American Association Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Morris • PIT 12.7
2. Caruthers • STL 10.0
3. Hecker • LOU 8.2
4. Henderson • BAL 7.8
5. Porter • BRO 6.3
6. Mathews • PHA 5.7
7. Browning • LOU 5.3
8. Foutz • STL 5.0
9. Orr • NYP 4.5
10. Larkin • PHA 4.3
WAR for Pitchers
1. Morris • PIT 13.3
2. Caruthers • STL 9.5
3. Henderson • BAL 7.4
4. Hecker • LOU 7.4
5. Porter • BRO 6.5
6. Mathews • PHA 6.4
7. Foutz • STL 4.6
8. McKeon • CIN 4.6
9. White • CIN 2.2
10. Pechiney • CIN 1.9
Earned Run Average
1. Caruthers • STL 2.07
2. Hecker • LOU 2.17
3. Morris • PIT 2.35
4. Mathews • PHA 2.43
5. Foutz • STL 2.63
6. Mays • LOU 2.76
7. Porter • BRO 2.78
8. McKeon • CIN 2.86
9. Cushman • 2TM 3.01
10. Henderson • BAL 3.19
Wins
1. Caruthers • STL 40
2. Morris • PIT 39
3. Porter • BRO 33
Foutz • STL 33
5. Mathews • PHA 30
Hecker • LOU 30
7. Henderson • BAL 25
8. Lynch • NYP 23
9. McKeon • CIN 20
10. White • CIN 18
Win-Loss %
1. Caruthers • STL .755
2. Foutz • STL .702
3. Mathews • PHA .638
4. Burns • BAL .636
Pechiney • CIN .636
6. Morris • PIT .619
7. Porter • BRO .611
8. McKeon • CIN .606
9. Hecker • LOU .566
10. White • CIN .545
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Morris • PIT 0.964
2. Caruthers • STL 1.010
3. McGinnis • STL 1.045
4. Hecker • LOU 1.058
5. Mathews • PHA 1.068
6. Foutz • STL 1.087
7. Porter • BRO 1.109
8. Cushman • 2TM 1.112
9. McKeon • CIN 1.114
10. Mays • LOU 1.147
Hits per 9 IP
1. Morris • PIT 7.110
2. Mays • LOU 7.740
3. Foutz • STL 7.749
4. McGinnis • STL 7.875
5. Porter • BRO 7.979
6. Caruthers • STL 8.023
7. Cushman • 2TM 8.385
8. Mathews • PHA 8.396
9. Lovett • PHA 8.438
10. McKeon • CIN 8.472
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Lynch • NYP 0.997
2. Hecker • LOU 1.013
3. Caruthers • STL 1.064
4. Mathews • PHA 1.215
5. McGinnis • STL 1.527
6. McKeon • CIN 1.552
7. Morris • PIT 1.565
8. Cushman • 2TM 1.619
9. Harkins • BRO 1.720
10. Terry • BRO 1.809
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Mathews • PHA 6.095
2. Cushman • 2TM 5.504
3. Morris • PIT 4.616
4. Henderson • BAL 4.389
5. Harkins • BRO 4.331
6. Lynch • NYP 4.203
7. Terry • BRO 4.134
8. Hecker • LOU 3.919
9. Porter • BRO 3.681
10. Mays • LOU 3.660
Games Played
1. Morris • PIT 63
2. Henderson • BAL 61
3. Porter • BRO 54
4. Hecker • LOU 53
Caruthers • STL 53
6. Mathews • PHA 48
7. Foutz • STL 47
8. Lynch • NYP 44
9. Harkins • BRO 34
White • CIN 34
Saves
1. Burns • BAL 3
2. Corkhill • CIN 1
Reccius • LOU 1
Sommer • BAL 1
Terry • BRO 1
Innings Pitched
1. Morris • PIT 581.0
2. Henderson • BAL 539.1
3. Caruthers • STL 482.1
4. Porter • BRO 481.2
5. Hecker • LOU 480.0
6. Mathews • PHA 422.1
7. Foutz • STL 407.2
8. Lynch • NYP 379.0
9. White • CIN 293.1
10. Harkins • BRO 293.0
Strikeouts
1. Morris • PIT 298
2. Mathews • PHA 286
3. Henderson • BAL 263
4. Hecker • LOU 209
5. Porter • BRO 197
6. Caruthers • STL 190
7. Lynch • NYP 177
8. Cushman • 2TM 170
9. Foutz • STL 147
10. Harkins • BRO 141
Games Started
1. Morris • PIT 63
2. Henderson • BAL 61
3. Porter • BRO 54
4. Caruthers • STL 53
Hecker • LOU 53
6. Mathews • PHA 48
7. Foutz • STL 46
8. Lynch • NYP 43
9. Harkins • BRO 34
White • CIN 34
Complete Games
1. Morris • PIT 63
2. Henderson • BAL 59
3. Caruthers • STL 53
Porter • BRO 53
5. Hecker • LOU 51
6. Foutz • STL 46
Mathews • PHA 46
8. Lynch • NYP 43
9. White • CIN 33
Harkins • BRO 33
Shutouts
1. Morris • PIT 7
2. Caruthers • STL 6
3. McGinnis • STL 3
4. Mathews • PHA 2
Mountjoy • 2TM 2
White • CIN 2
Vinton • PHA 2
Porter • BRO 2
McKeon • CIN 2
Hecker • LOU 2
Foutz • STL 2
Home Runs
