Big Ten Top Ten Pitching Lists (thru games of 4/17)

Here’s the pitching equivalents of my top ten hitting lists. To get on the list, a pitcher must have one inning pitched for each of his team’s games. That makes it difficult for some of the top relievers to make the lists. I’ll put together a separate list that includes those guys at a later date.

First list of interest is Wins:

Wins

Closely related to wins is winning percentage:

W/L %

One of the most well known measures – ERA:

ERA

Not quite as well known but a key stat anyway is opponent’s batting average:

Opp BA

Strikeouts per nine innings:

K per 9

Strikeout to walk ratio:

K:BB

Walks plus hits per inning pitched, a key sabermetric measurement:

WHIP