Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Robinson • BRO 9.3
2. Musial • STL 9.1
3. Williams • BOS 9.0
4. Parnell • BOS 8.3
5. Kiner • PIT 8.1
6. Reese • BRO 7.4
7. Lemon • CLE 7.0
8. Joost • PHA 7.0
9. Stephens • BOS 6.9
10. Pollet • STL 6.6
WAR for Pitchers
1. Parnell • BOS 8.0
2. Trucks • DET 6.9
3. Pollet • STL 6.5
4. Heintzelman • PHI 6.3
5. Koslo • NYG 6.1
6. Roe • BRO 5.8
7. Spahn • BSN 5.6
8. Newcombe • BRO 5.5
9. Lemon • CLE 5.4
10. Newhouser • DET 5.3
Earned Run Average
1. Garcia • CLE 2.36
2. Koslo • NYG 2.50
3. Staley • STL 2.73
4. Pollet • STL 2.77
5. Parnell • BOS 2.77
6. Roe • BRO 2.79
7. Trucks • DET 2.81
8. Hutchinson • DET 2.96
9. Lemon • CLE 2.99
10. Heintzelman • PHI 3.02
Wins
1. Parnell • BOS 25
2. Kinder • BOS 23
3. Lemon • CLE 22
4. Raschi • NYY 21
Spahn • BSN 21
6. Kellner • PHA 20
Pollet • STL 20
8. Trucks • DET 19
9. Newhouser • DET 18
Raffensberger • CIN 18
Win-Loss %
1. Kinder • BOS .793
2. Parnell • BOS .781
3. Reynolds • NYY .739
4. Garcia • CLE .737
5. Branca • BRO .722
6. Roe • BRO .714
7. Pollet • STL .690
8. Lemon • CLE .688
9. Byrne • NYY .682
Hutchinson • DET .682
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Koslo • NYG 1.113
2. Staley • STL 1.138
3. Roe • BRO 1.152
4. Hutchinson • DET 1.161
5. Trucks • DET 1.211
6. Newcombe • BRO 1.211
7. Garcia • CLE 1.218
8. Spahn • BSN 1.221
9. Pollet • STL 1.244
10. Lemon • CLE 1.244
Hits per 9 IP
1. Byrne • NYY 5.740
2. Lemon • CLE 6.790
3. Trucks • DET 6.840
4. Gray • DET 7.523
5. Pierce • CHW 7.602
6. Parnell • BOS 7.862
7. Garcia • CLE 7.890
8. Hutchinson • DET 7.966
9. Kuzava • CHW 7.985
10. Staley • STL 8.089
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Koslo • NYG 1.825
2. Roe • BRO 1.862
3. Werle • PIT 2.077
4. Jansen • NYG 2.149
5. Leonard • CHC 2.150
6. Staley • STL 2.154
7. Pollet • STL 2.302
8. Hutchinson • DET 2.481
9. Raffensberger • CIN 2.535
10. Spahn • BSN 2.560
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Byrne • NYY 5.923
2. Newcombe • BRO 5.488
3. Branca • BRO 5.255
4. Trucks • DET 5.007
5. Pierce • CHW 4.981
6. Kinder • BOS 4.929
7. Garcia • CLE 4.816
8. Kuzava • CHW 4.768
9. Chambers • PIT 4.720
10. Brissie • PHA 4.631
Games Played
1. Page • NYY 60
2. Wilks • STL 59
3. Konstanty • PHI 53
4. Welteroth • WSH 52
5. Ferrick • SLB 50
6. Palica • BRO 49
7. Kennedy • SLB 48
Banta • BRO 48
9. Muncrief • 2TM 47
10. Staley • STL 45
Gumbert • 2TM 45
Saves
1. Page • NYY 27
2. Benton • CLE 10
3. Wilks • STL 9
4. Konstanty • PHI 7
Potter • BSN 7
6. Palica • BRO 6
Ferrick • SLB 6
Staley • STL 6
9. Gumbert • 2TM 5
Casey • 2TM 5
Muncrief • 2TM 5
Paige • CLE 5
Innings Pitched
1. Spahn • BSN 302.1
2. Parnell • BOS 295.1
3. Newhouser • DET 292.0
4. Raffensberger • CIN 284.0
5. Lemon • CLE 279.2
6. Trucks • DET 275.0
7. Raschi • NYY 274.2
8. Jansen • NYG 259.2
9. Kinder • BOS 252.0
10. Heintzelman • PHI 250.0
