League pitching leaders -- A
Regular season -- as of 7/31/1988

Earned run average Strikeouts Walks
           
HigueraMil 1.61 ClemensBos228 LangstonSea82
LongChA 2.38 HigueraMil136 HoughTex81
ClemensBos 2.49 SaberhagenKC 135 StewartOak69
AndersonMin 2.54 StewartOak133 McCaskillCal65
SwindellCle 2.57 LangstonSea132 PerezChA63
BautistaBal 2.59 ViolaMin123 DavisOak61
ViolaMin 2.90 MooreSea122 FlanaganTor61
StiebTor 3.04 SwindellCle121 GuzmanTex60
SwiftSea 3.05 BlylevenMin121 WelchOak59
FinleyCal 3.06 CandiottiCle117 WittCal55
           
           
Wins Winning percentage Average run support
           
SwindellCle15-6 AndersonMin .867 YoungOak 6.2
ClemensBos14-8 HigueraMil .765 AndersonMin 6.1
AndersonMin13-2 FarrellCle .750 TerrellDet 5.9
HigueraMil13-4 GardnerBos .750 StewartOak 5.8
StewartOak13-8 McCaskillCal .727 JohnNYA 5.7
FarrellCle12-4 SwindellCle .714 CandelariaNYA 5.7
AlexanderDet12-7 StiebTor .714 McCaskillCal 5.6
ViolaMin12-8 LongChA .700 GubiczaKC 5.5
LangstonSea12-10 ReussChA .688 ViolaMin 5.5
ReussChA11-5 CandelariaNYA .688 BlylevenMin 5.4
           
           
Batting average On-base percentage Slugging percentage
           
HigueraMil .193 HigueraMil .243 HigueraMil .267
StiebTor .200 SwindellCle .255 StiebTor .304
KilgusTex .216 AlexanderDet .269 KilgusTex .315
SwindellCle .216 ClemensBos .272 ClemensBos .317
ClemensBos .219 BautistaBal .276 SwindellCle .326
LangstonSea .223 ViolaMin .279 LongChA .328
BautistaBal .225 KilgusTex .280 GubiczaKC .328
MooreSea .227 CandelariaNYA .282 FinleyCal .329
HoughTex .229 StiebTor .283 BautistaBal .339
PerezChA .230 AndersonMin .283 FarrellCle .352
           
           
Hits per 9 innings Walks per 9 innings Runners per 9 innings
           
HigueraMil 6.3 AndersonMin 1.0 HigueraMil 8.5
StiebTor 6.5 AlexanderDet 1.2 SwindellCle 9.1
KilgusTex 7.2 CandelariaNYA 1.5 AlexanderDet 9.8
SwindellCle 7.3 ViolaMin 1.6 ClemensBos 9.9
LangstonSea 7.4 SwindellCle 1.6 AndersonMin 10.1
ClemensBos 7.4 WegmanMil 1.9 BautistaBal 10.1
BautistaBal 7.6 YoungOak 2.0 KilgusTex 10.3
MooreSea 7.7 HigueraMil 2.0 ViolaMin 10.3
HoughTex 7.7 LeibrandtKC 2.0 StiebTor 10.4
PerezChA 7.8 BailesCle 2.1 CandelariaNYA 10.5
           
           
Strikeouts per 9 innings Homeruns per 9 innings Stolen bases per 9 innings
           
ClemensBos 10.7 LongChA 0.3 AndersonMin 0.0
HigueraMil 7.8 HigueraMil 0.3 ViolaMin 0.1
McCaskillCal 7.6 GubiczaKC 0.4 LeibrandtKC 0.1
CandelariaNYA 7.1 SwiftSea 0.4 AlexanderDet 0.1
DavisOak 7.1 SaberhagenKC 0.4 McCaskillCal 0.1
MooreSea 7.1 ClemensBos 0.5 LangstonSea 0.1
LangstonSea 7.1 FinleyCal 0.5 MooreSea 0.1
SaberhagenKC 6.9 BosioMil 0.5 KilgusTex 0.1
BankheadSea 6.9 JohnNYA 0.5 BoydBos 0.1
MorrisDet 6.8 FarrellCle 0.6 SwiftSea 0.1
           
