4.909
10. CarrSLG 4.848
Games Played
1. BagbyCLE 48
2. HainesSTL 47
3. AyersDET 46
AlexanderCHC 46
DouglasNYG 46
6. KerrCHW 45
MaysNYY 45
8. ZacharyWSH 44
CooperPIT 44
ScottBSN 44
Saves
1. SherdelSTL 6
2. ShockerSLB 5
McQuillanBSN 5
AlexanderCHC 5
KerrCHW 5
6. BurwellSLB 4
Hubbell2TM 4
EhmkeDET 4
9. RuetherCIN 3
HamiltonPIT 3
CauseyPHI 3
QuinnNYY 3
MamauxBRO 3
CarlsonPIT 3
MortonCLE 3
MaysNYY 3
JohnsonWSH 3
SmithBRO 3
HollandDS 3
JeffriesABC 3
WilliamsCAG 3
Innings Pitched
1. AlexanderCHC 363.1
2. BagbyCLE 339.2
3. CooperPIT 327.0
4. FaberCHW 319.0
5. CoveleskiCLE 315.0
6. MaysNYY 312.0
7. GrimesBRO 303.2
8. CicotteCHW 303.1
9. HainesSTL 301.2
10. VaughnCHC 301.0
Strikeouts
1. AlexanderCHC 173
2. CoveleskiCLE 133
3. GrimesBRO 131
VaughnCHC 131
5. WilliamsCHW 128
6. ShawkeyNYY 126
7. HainesSTL 120
8. SchuppSTL 119
9. CooperPIT 114
10. RixeyPHI 109
Games Started
1. AlexanderCHC 40
2. FaberCHW 39
3. BagbyCLE 38
CoveleskiCLE 38
WilliamsCHW 38
VaughnCHC 38
7. MaysNYY 37
CooperPIT 37
DoakSTL 37
HainesSTL 37
SchuppSTL 37
ToneyNYG 37
Complete Games
1. AlexanderCHC 33
2. BagbyCLE 30
3. CicotteCHW 28
FaberCHW 28
CooperPIT 28
6. CoveleskiCLE 26
MaysNYY 26
8. WilliamsCHW 25
GrimesBRO 25
RixeyPHI 25
Shutouts
1. AdamsPIT 8
2. AlexanderCHC 7
3. MaysNYY 6
4. OeschgerBSN 5
DoakSTL 5
RuetherCIN 5
GrimesBRO 5
ShawkeyNYY 5
ShockerSLB 5
10. VaughnCHC 4
PennockBOS 4
NehfNYG 4
HainesSTL 4
JohnsonWSH 4
ToneyNYG 4
BentonNYG 4
CicotteCHW 4
CadoreBRO 4
Home Runs
1. WilliamsCHW 15
2. PerryPHA 14
3. EricksonWSH 13
MaysNYY 13
5. ShawWSH 12
6. DaussDET 11
7. DavisSLB 10
ShawkeyNYY 10
ShockerSLB 10
OeschgerBSN 10
SmithPHI 10
Bases on Balls
1. DavisSLB 149
2. EricksonWSH 128
3. SchuppSTL 127
4. EhmkeDET 124
5. OeschgerBSN 99
6. RuetherCIN 96
7. BushBOS 94
8. RingCIN 92
9. OldhamDET 91
10. WilliamsCHW 90
MeadowsPHI 90
Hits
1. BagbyCLE 338
2. AlexanderCHC 335
3. FaberCHW 332
4. CicotteCHW 316
5. MaysNYY 310
PerryPHA 310
7. DaussDET 308
ScottBSN 308
9. CooperPIT 307
10. NaylorPHA 306
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. AdamsPIT 4.667
2. MarquardBRO 2.543
3. LeblancCSW 2.512
4. AlexanderCHC 2.507
5. CurryKCM 2.295
6. CooperPIT 2.192
7. FinnerSLG 2.167
8. DonaldsonKCM 2.160
9. QuinnNYY 2.104
10. Johnson2TM 2.091
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. MarshallCAG 0.000
JohnsonABC 0.000
DonaldsonKCM 0.000
CurryKCM 0.000
BrownCAG 0.000
6. SherdelSTL 0.053
7. RuetherCIN 0.068
8. HamiltonPIT 0.078
9. MamauxBRO 0.094
10. DismukesABC 0.096
Losses
1. PerryPHA 25
2. NaylorPHA 23
3. RixeyPHI 22
4. DaussDET 21
FillingimBSN 21
ScottBSN 21
7. HainesSTL 20
8. EhmkeDET 18
ShawWSH 18
SmithPHI 18
Earned Runs
1. WilliamsCHW 130
2. JonesBOS 120
3. BushBOS 115
OeschgerBSN 115
5. SothoronSLB 114
ScottBSN 114
7. ShawWSH 112
8. CicotteCHW 110
ZacharyWSH 110
RixeyPHI 110
