Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Stanky • NYG 8.2
2. Garver • SLB 8.1
3. Robinson • BRO 7.4
4. Blackwell • CIN 7.2
Musial • STL 7.2
6. Roberts • PHI 6.9
7. Rizzuto • NYY 6.8
8. Doby • CLE 6.7
9. Pafko • CHC 6.4
10. Gordon • BSN 6.3
WAR for Pitchers
1. Blackwell • CIN 7.5
2. Roberts • PHI 7.4
3. Garver • SLB 7.3
4. Houtteman • DET 6.0
5. Parnell • BOS 5.7
6. Jansen • NYG 5.5
7. Spahn • BSN 5.3
8. Roe • BRO 5.2
9. Bickford • BSN 5.0
10. Dickson • PIT 5.0
Earned Run Average
1. Maglie • NYG 2.71
2. Blackwell • CIN 2.97
3. Jansen • NYG 3.01
4. Roberts • PHI 3.02
5. Lanier • STL 3.13
6. Spahn • BSN 3.16
7. Wynn • CLE 3.20
8. Pollet • STL 3.29
9. Roe • BRO 3.30
10. Garver • SLB 3.39
Wins
1. Lemon • CLE 23
2. Raschi • NYY 21
Spahn • BSN 21
4. Roberts • PHI 20
Sain • BSN 20
6. Houtteman • DET 19
Bickford • BSN 19
Jansen • NYG 19
Newcombe • BRO 19
Roe • BRO 19
Win-Loss %
1. Maglie • NYG .818
2. Raschi • NYY .724
3. Trout • DET .722
4. Hiller • CHC .706
5. Konstanty • PHI .696
6. Wynn • CLE .692
Lopat • NYY .692
8. Simmons • PHI .680
Hutchinson • DET .680
10. Lemon • CLE .676
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Jansen • NYG 1.065
2. Roberts • PHI 1.180
3. Brecheen • STL 1.200
4. Blackwell • CIN 1.207
5. Spahn • BSN 1.225
6. Maglie • NYG 1.238
7. Simmons • PHI 1.239
8. Roe • BRO 1.241
9. Newcombe • BRO 1.246
10. Wynn • CLE 1.250
Hits per 9 IP
1. Wynn • CLE 6.992
2. Blackwell • CIN 7.000
3. Maglie • NYG 7.383
4. Simmons • PHI 7.463
5. Spahn • BSN 7.618
6. Pierce • CHW 7.755
7. Jansen • NYG 7.789
8. Palica • BRO 7.868
9. Cain • CHW 8.021
10. Reynolds • NYY 8.040
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Raffensberger • CIN 1.506
2. Jansen • NYG 1.800
3. Hutchinson • DET 1.865
4. Sain • BSN 2.263
5. Roberts • PHI 2.277
6. Roe • BRO 2.370
7. Lopat • NYY 2.475
8. Brecheen • STL 2.480
9. Overmire • SLB 2.516
10. Newcombe • BRO 2.525
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Blackwell • CIN 6.483
2. Simmons • PHI 6.121
3. Wynn • CLE 6.023
4. Reynolds • NYY 5.983
5. Spahn • BSN 5.867
6. Palica • BRO 5.856
7. Raschi • NYY 5.435
8. Lemon • CLE 5.313
9. Jansen • NYG 5.269
10. Byrne • NYY 5.223
Games Played
1. Konstanty • PHI 74
2. Harris • WSH 53
3. Dickson • PIT 51
4. Kinder • BOS 48
Werle • PIT 48
6. Maglie • NYG 47
7. Brissie • PHA 46
Judson • CHW 46
Brazle • STL 46
Ferrick • 2TM 46
Saves
1. Konstanty • PHI 22
2. Harris • WSH 15
3. Page • NYY 13
4. Ferrick • 2TM 11
5. Kinder • BOS 9
6. Brissie • PHA 8
Werle • PIT 8
8. Branca • BRO 7
Hogue • BSN 7
10. Leonard • CHC 6
Brazle • STL 6
Innings Pitched
1. Bickford • BSN 311.2
2. Roberts • PHI 304.1
3. Spahn • BSN 293.0
4. Lemon • CLE 288.0
5. Sain • BSN 278.1
6. Jansen • NYG 275.0
7. Houtteman • DET 274.2
8. Newcombe • BRO 267.1
9. Blackwell • CIN 261.0
10. Garver • SLB 260.0
Strikeouts
1. Spahn • BSN 191
2. Blackwell • CIN 188
