2026 Major League Baseball Pitching Leaders

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Wins Above Replacement--all

Wins Above Replacement A single number that presents the number of wins the player added to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add. Scale for a single-season: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Ohtani • LAD 4.3

2. Sánchez • PHI 4.3

3. Pages • LAD 3.6

4. Witt • KCR 3.3

5. Schlittler • NYY 3.3

6. Martin • CHW 3.2

7. Bellinger • NYY 3.1

8. McGonigle • DET 3.0

9. Walker • STL 3.0

10. Burns • CIN 2.9

WAR for Pitchers

Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers A single number that presents the number of wins the player added to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add. This value includes defensive support and includes additional value for high leverage situations. Scale: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Sánchez • PHI 4.3

2. Schlittler • NYY 3.3

3. Martin • CHW 3.2

4. Burns • CIN 2.9

5. Martinez • TBR 2.9

6. Messick • CLE 2.7

7. Soriano • LAA 2.5

8. Misiorowski • MIL 2.5

9. Ohtani • LAD 2.4

10. Harrison • MIL 2.4

Earned Run Average

9 * ER / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played. Bold indicates lowest ERA using current stats Gold means awarded ERA title at end of year.

1. Sánchez • PHI 1.47

2. Schlittler • NYY 1.50

3. Martinez • TBR 1.62

4. Misiorowski • MIL 1.83

5. Burns • CIN 1.96

6. Martin • CHW 2.00

7. Sale • ATL 2.01

8. Messick • CLE 2.21

9. Rodríguez • ARI 2.31

10. Elder • ATL 2.50

Wins

1. Ashby • MIL 9

2. Martin • CHW 8

Williams • CLE 8

Sale • ATL 8

5. Arrighetti • HOU 7

Schlittler • NYY 7

Burns • CIN 7

Soroka • ARI 7

Wrobleski • LAD 7

10. Gray • BOS 6

Messick • CLE 6

Ober • MIN 6

Soriano • LAA 6

Warren • NYY 6

Griffin • WSN 6

Harrison • MIL 6

Sánchez • PHI 6

Skenes • PIT 6

Win-Loss %

Win-Loss Percentage W / (W + L) For players, leaders need one decision for every ten team games. For managers, minimum to qualify for leading is 320 games.

