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1916 National League TSN Pitcher of the Year

Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The TSN Pitcher of the Year was not awarded this season
by Pitching Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Pete Alexander
PHI
SP
29.3
10.6
40.2
27.2
2 Hippo Vaughn
CHN
SP
28.2
6.5
22.4
12.5
3 Jeff Pfeffer
BRO
SP
28.3
6.3
28.5
17.5
4 Wilbur Cooper
PIT
SP
24.4
5.9
18.8
10.5
5 Ferdie Schupp
NY1
SP
25.5
4.5
14.6
9.9
6 Rube Marquard
BRO
SP
29.7
4.4
19.7
12.8
7 Fred Toney
CIN
SP
27.6
4.3
18.4
8.3
8 Eppa Rixey
PHI
SP
25.2
4.3
23.9
14.3
9 Dick Rudolph
BSN
SP
28.9
4.0
21.4
11.0
10 Frank Miller*
PIT
SP
30.1
3.6
11.2
5.4
11 Slim Sallee
MULT
SW
31.4
3.3
13.5
7.4
12 Claude Hendrix
CHN
SP
27.2
3.1
12.8
5.4
13 Al Mamaux
PIT
SP
22.1
3.1
18.4
8.0
14 Al Demaree
PHI
SP
31.8
3.1
18.7
9.2
15 Mike Prendergast
CHN
SW
27.5
2.7
10.4
5.2
16 Tom Hughes
BSN
SP
32.4
2.6
13.5
8.0
17 Pat Ragan
BSN
SP
30.6
2.5
11.8
5.7
18 Lee Meadows
SLN
SP
22.0
2.5
14.1
4.4
19 Lefty Tyler
BSN
SP
26.5
2.4
17.2
8.8
20 Sherry Smith
BRO
SP
25.4
2.4
14.9
7.5
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

1916 American League TSN Pitcher of the Year

Winner
Player
Tm
Pos
The TSN Pitcher of the Year was not awarded this season
by Pitching Wins Above Replacement
  Player
Tm
Pos
1 Walter Johnson
WS1
SP
28.7
9.7
32.9
20.6
2 Babe Ruth
BOS
SP
21.4
8.7
30.8
20.1
3 Bob Shawkey
NYA
SP
25.6
6.9
26.0
16.7
4 Harry Coveleski
DET
SP
30.2
6.4
26.2
15.4
5 Joe Bush
PHA
SP
23.6
5.7
8.2
-1.3
6 Dutch Leonard
BOS
SP
24.2
5.0
21.7
12.6
7 Harry Harper
WS1
SP
21.2
4.9
18.3
10.0
8 Carl Weilman
SLA
SP
26.6
4.7
18.9
9.7
9 Carl Mays
BOS
SP
24.6
4.4
19.0
10.7
10 Reb Russell
CHA
SP
27.3
4.1
19.9
10.9
11 Bert Gallia
WS1
SP
24.7
3.7
18.1
8.6
12 Jim Bagby*
CLE
SP
26.7
3.6
17.0
7.8
13 Eddie Plank
SLA
SP
40.8
3.5
16.1
8.3
14 Eddie Cicotte
CHA
SP
32.0
3.4
17.6
11.3
15 Red Faber
CHA
SP
27.8
3.4
17.0
10.1
16 Fritz Coumbe
CLE
SP
26.6
3.0
9.2
5.2
17 George Mogridge
NYA
SP
27.4
2.7
11.9
5.4
18 Nick Cullop
NYA
SP
28.8
2.7
13.3
7.8
19 Dave Davenport
SLA
SP
26.4
2.7
14.6
4.8
20 Joe Benz
CHA
SP
30.4
2.7
11.7
7.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com
*Rookie

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James