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Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Ferrell • BOS 10.6
2. Vaughan • PIT 9.8
3. Grove • BOS 8.8
4. Gehringer • DET 8.6
5. Gehrig • NYY 8.3
6. Foxx • PHA 8.0
7. Dean • STL 7.5
Greenberg • DET 7.5
9. Ott • NYG 7.2
10. Herman • CHC 7.2
WAR for Pitchers
1. Grove • BOS 9.4
2. Ferrell • BOS 8.2
3. Harder • CLE 7.3
4. Blanton • PIT 7.2
5. Dean • STL 7.1
6. Davis • PHI 7.1
7. Andrews • SLB 6.4
8. Dean • STL 5.7
9. Johnson • PHI 5.2
10. Hudlin • CLE 5.1
Earned Run Average
1. Matlock • PC 1.52
2. Stanley • NYC 2.47
3. Blanton • PIT 2.58
4. Swift • PIT 2.70
5. Grove • BOS 2.70
6. Taylor • NYC 2.78
7. Foster • CAG 2.84
8. Willis • CEG 2.89
9. Schumacher • NYG 2.89
10. French • CHC 2.96
Wins
1. Dean • STL 28
2. Ferrell • BOS 25
3. Hubbell • NYG 23
4. Harder • CLE 22
Derringer • CIN 22
6. Bridges • DET 21
7. Grove • BOS 20
Lee • CHC 20
Warneke • CHC 20
10. Rowe • DET 19
Dean • STL 19
Schumacher • NYG 19
Win-Loss %
1. Matlock • PC 1.000
2. Streeter • PC .857
3. Davis • PC .833
4. Carter • PC .800
Porter • CEG .800
Willis • CEG .800
7. Lee • CHC .769
8. Henshaw • CHC .722
9. Auker • DET .720
10. Castleman • NYG .714
Carter • PS .714
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Matlock • PC 1.000
2. Blanton • PIT 1.081
3. Swift • PIT 1.129
4. Willis • CEG 1.151
5. Schumacher • NYG 1.166
6. Dean • STL 1.172
7. Warneke • CHC 1.173
8. Clark • BRO 1.174
9. Root • CHC 1.192
10. Hubbell • NYG 1.199
Hits per 9 IP
1. Taylor • NYC 6.659
2. Blake • NYC 6.750
3. Matlock • PC 7.352
4. Blanton • PIT 7.785
5. Griffith • CEG 7.792
6. Foster • CAG 7.980
7. Allen • NYY 8.030
8. Tiant • NYC 8.037
9. Schumacher • NYG 8.083
10. Ruffing • NYY 8.149
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Clark • BRO 1.217
2. Hubbell • NYG 1.457
3. Hoyt • PIT 1.482
4. Derringer • CIN 1.594
5. Johnson • PHI 1.597
6. French • CHC 1.608
7. Swift • PIT 1.635
8. Matlock • PC 1.648
9. Harder • CLE 1.660
10. Willis • CEG 1.698
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Blake • NYC 9.304
2. Tiant • NYC 8.037
3. Taylor • NYC 6.780
4. Allen • NYY 6.090
5. Mungo • BRO 6.005
6. Cornelius • CAG 5.949
7. Evans • ND 5.586
8. Griffith • CEG 5.436
9. Holmes • PS 5.400
10. Day • BE 5.383
Games Played
1. Van Atta • 2TM 58
2. Walkup • SLB 55
3. Jorgens • PHI 53
4. Andrews • SLB 50
Dean • STL 50
6. Thomas • SLB 49
7. Knott • SLB 48
8. Bivin • PHI 47
9. Dean • STL 46
Smith • BSN 46
Saves
1. Leonard • BRO 8
2. Knott • SLB 7
3. Hoyt • PIT 6
Johnson • PHI 6
Stout • NYG 6
6. Hildebrand • CLE 5
Hogsett • DET 5
Hudlin • CLE 5
Murphy • NYY 5
Wyatt • CHW 5
Brennan • CIN 5
Dean • STL 5
Dean • STL 5
Smith • NYG 5
Smith • BSN 5
Innings Pitched
1. Dean • STL 325.1
2. Ferrell • BOS 322.1
3. Hubbell • NYG 302.2
4. Harder • CLE 287.1
5. Whitehill • WSH 279.1
6. Derringer • CIN 276.2
7. Rowe • DET 275.2
8. Bridges • DET 274.1
9. Grove • BOS 273.0
10. Dean • STL 269.2
Strikeouts
1. Dean • STL 190
2. Bridges • DET 163
