National League 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. Ferguson • PHI 11.7
2. Baldwin • DTN 10.5
3. Keefe • NYG 9.4
4. Brouthers • DTN 8.2
5. Kelly • CHC 7.3
6. McCormick • CHC 7.2
7. Connor • NYG 7.1
8. Glasscock • SLM 7.0
9. Anson • CHC 6.9
10. Richardson • DTN 6.9

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. Baldwin • DTN 10.8
2. Ferguson • PHI 10.5
3. Keefe • NYG 10.1
4. McCormick • CHC 7.4
5. Clarkson • CHC 7.3
6. Casey • PHI 6.2
7. Shaw • WHS 5.3
8. Flynn • CHC 5.0
9. Welch • NYG 4.9
10. Whitney • KCN 4.6

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. Boyle • SLM 1.76
2. Ferguson • PHI 1.98
3. Baldwin • DTN 2.24
4. Flynn • CHC 2.24
5. Clarkson • CHC 2.41
6. Casey • PHI 2.41
7. Keefe • NYG 2.56
8. McCormick • CHC 2.82
9. Healy • SLM 2.88
10. Welch • NYG 2.99

Wins

Wins

1. Baldwin • DTN 42
Keefe • NYG 42
3. Clarkson • CHC 36
4. Welch • NYG 33
5. McCormick • CHC 31
6. Ferguson • PHI 30
Getzien • DTN 30
8. Radbourn • BSN 27
9. Casey • PHI 24
10. Flynn • CHC 23

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. Flynn • CHC .793
2. Ferguson • PHI .769
3. Baldwin • DTN .764
4. McCormick • CHC .738
5. Getzien • DTN .732
6. Clarkson • CHC .679
7. Keefe • NYG .677
8. Daily • PHI .640
9. Welch • NYG .600
10. Casey • PHI .571

Walks & Hits per IP

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

1. Baldwin • DTN 0.967
2. Ferguson • PHI 0.976
3. Flynn • CHC 1.051
4. Clarkson • CHC 1.082
5. Keefe • NYG 1.086
6. Boyle • SLM 1.090
7. Casey • PHI 1.165
8. Getzien • DTN 1.223
9. Healy • SLM 1.224
10. Shaw • WHS 1.232

Hits per 9 IP

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

1. Baldwin • DTN 6.856
2. Ferguson • PHI 7.211
3. Flynn • CHC 7.249
4. Stemmyer • BSN 7.744
5. Boyle • SLM 7.843
6. Casey • PHI 7.951
7. Healy • SLM 8.016
8. Keefe • NYG 8.058
9. Clarkson • CHC 8.081
10. Daily • PHI 8.711

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. Whitney • KCN 1.260
2. Ferguson • PHI 1.570
3. Clarkson • CHC 1.659
4. Keefe • NYG 1.716
5. Baldwin • DTN 1.848
6. Radbourn • BSN 1.961
7. Boyle • SLM 1.971
8. Getzien • DTN 1.978
9. Shaw • WHS 2.124
10. Flynn • CHC 2.206

Strikeouts per 9 IP

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

1. Stemmyer • BSN 6.169
2. Clarkson • CHC 6.036
3. Baldwin • DTN 5.969
4. Healy • SLM 5.420
5. Flynn • CHC 5.113
6. Keefe • NYG 4.996
7. Welch • NYG 4.896
8. Ferguson • PHI 4.822
9. Casey • PHI 4.707
10. McCormick • CHC 4.453

Games Played

Games Played or Pitched

1. Keefe • NYG 64
2. Welch • NYG 59
3. Radbourn • BSN 58
4. Baldwin • DTN 56
5. Clarkson • CHC 55
6. Weidman • KCN 51
7. Ferguson • PHI 48
8. Whitney • KCN 46
9. Shaw • WHS 45
10. Casey • PHI 44

Saves

Saves

1. Ferguson • PHI 2
2. Devlin • NYG 1
Flynn • CHC 1
Ryan • CHC 1
Williamson • CHC 1

Innings Pitched

Innings Pitched

1. Keefe • NYG 535.0
2. Radbourn • BSN 509.1
3. Welch • NYG 500.0
4. Baldwin • DTN 487.0
5. Clarkson • CHC 466.2
6. Weidman • KCN 427.2
7. Ferguson • PHI 395.2
8. Whitney • KCN 393.0
9. Getzien • DTN 386.2
10. Shaw • WHS 385.2

Strikeouts

Strikeouts

1. Baldwin • DTN 323
2. Clarkson • CHC 313
3. Keefe • NYG 297
4. Welch • NYG 272
5. Stemmyer • BSN 239
6. Radbourn • BSN 218
7. Healy • SLM 213
8. Ferguson • PHI 212
9. Casey • PHI 193
10. Shaw • WHS 177

Games Started

Games Started

1. Keefe • NYG 64
2. Welch • NYG 59
3. Radbourn • BSN 58
4. Baldwin • DTN 56
5. Clarkson • CHC 55
6. Weidman • KCN 51
7. Ferguson • PHI 45
8. Casey • PHI 44
Whitney • KCN 44
Shaw • WHS 44

Complete Games

Complete Game

1. Keefe • NYG 62
2. Radbourn • BSN 57
3. Welch • NYG 56
4. Baldwin • DTN 55
5. Clarkson • CHC 50
6. Weidman • KCN 48
7. Shaw • WHS 43
Ferguson • PHI 43
9. Getzien • DTN 42
Whitney • KCN 42

