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1971 National League Pitching Leaders
1970 NL
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1972 NL
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1971 AL
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1971 MLB
Pitching Leaders
NL Pitching Leaders
Glossary
Earned Run Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Seaver
(NYM)
1.760
2.
Roberts
(SDP)
2.103
3.
Wilson
(HOU)
2.451
4.
Forsch
(HOU)
2.533
5.
Sutton
(LAD)
2.544
6.
Gullett
(CIN)
2.646
7.
Downing
(LAD)
2.676
8.
Perry
(SFG)
2.764
9.
Jenkins
(CHC)
2.769
10.
Kirby
(SDP)
2.828
Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Jenkins
(CHC)
24
2.
Seaver
(NYM)
20
Downing
(LAD)
20
Carlton
(STL)
20
5.
Ellis
(PIT)
19
6.
Marichal
(SFG)
18
7.
Sutton
(LAD)
17
Wise
(PHI)
17
Stoneman
(MON)
17
Pappas
(CHC)
17
Win-Loss %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Gullett
(CIN)
.727
2.
Downing
(LAD)
.690
Carlton
(STL)
.690
4.
Ellis
(PIT)
.679
5.
Dierker
(HOU)
.667
Seaver
(NYM)
.667
7.
Blass
(PIT)
.652
8.
Jenkins
(CHC)
.649
9.
Upshaw
(ATL)
.647
10.
Marichal
(SFG)
.621
Walks & Hits per IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Seaver
(NYM)
.946
2.
Wilson
(HOU)
1.022
3.
Jenkins
(CHC)
1.049
4.
Marichal
(SFG)
1.075
5.
Sutton
(LAD)
1.078
6.
Nolan
(CIN)
1.091
7.
Roberts
(SDP)
1.109
8.
Sadecki
(NYM)
1.120
9.
Cumberland
(SFG)
1.124
10.
Forsch
(HOU)
1.142
Hits per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Wilson
(HOU)
6.549
2.
Seaver
(NYM)
6.601
3.
Kirby
(SDP)
7.171
4.
Gentry
(NYM)
7.392
5.
Stoneman
(MON)
7.422
6.
Cumberland
(SFG)
7.443
7.
McAnally
(MON)
7.599
8.
Nolan
(CIN)
7.651
9.
Sadecki
(NYM)
7.659
10.
Forsch
(HOU)
7.742
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Jenkins
(CHC)
1.025
2.
Marichal
(SFG)
1.807
3.
Stone
(ATL)
1.824
4.
Hands
(CHC)
1.857
5.
Sutton
(LAD)
1.866
6.
Seaver
(NYM)
1.917
7.
Roberts
(SDP)
2.036
8.
Lersch
(PHI)
2.100
9.
Pappas
(CHC)
2.135
10.
Cleveland
(STL)
2.149
Strikeouts per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Seaver
(NYM)
9.084
2.
Kirby
(SDP)
7.777
3.
Stoneman
(MON)
7.666
4.
Jenkins
(CHC)
7.283
5.
Gentry
(NYM)
6.861
6.
Gibson
(STL)
6.778
7.
Sadecki
(NYM)
6.612
8.
Holtzman
(CHC)
6.600
9.
Sutton
(LAD)
6.580
10.
Singer
(LAD)
6.374
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Granger
(CIN)
70
2.
Johnson
(SFG)
67
3.
Marshall
(MON)
66
4.
McMahon
(SFG)
61
Carroll
(CIN)
61
6.
Culver
(HOU)
59
Severinsen
(SDP)
59
8.
Giusti
(PIT)
58
9.
Miller
(TOT)
56
10.
Brewer
(LAD)
55
Saves
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Giusti
(PIT)
30
2.
Marshall
(MON)
23
3.
Brewer
(LAD)
22
4.
Johnson
(SFG)
18
5.
Upshaw
(ATL)
17
6.
Carroll
(CIN)
15
7.
Frisella
(NYM)
12
Gladding
(HOU)
12
9.
Gibbon
(CIN)
11
Granger
(CIN)
11
Innings Pitched
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Jenkins
(CHC)
325.0
2.
Stoneman
(MON)
294.2
3.
Seaver
(NYM)
286.1
4.
Perry
(SFG)
280.0
5.
Marichal
(SFG)
279.0
6.
Renko
(MON)
275.2
7.
Carlton
(STL)
273.1
8.
Wise
(PHI)
272.1
9.
Roberts
(SDP)
269.2
10.
Niekro
(ATL)
268.2
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Seaver
(NYM)
289
2.
Jenkins
(CHC)
263
3.
Stoneman
(MON)
251
4.
Kirby
(SDP)
231
5.
Sutton
(LAD)
194
6.
Gibson
(STL)
185
7.
Wilson
(HOU)
180
8.
Niekro
(ATL)
173
9.
Carlton
(STL)
172
10.
Marichal
(SFG)
159
Games Started
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Jenkins
(CHC)
39
Stoneman
(MON)
39
3.
Osteen
(LAD)
38
4.
Marichal
(SFG)
37
Renko
(MON)
37
Wise
(PHI)
37
Sutton
(LAD)
37
Perry
(SFG)
37
9.
Kirby
(SDP)
36
Niekro
(ATL)
36
Downing
(LAD)
36
Carlton
(STL)
36
Complete Games
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Jenkins
(CHC)
30
2.
Seaver
(NYM)
21
3.
Stoneman
(MON)
20
Gibson
(STL)
20
5.
Wilson
(HOU)
18
Niekro
(ATL)
18
Carlton
(STL)
18
Marichal
(SFG)
18
9.
