2009 AMERICAN LEAGUE REVIEW

Level: MLB

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Rank	Player	Status	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Zack Greinke	LAD 40m	KC Royals	16	8	2.16	33	33	6	3	0	229	195	64	55	11	51	242	1.07	7.66	0.43	2.00	9.51
2	Justin Verlander	DET 40m	Detroit	19	9	3.45	35	35	3	1	0	240	219	99	92	20	63	269	1.17	8.21	0.75	2.36	10.09
3	Roy Halladay	PHI (DL-15) 40m	Toronto	17	10	2.79	32	32	9	4	0	239	234	82	74	22	35	208	1.13	8.81	0.83	1.32	7.83
4	C.C. Sabathia	NYY 40m	NY Yankees	19	8	3.37	34	34	2	1	0	230	197	96	86	18	67	197	1.15	7.71	0.70	2.62	7.71
5	Felix Hernandez	SEA 40m	Seattle	19	5	2.49	34	34	2	1	0	238	200	81	66	15	71	217	1.14	7.56	0.57	2.68	8.20
6	Josh Beckett	LAD (DL-15) 40m	Boston	17	6	3.86	32	32	4	2	0	212	198	99	91	25	55	199	1.19	8.40	1.06	2.33	8.44
7	Jered Weaver	LAA (DL-15) 40m	LA Angels	16	8	3.75	33	33	4	2	0	211	196	91	88	26	66	174	1.24	8.36	1.11	2.82	7.42
8	Jon Lester	BOS 40m	Boston	15	8	3.41	32	32	2	0	0	203	186	80	77	20	64	225	1.23	8.24	0.89	2.84	9.97
9	Scott Baker	CHC (DL-60)	Minnesota	15	9	4.36	33	33	1	1	0	200	190	99	97	28	48	162	1.19	8.55	1.26	2.16	7.29
10	James Shields	KC 40m	Tampa Bay	11	12	4.15	33	33	0	0	0	219	239	113	101	29	52	167	1.33	9.81	1.19	2.14	6.86
11	Carl Pavano	Free Agent	Cleveland	9	8	5.39	21	21	1	1	0	125	150	80	75	19	23	88	1.38	10.78	1.37	1.65	6.33
		Free Agent	Minnesota	5	4	4.67	12	12	0	0	0	73	85	39	38	7	16	59	1.38	10.45	0.86	1.97	7.25
12	Matt Garza	CHC 40m	Tampa Bay	8	12	3.95	32	32	0	0	0	203	177	93	89	25	79	189	1.26	7.85	1.11	3.50	8.38
13	Mark Buehrle	TOR 40m	Chi White Sox	13	10	3.84	33	33	1	1	0	213	222	97	91	27	45	105	1.25	9.38	1.14	1.90	4.43
14	A.J. Burnett	PIT 40m	NY Yankees	13	9	4.04	33	33	1	0	0	207	193	99	93	25	97	195	1.40	8.39	1.09	4.22	8.48
15	Edwin Jackson	CHC 40m	Detroit	13	9	3.62	33	33	1	0	0	214	200	93	86	27	70	161	1.26	8.41	1.14	2.94	6.77
16	Nick Blackburn	MIN Minors [AAA]	Minnesota	11	11	4.04	33	33	3	0	0	205	240	103	92	25	41	98	1.37	10.53	1.10	1.80	4.30
17	Gavin Floyd	CHW (DL-60)	Chi White Sox	11	11	4.06	30	30	1	0	0	193	178	93	87	21	59	163	1.23	8.30	0.98	2.75	7.60
18	John Lackey	BOS 40m	LA Angels	11	8	3.83	27	27	1	1	0	176	177	84	75	17	47	139	1.27	9.05	0.87	2.40	7.10
19	Jeff Niemann	TB (DL-60)	Tampa Bay	13	6	3.95	31	30	2	2	0	180	185	84	79	17	59	125	1.35	9.24	0.85	2.95	6.24
20	John Danks	CHW (DL-15) Rehab 40m	Chi White Sox	13	11	3.78	32	32	1	0	0	200	184	89	84	28	73	149	1.28	8.28	1.26	3.28	6.70
