League team pitching totals - 1956 American League
Regular season
| Primary |
| Team | ERA | W | L | S | G | CG | INN | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | GDP |
| Detroit | 4.09 | 80 | 74 | 32 | 154 | 20 | 1415.2 | 1316 | 712 | 644 | 565 | 789 | 158 | 118 |
| Cleveland | 4.10 | 88 | 66 | 44 | 154 | 18 | 1383.2 | 1476 | 731 | 630 | 529 | 784 | 158 | 147 |
| Boston | 4.17 | 98 | 56 | 46 | 154 | 31 | 1384.2 | 1438 | 720 | 642 | 450 | 839 | 165 | 135 |
| New York (A) | 4.19 | 73 | 81 | 22 | 154 | 40 | 1382.0 | 1419 | 752 | 643 | 673 | 818 | 129 | 160 |
| Kansas City | 4.25 | 82 | 72 | 31 | 154 | 32 | 1374.1 | 1324 | 719 | 649 | 569 | 760 | 137 | 158 |
| Chicago (A) | 4.32 | 58 | 96 | 23 | 154 | 21 | 1365.1 | 1518 | 762 | 655 | 539 | 665 | 132 | 165 |
| Washington | 4.38 | 81 | 73 | 38 | 154 | 19 | 1373.1 | 1451 | 752 | 668 | 506 | 802 | 160 | 123 |
| Baltimore | 4.83 | 56 | 98 | 25 | 154 | 14 | 1359.1 | 1495 | 834 | 729 | 593 | 791 | 140 | 154 |
| Totals | 4.29 | 616 | 616 | 261 | 1232 | 195 | 11038.1 | 11437 | 5982 | 5260 | 4424 | 6248 | 1179 | 1160 |
| Secondary |
| Team | IW | HBP | SH | SF | WP | BK | SB | CS | PK | H/9 | BB/9 | R/9 | K/9 | HR/9 | K/BB |
| Detroit | 27 | 51 | 72 | 36 | 34 | 1 | 37 | 20 | 1 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 12.3 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Cleveland | 23 | 27 | 72 | 50 | 23 | 1 | 36 | 24 | 6 | 9.6 | 3.4 | 13.2 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Boston | 16 | 60 | 47 | 42 | 19 | 1 | 39 | 22 | 8 | 9.3 | 2.9 | 12.7 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| New York (A) | 15 | 38 | 58 | 54 | 33 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 1 | 9.2 | 4.4 | 13.9 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| Kansas City | 7 | 33 | 63 | 40 | 26 | 0 | 29 | 30 | 7 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 12.6 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Chicago (A) | 27 | 44 | 61 | 45 | 31 | 0 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 10.0 | 3.6 | 13.8 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| Washington | 24 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 20 | 2 | 51 | 25 | 8 | 9.5 | 3.3 | 13.1 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Baltimore | 25 | 44 | 61 | 51 | 17 | 2 | 50 | 24 | 2 | 9.9 | 3.9 | 14.1 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Totals | 164 | 343 | 481 | 365 | 203 | 12 | 310 | 193 | 39 | 9.3 | 3.6 | 13.2 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Analytical |
| Team | OPS | WHIP | BIP | IPAVG | TBW | TBW/BF | TBWH | TBWH/BF | RC | RC27 | RCERA | CERA |
| Detroit | .707 | 1.33 | 4554 | .254 | 2652 | .434 | 2703 | .442 | 679.2 | 4.2 | 3.89 | 3.83 |
