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Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Williams • BOS 10.5
2. Cooper • STL 8.3
3. Gordon • NYY 7.7
4. Ott • NYG 7.2
5. Slaughter • STL 6.8
6. Keller • NYY 6.8
7. DiMaggio • NYY 6.4
8. Mize • NYG 6.4
9. Hughson • BOS 6.3
10. Pesky • BOS 6.2
WAR for Pitchers
1. Cooper • STL 8.2
2. Hughson • BOS 6.2
3. Benton • DET 5.6
4. White • DET 5.5
5. Starr • CIN 5.4
6. Lyons • CHW 4.8
7. Niggeling • SLB 4.7
8. Vander Meer • CIN 4.6
9. Beazley • STL 4.3
10. Newhouser • DET 4.1
Earned Run Average
1. Partlow • HG 1.69
2. Day • 2TM 1.73
3. Cooper • STL 1.78
4. Owens • CCB 1.83
5. Matchett • KCM 1.92
6. Lyons • CHW 2.10
7. Paige • KCM 2.12
8. Beazley • STL 2.13
9. Bonham • NYY 2.27
10. Gaines • BEG 2.35
Wins
1. Hughson • BOS 22
Cooper • STL 22
3. Bonham • NYY 21
Beazley • STL 21
5. Passeau • CHC 19
Wyatt • BRO 19
7. Vander Meer • CIN 18
8. Bagby • CLE 17
Marchildon • PHA 17
Sewell • PIT 17
Win-Loss %
1. Johnson • KCM 1.000
2. Hooker • NE .857
3. Bremer • CCB .833
Matchett • KCM .833
McDaniel • KCM .833
6. Krist • STL .813
7. Bonham • NYY .808
8. Buchanan • PS .800
Day • 2TM .800
10. Borowy • NYY .789
French • BRO .789
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Day • 2TM 0.912
2. Markham • BBB 0.930
3. Bonham • NYY 0.987
4. Cooper • STL 0.987
5. Partlow • HG 0.988
6. Paige • KCM 1.009
7. Gaines • BEG 1.055
8. Owens • CCB 1.068
9. Lyons • CHW 1.070
10. Manning • NE 1.097
Hits per 9 IP
1. Day • 2TM 5.292
2. Partlow • HG 6.247
3. Gaines • BEG 6.296
4. Evans • MRS 6.429
5. Smith • NBY 6.577
6. Cooper • STL 6.685
7. Newhouser • DET 6.713
8. Vander Meer • CIN 6.934
9. Manning • NE 6.977
10. Adams • BEG 7.200
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Bonham • NYY 0.956
2. Markham • BBB 1.025
3. Lyons • CHW 1.298
4. Paige • KCM 1.369
5. Sutton • CAG 1.688
6. Warneke • 2TM 1.790
7. Lohrman • 2TM 1.846
8. Mathis • MRS 1.895
9. Smith • KCM 1.901
10. Ruffing • NYY 1.905
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Day • 2TM 9.288
2. Johnson • KCM 7.714
3. Paige • KCM 6.968
4. Vander Meer • CIN 6.861
5. Gaines • BEG 6.723
6. Smith • NBY 5.885
7. McKinnis • 2TM 5.659
8. Markham • BBB 5.639
9. Barnhill • NYC 5.609
10. Hill • NE 5.377
Games Played
1. Adams • NYG 61
2. Casey • BRO 50
3. Beazley • STL 43
Podgajny • PHI 43
5. Javery • BSN 42
Melton • PHI 42
7. Haynes • CHW 40
Dietz • PIT 40
Hughes • PHI 40
Sain • BSN 40
Sewell • PIT 40
Saves
1. Casey • BRO 13
2. Murphy • NYY 11
Adams • NYG 11
4. Beggs • CIN 8
5. Sain • BSN 6
Haynes • CHW 6
Brown • BOS 6
8. Newhouser • DET 5
Caster • SLB 5
Gumbert • STL 5
Innings Pitched
1. Tobin • BSN 287.2
2. Hughson • BOS 281.0
3. Cooper • STL 278.2
4. Passeau • CHC 278.1
5. Starr • CIN 276.2
6. Bagby • CLE 270.2
7. Javery • BSN 261.0
8. Walters • CIN 253.2
9. Hughes • PHI 253.0
10. Auker • SLB 249.0
Strikeouts
1. Vander Meer • CIN 186
2. Cooper • STL 152
3. Newsom • 2TM 134
4. Higbe • BRO 115