21	Brett Anderson	OAK (DL-15) Rehab 40m	Oakland	11	11	4.06	30	30	1	1	0	175	180	94	79	20	45	150	1.28	9.25	1.03	2.31	7.71
22	Jeremy Guthrie	KC 40m	Baltimore	10	17	5.04	33	33	1	0	0	200	224	120	112	35	60	110	1.42	10.08	1.57	2.70	4.95
23	Jarrod Washburn	Retired	Detroit	1	3	7.33	8	8	0	0	0	43	51	35	35	12	16	21	1.56	10.67	2.51	3.35	4.40
		Retired	Seattle	8	6	2.64	20	20	1	1	0	133	109	42	39	11	33	79	1.07	7.38	0.74	2.23	5.35
24	Scott Feldman	CHC 40m	Texas	17	8	4.09	34	31	0	0	0	189	178	87	86	18	65	113	1.28	8.47	0.86	3.09	5.38
25	Joe Saunders	SEA 40m	LA Angels	16	7	4.60	31	31	1	1	0	186	202	102	95	29	64	101	1.43	9.77	1.40	3.10	4.89
Rank	Player	Status	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
26	Kevin Millwood	Retired (2013)	Texas	13	10	3.68	31	31	3	0	0	198	195	88	81	26	71	123	1.34	8.85	1.18	3.22	5.59
27	Andy Pettitte	NYY (DL-15) 40m	NY Yankees	14	8	4.17	32	32	0	0	0	194	193	101	90	20	76	148	1.39	8.94	0.93	3.52	6.86
28	Fernando Rodney	TB 40m	Detroit	2	5	4.43	73	0	0	0	37	75	70	38	37	8	41	61	1.48	8.38	0.96	4.91	7.30
29	Joe Nathan	TEX 40m	Minnesota	2	2	2.11	70	0	0	0	47	68	42	16	16	7	22	89	0.94	5.54	0.92	2.90	11.74
30	David Aardsma	NYM Minors [AAA]	Seattle	3	6	2.53	73	0	0	0	38	71	49	23	20	4	34	80	1.17	6.20	0.51	4.30	10.13
31	Brian Fuentes	Retired (2012)	LA Angels	1	5	3.93	65	0	0	0	48	55	53	24	24	6	24	46	1.40	8.67	0.98	3.93	7.53
32	Trevor Cahill	ARI 40m	Oakland	10	13	4.65	32	32	0	0	0	178	185	99	92	27	72	90	1.44	9.34	1.36	3.64	4.55
33	Jonathan Papelbon	PHI 40m	Boston	1	1	1.85	66	0	0	0	38	68	54	15	14	5	24	76	1.15	7.15	0.66	3.18	10.06
34	Mariano Rivera	NYY 40m	NY Yankees	3	3	1.77	66	0	0	0	44	66	48	14	13	7	12	72	0.91	6.54	0.95	1.63	9.80
35	Derek Holland	TEX 40m	Texas	8	13	6.13	33	21	1	1	0	138	160	98	94	26	47	107	1.50	10.43	1.69	3.06	6.97
36	Andrew Bailey	BOS 40m	Oakland	6	3	1.84	68	0	0	0	26	83	49	17	17	5	24	91	0.88	5.31	0.54	2.60	9.86
37	Ricky Romero	TOR Minors [AAA] 40m	Toronto	13	9	4.30	29	29	0	0	0	178	192	88	85	18	79	141	1.52	9.71	0.91	3.99	7.13
38	Ervin Santana	KC 40m	LA Angels	8	8	5.04	24	23	2	2	0	139	159	83	78	24	47	107	1.48	10.28	1.55	3.04	6.92
39	C.J. Wilson	LAA 40m	Texas	5	6	2.83	74	0	0	0	14	73	66	29	23	3	32	84	1.34	8.11	0.37	3.93	10.33
40	Luke Hochevar	KC 40m	KC Royals	7	13	6.55	25	25	2	1	0	143	167	109	104	23	46	106	1.49	10.51	1.45	2.90	6.67
41	Scott Richmond	TEX Minors [AAA]	Toronto	8	11	5.54	27	24	1	0	0	138	147	90	85	27	59	117	1.49	9.57	1.76	3.84	7.62
