Major League Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Schmidt • PHI 9.8
2. Matlack • NYM 8.7
3. Morgan • CIN 8.6
4. Perry • CLE 8.5
5. Niekro • ATL 8.0
6. Bench • CIN 7.9
7. Blyleven • MIN 7.8
8. Jenkins • TEX 7.8
9. Tiant • BOS 7.7
10. Wynn • LAD 7.7
WAR for Pitchers
1. Matlack • NYM 9.1
2. Perry • CLE 8.5
3. Niekro • ATL 7.9
4. Blyleven • MIN 7.8
5. Tiant • BOS 7.7
6. Jenkins • TEX 7.7
7. Kaat • CHW 7.1
8. Hunter • OAK 6.9
9. Busby • KCR 6.5
10. Barr • SFG 6.3
Earned Run Average
1. Capra • ATL 2.28
2. Niekro • ATL 2.38
3. Matlack • NYM 2.41
4. Marshall • LAD 2.42
5. Hunter • OAK 2.49
6. Perry • CLE 2.51
7. Messersmith • LAD 2.59
8. Hassler • CAL 2.61
9. Blyleven • MIN 2.66
10. McGlothen • STL 2.69
Wins
1. Hunter • OAK 25
Jenkins • TEX 25
3. Busby • KCR 22
Cuellar • BAL 22
Ryan • CAL 22
Tiant • BOS 22
7. Kaat • CHW 21
Perry • CLE 21
9. Wood • CHW 20
Messersmith • LAD 20
Niekro • ATL 20
Win-Loss %
1. John • LAD .813
2. Messersmith • LAD .769
3. Caldwell • SFG .737
4. Carroll • CIN .706
5. Cuellar • BAL .688
6. Fitzmorris • KCR .684
7. Sutton • LAD .679
8. Hunter • OAK .676
Jenkins • TEX .676
10. Capra • ATL .667
Walks & Hits per IP
1. Hunter • OAK 0.986
2. Jenkins • TEX 1.008
3. Perry • CLE 1.021
4. Messersmith • LAD 1.098
5. Niekro • ATL 1.115
6. Matlack • NYM 1.119
7. Barr • SFG 1.127
8. Capra • ATL 1.138
9. Reed • ATL 1.140
10. Blyleven • MIN 1.142
Hits per 9 IP
1. Ryan • CAL 5.979
2. Perry • CLE 6.422
3. Capra • ATL 6.760
4. Dal Canton • KCR 6.930
5. Messersmith • LAD 6.989
6. Hassler • CAL 7.333
7. Niekro • ATL 7.412
8. Gullett • CIN 7.444
9. Wilson • HOU 7.476
10. Matlack • NYM 7.496
Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1. Jenkins • TEX 1.234
2. Hunter • OAK 1.301
3. Barr • SFG 1.765
4. Holtzman • OAK 1.798
5. Reed • ATL 1.984
6. Kaat • CHW 2.044
7. Ellis • PIT 2.089
8. Wright • MIL 2.095
9. Lee • BOS 2.136
10. Lonborg • PHI 2.226
Strikeouts per 9 IP
1. Ryan • CAL 9.929
2. Blyleven • MIN 7.975
3. Seaver • NYM 7.665
4. Carlton • PHI 7.423
5. Bonham • CHC 7.084
6. D'Acquisto • SFG 6.991
7. Norman • CIN 6.810
8. Messersmith • LAD 6.804
9. Gullett • CIN 6.778
10. Matlack • NYM 6.614
Games Played
1. Marshall • LAD 106
2. Fingers • OAK 76
Hardy • SDP 76
4. Borbón • CIN 73
5. Murphy • MIL 70
Forsch • HOU 70
7. Foucault • TEX 69
8. Sosa • SFG 68
9. Lyle • NYY 66
10. Hrabosky • STL 65
Saves
1. Forster • CHW 24
2. Marshall • LAD 21
3. Murphy • MIL 20
4. Campbell • MIN 19
5. Fingers • OAK 18
Buskey • 2TM 18
7. Lyle • NYY 15
Moffitt • SFG 15
9. Borbón • CIN 14
10. Hiller • DET 13
Innings Pitched
1. Ryan • CAL 332.2
2. Jenkins • TEX 328.1
3. Perry • CLE 322.1
4. Wood • CHW 320.1
5. Hunter • OAK 318.1
6. Tiant • BOS 311.1
7. Lolich • DET 308.0
8. Niekro • ATL 302.1
9. Grimsley • BAL 295.2
10. Busby • KCR 292.1
Messersmith • LAD 292.1
Strikeouts
1. Ryan • CAL 367
