National Association Pitching Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all

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

1. Spalding • BOS 14.2
2. Cummings • HAR 11.7
3. Bond • HAR 11.5
4. McBride • ATH 9.8
5. Fisher • PHI 7.9
6. Zettlein • 2TM 7.6
7. Mathews • NYU 7.5
8. Barnes • BOS 5.2
9. McVey • BOS 4.5
10. White • BOS 4.4

WAR for Pitchers

<strong>Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers</strong><br>A single number that presents the number of wins the player added<br>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.<br>Scale: 8+ MVP Quality, 5+ All-Star Quality, 2+ Starter,<br>0-2 Reserve, < 0 Replacement Level <br> Developed by Sean Smith of BaseballProjection.com

1. Spalding • BOS 12.8
2. Cummings • HAR 12.3
3. Bond • HAR 10.9
4. McBride • ATH 9.2
5. Zettlein • 2TM 8.4
6. Mathews • NYU 8.3
7. Fisher • PHI 8.2
8. Bradley • STL 3.1
9. Borden • PHI 2.0
10. Manning • BOS 0.9

Earned Run Average

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

1. Galvin • STL 1.16
2. Bond • HAR 1.41
3. Borden • PHI 1.50
4. Zettlein • 2TM 1.59
5. Spalding • BOS 1.59
6. Cummings • HAR 1.60
7. Golden • 2TM 1.86
8. Devlin • CHI 1.93
9. Fisher • PHI 1.99
10. Bradley • STL 2.13

Wins

Wins

1. Spalding • BOS 54
2. McBride • ATH 44
3. Cummings • HAR 35
4. Bradley • STL 33
5. Mathews • NYU 29
Zettlein • 2TM 29
7. Fisher • PHI 22
8. Bond • HAR 19
9. Manning • BOS 16
10. Devlin • CHI 7
Golden • 2TM 7

Win-Loss %

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

1. Spalding • BOS .915
2. Manning • BOS .889
3. McBride • ATH .759
4. Cummings • HAR .745
5. Galvin • STL .667
6. Zettlein • 2TM .569
7. Bradley • STL .559
8. Knight • ATH .545
9. Bond • HAR .543
10. Fisher • PHI .537

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Borden • PHI 0.818
2. Galvin • STL 0.871
3. Bond • HAR 0.878
4. Cummings • HAR 0.964
5. Fisher • PHI 0.989
6. Spalding • BOS 1.036
7. Bradley • STL 1.040
8. Zettlein • 2TM 1.060
9. Golden • 2TM 1.121
10. Nichols • NHV 1.146

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Borden • PHI 6.409
2. Galvin • STL 7.694
3. Bond • HAR 7.722
4. Cummings • HAR 8.589
5. Fisher • PHI 8.673
6. Spalding • BOS 9.037
7. Bradley • STL 9.073
8. Zettlein • 2TM 9.227
9. Golden • 2TM 9.310
10. Manning • BOS 9.500

Bases On Balls per 9 IP

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

1. Cummings • HAR 0.087
2. Blong • SLR 0.140
3. Galvin • STL 0.145
4. Bond • HAR 0.179
5. Fisher • PHI 0.226
6. Stearns • WAS 0.255
7. Nichols • NHV 0.281
8. Spalding • BOS 0.284
9. Bradley • STL 0.286
10. Mathews • NYU 0.288

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Manning • BOS 2.125
2. Bond • HAR 1.790
3. Cummings • HAR 1.774
4. Nichols • NHV 1.500
5. Golden • 2TM 1.319
6. Knight • ATH 1.262
7. Borden • PHI 1.227
8. Spalding • BOS 1.183
9. Galvin • STL 1.161
10. Mathews • NYU 1.079

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Spalding • BOS 72
2. Mathews • NYU 70
3. McBride • ATH 60
Bradley • STL 60
5. Zettlein • 2TM 52
6. Cummings • HAR 48
7. Fisher • PHI 41
8. Bond • HAR 40
9. Nichols • NHV 34
10. Cassidy • 2TM 30

