1873 National Association Pitching Leaders

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National Association Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all

Wins Above Replacement A single number that presents the number of wins the player added to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add. Scale for a single-season: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Mathews • NYU 9.6

2. Spalding • BOS 9.2

3. Cummings • BAL 7.9

4. Zettlein • PHI 7.8

5. McBride • ATH 6.3

6. Barnes • BOS 4.9

7. Wright • BOS 3.3

8. White • BOS 2.7

9. Force • BAL 2.1

10. Anson • ATH 2.0

WAR for Pitchers

Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers A single number that presents the number of wins the player added to the team above what a replacement player (think AAA or AAAA) would add. This value includes defensive support and includes additional value for high leverage situations. Scale: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Mathews • NYU 10.0

2. Zettlein • PHI 8.5

3. Spalding • BOS 7.9

4. Cummings • BAL 7.8

5. McBride • ATH 6.1

6. Fisher • ATH 1.3

7. McMullin • ATH 0.3

8. Campbell • RES 0.2

9. Martin • NYU 0.1

10. Fulmer • PHI 0.1

Earned Run Average

9 * ER / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played. Bold indicates lowest ERA using current stats Gold means awarded ERA title at end of year.

1. Fisher • ATH 1.81

2. Mathews • NYU 2.58

3. Cummings • BAL 2.80

4. Zettlein • PHI 2.86

5. Campbell • RES 2.95

6. Spalding • BOS 2.99

7. McBride • ATH 3.34

8. Britt • BRA 4.08

9. Brainard • BAL 4.14

10. Stearns • WAS 4.61

Wins

1. Spalding • BOS 41

2. Zettlein • PHI 36

3. Mathews • NYU 29

4. Cummings • BAL 28

5. McBride • ATH 24

6. Britt • BRA 17

7. Stearns • WAS 7

8. Brainard • BAL 5

9. Fisher • ATH 3

10. Wright • BOS 2

Campbell • RES 2

Win-Loss %

Win-Loss Percentage W / (W + L) For players, leaders need one decision for every ten team games. For managers, minimum to qualify for leading is 320 games.

