Major League Baseball Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Trout • LAA 10.5
2. Canó • NYY 8.4
3. Verlander • DET 8.0
4. Posey • SFG 7.6
5. Beltré • TEX 7.2
6. Molina • STL 7.2
7. Cabrera • DET 7.1
8. Wright • NYM 7.1
9. McCutchen • PIT 6.9
10. Braun • MIL 6.9
WAR for Pitchers
1. Verlander • DET 8.1
2. Price • TBR 6.6
3. Kershaw • LAD 6.4
4. Harrison • TEX 5.8
5. Dickey • NYM 5.7
6. Sale • CHW 5.7
7. Kuroda • NYY 5.3
8. Hernández • SEA 5.3
9. Cueto • CIN 5.2
10. Peavy • CHW 5.0
Earned Run Average
1. Kershaw • LAD 2.53
2. Price • TBR 2.56
3. Verlander • DET 2.64
4. Dickey • NYM 2.73
5. Cueto • CIN 2.78
6. Cain • SFG 2.79
7. Weaver • LAA 2.81
8. Lohse • STL 2.86
9. Gonzalez • WSN 2.89
10. Zimmermann • WSN 2.94
Wins
1. Gonzalez • WSN 21
2. Price • TBR 20
Weaver • LAA 20
Dickey • NYM 20
5. Cueto • CIN 19
6. Harrison • TEX 18
Lynn • STL 18
8. Sale • CHW 17
Verlander • DET 17
Hamels • PHI 17
Win-Loss %
1. Lohse • STL .842
2. Price • TBR .800
Weaver • LAA .800
4. Latos • CIN .778
5. Dickey • NYM .769
6. Cain • SFG .762
7. Hamels • PHI .739
8. Gonzalez • WSN .724
9. Lynn • STL .720
10. Sabathia • NYY .714
Strasburg • WSN .714
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Weaver • LAA 1.018
2. Kershaw • LAD 1.023
3. Cain • SFG 1.040
4. Dickey • NYM 1.053
5. Verlander • DET 1.057
6. Lohse • STL 1.090
7. Peavy • CHW 1.096
8. Price • TBR 1.100
9. Bumgarner • SFG 1.114
10. Lee • PHI 1.114
Hits per 9 IP
1. Kershaw • LAD 6.720
2. Gonzalez • WSN 6.727
3. Weaver • LAA 7.012
4. Verlander • DET 7.250
5. Cain • SFG 7.263
6. Darvish • TEX 7.338
7. Price • TBR 7.379
8. Dickey • NYM 7.395
9. Minor • ATL 7.578
10. Latos • CIN 7.696
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Lee • PHI 1.194
2. Arroyo • CIN 1.559
3. Blanton • 2TM 1.602
4. Diamond • MIN 1.613
5. Lohse • STL 1.621
6. Milone • OAK 1.705
7. Miley • ARI 1.711
8. Richard • SDP 1.729
9. Buehrle • MIA 1.779
10. Haren • LAA 1.936
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Scherzer • DET 11.078
2. Darvish • TEX 10.395
3. Gonzalez • WSN 9.346
4. Samardzija • CHC 9.275
5. Lynn • STL 9.205
6. Lincecum • SFG 9.194
7. Kershaw • LAD 9.053
8. Hamels • PHI 9.028
9. Verlander • DET 9.025
10. Sale • CHW 9.000
Gallardo • MIL 9.000
Games Played
1. Logan • NYY 80
Belisle • COL 80
Camp • CHC 80
Choate • 2TM 80
5. Boggs • STL 78
Rodríguez • MIL 78
Mijares • 2TM 78
8. Gregerson • SDP 77
Russell • CHC 77
Wright • HOU 77
Ziegler • ARI 77
Saves
1. Johnson • BAL 51
2. Rodney • TBR 48
3. Soriano • NYY 42
Kimbrel • ATL 42
Motte • STL 42
6. Perez • CLE 39
7. Chapman • CIN 38
Papelbon • PHI 38
9. Nathan • TEX 37
10. Hanrahan • PIT 36
Innings Pitched
1. Verlander • DET 238.1
2. Dickey • NYM 233.2
3. Hernández • SEA 232.0
4. Shields • TBR 227.2
Kershaw • LAD 227.2
6. Kuroda • NYY 219.2
7. Cain • SFG 219.1
8. Peavy • CHW 219.0
9. Richard • SDP 218.2
10. Vargas • SEA 217.1
Strikeouts
1. Verlander • DET 239
2. Scherzer • DET 231
3. Dickey • NYM 230
4. Kershaw • LAD 229
5. Hernández • SEA 223
Shields • TBR 223