2. Blyleven • MIN 249
3. Carlton • PHI 240
4. Jenkins • TEX 225
5. Messersmith • LAD 221
6. Perry • CLE 216
7. Lolich • DET 202
8. Seaver • NYM 201
9. Busby • KCR 198
10. Matlack • NYM 195
Niekro • ATL 195
Games Started
1. Wood • CHW 42
2. Bibby • TEX 41
Coleman • DET 41
Hunter • OAK 41
Jenkins • TEX 41
Lolich • DET 41
Ryan • CAL 41
8. Blue • OAK 40
Sutton • LAD 40
10. Dobson • NYY 39
Grimsley • BAL 39
Kaat • CHW 39
Carlton • PHI 39
Lonborg • PHI 39
Messersmith • LAD 39
Niekro • ATL 39
Complete Games
1. Jenkins • TEX 29
2. Perry • CLE 28
3. Lolich • DET 27
4. Ryan • CAL 26
5. Tiant • BOS 25
6. Hunter • OAK 23
7. Wood • CHW 22
8. Busby • KCR 20
Cuellar • BAL 20
10. Blyleven • MIN 19
Shutouts
1. Matlack • NYM 7
Tiant • BOS 7
3. Niekro • ATL 6
Hunter • OAK 6
Jenkins • TEX 6
6. Capra • ATL 5
Seaver • NYM 5
Cuellar • BAL 5
Sutton • LAD 5
Barr • SFG 5
Bibby • TEX 5
Home Runs
1. Lolich • DET 38
2. Coleman • DET 30
3. Colborn • MIL 27
Jenkins • TEX 27
Tanana • CAL 27
Wood • CHW 27
7. Grimsley • BAL 26
8. Bibby • TEX 25
Cleveland • BOS 25
Hunter • OAK 25
Lee • BOS 25
Perry • CLE 25
Bases on Balls
1. Ryan • CAL 202
2. Coleman • DET 158
3. Carlton • PHI 136
4. D'Acquisto • SFG 124
5. Ruthven • PHI 116
6. Bibby • TEX 113
7. Freisleben • SDP 112
8. Bahnsen • CHW 110
9. Bonham • CHC 109
10. Gibson • STL 104
Hits
1. Lee • BOS 320
2. Lolich • DET 310
3. Wood • CHW 305
4. Morton • ATL 293
5. Jenkins • TEX 286
6. Busby • KCR 284
7. Dobson • NYY 282
8. Tiant • BOS 281
9. Lonborg • PHI 280
10. Medich • NYY 275
Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1. Jenkins • TEX 5.000
2. Blyleven • MIN 3.234
3. Hunter • OAK 3.109
4. Seaver • NYM 2.680
5. Lolich • DET 2.590
6. Matlack • NYM 2.566
7. Marshall • LAD 2.554
8. Messersmith • LAD 2.351
9. Tanana • CAL 2.338
10. Holtzman • OAK 2.294
Home Runs per 9 IP
1. Dal Canton • KCR 0.257
2. Roberts • HOU 0.265
3. Matlack • NYM 0.271
4. Morton • ATL 0.328
5. Rooker • PIT 0.377
6. Fitzmorris • KCR 0.379
7. Marshall • LAD 0.389
8. Perry • CLE 0.393
9. Brett • PIT 0.424
10. Busby • KCR 0.431
Losses
1. Bonham • CHC 22
Jones • SDP 22
Rogers • MON 22
4. Lolich • DET 21
5. Wright • MIL 20
6. Bibby • TEX 19
LaGrow • DET 19
Splittorff • KCR 19
Tanana • CAL 19
Wood • CHW 19
Greif • SDP 19
Earned Runs
1. Lolich • DET 142
2. Bibby • TEX 139
3. Coleman • DET 137
4. Wood • CHW 128
5. Rogers • MON 126
6. Greif • SDP 117
7. Reuschel • CHC 115
8. Wright • MIL 114
9. Bahnsen • CHW 113
10. LaGrow • DET 112
Medich • NYY 112
Wild Pitches
1. Renko • MON 19
2. Dal Canton • KCR 16
3. Kirby • CIN 15
4. Slaton • MIL 14
5. Coleman • DET 13
Bonham • CHC 13
7. LaGrow • DET 12
Seguí • BOS 12
Freisleben • SDP 12
10. Bibby • TEX 11
Carlton • PHI 11
Griffin • HOU 11
Schueler • PHI 11
Arlin • 2TM 11
Hit By Pitch
1. Greif • SDP 14
2. Coleman • DET 12
3. Kison • PIT 11
