Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Saberhagen • KCR 9.7
2. Smith • ATL 8.8
3. Henderson • 2TM 8.7
4. Clark • SFG 8.6
5. Boggs • BOS 8.4
6. Bonds • PIT 8.0
7. Hershiser • LAD 7.3
8. Smith • STL 7.3
9. Mitchell • SFG 6.9
10. Johnson • NYM 6.9
WAR for Pitchers
1. Saberhagen • KCR 9.7
2. Hershiser • LAD 7.0
3. Hurst • SDP 6.5
4. Whitson • SDP 6.5
5. Langston • 2TM 6.4
6. Gubicza • KCR 6.3
7. Blyleven • CAL 6.0
8. Clemens • BOS 5.7
9. Moore • OAK 5.4
10. Bosio • MIL 5.4
Earned Run Average
1. Saberhagen • KCR 2.16
2. Garrelts • SFG 2.28
3. Hershiser • LAD 2.31
4. Finley • CAL 2.57
5. Moore • OAK 2.61
6. Whitson • SDP 2.66
7. Hurst • SDP 2.69
8. Blyleven • CAL 2.73
9. Drabek • PIT 2.80
10. Smiley • PIT 2.81
Wins
1. Saberhagen • KCR 23
2. Stewart • OAK 21
3. Scott • HOU 20
4. Davis • OAK 19
Moore • OAK 19
Maddux • CHC 19
7. Ballard • BAL 18
Bielecki • CHC 18
Magrane • STL 18
10. Anderson • MIN 17
Blyleven • CAL 17
Clemens • BOS 17
Gordon • KCR 17
Stieb • TOR 17
Welch • OAK 17
Reuschel • SFG 17
Win-Loss %
1. Saberhagen • KCR .793
2. Blyleven • CAL .773
3. Fernandez • NYM .737
Garrelts • SFG .737
5. Davis • OAK .731
6. Bielecki • CHC .720
7. Bankhead • SEA .700
Stewart • OAK .700
9. Martínez • MON .696
10. Ballard • BAL .692
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Saberhagen • KCR 0.961
2. Garrelts • SFG 1.009
3. DeLeón • STL 1.034
4. Scott • HOU 1.057
5. Fernandez • NYM 1.058
6. Smith • MON 1.071
7. Whitson • SDP 1.084
8. Smiley • PIT 1.086
9. Ryan • TEX 1.086
10. Smoltz • ATL 1.115
Hits per 9 IP
1. Ryan • TEX 6.092
2. DeLeón • STL 6.364
3. Fernandez • NYM 6.442
4. Gordon • KCR 6.736
5. Howell • PHI 6.838
6. Smoltz • ATL 6.923
7. Garrelts • SFG 6.936
8. Scott • HOU 7.074
9. Belcher • LAD 7.122
10. Stieb • TOR 7.142
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Key • TOR 1.125
2. Saberhagen • KCR 1.475
3. Blyleven • CAL 1.643
4. Robinson • SFG 1.690
5. Bosio • MIL 1.841
6. Lilliquist • ATL 1.847
7. Martínez • MON 1.901
8. Whitson • SDP 1.903
9. Glavine • ATL 1.935
10. Witt • CAL 1.964
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Ryan • TEX 11.319
2. Gordon • KCR 8.448
3. Clemens • BOS 8.171
4. Fernandez • NYM 8.125
5. Belcher • LAD 7.826
6. Cone • NYM 7.785
7. Witt • TEX 7.688
8. DeLeón • STL 7.394
9. Smoltz • ATL 7.269
10. Howell • PHI 7.235
Games Played
1. Crim • MIL 76
Williams • CHC 76
3. Murphy • BOS 74
Dibble • CIN 74
5. Rogers • TEX 73
Acker • 2TM 73
7. Parrett • PHI 72
8. Russell • TEX 71
Agosto • HOU 71
Dayley • STL 71
Saves
1. Davis • SDP 44
2. Russell • TEX 38
3. Williams • CHC 36
4. Thigpen • CHW 34
5. Eckersley • OAK 33
Plesac • MIL 33
Schooler • SEA 33
8. Jones • CLE 32
Franco • CIN 32
10. Reardon • MIN 31
Innings Pitched
1. Saberhagen • KCR 262.1
2. Viola • 2TM 261.0
3. Stewart • OAK 257.2
4. Hershiser • LAD 256.2
5. Gubicza • KCR 255.0
6. Clemens • BOS 253.1
7. Langston • 2TM 250.0
8. Browning • CIN 249.2
9. DeLeón • STL 244.2
Hurst • SDP 244.2
Strikeouts
1. Ryan • TEX 301
