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Sports > Baseball > 1997 Season > American League Leaders

Pitching

Earned Run Average

	Arm	W	L	ERA	Gm	GS	CG	ShO	Sv	IP	H	R	ER	HR	HB	BB	SO	WP
Roger Clemens, Tor	R	21	7	2.05	34	34	9	3	0	264.0	204	65	60	9	12	68	292	4
Randy Johnson, Sea	L	20	4	2.28	30	29	5	2	0	213.0	147	60	54	20	10	77	291	4
David Cone, NY	R	12	6	2.82	29	29	1	0	0	195.0	155	67	61	17	4	86	222	14
Andy Pettitte, NY	L	18	7	2.88	35	35	4	1	0	240.1	233	86	77	7	7	65	166	7
Justin Thompson, Det	L	15	11	3.02	32	32	4	0	0	223.1	188	82	75	20	2	66	151	4
Mike Mussina, Bal	R	15	8	3.20	33	33	4	1	0	224.2	197	87	80	27	3	54	218	5
Kevin Appier, KC	R	9	13	3.40	34	34	4	1	0	235.2	215	96	89	24	4	74	196	14
Jimmy Key, Bal	L	16	10	3.43	34	34	1	1	0	212.1	210	90	81	24	5	82	141	4
Jeff Fassero, Sea	L	16	9	3.61	35	35	2	1	0	234.1	226	108	94	21	3	84	189	13
Pat Hentgen, Tor	R	15	10	3.68	35	35	9	3	0	264.0	253	116	108	31	7	71	160	6
Scott Erickson, Bal	R	16	7	3.69	34	33	3	2	0	221.2	218	100	91	16	5	61	131	11
Tom Gordon, Bos	R	6	10	3.74	42	25	2	1	11	182.2	155	85	76	10	3	78	159	5
Jamie Moyer, Sea	L	17	5	3.86	30	30	2	0	0	188.2	187	82	81	21	7	43	113	3
Brad Radke, Min	R	20	10	3.87	35	35	4	1	0	239.2	238	114	103	28	3	42	174	1
Scott Kamieniecki, Bal	R	10	6	4.01	30	30	0	0	0	179.1	179	83	80	20	4	67	109	5

Wins

Clemens, Tor	21-7
Johnson, Sea	20-4
Radke, Min	20-10
Pettitte, NY	18-7
Moyer, Sea	17-5
Erickson, Bal	16-7
Blair, Det	16-8
Fassero, Sea	16-9
Key, Bal	16-10
Wells, NY	16-10

Appearances

Myers, Det	88
Groom, Oak	78
Quantrill, Tor	77
Nelson, NY	77
Slocumb, Bos-Sea	76

Complete Games

Hentgen, Tor	9
Clemens, Tor	9
Wells, NY	5
Johnson, Sea	5
Tewksbury, Min	5

Losses

Wakefield, Bos	12-15
Baldwin, Chi	12-15
Eldred, Mil	13-15
Sanders, Det	6-14
Navarro, Chi	9-14
Williams, Tor	9-14
Smiley, Cle	11-14
Tewksbury, Min	8-13
Appier, KC	9-13
Karl, Tex	10-13

Innings

Hentgen, Tor	264.0
Clemens, Tor	264.0
Pettite, NY	240.1
Radke, Min	239.2
Appier, KC	235.2
Fassero, Sea	234.1
Nagy, Cle	227.0
Mussina, Bal	224.2
Thompson, Det	223.1

Shutouts

Hentgen, Tor	3
Clemens, Tor	3
Erickson, Bal	2
Wells, NY	2
Johnson, Sea	2
Wakefield, Bos	2
Olivares, Sea	2
Tewksbury, Min	2

Saves

	SV	BS
Myers, Bal	45	1
Rivera, NY	43	9
Jones, Mil	36	2
Jones, Det	31	5
Wetteland, Tex	31	6
Percival, Ana	27	4
Slocumb, Bos-Sea	27	6
Aguilera, Min	26	7
Taylor, Oak	23	7
Mesa, Cle	16	5

HRs Given Up

Watson, Ana	37
Witt, Tex	33
Dickson*, Ana	32
Springer, Ana	32
Eldred, Mil	31
Belcher, KC	31
Williams, Tor	31
Hentgen, Tor	31

Wild Pitches

Baldwin, Chi	14
Cone, NY	14
Appier, KC	14
Navarro, Chi	14
Fassero, Sea	13

Strikeouts

Clemens, Tor	292
Johnson, Sea	291
Cone, NY	222
Mussina, Bal	218
Appier, KC	196
Fassero, Sea	189
Radke, Min	174
Pettitte, NY	166
Hentgen, Tor	160
Gordon, Bos	159

Walks

Hill, Tex-Ana	95
Eldred, Mil	89
Wakefield, Bos	87
Cone, NY	86
Fassero, Sea	84
Baldwin, Chi	83

Hit Batters

Wakefield, Bos	16
Sele, Bos	15
Olivares, Sea	13
Clemens, Tor	12
Hershiser, Cle	11
Oliver, Tex	11

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