42	Rick Porcello	DET 40m	Detroit	14	9	3.97	31	31	0	0	0	170	176	81	75	23	52	89	1.34	9.31	1.22	2.75	4.71
43	Bobby Jenks	Free Agent	Chi White Sox	3	4	3.73	52	0	0	0	29	53	52	24	22	9	16	49	1.28	8.81	1.53	2.71	8.31
44	Joakim Soria	TEX (DL-15) 40m	KC Royals	3	2	2.21	47	0	0	0	30	53	44	14	13	5	16	69	1.13	7.47	0.85	2.72	11.72
45	Cliff Lee	PHI 40m	Cleveland	7	9	3.14	22	22	3	1	0	152	165	53	53	10	33	107	1.30	9.77	0.59	1.95	6.34
46	Frank Francisco	NYM Minors [A+] 40m	Texas	2	3	3.85	51	0	0	0	25	49	40	21	21	6	15	57	1.12	7.33	1.10	2.75	10.45
47	J.P. Howell	LAD 40m	Tampa Bay	7	5	2.85	69	0	0	0	17	66	47	22	21	7	33	79	1.21	6.39	0.95	4.49	10.74
48	Kerry Wood	Retired (2012)	Cleveland	3	3	4.25	58	0	0	0	20	55	48	26	26	7	28	63	1.38	7.85	1.15	4.58	10.31
49	Matt Guerrier	LAD 40m	Minnesota	5	1	2.37	79	0	0	0	1	76	58	23	20	10	16	47	0.97	6.86	1.18	1.89	5.56
50	Craig Breslow	BOS 40m	Minnesota	1	2	6.38	17	0	0	0	0	14	11	11	10	3	11	11	1.56	7.02	1.91	7.02	7.02
		BOS 40m	Oakland	7	5	2.61	60	0	0	0	0	55	37	20	16	5	18	44	1.00	6.04	0.82	2.94	7.19
Rank	Player	Status	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
51	George Sherrill	KC Minors [AAA]	Baltimore	0	1	2.41	42	0	0	0	20	41	34	11	11	3	13	39	1.14	7.45	0.66	2.85	8.54
52	Mark Lowe	LAA 40m	Seattle	2	7	3.26	75	0	0	0	3	80	71	39	29	7	29	69	1.25	7.99	0.79	3.26	7.76
53	Russ Springer	Inactive	Tampa Bay	1	3	4.17	26	0	0	0	1	15	16	7	7	4	3	11	1.26	9.54	2.38	1.79	6.56
		Inactive	Oakland	0	1	4.15	48	0	0	0	0	41	52	20	19	5	14	47	1.60	11.36	1.09	3.06	10.27
54	Jose Contreras	PIT 40m	Chi White Sox	5	13	5.44	21	21	0	0	0	114	121	83	69	11	45	89	1.45	9.54	0.87	3.55	7.01
55	Mike Wuertz	Free Agent	Oakland	6	1	2.65	74	0	0	0	4	78	52	25	23	6	23	102	0.96	5.98	0.69	2.65	11.74
56	Francisco Liriano	PIT 40m	Minnesota	5	13	5.81	29	24	0	0	0	136	147	93	88	21	65	122	1.56	9.71	1.39	4.30	8.06
57	Brett Tomko	Free Agent	Oakland	4	1	2.98	6	6	1	1	0	36	31	12	12	7	6	22	1.02	7.71	1.74	1.49	5.47
		Free Agent	NY Yankees	1	2	5.35	15	0	0	0	0	20	19	12	12	5	7	11	1.29	8.47	2.23	3.12	4.90
58	Jason Frasor	TEX 40m	Toronto	7	3	2.52	61	0	0	0	11	57	43	17	16	4	16	56	1.03	6.77	0.63	2.52	8.81
59	Jason Berken	CHW Minors [AAA]	Baltimore	6	12	6.57	24	24	0	0	0	119	164	92	87	19	44	66	1.74	12.38	1.43	3.32	4.98
60	Jesse Carlson	BOS Minors [AA]	Toronto	1	6	4.69	73	0	0	0	0	67	67	37	35	7	21	51	1.31	8.97	0.94	2.81	6.83
61	Gil Meche	Inactive	KC Royals	6	10	5.09	23	23	1	1	0	129	144	81	73	17	58	95	1.57	10.05	1.19	4.05	6.63
62	Tim Wakefield	Inactive	Boston	11	5	4.60	21	21	2	0	0	129	137	67	66	12	50	72	1.45	9.54	0.84	3.48	5.02
