Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Yount • MIL 10.5
2. Carter • MON 8.6
3. Dawson • MON 7.9
4. Rogers • MON 7.7
5. Stieb • TOR 7.6
6. Soto • CIN 7.6
7. DeCinces • CAL 7.6
8. Schmidt • PHI 7.4
9. Guerrero • LAD 6.8
10. Henderson • OAK 6.7
WAR for Pitchers
1. Rogers • MON 7.6
Stieb • TOR 7.6
3. Soto • CIN 7.5
4. Niekro • HOU 6.8
5. Andújar • STL 5.8
6. Sutcliffe • CLE 5.7
7. Carlton • PHI 5.5
8. Minton • SFG 5.4
9. Leal • TOR 5.1
10. Valenzuela • LAD 5.0
Earned Run Average
1. Rogers • MON 2.40
2. Niekro • HOU 2.47
3. Andújar • STL 2.47
4. Soto • CIN 2.79
5. Valenzuela • LAD 2.87
6. Candelaria • PIT 2.94
7. Sutcliffe • CLE 2.96
8. Stanley • BOS 3.10
9. Carlton • PHI 3.10
10. Reuss • LAD 3.11
Wins
1. Carlton • PHI 23
2. Hoyt • CHW 19
Rogers • MON 19
Valenzuela • LAD 19
5. Gura • KCR 18
Vuckovich • MIL 18
Zahn • CAL 18
Reuss • LAD 18
9. Caldwell • MIL 17
Morris • DET 17
Stieb • TOR 17
Niekro • HOU 17
Niekro • ATL 17
Sutton • 2TM 17
Win-Loss %
1. Niekro • ATL .810
2. Palmer • BAL .750
Vuckovich • MIL .750
4. Burns • CHW .722
5. Rogers • MON .704
6. Zahn • CAL .692
7. Carlton • PHI .676
8. Renko • CAL .647
Breining • SFG .647
10. Lollar • SDP .640
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Soto • CIN 1.060
2. Niekro • HOU 1.067
3. Andújar • STL 1.080
4. Reuss • LAD 1.107
5. Rogers • MON 1.119
6. Lea • MON 1.131
7. Palmer • BAL 1.137
8. Carlton • PHI 1.147
9. Valenzuela • LAD 1.158
10. Candelaria • PIT 1.162
Hits per 9 IP
1. Ryan • HOU 7.047
2. Soto • CIN 7.056
3. Sutcliffe • CLE 7.250
4. Lea • MON 7.345
5. Lollar • SDP 7.427
6. Niekro • HOU 7.467
7. Ujdur • DET 7.584
8. Welch • LAD 7.600
9. Righetti • NYY 7.623
10. Carlton • PHI 7.701
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Bird • CHC 1.414
2. Hammaker • SFG 1.440
3. John • 2TM 1.583
4. Andújar • STL 1.694
5. Eckersley • BOS 1.725
6. Reuss • LAD 1.767
7. Hoyt • CHW 1.803
8. Haas • MIL 1.816
9. Langford • OAK 1.858
10. Candelaria • PIT 1.906
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Soto • CIN 9.571
2. Ryan • HOU 8.808
3. Carlton • PHI 8.706
4. Righetti • NYY 8.016
5. Bannister • SEA 7.615
6. Beattie • SEA 7.311
7. Barker • CLE 6.879
8. Candelaria • PIT 6.853
9. Welch • LAD 6.721
10. Tudor • BOS 6.716
Games Played
1. Tekulve • PIT 85
2. Vande Berg • SEA 78
Minton • SFG 78
4. Martinez • BAL 76
Scurry • PIT 76
6. Hernández • CHC 75
Reardon • MON 75
8. Quisenberry • KCR 72
Smith • CHC 72
10. Caudill • SEA 70
Sutter • STL 70
Saves
1. Sutter • STL 36
2. Quisenberry • KCR 35
3. Gossage • NYY 30
Garber • ATL 30
Minton • SFG 30
6. Fingers • MIL 29
7. Caudill • SEA 26
Reardon • MON 26
9. Davis • MIN 22
10. Barojas • CHW 21
Spillner • CLE 21
Innings Pitched
1. Carlton • PHI 295.2
2. Stieb • TOR 288.1
3. Valenzuela • LAD 285.0
4. Rogers • MON 277.0
5. Niekro • HOU 270.0
6. Clancy • TOR 266.2
7. Morris • DET 266.1
8. Andújar • STL 265.2
9. Caldwell • MIL 258.0
10. Soto • CIN 257.2
Strikeouts
1. Carlton • PHI 286
2. Soto • CIN 274
3. Ryan • HOU 245