Shutouts

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

1. Baldwin • DTN 7
2. Casey • PHI 4
Ferguson • PHI 4
4. Clarkson • CHC 3
Whitney • KCN 3
Healy • SLM 3
Radbourn • BSN 3
8. Boyle • SLM 2
Flynn • CHC 2
Keefe • NYG 2
McCormick • CHC 2

Home Runs

Home Runs Hit/Allowed

1. Clarkson • CHC 19
2. Radbourn • BSN 18
McCormick • CHC 18
4. Welch • NYG 13
5. Shaw • WHS 12
6. Baldwin • DTN 11
Weidman • KCN 11
Stemmyer • BSN 11
Ferguson • PHI 11
10. Whitney • KCN 9
Casey • PHI 9
Sweeney • SLM 9
Flynn • CHC 9
Kirby • SLM 9
Keefe • NYG 9

Bases on Balls

Bases on Balls/Walks

1. Welch • NYG 163
2. Stemmyer • BSN 144
3. Kirby • SLM 134
4. Healy • SLM 118
5. Weidman • KCN 112
6. Radbourn • BSN 111
7. Casey • PHI 104
8. Keefe • NYG 102
9. McCormick • CHC 100
Baldwin • DTN 100

Hits

Hits/Hits Allowed

1. Weidman • KCN 549
2. Radbourn • BSN 521
3. Welch • NYG 514
4. Keefe • NYG 479
5. Whitney • KCN 465
6. Clarkson • CHC 419
7. Getzien • DTN 388
8. Shaw • WHS 384
9. Baldwin • DTN 371
10. McCormick • CHC 341

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. Clarkson • CHC 3.640
2. Baldwin • DTN 3.230
3. Ferguson • PHI 3.072
4. Whitney • KCN 3.036
5. Keefe • NYG 2.912
6. Flynn • CHC 2.317
7. Boyle • SLM 2.196
8. Getzien • DTN 2.024
9. Radbourn • BSN 1.964
10. Shaw • WHS 1.945

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. Healy • SLM 0.127
2. Getzien • DTN 0.140
3. Keefe • NYG 0.151
4. Baldwin • DTN 0.203
5. Whitney • KCN 0.206
6. Boyle • SLM 0.214
7. Casey • PHI 0.220
8. Weidman • KCN 0.231
9. Conway • 2TM 0.232
10. Welch • NYG 0.234

Losses

Losses

1. Weidman • KCN 36
2. Whitney • KCN 32
3. Shaw • WHS 31
Radbourn • BSN 31
5. Kirby • SLM 26
6. Healy • SLM 23
7. Welch • NYG 22
8. Conway • 2TM 20
Keefe • NYG 20
10. Barr • WHS 18
Casey • PHI 18
Stemmyer • BSN 18

Earned Runs

Earned Runs Allowed

1. Weidman • KCN 215
2. Whitney • KCN 196
3. Radbourn • BSN 170
4. Welch • NYG 166
5. Keefe • NYG 152
6. Conway • 2TM 149
7. Shaw • WHS 143
8. Getzien • DTN 130
9. Clarkson • CHC 125
10. Baldwin • DTN 121

Wild Pitches

Wild Pitches

1. Stemmyer • BSN 63
2. Welch • NYG 51
3. Kirby • SLM 43
4. Keefe • NYG 40
Healy • SLM 40
6. Weidman • KCN 35
7. Whitney • KCN 29
8. Flynn • CHC 28
9. Conway • 2TM 27
10. Casey • PHI 25

Batters Faced

Batters Faced

1. Keefe • NYG 2,173
2. Radbourn • BSN 2,162
3. Welch • NYG 2,151
4. Baldwin • DTN 1,936
5. Weidman • KCN 1,924
6. Clarkson • CHC 1,914
7. Whitney • KCN 1,691
8. Getzien • DTN 1,640
9. Shaw • WHS 1,630
10. Ferguson • PHI 1,582

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. Ryan • CHC 5
2. Richardson • NYG 4
Richardson • DTN 4
4. Daily • PHI 3
Conway • 2TM 3
Flynn • CHC 3
7. Cahill • SLM 2
Casey • PHI 2
Crane • WHS 2
Ferguson • PHI 2
Williamson • CHC 2
Whitney • KCN 2
Healy • SLM 2
Seery • SLM 2

Adjusted ERA+

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

1. Boyle • SLM 178
2. Ferguson • PHI 161
3. Flynn • CHC 159
4. Clarkson • CHC 147
5. Baldwin • DTN 144
6. Casey • PHI 132
7. McCormick • CHC 126
8. Keefe • NYG 125
9. Healy • SLM 109
10. Welch • NYG 107

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. Baldwin • DTN 2.69
2. Keefe • NYG 2.78
3. Clarkson • CHC 2.84
4. Ferguson • PHI 2.91
5. Whitney • KCN 2.97
6. Getzien • DTN 3.07
7. Healy • SLM 3.08
8. Boyle • SLM 3.11
9. Flynn • CHC 3.16
10. Casey • PHI 3.22

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. Baldwin • DTN 57
2. Ferguson • PHI 55
3. Clarkson • CHC 44
4. Keefe • NYG 40
5. Casey • PHI 32
6. McCormick • CHC 31
7. Flynn • CHC 29
8. Boyle • SLM 22
9. Getzien • DTN 13
10. Welch • NYG 11

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. Baldwin • DTN 5.4
2. Ferguson • PHI 5.3
3. Clarkson • CHC 4.1
4. Keefe • NYG 3.7
5. Casey • PHI 3.0
6. McCormick • CHC 2.9
7. Flynn • CHC 2.8
8. Boyle • SLM 2.1
9. Getzien • DTN 1.2
10. Welch • NYG 1.0

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

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