7. Darvish • TEX 221
8. Hamels • PHI 216
9. Gonzalez • WSN 207
Lee • PHI 207
Games Started
1. Chen • KCR 34
Masterson • CLE 34
Wilson • LAA 34
Greinke • 2TM 34
5. Hernández • SEA 33
Kuroda • NYY 33
Lester • BOS 33
Shields • TBR 33
Vargas • SEA 33
Verlander • DET 33
Bailey • CIN 33
Capuano • LAD 33
Cueto • CIN 33
Dickey • NYM 33
Gallardo • MIL 33
Kennedy • ARI 33
Kershaw • LAD 33
Latos • CIN 33
Lincecum • SFG 33
Lohse • STL 33
Richard • SDP 33
Rodríguez • 2TM 33
Complete Games
1. Verlander • DET 6
2. Dickey • NYM 5
Hernández • SEA 5
4. Peavy • CHW 4
Harrison • TEX 4
6. Shields • TBR 3
Morrow • TOR 3
Wainwright • STL 3
Nolasco • MIA 3
Weaver • LAA 3
Lester • BOS 3
Kuroda • NYY 3
Shutouts
1. Hernández • SEA 5
2. Dickey • NYM 3
Morrow • TOR 3
4. Santana • NYM 2
Cain • SFG 2
Hamels • PHI 2
Kershaw • LAD 2
Weaver • LAA 2
Shields • TBR 2
Nolasco • MIA 2
Kuroda • NYY 2
Harrison • TEX 2
Wainwright • STL 2
Home Runs
1. Santana • LAA 39
2. Hughes • NYY 35
Vargas • SEA 35
4. Chen • KCR 33
5. Holland • TEX 32
Hunter • BAL 32
7. Richard • SDP 31
8. Guthrie • 2TM 30
9. Álvarez • TOR 29
Chen • BAL 29
Blanton • 2TM 29
Bases on Balls
1. Romero • TOR 105
Vólquez • SDP 105
3. Jiménez • CLE 95
4. Wilson • LAA 91
5. Lincecum • SFG 90
6. Darvish • TEX 89
7. Masterson • CLE 88
8. Liriano • 2TM 87
9. Harang • LAD 85
10. Moore • TBR 81
Gallardo • MIL 81
Hits
1. Richard • SDP 228
2. Porcello • DET 226
3. Álvarez • TOR 216
Lester • BOS 216
Kennedy • ARI 216
6. Chen • KCR 215
7. Nolasco • MIA 214
8. Masterson • CLE 212
9. Harrison • TEX 210
10. Hernández • SEA 209
Arroyo • CIN 209
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Lee • PHI 7.393
2. Blanton • 2TM 4.882
3. Sabathia • NYY 4.477
4. Dickey • NYM 4.259
5. Hamels • PHI 4.154
6. Verlander • DET 3.983
7. Hernández • SEA 3.982
8. Peavy • CHW 3.959
9. Bumgarner • SFG 3.898
10. Miley • ARI 3.892
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Gonzalez • WSN 0.406
2. Hernández • SEA 0.543
3. Parker • OAK 0.546
4. Hudson • ATL 0.603
5. Harrell • HOU 0.604
6. Westbrook • STL 0.618
7. Cueto • CIN 0.622
8. Kershaw • LAD 0.633
9. Miley • ARI 0.647
10. Darvish • TEX 0.659
Johnson • MIA 0.659
Losses
1. Jiménez • CLE 17
2. Hochevar • KCR 16
3. Masterson • CLE 15
Lincecum • SFG 15
5. Álvarez • TOR 14
Chen • KCR 14
Lester • BOS 14
Romero • TOR 14
Bédard • PIT 14
Johnson • MIA 14
Richard • SDP 14
Beckett • 2TM 14
Earned Runs
1. Hochevar • KCR 118
2. Romero • TOR 116
3. Masterson • CLE 113
4. Lester • BOS 110
5. Chen • KCR 108
6. Lincecum • SFG 107
7. Jiménez • CLE 106
8. Santana • LAA 102
9. Álvarez • TOR 101
10. Blanton • 2TM 100
Wild Pitches
1. Lincecum • SFG 17
2. Jiménez • CLE 16
3. Masterson • CLE 14
4. Hernández • SEA 13
Kuroda • NYY 13
6. García • STL 12
7. Liriano • 2TM 11
8. Diamond • MIN 10
García • NYY 10
Parker • OAK 10
Quintana • CHW 10
Axford • MIL 10
Burnett • PIT 10
Cahill • ARI 10
Gonzalez • WSN 10
Harrell • HOU 10
Rodriguez • HOU 10
Rodríguez • WSN 10
Samardzija • CHC 10
Rogers • 2TM 10
Hit By Pitch