1. Ashby • MIL 1.000

2. Martin • CHW .889

3. Arrighetti • HOU .875

Burns • CIN .875

5. Gray • BOS .857

Messick • CLE .857

Warren • NYY .857

Harrison • MIL .857

9. Bradley • MIN .833

Kay • CHW .833

Martinez • TBR .833

Rodríguez • ARI .833

Walks & Hits per IP

(BB + H)/IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played

1. Misiorowski • MIL 0.828

2. Schlittler • NYY 0.847

3. Skenes • PIT 0.857

4. Ryan • MIN 0.933

5. Sale • ATL 0.940

6. Woo • SEA 0.962

7. Burns • CIN 0.964

8. Yamamoto • LAD 0.984

9. Martin • CHW 0.990

10. Hancock • SEA 1.005

Hits per 9 IP

9 x H / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played

1. Misiorowski • MIL 4.781

2. Burns • CIN 5.876

3. Schlittler • NYY 6.000

4. Skenes • PIT 6.061

5. Sale • ATL 6.179

6. Fried • NYY 6.276

7. Ginn • ATH 6.335

8. King • SDP 6.353

9. Wacha • KCR 6.398

10. Soriano • LAA 6.435

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

9 x BB / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played

1. Gausman • TOR 1.565

2. Martinez • TBR 1.620

3. Schlittler • NYY 1.625

4. Skenes • PIT 1.653

5. Woo • SEA 1.783

6. deGrom • TEX 1.810

7. Sánchez • PHI 1.815

8. Yamamoto • LAD 1.828

9. Rasmussen • TBR 1.831

10. Martin • CHW 1.862

Strikeouts per 9 IP

9 x SO / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played

1. Misiorowski • MIL 14.063

2. Cease • TOR 13.355

3. McLean • NYM 11.005

4. Detmers • LAA 10.853

5. Sánchez • PHI 10.777

6. Sale • ATL 10.746

7. deGrom • TEX 10.559

8. Weathers • NYY 10.547

9. Luzardo • PHI 10.478

10. Williams • CLE 10.376

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Fisher • TOR 30

Fluharty • TOR 30

Harris • ATH 30

4. Banda • MIN 28

Ferrer • SEA 28

Headrick • NYY 28

Hoffman • TOR 28

Hudson • CHW 28

Okert • HOU 28

Rogers • TOR 28

Sterner • ATH 28

Varland • TOR 28

Bruihl • STL 28

Burke • CIN 28

Gage • SFG 28

Kinley • ATL 28

Lee • ATL 28

Saves

1. Smith • CLE 20

2. Miller • SDP 17

3. Baker • TBR 15

4. O'Brien • STL 14

Sewald • ARI 14

6. Bednar • NYY 12

Chapman • BOS 12

Duran • PHI 12

9. Domínguez • CHW 11

Erceg • KCR 11

Innings Pitched

1. Sánchez • PHI 79.1

2. Williams • CLE 76.1

3. Alcantara • MIA 75.1

4. Kirby • SEA 74.0

5. Schlittler • NYY 72.0

Elder • ATL 72.0

7. Soriano • LAA 71.1

8. Lugo • KCR 71.0

9. Woo • SEA 70.2

10. Wacha • KCR 70.1

Strikeouts

1. Misiorowski • MIL 100

2. Sánchez • PHI 95

3. Cease • TOR 92

4. Williams • CLE 88

5. Detmers • LAA 82

6. Schlittler • NYY 81

7. Sale • ATL 80

8. Soriano • LAA 78

Luzardo • PHI 78

10. Weathers • NYY 75

McLean • NYM 75

Skenes • PIT 75

Games Started

1. Bibee • CLE 12

Cantillo • CLE 12

Cecconi • CLE 12

Detmers • LAA 12

Flaherty • DET 12

Gausman • TOR 12

Gilbert • SEA 12

Gore • TEX 12

Kirby • SEA 12

Lugo • KCR 12

Messick • CLE 12

Ober • MIN 12

Ryan • MIN 12

Schlittler • NYY 12

Severino • ATH 12

Soriano • LAA 12

Springs • ATH 12

Valdez • DET 12

Williams • CLE 12

Woo • SEA 12

Abbott • CIN 12

Alcantara • MIA 12

Cavalli • WSN 12

Elder • ATL 12

Gallen • ARI 12

Griffin • WSN 12

Imanaga • CHC 12

Keller • PIT 12

King • SDP 12

Lorenzen • COL 12

Luzardo • PHI 12

Meyer • MIA 12

Nelson • ARI 12

Peralta • NYM 12

Pérez • MIA 12

Sánchez • PHI 12

Skenes • PIT 12

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Ginn • ATH 1

Kirby • SEA 1

Kolek • KCR 1

Ober • MIN 1

Alcantara • MIA 1

Kelly • ARI 1

Sánchez • PHI 1

Shutouts

Shutouts No runs allowed and a complete game.

1. Kolek • KCR 1

Ober • MIN 1

Alcantara • MIA 1

Sánchez • PHI 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Taillon • CHC 19

2. Singer • CIN 16

3. Littell • WSN 15

Nelson • ARI 15

5. Burrows • HOU 13

deGrom • TEX 13

Eovaldi • TEX 13

Fedde • CHW 13

Griffin • WSN 13

Imanaga • CHC 13

Ray • SFG 13

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Chandler • PIT 36

2. Cantillo • CLE 31

Kochanowicz • LAA 31

Lopez • ATH 31

Severino • ATH 31

Soriano • LAA 31

7. Bradish • BAL 30

Flaherty • DET 30

9. King • SDP 29

Ray • SFG 29

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Lorenzen • COL 89

2. Alcantara • MIA 79

3. Kirby • SEA 73

Lugo • KCR 73

Sánchez • PHI 73

6. Cecconi • CLE 72

7. Bello • BOS 71

Burrows • HOU 71

9. Singer • CIN 70

10. Gallen • ARI 69

Luzardo • PHI 69

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

SO/W or SO/BB For recent years, pitching leaders need 1 IP per team game played. No batting leaders computed.

