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1974 National League Pitching Leaders
1973 NL
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1975 NL
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1974 AL
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1974 MLB
Pitching Leaders
NL Pitching Leaders
Glossary
Earned Run Average
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Capra
(ATL)
2.281
2.
Niekro
(ATL)
2.381
3.
Matlack
(NYM)
2.408
4.
Marshall
(LAD)
2.419
5.
Messersmith
(LAD)
2.586
6.
McGlothen
(STL)
2.692
7.
Barr
(SFG)
2.741
8.
Rooker
(PIT)
2.775
9.
Dierker
(HOU)
2.897
10.
Caldwell
(SFG)
2.947
Wins
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Messersmith
(LAD)
20
Niekro
(ATL)
20
3.
Sutton
(LAD)
19
Billingham
(CIN)
19
5.
Lonborg
(PHI)
17
Gullett
(CIN)
17
7.
Carlton
(PHI)
16
Reuss
(PIT)
16
McGlothen
(STL)
16
Morton
(ATL)
16
Capra
(ATL)
16
Win-Loss %
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Messersmith
(LAD)
.769
2.
Caldwell
(SFG)
.737
3.
Carroll
(CIN)
.706
4.
Sutton
(LAD)
.679
5.
Capra
(ATL)
.667
6.
Torrez
(MON)
.652
7.
Billingham
(CIN)
.633
8.
Blair
(MON)
.611
9.
Gullett
(CIN)
.607
10.
Niekro
(ATL)
.606
Walks & Hits per IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Messersmith
(LAD)
1.098
2.
Niekro
(ATL)
1.115
3.
Matlack
(NYM)
1.119
4.
Barr
(SFG)
1.127
5.
Capra
(ATL)
1.138
6.
Reed
(ATL)
1.140
7.
Ellis
(PIT)
1.155
8.
Seaver
(NYM)
1.161
9.
Sutton
(LAD)
1.163
10.
Rooker
(PIT)
1.184
Hits per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Capra
(ATL)
6.760
2.
Messersmith
(LAD)
6.989
3.
Niekro
(ATL)
7.412
4.
Gullett
(CIN)
7.444
5.
Wilson
(HOU)
7.476
6.
Matlack
(NYM)
7.496
7.
Seaver
(NYM)
7.589
8.
Dierker
(HOU)
7.605
9.
D'Acquisto
(SFG)
7.619
10.
Carlton
(PHI)
7.701
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Barr
(SFG)
1.765
2.
Reed
(ATL)
1.984
3.
Ellis
(PIT)
2.089
4.
Lonborg
(PHI)
2.226
5.
Marshall
(LAD)
2.419
6.
Brett
(PIT)
2.450
7.
Matlack
(NYM)
2.578
8.
Hooton
(CHC)
2.603
9.
Sutton
(LAD)
2.609
10.
Niekro
(ATL)
2.620
Strikeouts per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Seaver
(NYM)
7.665
2.
Carlton
(PHI)
7.423
3.
Bonham
(CHC)
7.084
4.
D'Acquisto
(SFG)
6.991
5.
Norman
(CIN)
6.810
6.
Messersmith
(LAD)
6.804
7.
Gullett
(CIN)
6.778
8.
Matlack
(NYM)
6.614
9.
Ruthven
(PHI)
6.475
10.
Koosman
(NYM)
6.385
Games Played
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Marshall
(LAD)
106
2.
Hardy
(SDP)
76
3.
Borbon
(CIN)
73
4.
Forsch
(HOU)
70
5.
Sosa
(SFG)
68
6.
Hrabosky
(STL)
65
7.
Garman
(STL)
64
Giusti
(PIT)
64
9.
Taylor
(MON)
61
Moffitt
(SFG)
61
Saves
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Marshall
(LAD)
21
2.
Moffitt
(SFG)
15
3.
Borbon
(CIN)
14
4.
Giusti
(PIT)
12
5.
