Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Clemens • BOS 9.4
2. Gwynn • SDP 8.6
3. Boggs • BOS 8.3
4. Trammell • DET 8.2
5. Viola • MIN 8.1
6. Saberhagen • KCR 8.0
7. Davis • CIN 7.9
8. Murphy • ATL 7.7
9. Key • TOR 7.4
Welch • LAD 7.4
WAR for Pitchers
1. Clemens • BOS 9.4
2. Viola • MIN 8.1
3. Saberhagen • KCR 8.0
4. Key • TOR 7.4
5. Welch • LAD 7.1
6. Alexander • 2TM 6.5
7. Hershiser • LAD 6.4
8. Higuera • MIL 6.3
9. Sutcliffe • CHC 6.0
10. Leibrandt • KCR 6.0
Earned Run Average
1. Key • TOR 2.76
2. Ryan • HOU 2.76
3. Viola • MIN 2.90
4. Clemens • BOS 2.97
5. Dunne • PIT 3.03
6. Hershiser • LAD 3.06
7. Reuschel • 2TM 3.09
8. Gooden • NYM 3.21
9. Welch • LAD 3.22
10. Scott • HOU 3.23
Wins
1. Clemens • BOS 20
Stewart • OAK 20
3. Langston • SEA 19
4. Higuera • MIL 18
Hough • TEX 18
Morris • DET 18
Saberhagen • KCR 18
Sutcliffe • CHC 18
9. Key • TOR 17
Terrell • DET 17
Viola • MIN 17
Rawley • PHI 17
Win-Loss %
1. Musselman • TOR .706
2. Clemens • BOS .690
3. John • NYY .684
Dunne • PIT .684
5. Gooden • NYM .682
6. Key • TOR .680
7. Young • OAK .650
8. Deshaies • HOU .647
9. Higuera • MIL .643
Saberhagen • KCR .643
Sutcliffe • CHC .643
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Key • TOR 1.057
2. Reuschel • 2TM 1.097
3. Scott • HOU 1.122
4. Ryan • HOU 1.139
5. Welch • LAD 1.152
6. Bannister • CHW 1.159
7. Saberhagen • KCR 1.163
8. Young • OAK 1.172
9. Clemens • BOS 1.175
10. Viola • MIN 1.176
Hits per 9 IP
1. Ryan • HOU 6.548
2. Scott • HOU 7.231
3. Key • TOR 7.241
4. Welch • LAD 7.295
5. Hough • TEX 7.507
6. Morris • DET 7.680
7. Stewart • OAK 7.714
8. DeLeón • CHW 7.733
9. Dunne • PIT 7.880
10. Clemens • BOS 7.924
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Long • CHW 1.491
2. Reuschel • 2TM 1.665
3. Heaton • MON 1.722
4. Saberhagen • KCR 1.856
5. Sutton • CAL 1.925
6. Bannister • CHW 1.929
7. Young • OAK 1.951
8. Wegman • MIL 2.120
9. John • NYY 2.254
10. Forsch • STL 2.263
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Ryan • HOU 11.480
2. Langston • SEA 8.669
3. Scott • HOU 8.467
4. Higuera • MIL 8.255
5. Clemens • BOS 8.180
6. Bosio • MIL 7.941
7. Sebra • MON 7.917
8. Nieves • MIL 7.497
9. Gooden • NYM 7.414
10. Darling • NYM 7.238
Games Played
1. Tekulve • PHI 90
2. Eichhorn • TOR 89
3. Murphy • CIN 87
4. Williams • TEX 85
Williams • CIN 85
6. Robinson • 2TM 81
7. McCullers • SDP 78
8. Lefferts • 2TM 77
9. Worrell • STL 75
10. Mohorcic • TEX 74
Saves
1. Bedrosian • PHI 40
2. Smith • CHC 36
3. Henke • TOR 34
4. Worrell • STL 33
5. Franco • CIN 32
6. Reardon • MIN 31
Righetti • NYY 31
8. McDowell • NYM 25
9. Smith • HOU 24
10. Plesac • MIL 23
Innings Pitched
1. Hough • TEX 285.1
2. Clemens • BOS 281.2
3. Langston • SEA 272.0
4. Blyleven • MIN 267.0
5. Morris • DET 266.0
6. Hershiser • LAD 264.2
7. Higuera • MIL 261.2
8. Stewart • OAK 261.1
9. Key • TOR 261.0
10. Saberhagen • KCR 257.0
Strikeouts
