2017 pitching leaders

There was only one 20-game winner in the DMBL this season but a few other hurlers put up historically good years in some categories.

Johnny Cueto's 22 wins for Vancouver are the most since Trevor Cahill notched 24 wins for Philly in 2013.

Rookie Chris Devenski challenged for the ERA title, piling up more than 166 innings for Livingston -- as a reliever. But it was Rich Hill who came off the DL late in the season and secured the best ERA. It's the second straight season that a Tucson pitcher won the ERA title, after Jake Arrieta finished first in 2016.

Another rookie reliever that fared well was 35-year-old Tucson closer Seung Hwan Oh, who put up a historic save percentage of .970, blowing just 1 save in 33 opportunities.

Hoboken's Clayton Kershaw put up a historic strikeout-to-walk ratio. His 8.9 K/BB was among the best ever for a starter or reliever, eclipsing Pedro Martinez (8.6 in 2001) and Cliff Lee (8.5 in 2011), and matching Dennis Eckersley (8.9 in 1999).

Here's a look at the final statistical league pitching leaders for 2017 season, followed by the runners-up (italics indicates possible record):

ERA
2.12, Rich Hill, Tucson
2.33, Chris Devenski,* Livingston (RP)
2.57, Jake Odorizzi, Blue Ridge
WHIP
0.98, Chris Sale, San Francisco
1.01, Clayton Kershaw, Hoboken
1.03, Hill; Odorizzi
Strikeouts
288, Max Scherzer, Hoboken
284, Jose Fernandez, Poovey Farms
262, Sale
Walks
99, Lance McCullers, Tucson
95, Carlos Martinez, Hillsborough
83, Jake Arrieta, Tucson
Wins
22, Johnny Cueto, Vancouver
19, Rick Porcello, Hoboken
18, Scherzer; Sale
Losses
19, Matt Shoemaker, Hillsborough
18, Zach Greinke, Hirashi Iwakuma, Empire City; Jonathan Gray*, Philly; Zach Davies*, San Francisco; Matt Moore, Allentown
17, Mike Foltynewicz, Marietta
Win %
.815 (22-5), Cueto
.762 (16-5), Hill
.700 (14-6), Odorizzi
Avg Run Support
5.6, Scherzer
5.5, Cueto; Josh Tomlin, Hopatcong
5.4, Jose Quintana, Vancouver
Runners per 9
9.2, Kershaw
9.4, Sale
9.5, Odorizzi
Ks per 9
12.8, Fernandez
11.8, McCullers
11.3, Scherzer
K/BB
8.9, Kershaw
6.3, Tomlin
5.7, Fernandez
Shutouts
4, Porcello; Martinez
3, Kershaw; Madison Bumgarner, Tucson; Justin Verlander, Livingston/Marietta
2, Sale; Cueto; Jeff Samardzjia, Blue Ridge/Sardine City/Livingston/Philly; Masahiro Tanaka, Blue Ridge
Innings pitched
245.1, Porcello
241.0, Sale
233.0, Verlander
Complete games
6, Porcello; Bumgarner
5, Martinez; Tanaka; Tyler Anderson, San Francisco
4, Kershaw; Sale; Verlander; Julio Teheran, Hoboken
Quality starts
24, Odorizzi
23, Sale; Kyle Hendricks, Hopatcong
22, Anderson; Cueto; Tanaka
QS %
.750 (24-32), Odorizzi
.697 (23-33), Hendricks; Sale
.688 (22-32), Anderson
Saves
33, Alex Colome, Blue Ridge
32, Seung Hwan Oh, Tucson
25, Craig Kimbrel, Allentown
Save %
.970 (32-33), Oh
.960 (24-25), Miller
.920 (23-25), Zach Britton, Arkansas; Jeurys Familia, Empire City
Blown Saves
9, Devenski; Deolis Guerra, Poovey Farms
8, Ryan Dull, Poovey Farms
7, Steve Cishek, El Paso
Holds
23, Cishek
22, Dull; Kyle Barraclough, Philly/Tucson
21, Trevor Cahill, Blue Ridge; Edwin Diaz, El Paso
Home Runs
48, Angel Miranda, Hopatcong
47, Tomlin
45, Scherzer
Games
116, Diaz
109, Cishek
108, Devenski