2. Langston • 2TM 235
3. Clemens • BOS 230
4. Viola • 2TM 211
5. DeLeón • STL 201
6. Belcher • LAD 200
7. Fernandez • NYM 198
8. Saberhagen • KCR 193
9. Cone • NYM 190
10. Hurst • SDP 179
Games Started
1. Browning • CIN 37
2. Gubicza • KCR 36
Milacki • BAL 36
Stewart • OAK 36
DeLeón • STL 36
Viola • 2TM 36
7. Ballard • BAL 35
Clemens • BOS 35
Moore • OAK 35
Saberhagen • KCR 35
Maddux • CHC 35
Complete Games
1. Saberhagen • KCR 12
2. Morris • DET 10
Belcher • LAD 10
Hurst • SDP 10
5. Finley • CAL 9
Browning • CIN 9
Magrane • STL 9
Scott • HOU 9
Viola • 2TM 9
10. Blyleven • CAL 8
Bosio • MIL 8
Clemens • BOS 8
Gubicza • KCR 8
Stewart • OAK 8
Drabek • PIT 8
Hershiser • LAD 8
Smiley • PIT 8
Langston • 2TM 8
Shutouts
1. Belcher • LAD 8
2. Langston • 2TM 5
Drabek • PIT 5
Blyleven • CAL 5
5. McCaskill • CAL 4
Glavine • ATL 4
Hershiser • LAD 4
Saberhagen • KCR 4
9. Bielecki • CHC 3
Moore • OAK 3
Gross • MON 3
DeLeón • STL 3
Clemens • BOS 3
Magrane • STL 3
Deshaies • HOU 3
Black • CLE 3
Home Runs
1. Browning • CIN 31
2. Alexander • DET 28
Hough • TEX 28
4. Witt • CAL 26
5. Schmidt • BAL 24
6. Hawkins • NYY 23
Morris • DET 23
Perez • CHW 23
Stewart • OAK 23
Scott • HOU 23
Terrell • 2TM 23
Bases on Balls
1. Witt • TEX 114
2. Langston • 2TM 112
3. Hill • STL 99
4. Ryan • TEX 98
Valenzuela • LAD 98
6. Johnson • 2TM 96
7. Hough • TEX 95
8. Clemens • BOS 93
9. Perez • CHW 90
10. Milacki • BAL 88
Gross • MON 88
Hits
1. Stewart • OAK 260
2. Gubicza • KCR 252
Witt • CAL 252
4. Viola • 2TM 246
5. Alexander • DET 245
6. Mahler • CIN 242
7. Browning • CIN 241
8. Ballard • BAL 240
9. Hawkins • NYY 238
10. Terrell • 2TM 236
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Saberhagen • KCR 4.488
2. Key • TOR 4.370
3. Bosio • MIL 3.604
4. Pérez • MON 3.378
5. Ryan • TEX 3.071
6. Blyleven • CAL 2.977
7. Martínez • MON 2.898
8. Scott • HOU 2.774
9. Gubicza • KCR 2.746
10. Hurst • SDP 2.712
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Magrane • STL 0.192
2. Hershiser • LAD 0.316
3. Gubicza • KCR 0.353
4. Hill • STL 0.412
5. Candiotti • CLE 0.437
6. Saberhagen • KCR 0.446
7. Brown • TEX 0.471
8. Howell • PHI 0.485
9. Maddux • CHC 0.491
10. Valenzuela • LAD 0.503
Losses
1. Alexander • DET 18
Terrell • 2TM 18
3. Viola • 2TM 17
4. Hawkins • NYY 15
Witt • CAL 15
Carman • PHI 15
Hershiser • LAD 15
Hill • STL 15
9. Farrell • CLE 14
Key • TOR 14
Morris • DET 14
Perez • CHW 14
Smithson • BOS 14
Tanana • DET 14
Clancy • HOU 14
Darling • NYM 14
Smith • ATL 14
Leary • 2TM 14
Langston • 2TM 14
Earned Runs
1. Hawkins • NYY 111
Witt • TEX 111
Witt • CAL 111
4. Alexander • DET 110
5. Viola • 2TM 106
6. Terrell • 2TM 103
7. Perez • CHW 102
8. Milacki • BAL 101
9. Schmidt • BAL 99
10. Gross • MON 98
Wild Pitches
1. Howell • PHI 21
2. Ryan • TEX 19
3. Moore • OAK 17
4. Wetteland • LAD 16
5. Cone • NYM 14
Magrane • STL 14
Robinson • PIT 14
8. Black • CLE 13
Stewart • OAK 13
Ward • TOR 13
Hit By Pitch
1. Stieb • TOR 13
2. Boddicker • BOS 10
Smithson • BOS 10
Mahler • CIN 10