1. Spalding • BOS .745

2. Zettlein • PHI .706

3. Cummings • BAL .667

4. McBride • ATH .558

5. Mathews • NYU .558

6. Fisher • ATH .429

7. Brainard • BAL .417

8. Britt • BRA .321

9. Stearns • WAS .219

10. Greason • WAS .143

Walks & Hits per IP

(BB + H)/IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played

1. Fisher • ATH 1.186

2. Mathews • NYU 1.244

3. McBride • ATH 1.307

4. Cummings • BAL 1.330

5. Spalding • BOS 1.367

6. Zettlein • PHI 1.380

7. Britt • BRA 1.533

8. Campbell • RES 1.570

9. Stearns • WAS 1.756

10. Brainard • BAL 1.758

Hits per 9 IP

9 x H / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played

1. Fisher • ATH 9.605

2. Mathews • NYU 9.935

3. McBride • ATH 10.654

4. Cummings • BAL 11.191

5. Zettlein • PHI 11.622

6. Spalding • BOS 11.652

7. Britt • BRA 13.032

8. Campbell • RES 13.691

9. Brainard • BAL 15.074

10. Stearns • WAS 15.297

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

9 x BB / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played

1. Campbell • RES 0.436

2. Stearns • WAS 0.509

3. Spalding • BOS 0.652

4. Brainard • BAL 0.745

5. Britt • BRA 0.768

6. Cummings • BAL 0.777

7. Zettlein • PHI 0.802

8. Fisher • ATH 1.067

9. McBride • ATH 1.105

10. Mathews • NYU 1.260

Strikeouts per 9 IP

9 x SO / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played

1. Mathews • NYU 1.605

2. Fisher • ATH 1.494

3. Spalding • BOS 0.906

4. Cummings • BAL 0.801

5. Greason • WAS 0.714

6. McBride • ATH 0.588

7. Zettlein • PHI 0.567

8. Campbell • RES 0.382

9. Britt • BRA 0.300

10. Brainard • BAL 0.248

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Spalding • BOS 60

2. Britt • BRA 54

3. Mathews • NYU 52

4. Zettlein • PHI 51

5. McBride • ATH 46

6. Cummings • BAL 42

7. Stearns • WAS 32

8. Campbell • RES 19

9. Wright • BOS 14

Brainard • BAL 14

Saves

1. Wright • BOS 4

2. Spalding • BOS 3

3. Fisher • ATH 2

Innings Pitched

1. Spalding • BOS 496.2

2. Britt • BRA 480.2

3. Zettlein • PHI 460.0

4. Mathews • NYU 443.0

5. McBride • ATH 382.2

6. Cummings • BAL 382.0

7. Stearns • WAS 283.0

8. Campbell • RES 165.0

9. Brainard • BAL 108.2

10. Fisher • ATH 84.1

Strikeouts

1. Mathews • NYU 79

2. Spalding • BOS 50

3. Cummings • BAL 34

4. Zettlein • PHI 29

5. McBride • ATH 25

6. Britt • BRA 16

7. Fisher • ATH 14

8. Campbell • RES 7

9. Stearns • WAS 5

Greason • WAS 5

Wright • BOS 5

Games Started

1. Britt • BRA 54

Spalding • BOS 54

3. Mathews • NYU 52

4. Zettlein • PHI 51

5. McBride • ATH 46

6. Cummings • BAL 42

7. Stearns • WAS 32

8. Campbell • RES 18

9. Brainard • BAL 14

10. Greason • WAS 7

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Britt • BRA 51

2. Zettlein • PHI 49

3. Mathews • NYU 47

4. Spalding • BOS 46

5. Cummings • BAL 42

6. McBride • ATH 38

7. Stearns • WAS 32

8. Campbell • RES 18

9. Brainard • BAL 12

10. Greason • WAS 7

Shutouts

Shutouts No runs allowed and a complete game.

1. McBride • ATH 3

2. Mathews • NYU 2

3. Cummings • BAL 1

Spalding • BOS 1

Britt • BRA 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Stearns • WAS 8

2. Britt • BRA 6

Campbell • RES 6

4. Spalding • BOS 5

Mathews • NYU 5

6. Cummings • BAL 4

7. McBride • ATH 3

Zettlein • PHI 3

Greason • WAS 3

10. Ferguson • BRA 2

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Mathews • NYU 62

2. McBride • ATH 47

3. Zettlein • PHI 41

Britt • BRA 41

5. Spalding • BOS 36

6. Cummings • BAL 33

7. Stearns • WAS 16

8. Greason • WAS 10

Fisher • ATH 10

10. Brainard • BAL 9

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Britt • BRA 696

2. Spalding • BOS 643

3. Zettlein • PHI 594

4. Mathews • NYU 489

5. Stearns • WAS 481

6. Cummings • BAL 475

7. McBride • ATH 453

8. Campbell • RES 251

9. Brainard • BAL 182

10. Greason • WAS 113

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

SO/W or SO/BB For recent years, pitching leaders need 1 IP per team game played. No batting leaders computed.