           
Shutouts Quality starts Quality start percentage
           
SwindellCle5 ClemensBos19 HigueraMil .900
ClemensBos4 HigueraMil18 LongChA .875
HoughTex3 CandiottiCle18 AndersonMin .842
WilliamsonBal2 LaPointChA17 CandiottiCle .818
AndersonMin2 LeibrandtKC 17 StiebTor .800
StiebTor2 SaberhagenKC 17 ClemensBos .792
AlexanderDet2 AndersonMin16 ReussChA .778
KilgusTex2 StiebTor16 LaPointChA .773
WittCal2 FarrellCle16 MooreSea .750
GubiczaKC 2 SwindellCle16 LeibrandtKC .739
           
           
Save Opportunities Saves Save percentage
           
JonesCle34 JonesCle29 HenkeTor .905
ThigpenChA31 ReardonMin23 ReardonMin .885
ReardonMin26 EckersleyOak22 JonesCle .853
EckersleyOak26 ThigpenChA21 EckersleyOak .846
SmithBos26 HenkeTor19 HennemanDet .813
PlesacMil24 SmithBos18 RighettiNYA .810
RighettiNYA21 RighettiNYA17 HarveyCal .778
HenkeTor21 PlesacMil16 SmithBos .692
FarrKC 19 HarveyCal14 WilliamsTex .684
WilliamsTex19 HennemanDet13 ThigpenChA .677
           
           
Holds Blown saves Blown save percentage
           
AthertonMin9 ThigpenChA10 FarrKC .368
CrimMil8 PlesacMil8 PlesacMil .333
WardTor8 SmithBos8 ThigpenChA .323
StanleyBos7 FarrKC 7 WilliamsTex .316
NelsonOak7 WilliamsTex6 SmithBos .308
HoneycuttOak7 JonesCle5 HarveyCal .222
CorbettCal6 CecenaTex4 RighettiNYA .190
PlunkOak6 HoneycuttOak4 HennemanDet .188
JacksonSea6 HarveyCal4 EckersleyOak .154
WilkinsonSea5 RighettiNYA4 JonesCle .147
           
           
Innings Batters faced per game Complete games
           
ClemensBos191.1 ClemensBos32.42 ClemensBos13
StewartOak179.0 CandiottiCle32.32 HigueraMil8
SwindellCle175.1 ViolaMin31.86 SwindellCle8
SaberhagenKC 175.1 SwindellCle31.55 ViolaMin8
ViolaMin170.2 SaberhagenKC 31.52 LangstonSea8
LeibrandtKC 169.1 LeibrandtKC 31.30 AlexanderDet6
LangstonSea168.1 AlexanderDet31.19 KilgusTex6
CandiottiCle166.1 GubiczaKC 31.09 BosioMil6
GubiczaKC 163.1 FarrellCle31.00 SaberhagenKC 6
BlylevenMin163.1 LangstonSea30.91 MooreSea5
           
           
Doubles Triples Homeruns
           
JohnNYA44 SaberhagenKC 11 TananaDet27
FlanaganTor44 TananaDet7 FraserCal22
WelchOak44 WardTor6 BoddickerBos22
MorrisDet37 TerrellDet6 BlylevenMin22
WegmanMil36 WittCal6 LangstonSea21
ViolaMin35 WellsTor5 StottlemyreTor20
ClemensBos35 BallardBal5 GuzmanTex20
AlexanderDet33 FraserCal5 AlexanderDet19
SaberhagenKC 33 PerezChA5 HoughTex19
BosioMil32 StiebTor5 SmithsonBos18
           
           
Stolen bases Steal percentage Pickoffs
           
BlylevenMin24 WelchOak .571    
BannisterKC 23 LeaMin .583    
GubiczaKC 20 StewartOak .600    
FinleyCal20 StiebTor .611    
HoughTex18 WegmanMil .667    
RussellTex14 GuzmanTex .667    
ClancyTor14 BailesCle .684    
HurstBos13 PowerKC .692    
BoddickerBos13 RhodenNYA .714    
BailesCle13 CampbellSea .714    
           