1. Skenes • PIT 6.250

2. Schlittler • NYY 6.231

3. Sánchez • PHI 5.938

4. deGrom • TEX 5.833

5. Gausman • TOR 5.500

6. Misiorowski • MIL 5.263

7. Martin • CHW 5.071

8. Ryan • MIN 5.000

9. Woo • SEA 4.857

10. Sale • ATL 4.706

Home Runs per 9 IP

9 x HR / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played

1. Fried • NYY 0.146

2. Sánchez • PHI 0.340

3. Schlittler • NYY 0.375

4. Martin • CHW 0.399

5. Roupp • SFG 0.450

6. Cavalli • WSN 0.453

7. Lugo • KCR 0.507

8. Keller • PIT 0.527

9. Martinez • TBR 0.540

10. Ryan • MIN 0.560

Losses

1. Bibee • CLE 7

Flaherty • DET 7

Woods Richardson • MIN 7

Lorenzen • COL 7

Mahle • SFG 7

Paddack • 2TM 7

7. Bradish • BAL 6

Burrows • HOU 6

Eovaldi • TEX 6

Rogers • BAL 6

Severino • ATH 6

Springs • ATH 6

Chandler • PIT 6

Freeland • COL 6

Imanaga • CHC 6

May • STL 6

Pérez • MIA 6

Ray • SFG 6

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Lorenzen • COL 46

2. Woods Richardson • MIN 41

3. Alcantara • MIA 39

4. Burrows • HOU 38

Freeland • COL 38

Mahle • SFG 38

7. Rogers • BAL 37

8. Cecconi • CLE 36

Nola • PHI 36

Taillon • CHC 36

Wild Pitches

1. Beeter • WSN 6

Brown • CHC 6

3. Burke • CHW 5

4. Abreu • HOU 4

Banda • MIN 4

Bradish • BAL 4

Bubic • KCR 4

Cantillo • CLE 4

Eovaldi • TEX 4

Flaherty • DET 4

Kochanowicz • LAA 4

Martin • CHW 4

McCullers • HOU 4

Rocker • TEX 4

Smith • CLE 4

Ashby • MIL 4

May • STL 4

O'Brien • STL 4

Sasaki • LAD 4

Paddack • 2TM 4

Bido • 2TM 4

Hit By Pitch

Times Hit by a Pitch.

1. Kay • CHW 10

Cavalli • WSN 10

3. Arrighetti • HOU 8

Bassitt • BAL 8

5. McLean • NYM 7

Ramírez • PIT 7

7. Banda • MIN 6

Perkins • ATH 6

Zeferjahn • LAA 6

Bruihl • STL 6

Griffin • WSN 6

Irvin • WSN 6

Sale • ATL 6

Batters Faced

1. Alcantara • MIA 323

Sánchez • PHI 323

3. Williams • CLE 303

4. Kirby • SEA 300

5. Lugo • KCR 299

6. Valdez • DET 295

7. Elder • ATL 293

8. Soriano • LAA 289

9. Detmers • LAA 288

10. Luzardo • PHI 285

Peralta • NYM 285

Games Finished

Games Finished Credited to the last pitcher to appear for a team in a game. Complete Games are not counted as Games Finished.

1. Smith • CLE 25

2. Miller • SDP 22

3. Bednar • NYY 21

Sewald • ARI 21

5. Erceg • KCR 20

6. Muñoz • SEA 17

Duran • PHI 17

O'Brien • STL 17

9. Baker • TBR 16

Domínguez • CHW 16

Adjusted ERA+

ERA+ 100*[lgERA/ERA] Adjusted to the player’s ballpark(s).

1. Sánchez • PHI 293

2. Schlittler • NYY 275

3. Martinez • TBR 260

4. Misiorowski • MIL 221

5. Burns • CIN 221

6. Martin • CHW 213

7. Sale • ATL 194

8. Messick • CLE 185

9. Rodríguez • ARI 177

10. Ginn • ATH 157

Fielding Independent Pitching

Fielding Independent Pitching this stat measures a pitcher's effectiveness at preventing HR, BB, HBP and causing SO <tt>(13*HR + 3*(BB+HBP) - 2*SO)/IP + Constantlg</tt> The constant is set so that each season major-league average FIP is the same as the major-league avg ERA

