2018 pitching leaders

For the second straight season, only one pitcher was able to win 20 games, which could make Stephen Strasburg the man to beat in the race for the Ben McDonald Award.

Strasburg won in his final start to finish the year 20-3, leading the league in both wins and win percentage, after starting out 19-1 and challenging the league record for win percentage.

Chris Sale of San Francisco re-wrote the record book with a new mark of 367 strikeouts, shattering the old record of 349, set by Randy Johnson in 1996. Sardine City's Corey Kluber quietly had 330 strikeouts, which is now the third best all-time, behind Sale, Johnson and Martinez (347 in 2000).

Kluber also may have broken a league record that flew under the radar, with the best strikeout-to-walk ratio in a season. Clayton Kershaw of Hoboken put up a historic 8.9 K/BB last year, up there with all-time greats of Martinez (8.6) and Cliff Lee (8.5) and reliever Dennis Eckersley (8.9). Kluber finished with a ratio of 9.4 (330 strikeouts to 35 walks).

Here's a look at the final statistical league pitching leaders for 2018 season, followed by the runners-up (asterisk indicates rookie, italics indicates possible record):

ERA
2.55, Stephen Strasburg, Hopatcong
2.87, Michael Fulmer, El Paso/Philly
2.97, Luis Castillo, El Paso/Vancouver*
WHIP
1.01, Corey Kluber, Sardine City
1.07, Max Scherzer, Tucson
1.09, Chris Sale, San Francisco; Strasburg
Strikeouts
367, Sale
330, Kluber
280, Scherzer
Walks
107, Gio Gonzalez, Hopatcong
103, Mike Clevinger, Marietta
99, Chad Kuhl, San Francisco; Chris Stratton, Philly*
Wins
20, Strasburg
18, Luis Severino, Marietta; Scherzer
16, Gonzalez, Kluber
Losses
18, David Price, Allentown; Ervin Santana, Livingston/Hopatcong
17, Masahiro Tanaka, Blue Ridge; Alex Cobb, Poovey Farms; Sale
Win %
.870 (20-3), Strasburg
.765 (13-4), Dellin Betances, Marietta
.750, (15-5) Dylan Bundy, Arkansas; (18-6) Severino
Avg Run Support
5.9, Yu Darvish, Poovey Farms
5.7, Strasburg
5.6, Tanner Roark, Tucson; Clevinger
Runners per 9
9.3, Kluber
10.2, Sale, Scherzer
10.3, Strasburg 
Ks per 9
13.4, Sale
11.8, Kluber
11.5, Scherzer 
K/BB
9.4, Kluber
6.3, Sale
4.8, Clayton Kershaw, Hoboken
Shutouts
4, Marcus Stroman, Arkansas
3, Aaron Nola, Arkansas
2, Fulmer, Kluber, Santana, Sale
Innings pitched
252.2, Kluber
246.0, Sale
231.1, Nola
Complete games
9, Kluber
7, Fulmer
5, Sale, Stroman
Quality starts
25, Sale, Strasburg
24, Stroman
23, Dallas Keuchel, Arkansas; Kluber
QS %
.758 (25-33), Sale, Strasburg
.727 (24-33), Stroman
.697 (23-33), Keuchel, Kluber
Saves
34, Chad Green, Marietta*
33, Andrew Miller, Sardine City
30, Alex Claudio, Hopatcong
Save %
.962 (25-26), Craig Kimbrel, Tucson
.943 (33-35), Miller
.895 (34-38), Green
Blown Saves
9, David Robertson, Allentown
8, Emilio Pagan, Philly
7, Brian Kintzler, Poovey Farms
Holds
21, Edwin Diaz, El Paso; Shane Greene, Hillsborough; Archie Bradley, El Paso
20, Adam Warren, Hopatcong
19, Tyler Lyons, Hopatcong
Home Runs
50, Ervin Santana, Hopatcong
45, Kenta Maeda, Poovey Farms; Verlander, Livingston/Hillsborough
42, Price
Games
114, Chris Devenski, Livingston
105, Raisel Iglesias
97, Bradley