1. Lynch • NYP 17
2. Porter • BRO 11
3. White • CIN 9
Terry • BRO 9
5. Foutz • STL 8
6. Henderson • BAL 7
Harkins • BRO 7
8. Mountjoy • 2TM 6
Hecker • LOU 6
10. Becannon • NYP 5
Morris • PIT 5
McKeon • CIN 5
Bagley • NYP 5
Bases on Balls
1. Henderson • BAL 117
2. Porter • BRO 107
3. Morris • PIT 101
4. Foutz • STL 92
5. Baker • LOU 69
6. Mountjoy • 2TM 65
7. White • CIN 64
8. Caruthers • STL 57
Mathews • PHA 57
10. Harkins • BRO 56
Hits
1. Henderson • BAL 539
2. Morris • PIT 459
3. Hecker • LOU 454
4. Caruthers • STL 430
5. Porter • BRO 427
6. Lynch • NYP 410
7. Mathews • PHA 394
8. Foutz • STL 351
9. Harkins • BRO 303
10. White • CIN 295
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Mathews • PHA 5.018
2. Lynch • NYP 4.214
3. Hecker • LOU 3.870
4. Cushman • 2TM 3.400
5. Caruthers • STL 3.333
6. Morris • PIT 2.950
7. Harkins • BRO 2.518
8. McKeon • CIN 2.340
9. Terry • BRO 2.286
10. Henderson • BAL 2.248
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Caruthers • STL 0.056
2. Meegan • PIT 0.062
3. Mathews • PHA 0.064
4. Emslie • 2TM 0.066
5. Morris • PIT 0.077
6. McGinnis • STL 0.080
7. Cushman • 2TM 0.097
8. Hecker • LOU 0.113
9. Henderson • BAL 0.117
10. Baker • LOU 0.124
Losses
1. Henderson • BAL 35
2. Morris • PIT 24
3. Hecker • LOU 23
4. Lynch • NYP 21
Cushman • 2TM 21
Porter • BRO 21
7. Harkins • BRO 20
8. Mathews • PHA 17
Terry • BRO 17
10. White • CIN 15
Earned Runs
1. Henderson • BAL 191
2. Morris • PIT 152
Lynch • NYP 152
4. Porter • BRO 149
5. Harkins • BRO 122
6. Foutz • STL 119
7. Hecker • LOU 116
8. White • CIN 115
9. Mathews • PHA 114
10. Caruthers • STL 111
Wild Pitches
1. Henderson • BAL 51
2. Harkins • BRO 47
3. Morris • PIT 36
4. Lynch • NYP 33
5. Cushman • 2TM 31
6. Caruthers • STL 25
White • CIN 25
Porter • BRO 25
9. Emslie • 2TM 23
10. Baker • LOU 21
Mountjoy • 2TM 21
Hit By Pitch
1. White • CIN 27
2. Mathews • PHA 20
3. Henderson • BAL 19
Caruthers • STL 19
5. Hecker • LOU 18
Foutz • STL 18
7. Porter • BRO 16
8. Morris • PIT 14
9. McKeon • CIN 13
Burns • BAL 13
Shallix • CIN 13
Batters Faced
1. Morris • PIT 2,321
2. Henderson • BAL 2,268
3. Porter • BRO 2,035
4. Hecker • LOU 1,988
5. Caruthers • STL 1,948
6. Mathews • PHA 1,766
7. Foutz • STL 1,659
8. Lynch • NYP 1,606
9. Harkins • BRO 1,276
10. White • CIN 1,249
Games Finished
1. Corkhill • CIN 7
2. Burns • BAL 4
Coleman • PHA 4
4. Eden • PIT 3
Orr • NYP 3
6. Terry • BRO 2
Sommer • BAL 2
Brown • PIT 2
Reccius • LOU 2
Knouff • PHA 2
Meegan • PIT 2
Adjusted ERA+
1. Caruthers • STL 160
2. Hecker • LOU 149
3. Mathews • PHA 142
4. Morris • PIT 137
5. Foutz • STL 126
6. Porter • BRO 120
7. Mays • LOU 118
8. McKeon • CIN 115
9. Henderson • BAL 103
10. Cushman • 2TM 101
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Mathews • PHA 2.17
2. Cushman • 2TM 2.40
3. Morris • PIT 2.56
4. Hecker • LOU 2.62
5. Caruthers • STL 2.65
6. Henderson • BAL 2.83
7. Harkins • BRO 2.87
8. Lynch • NYP 2.89
9. McGinnis • STL 2.93
10. McKeon • CIN 2.95
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Caruthers • STL 63
2. Morris • PIT 61
3. Hecker • LOU 42
4. Mathews • PHA 36
5. Foutz • STL 32
6. Porter • BRO 27
7. McKeon • CIN 18
8. Pechiney • CIN 12
9. Henderson • BAL 10
10. Ramsey • LOU 9
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Caruthers • STL 6.1
2. Morris • PIT 5.7
3. Hecker • LOU 3.9
4. Mathews • PHA 3.3
5. Foutz • STL 2.9
6. Porter • BRO 2.5
7. McKeon • CIN 1.6
8. Pechiney • CIN 1.1
9. Henderson • BAL 0.9
10. Ramsey • LOU 0.9

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

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