Strikeouts
1. Trucks • DET 153
2. Spahn • BSN 151
3. Newcombe • BRO 149
4. Newhouser • DET 144
5. Kinder • BOS 138
Lemon • CLE 138
7. Byrne • NYY 129
8. Raschi • NYY 124
9. Parnell • BOS 122
10. Brissie • PHA 118
Games Started
1. Raffensberger • CIN 38
Spahn • BSN 38
3. Raschi • NYY 37
4. Bickford • BSN 36
Sain • BSN 36
6. Newhouser • DET 35
Jansen • NYG 35
8. Lemon • CLE 33
Parnell • BOS 33
Wight • CHW 33
Complete Games
1. Parnell • BOS 27
2. Spahn • BSN 25
3. Lemon • CLE 22
Newhouser • DET 22
5. Raschi • NYY 21
6. Raffensberger • CIN 20
7. Kellner • PHA 19
Kinder • BOS 19
Newcombe • BRO 19
10. Brissie • PHA 18
Coleman • PHA 18
Gumpert • CHW 18
Shutouts
1. Trucks • DET 6
Kinder • BOS 6
3. Raffensberger • CIN 5
Heintzelman • PHI 5
Pollet • STL 5
Garcia • CLE 5
Newcombe • BRO 5
8. Lopat • NYY 4
Hutchinson • DET 4
Parnell • BOS 4
Spahn • BSN 4
Kennedy • NYG 4
Fowler • PHA 4
Voiselle • BSN 4
Home Runs
1. Jansen • NYG 36
2. Spahn • BSN 27
3. Roe • BRO 25
4. Raffensberger • CIN 23
Werle • PIT 23
6. Gumpert • CHW 22
7. Kinder • BOS 21
Branca • BRO 21
9. Brissie • PHA 20
Bickford • BSN 20
Wehmeier • CIN 20
Bases on Balls
1. Byrne • NYY 179
2. Raschi • NYY 138
3. Lemon • CLE 137
4. Parnell • BOS 134
5. Kellner • PHA 129
6. Coleman • PHA 127
7. Trucks • DET 124
8. Reynolds • NYY 123
9. Brissie • PHA 118
Scheib • PHA 118
Hits
1. Raffensberger • CIN 289
2. Sain • BSN 285
3. Spahn • BSN 283
4. Newhouser • DET 277
5. Jansen • NYG 271
6. Parnell • BOS 258
7. Wight • CHW 254
8. Kinder • BOS 251
9. Coleman • PHA 249
10. Raschi • NYY 247
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Roe • BRO 2.477
2. Werle • PIT 2.078
3. Newcombe • BRO 2.041
4. Leonard • CHC 1.930
5. Pollet • STL 1.831
6. Jansen • NYG 1.823
7. Spahn • BSN 1.756
8. Chambers • PIT 1.603
9. Garcia • CLE 1.567
10. Koslo • NYG 1.488
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Leonard • CHC 0.200
2. Parnell • BOS 0.244
3. Garcia • CLE 0.307
4. Staley • STL 0.315
5. Wight • CHW 0.331
6. Kuzava • CHW 0.345
7. Pollet • STL 0.351
8. Rush • CHC 0.403
9. Wynn • CLE 0.437
10. Coleman • PHA 0.449
Losses
1. Fox • CIN 19
2. Rush • CHC 18
3. Calvert • WSH 17
Garver • SLB 17
Hudson • WSH 17
Raffensberger • CIN 17
Sain • BSN 17
8. Gumpert • CHW 16
Jansen • NYG 16
Leonard • CHC 16
Earned Runs
1. Sain • BSN 130
2. Jansen • NYG 111
Wehmeier • CIN 111
4. Brissie • PHA 109
Newhouser • DET 109
Bickford • BSN 109
7. Raffensberger • CIN 107
8. Scheib • PHA 104
Werle • PIT 104
10. Coleman • PHA 103
Drews • SLB 103
Spahn • BSN 103
Wild Pitches
1. Bearden • CLE 11
2. Brissie • PHA 10
Garver • SLB 10
Raschi • NYY 10
Weik • WSH 10
6. Parnell • BOS 9
7. Calvert • WSH 8
8. Gray • DET 7
Kellner • PHA 7
Leonard • CHC 7
Wehmeier • CIN 7
Harris • 2TM 7
Hit By Pitch
1. Byrne • NYY 13
2. Jones • NYG 10
3. Drews • SLB 9
4. Werle • PIT 8
5. Scarborough • WSH 7
Brecheen • STL 7
Leonard • CHC 7