3. Lemon • CLE 170
4. Jansen • NYG 161
5. Reynolds • NYY 160
6. Raschi • NYY 155
7. Roberts • PHI 146
Simmons • PHI 146
9. Wynn • CLE 143
10. Palica • BRO 131
Games Started
1. Bickford • BSN 39
Roberts • PHI 39
Spahn • BSN 39
4. Lemon • CLE 37
Sain • BSN 37
6. Jansen • NYG 35
Newcombe • BRO 35
Raffensberger • CIN 35
9. Feller • CLE 34
Houtteman • DET 34
Rush • CHC 34
Complete Games
1. Bickford • BSN 27
2. Sain • BSN 25
Spahn • BSN 25
4. Garver • SLB 22
Lemon • CLE 22
6. Houtteman • DET 21
Parnell • BOS 21
Jansen • NYG 21
Roberts • PHI 21
10. Newcombe • BRO 20
Shutouts
1. Hearn • 2TM 5
Jansen • NYG 5
Maglie • NYG 5
Roberts • PHI 5
5. Newcombe • BRO 4
Houtteman • DET 4
Raffensberger • CIN 4
8. Lemon • CLE 3
Wight • CHW 3
Lopat • NYY 3
Scarborough • 2TM 3
Sain • BSN 3
Feller • CLE 3
Schmitz • CHC 3
Home Runs
1. Raffensberger • CIN 34
Roe • BRO 34
Sain • BSN 34
4. Jansen • NYG 31
5. Houtteman • DET 29
Roberts • PHI 29
7. Kellner • PHA 28
Lemon • CLE 28
9. Wehmeier • CIN 27
10. Jones • NYG 26
Bases on Balls
1. Byrne • NYY 160
2. Lemon • CLE 146
3. Reynolds • NYY 138
4. Pierce • CHW 137
5. Wehmeier • CIN 135
6. McDermott • BOS 124
7. Bickford • BSN 122
8. Brissie • PHA 117
9. Raschi • NYY 116
10. Kellner • PHA 112
Blackwell • CIN 112
Hits
1. Sain • BSN 294
2. Bickford • BSN 293
3. Roberts • PHI 282
4. Lemon • CLE 281
5. Raffensberger • CIN 271
6. Hutchinson • DET 269
7. Garver • SLB 264
8. Chambers • PIT 262
9. Hudson • WSH 261
Rush • CHC 261
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Jansen • NYG 2.927
2. Raffensberger • CIN 2.175
3. Roberts • PHI 1.896
4. Roe • BRO 1.894
5. Brecheen • STL 1.778
6. Newcombe • BRO 1.733
7. Spahn • BSN 1.721
8. Pollet • STL 1.721
9. Blackwell • CIN 1.679
10. Simmons • PHI 1.659
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Rush • CHC 0.389
2. Blackwell • CIN 0.414
3. Wight • CHW 0.437
4. Reynolds • NYY 0.449
5. Pierce • CHW 0.451
6. Miller • PHI 0.466
7. Scarborough • 2TM 0.520
8. Palica • BRO 0.581
9. Kuzava • 2TM 0.587
10. Maglie • NYG 0.612
Losses
1. Kellner • PHA 20
Rush • CHC 20
3. Brissie • PHA 19
Raffensberger • CIN 19
5. Garver • SLB 18
Wehmeier • CIN 18
Scarborough • 2TM 18
8. Spahn • BSN 17
9. Pierce • CHW 16
Wight • CHW 16
Jones • NYG 16
Schmitz • CHC 16
Werle • PIT 16
Earned Runs
1. Wehmeier • CIN 145
2. Kellner • PHA 137
3. Lemon • CLE 123
4. Sain • BSN 122
5. Bickford • BSN 120
6. Chambers • PIT 119
7. Raschi • NYY 114
Scarborough • 2TM 114
9. Raffensberger • CIN 113
10. Wyse • PHA 111
Wild Pitches
1. Blackwell • CIN 11
Wehmeier • CIN 11
3. Scheib • PHA 9
4. Kellner • PHA 8
Spahn • BSN 8
Kuzava • 2TM 8
7. Brissie • PHA 7
Masterson • BOS 7
Barney • BRO 7
Scarborough • 2TM 7
Hit By Pitch
1. Byrne • NYY 17
2. Blackwell • CIN 13
3. Maglie • NYG 10
4. Dorish • SLB 9
5. Houtteman • DET 8
Reynolds • NYY 8
Wyse • PHA 8
Smith • CIN 8
9. Parnell • BOS 7