3. Hubbell • NYG 150
4. Dean • STL 143
Mungo • BRO 143
6. Blanton • PIT 142
7. Rowe • DET 140
8. Gomez • NYY 138
9. Grove • BOS 121
10. Derringer • CIN 120
Warneke • CHC 120
Games Started
1. Ferrell • BOS 38
2. Dean • STL 36
3. Harder • CLE 35
Hubbell • NYG 35
5. Bridges • DET 34
Rowe • DET 34
Whitehill • WSH 34
8. Dean • STL 33
Derringer • CIN 33
Schumacher • NYG 33
Complete Games
1. Ferrell • BOS 31
2. Dean • STL 29
3. Hubbell • NYG 24
4. Bridges • DET 23
Grove • BOS 23
Blanton • PIT 23
7. Rowe • DET 21
8. Derringer • CIN 20
Warneke • CHC 20
10. Lyons • CHW 19
Marcum • PHA 19
Ruffing • NYY 19
Whitehill • WSH 19
Davis • PHI 19
Dean • STL 19
Shutouts
1. Rowe • DET 6
2. Bridges • DET 4
Fitzsimmons • NYG 4
French • CHC 4
Blanton • PIT 4
Weaver • PIT 4
Mungo • BRO 4
Harder • CLE 4
9. Schumacher • NYG 3
Lyons • CHW 3
Derringer • CIN 3
Henshaw • CHC 3
Lee • CHC 3
Tamulis • NYY 3
Hudlin • CLE 3
Ferrell • BOS 3
Swift • PIT 3
Dean • STL 3
Davis • PHI 3
Tiant • NYC 3
Wilshere • PHA 3
Home Runs
1. Hubbell • NYG 27
2. Bridges • DET 22
3. Bivin • PHI 20
Parmelee • NYG 20
5. Warneke • CHC 19
6. Gomez • NYY 18
Hadley • WSH 18
8. Kennedy • CHW 17
Ruffing • NYY 17
Walkup • SLB 17
Whitehead • CHW 17
Carleton • CHC 17
Bases on Balls
1. Cain • 2TM 123
2. Bridges • DET 113
3. Ferrell • BOS 108
4. Walkup • SLB 104
Whitehill • WSH 104
6. Pearson • CLE 103
7. Hadley • WSH 102
8. Dietrich • PHA 101
Whitehead • CHW 101
10. Parmelee • NYG 97
Newsom • 2TM 97
Hits
1. Ferrell • BOS 336
2. Dean • STL 324
3. Whitehill • WSH 318
4. Hubbell • NYG 314
5. Harder • CLE 313
6. Derringer • CIN 295
7. French • CHC 279
8. Frankhouse • BSN 278
9. Bridges • DET 277
10. Newsom • 2TM 276
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Hubbell • NYG 3.061
2. Matlock • PC 2.923
3. Johnson • PHI 2.871
4. Dean • STL 2.600
5. Blanton • PIT 2.582
6. Dean • STL 2.468
7. Derringer • CIN 2.449
8. Warneke • CHC 2.400
9. Hoyt • PIT 2.333
10. Bell • 2TM 2.300
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Stanley • NYC 0.000
2. Blanton • PIT 0.106
3. Taylor • NYC 0.121
4. Harvey • PC 0.174
5. Harder • CLE 0.188
6. Grove • BOS 0.198
7. Foster • CAG 0.219
8. Matlock • PC 0.254
9. Hollingsworth • CIN 0.260
10. Swift • PIT 0.265
Losses
1. Cantwell • BSN 25
2. Brandt • BSN 19
3. Smith • BSN 18
Newsom • 2TM 18
5. Van Atta • 2TM 16
6. Gomez • NYY 15
Hadley • WSH 15
Thomas • SLB 15
Tietje • CHW 15
Frankhouse • BSN 15
Jorgens • PHI 15
MacFayden • 2TM 15
Earned Runs
1. Whitehill • WSH 133
2. Ferrell • BOS 126
Hadley • WSH 126
Walkup • SLB 126
5. Frankhouse • BSN 122
6. Newsom • 2TM 121
7. Cain • 2TM 117
8. Crowder • DET 114
9. Rowe • DET 113
10. Dietrich • PHA 111
Wild Pitches
1. Hallahan • STL 10
Warneke • CHC 10
3. Thomas • SLB 9
Leonard • BRO 9
5. Gomez • NYY 8
Parmelee • NYG 8
7. Kennedy • CHW 7
Knott • SLB 7
Mahaffey • PHA 7
Turbeville • PHA 7
Whitehill • WSH 7
Babich • BRO 7
Blanton • PIT 7
Castleman • NYG 7
Hubbell • NYG 7
Lee • CHC 7
Weaver • PIT 7
Hit By Pitch
1. Wilshere • PHA 10