           
Hit by pitch Wild pitches Balks
           
BlylevenMin18 McCaskillCal16 WelchOak13
FarrellCle11 PerezChA13 StewartOak13
BoddickerBos9 McDowellChA11 TroutSea12
BallardBal8 WittCal11 CandelariaNYA11
PetryCal8 WittTex10 HoughTex11
JohnNYA8 GuzmanTex10 BirkbeckMil10
StiebTor8 HennemanDet9 OntiverosOak9
WelchOak8 LampBos9 LaPointChA9
HudsonNYA7 SellersBos9 LeiterNYA8
FraserCal7 HoughTex7 LampBos8
           
           
Games Starts Batters faced
           
WardTor46 StewartOak25 ClemensBos778
JonesCle45 ClemensBos24 StewartOak772
ThigpenChA44 BlylevenMin24 SaberhagenKC 725
WilliamsTex44 WelchOak24 LeibrandtKC 720
JacksonSea42 LeibrandtKC 23 BlylevenMin717
SmithBos41 SaberhagenKC 23 CandiottiCle711
FarrKC 41 LangstonSea23 LangstonSea711
CrimMil41 HoughTex23 ViolaMin701
EckersleyOak40 FlanaganTor23 SwindellCle694
HenkeTor39 BoddickerBos22 GubiczaKC 684
           
           
Games finished Runners left scored percentage Inherited runners scored pct
           
JonesCle42 RobinsonDet .000 McMurtryTex .059
ThigpenChA38 TibbsBal .059 GardnerBos .105
ReardonMin37 McCaskillCal .105 HoneycuttOak .115
EckersleyOak35 TananaDet .111 HernandezDet .160
HenkeTor33 RussellTex .111 HenkeTor .167
RighettiNYA32 YoungOak .118 FarrKC .167
FarrKC 32 FinleyCal .125 NelsonOak .171
HarveyCal31 ViolaMin .125 MooreCal .182
SmithBos31 DavisOak .143 HarveyCal .182
NiedenfuerBal29 SwindellCle .154 PlunkOak .192
           
           
Ground ball DP Decisions Losses
           
SwiftSea31 LangstonSea22 WelchOak8-12
AndersonMin26 ClemensBos22 TroutSea0-11
CandiottiCle26 SwindellCle21 BoddickerBos4-11
ReussChA25 StewartOak21 WittCal6-11
LangstonSea25 ViolaMin20 PetryCal3-10
LeibrandtKC 24 BlylevenMin20 BosioMil6-10
HortonChA22 WelchOak20 FlanaganTor6-10
JohnNYA21 AlexanderDet19 FraserCal7-10
ClancyTor21 SaberhagenKC 19 LeibrandtKC 7-10
RhodenNYA20 MorrisDet18 MorrisDet8-10
           
           
On-base plus slugging Walks plus hits per inning Strikeout/walk ratio
           
HigueraMil .511 HigueraMil 0.92 CandelariaNYA 4.9
SwindellCle .581 SwindellCle 0.99 ClemensBos 4.5
StiebTor .587 AlexanderDet 1.08 ViolaMin 4.1
ClemensBos .589 BautistaBal 1.08 HigueraMil 3.9
KilgusTex .595 AndersonMin 1.09 SwindellCle 3.8
BautistaBal .615 ClemensBos 1.09 AlexanderDet 3.5
LongChA .618 StiebTor 1.10 AndersonMin 3.4
FinleyCal .634 ViolaMin 1.11 BankheadSea 3.0
GubiczaKC .643 KilgusTex 1.13 BlylevenMin 2.8
MooreSea .643 CandelariaNYA 1.15 CandiottiCle 2.8
           
           
Runs created per 27 outs Runs created ERA Component ERA
           
HigueraMil 2.1 HigueraMil 1.89 HigueraMil 1.63
SwindellCle 2.7 SwindellCle 2.44 SwindellCle 2.19
KilgusTex 2.8 KilgusTex 2.60 ClemensBos 2.38
ClemensBos 2.9 ClemensBos 2.69 StiebTor 2.48
StiebTor 3.0 StiebTor 2.70 LongChA 2.65
AndersonMin 3.2 AndersonMin 2.90 KilgusTex 2.65
LongChA 3.2 BautistaBal 2.99 BautistaBal 2.65
BautistaBal 3.3 LongChA 2.99 SaberhagenKC 2.84
ViolaMin 3.4 FinleyCal 3.12 ViolaMin 2.84
FinleyCal 3.5 ViolaMin 3.13 AlexanderDet 2.90
           