4. Bannister • SEA 209
5. Valenzuela • LAD 199
6. Barker • CLE 187
7. Rogers • MON 179
8. Welch • LAD 176
9. Sutton • 2TM 175
10. Robinson • PIT 165
Games Started
1. Clancy • TOR 40
2. Martínez • BAL 39
3. Leal • TOR 38
Stieb • TOR 38
Carlton • PHI 38
6. Gura • KCR 37
McGregor • BAL 37
Morris • DET 37
Andújar • STL 37
Reuss • LAD 37
Valenzuela • LAD 37
Complete Games
1. Stieb • TOR 19
Carlton • PHI 19
3. Valenzuela • LAD 18
4. Morris • DET 17
5. Niekro • HOU 16
6. Langford • OAK 15
7. Hoyt • CHW 14
Rogers • MON 14
9. Soto • CIN 13
10. Caldwell • MIL 12
Forsch • CAL 12
Hough • TEX 12
Zahn • CAL 12
Shutouts
1. Carlton • PHI 6
2. Andújar • STL 5
Niekro • HOU 5
Stieb • TOR 5
5. Rogers • MON 4
Reuss • LAD 4
Valenzuela • LAD 4
Forsch • CAL 4
Zahn • CAL 4
10. Bannister • SEA 3
Welch • LAD 3
Eckersley • BOS 3
Morris • DET 3
Clancy • TOR 3
Gura • KCR 3
Caldwell • MIL 3
Ryan • HOU 3
Rainey • BOS 3
Home Runs
1. Keough • OAK 38
2. Morris • DET 37
3. Langford • OAK 33
4. Bannister • SEA 32
Havens • MIN 32
6. Eckersley • BOS 31
Gura • KCR 31
McGregor • BAL 31
9. Caldwell • MIL 30
Martínez • BAL 30
Bases on Balls
1. Ryan • HOU 109
2. Righetti • NYY 108
3. Robinson • PIT 103
4. Vuckovich • MIL 102
5. Keough • OAK 101
6. Petry • DET 100
7. Sutcliffe • CLE 98
8. Morris • DET 96
Berenyi • CIN 96
10. Medich • 2TM 93
Hits
1. Stieb • TOR 271
2. Caldwell • MIL 269
3. Langford • OAK 265
4. Martínez • BAL 262
5. Carlton • PHI 253
6. Clancy • TOR 251
Gura • KCR 251
Sorensen • CLE 251
9. Leal • TOR 250
10. Hoyt • CHW 248
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Soto • CIN 3.859
2. Hammaker • SFG 3.643
3. Candelaria • PIT 3.595
4. Carlton • PHI 3.326
5. Eckersley • BOS 2.953
6. Reuss • LAD 2.760
7. Rogers • MON 2.754
8. Andújar • STL 2.740
9. Christenson • PHI 2.736
10. Sanderson • MON 2.724
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Berenyi • CIN 0.324
2. Krukow • PHI 0.346
3. Andújar • STL 0.373
4. Sarmiento • PIT 0.383
5. Reuss • LAD 0.389
6. Rogers • MON 0.390
7. Niekro • HOU 0.400
8. Witt • CAL 0.401
9. Valenzuela • LAD 0.411
10. Lamp • CHW 0.427
Losses
1. Keough • OAK 18
Tanana • TEX 18
Berenyi • CIN 18
4. Honeycutt • TEX 17
5. Langford • OAK 16
Morris • DET 16
7. Dotson • CHW 15
Hoyt • CHW 15
Leal • TOR 15
Sorensen • CLE 15
Jenkins • CHC 15
Knepper • HOU 15
Medich • 2TM 15
Earned Runs
1. Keough • OAK 133
2. Morris • DET 120
3. Martínez • BAL 118
Sorensen • CLE 118
5. McGregor • BAL 116
6. Caldwell • MIL 112
7. Gura • KCR 111
Langford • OAK 111
9. Clancy • TOR 110
10. Leal • TOR 109
Bird • CHC 109
Wild Pitches
1. Niekro • HOU 19
2. Ryan • HOU 18
3. Robinson • PIT 17
4. Berenyi • CIN 16
5. Perry • SEA 13
Krukow • PHI 13
7. Scurry • PIT 12
8. Gullickson • MON 11
Kern • 2TM 11
10. Barker • CLE 10
Keough • OAK 10
Morris • DET 10
Falcone • NYM 10
Hit By Pitch
1. Forsch • CAL 11
2. Tudor • BOS 8
Ryan • HOU 8
4. Clear • BOS 7
Hough • TEX 7
Kingman • OAK 7
Martínez • BAL 7
Sánchez • CAL 7
Tanana • TEX 7
Wilcox • DET 7
Witt • CAL 7