Day • BE 10
3. Auker • DET 9
Dean • STL 9
Parmelee • NYG 9
Williams • BE 9
7. Herrmann • CIN 8
Jorgens • PHI 8
9. Whitehill • WSH 7
Davis • PHI 7
Pezzullo • PHI 7
Smith • NYG 7
Walters • PHI 7
Batters Faced
1. Ferrell • BOS 1,391
2. Dean • STL 1,362
3. Hubbell • NYG 1,265
4. Whitehill • WSH 1,239
5. Harder • CLE 1,206
6. Bridges • DET 1,195
7. Derringer • CIN 1,153
8. Rowe • DET 1,146
9. Grove • BOS 1,137
10. Dean • STL 1,125
Games Finished
1. Hogsett • DET 30
2. Wyatt • CHW 25
Van Atta • 2TM 25
4. Russell • WSH 24
5. Stout • NYG 23
6. Pettit • WSH 22
Smith • BSN 22
8. Malone • NYY 21
9. Brown • CLE 19
Murphy • NYY 19
Benton • BSN 19
Betts • BSN 19
Hoyt • PIT 19
Adjusted ERA+
1. Matlock • PC 336
2. Stanley • NYC 207
3. Taylor • NYC 183
4. Foster • CAG 180
5. Willis • CEG 177
6. Grove • BOS 175
7. Carter • PC 166
8. Davis • PC 163
9. Blanton • PIT 159
10. Griffith • CEG 157
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Blanton • PIT 2.89
2. Matlock • PC 3.03
3. Stanley • NYC 3.32
4. Grove • BOS 3.33
5. Harder • CLE 3.35
6. Thompson • CEG 3.35
7. Bell • 2TM 3.39
8. Swift • PIT 3.40
9. Dean • STL 3.40
10. Blake • NYC 3.40
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Grove • BOS 54
2. Blanton • PIT 40
3. Dean • STL 39
4. Ferrell • BOS 39
5. Harder • CLE 39
6. Lyons • CHW 30
7. Swift • PIT 30
8. Schumacher • NYG 29
9. French • CHC 28
10. Andrews • SLB 28
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Grove • BOS 5.4
2. Blanton • PIT 4.1
3. Dean • STL 4.0
4. Ferrell • BOS 3.9
5. Harder • CLE 3.8
6. Lyons • CHW 3.0
7. Swift • PIT 3.0
8. Schumacher • NYG 3.0
9. French • CHC 2.9
10. Warneke • CHC 2.8
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Grove • BOS 52.89
2. Dean • STL 47.95
3. Harder • CLE 42.20
4. Schumacher • NYG 41.27
5. Dean • STL 38.89
6. Ferrell • BOS 38.74
7. Blanton • PIT 37.00
8. Ruffing • NYY 35.43
9. Hubbell • NYG 35.28
10. Rowe • DET 34.80
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Grove • BOS 6.4
2. Dean • STL 5.4
3. Ferrell • BOS 5.2
4. French • CHC 4.7
5. Harder • CLE 4.7
6. Hubbell • NYG 4.7
7. Lyons • CHW 4.5
8. Dean • STL 4.5
9. Andrews • SLB 4.2
10. Schumacher • NYG 3.8
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Dean • STL 5.2
2. Grove • BOS 5.0
3. Blanton • PIT 4.3
4. Dean • STL 4.3
5. Schumacher • NYG 4.3
6. Rowe • DET 4.3
7. Harder • CLE 4.0
8. Swift • PIT 3.4
9. Ruffing • NYY 3.3
10. Warneke • CHC 3.3
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Dean • STL 23.5
2. Warneke • CHC 18.3
3. Hubbell • NYG 15.2
4. French • CHC 15.0
5. Dean • STL 14.1
6. Schumacher • NYG 12.3
7. Root • CHC 10.3
8. Lyons • CHW 7.7
9. Rowe • DET 6.7
10. Allen • NYY 6.4
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Grove • BOS 5.2
2. Dean • STL 4.9
3. Schumacher • NYG 4.4
4. Harder • CLE 4.1
5. Dean • STL 3.9
6. Blanton • PIT 3.8
7. Ruffing • NYY 3.7
8. Ferrell • BOS 3.7
9. Hubbell • NYG 3.7
10. Rowe • DET 3.5

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