5. Hughson • BOS 113
6. Benton • DET 110
Marchildon • PHA 110
8. Walters • CIN 109
9. Niggeling • SLB 107
Melton • PHI 107
Games Started
1. Javery • BSN 37
2. Bagby • CLE 35
Cooper • STL 35
4. Auker • SLB 34
Passeau • CHC 34
Newsom • 2TM 34
7. Sewell • PIT 33
Starr • CIN 33
Tobin • BSN 33
Vander Meer • CIN 33
Complete Games
1. Tobin • BSN 28
2. Passeau • CHC 24
3. Bonham • NYY 22
Hughson • BOS 22
Cooper • STL 22
6. Vander Meer • CIN 21
Walters • CIN 21
8. Lyons • CHW 20
9. Hudson • WSH 19
Hughes • PHI 19
Javery • BSN 19
Shutouts
1. Cooper • STL 10
2. Bonham • NYY 6
3. Davis • BRO 5
Javery • BSN 5
Sewell • PIT 5
6. Bagby • CLE 4
Borowy • NYY 4
Harder • CLE 4
Hughson • BOS 4
Masterson • WSH 4
Ruffing • NYY 4
White • DET 4
French • BRO 4
Starr • CIN 4
Vander Meer • CIN 4
Home Runs
1. Tobin • BSN 20
2. Bagby • CLE 19
3. Smith • CHW 17
Higbe • BRO 17
Hubbell • NYG 17
6. Auker • SLB 16
Dietrich • CHW 16
Wolff • PHA 16
9. Trout • DET 15
10. Harris • PHA 14
Marchildon • PHA 14
Bases on Balls
1. Marchildon • PHA 140
2. Newhouser • DET 114
Melton • PHI 114
4. Higbe • BRO 106
Starr • CIN 106
Newsom • 2TM 106
7. Vander Meer • CIN 102
8. Christopher • PHA 99
Hughes • PHI 99
10. Tobin • BSN 96
Hits
1. Passeau • CHC 284
2. Tobin • BSN 283
3. Auker • SLB 273
4. Bagby • CLE 267
5. Hudson • WSH 266
6. Newsom • 2TM 264
7. Sewell • PIT 259
8. Hughson • BOS 258
9. Javery • BSN 251
10. Wynn • WSH 246
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Markham • BBB 5.500
2. Paige • KCM 5.091
3. Day • 2TM 3.185
4. Bonham • NYY 2.958
5. Smith • KCM 2.800
6. Hutchinson • MRS 2.545
7. Barnhill • NYC 2.529
8. Byrd • BEG 2.304
9. Mathis • MRS 2.250
10. Cooper • STL 2.235
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Trucks • DET 0.161
2. Lee • CHC 0.164
3. Gumbert • STL 0.166
4. Beazley • STL 0.167
5. Milnar • CLE 0.172
6. Derringer • CIN 0.173
7. Newhouser • DET 0.196
8. Wagner • BOS 0.219
9. Vander Meer • CIN 0.221
10. Lanier • STL 0.224
Hollingsworth • SLB 0.224
Losses
1. Tobin • BSN 21
2. Smith • CHW 20
Melton • PHI 20
4. Johnson • PHI 19
Newsom • 2TM 19
6. Trout • DET 18
Hughes • PHI 18
8. Hudson • WSH 17
9. Wynn • WSH 16
Hoerst • PHI 16
Javery • BSN 16
Earned Runs
1. Newsom • 2TM 129
2. Tobin • BSN 127
3. Hudson • WSH 116
4. Marchildon • PHA 114
5. Auker • SLB 113
6. Wynn • WSH 108
7. Smith • CHW 95
8. Lee • CHC 94
Sewell • PIT 94
10. Besse • PHA 91
Wild Pitches
1. Marchildon • PHA 13
2. Trout • DET 8
Melton • PHI 8
4. Judd • BOS 7
Niggeling • SLB 7
Trucks • DET 7
Beazley • STL 7
Tobin • BSN 7
9. Benton • DET 5
Bridges • DET 5
Donald • NYY 5
Haynes • CHW 5
Ostermueller • SLB 5
Ross • CHW 5
Smith • CHW 5
Wolff • PHA 5
Zuber • WSH 5
Cooper • STL 5
Earley • BSN 5
Gumbert • STL 5
Pollet • STL 5
Lohrman • 2TM 5
Sundra • 2TM 5
Hit By Pitch
1. Niggeling • SLB 11
Podgajny • PHI 11
3. Humphries • CHW 7
Davis • BRO 7
Wyatt • BRO 7
Hooker • NE 7
Smith • NBY 7
8. Tobin • BSN 6
9. Dietrich • CHW 5
Hudson • WSH 5
Smith • CLE 5