Saves

Saves

1. Spalding • BOS 9
2. Manning • BOS 6
3. Galvin • STL 1
Heifer • BOS 1
McVey • BOS 1

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Mathews • NYU 625.2
2. Spalding • BOS 570.2
3. McBride • ATH 538.0
4. Bradley • STL 535.2
5. Zettlein • 2TM 463.1
6. Cummings • HAR 416.0
7. Fisher • PHI 358.0
8. Bond • HAR 352.0
9. Nichols • NHV 288.0
10. Golden • 2TM 232.0

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Cummings • HAR 82
2. Spalding • BOS 75
Mathews • NYU 75
4. Bond • HAR 70
5. Bradley • STL 60
6. Nichols • NHV 48
7. Golden • 2TM 34
Manning • BOS 34
9. Zettlein • 2TM 31
10. McBride • ATH 27

Games Started

Games Started

1. Mathews • NYU 70
2. Spalding • BOS 62
3. McBride • ATH 60
Bradley • STL 60
5. Zettlein • 2TM 52
6. Cummings • HAR 47
7. Fisher • PHI 41
8. Bond • HAR 39
9. Nichols • NHV 33
10. Golden • 2TM 27

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Mathews • NYU 69
2. McBride • ATH 59
3. Bradley • STL 57
4. Spalding • BOS 52
5. Zettlein • 2TM 49
6. Cummings • HAR 46
7. Bond • HAR 37
8. Fisher • PHI 36
9. Nichols • NHV 30
10. Golden • 2TM 25

Shutouts

Shutouts<br>No runs allowed and a complete game.

1. Cummings • HAR 7
Spalding • BOS 7
Zettlein • 2TM 7
4. Bond • HAR 6
McBride • ATH 6
6. Bradley • STL 5
7. Mathews • NYU 3
8. Borden • PHI 2
Fisher • PHI 2
10. Blong • SLR 1
Manning • BOS 1
Morgan • SLR 1
Golden • 2TM 1

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Fisher • PHI 6
2. Mathews • NYU 4
McBride • ATH 4
4. Bond • HAR 3
Bradley • STL 3
O'Neill • BRA 3
Stearns • WAS 3
Cassidy • 2TM 3
Parks • 2TM 3
10. Luff • NHV 2
Nichols • NHV 2

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. McBride • ATH 24
2. Golden • 2TM 20
Mathews • NYU 20
4. Spalding • BOS 18
5. Bradley • STL 17
6. Zettlein • 2TM 16
7. Manning • BOS 14
8. Devlin • CHI 12
Knight • ATH 12
10. Cassidy • 2TM 11

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Mathews • NYU 711
2. McBride • ATH 607
3. Spalding • BOS 573
4. Bradley • STL 540
5. Zettlein • 2TM 475
6. Cummings • HAR 397
7. Fisher • PHI 345
8. Nichols • NHV 321
9. Bond • HAR 302
10. Cassidy • 2TM 284

Strikeouts / Base On Balls

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

1. Cummings • HAR 20.500
2. Bond • HAR 10.000
3. Galvin • STL 8.000
4. Blong • SLR 7.000
5. Nichols • NHV 5.333
6. Spalding • BOS 4.167
7. Mathews • NYU 3.750
8. Bradley • STL 3.529
9. Manning • BOS 2.429
10. Fisher • PHI 2.000

Home Runs per 9 IP

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

1. Zettlein • 2TM 0.000
Borden • PHI 0.000
Clinton • BRA 0.000
Cummings • HAR 0.000
Devlin • CHI 0.000
Golden • 2TM 0.000
Galvin • STL 0.000
Knight • ATH 0.000
Bechtel • 2TM 0.000
Blong • SLR 0.000

