2019 pitching leaders

There was no lack of solid campaigns by pitchers in the DMBL in 2019 but nothing quite spectacular.
No 20-game winners. The ERA king approached 3.00. Even the saves leader finished with a ho-hum total.

About the only eye-catching stat might have been Max Scherzer's league-leading 327 strikeouts, good for 5th all-time, just behind Corey Kluber (330 in 2018), Pedro Martinez (347 in 2000), Randy Johnson (349 in 2001) and Chris Sale (367 in 2018). In fact, two pitchers eclipsed 300 on the year, with Hillsborough's Justin Verlander at 301 and Livingston's Gerrit Cole falling just short with 297.

There were two no-hitters in 2019: Hillsborough's Blake Snell, followed by Tyler Glasnow of San Francisco.

Here's a look at the final statistical league pitching leaders for 2019 season, followed by the runners-up (asterisk indicates rookie, italics indicates possible record):

ERA
2.85, Hyun-Jin Ryu, Livingston
3.02, Carlos Carrasco, Tucson/Hillsborough
3.04, Nate Eovaldi, Poovey Farms
WHIP
0.98, Ryu, Nate Eovaldi
1.02, Carrasco, Chris Sale, San Francisco; Max Scherzer, Tucson
1.04, Clay Buchholz, Philly
Strikeouts
327, Scherzer
301, Verlander
297, Cole
Walks
93, Jhoulys Chacin, Poovey Farms
87, Gio Gonzalez, El Paso
86, Carlos Martinez, Hillsborough
Wins
19, Cole, Eovaldi
18, Scherzer
16, Mike Minor, Allentown
Losses
19, Mike Fiers, Hopatcong
18, Derek Holland, Hopatcong; Ivan Nova, El Paso
17, Kyle Gibson, San Francisco
Win %
.867 (13-2), Carrasco
.760 (19-8), Eovaldi
.750, (12-4) Seung Hwan Oh (RP)
Avg Run Support
6.3, Jacob deGrom, Livingston
5.7, James Paxton, Vancouver
5.6, Carrasco
Runners per 9
8.9, Ryu
9.1, Eovaldi
9.6, Carrasco, Scherzer, Buchholz
Ks per 9
13.5, Paxton
12.8, Verlander, Sale
12.2, Charlie Morton, Marietta; Scherzer, Cole
K/BB
8.1, Verlander
7.7, Carrasco
6.7, Corey Kluber, Sardine City
Shutouts
3, Zack Wheeler, Livingston; Luis Severino, Marietta; Kluber
2, Mike Clevinger, Blue Ridge; Stephen Strasburg, Hopatcong; deGrom, Verlander
Innings pitched
240.2, Scherzer
234.0, Kluber
224.1, Ryu
Complete games
6, deGrom
5, Kluber
4, Ryu, Severino, Scherzer, Wheeler
Quality starts
27, Ryu
23, Zack Greinke, Philly
22, Masahiro Tanaka, Philly; Cole, Scherzer
QS %
.818 (27-33), Ryu
.778 (21-27), Carrasco
.697 (23-32), Greinke
Saves
30, Craig Kimbrel, Tucson
27, Sean Doolittle, Vancouver
26, Brandon Morrow, Allentown
Save %
.909 (30-33), Kimbrel
.900 (27-30), Doolittle
.821, (23-28), Trevor Cole, Philly
Blown Saves
8, Collin McHugh, El Paso; Mychal Givens, Hillsborough
7, Rich Rodriguez, Marietta; Blake Parker, Hillsborough
Holds
22, Will Smith, Vancouver; McHugh
20, Kirby Yates, Allentown; Richard Bleier, Empire City; Givens
Home Runs
54, Fiers
43, Luis Castillo, Vancouver
42, Anibal Sanchez, Hoboken-Hopatcong
Games
113, Ryan Yarbrough, El Paso
106, McHugh
105, Bleier