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1959 National League Pitching Leaders
1958 NL
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1960 NL
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1959 AL
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1959 MLB
Pitching Leaders
NL Pitching Leaders
Glossary
Earned Run Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Jones
(SFG)
2.826
2.
Miller
(SFG)
2.845
3.
Buhl
(MLN)
2.864
4.
Spahn
(MLN)
2.959
5.
Law
(PIT)
2.977
6.
Conley
(PHI)
3.000
7.
Antonelli
(SFG)
3.096
8.
Haddix
(PIT)
3.129
9.
Sanford
(SFG)
3.157
10.
Newcombe
(CIN)
3.162
Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Spahn
(MLN)
21
Burdette
(MLN)
21
Jones
(SFG)
21
4.
Antonelli
(SFG)
19
5.
Law
(PIT)
18
Face
(PIT)
18
7.
Drysdale
(LAD)
17
8.
Hobbie
(CHC)
16
9.
Roberts
(PHI)
15
Sanford
(SFG)
15
Buhl
(MLN)
15
Win-Loss %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Face
(PIT)
.947
2.
Craig
(LAD)
.688
3.
Law
(PIT)
.667
4.
Antonelli
(SFG)
.655
5.
Conley
(PHI)
.632
6.
Buhl
(MLN)
.625
7.
Newcombe
(CIN)
.619
8.
Podres
(LAD)
.609
9.
Jones
(SFG)
.583
Spahn
(MLN)
.583
Burdette
(MLN)
.583
Walks & Hits per IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Haddix
(PIT)
1.061
2.
Newcombe
(CIN)
1.095
3.
Conley
(PHI)
1.117
4.
Law
(PIT)
1.120
5.
Antonelli
(SFG)
1.145
6.
Hillman
(CHC)
1.157
7.
Roberts
(PHI)
1.174
8.
Sanford
(SFG)
1.205
9.
Spahn
(MLN)
1.206
10.
Burdette
(MLN)
1.208
Hits per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Haddix
(PIT)
7.582
2.
Jones
(SFG)
7.714
3.
Hobbie
(CHC)
7.846
4.
Drysdale
(LAD)
7.881
5.
Antonelli
(SFG)
7.883
6.
Conley
(PHI)
7.950
7.
Sanford
(SFG)
8.015
8.
Buhl
(MLN)
8.227
9.
Owens
(PHI)
8.255
10.
Law
(PIT)
8.290
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Newcombe
(CIN)
1.095
2.
Burdette
(MLN)
1.181
3.
Roberts
(PHI)
1.224
4.
Purkey
(CIN)
1.775
5.
Law
(PIT)
1.793
6.
Haddix
(PIT)
1.966
7.
Friend
(PIT)
1.994
8.
Hillman
(CHC)
2.026
9.
Conley
(PHI)
2.100
10.
Spahn
(MLN)
2.158
Strikeouts per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Drysdale
(LAD)
8.047
2.
Jones
(SFG)
6.950
3.
Podres
(LAD)
6.692
4.
Broglio
(STL)
6.601
5.
McCormick
(SFG)
6.022
6.
Haddix
(PIT)
5.978
7.
Owens
(PHI)
5.489
8.
Sanford
(SFG)
5.343
9.
Hobbie
(CHC)
5.308
10.
Antonelli
(SFG)
5.266
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Henry
(CHC)
65
Elston
(CHC)
65
3.
McDaniel
(STL)
62
4.
McMahon
(MLN)
60
5.
Miller
(SFG)
59
6.
Face
(PIT)
57
7.
Labine
(LAD)
56
8.
Jones
(SFG)
50
9.
McCormick
(SFG)
47
Meyer
(PHI)
47
Saves
s
c
a
p
y
1.
McDaniel
(STL)
15
McMahon
(MLN)
15
3.
Elston
(CHC)
13
4.
Henry
(CHC)
12
5.
Lawrence
(CIN)
10
Face
(PIT)
10
7.
Labine
(LAD)
9
8.
Miller
(SFG)
8
9.
Farrell
(PHI)
6
10.
Pena
(CIN)
5
Innings Pitched
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Spahn
(MLN)
292.0
2.
Burdette
(MLN)
289.2
3.
Antonelli
(SFG)
282.0
4.
Drysdale
(LAD)
270.2
Jones
(SFG)
270.2
6.
Law
(PIT)
266.0
7.
Roberts
(PHI)
257.1
8.
Jackson
(STL)
256.0
9.
Anderson
(CHC)
235.1
10.
Friend
(PIT)
234.2
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Drysdale
(LAD)
242
2.
Jones
(SFG)
209
3.
Koufax
(LAD)
173
4.
Antonelli
(SFG)
165
5.
McCormick
(SFG)
151
6.
Haddix
(PIT)
149
7.
Jackson
(STL)
145
Podres
(LAD)
145
9.
Spahn
(MLN)
143
10.
Hobbie
(CHC)
138
Games Started
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Burdette
(MLN)
39
2.
Antonelli
(SFG)
38
3.
Jackson
(STL)
37
4.
Spahn
(MLN)
36
Anderson
(CHC)
36
Drysdale
(LAD)
36
7.
Friend
(PIT)
35
Jones
(SFG)
35
Roberts
(PHI)
35
10.
Purkey
(CIN)
33
Hobbie
(CHC)
33
Law
(PIT)
33
Complete Games
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Spahn
(MLN)
21
2.
Law
(PIT)
20
Burdette
(MLN)
20
4.
Roberts
(PHI)
19
5.
Newcombe
(CIN)
17
Antonelli
(SFG)
17
7.
Jones
(SFG)
16
8.