Losses

Losses

1. Mathews • NYU 38
2. Nichols • NHV 29
3. Bradley • STL 26
4. Zettlein • 2TM 22
5. Cassidy • 2TM 21
6. Golden • 2TM 19
Fisher • PHI 19
8. Bond • HAR 16
Devlin • CHI 16
10. McBride • ATH 14
Stearns • WAS 14

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Mathews • NYU 173
2. McBride • ATH 139
3. Bradley • STL 127
4. Spalding • BOS 101
5. Zettlein • 2TM 82
6. Fisher • PHI 79
7. Nichols • NHV 76
8. Cummings • HAR 74
9. Cassidy • 2TM 72
10. Stearns • WAS 63

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Mathews • NYU 28
2. Golden • 2TM 25
3. Bradley • STL 23
4. Cassidy • 2TM 20
Nichols • NHV 20
6. Bond • HAR 17
Clinton • BRA 17
Cummings • HAR 17
Spalding • BOS 17
10. Zettlein • 2TM 16

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Mathews • NYU 2,759
2. Spalding • BOS 2,354
3. McBride • ATH 2,294
4. Bradley • STL 2,258
5. Zettlein • 2TM 1,966
6. Cummings • HAR 1,696
7. Fisher • PHI 1,517
8. Bond • HAR 1,408
9. Nichols • NHV 1,333
10. Golden • 2TM 1,037

Games Finished

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

1. Spalding • BOS 12
2. Cassidy • 2TM 8
3. Manning • BOS 7
4. Parks • 2TM 4
Devlin • CHI 4
6. McMullin • PHI 3
Ryan • NHV 3
Clinton • BRA 3
9. Bond • HAR 2
Luff • NHV 2
Sutton • ATH 2
Morgan • SLR 2
Nichols • NHV 2
Fisher • PHI 2

Adjusted ERA+

<strong>ERA+</strong><br>100*[lgERA/ERA]<br>Adjusted to the player&#x2019;s ballpark(s).

1. Galvin • STL 169
2. Bond • HAR 167
3. Borden • PHI 154
4. Cummings • HAR 146
5. Zettlein • 2TM 144
6. Spalding • BOS 136
7. Golden • 2TM 127
8. Devlin • CHI 118
9. Fisher • PHI 116
10. Knight • ATH 106

Fielding Independent Pitching

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

1. Cummings • HAR 1.87
2. Bond • HAR 2.01
3. Galvin • STL 2.03
4. Blong • SLR 2.07
5. Nichols • NHV 2.09
6. Spalding • BOS 2.09
7. Manning • BOS 2.15
8. Mathews • NYU 2.18
9. Bradley • STL 2.18
10. Devlin • CHI 2.19

Adj. Pitching Runs

<strong>Adjusted Pitching Runs</strong><br>A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others<br>that estimates a pitcher&#x2019;s total contributions<br>to a team&#x2019;s runs total via linear weights.<br>0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Spalding • BOS 44
2. Cummings • HAR 36
3. Bond • HAR 35
4. Zettlein • 2TM 29
5. McBride • ATH 18
6. Fisher • PHI 17
7. Borden • PHI 6
8. Golden • 2TM 4
9. Galvin • STL 3
10. Gedney • NYU 2

Adj. Pitching Wins

<strong>Adjusted Pitching Wins</strong><br>A set of formulas developed by Gary Gillette, Pete Palmer and others<br>that estimates a pitcher&#x2019;s total contributions<br>to a team&#x2019;s wins with his arm.<br>0.0 is an avg performance, <0 is worse than avg and >0 is better than avg

1. Spalding • BOS 3.9
2. Cummings • HAR 3.2
3. Bond • HAR 3.1
4. Zettlein • 2TM 2.5
5. McBride • ATH 1.6
6. Fisher • PHI 1.5
7. Borden • PHI 0.5
8. Golden • 2TM 0.3
9. Galvin • STL 0.3
10. Gedney • NYU 0.2

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

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