House
(ATL)
11
Taylor
(MON)
11
7.
Murray
(MON)
10
Zamora
(CHC)
10
Forsch
(HOU)
10
10.
Romo
(SDP)
9
Hrabosky
(STL)
9
Innings Pitched
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Niekro
(ATL)
302.1
2.
Messersmith
(LAD)
292.1
3.
Carlton
(PHI)
291.0
4.
Lonborg
(PHI)
283.0
5.
Sutton
(LAD)
276.0
6.
Morton
(ATL)
274.2
7.
Matlack
(NYM)
265.1
8.
Koosman
(NYM)
265.0
9.
Rooker
(PIT)
262.2
10.
Reuss
(PIT)
260.0
Strikeouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Carlton
(PHI)
240
2.
Messersmith
(LAD)
221
3.
Seaver
(NYM)
201
4.
Niekro
(ATL)
195
Matlack
(NYM)
195
6.
Bonham
(CHC)
191
7.
Koosman
(NYM)
188
8.
Gullett
(CIN)
183
9.
Sutton
(LAD)
179
10.
D'Acquisto
(SFG)
167
Games Started
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Sutton
(LAD)
40
2.
Niekro
(ATL)
39
Messersmith
(LAD)
39
Lonborg
(PHI)
39
Carlton
(PHI)
39
6.
Morton
(ATL)
38
Reuschel
(CHC)
38
Rogers
(MON)
38
9.
Bonham
(CHC)
36
D'Acquisto
(SFG)
36
Complete Games
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Niekro
(ATL)
18
2.
Carlton
(PHI)
17
3.
Lonborg
(PHI)
16
4.
Rooker
(PIT)
15
5.
Matlack
(NYM)
14
Reuss
(PIT)
14
7.
Messersmith
(LAD)
13
Koosman
(NYM)
13
9.
Seaver
(NYM)
12
10.
Barr
(SFG)
11
Capra
(ATL)
11
Rogers
(MON)
11
Shutouts
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Matlack
(NYM)
7
2.
Niekro
(ATL)
6
3.
Capra
(ATL)
5
Seaver
(NYM)
5
Sutton
(LAD)
5
Barr
(SFG)
5
7.
Wilson
(HOU)
4
8.
Dierker
(HOU)
3
Billingham
(CIN)
3
Brett
(PIT)
3
Siebert
(STL)
3
Griffin
(HOU)
3
Messersmith
(LAD)
3
Gullett
(CIN)
3
McGlothen
(STL)
3
John
(LAD)
3
Lonborg
(PHI)
3
Home Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Messersmith
(LAD)
24
Gibson
(STL)
24
3.
Sutton
(LAD)
23
4.
Gullett
(CIN)
22
Lonborg
(PHI)
22
6.
Carlton
(PHI)
21
7.
Reuss
(PIT)
20
Rau
(LAD)
20
9.
Seaver
(NYM)
19
Niekro
(ATL)
19
Rogers
(MON)
19
Stone
(CHC)
19
Bases on Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Carlton
(PHI)
136
2.
D'Acquisto
(SFG)
124
3.
Ruthven
(PHI)
116
4.
Freisleben
(SDP)
112
5.
Bonham
(CHC)
109
6.
Gibson
(STL)
104
7.
Reuss
(PIT)
101
8.
Wilson
(HOU)
100
9.
Schueler
(PHI)
98
10.
Greif
(SDP)
95
Hits
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Morton
(ATL)
293
2.
Lonborg
(PHI)
280
3.
Reuschel
(CHC)
262
4.
Reuss
(PIT)
259
5.
Koosman
(NYM)
258
6.
Rogers
(MON)
255
7.
Niekro
(ATL)
249
Carlton
(PHI)
249
9.
Bonham
(CHC)
246
10.
Greif
(SDP)
244
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Seaver
(NYM)
2.680
2.
Matlack
(NYM)
2.566
3.
Marshall
(LAD)
2.554
4.
