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Sports > Baseball > 2002 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
Pedro Martinez, Bos	R	20	4	2.26	30	30	2	0	0	199.1	144	62	50	13	15	40	239	3
Derek Lowe, Bos	R	21	8	2.58	32	32	1	1	0	219.2	166	65	63	12	12	48	127	5
Barry Zito, Oak	L	23	5	2.75	35	35	1	0	0	229.1	182	79	70	24	9	78	182	2
Tim Wakefield, Bos	R	11	5	2.81	45	15	0	0	3	163.1	121	57	51	15	9	51	134	5
Roy Halladay, Tor	R	19	7	2.93	34	34	2	1	0	239.1	223	93	78	10	7	62	168	4
Tim Hudson, Oak	R	15	9	2.98	34	34	4	2	0	238.1	237	87	79	19	8	62	152	7
Jarrod Washburn, Ana	L	18	6	3.15	32	32	1	0	0	206.0	183	75	72	19	3	59	139	5
Joel Pineiro, Sea	R	14	7	3.24	37	28	2	1	0	194.1	189	75	70	24	7	54	136	8
Jamie Moyer, Sea	L	13	8	3.32	34	34	4	2	0	230.2	198	89	85	28	9	50	147	3
Mark Mulder, Oak	L	19	7	3.47	30	30	2	1	0	207.1	182	88	80	21	11	55	159	7
Rodrigo Lopez*, Bal	R	15	9	3.57	33	28	1	0	0	196.2	172	83	78	23	5	62	136	2
Mark Buehrle, Chi	L	19	12	3.58	34	34	5	2	0	239.0	236	102	95	25	3	61	134	6
David Wells, NY	L	19	7	3.75	31	31	2	1	0	206.1	210	100	86	21	5	45	137	4
Ramon Ortiz, Ana	R	15	9	3.77	32	32	4	1	0	217.1	188	97	91	40	5	68	162	7
Rick Reed, Min	R	15	7	3.78	33	32	2	1	0	188.0	192	89	79	32	6	26	121	1

Note: Pitchers must have one inning pitched per their team's games played to qualify.

Wins

Zito, Oak	23-5
Lowe, Bos	21-8
Martinez, Bos	20-4
Halladay, Tor	19-7
Mulder, Oak	19-7
Wells, NY	19-7
Buehrle, Chi	19-12
Washburn, Ana	18-6
Mussina, NY	18-10
Byrd, KC	17-11

Appearances

Koch, Oak	84
Romero, Min	81
Stanton, NY	79
Karsay, NY	78
Escobar, Tor	76
Bradford, Oak	75
Rincon, Cle-Oak	71
Grimsley, KC	70
Groom, Bal	70

Complete Games

Byrd, KC	7
Buehrle, Chi	5
Kennedy, TB	5
Colon, Cle	4
Hudson, Oak	4
Moyer, Sea	4
Ortiz, Ana	4
Sturtze, TB	4

Shutouts

Weaver, Det-NY	3
Seven tied with 2 each.

Losses

Sturtze, TB	4-18
Sparks, Det	8-16
Suppan, KC	9-16
Castillo, Bos	6-15
Ritchie, Chi	5-15
Redman, Det	8-15
Johnson, Bal	5-14
Seven tied with 12 each.

Innings

Halladay, Tor	239.1
Buehrle, Chi	239.0
Hudson, Oak	238.1
Moyer, Sea	230.2
Zito, Oak	229.1
Byrd, KC	228.1
Sturtze, TB	224.0
Garcia, Sea	223.2
Lowe, Bos	219.2
Ortiz, Ana	217.1

Saves

	SV	BS
Guardado, Min	45	6
Koch, Oak	44	6
Percival, Ana	40	4
Urbina, Bos	40	6
Escobar, Tor	38	8
Sasaki, Sea	37	8
Acevedo, Det	28	7
Rivera, NY	28	4
Ro. Hernandez, KC	26	7
Julio*, Bal	25	6

Walks

Sturtze, TB	89
Sabathia, Cle	88
Garland, Chi	83
Baez, Cle	82
Park, Tex	78
Zito, Oak	78
Wright, Chi	71
Rogers, Tex	70
Lohse, Min	70

HRs Allowed

Ortiz, Ana	40
Byrd, KC	36
Sturtze, TB	33
Reed, Min	32
Suppan, KC	32
Wright, Chi	32
Garcia, Sea	30

Wild Pitches

Santana, Min	15
Clemens, NY	14
Redman, Det	11
Drese*, Cle	11
Suppan, KC	10
Ritchie, Chi	10
Wright, Chi	10
Zambrano, TB	10

SB Allowed

Castillo, Bos	24
Clemens, NY	23
Wakefield, Bos	21
Halladay, Tor	21
Lowe, Bos	19
Sabathia, Cle	19
Wright, Chi	19

Strikeouts

Martinez, Bos	239
Clemens, NY	192
Mussina, NY	182
Zito, Oak	182
Garcia, Sea	181
Halladay, Tor	168
Ortiz, Ana	162
Mulder, Oak	159
Hudson, Oak	152
Sabathia, Cle	149

Opp. Batting Average

Martinez, Bos	.198
Wakefield, Bos	.204
Lowe, Bos	.211
Zito, Oak	218
Moyer, Sea	.230
Ortiz, Ana	.230
Mulder, Oak	.232
Lopez*, Bal	.234
Washburn, Ana	.235
Halladay, Tor	.244

WHIP

(Walks + Hits/IP)

Martinez, Bos	0.92
Lowe, Bos	0.97
Wakefield, Bos	1.05
Moyer, Sea	1.08
Zito, Oak	1.13
Mulder, Oak	1.14
Byrd, KC	1.15
Reed, Min	1.16
Washburn, Ana	1.17
Ortiz, Ana	1.18

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