Andújar • STL 7
Batters Faced
1. Carlton • PHI 1,193
2. Stieb • TOR 1,187
3. Valenzuela • LAD 1,156
4. Rogers • MON 1,122
5. Morris • DET 1,107
6. Clancy • TOR 1,100
7. Martínez • BAL 1,093
8. Niekro • HOU 1,067
9. Caldwell • MIL 1,064
10. Andújar • STL 1,056
Games Finished
1. Quisenberry • KCR 68
2. Minton • SFG 66
3. Caudill • SEA 64
Tekulve • PIT 64
5. Sutter • STL 58
6. Garber • ATL 56
7. Spillner • CLE 54
8. Davis • MIN 53
Reardon • MON 53
10. Fingers • MIL 45
Adjusted ERA+
1. Rogers • MON 152
2. Andújar • STL 148
3. Stanley • BOS 140
4. Sutcliffe • CLE 140
5. Stieb • TOR 138
6. Niekro • HOU 135
7. Soto • CIN 132
8. Palmer • BAL 129
9. Candelaria • PIT 128
10. Beattie • SEA 127
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Carlton • PHI 2.41
2. Soto • CIN 2.42
3. Rogers • MON 2.76
4. Reuss • LAD 2.81
5. Valenzuela • LAD 2.81
6. Candelaria • PIT 2.87
7. Andújar • STL 2.87
8. Christenson • PHI 3.04
9. Koosman • CHW 3.07
10. Berenyi • CIN 3.09
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Rogers • MON 38
2. Stieb • TOR 36
3. Andújar • STL 33
4. Niekro • HOU 30
5. Sutcliffe • CLE 27
6. Soto • CIN 26
7. Palmer • BAL 24
8. Minton • SFG 24
9. Stanley • BOS 23
10. Quisenberry • KCR 23
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Rogers • MON 4.3
2. Stieb • TOR 3.8
3. Andújar • STL 3.7
4. Niekro • HOU 3.4
5. Soto • CIN 2.9
6. Sutcliffe • CLE 2.8
7. Minton • SFG 2.6
8. Palmer • BAL 2.5
9. Stanley • BOS 2.4
10. Quisenberry • KCR 2.4
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Rogers • MON 41.14
2. Niekro • HOU 40.68
3. Andújar • STL 35.93
4. Stieb • TOR 34.21
5. Palmer • BAL 33.44
6. Soto • CIN 30.76
7. Stanley • BOS 28.80
8. Sutcliffe • CLE 27.63
9. Petry • DET 26.04
10. Bedrosian • ATL 25.07
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Caudill • SEA 5.7
2. Niekro • HOU 5.2
3. Minton • SFG 5.2
4. Gossage • NYY 5.0
5. Rogers • MON 4.8
6. Carlton • PHI 4.3
7. Bedrosian • ATL 4.1
8. Stanley • BOS 3.9
9. Palmer • BAL 3.8
10. Valenzuela • LAD 3.7
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Andújar • STL 4.4
2. Rogers • MON 4.3
3. Niekro • HOU 4.3
4. Palmer • BAL 3.4
5. Stieb • TOR 3.4
6. Valenzuela • LAD 3.4
7. Carlton • PHI 3.2
8. Soto • CIN 3.1
9. Quisenberry • KCR 2.8
10. Reuss • LAD 2.7
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Sutton • 2TM 8.3
2. Garber • ATL 7.7
3. Carlton • PHI 7.2
4. Bedrosian • ATL 7.1
5. Andújar • STL 5.3
6. Niedenfuer • LAD 5.1
7. Sutter • STL 5.1
8. Sánchez • CAL 5.0
9. Stanley • BOS 4.3
10. Reed • PHI 4.2
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Niekro • HOU 4.8
2. Rogers • MON 4.6
3. Andújar • STL 4.0
4. Palmer • BAL 3.6
5. Stieb • TOR 3.4
6. Soto • CIN 3.4
7. Stanley • BOS 2.9
8. Sutcliffe • CLE 2.9
9. Petry • DET 2.7
10. Bedrosian • ATL 2.6

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order.

For batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1901, so all leaders are since 1901. Explanation of min. requirements