1. Sánchez • PHI 1.80

2. Misiorowski • MIL 1.88

3. Schlittler • NYY 1.90

4. Martin • CHW 2.30

5. Cease • TOR 2.55

6. Ryan • MIN 2.58

7. Roupp • SFG 2.65

8. Fried • NYY 2.67

9. Skenes • PIT 2.70

10. Luzardo • PHI 2.74

Adj. Pitching Runs

Adjusted Pitching Runs A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others that estimates a pitcher’s total contributions to a team’s runs total via linear weights. 0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Sánchez • PHI 22

2. Schlittler • NYY 21

3. Martinez • TBR 19

4. Ohtani • LAD 19

5. Martin • CHW 17

6. Burns • CIN 17

7. Misiorowski • MIL 16

8. Messick • CLE 15

9. Harrison • MIL 15

10. Sale • ATL 14

Adj. Pitching Wins

Adjusted Pitching Wins A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others that estimates a pitcher’s total contributions to a team’s wins with his arm. 0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Sánchez • PHI 2.5

2. Schlittler • NYY 2.3

3. Ohtani • LAD 2.2

4. Martinez • TBR 2.2

5. Martin • CHW 1.9

6. Burns • CIN 1.8

7. Misiorowski • MIL 1.7

8. Harrison • MIL 1.6

9. Messick • CLE 1.6

10. Sale • ATL 1.6

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)

Base-Out Runs Saved Given the bases occupied/out situation, how many runs did the pitcher save in the resulting play. Compared to average, so 0 is average, and above 0 is better than average

1. Sánchez • PHI 23.83

2. Ohtani • LAD 20.63

3. Martinez • TBR 20.39

4. Misiorowski • MIL 18.96

5. Schlittler • NYY 18.90

6. Martin • CHW 18.42

7. Burns • CIN 18.27

8. Sale • ATL 16.95

9. Messick • CLE 16.52

10. Rodríguez • ARI 16.03

Win Probability Added (WPA)

Win Probability Added by Pitcher Given average teams, this is the change in probability. A change of +/- 1 would indicate one win added or lost.

1. Varland • TOR 2.8

2. Sánchez • PHI 2.2

3. Martin • CHW 2.1

4. Ohtani • LAD 2.1

5. Burns • CIN 2.1

6. Martinez • TBR 2.1

7. Soto • PIT 1.9

8. Miller • SDP 1.9

9. Schlittler • NYY 1.9

10. Senzatela • COL 1.8

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)

Situational Wins (WPA/LI) It is the sum of WPA divided by the leverage index for each play. WPA depends greatly on the context of the at bats. This stat does not.

1. Schlittler • NYY 2.2

2. Misiorowski • MIL 2.0

3. Sánchez • PHI 2.0

4. Ohtani • LAD 1.9

5. Messick • CLE 1.7

6. Skenes • PIT 1.6

7. Sale • ATL 1.5

8. Elder • ATL 1.5

9. Martin • CHW 1.5

10. Soriano • LAA 1.5

Championship WPA (cWPA)

Championship Win Probability Added by Pitcher Given average teams, this is the change in probability, displayed in percentage points. A change of +/- 100% would indicate one world series win added or lost.

1. Ohtani • LAD 1.6

2. Smith • CLE 1.5

3. Martinez • TBR 1.4

4. Burns • CIN 1.3

5. Soto • PIT 1.2

6. Messick • CLE 1.2

7. Kelly • TBR 1.2

8. Schlittler • NYY 1.2

9. Miller • SDP 1.2

10. Martin • CHW 1.2

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)

Base-Out Wins Saved This is the number of wins above average the player was worth by their performance measured by the 24 base-out situations.

1. Sánchez • PHI 2.6

2. Ohtani • LAD 2.4

3. Martinez • TBR 2.3

4. Misiorowski • MIL 2.1

5. Schlittler • NYY 2.1

6. Martin • CHW 2.0

7. Burns • CIN 2.0

8. Sale • ATL 1.9

9. Messick • CLE 1.8

10. Rodríguez • ARI 1.8

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 rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/Team Game (batting), 1.0 IP/Team Game (pitching), 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/Team Game (W-L%) is needed for single-season leaderboards. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1898, so all leaders are since 1898. Explanation of min. requirements