           
In-play average Balls in park Extra-base hit rate
           
KilgusTex .220 LeibrandtKC 577 GubiczaKC .047
StiebTor .230 StewartOak551 KilgusTex .047
HoughTex .241 FarrellCle546 HigueraMil .049
HigueraMil .241 AlexanderDet540 FinleyCal .053
BautistaBal .242 BosioMil539 StiebTor .053
FraserCal .243 LaPointChA537 CandiottiCle .055
SwindellCle .246 CandiottiCle535 McCaskillCal .058
LangstonSea .248 ViolaMin528 LeibrandtKC .058
AlexanderDet .248 SaberhagenKC 528 McDowellChA .059
LongChA .253 SwindellCle525 LaPointChA .059
           
           
Total bases + BB + HBP TB+BB+HBP rate Single rate
           
BlylevenMin353 HigueraMil .311 LangstonSea .122
StewartOak341 SwindellCle .359 StiebTor .123
WelchOak332 ClemensBos .362 FraserCal .124
BoddickerBos320 KilgusTex .369 HoughTex .128
LangstonSea320 LongChA .372 HigueraMil .130
FlanaganTor317 StiebTor .373 BankheadSea .132
HoughTex304 BautistaBal .378 PerezChA .134
TananaDet299 GubiczaKC .385 MooreSea .136
MorrisDet299 FinleyCal .385 GuzmanTex .138
CandiottiCle293 ViolaMin .397 SwindellCle .141
           
           
Total bases plus walks TB+BB rate Double rate
           
StewartOak340 HigueraMil .304 KilgusTex .024
BlylevenMin335 SwindellCle .354 StiebTor .029
WelchOak324 StiebTor .360 GubiczaKC .032
LangstonSea316 ClemensBos .360 TerrellDet .034
FlanaganTor311 KilgusTex .366 McDowellChA .034
BoddickerBos311 LongChA .367 TananaDet .035
HoughTex298 BautistaBal .368 CandiottiCle .035
TananaDet296 GubiczaKC .374 BautistaBal .036
MorrisDet296 FinleyCal .377 LaPointChA .036
CandiottiCle289 FarrellCle .386 HigueraMil .037
           
           
Batting average vs LHB On-base percentage vs LHB Slugging percentage vs LHB
           
HennemanDet .115 HennemanDet .165 MintonCal .181
MintonCal .143 MintonCal .202 HennemanDet .208
BittigerChA .146 JonesCle .209 GuanteNYA .215
GuanteNYA .161 GuanteNYA .218 PlunkOak .226
HigueraMil .183 HigueraMil .223 JonesCle .229
JonesCle .190 KilgusTex .254 ViolaMin .248
PlunkOak .194 BittigerChA .259 WittTex .254
ViolaMin .197 CandelariaNYA .260 FinleyCal .255
AugustMil .197 BannisterKC .261 BittigerChA .260
PerezChA .198 StanleyBos .265 HigueraMil .261
           
           
Hits vs LHB Runs batted in vs LHB On-base plus slugging vs LHB
           
StewartOak107 WelchOak65 HennemanDet .373
BlylevenMin98 RussellTex49 MintonCal .383
CandiottiCle98 FraserCal46 GuanteNYA .433
WelchOak96 StewartOak46 JonesCle .438
ClemensBos96 BlylevenMin43 HigueraMil .484
BoddickerBos93 MorrisDet41 PlunkOak .491
ClancyTor91 GubiczaKC 38 BittigerChA .519
AlexanderDet89 WegmanMil37 ViolaMin .523
MorrisDet89 SaberhagenKC 36 StanleyBos .538
FarrellCle89 HoughTex35 KilgusTex .539
           
           
Doubles vs LHB Triples vs LHB Homeruns vs LHB
           
WelchOak25 SaberhagenKC 8 FraserCal18
ClemensBos23 SchmidtBal4 StewartOak13
MorrisDet22 TerrellDet4 BoddickerBos11
StewartOak22 PerezChA4 GuzmanTex11
MooreSea20 StiebTor4 WelchOak11
BankheadSea19 WelchOak4 BautistaBal9
AlexanderDet19 FarrellCle4 RussellTex9
SwiftSea18 RighettiNYA3 HoughTex9
FraserCal18 HoneycuttOak3 MooreSea8
TibbsBal17 ReedSea3 StottlemyreTor7
           