1. Ryan • HOU 270
2. Langston • SEA 262
3. Clemens • BOS 256
4. Higuera • MIL 240
5. Scott • HOU 233
6. Hough • TEX 223
7. Morris • DET 208
8. Stewart • OAK 205
9. Viola • MIN 197
10. Blyleven • MIN 196
Welch • LAD 196
Games Started
1. Hough • TEX 40
2. Blyleven • MIN 37
Clancy • TOR 37
Stewart • OAK 37
5. Clemens • BOS 36
Key • TOR 36
Viola • MIN 36
Witt • CAL 36
Rawley • PHI 36
Scott • HOU 36
Smith • ATL 36
Complete Games
1. Clemens • BOS 18
2. Hurst • BOS 15
Saberhagen • KCR 15
4. Higuera • MIL 14
Langston • SEA 14
6. Hough • TEX 13
Morris • DET 13
8. Moore • SEA 12
Valenzuela • LAD 12
Reuschel • 2TM 12
Shutouts
1. Clemens • BOS 7
2. Saberhagen • KCR 4
Reuschel • 2TM 4
Welch • LAD 4
5. Tanana • DET 3
Leibrandt • KCR 3
Langston • SEA 3
Downs • SFG 3
Fisher • PIT 3
Gooden • NYM 3
Hurst • BOS 3
Higuera • MIL 3
Scott • HOU 3
Show • SDP 3
Smith • ATL 3
Youmans • MON 3
Dravecky • 2TM 3
Alexander • 2TM 3
Home Runs
1. Blyleven • MIN 46
2. Gullickson • 2TM 40
3. Morris • DET 39
4. Bannister • CHW 38
Sutton • CAL 38
Young • OAK 38
7. Hough • TEX 36
Whitson • SDP 36
Rasmussen • 2TM 36
10. Bankhead • SEA 35
Hurst • BOS 35
Bases on Balls
1. Witt • TEX 140
2. Hough • TEX 124
Valenzuela • LAD 124
4. Gubicza • KCR 120
5. Langston • SEA 114
6. Jackson • KCR 109
7. Sutcliffe • CHC 106
8. Stewart • OAK 105
9. Blyleven • MIN 101
10. Nieves • MIL 100
Hits
1. Moore • SEA 268
2. Terrell • DET 254
Valenzuela • LAD 254
4. Witt • CAL 252
5. Rawley • PHI 250
6. Blyleven • MIN 249
7. Clemens • BOS 248
8. Hershiser • LAD 247
9. Saberhagen • KCR 246
10. Morgan • SEA 245
Smith • ATL 245
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Ryan • HOU 3.103
2. Clemens • BOS 3.084
3. Saberhagen • KCR 3.075
4. Bosio • MIL 3.000
5. Viola • MIN 2.985
6. Scott • HOU 2.949
7. Heaton • MON 2.838
8. Young • OAK 2.818
9. Gooden • NYM 2.792
10. Higuera • MIL 2.759
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Jackson • KCR 0.442
2. Magrane • STL 0.476
3. Reuschel • 2TM 0.515
4. Dunne • PIT 0.551
Gooden • NYM 0.551
6. John • NYY 0.575
7. Hershiser • LAD 0.578
8. Ryan • HOU 0.595
9. Clemens • BOS 0.607
10. Gubicza • KCR 0.670
Losses
1. Moore • SEA 19
2. Candiotti • CLE 18
Gubicza • KCR 18
Jackson • KCR 18
5. Morgan • SEA 17
Knepper • HOU 17
7. Gross • PHI 16
Hershiser • LAD 16
Ryan • HOU 16
Show • SDP 16
Honeycutt • 2TM 16
Earned Runs
1. Moore • SEA 121
2. Hough • TEX 120
3. Blyleven • MIN 119
4. Hurst • BOS 117
5. Langston • SEA 116
6. Gullickson • 2TM 115
7. Moyer • CHC 114
8. Higuera • MIL 112
Rawley • PHI 112
10. Schrom • CLE 111
Valenzuela • LAD 111
Wild Pitches
1. Morris • DET 24
2. Bosio • MIL 14
Gubicza • KCR 14
Valenzuela • LAD 14
5. Blyleven • MIN 13
Candiotti • CLE 13
Niekro • 2TM 13
8. Clancy • TOR 12
Fraser • CAL 12
Hough • TEX 12
Downs • SFG 12
Trout • 2TM 12
Hit By Pitch
1. Hough • TEX 19
2. DeLeón • CHW 10
Petry • DET 10
Gross • PHI 10
Magrane • STL 10