4. Bibby • TEX 9
Blyleven • MIN 9
Busby • KCR 9
Cleveland • BOS 9
Hassler • CAL 9
Ryan • CAL 9
Wood • CHW 9
Batters Faced
1. Ryan • CAL 1,392
2. Wood • CHW 1,316
3. Jenkins • TEX 1,305
4. Tiant • BOS 1,266
5. Lolich • DET 1,263
6. Coleman • DET 1,262
Perry • CLE 1,262
8. Hunter • OAK 1,240
9. Carlton • PHI 1,227
10. Busby • KCR 1,220
Games Finished
1. Marshall • LAD 83
2. Murphy • MIL 66
3. Fingers • OAK 60
4. Lyle • NYY 59
5. Campbell • MIN 55
6. Foucault • TEX 53
7. Hiller • DET 52
8. Forster • CHW 49
9. Moffitt • SFG 47
10. Seguí • BOS 46
Adjusted ERA+
1. Capra • ATL 166
2. Niekro • ATL 159
3. Matlack • NYM 149
4. Perry • CLE 144
5. Blyleven • MIN 142
6. Marshall • LAD 141
7. Barr • SFG 139
8. Fitzmorris • KCR 136
9. Hunter • OAK 134
10. McGlothen • STL 134
Fielding Independent Pitching
1. Blyleven • MIN 2.37
2. Matlack • NYM 2.42
3. Marshall • LAD 2.59
4. Jenkins • TEX 2.76
5. Busby • KCR 2.88
6. Seaver • NYM 2.91
7. Ryan • CAL 2.98
8. Koosman • NYM 2.99
9. Holtzman • OAK 3.01
10. Brett • PIT 3.03
Adj. Pitching Runs
1. Niekro • ATL 45
2. Perry • CLE 42
3. Matlack • NYM 35
4. Tiant • BOS 35
5. Hunter • OAK 34
6. Capra • ATL 33
7. Blyleven • MIN 32
8. Messersmith • LAD 30
9. Barr • SFG 28
10. Jenkins • TEX 27
Adj. Pitching Wins
1. Niekro • ATL 5.1
2. Perry • CLE 4.7
3. Matlack • NYM 3.9
4. Tiant • BOS 3.9
5. Hunter • OAK 3.8
6. Capra • ATL 3.6
7. Blyleven • MIN 3.5
8. Messersmith • LAD 3.3
9. Barr • SFG 3.1
10. Jenkins • TEX 3.0
Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)
1. Perry • CLE 48.65
2. Niekro • ATL 46.35
3. Hunter • OAK 44.08
4. Tiant • BOS 43.29
5. Matlack • NYM 41.03
6. Messersmith • LAD 38.20
7. Blyleven • MIN 35.42
8. Capra • ATL 34.82
9. Barr • SFG 32.58
10. Jenkins • TEX 32.42
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Tiant • BOS 5.8
2. Jenkins • TEX 5.5
3. Murphy • MIL 4.2
4. Messersmith • LAD 4.2
5. Cuellar • BAL 3.8
6. Blyleven • MIN 3.7
7. McGlothen • STL 3.7
8. Perry • CLE 3.7
9. Kaat • CHW 3.6
10. House • ATL 3.1
Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)
1. Hunter • OAK 4.7
2. Perry • CLE 4.5
3. Tiant • BOS 4.3
4. Jenkins • TEX 4.3
5. Messersmith • LAD 4.3
6. Matlack • NYM 4.2
7. Niekro • ATL 4.0
8. Blyleven • MIN 3.6
9. Ryan • CAL 3.2
10. Barr • SFG 3.2
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Tiant • BOS 9.5
2. Giusti • PIT 9.3
3. Lyle • NYY 8.0
4. Rooker • PIT 8.0
5. Cuellar • BAL 7.3
6. McGlothen • STL 6.1
7. Sutton • LAD 6.0
8. Grimsley • BAL 5.5
9. Palmer • BAL 5.5
10. Reynolds • BAL 5.3
Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)
1. Perry • CLE 5.6
2. Hunter • OAK 5.2
3. Niekro • ATL 5.1
4. Tiant • BOS 4.7
5. Matlack • NYM 4.6
6. Messersmith • LAD 4.4
7. Blyleven • MIN 3.9
8. Capra • ATL 3.8
9. Jenkins • TEX 3.6
10. McGlothen • STL 3.5

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