           
Extra base hits vs LHB Total bases vs LHB Isolated power vs LHB
           
WelchOak40 StewartOak172 BailesCle .011
FraserCal37 WelchOak162 PlunkOak .032
StewartOak37 FraserCal143 McCaskillCal .032
AlexanderDet29 BoddickerBos139 WittTex .035
MooreSea28 BlylevenMin139 JonesCle .038
ClemensBos28 AlexanderDet135 MintonCal .038
SaberhagenKC 27 CandiottiCle135 ThigpenChA .046
MorrisDet26 ClemensBos134 FinleyCal .051
TibbsBal25 WegmanMil129 ViolaMin .051
WegmanMil25 ClancyTor126 LeibrandtKC .052
           
           
Walks vs LHB Strikeouts vs LHB Hit by pitch vs LHB
           
StewartOak49 ClemensBos105 TroutSea5
WelchOak48 StewartOak78 ViolaMin5
DavisOak38 SaberhagenKC 74 BoddickerBos5
HoughTex38 MooreSea64 BlylevenMin5
SaberhagenKC 33 DavisOak61 CliburnCal4
RobinsonDet32 MorrisDet55 FinleyCal4
PerezChA32 McCaskillCal53 HoughTex4
BoddickerBos32 BlylevenMin53 BosioMil4
MorrisDet32 CandiottiCle53 BallardBal3
CandiottiCle32 GuzmanTex47 BannisterKC 3
           
           
Sacrifice bunts vs LHB Sacrifice flies vs LHB Atbats vs LHB
           
SiskBal3 BautistaBal6 ClemensBos388
AllenNYA3 WittCal6 StewartOak388
SwiftSea3 MorrisDet6 CandiottiCle370
StiebTor3 DotsonNYA5 BosioMil346
ClancyTor3 BoydBos5 SaberhagenKC 338
SchoolerSea2 ClancyTor5 BlylevenMin336
HabyanBal2 HoughTex5 FarrellCle332
HarveyCal2 AlexanderDet5 MorrisDet329
HoneycuttOak2 FarrellCle5 MooreSea329
CandelariaNYA2 StewartOak5 AlexanderDet323
           
           
AB per homerun vs LHB AB per double vs LHB Plate appearances vs LHB
           
FraserCal 14.9 FarrKC 9.1 StewartOak444
CandelariaNYA 15.8 BankheadSea 9.8 ClemensBos420
BerenguerMin 17.2 BannisterKC 10.1 CandiottiCle406
AllenNYA 17.2 JohnNYA 11.1 BosioMil379
CliburnCal 22.3 PerazaBal 11.3 SaberhagenKC 377
GardnerBos 23.3 PowerKC 11.7 BlylevenMin372
StottlemyreTor 24.3 WelchOak 11.8 FarrellCle371
BautistaBal 24.9 MohorcicTex 12.5 MorrisDet367
NelsonOak 25.2 MorganBal 13.2 MooreSea358
SmithsonBos 25.3 OntiverosOak 13.6 WittCal354
           
           
Batting average vs RHB On-base percentage vs RHB Slugging percentage vs RHB
           
StiebTor .170 BankheadSea .220 HigueraMil .269
ClemensBos .186 AlexanderDet .227 StiebTor .282
BankheadSea .186 ClemensBos .240 ClemensBos .284
RussellTex .194 HigueraMil .248 BautistaBal .292
HigueraMil .196 SwindellCle .251 GubiczaKC .299
StottlemyreTor .204 RussellTex .260 RussellTex .311
SwindellCle .208 BautistaBal .266 SwindellCle .317
PetryCal .210 StiebTor .272 KilgusTex .322
AlexanderDet .213 RhodenNYA .275 StewartOak .328
LangstonSea .214 LongChA .276 LongChA .338
           