Niekro • 2TM 10
7. Blyleven • MIN 9
Clemens • BOS 9
Smithson • MIN 9
Hershiser • LAD 9
Show • SDP 9
Batters Faced
1. Hough • TEX 1,231
2. Clemens • BOS 1,157
3. Langston • SEA 1,152
4. Blyleven • MIN 1,122
5. Valenzuela • LAD 1,116
6. Stewart • OAK 1,103
7. Morris • DET 1,101
8. Hershiser • LAD 1,093
9. Higuera • MIL 1,084
10. Witt • CAL 1,065
Games Finished
1. Henke • TOR 62
2. Franco • CIN 60
3. Reardon • MIN 58
4. Bedrosian • PHI 56
5. Smith • CHC 55
Garber • 2TM 55
7. Mohorcic • TEX 54
Righetti • NYY 54
Worrell • STL 54
Robinson • 2TM 54
Adjusted ERA+
1. Key • TOR 164
2. Viola • MIN 159
3. Clemens • BOS 154
4. Ryan • HOU 142
5. Saberhagen • KCR 136
6. Dunne • PIT 135
7. Leibrandt • KCR 134
8. Reuschel • 2TM 131
9. Hershiser • LAD 131
10. Bannister • CHW 129
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Ryan • HOU 2.47
2. Clemens • BOS 2.91
3. Gooden • NYM 2.94
4. Scott • HOU 3.10
5. Hershiser • LAD 3.21
6. Higuera • MIL 3.25
7. Reuschel • 2TM 3.33
8. Bosio • MIL 3.38
9. Sebra • MON 3.40
10. Welch • LAD 3.47
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Clemens • BOS 50
2. Key • TOR 49
3. Viola • MIN 46
4. Saberhagen • KCR 37
5. Alexander • 2TM 33
6. Leibrandt • KCR 29
7. Burke • MON 28
8. Ryan • HOU 27
9. Clancy • TOR 27
10. Morris • DET 27
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Clemens • BOS 5.2
2. Key • TOR 5.0
3. Viola • MIN 4.7
4. Saberhagen • KCR 3.7
5. Alexander • 2TM 3.6
6. Leibrandt • KCR 2.9
7. Burke • MON 2.9
8. Ryan • HOU 2.8
9. Hershiser • LAD 2.7
10. Morris • DET 2.7
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Clemens • BOS 55.50
2. Key • TOR 50.34
3. Viola • MIN 47.74
4. Saberhagen • KCR 44.50
5. Alexander • 2TM 34.59
6. Leibrandt • KCR 33.87
7. Welch • LAD 33.21
8. Morris • DET 33.12
9. Ryan • HOU 30.58
10. Bannister • CHW 30.11
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Clemens • BOS 5.2
2. Burke • MON 5.0
3. Viola • MIN 4.8
4. Higuera • MIL 4.3
5. Scott • HOU 3.7
6. Robinson • 2TM 3.7
7. Morris • DET 3.6
8. Bedrosian • PHI 3.5
9. Leibrandt • KCR 3.3
10. Key • TOR 3.3
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Key • TOR 4.7
2. Clemens • BOS 4.6
3. Viola • MIN 4.4
4. Scott • HOU 3.6
5. Saberhagen • KCR 3.6
6. Reuschel • 2TM 3.5
7. Alexander • 2TM 3.5
8. Welch • LAD 3.3
9. Ryan • HOU 3.3
10. Higuera • MIL 3.2
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Tanana • DET 10.9
2. Henneman • DET 10.6
3. Flanagan • 2TM 10.1
4. Key • TOR 9.1
5. Morris • DET 8.9
6. Viola • MIN 8.8
7. Worrell • STL 7.4
8. Wells • TOR 6.1
9. Alexander • 2TM 5.5
10. Reardon • MIN 4.6
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Clemens • BOS 5.7
2. Key • TOR 5.1
3. Viola • MIN 4.8
4. Saberhagen • KCR 4.5
5. Alexander • 2TM 4.0
6. Welch • LAD 3.5
7. Morris • DET 3.4
8. Leibrandt • KCR 3.4
9. Ryan • HOU 3.3
10. Scott • HOU 3.1

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