Wehmeier • CIN 7
Haefner • 2TM 7
10. Lemon • CLE 6
Raschi • NYY 6
Banta • BRO 6
Bickford • BSN 6
Brazle • STL 6
Dickson • PIT 6
Batters Faced
1. Spahn • BSN 1,258
2. Parnell • BOS 1,240
3. Newhouser • DET 1,228
4. Raffensberger • CIN 1,190
5. Raschi • NYY 1,186
6. Lemon • CLE 1,159
7. Trucks • DET 1,133
8. Jansen • NYG 1,101
9. Kinder • BOS 1,085
10. Sain • BSN 1,072
Games Finished
1. Page • NYY 48
2. Gumbert • 2TM 33
3. Wilks • STL 30
4. Ferrick • SLB 29
Potter • BSN 29
6. Konstanty • PHI 27
Palica • BRO 27
8. Welteroth • WSH 25
9. Trout • DET 24
Casey • 2TM 24
Adjusted ERA+
1. Garcia • CLE 170
2. Koslo • NYG 160
3. Parnell • BOS 158
4. Staley • STL 151
5. Pollet • STL 149
6. Trucks • DET 148
7. Roe • BRO 148
8. Hutchinson • DET 141
9. Lemon • CLE 133
10. Newcombe • BRO 130
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Leonard • CHC 2.71
2. Pollet • STL 2.88
3. Garcia • CLE 2.94
4. Staley • STL 3.09
5. Newcombe • BRO 3.13
6. Koslo • NYG 3.31
7. Wynn • CLE 3.45
8. Parnell • BOS 3.45
9. Rush • CHC 3.48
10. Newhouser • DET 3.51
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Parnell • BOS 51
2. Trucks • DET 43
3. Lemon • CLE 35
4. Pollet • STL 34
5. Garcia • CLE 34
6. Koslo • NYG 33
7. Roe • BRO 33
8. Benton • CLE 31
9. Newcombe • BRO 29
10. Kinder • BOS 29
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Parnell • BOS 5.3
2. Trucks • DET 4.4
3. Pollet • STL 3.6
4. Lemon • CLE 3.6
5. Roe • BRO 3.5
6. Koslo • NYG 3.5
7. Garcia • CLE 3.5
8. Benton • CLE 3.2
9. Newcombe • BRO 3.0
10. Newhouser • DET 2.9
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Parnell • BOS 56.55
2. Lemon • CLE 47.37
3. Trucks • DET 47.18
4. Pollet • STL 45.18
5. Garcia • CLE 40.13
6. Roe • BRO 38.97
7. Benton • CLE 38.14
8. Newcombe • BRO 36.37
9. Kinder • BOS 36.24
10. Koslo • NYG 33.31
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Lemon • CLE 6.9
2. Trucks • DET 5.9
3. Parnell • BOS 5.7
4. Kinder • BOS 5.6
5. Pollet • STL 5.4
6. Heintzelman • PHI 4.6
7. Benton • CLE 4.6
8. Garcia • CLE 4.4
9. Page • NYY 4.1
10. Koslo • NYG 3.6
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Lemon • CLE 5.1
2. Trucks • DET 4.7
3. Pollet • STL 4.4
4. Parnell • BOS 4.3
5. Newcombe • BRO 3.6
6. Garcia • CLE 3.6
7. Roe • BRO 3.1
8. Benton • CLE 2.9
9. Koslo • NYG 2.5
10. Kinder • BOS 2.4
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Raschi • NYY 38.3
2. Kinder • BOS 36.6
3. Page • NYY 21.6
4. Newcombe • BRO 15.3
5. Pollet • STL 13.5
6. Roe • BRO 12.5
7. Martin • STL 8.9
8. Lemon • CLE 8.4
9. Benton • CLE 7.3
10. Garcia • CLE 6.6
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Parnell • BOS 5.8
2. Lemon • CLE 5.1
3. Trucks • DET 4.9
4. Pollet • STL 4.7
5. Garcia • CLE 4.2
6. Roe • BRO 4.1
7. Benton • CLE 4.0
8. Newcombe • BRO 3.8
9. Kinder • BOS 3.6
10. Koslo • NYG 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