Drysdale
(LAD)
15
9.
Haddix
(PIT)
14
10.
Conley
(PHI)
12
Jackson
(STL)
12
Buhl
(MLN)
12
Shutouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Antonelli
(SFG)
4
Buhl
(MLN)
4
Burdette
(MLN)
4
Spahn
(MLN)
4
Craig
(LAD)
4
Jones
(SFG)
4
Drysdale
(LAD)
4
8.
Conley
(PHI)
3
Broglio
(STL)
3
Jackson
(STL)
3
McCormick
(SFG)
3
Hobbie
(CHC)
3
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Burdette
(MLN)
38
2.
Roberts
(PHI)
34
3.
Antonelli
(SFG)
29
4.
Pena
(CIN)
26
Drysdale
(LAD)
26
Haddix
(PIT)
26
7.
Purkey
(CIN)
25
Newcombe
(CIN)
25
Law
(PIT)
25
10.
McCormick
(SFG)
24
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Jones
(SFG)
109
2.
Hobbie
(CHC)
106
3.
Drysdale
(LAD)
93
4.
Koufax
(LAD)
92
5.
Mizell
(STL)
89
Broglio
(STL)
89
7.
McCormick
(SFG)
86
Williams
(LAD)
86
9.
Anderson
(CHC)
77
10.
Antonelli
(SFG)
76
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Burdette
(MLN)
312
2.
Spahn
(MLN)
282
3.
Jackson
(STL)
271
4.
Friend
(PIT)
267
Roberts
(PHI)
267
6.
Antonelli
(SFG)
247
7.
Anderson
(CHC)
245
Law
(PIT)
245
9.
Purkey
(CIN)
241
10.
Drysdale
(LAD)
237
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Roberts
(PHI)
3.914
2.
Newcombe
(CIN)
3.704
3.
Haddix
(PIT)
3.041
4.
Burdette
(MLN)
2.763
5.
Drysdale
(LAD)
2.602
6.
Conley
(PHI)
2.429
7.
Jackson
(STL)
2.266
8.
Antonelli
(SFG)
2.171
9.
Law
(PIT)
2.076
10.
Hillman
(CHC)
2.047
Home Runs per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Jackson
(STL)
.457
2.
Owens
(PHI)
.569
3.
Hobbie
(CHC)
.577
4.
Jones
(SFG)
.599
5.
Spahn
(MLN)
.647
6.
Conley
(PHI)
.650
7.
Friend
(PIT)
.729
8.
Hillman
(CHC)
.801
9.
Anderson
(CHC)
.803
10.
Miller
(SFG)
.805
Losses
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Friend
(PIT)
19
2.
Purkey
(CIN)
18
3.
Roberts
(PHI)
17
4.
McCormick
(SFG)
16
5.
Spahn
(MLN)
15
Jones
(SFG)
15
Burdette
(MLN)
15
8.
Kline
(PIT)
13
Hobbie
(CHC)
13
Anderson
(CHC)
13
Drysdale
(LAD)
13
Jackson
(STL)
13
Earned Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Burdette
(MLN)
131
2.
Roberts
(PHI)
122
3.
Anderson
(CHC)
108
4.
Friend
(PIT)
105
5.
Drysdale
(LAD)
104
6.
Purkey
(CIN)
103
7.
McCormick
(SFG)
100
8.
Antonelli
(SFG)
97
9.
Hobbie
(CHC)
96
Spahn
(MLN)
96
Wild Pitches
s
c
a
p
y
1.
McDaniel
(STL)
10
2.
McCormick
(SFG)
9
Hobbie
(CHC)
9
Kline
(PIT)
9
5.
Owens
(PHI)
8
O'Toole
(CIN)
8
Broglio
(STL)
8
Podres
(LAD)
8
9.
Sanford
(SFG)
7
Williams
(LAD)
7
Jackson
(STL)
7
Snyder
(LAD)
7
Drabowsky
(CHC)
7
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Drysdale
(LAD)
18
2.
McDevitt
(LAD)
14
3.
Williams
(LAD)
9
4.
Pizarro
(MLN)
8
Mizell
(STL)
8
Jones
(SFG)
8
7.
Sanford
(SFG)
7
Friend
(PIT)
7
9.
Phillips
(TOT)
6
Purkey
(CIN)
6
Hobbie
(CHC)
6
Brosnan
(TOT)
6
Batters Faced
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Spahn
(MLN)
1203
2.
Burdette
(MLN)
1193
3.
Antonelli
(SFG)
1150
4.
Jones
(SFG)
1148
5.
Drysdale
(LAD)
1142
6.
Jackson
(STL)
1081
7.
Law
(PIT)
1080
8.
Roberts
(PHI)
1075
9.
Friend
(PIT)
1015
10.
Anderson
(CHC)
1004
Games Finished
s
c
a
p
y
1.
McMahon
(MLN)
49
Elston
(CHC)
49
3.
McDaniel
(STL)
47
Face
(PIT)
47
5.
Henry
(CHC)
35
6.
Labine
(LAD)
33
7.
Miller
(SFG)
29
8.
Farrell
(PHI)
27
9.
Lawrence
(CIN)
22
10.
Meyer
(PHI)
21
Adjusted ERA+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Conley
(PHI)
137
2.
Jones
(SFG)
134
3.
Miller
(SFG)
133
4.
Law
(PIT)
130
5.
Newcombe
(CIN)
129
6.
Jackson
(STL)
128
7.
Owens
(PHI)
128
8.
Buhl
(MLN)
124
9.
Haddix
(PIT)
124
10.
Antonelli
(SFG)
122
1958 NL
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