Messersmith
(LAD)
2.351
5.
Sutton
(LAD)
2.238
6.
Ellis
(PIT)
2.220
7.
Niekro
(ATL)
2.216
8.
Koosman
(NYM)
2.212
9.
Gullett
(CIN)
2.080
10.
Norman
(CIN)
2.074
Home Runs per 9 IP
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Roberts
(HOU)
.265
2.
Matlack
(NYM)
.271
3.
Morton
(ATL)
.328
4.
Rooker
(PIT)
.377
5.
Marshall
(LAD)
.389
6.
Brett
(PIT)
.424
7.
McGlothen
(STL)
.455
8.
Ruthven
(PHI)
.466
9.
Bonham
(CHC)
.482
10.
Torrez
(MON)
.483
Losses
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Jones
(SDP)
22
Rogers
(MON)
22
Bonham
(CHC)
22
4.
Greif
(SDP)
19
5.
Renko
(MON)
16
Schueler
(PHI)
16
7.
Matlack
(NYM)
15
Bryant
(SFG)
15
9.
Freisleben
(SDP)
14
D'Acquisto
(SFG)
14
Curtis
(STL)
14
Earned Runs
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Rogers
(MON)
126
2.
Greif
(SDP)
117
3.
Reuschel
(CHC)
115
4.
Bonham
(CHC)
104
Carlton
(PHI)
104
6.
Jones
(SDP)
103
7.
Gibson
(STL)
102
Renko
(MON)
102
9.
Lonborg
(PHI)
101
Reuss
(PIT)
101
Wild Pitches
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Renko
(MON)
19
2.
Kirby
(CIN)
15
3.
Bonham
(CHC)
13
4.
Freisleben
(SDP)
12
5.
Schueler
(PHI)
11
Carlton
(PHI)
11
Griffin
(HOU)
11
8.
Ruthven
(PHI)
10
Greif
(SDP)
10
Palmer
(SDP)
10
Burris
(CHC)
10
Hit By Pitch
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Greif
(SDP)
14
2.
Kison
(PIT)
11
3.
Palmer
(SDP)
7
Scherman
(HOU)
7
Freisleben
(SDP)
7
Ellis
(PIT)
7
Koosman
(NYM)
7
Twitchell
(PHI)
7
9.
D'Acquisto
(SFG)
6
Dettore
(CHC)
6
Reuschel
(CHC)
6
Niekro
(ATL)
6
Dierker
(HOU)
6
Bonham
(CHC)
6
Billingham
(CIN)
6
Sutton
(LAD)
6
Lonborg
(PHI)
6
Batters Faced
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Carlton
(PHI)
1227
2.
Niekro
(ATL)
1219
3.
Messersmith
(LAD)
1179
4.
Morton
(ATL)
1176
5.
Lonborg
(PHI)
1168
6.
Sutton
(LAD)
1148
7.
Reuss
(PIT)
1125
8.
Koosman
(NYM)
1118
9.
Bonham
(CHC)
1079
10.
Matlack
(NYM)
1076
Games Finished
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Marshall
(LAD)
83
2.
Moffitt
(SFG)
47
3.
Borbon
(CIN)
44
4.
Giusti
(PIT)
41
5.
Forsch
(HOU)
40
6.
Taylor
(MON)
39
7.
House
(ATL)
38
8.
Romo
(SDP)
35
9.
Scherman
(HOU)
31
Zamora
(CHC)
31
Hrabosky
(STL)
31
Hernandez
(PIT)
31
Adjusted ERA+
s
c
a
p
y
1.
Capra
(ATL)
165
2.
Niekro
(ATL)
159
3.
Matlack
(NYM)
149
4.
Marshall
(LAD)
141
5.
Barr
(SFG)
139
6.
McGlothen
(STL)
135
7.
Messersmith
(LAD)
132
8.
Caldwell
(SFG)
129
9.
Rooker
(PIT)
124
10.
Dierker
(HOU)
120
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