Shantz • PHA 7
Starr • SLB 7
Jones • NYG 7
Staley • STL 7
Batters Faced
1. Bickford • BSN 1,325
2. Lemon • CLE 1,254
3. Roberts • PHI 1,228
4. Spahn • BSN 1,217
5. Sain • BSN 1,178
6. Houtteman • DET 1,147
7. Garver • SLB 1,124
8. Blackwell • CIN 1,102
9. Newcombe • BRO 1,101
10. Chambers • PIT 1,097
Games Finished
1. Konstanty • PHI 62
2. Harris • WSH 43
3. Page • NYY 33
4. Ferrick • 2TM 32
5. Scheib • PHA 23
Lombardi • PIT 23
7. Hooper • PHA 22
8. Alomá • CHW 21
Leonard • CHC 21
10. Brazle • STL 20
Hogue • BSN 20
Adjusted ERA+
1. Maglie • NYG 152
2. Garver • SLB 146
3. Blackwell • CIN 143
4. Parnell • BOS 137
5. Lanier • STL 137
6. Jansen • NYG 136
7. Wynn • CLE 135
8. Roberts • PHI 133
9. Houtteman • DET 132
10. Pollet • STL 130
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Blackwell • CIN 3.18
2. Spahn • BSN 3.40
3. Jansen • NYG 3.49
4. Pollet • STL 3.53
5. Newcombe • BRO 3.55
6. Rush • CHC 3.58
7. Palica • BRO 3.61
8. Simmons • PHI 3.63
9. Roberts • PHI 3.64
10. Trout • DET 3.67
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Houtteman • DET 38
2. Garver • SLB 37
3. Roberts • PHI 37
4. Jansen • NYG 33
5. Blackwell • CIN 33
6. Parnell • BOS 33
7. Maglie • NYG 32
8. Wynn • CLE 27
9. Roe • BRO 26
10. Feller • CLE 26
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Roberts • PHI 3.8
2. Houtteman • DET 3.7
3. Garver • SLB 3.7
4. Jansen • NYG 3.4
5. Blackwell • CIN 3.4
6. Maglie • NYG 3.3
7. Parnell • BOS 3.2
8. Hearn • 2TM 2.7
9. Roe • BRO 2.7
10. Wynn • CLE 2.6
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Roberts • PHI 48.36
2. Roe • BRO 39.22
3. Houtteman • DET 38.83
4. Maglie • NYG 35.32
5. Feller • CLE 35.03
6. Jansen • NYG 34.82
7. Blackwell • CIN 34.76
8. Wynn • CLE 32.50
9. Lanier • STL 29.01
10. Konstanty • PHI 28.50
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Roberts • PHI 5.4
2. Konstanty • PHI 5.4
3. Raschi • NYY 4.9
4. Maglie • NYG 4.6
5. Blackwell • CIN 4.0
6. Jansen • NYG 3.8
7. Roe • BRO 3.6
8. Houtteman • DET 3.6
9. Simmons • PHI 3.2
10. Lemon • CLE 3.1
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Roberts • PHI 4.0
2. Houtteman • DET 3.9
3. Jansen • NYG 3.7
4. Wynn • CLE 3.3
5. Konstanty • PHI 3.3
6. Hearn • 2TM 3.1
7. Blackwell • CIN 3.0
8. Raschi • NYY 2.9
9. Feller • CLE 2.7
10. Maglie • NYG 2.6
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Roberts • PHI 28.4
2. Raschi • NYY 19.1
3. Konstanty • PHI 15.0
4. Ford • NYY 9.7
5. Lopat • NYY 9.5
6. Simmons • PHI 9.4
7. Roe • BRO 6.7
8. Trout • DET 6.6
9. Church • PHI 6.0
10. Reynolds • NYY 6.0
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Roberts • PHI 5.2
2. Roe • BRO 4.1
3. Houtteman • DET 3.8
4. Maglie • NYG 3.6
5. Jansen • NYG 3.6
6. Feller • CLE 3.6
7. Blackwell • CIN 3.5
8. Wynn • CLE 3.3
9. Hearn • 2TM 3.0
10. Lanier • STL 3.0

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