63	Brian Bannister	Inactive	KC Royals	7	12	4.73	26	26	0	0	0	154	161	94	81	15	50	98	1.37	9.41	0.88	2.92	5.73
64	Grant Balfour	OAK 40m	Tampa Bay	5	4	4.83	73	0	0	0	4	67	59	38	36	6	33	69	1.37	7.91	0.80	4.43	9.25
65	David Hernandez	ARI 40m	Baltimore	4	10	5.43	20	19	0	0	0	101	118	62	61	27	46	68	1.62	10.50	2.40	4.09	6.05
66	Phil Coke	DET 40m	NY Yankees	4	3	4.50	72	0	0	0	2	60	44	34	30	10	20	49	1.07	6.60	1.50	3.00	7.35
67	Roberto Hernandez	TB 40m	Cleveland	5	12	6.33	24	24	0	0	0	125	151	97	88	16	70	79	1.77	10.86	1.15	5.04	5.68
68	Jose Mijares	SF 40m	Minnesota	2	2	2.35	71	0	0	0	0	61	50	17	16	7	23	55	1.19	7.35	1.03	3.38	8.09
69	Matt Harrison	TEX (DL-15) 40m	Texas	4	5	6.13	11	11	2	1	0	63	81	43	43	9	23	34	1.65	11.55	1.28	3.28	4.85
70	Jim Johnson	BAL 40m	Baltimore	4	6	4.11	64	0	0	0	10	70	73	32	32	8	23	49	1.37	9.39	1.03	2.96	6.30
71	Brad Ziegler	ARI 40m	Oakland	2	4	3.08	69	0	0	0	7	73	82	27	25	2	28	54	1.50	10.10	0.25	3.45	6.65
72	Jeremy Sowers	Inactive	Cleveland	6	11	5.26	23	22	0	0	0	123	134	73	72	11	52	51	1.51	9.80	0.80	3.80	3.73
73	Ramon Ramirez	SF Minors [AAA]	Boston	7	4	2.86	70	0	0	0	0	69	61	26	22	7	32	52	1.34	7.93	0.91	4.16	6.76
74	Takashi Saito	Intl	Boston	3	3	2.45	56	0	0	0	2	55	50	16	15	6	25	52	1.36	8.15	0.98	4.08	8.48
75	Matt Thornton	CHW 40m	Chi White Sox	6	3	2.75	70	0	0	0	4	72	58	22	22	5	20	87	1.08	7.24	0.62	2.50	10.86
Rank	Player	Status	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
76	Scott Downs	LAA 40m	Toronto	1	3	3.12	48	0	0	0	9	46	46	18	16	4	13	43	1.28	8.96	0.78	2.53	8.38
77	Brandon Lyon	NYM 40m	Detroit	6	5	2.88	65	0	0	0	3	78	56	25	25	7	31	57	1.11	6.45	0.81	3.57	6.56
78	Dan Wheeler	Free Agent	Tampa Bay	4	5	3.30	69	0	0	0	2	57	41	22	21	11	9	45	0.87	6.45	1.73	1.42	7.08
79	Clayton Richard	SD (DL-15) Rehab 40m	Chi White Sox	4	3	4.65	26	14	1	0	0	89	94	50	46	10	37	66	1.47	9.51	1.01	3.74	6.67
80	Scott Linebrink	Free Agent	Chi White Sox	3	7	4.66	57	0	0	0	2	56	70	34	29	9	23	55	1.66	11.25	1.45	3.70	8.84
81	Armando Galarraga	CIN Minors [AAA]	Detroit	6	10	5.66	29	25	0	0	0	143	158	93	90	24	67	95	1.57	9.93	1.51	4.21	5.97
82	Troy Percival	Retired	Tampa Bay	0	1	6.49	14	0	0	0	6	11	14	8	8	3	5	7	1.71	11.35	2.43	4.05	5.68
83	Brandon Morrow	TOR 40m	Seattle	2	4	4.42	26	10	0	0	6	69	66	38	34	10	44	63	1.59	8.58	1.30	5.72	8.19
84	Hideki Okajima	OAK 40m	Boston	6	0	3.39	68	0	0	0	0	61	56	23	23	8	21	53	1.26	8.26	1.18	3.10	7.82

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