           
Hits vs RHB Runs batted in vs RHB On-base plus slugging vs RHB
           
LeibrandtKC 150 BannisterKC 67 HigueraMil .517
ViolaMin136 LangstonSea63 ClemensBos .525
FlanaganTor135 LeibrandtKC 63 StiebTor .554
LaPointChA135 FlanaganTor62 BautistaBal .558
JohnNYA132 TananaDet61 SwindellCle .568
HurstBos132 BailesCle54 RussellTex .572
TananaDet122 HurstBos53 BankheadSea .574
BailesCle120 KilgusTex53 GubiczaKC .579
CandelariaNYA118 TroutSea52 AlexanderDet .607
AndersonMin117 ViolaMin52 StewartOak .607
           
           
Doubles vs RHB Triples vs RHB Homeruns vs RHB
           
JohnNYA34 TananaDet7 TananaDet25
FlanaganTor33 WellsTor5 LangstonSea19
ViolaMin31 WardTor5 BailesCle17
CandelariaNYA28 BallardBal5 BlylevenMin15
ReussChA25 HurstBos5 BannisterKC 15
LangstonSea25 McGregorBal4 HurstBos15
HortonChA24 BerenguerMin4 BoydBos14
AndersonMin24 HaywardTex4 ViolaMin14
BailesCle24 FraserCal4 LeibrandtKC 14
SwindellCle23 CeruttiTor4 StottlemyreTor13
           
           
Extra base hits vs RHB Total bases vs RHB Isolated power vs RHB
           
TananaDet52 TananaDet231 HigueraMil .073
FlanaganTor48 LeibrandtKC 214 BautistaBal .073
ViolaMin47 ViolaMin213 WelchOak .074
LangstonSea46 FlanaganTor211 GubiczaKC .082
BailesCle43 HurstBos208 SwiftSea .093
HurstBos41 BailesCle199 StewartOak .096
JohnNYA40 LangstonSea198 FinleyCal .097
AndersonMin38 LaPointChA190 ClemensBos .099
CandelariaNYA38 JohnNYA182 CandiottiCle .101
BannisterKC 37 AndersonMin181 LaPointChA .105
           
           
Walks vs RHB Strikeouts vs RHB Hit by pitch vs RHB
           
LangstonSea71 ClemensBos123 BlylevenMin13
FlanaganTor54 LangstonSea111 FarrellCle9
KilgusTex47 SwindellCle105 StiebTor8
HoughTex43 ViolaMin102 WelchOak8
LaPointChA42 HigueraMil99 PetryCal6
FinleyCal38 CandelariaNYA85 RussellTex6
BannisterKC 37 TananaDet81 FraserCal6
HurstBos35 LeibrandtKC 79 McDowellChA6
LeibrandtKC 35 HurstBos75 FlanaganTor6
McCaskillCal34 GubiczaKC 71 MohorcicTex5
           
           
Sacrifice bunts vs RHB Sacrifice flies vs RHB Atbats vs RHB
           
DavisOak4 HurstBos8 LeibrandtKC 555
CorbettCal3 BannisterKC 6 SwindellCle552
MorrisDet3 KilgusTex6 ViolaMin541
HigueraMil3 LeibrandtKC 6 LangstonSea523
LangstonSea3 WelchOak5 LaPointChA522
HenkeTor2 CeruttiTor5 FlanaganTor479
NiedenfuerBal2 TananaDet5 TananaDet469
MirabellaMil2 ViolaMin5 CandelariaNYA459
HennemanDet2 LampBos4 BailesCle458
ThigpenChA2 SchmidtBal4 HigueraMil454
           
           
AB per homerun vs RHB AB per double vs RHB Plate appearances vs RHB
           
StottlemyreTor 13.9 LeiterNYA 9.9 LangstonSea602
TerrellDet 16.0 JohnNYA 11.4 LeibrandtKC 601
TibbsBal 18.5 WegmanMil 12.3 SwindellCle586
BoydBos 18.7 HortonChA 12.4 LaPointChA570
TananaDet 18.8 TroutSea 12.5 ViolaMin570
LeiterNYA 18.8 LeaMin 13.2 FlanaganTor544
BlylevenMin 20.7 BosioMil 13.4 TananaDet505
PetryCal 22.6 BoydBos 13.8 KilgusTex501
RhodenNYA 23.2 KeyTor 13.9 HigueraMil494
TroutSea 23.8 LongChA 14.4 BailesCle490