Wagner • BOS 5
White • DET 5
Cooper • STL 5
French • BRO 5
Pressnell • CHC 5
Sain • BSN 5
Walters • CIN 5
Byrd • BEG 5
Batters Faced
1. Tobin • BSN 1,224
2. Passeau • CHC 1,177
3. Hughson • BOS 1,150
4. Starr • CIN 1,136
5. Bagby • CLE 1,111
6. Javery • BSN 1,108
7. Cooper • STL 1,100
8. Auker • SLB 1,093
9. Newsom • 2TM 1,092
10. Marchildon • PHA 1,081
Games Finished
1. Adams • NYG 49
2. Haynes • CHW 35
3. Beggs • CIN 30
4. Casey • BRO 29
5. Shoun • 2TM 27
6. Murphy • NYY 26
7. Caster • SLB 24
Sain • BSN 24
9. Brown • BOS 23
10. Eisenstat • CLE 19
Gorsica • DET 19
Zuber • WSH 19
Wilkie • PIT 19
Adjusted ERA+
1. Partlow • HG 228
2. Day • 2TM 225
3. Owens • CCB 213
4. Matchett • KCM 203
5. Cooper • STL 192
6. Paige • KCM 184
7. Lyons • CHW 171
8. Gaines • BEG 165
9. Newhouser • DET 162
10. Beazley • STL 160
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Vander Meer • CIN 2.13
2. Cooper • STL 2.19
3. Lanier • STL 2.39
4. Bonham • NYY 2.41
5. Derringer • CIN 2.43
6. Bridges • DET 2.53
7. Beazley • STL 2.53
8. Hughson • BOS 2.54
9. Walters • CIN 2.54
10. Lee • CHC 2.55
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Cooper • STL 46
2. Hughson • BOS 36
3. Bonham • NYY 32
4. Lyons • CHW 29
5. Beazley • STL 27
6. Chandler • NYY 25
7. White • DET 24
8. Benton • DET 24
9. Vander Meer • CIN 23
10. Starr • CIN 23
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Cooper • STL 5.4
2. Hughson • BOS 3.9
3. Bonham • NYY 3.6
4. Lyons • CHW 3.3
5. Beazley • STL 3.0
6. Chandler • NYY 2.7
7. Vander Meer • CIN 2.6
8. White • DET 2.6
9. Benton • DET 2.6
10. Starr • CIN 2.6
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Cooper • STL 50.02
2. Bonham • NYY 40.77
3. Hughson • BOS 36.89
4. Starr • CIN 34.00
5. Borowy • NYY 31.47
6. Chandler • NYY 31.31
7. Beazley • STL 31.12
8. Davis • BRO 28.00
9. Vander Meer • CIN 25.39
10. Lanier • STL 23.32
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Starr • CIN 6.1
2. Cooper • STL 6.0
3. Bonham • NYY 5.0
4. Hughson • BOS 4.3
5. Wyatt • BRO 3.8
6. Borowy • NYY 3.4
7. Niggeling • SLB 3.3
8. Davis • BRO 3.3
9. Beazley • STL 3.2
10. Lanier • STL 3.2
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Cooper • STL 6.2
2. Bonham • NYY 4.2
3. Hughson • BOS 4.1
4. Starr • CIN 3.8
5. French • BRO 2.9
6. Wyatt • BRO 2.7
7. Borowy • NYY 2.6
8. Davis • BRO 2.6
9. Breuer • NYY 2.5
10. Beazley • STL 2.4
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Cooper • STL 18.4
2. Wyatt • BRO 11.3
3. Lanier • STL 10.7
4. Davis • BRO 9.5
5. Chandler • NYY 9.4
6. Borowy • NYY 7.4
7. Bonham • NYY 6.7
8. French • BRO 4.8
9. Beckmann • 2TM 4.6
10. Macon • BRO 4.6
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Cooper • STL 5.8
2. Bonham • NYY 4.8
3. Hughson • BOS 4.0
4. Starr • CIN 3.9
5. Borowy • NYY 3.6
6. Chandler • NYY 3.6
7. Beazley • STL 3.4
8. Davis • BRO 3.2
9. Vander Meer • CIN 2.9
10. Lanier • STL 2.6

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