1. Floyd • CHW 14
Kennedy • ARI 14
3. Hochevar • KCR 13
Masterson • CLE 13
5. Buchholz • BOS 12
Hernández • SEA 12
Cueto • CIN 12
8. Mendoza • KCR 11
Shields • TBR 11
Cahill • ARI 11
Maholm • 2TM 11
Batters Faced
1. Verlander • DET 956
2. Shields • TBR 944
3. Hernández • SEA 939
4. Dickey • NYM 927
5. Richard • SDP 910
6. Masterson • CLE 906
7. Kershaw • LAD 901
8. Kennedy • ARI 899
9. Kuroda • NYY 891
10. Cueto • CIN 888
Games Finished
1. Valverde • DET 67
2. Rodney • TBR 65
3. Papelbon • PHI 64
4. Johnson • BAL 63
5. Nathan • TEX 62
6. Motte • STL 58
7. Hanrahan • PIT 57
8. Kimbrel • ATL 56
9. Aceves • BOS 55
10. Soriano • NYY 54
Axford • MIL 54
Adjusted ERA+
1. Verlander • DET 161
2. Price • TBR 150
3. Kershaw • LAD 150
4. Cueto • CIN 148
5. Sale • CHW 140
6. Dickey • NYM 139
7. Gonzalez • WSN 138
8. Zimmermann • WSN 136
9. Weaver • LAA 135
10. Harrison • TEX 133
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Gonzalez • WSN 2.82
2. Hernández • SEA 2.84
3. Kershaw • LAD 2.89
4. Verlander • DET 2.94
5. Price • TBR 3.05
6. Wainwright • STL 3.10
7. Lee • PHI 3.13
8. Miley • ARI 3.15
9. Scherzer • DET 3.26
10. Cueto • CIN 3.27
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Verlander • DET 39
2. Medlen • ATL 37
3. Kershaw • LAD 33
4. Price • TBR 33
5. Cueto • CIN 31
6. Dickey • NYM 29
7. Rodney • TBR 27
8. Sale • CHW 27
9. Harrison • TEX 25
10. Gonzalez • WSN 25
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Verlander • DET 4.2
2. Medlen • ATL 4.0
3. Kershaw • LAD 3.6
4. Price • TBR 3.6
5. Cueto • CIN 3.4
6. Dickey • NYM 3.1
7. Sale • CHW 2.9
8. Rodney • TBR 2.8
9. Harrison • TEX 2.7
10. Gonzalez • WSN 2.6
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Verlander • DET 39.58
2. Price • TBR 39.01
3. Kershaw • LAD 38.92
4. Medlen • ATL 36.84
5. Sale • CHW 33.28
6. Cueto • CIN 32.33
7. Rodney • TBR 30.47
8. Dickey • NYM 29.84
9. Harrison • TEX 27.93
10. Gonzalez • WSN 26.94
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Johnson • BAL 5.3
2. Rodney • TBR 5.1
3. Hernández • SEA 4.4
4. Kimbrel • ATL 4.4
5. Verlander • DET 4.2
6. Kershaw • LAD 3.7
7. Medlen • ATL 3.6
8. Price • TBR 3.6
9. Pestano • CLE 3.5
10. O'Day • BAL 3.4
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Verlander • DET 4.7
2. Kershaw • LAD 4.1
3. Medlen • ATL 4.0
4. Price • TBR 3.5
5. Gonzalez • WSN 3.4
6. Hernández • SEA 3.3
7. Weaver • LAA 3.2
8. Cueto • CIN 2.9
9. Sale • CHW 2.8
10. Rodney • TBR 2.7
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Johnson • BAL 5.2
2. Verlander • DET 4.3
3. O'Day • BAL 4.0
4. Rodney • TBR 4.0
5. Soriano • NYY 3.2
6. Kershaw • LAD 2.9
7. Cook • OAK 2.9
8. Pestano • CLE 2.5
9. Kimbrel • ATL 2.5
10. Weaver • LAA 2.5
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Price • TBR 4.4
2. Kershaw • LAD 4.4
3. Verlander • DET 4.2
4. Medlen • ATL 3.9
5. Sale • CHW 3.5
6. Cueto • CIN 3.4
7. Dickey • NYM 3.3
8. Rodney • TBR 3.2
9. Weaver • LAA 3.0
10. Gonzalez • WSN 2.9

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