Wild Pitches
1. LeonardDET 13
ShawWSH 13
3. NaylorPHA 11
4. SothoronSLB 10
PonderPIT 10
6. CollinsNYY 9
HarperBOS 9
ZacharyWSH 9
GrimesBRO 9
ScottBSN 9
Hit By Pitch
1. CollinsNYY 14
2. EhmkeDET 13
ScottBSN 13
4. WilliamsCHW 12
5. EricksonWSH 11
CooperPIT 11
SherdelSTL 11
8. BushBOS 10
BrownCAG 10
10. CourtneyWSH 9
HainesSTL 9
RuetherCIN 9
SchuppSTL 9
DismukesABC 9
JohnsonABC 9
Batters Faced
1. AlexanderCHC 1,447
2. BagbyCLE 1,355
3. CooperPIT 1,312
4. FaberCHW 1,291
5. MaysNYY 1,268
6. HainesSTL 1,258
7. VaughnCHC 1,255
8. OeschgerBSN 1,250
9. GrimesBRO 1,246
10. ScottBSN 1,243
Games Finished
1. SherdelSTL 30
2. KarrBOS 19
3. BurwellSLB 18
WilkinsonCHW 18
BettsPHI 18
6. RommelPHA 17
7. AyersDET 16
MamauxBRO 16
SmithBRO 16
10. KeefePHA 15
DouglasNYG 15
Adjusted ERA+
1. BrownCAG 195
2. WilliamsCAG 193
3. LeblancCSW 177
4. AlexanderCHC 166
5. ShawkeyNYY 156
6. CoveleskiCLE 154
7. AdamsPIT 150
8. Johnson2TM 146
9. McClureABC 146
10. ShockerSLB 144
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. DonaldsonKCM 2.49
2. CurryKCM 2.56
3. LeblancCSW 2.57
4. RoganKCM 2.66
5. BrownCAG 2.67
6. AdamsPIT 2.68
7. AlexanderCHC 2.71
8. MarquardBRO 2.78
9. JohnsonABC 2.78
10. CooperPIT 2.84
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. AlexanderCHC 51
2. CoveleskiCLE 47
3. ShawkeyNYY 42
4. BagbyCLE 41
5. ShockerSLB 30
6. GrimesBRO 30
7. MaysNYY 29
8. AdamsPIT 29
9. CooperPIT 28
10. BrownCAG 28
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. AlexanderCHC 5.8
2. CoveleskiCLE 4.8
3. ShawkeyNYY 4.4
4. BagbyCLE 4.2
5. GrimesBRO 3.3
6. AdamsPIT 3.3
7. CooperPIT 3.1
8. ShockerSLB 3.1
9. MaysNYY 2.9
10. BrownCAG 2.9
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. AlexanderCHC 62.54
2. CoveleskiCLE 62.23
3. BagbyCLE 61.53
4. ShawkeyNYY 57.14
5. MaysNYY 40.57
6. ShockerSLB 37.31
7. FaberCHW 35.01
8. GrimesBRO 33.78
9. CicotteCHW 32.15
10. QuinnNYY 31.46
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. AlexanderCHC 8.6
2. ShockerSLB 6.4
3. CoveleskiCLE 5.8
4. ShawkeyNYY 5.0
5. CooperPIT 4.7
6. BagbyCLE 4.4
7. MaysNYY 4.4
8. KerrCHW 4.2
9. GrimesBRO 4.1
10. AdamsPIT 4.0
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. AlexanderCHC 5.9
2. CoveleskiCLE 5.6
3. BagbyCLE 4.9
4. GrimesBRO 4.0
5. CooperPIT 4.0
6. ShockerSLB 4.0
7. AdamsPIT 4.0
8. ShawkeyNYY 3.9
9. MaysNYY 3.3
10. QuinnNYY 3.1
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. CoveleskiCLE 22.1
2. MailsCLE 18.9
3. KerrCHW 17.3
4. BagbyCLE 16.4
5. GrimesBRO 14.6
6. ShawkeyNYY 14.5
7. MaysNYY 10.7
8. SmithBRO 9.8
9. FaberCHW 8.7
10. CicotteCHW 7.4
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. AlexanderCHC 7.3
2. CoveleskiCLE 6.5
3. BagbyCLE 6.4
4. ShawkeyNYY 6.0
5. MaysNYY 4.1
6. GrimesBRO 3.8
7. ShockerSLB 3.8
8. FaberCHW 3.6
9. AdamsPIT 3.5
10. CooperPIT 3.3