Wise
(PHI)
17
10.
Roberts
(SDP)
14
Pappas
(CHC)
14
Perry
(SFG)
14
Hands
(CHC)
14
Shutouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Pappas
(CHC)
5
Blass
(PIT)
5
Gibson
(STL)
5
Downing
(LAD)
5
5.
Sutton
(LAD)
4
Arlin
(SDP)
4
Carlton
(STL)
4
Wise
(PHI)
4
Seaver
(NYM)
4
Osteen
(LAD)
4
Niekro
(ATL)
4
Marichal
(SFG)
4
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Jenkins
(CHC)
29
2.
Lersch
(PHI)
28
3.
Hands
(CHC)
27
Niekro
(ATL)
27
Marichal
(SFG)
27
6.
Reed
(ATL)
26
7.
Osteen
(LAD)
25
Pappas
(CHC)
25
9.
Renko
(MON)
24
10.
Carlton
(STL)
23
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Stoneman
(MON)
146
2.
Renko
(MON)
135
3.
Ryan
(NYM)
116
4.
Reuss
(STL)
109
5.
Kirby
(SDP)
103
Arlin
(SDP)
103
7.
Carlton
(STL)
98
8.
McAnally
(MON)
87
9.
Downing
(LAD)
84
10.
Morton
(MON)
83
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Jenkins
(CHC)
304
2.
Pappas
(CHC)
279
3.
Carlton
(STL)
275
4.
Osteen
(LAD)
262
5.
Wise
(PHI)
261
6.
Renko
(MON)
256
7.
Perry
(SFG)
255
8.
Morton
(MON)
252
9.
Hands
(CHC)
248
Niekro
(ATL)
248
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Jenkins
(CHC)
7.108
2.
Seaver
(NYM)
4.738
3.
Sutton
(LAD)
3.527
4.
Stone
(ATL)
3.143
5.
Marichal
(SFG)
2.839
6.
Cleveland
(STL)
2.793
7.
Sadecki
(NYM)
2.727
8.
Hands
(CHC)
2.560
9.
Nolan
(CIN)
2.475
10.
Forsch
(HOU)
2.472
Home Runs per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Roberts
(SDP)
.300
2.
Arlin
(SDP)
.316
3.
Sutton
(LAD)
.339
4.
Billingham
(HOU)
.355
5.
Forsch
(HOU)
.382
6.
Nolan
(CIN)
.441
7.
McAnally
(MON)
.456
8.
Wilson
(HOU)
.504
9.
Gibson
(STL)
.513
10.
Downing
(LAD)
.549
Losses
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Arlin
(SDP)
19
2.
Morton
(MON)
18
Hands
(CHC)
18
4.
Roberts
(SDP)
17
Singer
(LAD)
17
6.
Billingham
(HOU)
16
Stoneman
(MON)
16
8.
Holtzman
(CHC)
15
Nolan
(CIN)
15
10.
Short
(PHI)
14
Ryan
(NYM)
14
Pappas
(CHC)
14
Jarvis
(ATL)
14
Reuss
(STL)
14
Reed
(ATL)
14
Renko
(MON)
14
Lersch
(PHI)
14
Niekro
(ATL)
14
Wise
(PHI)
14
Earned Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Renko
(MON)
115
2.
Morton
(MON)
114
3.
Reuss
(STL)
112
4.
Carlton
(STL)
108
5.
Stoneman
(MON)
103
6.
Pappas
(CHC)
102
7.
Osteen
(LAD)
101
8.
Jenkins
(CHC)
100
9.
Cleveland
(STL)
99
10.
Holtzman
(CHC)
97
Wild Pitches
s
c
a
p
y
1.
McAnally
(MON)
18
2.
Kirby
(SDP)
13
3.
Carlton
(STL)
12
Downing
(LAD)
12
5.
Renko
(MON)
11
Norman
(TOT)
11
7.
Holtzman
(CHC)
10
Gibson
(STL)
10
Blasingame
(HOU)
10
Stoneman
(MON)
10
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Billingham
(HOU)
16
2.
Ryan
(NYM)
15
3.
Blasingame
(HOU)
13
4.
McAnally
(MON)
8
5.
Johnson
(PIT)
7
Reuss
(STL)
7
Gladding
(HOU)
7
McMahon
(SFG)
7
Wilson
(HOU)
7
Gibson
(STL)
7
Batters Faced
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Jenkins
(CHC)
1299
2.
Stoneman
(MON)
1243
3.
Renko
(MON)
1193
4.
Carlton
(STL)
1171
5.
Perry
(SFG)
1149
6.
Marichal
(SFG)
1124
7.
Wise
(PHI)
1123
8.
Kirby
(SDP)
1107
9.
Seaver
(NYM)
1103
10.
Niekro
(ATL)
1101
Games Finished
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Marshall
(MON)
52
2.
Giusti
(PIT)
49
3.
Johnson
(SFG)
47
4.
Frisella
(NYM)
42
5.
Brewer
(LAD)
41
Granger
(CIN)
41
Upshaw
(ATL)
41
8.
Carroll
(CIN)
40
9.
Miller
(TOT)
37
10.
Culver
(HOU)
34
McGraw
(NYM)
34
Adjusted ERA+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Seaver
(NYM)
193
2.
Roberts
(SDP)
157
3.
Jenkins
(CHC)
142
4.
Wilson
(HOU)
137
5.
Forsch
(HOU)
133
6.
Sutton
(LAD)
127
7.
Niekro
(ATL)
125
8.
Perry
(SFG)
124
9.
Gullett
(CIN)
123
10.
Wise
(PHI)
123
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