1. Fisher • ATH 1.400

2. Spalding • BOS 1.389

3. Mathews • NYU 1.274

4. Cummings • BAL 1.030

5. Campbell • RES 0.875

6. Zettlein • PHI 0.707

7. McBride • ATH 0.532

8. Greason • WAS 0.500

9. Britt • BRA 0.390

10. Brainard • BAL 0.333

Home Runs per 9 IP

9 x HR / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played

1. Brainard • BAL 0.000

2. Zettlein • PHI 0.059

3. McBride • ATH 0.071

4. Spalding • BOS 0.091

5. Cummings • BAL 0.094

6. Mathews • NYU 0.102

7. Fisher • ATH 0.107

8. Britt • BRA 0.112

9. Stearns • WAS 0.254

10. Campbell • RES 0.327

Losses

1. Britt • BRA 36

2. Stearns • WAS 25

3. Mathews • NYU 23

4. McBride • ATH 19

5. Campbell • RES 16

6. Zettlein • PHI 15

7. Spalding • BOS 14

Cummings • BAL 14

9. Brainard • BAL 7

10. Greason • WAS 6

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Britt • BRA 218

2. Spalding • BOS 165

3. Zettlein • PHI 146

4. Stearns • WAS 145

5. McBride • ATH 142

6. Mathews • NYU 127

7. Cummings • BAL 119

8. Campbell • RES 54

9. Brainard • BAL 50

10. Greason • WAS 41

Wild Pitches

1. Mathews • NYU 23

2. Britt • BRA 19

3. Spalding • BOS 18

4. Zettlein • PHI 13

5. Cummings • BAL 10

6. McBride • ATH 9

7. Greason • WAS 8

Stearns • WAS 8

9. Fisher • ATH 6

10. Brainard • BAL 3

Campbell • RES 3

Batters Faced

1. Britt • BRA 2,353

2. Spalding • BOS 2,297

3. Zettlein • PHI 2,133

4. Mathews • NYU 2,008

5. McBride • ATH 1,778

6. Cummings • BAL 1,768

7. Stearns • WAS 1,463

8. Campbell • RES 852

9. Brainard • BAL 568

10. Fisher • ATH 400

Games Finished

Games Finished Credited to the last pitcher to appear for a team in a game. Complete Games are not counted as Games Finished.

1. Spalding • BOS 9

2. Fisher • ATH 8

3. Wright • BOS 5

Martin • NYU 5

5. Ferguson • BRA 3

6. Force • BAL 2

Fulmer • PHI 2

8. Bechtel • PHI 1

Campbell • RES 1

Adjusted ERA+

ERA+ 100*[lgERA/ERA] Adjusted to the player’s ballpark(s).

1. Fisher • ATH 196

2. Mathews • NYU 127

3. Cummings • BAL 124

4. Zettlein • PHI 120

5. Campbell • RES 119

6. Spalding • BOS 115

7. McBride • ATH 106

8. Brainard • BAL 84

9. Britt • BRA 77

10. Stearns • WAS 75

Fielding Independent Pitching

Fielding Independent Pitching this stat measures a pitcher's effectiveness at preventing HR, BB, HBP and causing SO <tt>(13*HR + 3*(BB+HBP) - 2*SO)/IP + Constantlg</tt> The constant is set so that each season major-league average FIP is the same as the major-league avg ERA

1. Spalding • BOS 3.25

2. Fisher • ATH 3.28

3. Brainard • BAL 3.29

4. Mathews • NYU 3.31

5. Cummings • BAL 3.32

6. Zettlein • PHI 3.33

7. McBride • ATH 3.44

8. Britt • BRA 3.45

9. Stearns • WAS 3.60

10. Campbell • RES 3.63

Adj. Pitching Runs

Adjusted Pitching Runs A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others that estimates a pitcher’s total contributions to a team’s runs total via linear weights. 0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Mathews • NYU 33

2. Zettlein • PHI 33

3. Cummings • BAL 32

4. Spalding • BOS 29

5. McBride • ATH 17

6. Fisher • ATH 11

7. McMullin • ATH 1

8. Force • BAL 1

9. Fulmer • PHI 0

Adj. Pitching Wins

Adjusted Pitching Wins A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others that estimates a pitcher’s total contributions to a team’s wins with his arm. 0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Mathews • NYU 2.4

2. Zettlein • PHI 2.4

3. Cummings • BAL 2.3

4. Spalding • BOS 2.1

5. McBride • ATH 1.2

6. Fisher • ATH 0.8

7. McMullin • ATH 0.1

8. Force • BAL 0.1

9. Fulmer • PHI 0.0

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 rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/Team Game (batting), 1.0 IP/Team Game (pitching), 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/Team Game (W-L%) is needed for single-season leaderboards. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1898, so all leaders are since 1898. Explanation of min. requirements