| Cleveland | .754 | 1.45 | 4584 | .288 | 2774 | .456 | 2801 | .461 | 754.5 | 4.8 | 4.42 | 4.51 |
| Boston | .746 | 1.36 | 4516 | .282 | 2731 | .453 | 2791 | .463 | 735.4 | 4.7 | 4.30 | 4.24 |
| New York (A) | .744 | 1.51 | 4527 | .285 | 2797 | .452 | 2835 | .458 | 749.2 | 4.8 | 4.39 | 4.58 |
| Kansas City | .718 | 1.38 | 4421 | .268 | 2596 | .439 | 2629 | .444 | 660.7 | 4.3 | 3.89 | 4.01 |
| Chicago (A) | .756 | 1.51 | 4705 | .295 | 2739 | .450 | 2783 | .457 | 759.4 | 4.9 | 4.51 | 4.74 |
| Washington | .747 | 1.42 | 4547 | .284 | 2746 | .453 | 2792 | .461 | 750.7 | 4.8 | 4.43 | 4.44 |
| Baltimore | .771 | 1.54 | 4533 | .299 | 2830 | .464 | 2874 | .471 | 794.5 | 5.2 | 4.73 | 4.89 |
| Totals | .743 | 1.44 | 36387 | .282 | 21865 | .450 | 22208 | .457 | 5881.5 | 4.7 | 4.32 | 4.40 |
| Starters |
| Team | GS | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% | RS | RS/G | RL | RLS | RL% | PCH/G | STR% |
| Detroit | 154 | 20 | .130 | 13 | 88 | .571 | 686 | 4.5 | 181 | 69 | .381 | 143.4 | .612 |
| Cleveland | 154 | 18 | .117 | 4 | 86 | .558 | 817 | 5.3 | 257 | 79 | .307 | 141.2 | .609 |
| Boston | 154 | 31 | .201 | 10 | 82 | .532 | 931 | 6.0 | 184 | 65 | .353 | 138.3 | .626 |
| New York (A) | 154 | 40 | .260 | 9 | 85 | .552 | 774 | 5.0 | 119 | 40 | .336 | 146.5 | .595 |
| Kansas City | 154 | 32 | .208 | 10 | 82 | .532 | 699 | 4.5 | 178 | 70 | .393 | 140.7 | .601 |
| Chicago (A) | 154 | 21 | .136 | 9 | 79 | .513 | 634 | 4.1 | 224 | 85 | .379 | 139.2 | .611 |
| Washington | 154 | 19 | .123 | 12 | 85 | .552 | 814 | 5.3 | 233 | 94 | .403 | 141.6 | .616 |
| Baltimore | 154 | 14 | .091 | 7 | 73 | .474 | 627 | 4.1 | 223 | 94 | .422 | 142.5 | .605 |
| Totals | 1232 | 195 | .158 | 74 | 660 | .536 | 5982 | 4.9 | 1599 | 596 | .373 | 141.7 | .609 |
| Relievers |
| Team | SVO | S | SV% | BS | BS% | HLD | IR | IRS | IR% | G | GR | R/G | GF | R/GF |
| Detroit | 48 | 32 | .667 | 11 | .229 | 24 | 181 | 69 | .381 | 154 | 297 | 1.9 | 134 | 2.2 |
| Cleveland | 71 | 44 | .620 | 22 | .310 | 62 | 257 | 79 | .307 | 154 | 376 | 2.4 | 136 | 2.8 |
| Boston | 67 | 46 | .687 | 17 | .254 | 33 | 184 | 65 | .353 | 154 | 289 | 1.9 | 123 | 2.3 |
| New York (A) | 43 | 22 | .512 | 15 | .349 | 12 | 119 | 40 | .336 | 154 | 208 | 1.4 | 114 | 1.8 |
| Kansas City | 48 | 31 | .646 | 15 | .313 | 13 | 178 | 70 | .393 | 154 | 254 | 1.6 | 122 | 2.1 |
| Chicago (A) | 35 | 23 | .657 | 10 | .286 | 19 | 224 | 85 | .379 | 154 | 290 | 1.9 | 133 | 2.2 |
| Washington | 64 | 38 | .594 | 21 | .328 | 47 | 233 | 94 | .403 | 154 | 350 | 2.3 | 135 | 2.6 |
| Baltimore | 43 | 25 | .581 | 15 | .349 | 26 | 223 | 94 | .422 | 154 | 340 | 2.2 | 140 | 2.4 |
| Totals | 419 | 261 | .623 | 126 | .301 | 236 | 1599 | 596 | .373 | 1232 | 2404 | 2.0 | 1037 | 2.3 |