5. Ryan • TEX 9
6. Blyleven • CAL 8
Clemens • BOS 8
Pall • CHW 8
Tanana • DET 8
Williams • CHC 8
Batters Faced
1. Viola • 2TM 1,082
2. Stewart • OAK 1,081
3. Gubicza • KCR 1,060
4. Hershiser • LAD 1,047
5. Clemens • BOS 1,044
6. Langston • 2TM 1,037
7. Browning • CIN 1,031
8. Milacki • BAL 1,022
9. Saberhagen • KCR 1,021
10. Maddux • CHC 1,002
Games Finished
1. Russell • TEX 66
2. Davis • SDP 65
3. Reardon • MIN 61
Williams • CHC 61
5. Schooler • SEA 60
Bedrosian • 2TM 60
7. Henke • TOR 56
Thigpen • CHW 56
McDowell • 2TM 56
10. Jones • CLE 53
Righetti • NYY 53
Boever • ATL 53
Adjusted ERA+
1. Saberhagen • KCR 180
2. Finley • CAL 149
3. Hershiser • LAD 149
4. Garrelts • SFG 148
5. Moore • OAK 142
6. Blyleven • CAL 140
7. Clemens • BOS 132
8. Whitson • SDP 132
9. Bosio • MIL 131
10. Hurst • SDP 131
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Saberhagen • KCR 2.45
2. Ryan • TEX 2.51
3. Gubicza • KCR 2.72
4. Hershiser • LAD 2.77
5. Bosio • MIL 2.87
6. Pérez • MON 2.95
7. Magrane • STL 2.95
8. Hurst • SDP 2.96
9. Garrelts • SFG 2.99
10. DeLeón • STL 3.02
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Saberhagen • KCR 49
2. Blyleven • CAL 32
3. Hershiser • LAD 32
4. Moore • OAK 29
5. Finley • CAL 28
6. Montgomery • KCR 26
7. Langston • 2TM 26
8. Clemens • BOS 25
9. McCaskill • CAL 23
10. Garrelts • SFG 23
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Saberhagen • KCR 5.4
2. Hershiser • LAD 3.7
3. Blyleven • CAL 3.5
4. Moore • OAK 3.1
5. Finley • CAL 3.0
6. Langston • 2TM 2.9
7. Clemens • BOS 2.7
8. Montgomery • KCR 2.7
9. Garrelts • SFG 2.6
10. McCaskill • CAL 2.5
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Saberhagen • KCR 51.84
2. Blyleven • CAL 39.69
3. Hershiser • LAD 38.20
4. Moore • OAK 32.83
5. Finley • CAL 29.90
6. Dibble • CIN 27.68
7. Langston • 2TM 27.04
8. Gubicza • KCR 26.58
9. Montgomery • KCR 25.57
10. Acker • 2TM 25.28
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Davis • SDP 5.8
2. Saberhagen • KCR 5.7
3. Howell • LAD 4.8
4. Blyleven • CAL 4.5
5. Belcher • LAD 3.6
6. Magrane • STL 3.4
7. McCaskill • CAL 3.3
8. Olson • BAL 3.2
9. Eckersley • OAK 3.2
10. Langston • 2TM 3.2
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Saberhagen • KCR 5.9
2. Ryan • TEX 3.6
3. Blyleven • CAL 3.4
4. Moore • OAK 3.3
5. Candiotti • CLE 3.1
6. DeLeón • STL 3.0
7. Hershiser • LAD 3.0
8. Gubicza • KCR 3.0
9. Bosio • MIL 2.8
10. Garrelts • SFG 2.6
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Saberhagen • KCR 6.7
2. Olson • BAL 6.7
3. Acker • 2TM 6.4
4. Ballard • BAL 5.8
5. Henke • TOR 5.5
6. Blyleven • CAL 5.4
7. McCaskill • CAL 5.1
8. Stieb • TOR 5.0
9. Langston • 2TM 4.4
10. Moore • OAK 4.2
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Saberhagen • KCR 5.8
2. Hershiser • LAD 4.5
3. Blyleven • CAL 4.4
4. Moore • OAK 3.6
5. Finley • CAL 3.3
6. Dibble • CIN 3.0
7. Langston • 2TM 3.0
8. Gubicza • KCR 2.8
9. Garrelts • SFG 2.8
10. Acker • 2TM 2.7

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